Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

Let’s delete this post and never speak of this again.

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

“Jesus paying for the sins of everyone is an insult to those who paid for their own sins.”

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

People are complicated. Love is not.

The revolution will be supervised.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

Republicans don’t want a speaker to lead them; they want a hostage.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Optimism opens the door to great things.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

The words do not have to be perfect.

Come on, man.

You cannot shame the shameless.

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  4. 4.

    General Stuck

    btw- I have an 11’ Steelers flag in my front yard for today’s game

    Yer gonna need em. I have 11 dog bones in my yard, if the locals mutts haven’t et em. GO Browns!!

  6. 6.

    JPL

    The TV gods are airing the Falcons/Panthers game at 1 and then at four the Colts/Titans and Cardinals/49ers.. I hear that the Bears play Green Bay at four. IMO it would have been a better game to see.

  7. 7.

    Sixers

    Stillers don’t run the ball anymore. They aint going to win it all by passing 75% of the time.

  10. 10.

    NobodySpecial

    (btw- I have an 11’ Steelers flag in my front yard for today’s game)

    Made, no doubt, from all the flags from the Superbowl thrown on the Seahawks.

  14. 14.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    Right day AND the right time. Get that first round bye today, Pittsburgh.
    Go Stillers!

  17. 17.

    Brian S (formerly Incertus)

    Probably a bit much to hope that Carolina plays like they did the year they went to the Superbowl and that Atlanta plays like they did in 1969, huh?

    Oh well. My real wish for the day is that the Rams-Seahawks game ends in a tie. I mean, when will we ever see that again? A division winner with a 7-8-1 record that tied in the last game of the season to get into the playoffs? That’s a once-in-a-lifetimer for sure.

  21. 21.

    Brian S (formerly Incertus)

    @burnspbesq: I’m just getting into Premier League, and for some reason I decided to follow Aston Villa. I was really glad to see that game wind up the way it did. It would suck if the team I decided to follow wound up relegated in the first season I got into the sport.

  26. 26.

    Third Eye Open

    It’s becoming difficult to even raise the hate to a reasonable level when my Phins play the Pats. Can I just root for injuries?

  27. 27.

    mr. whipple

    I can’t get enthusiasm up for this game. The Browns have been crap for so long it’s no longer a rivalry.

    They’re gonna fire the Mangina after the game, so next year will be another in the endless series of rebuilding with new coaches and system. Got little faith in Colt(who the fuck names their kid after a horse?) to be able to throw downfield.

  43. 43.

    burnspbesq

    @John W.:

    I would respectfully submit that being a Giants fan is worse than being a Browns fan.

    You know going into each season that the Browns are going to suck, and can manage your expectations appropriately.

    The Giants are good enough to get into the playoffs and win a game or two, and have won multiple Super Bowls, but far too often they underachieve and create Perils of Pauline situations like today’s.

  44. 44.

    Loneoak

    I’m at Lambeau!

    Some serious fucking tailgating going on here in the subzero windchill. Go Pack!

  46. 46.

    burnspbesq

    Every NFL team that is looking for a head coach apparently has the hots for Jim Harbaugh. Sucks to be Bob Bowlsby (Stanford AD).

  51. 51.

    Andy K

    Now there are the Lions I know! Hot knife through butter on their first possession, only to fumble just outside the goal line.

  52. 52.

    John W.

    @burnspbesq:

    Bullshit, the Giants won a Super Bowl a couple years ago in remarkable fashion.

    That every year doesn’t end with a parade doesn’t make being a fan troublesome.

    I mean seriously, the underachieve too often so that’s painful? Are you fucking kidding me?

  53. 53.

    mr. whipple

    Jeebus, the Clowns won’t even play hard enough to make this a game. No fucking pride whatsoever.

    I’m taking my talents out to the shop.

  55. 55.

    Andy K

    @John W.:

    That’s what I was thinking.

    It would be tougher to be a Vikes, Chargers, Titans or Falcons fan, imo: the team can get to the playoffs, even the Super Bowl, but still lose it.

    And it’s still tougher being a Browns or Lions fan, whose teams last had success in the ’60s and ’50s, respectively.

  60. 60.

    MikeJ

    @FlipYrWhig: When the Browns *do* manage to win do their fans call for firing the head coach because they didn’t win by a million jillion squillion hot fudge covered points?

  62. 62.

    Steelers R Bradys Bitches aka 2liberal

    @Cat Lady:

    You know your team is just going to end up in the graveyard of Gillette Stadium, right

    an OUTSTANDING first post in this thread!!

