Game of Drones

With NFL teams already exploring the use of drones in training camps, it’s only a matter of time until the technology is accepted as having the potential to be the biggest “game changer” since virtual reality or deflation needles.

After a period in which discussion and media coverage regarding the use of the devices are adequately beaten to the ground without providing a clear explanation for the value of the flying cameras, the NFL will surely sign a contract with at least one drone and/or photography equipment manufacturer and make use of the devices mandatory for all franchises, likely leading to Tom Coughlin to refer to them in a press conference as, “a cross between a model airplane and one of those iPads the league makes us use.”

Here’s the most likely utilization of drones by teams in each city.

 

Dallas: Drones will be limited to flying at elevations no higher than the scoreboard. Chris Christie’s drone is knocked out of the sky by a Chris Jones midfield punt during Week 3, spiraling out of control before striking a seated Dez Bryant’s left knee, blowing out his kneecap, and ending his 2015 season. The incident leads to a national conversation about Christie’s ability to serve as Commander in Chief, effectively ending his campaign. Jerry Jones shares his suite with Hillary Clinton for the remainder of the 2015 season.

Chicago: National Guard sponsored Enola Gay replica drone delivers Jay Cutler’s 3rd quarter smokes. Cutler stares at the drone; half-heartedly flicks butt at it.

Oakland: After a last-minute agreement to bring the Rams and Chargers to Los Angeles to share a stadium, post-mortem Al Davis directs 3,000 drones to attach cables to the Coliseum and airlift the stadium to Hollywood Park. LA residents cheer the move as it creates no construction traffic. Roger Goodell sues the the City of Los Angeles for the $800 million in construction costs Davis saved the city.

New York: Metlife Stadium cross winds send Todd Bowles’ drone into the Freedom Tower, causing an 80th floor fire that leads to the eventual collapse of the building, as well as two nearby IRS buildings that went down after firefighters heard the sound of explosives.

Seattle: No drones utilized. Area hipsters donate their ultimate frisbee equipment to help distribute Pete Carroll’s literature about how drone batteries are not hot enough to melt steel. Earthquake subsequently destroys the region.

New England: Bill Belichick leads the league in gametime recorded drone video hours. After the obvious jokes about Spygate/cheating/stealing signals are made, an independent Hustler investigation discovers the footage is predominately shot from a steady position hovering above the stalls of a womens bathroom near the family seating section of Gillette Stadium.

San Francisco: “Warned ya!! Drone 7axes Coming! #PrayersUp”

Buffalo: Rex Ryan outbids next proposal by 300% to fly the State Farm Halftime Flying Foot Cam.

Cleveland: Drones appropriately and efficiently utilized during practice and gameday situations. Data is filtered, analyzed, and effectively communicated to coaching staff and players. No discernable on field improvement is recognized.

St Louis: Drone advertises a Red Bull sticker and accompanies a BMX rider riding through the decrepit remains of the Edward Jones Dome.

Baltimore: Janay Rice apologies for her role in the drone-filming incident.

Denver: Thin rocky mountain air allows Broncos branded drone to lift through the Thermosphere, breaking the bonds of Earth’s gravity, never to be seen again. Adam Sandler begins writing his next film, a ‘comedy’ about aliens attacking Earth, modeling their armies on a brigade whose general left to go work with a cat so they hired a general from a made up army in the propaganda magazines, a cyborg staff sergeant, and a special agent who was only still with the aliens as a matter of collusion. Also the brigade has a fart tax.

Washington: Dan Snyder flies drone into wall, shattering its propeller. Publicly names it ‘Squaw on Firewater’, signs it to a long-term deal, names it the starting aerial device, loses 16 games.

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Moose -The End Is Well Nigh
Jethro

Cincinnati: Mike Brown tapes a disposable camera to a rock and has a family member throw it in the air. It fails to take any pictures but it LOOKS
like he is trying.

MikeMartzColorsDontRun

MINNESOTA: Drones are captured, hacked, and repurposed by the locals for the purpose of roaming the streets and sidewalks Hunter/Killer style and eliminating any and all bicyclists. Population rejoices, twin cities become a Utopia*

*a cold and weirdly accented utopia, but still

Old School Zero

As someone recently forced to bike commute, I now fear you.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

“Come on, did they really *force* you to bike commute? Or maybe you were just drunk and made a decision you regret.”

