Your “Talk Amongst Yourselves” Early Slate of NFL Games Open Thread

Because there seem to be so many of them we’ll go directly-

TO THE GAMES!

Rams/Bills:

Rook rb Moss is out with a toe ouchie so the problem for Coach McDermott now becomes, “How do I limit Singletary to under 20 touches? Hmmm…”. He’ll find a way.

Raiders/Pats:

I was thinking Pats for survivor because the Raiders are coming off the meaningful victory and all the hoopla surrounding their new digs, plus traveling cross-country and playing the early game vs. the Pats at home. Or I could stream the teams playing the Jets. Decisions are hard.

Team/Browns:

Much was made of the vaunted Team’s pass rush after wk. 1 and then wk. 2 happened. Quickly recapped, there was not much vaunt. Mayfield and Co. shouldn’t have much of a problem here.  Shouldn’t.

Texans/Steelers:

Pitt’s pass rush generates pressure within 2 seconds on 44% of qb dropbacks. Look for Watson to run around a bit more than usual to counteract that.

9ers/Giants:

New York will be looking Wayne Gallman’s way when they need a competent plodder (who was inactive last week) to get them 3 yards on first down. San Franny should walk away with this despite fast running out of Next Man Up’s.

Bengals/Eagles:

Burrows is tied for second in attempted passes with 97(!) so far. Kudos for him in that he has a 3:1 TD/INT ratio. Let’s call him Joey Ice (that elbow, postgame)

Titans/Vikes:

Perhaps this is the week rook wr Justin Jefferson hits the smash spot-he’s playing primarily in the slot so far and would be up against an UDFA that has given up 80+ yards and a score so far.

Bears/Falcons:

Julio is a game-timer that didn’t practice all week. PFF has given the Bears O-line the 3rd best ranking with respect to protecting the qb, noting that they didn’t give up a single quick pressure to the Giants last week. I feel that sometimes these rankings should be adjusted for ‘quality of opponent’.

Have at it down below. We’ll have our esteemed footski commenters start things off.

 

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blaxabbath

“You always like having a chance, if you’re a Raider fan.”

Can RTD be torn away from the bottle to comment?

blaxabbath

Gruden be all like, “I THOUGHT IT WAS A PASSING LEAGUE?!”

ArmedandHammered

It is, passing his old bullshiting ass behind.

Mother Puncher

This ref sounds so disappointed in Philly for their personal foul

Gratliff

same, same

blaxabbath

Joe Burrows murder will make for a fine Quotable

Gratliff

Jim Schwartz go to a college party and get the rona challenge

blaxabbath

Oh…..just realized the XOAK/NE game I thought just started is not LIVE on Hulu.

That’s nice.

WCS

3rd and 26? NFL BLITZ!

Brick Meathook

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Mr. Ayo

Boo

King Hippo

Donks WOO!!! have the entire (cardboard) town of South Park in the stands today.

WCS

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Mother Puncher

Hey guys Joe Burrow is good

King Hippo

Big Dick Nick!!!

Gratliff

Thinking about getting the Event Horizon eye surgery

ArmedandHammered

Is that covered under your insurance?

Gratliff

Brandon Graham in the nick of time

Don T

What a catch by Rudolph.
/checks ice cream reserves

King Hippo

Good halftime talk by OKC Bomber. I wouldn’t want to disappoint him.

Gumbygirl

Unsportsmanlike conduct and a turnover! Thanks Josh!

Spur

Wow. Josh Allen was close to being torn to pieces by RAMMITT pass rush.

Gratliff

Carson Wentz has completely lost his long ball. Not a great development.

litre_cola

Well the ring was achieved 30 more years of mediocrity coming our way Grat

Gratliff

At least we’ll always have Brandon Graham strip-sacking Tom Brady

King Hippo

Yeah, a dink and dunke-er who is also mildly ret….SPECIAL YOUNG MAN ain’t a recipe for success

Mother Puncher

He didn’t need it to win that super bowl

Spur

Funny positive things happen when Josh Allen is ordered to hand off to Singletary.

King Hippo

He must have banged the coach’s daughter. In the ass.

King Hippo

ChubbDOWN!!!!

/nawt the varietal Hippo prefers

ArmedandHammered

They have blue pills for that now.

King Hippo

TRUE but finding a quality courtesan in the #NuAIDS era is well difficult

ArmedandHammered

Back pages of the Indy no longer good enough for you?

bk109

There’s probably an App for that? Also apparently VR porn (going from the sudden influx of requests for VR gear from people that are decidedly no gamers) is also a thing

King Hippo

#ThePauls winning the “somebody has to win” fixture

rockingdog

yea yes yes
RAMMM IT back in this game

Spur

you never go up 28-3. You just don’t.

King Hippo

I’mma try again to pin yeeeewwww down (no homo) – is you a RRRRRRRRRAM IT!! supporter?

King Hippo

We won’t make ya write the preview next season if admit it. MAYBE.

King Hippo

Sucks that TheShaun is stuck in 500s-land. Even that pick he just threw was a great decision, as it had a chance – missing was basically a punt/touchback.

Spur

The TITS are on fire!

blaxabbath

RAIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDEEEERRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Mother Puncher

Remember that episode of Big Brother where they had to tell the contestants that 9/11 happened

King Hippo

Were there any Saudis in the house?

King Hippo

c’mon, DonT. Have a cigarette. U NOE U WANNA

Don T

4th QRT meds
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ArmedandHammered

Rum and nicotine? You trying to summon Jobu?

Don T

Wild Turkey rye + some water. Nic gum to shush Philip Morris.

King Hippo

Thank You For Smoking was funny as hayellll

Don T

YES

Spur

McNabb flashback watching Wentz throw that last INT.

rockingdog

carson wentz playing like poop
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ArmedandHammered

More like Carson Wince with the results of his passes.

WCS

Stillers receivers going with bold “drop every pass” strategy. Let’s see if it works out for them.

King Hippo

Started The Ben in money league. I apologize profUsely.

King Hippo

reminds me a little of Cris Carter. In white face obvs.

King Hippo

El Tractorcito breaks his cherry!

Redshirt

That…that drive was good. Is…is this what “hope” feels like?

Don T

Cousins having a good game. Let’s look at the Tits’ secondary:
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ArmedandHammered

Yep, turnstiles at least spin around, has the Tits secondary been this bad in the first two games?

Don T

It’s been bad.

Spur

RAMMITT has adjusted to the Eastern Time Zone.

King Hippo

Justin Jefferson?? U NOE on HippoBench

King Hippo

take some solace in not having cut him, I guess.

King Hippo

Maybe Bills Mafia won’t be #BeatingGoff after all

Spur

The Bears could have signed Cam too.

Spur

Burrow seems to get better as the game goes on.

bk109

..How is that even possible?!

Horatio Cornblower

The Aristocrats!

Redshirt

Aw. When I read that, I thought the kicker got flagged for facemask.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Wow, that’s a shockingly bad call in the Rams game. Even BOLTMAN is feeling a little tingle.

rockingdog

what time is it?
NICK FOLES TIME!!!!!

rockingdog

fixed
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bk109

Well, this sucks, I lost both my cable AND my fibre internet hookup (different providers).
*whimper*

King Hippo

SO MANY early fixtures, and they all blow goats.

litre_cola

Napping is key when this happens.

bk109

You sure you aren’t accidentally perusing the “abject horror” section of your porn library?

King Hippo

that wud be goat analingus obvs

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

How the fuck do you go through an entire half without punting and have only 3 points? Stupid Rams.

WCS

/Super Bowl flasbacks

King Hippo

I hate myself so much that I am looking forward to the Donks WOO!! late window.