2014 General NFL Thread

[CT III]

I mean, there are people all over Twitter saying that Devin Hester shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame.

Go fight them ALL.

Devin is a hall of famer but I'm pretty pissed at him for throwing the entire Bears organization and Jay under the bus for him failing to be an offensive weapon in Chicago when they spent 5 years trying to make that happen against the better judgment of everyone but Apex.

Buttpuddle Vindication'd.

1074 yards, 10 TDs. NEVER FORGET

Hey, I might finally be right.

Also, I'm done congratulating Brandon Marshall for not hitting women anymore. He has to own his past and it seams like he is. But from what I've heard from professionals about Borderline Personality Disorder, the chance for a relapse is always eminent. Right now, while he's rich and famous, in the public eye with millions of people paying attention to him, he might have found certain outlets for his energy that keep him in good mental shape. My worry is that when his career is in decline or over, will the anger and frustration build up and cause him to do something terrible.

Should I disown him as a fan for something he hasn't done yet? Of course not. But I've doled out my last HJ for how well he's cleaned himself up and not hit any women lately.

My mother specializes in Borderline Personality Disorder. She's written books on it. It's not about relapse. It doesn't "go away."  But, it doesn't mean that he's going to start hitting women again either. It's treatable, like most other things.  It certainly heightens during times of greatest stress and trauma, but (and I think Marshall is acutely aware of this) it's always there, just a question of how well you can manage it and/or the quality of the treatment you're receiving.

I appreciate that info. I really do hope he keeps it together. But of course that goes for anybody, not just players on my favorite team. I'm not sick of Brandon or anything, but I'm avoiding that press conference like the plague.

That's best. Whether you like Brandon or not that thing was ill-advised and just plain awkward at best.

The only thing that I got out of that press conference is that it wasn't scripted. 

Sounds like he should have sprung for some improv classes.

[SKO]

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/baffoe-sorry-youre-not-sorry-brandon-marshall/ this is really good.

[Tinker to Evers to Chance]

Hey guys, Brandon Marshall spent $100,000 to send his mom to rehab.  Best $100,000 he ever spent.  Look, here's the canceled check right here, it's on Page 1 of your packet.  $100,000!  Can you believe that?  He spent $100,000 on his mom!  Hey, $100,000 is better than $200,000, right mom??

Also, Gloria Allred is an eloquent bitch who's never done anything for victims but Roger Goodell is a swell dude and everyone should leave him alone.  And you'd better never accuse Brandon of rape, Peggy!  Got my eye on you!

pleasestopmakingmehatemyfavoriteteam

Christ on a bike did he really show that? I thought the documents were all related to his court case. God dammit, Brandon

On the plus side, now that Gloria Allred is involved, I have an excuse to link this. 

[Saul Goodman]

Hey guys, Brandon Marshall spent $100,000 to send his mom to rehab.  Best $100,000 he ever spent.  Look, here's the canceled check right here, it's on Page 1 of your packet.  $100,000!  Can you believe that?  He spent $100,000 on his mom!  Hey, $100,000 is better than $200,000, right mom??

Also, Gloria Allred is an eloquent bitch who's never done anything for victims but Roger Goodell is a swell dude and everyone should leave him alone.  And you'd better never accuse Brandon of rape, Peggy!  Got my eye on you!

pleasestopmakingmehatemyfavoriteteam

Christ on a bike did he really show that? I thought the documents were all related to his court case. God dammit, Brandon

On the plus side, now that Gloria Allred is involved, I have an excuse to link this. 

They should bring that show back.  More Norm, please.

[PenFoe]

Torn ACL on this play is the most Lions thing ever.

[SKO]

Torn ACL on this play is the most Lions thing ever.

That's so Lions that I'm amazed it never happened to Roy Williams.

[Saul Goodman]

Just wanted to note for the record that Ryan Fitzpatrick has been benched in Texas, and SKO's beloved ARMCOCK is taking over as starting QB.  Welcome to the Mallett Era.