– Milledgeville police officer

Old School Zero

“You just regretted having a bad car ride and wanted to get revenge by claiming to bike commute, right?”

–Kirsten Pabst, Missoula County Attorney

(After reading Missoula I furiously hate this woman and her legal methods–she went from working in the County attorney’s office and NOT taking a vast majority of rape/sexual assault cases to trial [without giving an explanation beyond “insufficient evidence”] to defending a star QB in a rape trial by smearing the victim, to running and winning the County Attorney role. GUHHHHHHHH.)

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

It always amazes me the constant bitching about how terrible cyclists are and how bad things are with bikes on the streets when they are the least threatening and dangerous vehicle on the street. But you are correct; most people in Minnesota are so fat and disgusting that actually seeing someone get exercise has got to be repulsive to them when they are eating fries in the heated metal boxes.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Plus I’m pretty sure you’d just see deep fried drones at the next state fair.

JerBear50

If they’re wearing one of those long, swoopy, curved helmets, then I’m fine with running them over.

Werekoala

San Diego – After achieving a longer flight duration than any drone on the market, Go-Pro cameras attached to all Phillip Rivers footballs.

Old School Zero

They’d buy the best drone, but it would break the first time out, so they’d replace it with a decent drone, but that would accidentally get stepped on by somebody, so they’d replace it with whatever drone they could find out on the street, which wouldn’t really work, and then they’d move to LA and forget all about the drones.

ballsofsteelandfury

I thought drones could only fly for 8 minutes at a time….

makeitsnowondem

Meanwhile, in Detroit…

“That’s the worst scone I’ve ever had.”

— Matt Stafford

JerBear50

There are no more KOTW awards. You can stop making the rest of us look bad now.

SonOfSpam

It’ll never work in Philadelphia, since eagles hate drones:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU8sJ8aeyC4

SonOfSpam

The Tampa drone worked for a few days, but then the stadium’s filth turned the airborne drone into a subMRSAble.

MikeMartzColorsDontRun

The Hunt for the Red Bucctober

Brick Meathook
SonOfSpam

“Hey, can I fly the drone for a bit?”

– John Denver

sunrisesunrise

Cory Lidle couldn’t have done better.

Lothar of the Hill People

I almost made a “too soon” joke, but then realized John Denver’s been dead for almost 18 years. Holy shit, that makes me feel old.

Moose -The End Is Well Nigh

Fuck and yes! +1 Colorado Rocky Mountain hi……..splat.

Horatio Cornblower

Looks like it hit the Factory of Sadness.

Enrico Pallazzo

Jerry Richardson claims that his drone is more important to American history than the Tuskegee Airmen.

whorootbeerdatbe

“New York: Metlife Stadium cross winds send Todd Bowles’ drone into the Freedom Tower, causing an 80th floor fire that leads to the eventual collapse of the building, as well as two nearby IRS buildings that went down after firefighters heard the sound of explosives.”

“Yeah, right.” –Pete Carroll

jjfozz

If that Adam Sandler movie becomes reality – and who says they’re not writing the script right now – the Fozz Spawn will demand to see it.

Which means I might have to take a special trip to Denver to um, load up on baked goods.

scotchnaut

[looks at top pic]

Man, Cher is still turning back time, ain’t she?

Horatio Cornblower

The only thing I see wrong with your prediction for Dallas is that Chris Christie’s campaign for President has been effectively over for months now.

Teddy's Bridge Over Troubled Water

Christ… he looks like an egg on stilts.

Teddy's Bridge Over Troubled Water
Lothar of the Hill People

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall…

Horatio Cornblower

He’d be a shoo-in if the primaries were a contest to replace Humpty Dumpty.

Lothar of the Hill People

Gahhh. You beat me to the Humpty Dumpty joke.

Maybe I can make an obscure kids’ movie joke:

From now on, Chris Christie will be voiced by Zack Galifinakis.

montythisseemsstrangetome

Chris Christie’s FUPA has a FUPA.

Fronkenshteen

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