The most amazing thing to me is that Jim Caldwell had the highest winning percentage of any Lions coach in the same time period discussed in this article

Dom, while I appreciate the acknowledgment about the Lions, and equally obvious hot take would be to proclaim that the sun is pretty fucking hot. That said, here is the list of STARTING QUARTERBACKS for the Lions during their impressive run of absolute futility:

I know we’re all dying in the Sylvia Plath sense but you’re not dying the way Chloe over there is dying.

God, that line at the end. Crying at my desk. Thank you for writing and publishing this.

This is heartbreaking, but thank you for telling this story.  It’s important.

The Poop Standard Selection Committee (me) has taken your point under advisement and determined it does not dole out participation trophies.

Look- We’re really, REALLY good at helping guys realize that they just aren’t head coach material. Someone has to burst their bubbles so they can get on with their lives as assistant coaches, or sandwich artists, or alcoholics. 

“The Lions won the NFL championship three times between 1952 and 1957. Since then, 18 head coaches have guided them into this never-ending pit of despair.”

This checks out

Surprising to see him get the sack as an edge rusher; usually Peace comes from within.

So last year NFL revenues were about 16 billion dollars, of which players get a little less than half, call it 8 billion. 53 NFL players x 32 teams x $60k each = $102 million, for all the players combined. A reduction in pay of 99%. 

I hope that NFL players take note of the lack of empathy people have shown Andrew Luck during this entire process. Don’t feel guilty about hold-outs for more money. Get as much money as you can and get the hell out before it becomes a detriment to your health. 

Hmmm... are any of the creators connected with anyone who was was working on Sadness for the Wii? Because there’s more than a few passing similarities.

Dearest Mother,

[dying]

He hurts worse than when his heart literally gave up, five years ago; worse than when his mom deteriorated past the point of being able to recognize him; worse than when he watched so many family members pass away.

I swear I am so excited for this. I pretty much learned to cook as a little kid through his show. And not only that, but to this day it helps me understand how to substitute better and when/what I can experiment with. I didn’t fully realize how many of his lessons I absorbed as a kid watching his show until I started…

So was “wankiness” a typo for “wackiness”? I was concerned that this article was going to be about Alton Brown and wanking (yet admittedly, I did still click the link to read the article).

Thank you for this interview- holy crap, this is such a geeky perspective that I don’t know I’d expect to read anywhere.  I know he gets a reputation for being a weirdo sometimes, but I genuinely love his shows.

This was great Kevin, thanks for doing it.