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Monday Night Football Open Thread

by Betty Cracker|  November 23, 20158:05 pm| 160 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Sports

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Remember: the New England Patriots are a lock to win. I don’t know why they’re even playing the game, it’s such a foregone conclusion.

Belichick is not only an unsurpassed genius of the gridiron (and anyone who says otherwise is just a jealous loser), he is a fashion maven who is resurrecting the “Flashdance” cutoff sweats look for a new generation, a cultural contribution that future anthropologists will appreciate even if the nattering nabobs of negativism today scorn it.

And Brady? How can words on a blog even begin to approach the task of describing his magnificence? The Bills are unto slugs under the mighty Brady cleat, and they should just do the right thing and decline to come out of the tunnel, ceding the contest to a clearly superior foe.

You read it here first, friends: The Pats are a lock, and it’s like asking Mozart to tune a piano to require Belichick-Brady to play the game to reach that inevitable conclusion.

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  1. 1.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 8:11 pm

    YEEEEAAAHHHH!! OK!!
    Whhhatt?? Uh, WATT?!
    OK!

  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    The Bills are unto slugs under the mighty Brady cleat

    And they shall whither before Him as He sprinkles His salts pulled from His mighty crotch pouch.

  3. 3.

    FlyingToaster

    November 23, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    Silly Betty. Your attempts to cast a spell on TB12 and the Pats will fail. Again.

    Hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!

  4. 4.

    Mnemosyne (iPhone)

    November 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    We’re going to be having takeout turkey dinner on Thanksgiving because it seems silly to make my sister-in-law cook a turkey from scratch for four adults and a 17-year-old.

    Plus she’s not a very good cook (she’s the one who made pressed boiled turkey loaf and Potato Buds one year) so it’s not like we’re really missing out on some home cookin’.

  5. 5.

    Bobby Thomson

    November 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    Just remember, Betty, that we become what we pretend to be.

  6. 6.

    James E Powell

    November 23, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    No game is a lock for the Patriots; they are not that kind of team. But if I were a betting man, I’d be looking at Belichick & Brady vs. Ryan & Who?

  7. 7.

    piratedan7

    November 23, 2015 at 8:20 pm

    I really don’t understand how these guys are called geniuses when the vast majority of them win with a system when they find a bunch of pieces that fit just right… you want a guy who can coach, take Joe Gibbs, he did it with three different styles of offense, ball control with Joe Thiesman and power running, then an Don Coryell style passing attack with various styles of wideouts found by Dog Williams and then bombs away with Mark Rypien and the deep passing attack and a stalwart Defense. everybody else, it’s almost always a superior QB tied to a system and keeping key role players for a multi-year run.

  8. 8.

    schrodinger's cat

    November 23, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    You sound bitter BC, not a Pats fan, I see.

  9. 9.

    BruceFromOhio

    November 23, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    Sorry, I once watched a wretched Browns squad put these guys down, and they absolutely fell apart. It can happen twice. However, once it gets to be a 3-possession game, you can go back to knitting or watching paint dry or whatever.

  10. 10.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    “And the home of the..brrraaaaavvvveee….UUURRKK!!”
    {As she has a spear point from one of the flags behind her jabbed through her back, piercing her heart.}
    CROWD: “U>S>A!! U>S>A!! U>S>A!!”

  11. 11.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    With all the injuries to NE they are still asking Amendola to do punt returns?

  12. 12.

    Anonymous At Work

    November 23, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    Forgot, “Oh, and not to jinx their Super Bowl chances…”

  13. 13.

    Mike J

    November 23, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    @Corner Stone: Who sang it?

  14. 14.

    Mike J

    November 23, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    Brady is unstoppable!

  15. 15.

    JPL

    November 23, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    Although I like the Pats, I’m still not willing to pay for cable just to see ESPN….

  16. 16.

    SiubhanDuinne

    November 23, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    I don’t even like football, but Betty Cracker cracks me up with this extended Pats riff.

  17. 17.

    benw

    November 23, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    @Mike J: Bills are knocking him around, though.

  18. 18.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    @Betty Cracker:

    Well, Jon Grudin certainly agrees with you.

