I just moved to Seattle a few years ago, so I was a bit baffled by all of the #12 flags, banners, signs, and jerseys around the city. I figured it out recently, though: the "12" refers to 2012, the year the fanbase was established.

He really is a message board come to life

Remember when Christopher Hitchens got waterboarded to challenge his own views? Can we unleash Vontaze Burfict on this motherfucker?

You old.

Christianity has hurt lots of people and keeps hurting people every day. Every pious celebrity contributes to it.

Section g pretty much says it’s illegal against anyone to use the helmet as a spear, but then again you are illiterate.

The head down isn’t necessarily the problem in American football. The issue is the head being down and then using the head/helmet in the tackle. My point, in responding to the OP, was that he implied that the correct tackling form that we’ve both described was impossible.

Also, as a former rugby player, one of the…

Umm, rugby players do it all the time. It’s called teaching people how to properly tackle. You make it sound like it’s physically impossible for someone to lower their shoulders, run towards someone, and keep their head up simultaneously (hint: it isn’t)

He will blend right in with the women in Green Bay.

Actually they are far more fair and balanced than FoxNoose

My favorite sports memory of this year didnt occur in pro sports. It happened when I watched an autistic teenager I’m coaching score his first basket after 90 minutes of missed attempts, then turn to me and say the first words he has uttered in at least 5 years: “Two points!”

Do you think Goodell actually says “Bring out the Gimp.” when they need Peter King’s services or does he merely think it?

With the exception of game 7, the Blackhawks vs. Ducks series was so good I watched every minute despite my distaste for both teams. But I can see how it could have been overlooked in lieu of a field goal attempt returned for a TD in a meaningless regular season game between two garbage pail NFL teams.