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Open Thread: Football

by $8 blue check mistermix|  October 23, 201112:58 pm| 142 Comments

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I heard an unsubstantiated rumor from an anonymous source that the National Football League is playing this afternoon.

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  1. 1.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    Do you have the facts to back that up?

  2. 2.

    Maude

    October 23, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne:
    And he’d better have pictures.
    Edit, spell fail.

  3. 3.

    Kay Shawn

    October 23, 2011 at 1:06 pm

    You’re imitating Atrios.

  4. 4.

    Violet

    October 23, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    Has Bobo commented on it yet?

  5. 5.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Ford Field sounds a bit loud today.

  6. 6.

    PurpleGirl

    October 23, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: According to the on-line TV schedule it’s San Diego Chargers at the New York Jets.

    I think it sounds like an NFL game on the TeeVee.

    I’m tired. I gotta take a nap. (The ventilation fans kept me up half the night, they’ve been extremely loud with heavy vibrations lately.)

  7. 7.

    Stuckinred

    October 23, 2011 at 1:13 pm

    Go Falcons! Go Bears!

    2 sacks in a row for the birds!

  8. 8.

    gbear

    October 23, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    Except for the players that are in jail for beating up their girlfriend…

  9. 9.

    Stuckinred

    October 23, 2011 at 1:15 pm

    The atl market has the pack-bikes and sticklers-az as the second games

  10. 10.

    Arm The Homeless

    October 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    Juice-Box Jesus vs. the Phins. It’s going to be a long one in Joe Robbie Sun-Life Whateverthehellitscallednow. Can I haz brown paper bag?

  11. 11.

    r€nato

    October 23, 2011 at 1:17 pm

    AZ Cardinals stunning two week long non-losing streak to be broken today by the Stillers.

    (Cards had a bye last week…)

  12. 12.

    PeakVT

    October 23, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: He has high-level sources, but they all refuse to go on record.

  13. 13.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 23, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    I am steeling myself with Full Sail IPA for the horrible beatdown my Vikings are going to receive at the hands of the hated Pack. With Cook getting his sorry ass thrown in jail Rogers has got to be drooling thinking about our corners.

  14. 14.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    October 23, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    It’s the sport of kings, better than diamond rings…

  15. 15.

    Short Bus Bully

    October 23, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    Hoping for a Seahawks win, girding my loins for the inevitable fall on face, look like assholes on national TV loss that will be forthcoming.

  16. 16.

    jon

    October 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Because of various familial influences, I can claim hereditary rights to be either a Vikings or Packers fan, though I have to check my website and various polls to determine which team will give me more Electoral Votes enjoyment.

    Luckily, I have other passions to take up my time.

  17. 17.

    The Dangerman

    October 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Hope y’all caught the end of Wisconsin/MSU last night live; great ending, though I don’t think the call was right (the call WAS right, but I don’t think it was definitive and incontrovertible … it was really, REALLY close one way or the other).

    Course, if it had been called no TD, there would have been a riot, but, other than that….

  18. 18.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 1:41 pm

    @The Dangerman: I thought it was clearly a TD, and I was rooting for Wiscy.

  19. 19.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    Bottom line, you lose an upset on a last second “Rocket” play, there’s nothing to gripe about.

  20. 20.

    JWL

    October 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    Indeed, Tim Tebow begins his march to the induction ceremony in Canton today.

  21. 21.

    cokane

    October 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    DOWN WITH PISSBURG

  22. 22.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    @Corner Stone: yep

  23. 23.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    @Short Bus Bully:

    Hoping for a Seahawks win

    You have faith. How amusing.

  24. 24.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 1:45 pm

    @JWL: Bad footwork and an extra long throwing motion. I’m just not a fan.
    But I hope he beats the Fins.

  25. 25.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 1:47 pm

    @Corner Stone: And he’s a dickhead.

  26. 26.

