There was a time, however, when those stereotypes were empathetic, fleshed out creatures (or at least entertaining) and the plots serviced a higher echelon of verbal comedy.

Deft touch. +1

I'm sure some part of him was talking to Jay. For a star wideout not to have some conversation with his quarterback is borderline insane.

Well, it was originally the Ace Crusher, so I’m sure Johnny Ace is off somewhere in a corner crying quietly.

I would argue that it was an attempted RKO that Clay blocked at the last moment. As a knower of pedantic wrestling facts, you would know that Randy Orton never hits the first RKO, but always the second one “out of nowhere.”

I feel his pain. I plan on watching the Super Bowl with 11 or 12 screwdrivers in my hand.

Different sport, but just as relevant: NFL teams whose Head Coach is named “Bill” have won more Super Bowls than teams with another Head Coach name. Yes, I really did deduce this once.

This is actually an underrated rock bottom for poor Johnny Football: When a guy who has agreed to coach the Raiders AND Browns (taking the latter job when he was still reportedly a prime candidate with other, non-cursed franchises) decides that YOU are not worth trying to fix.

Scratch another name off the list

Interestingly, I had a friend who lived in Green Bay for a few years maybe a decade ago who once said “God help you if you are black around here and don’t play for the Packers.”

Yeah, this is where I usually fall on the subject. To me, FA is one of the more fascinating parts of the NFL. The big-splash signings are maybe fun to watch, but it’s usually the lesser-known guys brought in to add depth who ultimately really make the difference.

Deadspin couldn’t be later to the game on this one. One week before the Cardinals game, Bob McGinn is bitching about Thompson failing McCarthy because of his inactivity in the FA market. The day before the Cardinals game the WSJ gave us this, which makes it sound like the Packers should be playing in, if not winning,…

I love how people from backwater provincial shitholes like to tell themselves, “This is a great place to raise a family!” Yes, a great place for your kids to flee from when they’re 18.

Jets got Marshall, Broncos got Daniels, Cardinals got Freeney, all three teams did better this year than last. Though Freeney wasn't quite as marquee as he used to be.

Uh... the Patriots won the Super Bowl last year after signing Revis. The Broncos are in the AFC championship after signing Ware, Talib, and Ward two offseasons ago.

In all fairness to Thompson, he thought the depth at running back was going to be the best in the league given Eddie Lacy came to camp twice the man he used to be.

I love the Seahawks bashing. It just means our long-shitty team is finally relevant.

+1 deep cut

I love it when the very same white people who ignore their families and responsibilities and spend huge amounts of to watch said "oblong sphere of inflated leather" fly around the air demean the accomplishments of the athletes their pathetic lives tend to revolve around. I doubt you'd speak in complete sentences if…

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