  19. 19.

    Feudalism Now!

    November 23, 2015 at 8:48 pm

    Those Dolphins were amazing yesterday…
    The Bills could beat the Pats. I predict they will choose to beat themselves again.

  20. 20.

    goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 8:49 pm

    Points on the board.

  21. 21.

    Ripley

    November 23, 2015 at 8:52 pm

    I don’t know why they’re even playing the game, it’s such a foregone concussion.

    Adjusted for accuracy.

  22. 22.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    @Ripley:

    Why do you hate America?

  23. 23.

    Ripley

    November 23, 2015 at 8:56 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone): Um, habit?

  24. 24.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:05 pm

    This NCAAM LSU v Marquette game is nuts late.

  25. 25.

    Betty Cracker

    November 23, 2015 at 9:06 pm

    All of y’all who hate on Chucky as an announcer are so full of shit. He’s awesome. Instead of blathering on about bullshit human interest garbage, he’s seeing the patterns and anticipating the plays.

  26. 26.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    Ben Simmons off tha glass!

  27. 27.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    @Betty Cracker: I just hate it that every single game he finds a player or players who are “The Absolute Best” at X or Y or Z.
    “The best!”

  28. 28.

    goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    Beginning to see the effects of the loss of Edelman and Lewis, along with the decimated OL. Both guys crucial tools in the Pats ability to convert 3rd down.

  29. 29.

    Germy

    November 23, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    George Lopez on PBS for Eddie Murphy’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony:

    “All of Donald Trump’s wives were immigrants from other countries. It proves that immigrants are doing jobs that American women don’t want to do.”

  30. 30.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    @Betty Cracker: That’s why so many people hate him. A whole lot of sports fans hate any person who knows more about the game than they do.

  31. 31.

    Betty Cracker

    November 23, 2015 at 9:17 pm

    @Corner Stone: He’s definitely got his annoying quirks — they all do. But I think the substance to bullshit ratio is pretty damn good with Chucky compared with most of the nitwits who call the games. But he gets so much hate!

  32. 32.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    @goblue72: How could their loss not be a big deal? They were awesome, and you don’t have equally awesome players sitting on the bench.

  33. 33.

    max

    November 23, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    @piratedan7: everybody else, it’s almost always a superior QB tied to a system and keeping key role players for a multi-year run.

    That’s the genius part: keeping the differing multi-year role players around given parity.

    max
    [‘The rest… enh.’]

  34. 34.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    There’s a…Point Break….remake? Why? Why?

  35. 35.

    Lord Baldrick

    November 23, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Looooove Chucky. Not only a good analyst, but always brings back pleasant memories of the game that started all the fun.

    Walt Coleman > Ben Dreith

  36. 36.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 9:33 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Srsly. My thoughts exactly. And the lead has less charisma than Deeks on NCIS: LA.

  37. 37.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 9:34 pm

    @efgoldman: I can’t see the game – how’s the balance of action? It seems to be in Buffalo’s favor.

  38. 38.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    @redshirt: No, it’s pretty even.

    ETA: third fourth time Brady’s had to dump the ball. Rex ain’t a dummy.

  39. 39.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:37 pm

    Man, all the teams have injuries at this point in the season but the Pats seem to keep getting bit.

  40. 40.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 9:37 pm

    @piratedan7: Gibbs really is kind of a forgotten man. 4 SB’s, 3 wins, 3 different QB’s. His 2nd round as coach was poor, that may be why. And a success at NASCAR.

    And will somebody give some lurv to Terry Bradshaw? I don’t care how much talent those Steelers had, you don’t go 4-0 in Superbowls by accident. And 2 of the wins vs. excellent Cowboys teams. Probably the most talent-filled SB contests ever.

  41. 41.

    BruceFromOhio

    November 23, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    OK Brady quit FUCKING AROUND. Who put you up to this?

  42. 42.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Anyone know how Gostowski is at the wide receiver position?

  43. 43.

    NotMax

    November 23, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    @Corner Stone

    It gets worse.

    Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is to star in, as well as write and direct a new remake of the 1974 science fiction film Zardoz.
    [snip]
    I’m playing Zed and I want to keep it very close to the original concept, especially the costumes. The body hair will be a challenge. Connery was one of the most hirsute actors of the seventies, and, as we all know, the seventies were the hay day [sic] of hairiness.
    [snip]
    Journey 4: From the Earth to Zardoz will be released in 2016. Source

  44. 44.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone):

    And the lead has less charisma than Deeks on NCIS: LA.

    Dammit! Do not even go there with me! I stopped watching NCIS: LA when that tool was written to be romantic with Agent Blye. Bull to the Fucking Shit!
    Although, is it irony that she married Deeks’ stunt double? Hmmm…

  45. 45.

    Betty Cracker

    November 23, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    @efgoldman: Are we listening to the same game? Chucky has had an occasional compliment for Taylor, but he’s been more critical than laudatory. The lion’s share of the knob-slobbering goes to Brady (and not without justification…).

  46. 46.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    @NotMax: ***Shutters***

  47. 47.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    @efgoldman: Dobson is out. Next man up is going pretty far down the list at this point.

  48. 48.

    Goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 9:46 pm

    @redshirt: It’s not just a matter of Team X losing Awesome Player Y, so of course they won’t be as good, yadda yadda.

    It’s a matter of both of them playing the same crucial role – 3rd down conversion. Lewis was basically the old Kevin Faulk role – 3rd down conversion receiving back. Likewise, Edelman in the slot, and at Z, was critical for 3rd down packages.

    We could survive the loss of one. Not both. Before they went out, we were near tops in league at 3rd down conversion efficiency. It’s why we scored on so many possessions.

    In Giants game, our efficiency dropped a LOT. We’re seeing it again tonite.

    Somebody gonna need to step up. Lafell is a wideout at X, so answer isn’t there. Amending really needs to earn his money now.

  49. 49.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    @different-church-lady: Pats activated a receiver from the practice squad this week.

    Revis hasn’t looked great this year, but the Kraft’s ‘budget priorities’ may cost them this year. db’s after Butler average at best. (Oh and Browner, along with the rest of Saint’s D, has been awful.)

  50. 50.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    Shady a little shaken up on that last pass incompletion.

  51. 51.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Off the uprights! That was 100% going in until the last 3 yards. What a weird pattern.

  52. 52.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    Is Brady practicing skipping rocks tonight? He does know it’s not ping pong rules, right?

  53. 53.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 9:51 pm

    @Corner Stone: Pats cheat.

  54. 54.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    @NotMax:

    Oh, dear.

  55. 55.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    @redshirt: Pats simply cheat better than the other 31 cheaters.

  56. 56.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Illegal sideline exhalation.

  57. 57.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 9:58 pm

    Next man up!

  58. 58.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    That dude is *tiny*.

  59. 59.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    But you add ONE DAMN LINK, and your comment goes to moderation…

  60. 60.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 9:59 pm

    @efgoldman: Nobody cares about unsuccessful cheaters.

    TD! 6 plays 33 seconds. Next man up.

  61. 61.

    Betty Cracker

    November 23, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    See? It’s all over. Told y’all. Might as well stream Jessica Jones or something. This game is in the bag!

  62. 62.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:01 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Loving the good vibes Betty! Go Pats!

  63. 63.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    THE HEADSET TOSS! Memories of the Super Bowl!

  64. 64.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 10:02 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Saw Deeks (actor) on House Hunters, looking for a vacation place in Jackson Hole, and he was exactly the same as on the show. WTF.

  65. 65.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:03 pm

    @p.a.: It was cold in Boston this morning. One of my tires was a little flat. I’m having Ted Wells look into it.

  66. 66.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    @redshirt: Illegal sideline exhalation.

  67. 67.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    Fuck you FYWP, fuck you.

  68. 68.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    @Betty Cracker: Hey Betty I was at the Jacksonville and Miami games up here. Good thing you’re more of a college fan ;-) (To even things out I was also at the ‘Ronnie Brown runs wild at the Razor’ Wildcat game. Talk about a shocked crowd.)

  69. 69.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    @different-church-lady: What? Pressurized systems don’t lose volume in the cold!