    FF SpinCrashBurn

    October 23, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    CBS is reporting Oakland will be starting Boller over that guy they just paid a 1st and 2nd draft pick for, Palmer…. What kind of BS is that?!? I mean, I grabbed Palmer as my backup QB since my #1 has a bye week, and Oakland wants him to SIT?!?

    The dang fools want to try to win with a QB that has better knowledge of their playbook rather than with a QB with better skills…. Don’t they know that I’ll never get out of my league basement with that philosophy?

  27. 27.

    Morbo

    October 23, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    @The Dangerman: And it would have gone to overtime if Wisconsin’s coach hadn’t been a moron and called timeouts while MSU had the ball.

  28. 28.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 1:50 pm

    Lions are some chickenshit motherfuckers.

  29. 29.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    @Morbo:

    And it would have gone to overtime if Wisconsin’s coach hadn’t been a moron and called timeouts while MSU had the ball.

    I agreed with those timeouts. Better to force a stop and have a chance at winning than go to college overtime.
    The D just couldn’t execute.
    And again, Wiscy went 4 series where they turned the ball over. Can’t do that against a motivated and talented team like Sparty.

  30. 30.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    @Morbo: Zook punted on Purdue’s 38 yard line in the 3d quarter down 21 points.

  31. 31.

    PeakVT

    October 23, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    There was a big (7.2) earthquake in eastern Turkey earlier today.

  32. 32.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    TD Texans big babies!

  33. 33.

    cmorenc

    October 23, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    Well the English Premier League played today and cross-city rival Manchester City administered perhaps the most embarrassing thrashing in history to one of the most formidably legendary teams in all of sports, Manchester United, 6-1.

    This is the equivalent of the Pittsburgh Steelers getting destroyed 63-7, or (better analogy) the New York Mets stomping the New York Yankees 15-1. Six goals to one is considered a really severe whipping in soccer.

    BTW: nothing against Murikan pro arm-ball, but the rest of the world considers “football” to refer to soccer.

  34. 34.

    rikyrah

    October 23, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    go Bears!

  35. 35.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    @rikyrah: 14-2 berz

  36. 36.

    jurassicpork

    October 23, 2011 at 2:07 pm

    Not for us. My Pats have a bye week.

    So, here are y thoughts on Muammer Gaddafi’s assassination, which will no doubt make me a few more enemies of the Obamabotic Left.

  37. 37.

    Linkmeister

    October 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Ahem. There’s also a World Series game for those of us who don’t care much about what a character in a John D.Macdonald book called “the thump and sprawl industry”.

  38. 38.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    @jurassicpork: (although, to be fair to the incumbent President, Mr. Obama was at least more serious and proactive about Qaddafi than another President I can name.).

    Yea right.

  39. 39.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    TD Texans bizzatches!

  40. 40.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    @Linkmeister: Bye.

  41. 41.

    Arm The Homeless

    October 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    This is hilariously inept. I certainly hope that whatever draft pick the Dolphins get after this season that they remember this embarrassing showing.

  42. 42.

    JWL

    October 23, 2011 at 2:13 pm

    @Corner Stone: If comments could drip, mine concerning Tebow would be dripping sarcasm.

    I’m looking forward to him forgetting his surroundings, and showing off his famous collegiate “jump-shot/pass” move against an NFL defensive line. Not even God will be able to help him at that moment.

  43. 43.

    Amir Khalid

    October 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    @cmorenc:
    This is a good thing, and not just because I’m no United fan. Some big-name clubs have suffered severe defeats this season, including my own — sob! — Liverpool. One can hope it leads to a more open season in the Prem this time out, rather than yet another parade to the title for Manchester United while the same few other clubs scrap for places in Europe.

    ETA: We don’t need to apologize when we talk about our football in a football open thread. As long as they don’t rag on our football, we don’t rag on theirs. Heck, I wouldn’t mind at all if an Aussie commenter were to talk about their footy here.

  44. 44.