    I looked up Tom Bradys’ game logs vs the Steelers.

    Really nice numbers:

    Win 6 Loss 1
    average game:
    25-36=287 yards 2 TD .43 INT 1.5 sack
    QB rating 147

    this includes two playoff games, one of which brady did not finish due to injury.

  67. 67.

    Bill Murray

    @Brian S (formerly Incertus): Tommy Nobis could have played for any team, as could Claude Humphrey. Cannonball Butler was well named. And really 1969 was a decent year for the Falcons — they won as many games that year as in the entire history of the franchise prior to that year.

  68. 68.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    Just turned on the game. What is wrong with the Steelers? Allowing these Browns three points already?

  70. 70.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Andy K: Yawn. Am here now. Had to catch up. Got to hear, “blah blah blah Brett Favre slurp slurp slurp…but at least he won the coin toss. He is one of the greatest winners ever.” WTF? every time I saw Favre on the sideline, I just hit fast-forward.

    I see Webb has come back to earth. Sigh. Later, Bears v. Packers. For whom will I root? Oooooh, tough one.

    @Loneoak: Take pics, dude! Gotta see it.

  71. 71.

    John W.

    @MikeJ:

    This is somewhat of a paradoxical question for me.

    What if wood elves came out and overran the government, enslaved the population, and the only way to fight them off was with unregulated derivatives? Well, maybe, I guess.

  72. 72.

    J. Michael Neal

    Could the Lions actually avoid last place, albeit by tiebreaker?

    I’m buying pork wing futures.

  74. 74.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Peyton, he be hurt. I needs to go nurse him. Or something. He’s been in the game but hasn’t done much. I’d just as soon he sit things out. It’s not like Colt’s gonna give him the ball anyway. Stupid young bucks.

    Hi hon.

  78. 78.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: Aw, go take care of your Peyton, hon. Yeah, why play him in a meaningless game? Sit him out.

    God, the Vikes suck.

    @Andy K: I like sausage. I think a sausage party would be fun! Eating sausage all day long….

    @Yutsano: Why? Do they always lose when you watch? I’m rooting for the ‘Hawks just so a 7-9 team makes the playoffs. Hee.

  79. 79.

    Yutsano

    @J. Michael Neal: By default yes. The Lambs game today should be interesting. I’m seriously considering a temporary Galt status.

    @asiangrrlMN: As long as he’s better by the Pro Bowl he’ll be fine. But back issues are a nasty cross to bear. Almost as bad as knee injuries.

  81. 81.

    MattR

    @asiangrrlMN: If that’s the criteria, he wouldn’t have been playing for the last month (EDIT: And a “no comment” for the second part)

    @J. Michael Neal: Yep. They host the Rams tonight with the winner of the game making the playoffs.

  82. 82.

    Andy K

    @J. Michael Neal:

    Third place wouldn’t be too bad. Still not the easiest schedule next year: The six games in the division, the NFC South (ouch for all of us in the North), the AFC West (getting better all the time), and, depending on the outcomes of today’s games, the ‘Skins or Pokes and the winner of the ‘Niners-Cards game.

    If they carry this momentum into next season, I see them challenging for the last wild card spot next season.

  84. 84.

    asiangrrlMN

    @MattR: Hm. You have a point. But, today is really meaningless, and they are going to need him next year, so why play him? As for the second part, ha!

    @Mark S.: I couldn’t finish reading the sentence without laughing.

    @Andy K: I am a brazen hussy, thankyewverymuch. I will be rooting for the Pack today. (And, thanks!).

    ETA: Though Pittsburgh is my second team, I actually would like to see the Browns roar back just to see what Cole would type (and imagine the coronary he would have). Yes, I’m evil.

    INT, pick six! Wooot woot!

  85. 85.

    J. Michael Neal

    @Andy K:

    If they carry this momentum into next season, I see them challenging for the last wild card spot next season.

    I think this really depends upon whether or not they can solder Stafford’s shoulder into its socket. I like the way Hill has played this year, but I just don’t see him leading a playoff team.

    Then again, another field goal on this possession, and they’ll have scored more points than they’ve allowed this year. Most of the time I don’t have much use for people saying something like this, but they could easily be an 8-8 team.

    Oops. Scratch that part about being less than three points from even.

  86. 86.

    MattR

    @asiangrrlMN: Have you checked out the NFL Red Zone channel (861). It is a fantastic way to keep up with the action from all the games.

