Nice timing Soonergrunt. Man does the NFL do openings right or what? Keeping Miley off the stage for starters is a good move. Can’t wait. Switched my play to the Broncos covering but it’s a lot of points and Miller being out etc. Should be great to watch.
@raven: Lord help me, I’ll be going to NOLA on Sunday to watch my first NFL game with my family controlling the remote!!!
Still, I’ll deal, as long as I get to see the SAINTS beat those “dawty birds”!!
4.
raven
@lamh36: Go Falcons! They are 6-0 against the Aint’s when they open the season.
5.
Suffern ACE
Go broncos D. Shut them out but also let Torrey Smith score a few times. (Fantasy football makes me root for very specific and contradictory outcomes).
first game of the season and it’s a home game…the noise in DOME is gonna be roaring from the home team fans. Sean Payton is back, Brees is still here and they got Meacham back!!! NOLA is ready to roar!
Fantasy does completely screw up your viewing pleasure for sure. Come on mother nature cooperate, and lightning is no joke Steeplejack I’ve had it hit 10 feet from my tent while camping and to this day it remains my greatest fear.
16.
SmallAxe
Fantasy does completely screw up your viewing pleasure for sure. Come on mother nature cooperate, and lightning is no joke Steeplejack I’ve had it hit 10 feet from my tent while camping and to this day it remains my greatest fear.
Good luck trying to stop Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez…and introducing, for the first time…Steven Jackson!!
Last year’s worst defense, should be up to the job, right?
27.
RareSanity
By the way, can someone please explain to me the purpose of the “sideline reporter”, other than completely wrecking any type of smooth flow to a broadcast?
28.
Keith G
@RareSanity: In earlier days, it gave a reason to put an woman on the broadcast.
Note to self: There is no reason whatsoever to buy another bottle of Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat Ale.
Can I take it that the only reason to buy it the first time was to confirm the obvious assumption that it wasn’t worth drinking? Seriously, who thought pumpkin wheat beer was a good idea?
This is the complete pussification of this great game. Next you’ll be telling me that they check the players for concussions and stuff.
Also, just nipped out to get some takeout when the blog apparently took a big dump on itself, and I heard this on the way: “San Francisco Girls.”
31.
Yatsuno
I am required by law to have a visceral hatred of all things Denver Bronco. Which only gets weird when it get confused with Boise State Bronco. So Go Dirty Birds!
By the way, can someone please explain to me the purpose of the “sideline reporter”, other than completely wrecking any type of smooth flow to a broadcast?
To help conceal how little actual action there is in a football game. There’s a total of maybe 15 minutes of live ball play out of close to 3 1/2 hours of broadcast. They need something other than commercials to fill in all that time.
34.
Keith G
@efgoldman: At Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) in the mid 70’s, the goal was to subject Lamply to as much friendly abuse as possible. Since it was the Woody Hayes era, ABC and Lampley were with us at least 2-3 time a year.
35.
Keith G
@Roger Moore: I got captured in the euphoria of an approaching autumn. And I do like to explore a bit.
36.
Joy
I switched to Spanish audio so I wouldn’t have to listen to Michaels and Collinsworth. And no my Spanish isn’t that great but it’s better than those two idiots. When Collinsworth said “you’re not in the inner harbor anymore Toto” at the start of the game that was my cue to either mute or change languages.
raven
That
is
what
I’m
talkin
bout
SmallAxe
Nice timing Soonergrunt. Man does the NFL do openings right or what? Keeping Miley off the stage for starters is a good move. Can’t wait. Switched my play to the Broncos covering but it’s a lot of points and Miller being out etc. Should be great to watch.
lamh36
@raven: Lord help me, I’ll be going to NOLA on Sunday to watch my first NFL game with my family controlling the remote!!!
Still, I’ll deal, as long as I get to see the SAINTS beat those “dawty birds”!!
raven
@lamh36: Go Falcons! They are 6-0 against the Aint’s when they open the season.
Suffern ACE
Go broncos D. Shut them out but also let Torrey Smith score a few times. (Fantasy football makes me root for very specific and contradictory outcomes).
lamh36
@raven: boooooo…hisssss….
first game of the season and it’s a home game…the noise in DOME is gonna be roaring from the home team fans. Sean Payton is back, Brees is still here and they got Meacham back!!! NOLA is ready to roar!
MomSense
@Suffern ACE:
Same here. Makes for a strange game watching experience and obsessive stat tracking.