    The Dangerman

    October 23, 2011 at 2:14 pm

    @Morbo:

    And it would have gone to overtime if Wisconsin’s coach hadn’t been a moron and called timeouts…

    Yup; odd call, though I can almost understand trying to steal a win on the road via punt block, but obviously a high risk proposition.

    With UO and UW going down, say hello to an NC game with Boise State. I guess we’ll get to see if they can play with the Big Boys (LSU looks unstoppable).

  45. 45.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    @The Dangerman: Bama will beat them by 2 touchdowns.

  46. 46.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    @The Dangerman:

    With UO and UW going down, say hello to an NC game with Boise State.

    They’ll get screwed out of it somehow. Trust me. The SEC didn’t go throwing its weight around this last year to allow upstarts like those Idaho hicks to come in and muck up their game.

  47. 47.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    @cmorenc:

    City got 3 goals from the 89th minute through the end of added time? United had 10 men on the pitch from the 47th minute?

    I’m not all that impressed.

  48. 48.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 23, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    @jurassicpork:

    President Obama hailed the lynching of Qaddafi as a foreign policy success (although, to be fair to the incumbent President, Mr. Obama was at least more serious and proactive about Qaddafi than another President I can name.).

    Well, considering that Obama said absolutely nothing about “hailing” the _lynching_, despite your and the Guardian’s misleading characterizations of his comments, I couldn’t possibly imagine why they’d be upset.

  49. 49.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    @Yutsano: It doesn’t matter to the SEC who they beat to win it all.

  50. 50.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    @JWL: Yes, I was down with that.
    I’ve been of the opinion that Tebow has no business being in the NFL, much less starting as QB.
    Guy’s a stud athlete, just a hot mess fundamentally. And the days where a Steve Young or a Flutie could be unorthodox and still succeed are rapidly fading, given the absolute speed and athleticism of NFL defenses today.

  51. 51.

    FlipYrWhig

    October 23, 2011 at 2:19 pm

    The bit I saw of the Dolphins last week had to have been the worst-played football I’ve seen since the last gasp of Randall Cunningham with the Iggles.

  52. 52.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    @Corner Stone: And he’s a dickhead.

  53. 53.

    FlipYrWhig

    October 23, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    @Corner Stone: IMHO Tebow should be used like Kordell Stewart was.

  54. 54.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    @FlipYrWhig: Like a kord of firewood.

  55. 55.

    FlipYrWhig

    October 23, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    @arguingwithsignposts: They might also be upset because the self-promoting “jurassicpork” has been spamming every comment thread in sight for what has to be close to a decade at this point.

  56. 56.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Texans 20 – 0 at the half biznatchies!

  57. 57.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    @FlipYrWhig:

    IMHO Tebow should be used like Kordell Stewart was.

    More of a proto TE than a slot receiver, but I doubt he can sustain a block if needed.
    Don’t get me wrong, I think Tebow is a physical specimen, just not an NFL player.

  58. 58.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    So it will be about…Hmmm…20 minutes until it’s 20-10 and you start telling us how shitty they really are.

  59. 59.

    Chris from Arlington, VA

    October 23, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Pittsburgh Steelers’ Aaron Smith has been placed on IR. This might well be the end of his career. In his prime, I would say he was the best player on that defense – and that’s saying something. But age and injury have caught up with him, I think.

    All the best to Smith, and time for Ziggy Hood to take over.

  60. 60.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:30 pm

    @Corner Stone: And he’s. . .

  61. 61.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    Falcon’s are up in Stafford’d grill big time.

  62. 62.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Well go falcons.. BTW.. not sure if SiubhanDuinne mentioned it earlier but she had a great idea of gathering local Atlanta area bj folks to drive to Athens and invade your territory.

  63. 63.

    Amir Khalid

    October 23, 2011 at 2:33 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):
    Even if they’re a man down because of a red card, United definitely shouldn’t have collapsed in the last few minutes like that. Sir must be furious. He’ll have turned the hairdryer on full blast in the dressing room post-match.