    (EDIT: That looked like a very impressive fake from the Carolina kicker before the onside kick attempt. Pretty much sums up the Panthers season that they could not recover the loose ball)

  87. 87.

    asiangrrlMN

    Wow. Nice throw from Randle-El to Hines Ward. They should have a mercy rule in football.

    @MattR: Is that what that is? No wonder the cable is on that station so often when I plug into the matrix!

  89. 89.

    asiangrrlMN

    @MattR: Ah! Makes sense. CBS switched from the Pitt/Cleveland game to the Oak/KC game. Wise choice.

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay: You mean by playing down to the competition?

    ETA: Brett Favre damn well better not do the ‘I might come back’ dance again this year or I will poke him repeatedly with my rusty pitchfork.

  90. 90.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    Okay, out here in the “outside of market” viewing area for this game, CBS has pulled the plug and inserted a “more competitive game.”

    The Steelers should be embarrassed. Can’t they play a competitive game?

  91. 91.

    Andy K

    Okay, I think I’ve got next season’s Packers’ Home/Away schedule figured out:

    Home: NFCNorth rivals, Saints, Bucs, Chiefs, Broncos, Giants

    Away: NFCNorth rivals, Falcons, Panthers, Chargers, Raiders, loser of tonight’s Rams-Seahawks game

  92. 92.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @asiangrrlMN:

    It’s like everything in Pittsburgh (one of the cities losing the most of its population every year) …. no respect for those of us who live outside of the bubble. We deserve a competitive game, instead we get a mismatch between a varsity squad and the Ohio Girls’ School of Macrame.

  95. 95.

    Yutsano

    @Andy K: The Bungles seems to suit them just fine. Wraps up their skills (or lack thereof) in a nice neat little package, no?

    EDIT: Holy cwap! The Vikes are only down by three now!

  97. 97.

    MattR

    @Yutsano: I found it kinda funny to see Marvin Lewis releasing a list of conditions that the Bengals need to meet if they want thim to return as coach next year (his contract expires after this season)

  98. 98.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @Andy K:

    Whaddya call the Bengals?

    The Bungles?

    The No Kill Shelter for Harmless Kittens?

    Four and Eleven?

    Almost As Good As The Cardinals?

  103. 103.

    Mark S.

    Should the NFL rethink their division fetish? Should a 7-9 team get to host a playoff game?

  105. 105.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    “They want this win badly.”

    Heh.

    Something tells me that what players on 5-10 teams really want badly is the off season and their golf clubs.

  108. 108.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay: Most of them do. That’s why I commented. All of the body language indicates that this team is a rare exception. They may want to hit the golf course, but they want to do so as a third place team.

    Edit: The Vikings, for instance, are just going through the motions. The Lions are improved, but the Vikings still have more talent. Absent one play by Jared Allen, this game would be over.

    Double Edit: Allen is still going full speed. Exempt him from the statement that the Vikings don’t care.

  109. 109.

    Andy K

    @Mark S.:

    Leave it the way it is. Yes, there are going to be odd situations like this, but since no two teams in the conference play the same schedule, there will also times when a team that plays a really weak schedule ends up hosting a better team that played a really tough schedule.

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay:

    No, really, you can sense that this Lions team is still focused. They finally got that intangible- winning games- on their side, and they seem to enjoy it.

  110. 110.

    asiangrrlMN

    Oh good lord. Please. PLEASE. Somebody just shoot me now. I can’t take the Favre hagiography (and I’m gonna be REALLY pissed if he comes back yet again).

  113. 113.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Somebody just shoot me Old Man Yells At Football in the knees now.

    Why should you be made to suffer? That’ll put an end to his career nicely.

  115. 115.

    M. Bouffant

    Happy to say that the RAIDERS/Chiefs game is on here instead of the Stillers game. Not as happy that the cable box claimed it would be the Pittsburgh game, as I would’ve awakened at 1000 hrs. to watch it.

    OAKTOWN 24, B-B-Q City 10!

  116. 116.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay: I see that your ability to psychologize everyone remains intact. I suppose it’s much easier when you know that everyone reacts the same way in all situations.

  121. 121.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @J. Michael Neal:

    My ability to psychoanalyze? You mean, as compared to yours?

    Fuck you, you stupid asshole. You don’t know any more about what is going in the heads of those guys than anyone else.

  122. 122.

