Pip's Invitation
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Way back in the day I remember Joe saying that he wanted the forums to be something his pastor would be ok with reading. I’ve kept that in mind ever since.
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Summerpalooza VI: Return of the Rock Bands - And they say "He's in the Class A Team" (1 Viewer)
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rockaction
Footballguy
Perhaps the -ologies are indeed out of line then.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
Plenty of other places on the internet where I can engage in bathroom humor if I feel like it. (Though I’ve felt less like it as I’ve gotten older.)
rockaction
Footballguy
Yep. There was no humor in it, though. I just talked about how a few guys at the A.V. Club used to treat her and left it at that. No reveling or rollicking. I'm sort of prudish, anyway, so bathroom and bodily function humor is generally a no-go with me. I just don't care for it.
rockaction
Footballguy
Oh well, football it is!
rockaction
Footballguy
It's at the "win and you're in" stage between Truebluey and I.
Too many field goals by Sanders and not enough points can be lost by Miami's defense. Worst they can finish with is a positive three or four, and that cinches it combined with Sanders's points.
I like Truebluey's chances. Hopkins is the only option for Tennessee's passing game, and if Tua throws to anybody but Waddle, points are scored by Tua.
Not looking great for rockaction's team right now given the way the game is going. Maybe some Dontayvion Wicks?
Too many field goals by Sanders and not enough points can be lost by Miami's defense. Worst they can finish with is a positive three or four, and that cinches it combined with Sanders's points.
I like Truebluey's chances. Hopkins is the only option for Tennessee's passing game, and if Tua throws to anybody but Waddle, points are scored by Tua.
Not looking great for rockaction's team right now given the way the game is going. Maybe some Dontayvion Wicks?
rockaction
Footballguy
Wow. This got tight after Mostert helped me pull away for a bit.
Nothing easy in this league. Fifteen points ahead. Nothing is assured.
Miami and Tennessee will likely get at least one possession if Tennessee can stop them here.
Giants with a crazy win. How'd that happen. I was watching the Miami garbage time.
Nice night to have competing games.
Nothing easy in this league. Fifteen points ahead. Nothing is assured.
Miami and Tennessee will likely get at least one possession if Tennessee can stop them here.
Giants with a crazy win. How'd that happen. I was watching the Miami garbage time.
Nice night to have competing games.
rockaction
Footballguy
Playoffs?!
Playoffs?!
PLAYOFFS!
I will playing the new juggernaut called TWO PHONES. At least I'm in. That's a bloody miracle after my start and middle. What a finish!
PUP (Taylor's Version) gets Chubbs.
LFG (life's for goodness)!
Playoffs?!
PLAYOFFS!
I will playing the new juggernaut called TWO PHONES. At least I'm in. That's a bloody miracle after my start and middle. What a finish!
PUP (Taylor's Version) gets Chubbs.
LFG (life's for goodness)!
rockaction
Footballguy
Songs:
Evan McPherson - K - CIN
Evan Dando is the lead singer of The Lemonheads
Dontayvion Wicks - WR - NYG
I didn't do it. I just heard it. Aaron to Davante . . .
Dallas Goedert - TE - PHI
Younghoe Koo - K - ATL
Young qualifying . . . there's no better love
Houston D/ST
Beyoncé is from Houston
Zach Ertz - TE - FA
Evan McPherson - K - CIN
Evan Dando is the lead singer of The Lemonheads
Dontayvion Wicks - WR - NYG
I didn't do it. I just heard it. Aaron to Davante . . .
Dallas Goedert - TE - PHI
Younghoe Koo - K - ATL
Young qualifying . . . there's no better love
Houston D/ST
Beyoncé is from Houston
Zach Ertz - TE - FA
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Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Maybe because we don't have divisions?
dkp993
Footballguy
Fair, though I think that makes a better case to do it.
And just to be extra clear. I’m not making a deal out of this or playing poor sport. Honestly just asking to understand. I‘ve throughly enjoyed this league and like mixing it up with ifriends.
rockaction
Footballguy
It's generally not standard to do that. Some leagues evolved that way.
It's a head-to-head league. I just lost another playoff spot in the FFA Shining's Path Cup while almost winning the points battle. You were third in this league, I was second in that one and finished seventh. I didn't make the playoffs because they're old leagues, and old leagues don't usually award for total points.
We could probably change next year, but I'd vote against it. It's just another thing to track, and it's a PITA at times.
rockaction
Footballguy
Added:
Atlanta D/ST
Going On - Gnarls Barkley
CeeLo is from Atlanta
DeMarcus Robinson - WR - LAR
Moar Lemonheads
Atlanta D/ST
Going On - Gnarls Barkley
CeeLo is from Atlanta
DeMarcus Robinson - WR - LAR
Moar Lemonheads
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rockaction
Footballguy
I'm not even a Lemonheads/Evan Dando fan. Just keeps coming up that way and they're in my head.
rockaction
Footballguy
Great compilation. Gotta check if I still have that disc since almost none of it is on Spotify
Might be the best hip hop compilation ever. 1-9-9-9
This might be my favorite DJ segue ever. From Track 13 to 14
Tracks 14-16 might be my favorite hip hop trio ever. Just annihilation.