  64. 64.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): If they blow this lead against a very mediocre Titans team then they deserve a dressing down.
    Just reporting the score. Bizziwitch.

  65. 65.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    @JPL: Indeed she did.

  66. 66.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 2:36 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Only who they risk losing to, amirite?

  67. 67.

    arguingwithsignposts

    October 23, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Are the Falcons still called the “dirty birds”?

  68. 68.

    FlipYrWhig

    October 23, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    @Corner Stone: I sort of like the idea of a combo H-back/QB. Like a modified Jim “Crash” Jensen.

  69. 69.

    Morbo

    October 23, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Terry Bradshaw almost sounded hurt that Tebow hasn’t scored 4 touchdowns.

  70. 70.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 2:51 pm

    TD Texans bizztothewiz!

  71. 71.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    If they blow this lead against a very mediocre Titans team then they deserve a dressing down.

    Probably true, but not really my point. You have a history of dressing them down any time another team scores on them. Or whenever they have to settle for a field goal.

    So, ya see, whenever I see you starting to crow about the Texans, I am amused.

  72. 72.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    @Yutsano: Boise State was better than Georgia and it showed. They are not better than either LSU or Bama and it would show as well.

  73. 73.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 2:54 pm

    @arguingwithsignposts: That shit was tired the day they started it.

  74. 74.

    The Dangerman

    October 23, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    They should lock Tebow in a room and show nothing but Steve Young film (ok, Young had Rice and a whole lot more, but that would be my model … well, a youong Elle McPherson would be MY model, but now I’m just getting picky).

  75. 75.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 23, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    I flipped over to the Bears-Bucs game and didn’t realize they were playing in London until they showed Stonehenge

  76. 76.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:01 pm

    Matt Ryan just blew an ankle.

  77. 77.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again):

    You have a history of dressing them down any time another team scores on them. Or whenever they have to settle for a field goal.

    No I don’t you fucking douchebag. Check yourself.

  78. 78.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 23, 2011 at 3:03 pm

    Which is the bigger bucket of suck – Seahawks vs. Browns or Dolphins vs. Broncos?

  79. 79.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    @S. cerevisiae: The fight between Corner Stone and Temporarily Max McGee?

  80. 80.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Ryan comes back in from the locker room and scorches the Lion’s for 49 yards!

  81. 81.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:19 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    I don’t need to check. I’ve seen you do it many times over the last, what, three seasons? The Texans get up and you get really cocky about it, but anything suggesting the possibility of a loss occurs and you bail. And you don’t bail subtly, either. When you bail you scream, “Fuck you Texans!”

    Call me any name in the book. At this point you’ve tossed so many personal insults at me that they no longer carry any weight. In fact, the insults are even more predictable than your soon-to-be flagging relationship with your team.

  82. 82.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    Yeah, yeah…

    This Lions-Falcons game hasn’t been the greatest game ever played, either.

  83. 83.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Ah, there goes Megatron. That guy’s pretty good.

  84. 84.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): I root for the Texans, When they lose a winnable game I get upset.
    Go fuck yourself if you don’t like it.

  85. 85.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Pends on how ya look at it.

    For example 52 yard run for Turner!

  86. 86.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    INT TD Texans bizzes!

  87. 87.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    @S. cerevisiae:

    Which is the bigger bucket of suck – Seahawks vs. Browns or Dolphins vs. Broncos?

    Depends…do you prefer ground glass or anthrax on your meal of tire rims?

    The Seahacks manage to tie. Woot.

  88. 88.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:34 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    I’m neutral about it- hell I don’t mind seeing the Lions lose, just for the sake of the Pack’s lead in the division- but it’s been a sloppy game with absolutely no flow to it.

  89. 89.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Disruptive defenses.

  90. 90.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 23, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    @Yutsano: Although I am in no position to talk, I think even sacrificing a goat to Odin will not save my Vikings today.

  91. 91.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    @S. cerevisiae:

    I think even sacrificing a goat to Odin will not save my Vikings today.