    Andy K

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay:

    What, have you been a Steelers fan all of your short life? Not enough losing seasons to notice when your team is playing with- or for- pride? It still happens, ya know. I’m watching it happen now- and I’m happy for them even if they aren’t my team. Rolling off four straight wins is big for this Lions team.

  123. 123.

    Yutsano

    @Moses2317: You do know this doesn’t work. Especially if the demand is for pictures of Tunch. Now Tunch AND the 11 foot flag…that would be kinda sweet.

  126. 126.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay: At least I’m watching the game. You’re convinced you know that they just want to get to the golf course without even watching. You just assume you know what’s happening without actually gathering any evidence.

    What are you, a Republican?

  127. 127.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @Andy K:

    WTF are you talking about? I have never been a Steelers fan for one day in my life.

    Damn, you guys are drinking a lot of beer, or what?

    Although I must say I put the Bradshaw to Swann combo on my list of all time favorites to watch.

  131. 131.

    Andy K

    Can’t take laptop with me for the Packers game- it’s too damned important for me to miss a play! Someone else needs to make those obligatory TD links to YouTube for me.

    Later!

  133. 133.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @J. Michael Neal:

    Yeah, watching the game tells you all about what is going in the minds of the players. Everyone knows that. I defer to the expert.

    No chance that those guys are taking what the game is giving them and having fun with it?

    No, you are sure that third place is the motivator. Hey, that’s hilarious, but you go with it, big guy. Even if you are right, which I doubt, it’s still hilarious. It’s college newspaper sportswriter stuff, but it’s hilarious.

    Quarterback carried off field with broken leg at the end of 1-15 season: “Did he catch the pass?” he rasped. Oh God, doesn’t it just make you want to cry?

  136. 136.

    J. Michael Neal

    On those multiple lateral final plays, does someone have to keep figure out how many yards each guy gets? If you get the ball multiple times, are you credited with a rushing attempt for each?

  140. 140.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: I’m sure that tears you up too. :)

    And I r not grokking the blacklist comment.

    @asiangrrlMN: Err, no. It means I shall be hiding somewhere where I cannot be easily located and can hide my shame properly. I only say this because we lost to the Lambs badly last time we played them.

  143. 143.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay:

    No chance that those guys are taking what the game is giving them and having fun with it?

    I suppose that, so long as this is a football open thread, someone needed to move the goalposts.

  145. 145.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    I’d love to see the ravens choke this one away. Even if it really has no bearing on anything.
    Carson Palmer blows.

  146. 146.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Hey, I’m right, and I am way funnier than fucking Neal.

    What’s your problem? Too little football player worship? Not enough Steeler fanism? Should I have bashed Favre? Didn’t root enough for players on 5-10 team?

    Any post I made on this thread is better, truer and funner than any post Neal made on this thread and you know it, so cut the crap. And go fuck yourself.

  150. 150.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @J. Michael Neal:

    Really Neal? Really? A football open thread? Does that mean I can laugh at your comment? Huh? Does it? Whaddya say, Neal? Can I? Huh? Pretty please Neal? Gosh, I promise to say stuff that agrees with you forever, if you just let me laugh at you this once. I swear. Scout’s honor.

  151. 151.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @J. Michael Neal:

    I don’t have a monitor, Neal. I am watching you through binoculars and reading your monitor.

    And put on some pants for crissakes.

    Edit: Also, your choice of porn really sucks.

  153. 153.

    Yutsano

    @Tim F.: Snicker. You raise a fair point there good sir.

    @Omnes Omnibus: I don’t know that I would take a laptop into a stadium anyway. Too much opportunity for shenanigans. Unless you’re watching from the comfort of home. Then I’ll meet you in Galt’s Gulch. :)

    As far as fucking myself goes, I’m not really my type.

    I could have way too much fun with this comment. However, given the circumstances, I believe I shall refrain.

  154. 154.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay:

    Does that mean I can laugh at your comment? Huh? Does it? Whaddya say, Neal? Can I? Huh? Pretty please Neal? Gosh, I promise to say stuff that agrees with you forever, if you just let me laugh at you this once. I swear. Scout’s honor.

    Put it that way, and the answer is no.

  155. 155.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Yutsano: Watching from home. I have a cousin at the game today; I bet he is frozen. If not now, then later since he is likely to be shirtless.

  163. 163.

    Yutsano

    @Omnes Omnibus: Ahh youth really is wasted on the young. If I tried that at my age…well…I’m glad I have federal health benefits. I’ll leave it at that.

