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09/23/2018 at 19:04 • Filed to: None
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Update: this was a weird week. I feel bad for the Niners, but why the hell didn't Garoppolo go out of bounds? Yeesh. Also, LOL VIKINGS.
I’m glad the Browns finally won one. (JUAN! WE WON ONE, JUAN! WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE WON ONE, JUAN? I love Pete Holmes.) But Bud Light as a reward? That’s just mean. I guess ‘free’ does make it taste a bit better. I glanced at the Browns’ next few games and in the next five, there are at least 3 winnable games. The Raiders are twice butt, the Chargers are a toss-up, and between the Steelers and the Ravens they could probably grab one. Just imagine, if the Browns had had a decent kicker to start the season they could actually be 3-0 right now. It would not surprise me to see them be 4-3-1 at the midway point.
Ugh. I hate when the Broncos play in an early game. It throws my whole day off. I don’t like drinking beer before noon unless I’m on vacation. Guess it’ll have to be scotch, LOL. This game against the Ravens is the first of 4 early games for the Broncos this season, which seems like a lot. I don’t know what to make of the Ravens after their first two games. The Broncos haven’t played a clean game yet, but the fact that they’ve been hammering out wins anyway is a nice change from last season for sure. Flacco likes to hold onto the ball too long so if they can get good pressure on him, they might be able to force him to throw some picks. I think the Broncos will probably win this game, but if they do it’ll probably be another ugly one. (I’m fine with ugly wins.)
Because it’s an early game, we won’t get a late CBS game. Also for some reason there are only 3 afternoon games. Why don’t they spread them out more? It’s annoying. Surprisingly, we actually do get an early Fox game opposite the Broncos, and it’s the 49ers at the Chiefs. I don’t envy the Niners right now. Did KC somehow find a decent franchise QB through the draft? How is that possible? I wouldn’t bet against KC at home right now. I mean, it’s not the playoffs yet *snicker*. The late Fox game for us is Cowboys at Seahawks *vomits*.
The rest:
Saints at Falcons: The Saints schedule is murderous. Wow. ETA: for some reason my dumb brain thought the Saints were winless. So they couldn’t really go to 0-3 without a time machine, and anyway they beat the F alcons.
Raiders at Dolphins: If the Raiders lose today (and I’ll be surprised if they don’t), I think they might go on a long losing streak. They were up 19-7 against the Broncos last Sunday, but then remembered they were the Raiders and coughed it up. I think the players are WAY more pissed off about the Mack trade than Gruden thinks, but he doesn’t care because he’s not interested in winning now. He and the front office are more interested in winning when they get to Vegas.
Bills at Vikings: This will probably be the football equivalent of a crime scene.
Colts at Eagles: Carson Wentz is back. I don’t really have anything more to say. Inter-conference games are usually kinda boring, and both these teams have been uneven.
Packers at Redskins: I really think the Packers should sit Aaron Rodgers for this one. Wait, their backup is Deshone Kizer, isn’t it? (My spell check really wants to change his name to Shoshone Kibitzer.) The Packers are probably screwed this season. They’re going to face someone with a pass rush at some point and Rodgers’ knee will get hurt worse. I hope I’m wrong.
Bengals at Panthers: This is a weird matchup. I have no feel for how this will go. I’ll bet it’ll be entertaining though.
Titans at Jags: It’s the Gabbert Bowl! OH GOD NO. The Jags better win this one.
Giants at Texans: The Texans should destroy the Giants. Should.
San Diego at St. Louis: Rams, probably. The attendance could be 80,000 and the Coliseum would still look empty. When does that new stadium open, anyway?
Bears at Cardinals: Can the Cardinals score any points?
Pats at Lions: I know it won’t happen, but how awesome would it be to see the Lions beat the Pats? Back in the real world... I’d say flex another game for Sunday Night Football, but the rest of the games aren’t much better. Maybe Saints-Falcons? Would anyone care about the rest?
Steelers at Bucs (MNF): I’d love to see the Steelers just go on a huge nosedive for the rest of the year. I think I might actually hate them more than I hate the Patriots. Please God, don’t let Fitzpatrick fall back to earth this week.
Which game are you attempting to stomach this week? Am I wrong or do most of them kinda suck?
jimz
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 13:09 |
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PIERCE! PIERCE! GET BEERS, PIERCE! AND MUSIC, PIERCE! TEARS FOR FEARS, PIERCE!
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jimz
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 13:29 |
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Which game are you attempting to stomach th is week?
