Honestly, I think I’m only still watching the NFL for the same reason I’m still on Facebook: social pressure. Like 80 percent of my friend group cares about these games, our fantasy league has been a great way for my ever-sprawling college-era clan to keep in touch, it’s a good thing to chat with my dad about when I…
I had no idea how close I was to reaching a turning point in my relationship with this sport until last night. Like, I was goddamn hyped for that game and by the end my excitement for the start of the season had been entirely replaced by frustration. The second half was basically a showcase for everything wrong with…
... But there’s a certain level of human violence I’m willing to accept from my sports. I don’t know how I define that line, but I know when I feel it’s been crossed
“Miami leads the league in APE (average player erectitude)“
I’m still gonna miss Emmitt, but damn this IS a good replacement.
I miss Emmitt
Eh, I'm sure when the big moment comes the Seahawks will probably pass.
When I stand for the anthem I start mentally checking off the various ballpark foods I want to eat that day.
I really liked Boyer’s open letter. I thought it did a good job of trying to understand Kap’s position while acknowledging that he will never truly understand what it’s like to be in his positional all. I loved and am saddened by his comparison to how people can’t understand what it’s like to be at war and He stands…
I think I remember Kirk Cousins performing a similar protest in the middle of the Eagles game last year.
Of all of the bizarre political twists and turns this country has taken, the strangest one is this: the fetishizing, and elevating, of symbolic gestures, while actual words and actions have become almost irrelevant.
I heard that by not standing he is disrespecting puppies and Craig Sager’s fight with cancer. I heard that. Goddammit why am I so fucking angry all the time.
And a brontosaurus taking a bong-hit.
Oh shit you're right
Buying weed in a legalized state, Jerry Jones says: “It’s just not good”
Ashley will be jettisoned into space, in accordance with bankruptcy law.
The Bobcats haven’t existed in two years. They’re the Hornets, and they made the playoffs this past season, and they’re fun to watch.