    @asiangrrlMN: The stalker is up in my grill again. Ugh. I may go Galt just for that reason alone.

  164. 164.

    J. Michael Neal

    @LikeableInMyOwnWay: I prefer the title Most Adored Emanation from the Perfect Center of All Creation. It may be shortened to “Your Emanation,” or “Most Adored,” but only after you get explicit permission to do so.

  165. 165.

    Mark S.

    God I hate regional coverage. Neither of these games have any playoff implications. I guess I’ll just have to wait for the .500 bowl tonight.

  169. 169.

    JenJen

    B-E-N-G-A-L-S, Bengals are Best!

    Ha. Carson Palmer completely forgets how to throw to a wide-open receiver in the waning seconds of the Integrity Bowl.

    And that’s a wrap! Go Reds.

  170. 170.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @stuckinred:

    I don’t like rooms. I live in my car. Do you hear those gears grinding every 5 mins or so out back of your house? Heh.

    Speaking of which, can I throw some stuff in your trashcan?

  185. 185.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @stuckinred:

    Other than a reference to Vietnamese folk poetry, my decoder ring doesn’t handle that phrase.

    I’ll take it to mean “Stop over any time.”

    But you made me look!

  191. 191.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @stuckinred:

    Ah, retyped into foreign language death threat. I didn’t see that coming. Apparently you didn’t like me running over your prairie dog. Unless I mistranslated the whistle pig phrase.

    I am sorry. Those gophers all look alike to me.

  193. 193.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: Don’t lay down your chits just yet, it is just the first half here.

    @Omnes Omnibus: I for one enjoy the diversity of our fanbase here at BJ. And the purring pile of kitteh fur laying on my arm as I type.

  197. 197.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: I blinked for a sec when I saw McMahon playing, but yeah that was definitely a cheap shot. It’s nice to know also announcers have always been douchebags.

    @stuckinred: You served the Unites States, which has no official language, which just makes his comment nonsensical.

  198. 198.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @stuckinred:

    So, if I understand you correctly, you are stating that you will kill me, but doing it in a foreign language.

    Is that correct? Because I can assure you that I am not going to be told “I will kill you” by some motherfucker on the Internet and do nothing about it.

  201. 201.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @stuckinred: Martin was ejected from the game and suspended for 2 games. There is no indication that anyone on the GB team approved of Martin’s “hit list.” But, yeah, it was a cheap shot.

  203. 203.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    I am going to start with contacting John Cole. And if he thinks it’s okay for his commenters to make a remark like that, then I will take it to the next available resource, and go from there.

  204. 204.

    Old Dan and Little Ann

    @stuckinred: I remember seeing that one. Yikes. Good thing McMahon did not have too many marbles to lose in the first place.

  207. 207.

    Yutsano

    @Old Dan and Little Ann: McMahon had several concussions that he insisted upon playing through. Because of that it wouldn’t surprise me if he developed TBI. It’s a nasty thing to get.

    And can I just call an end to the fucking flame war now? No one will emerge a winner out of this.

  208. 208.

    LikeableInMyOwnWay

    @stuckinred:

    Prairie dogs? Seriously? My joke about prairie dogs … which you brought up, not me …. is your excuse for sending me what looks like a veiled death threat? You are standing up for your prairie dogs? Again, did I mistranslate the “whistle pig” reference?

  210. 210.

    asiangrrlMN

    Oh for god’s sake. I go away and it’s snipe snipe snipe. I come back and it’s snipe snipe snipe. Can we please just go back to trash-talking the games?

    @Yutsano: The one at work? Ugh.

    @Omnes Omnibus: I thought you weren’t going to comment. Isn’t it bad enough I have to suffer the Vikes without the gratuitous insults hurled my way?

  213. 213.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Yutsano: But it means something for the Pack! They…Ed Hochuli is on my tee-vee in his tight, fitted shirt and talking. Mmmmmm…..

    @Omnes Omnibus: You keep promising, but yet, here you still are. You must be a secret Republican.

    ETA: I actually like the Pack better than the Vikes. Shhhhh, don’t tell anyone.

  214. 214.

    JPL

    Is DougJ bored again. WTF..I’m going to contact John Cole crap and if that doesn’t work I’ll take it to higher authorities. Next thing we know, faxes will be involved.
    Go Bears

  215. 215.

    burnspbesq

    So far, so good. Bears and Giants both up at the half. Would be happier if Giants hadn’t given up a TD right at the end of the half.

