I thought I’d throw something together to bridge the gap between Hippo’s stuff and the nighter and my excuse is that there are some college bowl games on and this here is a site that apparently embraces that sport. There’s one problem however. I know nothing about these here teams. So a conventional preview is out of the question. I have some other wee thinky-thoughts as well.
Pat Shurmur:
I mean, he won’t get another HC gig again will he? His remarkably shitty W/L record speaks for itself. Maybe he can succeed on the college level? I just saw with mine own eyebulbs that he has a dreadful lack of imagination. Sure he was hampered by a lousy O-line but that lousiness is amplified when you do boring crap like run a homerun hitter up the middle on 1st down over and over again. (have I been saying this for 4 years now? Yes, I have) An ‘extensive’ search for the next coach has been promised but every Giant fan knows that we’ll be getting some more vanilla ice cream.
Freddie Kitchens:
He was just so far over his head it was embarrassing to watch-Mayfield’s regression didn’t help things at all either. Brownies front office must be credited with cutting him loose rather than thinking, ‘maybe he’ll grow into the job’.
Bruce Allen:
Potato Skins fans are in ecstasy given the news that’s he’s been let go. The rot eating away at the franchise has been centered on Snyder of course but hardcore followers (those few that are left) see him as another significant cause.
TO THE GAMES!
Mississippi State/Louisville:
7-5 vs. 6-6. Take your pick.
Cal/Ill:
7-5 vs. 6-6. Take your pick.
Okay, sit your delightfully curvy ass down and tell us what you did with the leftovers, what you’re reading/drinking or how your day went. I NEED TO KNOW!!!
Evening, folks. I have the flu. No drinkypoos tonight for me. Probably just as well. At least all I have to do is sit on my couch and watch sports until my eyes bleed. There are worse outcomes!
Unfortunately, as a pessimistic fuck like me… things can always get worse (as X-mas 2015 with 4 kids down with a norovirus taught me)
Oh jeez. Your parenting/housecleaning efforts from that year deserve a Medal of Honor.
No need for I am smarter than the average bear (so still rather stupid by human standards XD), for I had a surplus MOPP set handy and that gasmask AND gloves were fucking lifesavers 😀
Hopefully the insurance paid when you had to burn the house.
There was no need to be that drastic… I did throw 5 mattresses (4 kiddo-sized and then ours, ’cause wifey got hit too 😀 ), towels and assorted odds and ends. Funny story, since then I’ve become a firm believer in mattress protectors 😀
Sorry; waaaaaaaaaaaaay too sexy.
Heyyyyyyyy!!!!!
VilleDown!
So.. The Clapper’s still not fired? And that was after reports that he was fired got hastily retracted? … Not sure what he has on Jerruh, but damn it, my morbid curiousity wants to know.
I’m more than happy to test if it’s face-meltingly bad first on Hippo, tho 😀
OK, now this is just mean.
And incredibly cheap tickets, my ass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQY04uOtfM
Notice, I did NOT say any of it wasn’t true, however.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cheBa9E70Ho
Obligamatory-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDY1z6ezqO4
Jim Marshall gets associated with that play and did the following:
Most seasons played by a defensive player: 20 (tied with Darrell Green and Junior Seau)
Most complete seasons played by a defensive player: 20
Most consecutive games played by a defensive player: 282
Most consecutive regular season games played by a defensive player: 270
Most consecutive game starts by a defensive player: 270
Most consecutive regular season starts played by a defensive player: 270
Most fumbles recovered: 30
Most opponents’s fumbles recovered: 29
Most yardage lost on a fumble recovery: 66
He was a beast for sure. That d-line with Page, Eller and Larsen was ridiculous. One caveat-his consecutive games streak was massaged a bit the last two years of his career. That said, in his prime he was a game-wrecker. I’d argue that Page won MVP of the league because teams had to make a choice as to who to double-team and they chose Marshall most of the time that year, allowing Page to flourish.
With the rules in those days I just wonder how many QBs faced that line and some others and just went “Fuck it; Imma sell cars now.”
Watching old footage (right up to the Montana hit to the spine that I posted a few days ago) it beggars belief as to what was allowed back then. And here we are, witnessing the afterbirth of that time and thinking it’s somewhat okay.
We can pretend, but humans love a spectacle with the potential of injury or worse. There are plenty who will provide fodder for the spectacle to attain some imagined glory.
Well, for the groupies too.
Louisville Trickeration TD!
This Redbox Bowl game needs a corticosteroid treatment and some OceanSpray cranberry juice in order to get right again.
Hot ginger box what?
Sorry, confused.
Mayfield regressed in every category, except games played. Kitchens might be a good coach, but coaching assholes takes a giant of a personality: Rex Ryan.
I don’t follow the Browns at all but I keep hearing that Mayfield is a stubborn SOB that doesn’t take well to coaching. Do you hear the same thing?
He couldn’t take the heat in the Kitchens. (reach)
I gotcha buddy! (cue to 2:47 in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI_7kYuZhF8
The audio in that is fantastic.
He takes all criticism as a personal attack, for sure. A good QB will know when to throw the ball away. Instead, he keeps running around the field, looking for an outlet and throwing ill-advised passes. He’s not even trying to make himself better in the pocket. Kitchens can take some blame for not opening up a lane when the O-line gets overwhelmed, ala Mr. Jackson in Baltimore, for some running up field instead of laterally or backwards. There are so many things wrong with Mayfield.
With a QB like Mayfield, I’m not sure what the answer is. He’s not a lost cause (no matter how much I hate his sorry ass) like Jameis. Maybe if he had a coach like the one at Michigan, who even made Alex Smith a quality player, he might have a better chance.
At least he’s not Josh Allen. Oh wait, he is Josh Allen.
Alex Smith is a competent guy because he obviously works on his game, studies tape and therefore maximizes his talent.
Yes, but he didn’t really do well until Her-ball was coach for him. Then, he started making good decisions, using what was available to him, and playing within a system. He just needed the right coach to set him on that path.
His qb rating jumped from 57 to 81 from ’07 to ’09. Does that sync up with him being coached up?
The best ‘coached up’ he got was under Reid. He also LEARNED how to eat ribs correctly.
Is there an incorrect way to eat ribs?
Leaving meat on the bone.
Agreed; he can be “fixed”….. not sure if he will with the Browns though.
The movers are here putting the furniture on the truck. I packed all of the boxes myself, and loaded them into my storage unit. Almost done, and I haven’t lost my shit yet!
I commend you for not absolutely losing your shit. Moving sucks ass
The day is still young.
/turns on TV to see mass murders of moving van dudes
“You haven’t lost your shit but what about your jars of urine?”
-H. Hughes, parts unknown
Book-wise I’m scattered as hell right now. I’ve got ‘Yiddish Policeman’s Union, ‘ ‘Rise and Kill First’ and ‘Witches Abroad’ all going on at the same time.
Didn’t I ask you not to call me that anymore?
Well, what alternate code would you suggest? I try to compliment and I get this. [sighs]