I live in Detroit. ‘nuff said. I’ve had more fun watching the kids trying to make the Red Wings than any effort the former Pontiac Pussycats could pull off.
Spridget
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 13:34 |
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Guess who made Kirk Cousins their Fantasy QB this week.
facw
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 14:36 |
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So this KC guy seems pretty good at football.
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fhrblig
> facw
09/23/2018 at 14:46 |
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Yes. He is footballing all over the place.
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fhrblig
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 14:56 |
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This has been the most utterly frustrating first half of football I’ve ever watched.
First, after the Broncos block a punt and score a TD, one of the Broncos rookies does the DUMBEST thing I’ve ever seen. The Ravens return the kickoff to about the 35 yard line and when the returner goes to get up after he was run out of bounds, Isaac Yiadom decides it’s a good time to give him a hard shove in the back. Whee! 15 yards added to the end of the run. The very next play, the Broncos leave the tight end all by himself in the middle of the field (because of course they did) for a long gain, and the Ravens march down and tie. Broncos score on a good play by Sanders.
After that we have:
- a FG attempt blocked by the Broncos, Chris Harris returns it for a TD only for them to call an iffy block-in-the-back penalty to bring it back
- Sanders lets Suggs blow by him to nail Case Keenum and cause a fumble. During the rush for the ball, Philip Lindsey is flagged for throwing a punch when it looks like he was trying to free his other arm, he’s ejected.
- DaeSean Hamilton is returning a kick when he’s hit in the head by a Ravens player helmet-to-helmet. Yeah, you know that thing that’s supposed to be a point of emphasis for the officials? Yeah. No flag.
Don’t even get me started on that BS Ravens TD when the ball was fully out of bounds, or the Broncos D not showing up, or the Broncos play calling.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Spridget
09/23/2018 at 14:58 |
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I did the same, regretting it now.
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Spridget
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
09/23/2018 at 15:12 |
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What makes it even worse is that Pat Mahomes is on my bench.
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Spridget
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
09/23/2018 at 15:12 |
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What makes it even worse is that Pat Mahomes is on my bench.
valis86
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 16:02 |
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long long LONG time Donkey fan here. Hell I emdured the Craig Morton to Upchurch era. But this team smells very similar to the 2009 season. I have exactly as much faith in Keenum as I did in Tebow.
Zero.
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fhrblig
> valis86
09/23/2018 at 16:15 |
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To be fair, it’s not Keenum’s fault that the defense didn’t come to play, or that Emmanuel Sanders let Suggs blow him up . However, it is his fault when he holds the ball so long that his linemen have no choice but to hold, and the 12 men in the huddle penalty was on him too. And that red zone pick.
I do think we might see Chad Kelly fairly soon unless they pick up a couple wins in the next few weeks.
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Spridget
09/23/2018 at 16:19 |
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I have Case Keenum on my bench. I have no idea when or why I put him there...
PatBateman
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 19:25 |
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ALL IS LOST, FIRE BILL O’BRIEN, WATT HAS BEEN WASTED, THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL WAS THE TRAIN ALL ALONG.
Also, I think we’re going to stay at the Magnolia Hotel.
promoted by the color red
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 19:47 |
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JIMMY G IS NOT A WASTE OF MONEY.
JIMMY G IS NOT A WASTE OF MONEY.
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fhrblig
> PatBateman
09/23/2018 at 20:14 |
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Nice! Should be a good place to stay.
I’m sorry for your loss. And for mine. I can’t believe the Broncos managed to win the first two games playing like this. Let’s start a support group for fans of teams that are going to miss the playoffs. We can get together and drink whiskey and sigh heavily.
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PatBateman
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 20:19 |
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The League of Extraordinarily Talented Losers.
Nom De Plume
> fhrblig
09/23/2018 at 21:18 |
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PatBateman
> fhrblig
09/24/2018 at 13:33 |
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Also, how my football season is going:
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fhrblig
> PatBateman
09/24/2018 at 14:10 |
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Could be worse, you could be a Browns fa- oh. Nevermind.
I haven’t seen any of the Texan s yet. What’s been the problem/problems?
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PatBateman
> fhrblig
09/24/2018 at 16:00 |
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Poor play-calling (we don’t have an OC, O’Brien calls all offensive plays), our OL consists of trash cans that both hold and move before the ball is snapped, and a QB that holds the ball a fraction of a second too long.
Also, I’m in this photo (that is currently on the Houston Chronicle’s web page re: the game).