    I saw what you did there.

  92. 92.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): So was that legit? Can you intentionally injure someone? I didn’t see a flag.

    also, too.. I think it is to late for the Lions player to do the sign of the cross himself

  93. 93.

    Steve

    October 23, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    Anyone who isn’t rooting for the Lions this year must be part of the 1%.

  94. 94.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    @JPL: Nope, just part of the game.

  95. 95.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    @Steve: Horseshit.

  96. 96.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Well, I disagree that you only get upset after a loss- I’ve seen you get upset and throw in the towel on a number of occasions when they’re winning.

    And who says I don’t like it? I’m teasing you about it the same way I tease my sister when she starts bitching in the middle of a play that ends in a Packers’ TD.

    This one is for you. Note the line “Life can never be exactly what we want it to be…”.

    Out. See ya after the Packers demolish the Queens.

  97. 97.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): asshole..

  98. 98.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:44 pm

    @JPL: I’m not sure who you mean but there was nothing dirty about that tackle. As far as me, yea, you’re probably right.

  99. 99.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): It looked like he was going after the knee and then to kneel and bless himself with the sign of the cross was weak.. IMO

    also, too.. if there is a god, he has more important things than football. There’s an election today in Tunesia..

  100. 100.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    @JPL: I think he was reacting to the seriousness of the injury. That was no Jack Tatum move, tackling low is tackling low.

  101. 101.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    @Steve:

    Screw that, Steve. Fourth generation Packers fan here, and all four generations were born and raised in Michigan- the first two in metro Gladstone.

    It’s nice to see the Lions playing much better than in the recent past, but…

  102. 102.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again): Go Bears!

  103. 103.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    metro Gladstone, as opposed to rural Gladstone? (:

  104. 104.

    Joel

    October 23, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Arian Foster went large for my fantasy squad today. Too bad I have 1/2 my team on byes, and Deangelo Williams, Doug Baldwin and Nate Washington are all horrible.

  105. 105.

    Joel

    October 23, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    Suck for Luck getting interesting with Miami likely to win their first of the season against woeful Denver.

  106. 106.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 3:59 pm

    @Joel: You mean the baby jesus din’t save the day?

  107. 107.

    Joel

    October 23, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): I call him evangelical Flutie.

  108. 108.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Are we obligated to talk about football if football is mentioned in the open thread title, or is open open?

    Not that I’m against talking about football, but I wanna ask about something else.

  109. 109.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    October 23, 2011 at 4:02 pm

    Arian Foster: Fantasy Football God

  110. 110.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    October 23, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): He is saving the day…

    Here comes the jump pass!!!!

  111. 111.

    Morbo

    October 23, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    @Joel: Nate Washington and Ryan Torain, feeling your pain.

  112. 112.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    October 23, 2011 at 4:07 pm

    @different-church-lady: It is okay if you want to talk about Tim Tebow…

  113. 113.

    Corner Stone

    October 23, 2011 at 4:09 pm

    Big Baby Jesus bringin’ it late!

  114. 114.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    @different-church-lady: Rules, in a knife fight?

  115. 115.

    asiangrrlMN

    October 23, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    Man, I suck at predicting games. Oh well. Coffee and breakfast for me as I await the slaughter of my Vikes.

  116. 116.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): Okay..we can be asses also,too but our play was accidental

  117. 117.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    @Gordon, The Big Express Engine: No. More different. Even more different from football than Ochocinco.

    And what is ochocinco supposed to signify anyway? The number of yards he’s gonna have this season?

  118. 118.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    ugh…ugh..ugh

  119. 119.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    @JPL: tipped!

  120. 120.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 4:18 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): one more play..

  121. 121.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    @JPL: yes

  122. 122.

    Raven (formerly stuckinred)

    October 23, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    @different-church-lady: 86 in Spanish, it’s his legal name.

  123. 123.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Okay, screw the other stuff: here’s my proposed solution for overtime.