  70. 70.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    http://www.patspulpit.com/2015/11/2/9661962/breaking-nfl-releases-mandatory-post-game-complaint-form-for-patriots

  71. 71.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    @redshirt: It doesn’t matter. It’s more probable than not that Brady was generally aware.

  72. 72.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    @redshirt: Since FYWP has decided I will not be allowed to link tonight, Google up “Illegal sideline exhalation” for a laugh.

  73. 73.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    @different-church-lady: *destroys cell phone and changes uggs.

  74. 74.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    @different-church-lady: I learned tonight you cannot just use links anymore. If you want to use a link:
    1. Copy your link location
    2. Type a keyword or phrase in your BJ response than highlight that text.
    3. Click the “Link” button and paste your copied link location

    Done.

  75. 75.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    @redshirt: Yup, that’s what I did. Still got sent to comment prison.

  76. 76.

    FlyingToaster

    November 23, 2015 at 10:16 pm

    @different-church-lady: Like this?

  77. 77.

    Goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    Bills can’t even start the half without drawing a penalty. WERE IN THEIR HEADZ!!!

  78. 78.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    What was that whistle for?

  79. 79.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    What’s going on?

  80. 80.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    November 23, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    Ref sneezed.

  81. 81.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:24 pm

    So here’s a fun fact: the Jets came in to Foxborough sporting a 4-1 record. After losing to the Pats, they went 1-3.

    Bill Belichick, destroyer of minds.

  82. 82.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    @FlyingToaster: lemme buy you a drink.

  83. 83.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    And that ends Gostkowski’s streak.

  84. 84.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    Is this game rigged?

  85. 85.

    Corner Stone

    November 23, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    That is sketchy as fuck.

  86. 86.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Belichick needs to learn how to encroach on the field during big plays and draw that whistle.

  87. 87.

    Lord Baldrick

    November 23, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Well, that was blatant cheating by Rex Ryan. Got away with it, too.

    Guessing that Goodell44 won’t force a four-game suspension for Rexall.

  88. 88.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    @redshirt: If Goddell had his way…

  89. 89.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    @Corner Stone: But McCoy is such a nice young man – just give it to him. He worked really hard.

  90. 90.

    FlyingToaster

    November 23, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    Wow. It’s actually getting interesting.

    (Mostly not watching due to headcold, but the Bills didn’t miss the extra point!)

  91. 91.

    different-church-lady

    November 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    @Lord Baldrick: Brady was probably generally aware that it happened. Eight games and Goodell gets to take Giselle on a date. Article 46.

  92. 92.

    Goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    Pats need a sustained drive this possession to give the D a rest.

  93. 93.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    All that said, Bills really have Brady’s number this game.

  94. 94.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    I’m listening on radio. If Brady has the yips from the rush Bills can win as long as no turnovers. Gronk 1 catch so far.

  95. 95.

    Goblue72

    November 23, 2015 at 10:40 pm

    @p.a.: Can’t win if you can’t convert third down. Loss of Lewis and Edelman hurts. We have no real power running game.

  96. 96.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 10:53 pm

    What’s going on now?

  97. 97.

    FlyingToaster

    November 23, 2015 at 10:54 pm

    I’m sure it involved the Ideal Gas Law.

  98. 98.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 10:56 pm

    Let’s go TO time

  99. 99.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 10:58 pm

    That’s turn over not Terell Owens

  100. 100.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 11:01 pm

    Amendola now out.

    Can Brady do this himself?

    Apparently.

  101. 101.

    FlyingToaster

    November 23, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    WTF?

  102. 102.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    TO time. Want 7

  103. 103.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 11:06 pm

    @p.a.: How is Gronk getting shut down?

  104. 104.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:06 pm

    Man, what a shitshow this game is.

    Tom and Gronk better practice some long plays, because they might be the only two guys left by the end of the season.

  105. 105.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:06 pm

    @redshirt: He’s pretty much the only guy left to cover.

  106. 106.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    Amendola hammy hurt on punt return

  107. 107.

    BruceFromOhio

    November 23, 2015 at 11:07 pm

    Pretty sure the tv audience just dropped significantly.

    @? Martin: This.