  217. 217.

    asiangrrlMN

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yes. Remember, Lost Causer, you shot first.

    By the way, I looked up this song (don’t ask why), and what does the first comment say?

    Brett Farve’s (sic) theme song.

    I…can’t…escape…him….Haaaaaalp!

    @Mark S.: Wha what? Ed Hochuli is reffing the Titans/Indy game. Yum. Yum.

  227. 227.

    Mike Kay (Christine O'Donnell's Co-Witch)

    When I first read this, without my glasses, I thought it said:

    “I have 11 yellow (penalty) flags on my lawn today”

    Not THAT would have been funny.

  237. 237.

    Svensker

    @Third Eye Open:

    It’s becoming difficult to even raise the hate to a reasonable level when my Phins play the Pats. Can I just root for injuries?

    I was seriously disappointed that there wasn’t at least a broken SOMETHING on Tom Brady. Was depending on you guys.

  243. 243.

    Yutsano

    @stuckinred: Whosa gonna ban you? Yer our lovable grizzly ol’ Georgia vet around heah.

    BTW I can’t even see what’s happening and I can tell this game is ugly.

  252. 252.

    Svensker

    Also, too, yay Jetties. It was cute seeing the backups get their TDs, especially Kellen.

    Any Redskins fans in the arena?

  253. 253.

    Yutsano

    @Svensker: Semi-Redskin fan by proxy. I keep an eyeball on them for a good friend while he’s deployed. Notice they r suxxors today.

    Also too: Jeebus Boy is losing.

  261. 261.

    Omnes Omnibus

    Green Bay needs to spend a lot of time and effort in the off-season fixing their special teams.

  262. 262.

    J. Michael Neal

    @burnspbesq: You know, Bemidji State is farther down the WCHA standings than the Gophers are.

    Is Union even missing anyone for the World Juniors?

  268. 268.

    J. Michael Neal

    Can the Packers settle for another field goal after first and goal on the one? That’ll probably be enough to win the game.

  295. 295.

    Andy K

    Major, major props for Eric Walden. He was playing in Frank Zombo’s spot today. Zombo has been filling in for Brad Jones most of the season at ROLB. Brady Poppinga would have shared time with Jones this season, but was injured in the pre-season. So what did Walden, basically the fourth stringer do? Ten solo tackles, one assist, two sacks. I think he had at least one pass defended, too. That’s called stepping up. That’s clutch.

    Also, an acknowledgement to Charlie Peprah, who started the season at SS behind Morgan Burnett, and would have been third string had Atari Bigby been healthy to start the season. Charlie has played great football since he got the starting spot in week seven (Burnett went down in week six).

    And then there’s Howard Green….And BJ Raji, who’s played more snaps at NT than should be humanly possible- and he’s only gotten better as the season has rolled along.

    Anyway…We’re in! As long as we can avoid playing the Saints in New Orleans, I think we have a shot to go to the Super Bowl. We CAN win in Philly. We CAN win in Atlanta. And we most certainly CAN WIN in Chicago. GO PACK GO!

  298. 298.

    Yutsano

    @billgerat: And it is now time to bring on the Seahackitude. But yeah, I’d be more than happy if their season ended tonight. Which odds are it will. Can’t bring myself to cheer on the Lambs however. They’ll be just as much one and done as the Seachickens.

  299. 299.

    billgerat

    I don’t care if the Rams go 1 and out, I just want Seattle to get a better draft standing.

  301. 301.

    billgerat

    Go for it. I’m just afraid that now I’m cheering for the other team, Seattle will have the game of the year.

  302. 302.

    Yutsano

    @billgerat: I never put anything past the Seahens, up to and including blowing their chances for decent draft position. Plus you never know what you’re gonna get outta Whitehurst. Has Matty said he’s retiring yet?

  304. 304.

    Yutsano

    @billgerat: If he turns into Favre I will personally drive by his house and crack both his patellas. Then leave him a nice note telling him to retire. I ain’t playing that bullshit game.

  306. 306.

    gwangung

    @Yutsano: Heh. Even at that, I still think he’s the second best QB in the division.

    (But seriously, I think he still has a couple years in him…but probably not here….).

  307. 307.

    Yutsano

    @gwangung: Well they scored first, so that’s something. Way too early to tell just what yet, but at least it’s something.

    Even at that, I still think he’s the second best QB in the division.

    Does this say more about Matty or the division?

  308. 308.

    gwangung

    @Yutsano: Given the bozos they were running out in SF and AZ….