Wouldn't catch me half-stepping even if I lost both feet
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
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rockaction
Footballguy
Well, this has started.
Me and Ilov going at it. Tight with the kicker and defense so far. Ilov under projection by .88. I'm under by .11.
Heh.
LFG!!!
Me and Ilov going at it. Tight with the kicker and defense so far. Ilov under projection by .88. I'm under by .11.
Heh.
LFG!!!
Eephus
Footballguy
Added
Xavier Hutchinson - WR - Houston
Bobby Hutcherson - "Teddy"
Another free move due to an injury so I'll pick up another guy I've never heard of.
Bobby Hutcherson is one of the greats on the vibraphone. He was a longtime SF resident; Lou and I pass a performance space named in his honor when we go to the farmer's market. "Teddy" comes from Hutcherson's last record in a quartet with Billy Hart on drums, David Sanborn on alto and the late Joey DeFrancesco on the Hammond B3.
Xavier Hutchinson - WR - Houston
Bobby Hutcherson - "Teddy"
Another free move due to an injury so I'll pick up another guy I've never heard of.
Bobby Hutcherson is one of the greats on the vibraphone. He was a longtime SF resident; Lou and I pass a performance space named in his honor when we go to the farmer's market. "Teddy" comes from Hutcherson's last record in a quartet with Billy Hart on drums, David Sanborn on alto and the late Joey DeFrancesco on the Hammond B3.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
I guess I got lucky you didn't play Zamir. Was that ever a conisderation?
rockaction
Footballguy
I picked him up almost out of obligation and I'd only use him if Bijan, Kamara, or Mostert got hurt. But I didn't see anybody on the wire with a path to playing time and he might be of use in Wk 16 if I made it that far.
The real consideration was the Las Vegas D, which would have been quite the boon to my squad. If you read the game thread, you can see me actively debating with myself about starting the Las Vegas D. I didn't, obviously, because I thought Atlanta was a safer and better play in the end. Time will tell, but it looks like I botched that call.
Not loving the Waddle/Jets match-up and Olave might not play. I mean, no complaining, because I theoretically should be deep enough to compensate for that, but unfortunately my strength lies in my RBs. And I'm the 6th seed, so I'm no worldbeater. My WRs are weak. It's ironic, because I thought they'd be a strength. To use an analogy, I've got a shot at the eight ball, but it's engulfed and surrounded by the 2 and the 4. I might need some luck here to have a shot.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
My team isn't that great either. I did a poor job with waivers and in a 14 teamer, it dries up too quick to get lazy on the wire. I probably overperformed this year given what team is vs my record.
rockaction
Footballguy
I dunno. I really like your team, actually. CeeDee and Amon-Ra make me jealous. I have nobody at WR like that. And James Cook was a wonderful pick. You took him a bit early, IIRC, but it was a smart early the way the draft went.
rockaction
Footballguy
LBL really has an excellent team and has been working the wire like a champ. McCaffrey was a worthy pick.
Loving his music picks, too. "Patriotism," despite my obvious political disagreements with that view of America, is a dope track. Just fire.
Loving his music picks, too. "Patriotism," despite my obvious political disagreements with that view of America, is a dope track. Just fire.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah, Amon Ra and Lamb are a nice core. Engram, Baker, Purdy and Monty were nice values as well. I've been extremely lucky with health.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Thanks. I wouldn't hold out too much hope. LOL about the receivers. Thank you for the compliment, though. Bijan has really come on as of late, Kamara was a world beater his first four or five games, and Mostert has been my MVP. So glad I took him. Let's hope he keeps it up against a very tough Jets team. He scored two late TDs last game against the Jets (just like he did against Tennessee) to salvage an otherwise questionable performance.
I think Kamara in around the 5th or the 6th saved my redraft seasons. (I really feel like I should have been in the Shining Path playoffs, too, but fell 16 or so total points short. I was second overall in points scored and lost the 8-6 tiebreak to the highest total points team, a team I was leading by 21 total points into the last weekend.)
I did learn something again this year, though. I am not betting on second-year breakouts from WRs. I've counted on that for about two years, and it's hurt my teams badly. Give me established guys over the tantalizing upside of the second-year guy. It just hasn't happened the past two years for the guys I pick.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Yeah I know we have talked about this but I think we as a community have just auto-baked in this jump from Y1 to Y2 for rookies and that doesn't seem to be quite fitting with the play we see. Unless there is an improvement in role or offense or health, maybe we should expect that a good rookie year doesn't mean the player is on the verge of being elite but is simply a good player. The 2nd year players to buy on are the ones who didn't totally fail but are carrying less hype. This year, Dotson was a good example even though he's a bust. His price was very fair given the upside. Devonta Smith last year was a good example of a guy that wasn't being given credit. Amon Ra in 2022 as well was getting knocked for the whole "he only did well because everyone was hurt" narrative. I like those values better.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Agreed, I am The Best
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Both of these playoff matchups are really hard to predict. Very even.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
I don’t want to derail the thread, so feel free to demur or what have you, but I am curious what you actually disagree with in those lyrics. Even if one might not want to just say that America is terrible, I’m not sure that I disagree with many of the observations.
rockaction
Footballguy
I started a long response and even have the lyrics up on Genius, where I further dissected them, but this is generally a politics-free zone, as are the music drafts and such.