  108. 108.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    @redshirt: double team, hi/low, which means other guys open but the rush isn’t giving Brady consistent time to hit them. Whoever they are at this point in time; LaFell the only 1st stringer left. (Actually getting pressure using only 4 means everybody has a defender on them- in theory.)

    Cannon at left tackle will get Brady killed.

  109. 109.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:18 pm

    Until tonight I didn’t realize that State Farm commercial was a documentary.

  110. 110.

    benw

    November 23, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    Ooooh INT! Terrible pass by Brady.

  111. 111.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 11:22 pm

    @efgoldman: Don’t get cocky kid!

  112. 112.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    WTF is going on with this game? I can’t picture it from the radio.

  113. 113.

    John Revolta

    November 23, 2015 at 11:27 pm

    @efgoldman: “[[Chandler Jones] is probably headed to the pro bowl for sure.”

    He’s going for the Yogi Berra effect, but sometimes it doesn’t always work.

  114. 114.

    p.a.

    November 23, 2015 at 11:28 pm

    @efgoldman: NFL network Thursday, wonder if the NFL cares that much about audience share; no network paying for the rights (unsourced assumption), who needs good teams? The hardcore and fantasy leaguers will watch. Ad revenue won’t be great, but (another assumption) it’s cost-plus. Is production by the NFL, or does a network provide the hardware?

  115. 115.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:29 pm

    @redshirt: Envision the best high-school football game you’ve ever seen. Then focus on that and stop listening to this game because it’s worse.

  116. 116.

    max

    November 23, 2015 at 11:30 pm

    @efgoldman: Who runs a sweep on third and a foot?

    Third and six inches. They should have done a short out pass.

    max
    [‘Since I assume they didn’t want to go up the middle.’]

  117. 117.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:34 pm

    Marcus Cannon proves Patton’s adage that fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

  118. 118.

    benw

    November 23, 2015 at 11:36 pm

    watta catch!

  119. 119.

    benw

    November 23, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    watta pass!

  120. 120.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 23, 2015 at 11:40 pm

    @? Martin: Castles were amazing force multipliers in the pre-gunpowder age.

  121. 121.

    ? Martin

    November 23, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Well, back when you could fit everyone in the castle… well, everyone you cared about.

  122. 122.

    Tenar Darell

    November 23, 2015 at 11:47 pm

    @Corner Stone: Because because… I really don’t know, but I laughed out loud when I saw the trailer in the movie theater.

  123. 123.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 23, 2015 at 11:51 pm

    @? Martin: Sure. But star fortresses also were quite effective in their time. Fixed positions became truly obsolete with the advent of motorized forces. The increase in speed changed everything.

  124. 124.

    redshirt

    November 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    Gondolin should have lasted forever if not for a Dwarven betrayal.

  125. 125.

    max

    November 23, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    @efgoldman: Brady would have run a sneak, and made it.

    Likely. Out pass to the weak side would have been good for quite a few yards, I think. Pats are not super-vulnerable to that kind of thing, but more so than whatever the hell that was.

    max
    [‘Sheesh. I feel sorry for the Bills guy.’]

  126. 126.

    max

    November 24, 2015 at 12:00 am

    @? Martin: Marcus Cannon proves Patton’s adage that fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

    Patton’s adage cost his 20k in pointless casualties attacking Verdun.

    max
    [‘He didn’t take it.’]

  127. 127.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:01 am

    @efgoldman: Is the Nazgul on a horse or flying thing?

  128. 128.

    redshirt

    November 24, 2015 at 12:03 am

    Wow. What a Pats win.

  129. 129.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:03 am

    And the Injury Bowl comes to an end.

  130. 130.

    max

    November 24, 2015 at 12:03 am

    Well, I think we can say that Rex is maybe not so good with the offensive play-calling.

    max
    [‘Not that he ever was.’]

  131. 131.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:04 am

    Bad officiating all night.

  132. 132.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:04 am

    Timely sack by Ninkovich.

  133. 133.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:05 am

    “Dragons and Barogs and Orcs”
    “Oh my!”

  134. 134.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:06 am

    “What a screwed up night of plays and officiating this was. Wow.”