    (Well, let’s see what Whitehurst does on the next drive…and it’s all up to him, because there is absolutely no running game and never has been this year….).

  309. 309.

    asiangrrlMN

    @billgerat: I hate you. Third game of the day, and I STILL can’t escape that man.

    @Yutsano: I’m rooting for the ‘Hawks just to see heads ‘asplode at a 7-9 team hosting a playoff game. Are you listening to the game?

  310. 310.

    Yutsano

    @gwangung: I just saw that STL doesn’t have a single first down yet. Ouch.

    @asiangrrlMN: I was gonna say it’s my fault, but then I realized I didn’t bring him up first.

    Watching the ESPN GameCast. And hoping my wireless signal holds out.

    BTW go to espn.com Really cool picture of Blitz up right now.

  311. 311.

    billgerat

    Don’t hate me because of Brett. Hate the Vikings for giving him a job other than waterboy.

  312. 312.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    That Hyundai commercial is really getting on my nerves, even though she is a babe. Oh BTW is Dominic Rhodes of the Colts truly the happiest guy on that team he nearly got the goat horns.

  313. 313.

    Andy K

    Man, you guys are going to miss the throw down next weekend at Joe V’s (on the oh so lovely West Side of Grand Rapids, MI) between my Packer-lovin’ little sis and the guy who almost makes the joint an Iggles bar all by himself, Eagle Rob.

    I really hope it’s the late game on Saturday or Sunday, because Amy’s son, Jace, has a Lacrosse tournament.

  316. 316.

    Yutsano

    And a shanked punt. Awsum.

    @asiangrrlMN: Blitz is indeed the hawk. Number 51 is Lofa Tatupu. Was damn good starting out but seems to have mellowed some. Big ol’ handsome Samoan.

  320. 320.

    Andy K

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Yeah, yeah….And I didn’t miss a play of the Pack’s game.

    And had I brought the laptop along, I would have been hosting this really freaky guy at my regular table- fat, sweaty, drunk, chatty, loud and- I’m pretty sure- not just a little bit mentally ill. I sat with Obnoxious Amy and her boyfriend, while dad got to deal with that guy. I got the better of the deal this time.

  322. 322.

    Mr Stagger Lee

    @asiangrrlMN: I guess we could include Singletary and Fox. I figure Lewis(Cincinnati), Mangini(Cleveland)) will be toast, not surprised if Jeff Fisher walks, would be if Coughlin goes, despite the meltdown.

  323. 323.

    Andy K

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Did you breathe at all during the game?

    Oh, yeah. Never lost confidence. I knew we’d eventually crack their defense. I knew our defense- which has been the bend-but-not-break sort all year- would hold the Bears down. WE had chances to break it open earlier, but just couldn’t sustain a drive, ya know? Patience is a characteristic any football fan should cultivate in her or his self. Keeps the blood pressure down.

    The sister, however, was horrible until we took the lead. I thought she might stroke out.

  324. 324.

    Yutsano

    @Mr Stagger Lee: According to ESPN Coughlin is safe. But of course that could change tomorrow.

    EDIT: DAMMIT ESPN!! PUT BACK UP THE PICTURE OF THE PRETTY BIRD!! NO ONE WANTS TO SEE CHARLIE’S UGLY MUG!!

  325. 325.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Andy K: I was able to breathe, but my blood pressure was high (it is normally quite low, like I can get dizzy if I stand up too quickly low).

  326. 326.

    Andy K

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Okay, I’ll admit that mine was up a little, but in the, “Hey, this is fun!” kinda way. not the “Christ, McCarthy, quit trying to estblish the run with Brandon Jackson!” kinda way.

  334. 334.

    New Yorker

    I can think of two good things that came out of this football season: one, the Cowboys were an utter train wreck, and two, Jesus’ chosen one appears in Denver and the Broncos have their worst season ever.

    Other than that, this NFL season can DIAF.

  341. 341.

    Yutsano

    Random note of interest to probably only me: Josh Brown, kicker for the Rams, was a longtime Seahack.

  342. 342.

    Svensker

    How many games has Whitehurst started?

    Bradford is getting robbed by his receivers.

    Go, Seahawks!

    Also, edited to add, Whitehurst’s Wiki entry ends in a bizarre mode, eh?

  343. 343.

    Yutsano

    @Svensker: This is either his first or second start, can’t recall which off the top of my head. And yeah the Lambs have a major case of the dropsies.

