It's fair to say that Dempsey's era was significantly different when it came to kicker safety, but I too am curious.

You should have seen what happened to the kids of Bannerkill, NY.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man gouges his eye out so he doesn't have to read Peter King.

Domed stadiums have problems growing grass, and, as Zwanzigar notes, fans have to travel through the heat to get to any artificially cooled stadiums. While the hottest games in Brazil were played in something like 90 degree heat, Doha averages 106 during June and July.

Why would I want to watch a blowout?

A lot of people think that sparkling water is good. This, despite the fact that it is decidedly not good.

Talking about the NFL right now means you're either talking about a domestic abuser or a child abuser. Take your pick.

Third party candidates are jumping on the opportunity to accuse Cuomo and Astorino of not being Patriots.

They in no way have to be proven guilty.

"They're saying Go-odell."

They'd have gotten away with it if they were a White Sox affiliate.

From what I found on Twitter, the first two games averaged 688,000 viewers. Or, more than regular season baseball on FS1 or the Premier League on NBCSN.

The collection of blood specimens is prohibited on game days.

Oh, for fuck's sake. I was joking.

+1

Will you also boycott the Panthers and Niners?

Even that reading suggests the NFL is basing its punishment for criminal behavior on the words of the guilty party.

The owners, particularly the old guard, love Goodell. He got the players to take less after the lockout. He somehow got that silly-small concussion settlement.

Ravens security director Darren Sanders spent nearly two decades as a detective in Baltimore PD's homicide unit.

I'm just glad that we're finally getting back to football's other problems.