    The thing people don’t like about overtime is that the first chance to score is based not on any kind of skill, but a coin toss. In hockey you have a faceoff, in basketball you have a tip-off, and in baseball each team has one turn.

    So, here’s my idea. No coin toss. The football is placed on the 50 yard line. Each team lines up at their own 40. On the referee’s whistle, both teams go for the ball. Whoever comes up with it gets first possession.

    Genius, I’m telling you…

  124. 124.

    S. cerevisiae

    October 23, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    I’m already liking this Ponder kid. Nice pass!

  125. 125.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred): 86? I doubt he’s gonna have that many yards this year.

  126. 126.

    Gordon, The Big Express Engine

    October 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    @different-church-lady: got it, so you want to discuss the first year Tim Tebow will be eligible for the Hall of Fame?

    Tim Tebow: Great Denver Bronco or Greatest Denver Bronco? Please discuss.

  127. 127.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Screw football: let’s talk about the Miami Dolphins instead.

  128. 128.

    Yutsano

    October 23, 2011 at 4:24 pm

    @asiangrrlMN: Seachickens losing is a safe bet. I have a feeling Carroll will soon be joining the ranks of the unemployed.

    Hi hon. Heading out to cut my hairs in a bit.

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    86 in Spanish

    85 actually. And really eight-five in Spanish. 85 in Spanish is ochentaecinco.

    /pedant. The affectation of his annoys me.

  129. 129.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    @Yutsano: 85 yards this year might be more achievable.

  130. 130.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    @different-church-lady: They could have won and where would that leave them in the contest for Luck? Only one team can win that contest and Miami is certainly in contention.

  131. 131.

    JPL

    October 23, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    BTW..how do they determine who gets the first pick if their are several teams contending?

  132. 132.

    Mark B.

    October 23, 2011 at 4:34 pm

    @different-church-lady: You’re describing a rugby scrum. And those guys don’t even wear helmets.

  133. 133.

    Joel

    October 23, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    @different-church-lady: As a Patriots fan, it pisses me off that they are so obviously sucking for Luck this year. I suppose its fair, but in a few years we’ll be talking about the Dolphins’ stranglehold on the AFC East. Unless Luck pulls an Eli on them.

  134. 134.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    @Joel:

    …sucking for Luck…

    Young man, all you need do is put that on a bumper sticker and you’ve punched your ticket out of this hell hole.

  135. 135.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    @JPL: The Great Wiki sees all, knows all.

    Looks like there’s no lottery system, just lots of tiebreakers.

  136. 136.

    JWL

    October 23, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Having mocked him up-thread, a tip of the hat to Mr. Tebow. It wasn’t pretty, be he was the winning QB today.

  137. 137.

    Batocchio

    October 23, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Woooot! Rodgers to Jennings, wide open!

  138. 138.

    handy

    October 23, 2011 at 6:29 pm

    How about that Seahawks-Browns game! What a barn burner!

  139. 139.

    Temporarily Max McGee (soon enough to be Andy K again)

    October 23, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    @Raven (formerly stuckinred):

    metro Gladstone, as opposed to rural Gladstone? (:

    Grandma was from Gladstone, proper, and Grandpa was from suburban Kipling.

  140. 140.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    @different-church-lady:

    Screw football: let’s talk about the Miami Dolphins Indianapolis Colts instead.

    FTFM.

  141. 141.

    different-church-lady

    October 23, 2011 at 11:27 pm

    I heard an unsubstantiated rumor from an anonymous source that the National Football League is playing this afternoon.

    Based on today’s events in New Orleans, Tennessee and Cleveland, I’d say your source was wrong.

  142. 142.

    DanielX

    October 24, 2011 at 10:00 am

    All too true, at least in New Orleans. If I hadn’t read the local press this morning, I’d have suspected that the actual Colts had been replaced by Slippery Rock State. Was the massacre of the not-so-innocent…it’s why we sing the blues for those men who wear horseshoes, to paraphrase a local performer.

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