I try to keep politics out of almost every music discussion, and the reason I mention them here is because anybody who knows me online would figure that the lyrics (which are completely a put-down of almost all of America) would be somewhat anathema to my real-life politics.
So I'll sort of avoid the issue. I can send a PM if you would like to know, but I think it would take a long time to craft that response. There's a lot to unpack in those lyrics and what they assume about our country.
El-P is an artist where I can completely disagree with what he's saying one moment but appreciate other parts of what he's saying in the very same song. I can SMDH in disagreement with him and then think that he's accurate and righteous all within a quick verse. His powers of observation, his humor, and his writing skills are top-notch, and that's why I was going to do him for the MAD countdown.
So that's a long way of saying "thank you but no thank you," LBL.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Send me the pm if you want, if not, we shall just keep calm and carry on
rockaction
Footballguy
Yeah, wow, you boatraced me. I had a feeling that might happen when I wrote that I liked your team the other day. Good show and congratulations! Wishing you and Doug B both well in the semis, though it's really impossible to have that be true (lol).
Best of luck to all the remaining participants. Thanks for being class acts and model leaguemates. I enjoy this league every year.
But it's over for me. In that spirit, and in the spirit of the holidays . . .
Added
Jalin Hyatt - WR - New York
John Lennon, of course, lived in New York
Mrs. Rannous
Footballguy
Me, too. One of these years, I'll make the playoffs.
And monkeys will fly out of my butt.
Eephus
Footballguy
Added
Joe Flacco - QB - Cleveland
Abbey Lincoln - Happiness is a Thing Called Joe
Flacco is next man up in my experiment to have the most mediocre QB play possible. It's amazing that we've reached the semi-finals.
I was going to pick an Abbey Lincoln song in Holly Jolly Palooza but forgot about her by the time the dice came up. She had a long illustrious career as a Jazz singer but it's hard to top her early albums on Riverside. She's backed here by an all-star quartet featuring Sonny Rollins, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly and future husband Max Roach.
Joe Flacco - QB - Cleveland
Abbey Lincoln - Happiness is a Thing Called Joe
Flacco is next man up in my experiment to have the most mediocre QB play possible. It's amazing that we've reached the semi-finals.
I was going to pick an Abbey Lincoln song in Holly Jolly Palooza but forgot about her by the time the dice came up. She had a long illustrious career as a Jazz singer but it's hard to top her early albums on Riverside. She's backed here by an all-star quartet featuring Sonny Rollins, Paul Chambers, Wynton Kelly and future husband Max Roach.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Big game tonight. All of eephus’ players playing.
rockaction
Footballguy
Eephus's avatar is making me LOL for some reason.
You look so old, Eephus. And no Giants hat?
You look so old, Eephus. And no Giants hat?
Eephus
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
SMASH CUT TO
Blake “don’t call me Ben” Grupe kicks 7 field goals.
Eephus
Footballguy
SMASH CUT TO
Blake “don’t call me Ben” Grupe kicks 7 field goals.
I saw a video today of the Saints' kicker shanking a PAT after the multi-lateral TD against the Jaguars many years ago and it psyched me out.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
ADDED
ALEC PIERCE, IND, WR
Picked him up earlier in the week as insurance for Pittman, who remarkably was cleared from the concussion protocol and then after I breathed a sigh of relief, he re-entered the protocol and was downgraded to out.
So I guess we will to turn to our Emergency Contact - Pierce the Veil
ALEC PIERCE, IND, WR
Picked him up earlier in the week as insurance for Pittman, who remarkably was cleared from the concussion protocol and then after I breathed a sigh of relief, he re-entered the protocol and was downgraded to out.
So I guess we will to turn to our Emergency Contact - Pierce the Veil
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
ADDED
DONTAYVION WICKS, WR, GB
because why not add to our cavalcade of walking wounded at WR. We are closely monitoring ALL injury reports in case we just have to get Wicked - korn, chino Moreno version
DONTAYVION WICKS, WR, GB
because why not add to our cavalcade of walking wounded at WR. We are closely monitoring ALL injury reports in case we just have to get Wicked - korn, chino Moreno version
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
I am going to need a Christmas miracle from Lamar and CMac
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Teacher says, every time Sam Howell throws an interception, Larry gets his wings
rockaction
Footballguy
Interesting day of football. Take heart, Eephus, you've still got Zeke going up against a defense that's allowed the 2nd most points to RBs this year.
Of course, most of that was the Miami game, but there's still hope.
I have to decide between Zeke and Odell Beckham in my dynasty league semi-final. How I got to that point of having to make that choice I don't quite know. Something went wrong.
Of course, most of that was the Miami game, but there's still hope.
I have to decide between Zeke and Odell Beckham in my dynasty league semi-final. How I got to that point of having to make that choice I don't quite know. Something went wrong.
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