[Slaky]

This is a dumb sport and if it wasn't for my fantasy league where I might actually win some money I would probably not watch it at all. Getting closer every season.

[InternetApex]

This is a dumb sport and if it wasn't for my fantasy league where I might actually win some money I would probably not watch it at all. Getting closer every season.

Both of my fantasy teams are 1-7 and I've stopped editing them. My family and I have decided not to renew our Bears tickets next year. That one hurts a little bit. I'm not gonna lie. I'll get over it.

[Brownie]

This is a dumb sport and if it wasn't for my fantasy league where I might actually win some money I would probably not watch it at all. Getting closer every season.

Both of my fantasy teams are 1-7 and I've stopped editing them. My family and I have decided not to renew our Bears tickets next year. That one hurts a little bit. I'm not gonna lie. I'll get over it.

Not quite ready to cancel season tickets, but the two Sept. Games are all I'm going to go to this year.

This is a dumb sport, especially pro and college.

[Slaky]

This is a dumb sport and if it wasn't for my fantasy league where I might actually win some money I would probably not watch it at all. Getting closer every season.

Both of my fantasy teams are 1-7 and I've stopped editing them. My family and I have decided not to renew our Bears tickets next year. That one hurts a little bit. I'm not gonna lie. I'll get over it.

Not quite ready to cancel season tickets, but the two Sept. Games are all I'm going to go to this year.

This is a dumb sport, especially pro and college.

I lost interest in college football a few years ago when I picked up Grass Hockey.

[PenFoe]

This is a dumb sport and if it wasn't for my fantasy league where I might actually win some money I would probably not watch it at all. Getting closer every season.

Both of my fantasy teams are 1-7 and I've stopped editing them. My family and I have decided not to renew our Bears tickets next year. That one hurts a little bit. I'm not gonna lie. I'll get over it.

Not quite ready to cancel season tickets, but the two Sept. Games are all I'm going to go to this year.

This is a dumb sport, especially pro and college.

I lost interest in college football a few years ago when I picked up Grass Hockey.

I'm not much for college at all, but I still love this sport and I don't care.

[SKO]

I haven't watched a college game in it's entirety since 2012, probably. At first it was mostly just that I worked a lot of Saturdays with the job I had and then I usually had stuff to do, but after a while I noticed I really didn't miss it that much. As for the NFL I won't pretend the Bears sucking ass isn't the main cause of my general meh attitude toward the sport right now, but frankly even in years past when they blew I'd catch every other game I could, and right now I just don't even bother. By this time next year I'll have a baby and way less time to spend on stupid shit like arguing over Jay Cutler's every bowel movement and I'm not really looking at it as the end of my youth so much as a welcome graduation to doing more important and less irritating shit with my life.

Regardless, Pen sucks. 

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

I haven't watched a college game in it's entirety since 2012, probably. At first it was mostly just that I worked a lot of Saturdays with the job I had and then I usually had stuff to do, but after a while I noticed I really didn't miss it that much. As for the NFL I won't pretend the Bears sucking ass isn't the main cause of my general meh attitude toward the sport right now, but frankly even in years past when they blew I'd catch every other game I could, and right now I just don't even bother. By this time next year I'll have a baby and way less time to spend on stupid shit like arguing over Jay Cutler's every bowel movement and I'm not really looking at it as the end of my youth so much as a welcome graduation to doing more important and less irritating shit with my life.

Regardless, Pen sucks. 

You'd think so, but as evidenced by the fact that Slaky's heroically voluminous Twitter output has not been slowed by reproduction, that's not necessarily going to be the case.

Also, congrats, man.

[Eli]

At the risk of sounding like Chuck's NBA musings, I haven't watched more than about 20 minutes of the NFL since Week 3 and I don't miss it. I hope the league folds and dies within 5 years.