Narcissus
yay sportsball
Svensker
So what’s with Tony Dungy’s shoes?
Sounds shallow, sure, but it’s as good a topic as anything they’re talking about while the weather uncooperates.
raven
Goddamn it, lighting delay!
Steeplejack
WTF?! There’s no weather delays in football! Unless lightning is actually crisping people on the field. Rain?! Wind?! Get outta here!
ETA: Okay, Al Michaels—whom I hate—just issued a weasely “lightning in the area.” Weak sauce.
Litlebritdifrnt
Husband’s car broke down yesterday. It needs a new engine. $3,000 minimum. My chances of coming up with $3,000 zero. Welcome to America.
raven
@Steeplejack: There was over an hour delay in the South Carolina-North Carolina game last Thursday.
John Cole
Shit. Stepped on you. My bad.
SmallAxe
Fantasy does completely screw up your viewing pleasure for sure. Come on mother nature cooperate, and lightning is no joke Steeplejack I’ve had it hit 10 feet from my tent while camping and to this day it remains my greatest fear.
SmallAxe
Fantasy does completely screw up your viewing pleasure for sure. Come on mother nature cooperate, and lightning is no joke Steeplejack I’ve had it hit 10 feet from my tent while camping and to this day it remains my greatest fear.
Steeplejack
@Svensker:
Brown shoes don’t make it.
J.
Time to break out the lucky football thongs! Then again, I don’t think anything will help the Jets. Go Giants!
Packerfan
Go Ravens! Donkeys suck.
Keith G
I know that they have time to fill, but Al and Chris are really over thinking the “How the weather delay will affect the teams” notion.
Suffern ACE
@Keith G: let’s list all the famous delays we can think of.
raven
@Steeplejack:
Quit school
why take it?
lamh36
Enjoy your game folks. Time to catch up on last night’s Luther episode I missed, so I can be ready for the new episode tonight! Peace out guys!
zombie rotten mcdonald
@SmallAxe:
Fantasy does completely screw up your viewing pleasure for sure
Isn’t it supposed to be fun?
Keith G
Note to self: There is no reason whatsoever to buy another bottle of Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat Ale.
RareSanity
@lamh36:
Good luck trying to stop Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez…and introducing, for the first time…Steven Jackson!!
Last year’s worst defense, should be up to the job, right?
RareSanity
By the way, can someone please explain to me the purpose of the “sideline reporter”, other than completely wrecking any type of smooth flow to a broadcast?
Keith G
@RareSanity: In earlier days, it gave a reason to put an woman on the broadcast.
Roger Moore
@Keith G:
Can I take it that the only reason to buy it the first time was to confirm the obvious assumption that it wasn’t worth drinking? Seriously, who thought pumpkin wheat beer was a good idea?
Steeplejack
@raven:
This is the complete pussification of this great game. Next you’ll be telling me that they check the players for concussions and stuff.
Also, just nipped out to get some takeout when the blog apparently took a big dump on itself, and I heard this on the way: “San Francisco Girls.”
Yatsuno
I am required by law to have a visceral hatred of all things Denver Bronco. Which only gets weird when it get confused with Boise State Bronco. So Go Dirty Birds!
Steeplejack
@SmallAxe:
They’re not pitching tents out there, baby. Although Flacco’s drop could lead you to believe that.
Roger Moore
@RareSanity:
To help conceal how little actual action there is in a football game. There’s a total of maybe 15 minutes of live ball play out of close to 3 1/2 hours of broadcast. They need something other than commercials to fill in all that time.
Keith G
@efgoldman: At Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) in the mid 70’s, the goal was to subject Lamply to as much friendly abuse as possible. Since it was the Woody Hayes era, ABC and Lampley were with us at least 2-3 time a year.
Keith G
@Roger Moore: I got captured in the euphoria of an approaching autumn. And I do like to explore a bit.
Joy
I switched to Spanish audio so I wouldn’t have to listen to Michaels and Collinsworth. And no my Spanish isn’t that great but it’s better than those two idiots. When Collinsworth said “you’re not in the inner harbor anymore Toto” at the start of the game that was my cue to either mute or change languages.
Steeplejack
@Joy:
Bring it upstairs to the next thread, sister. This one’s pinin’ for the fjords.
tybee
@SmallAxe:
i’ve had a similar experience in a tent. certainly gets one’s attention.