  345. 345.

    Yutsano

    @Svensker: Spartan is the term I would use. Plus the whole updating as the game goes on is a bit fanboyish to me.

    @Svensker: I’m trying to figure out why in the hell Seattle went for it on fourth down instead of taking the easy 3.

  346. 346.

    Svensker

    3 tough breaks for the Rams. Ouch.

    That’s interesting — the last line on Whitehurst’s Wiki entry just got erased. Tee.

  347. 347.

    Svensker

    @Yutsano:

    I’m trying to figure out why in the hell Seattle went for it on fourth down instead of taking the easy 3.

    What? Where? Hawks were going to kick the FG when Rams jumped offside and gave them a first down. Is that what you’re talking about?

  348. 348.

    Mark S.

    Whitehurst looked pretty good in those highlights they just showed. But I’ve hardly watched this game; maybe those four were his only completions.

  349. 349.

    Yutsano

    @Svensker: Ah okay, limitations of the podcast I’m watching. The exact reasons for their advancement weren’t clear. Ignore me, carry on.

  352. 352.

    Yutsano

    @billgerat: They haz won, which will give my brother a small happy. After this though their season is toast. And we can start thinking about pitchers reporting in Spring.

  354. 354.

    Yutsano

    @billgerat: Look on the bright side: at least Wak is done, and there are a few returning pieces to the Seattle line-up that might spark some hope.

  356. 356.

    billgerat

    True, but surely they will trade someone away that will become a superstar elsewhere. That’s the way of the Mariners.

  357. 357.

    burnspbesq

    @Yutsano:

    Plus you have Sounders – Timbers and Sounders – Whitecaps to look forward to. Back to the glory days of the NASL (minus Pele, Cruyff, and Beckenbauer).

  359. 359.

    Yutsano

    @gwangung: I like Adam Moore as a catcher, plus there’s that Smoak kid my brother the sabremetrics guru is really hot on. And they’re both early to mid 20’s, so that’s a decent start. Plus we still haz Ichiro who still swings the bat like nobody’s business. And of course King Felix. The real trick is developing a starting rotation worth a damn.

    @burnspbesq: For some reason I thought they were done. Gonna keep my eyes peeled for the bright green jerseys in downtown now.

    @asiangrrlMN: If it wasn’t us it would be the Lambs. At least one 7-9 team was destined for that this year. But yeah the Saints will walk all over us.

  361. 361.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    I think I may have to hunt down and kill every last member of Vampire Weekend, who are responsible for the amazingly shitty “Holiday” song in the Honda commercial that has been running every 6 minutes during every football game over the past month or so. I knew the band was one of the planet’s most horrible already but this song was new to me and it gets worse with every listen. These motherfuckers are worse than Oingo Boingo and the B-52s combined.

    So does anyone know where they live? I want to get to work right away before the pricks get near another studio.

    Also, the NFL is Tom Brady’s league this year and everyone should just acknowledge that right now. Just a spectacular year from the best player in the game.

  362. 362.

    billgerat

    A starting rotation worth a damn? We need A bullpen worth a damn. Seattle has had the worst relievers I’ve ever seen, year in year out.

  363. 363.

    Yutsano

    @asiangrrlMN: Yep you’re right. I was looking at the wrong numbers. But still, BWAHAHAHAHA!! Even though I know they’re going precisely nowhere.

  364. 364.

    4jkb4ia

    Considering where the Rams were even at the beginning of the season, being called by the dregs of the announcing world, I cannot even be disgusted. I can be disgruntled. I can shout from the rooftops to draft a wide receiver already. But during the KC game we saw this exact behavior. And Charlie Whitehurst evidently had the game of his life.

  365. 365.

    gwangung

    @billgerat: Them’s are the interesting new pieces that ya wanna take a look at.

    Although, really, the bullpen is the last place to look at to fix; arms are easy to find (and there are two to three closer level arms ready to make the step to the major leagues).

    What you’re interested in are the rotation candidates and the everyday players. Smoak, Ackley and Pineda are the folks to look at to see if they can contribute (and they look real good…)

  366. 366.

    Yutsano

    @4jkb4ia: Charlie showed the spark we all saw in the pre-season when he was a monster on the field. Then it didn’t translate over into the regular season until this game. He did a good job though.

  368. 368.

    MoeLarryAndJesus

    @4jkb4ia:

    Cutler is terrible. He and Philip Rivers are the two most overrated punks in the league. Two whiners who will never make the most of their talents.

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