  135. 135.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:07 am

    @efgoldman: Pats are about one injury away from being just that.

  136. 136.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:08 am

    @goblue72: The defense stepped up big and saved this game.

  137. 137.

    ? Martin

    November 24, 2015 at 12:10 am

    @different-church-lady: Well, Brady might be about the last QB this season to not be injured at some point. We’ll see if Taylor’s turns out to be bad or not.

  138. 138.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:11 am

    @efgoldman: Brings in air power. Part of the change that motors made in our world.

  139. 139.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:11 am

    @different-church-lady: Yup. This win is all on the defense. Hope they get plenty of rest. I got a feeling next week in Denver is going to be more of the same.

  140. 140.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:12 am

    @Omnes Omnibus:

    Bad officiating all night.

    NFL becoming near unwatchable. Despite all the rules to help the offense most games are ugly. And I don’t like those pseudo-flag football games like Giants/Saints.

    Now get off my lawn.

  141. 141.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:12 am

    @? Martin: Pats OL is gonna get a LOT of extra homework time this week.

  142. 142.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:14 am

    @p.a.: I’ll stay on your lawn until the cops show up.

  143. 143.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:15 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: shit. I live in a city. They have more important things to do.

    I had 2 show up last year about a 911 call; woman getting hit. Call from a cell phone, my address was the best guess the computer spit out. They didn’t seem concerned enough to drive the neighborhood that I could see once they checked me out.

  144. 144.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:16 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: Cops showing up? What is that?

  145. 145.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:16 am

    @p.a.: At some point, I will get bored or cold. Or so you hope.

  146. 146.

    redshirt

    November 24, 2015 at 12:22 am

    @efgoldman: I’ve got wicked soft hands. I’m gonna call Bobbie Kraft.

  147. 147.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:23 am

    @efgoldman: not a big city. Even have woodchucks.

  148. 148.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:25 am

    Or the rats use mousse. I don’t know what the moose use. Or the mice.

  149. 149.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:28 am

    Oh, by the way, nice job Betty.

  150. 150.

    p.a.

    November 24, 2015 at 12:28 am

    @Omnes Omnibus: don’t stay too long, my neighbors have young kids. We don’t need lurkers.

  151. 151.

    different-church-lady

    November 24, 2015 at 12:29 am

    @redshirt: I think he’s already got a girlfriend.

  152. 152.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:30 am

    @p.a.: Ask me to stay.

  153. 153.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:37 am

    @efgoldman: redshirt is female?

  154. 154.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:37 am

    @efgoldman: Yeah, but we had two OL players back. Seabass missed last week with a concussion and was back tonight. Cannon hasn’t played since week 6 I think. Vollmer is one of the best right tackles in the NFL. Cannon is not nearly the player Nate Solder is at LT (losing Solder earlier this season really hurts), but he’s a solidly average tackle.

    With those two returning, we should have a good enough OL. Just hoping its some yips to iron out due to them being out (esp. Cannon).

  155. 155.

    goblue72

    November 24, 2015 at 12:38 am

    @different-church-lady: Ha!

  156. 156.

    Omnes Omnibus

    November 24, 2015 at 12:57 am

    @efgoldman: Okay then.

  157. 157.

    Duane

    November 24, 2015 at 1:01 am

    @Mnemosyne (iPhone):

    Jen-o turkey loaf,instant potatoes, cranberries in a can.
    Thanksgiving dinner of the future.

  158. 158.

    mak

    November 24, 2015 at 4:44 am

    And Brady? How can words on a blog even begin to approach the task of describing his magnificence? The Bills are unto slugs under the mighty Brady cleat, and they should just do the right thing and decline to come out of the tunnel, ceding the contest to a clearly superior foe.

    I know, right? (bostonian here)

  159. 159.

    Bruce K

    November 24, 2015 at 5:41 am

    Wasn’t Superbowl 42 also a foregone conclusion?

  160. 160.

    JimV

    November 24, 2015 at 9:27 am

    Great post. It would have made me laugh out loud on a slow Tuesday morning if I had a bit more spirit. As it is, I laughed on the inside. Thank you, keep up the good work. That is all.

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