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Pershing
Feb 21, 2010

John "Black Jack" Pershing
Hard Fucking Core

HOTLANTA MAN posted:

Orlando Ledbetter is the Falcons' AJC guy and he's incredibly bland but good with news stuff. As a whole though my perception is that the AJC spends their time writing hate mail to Dimitroff. Jason Kirk is one of the big wigs at SBNation and a Falcons fan so he's a fun follow but The Falcoholic is utter garbage so stay away.

Yeah, I came and posted like 5 minutes after trying Falcoholic for the first time :negative:

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Forever_Peace
May 7, 2007

Shoe do do do do do do do
Shoe do do do do do do yeah
Shoe do do do do do do do
Shoe do do do do do do yeah
Schefter with another scoop:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/726544061759295488

Cactus Jack
Nov 16, 2005

If you even try to throw to my side of the field in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.

Kiper Diapers are his secret. :ssh:

swickles
Aug 21, 2006

I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just some QB that I used to know

I would totally put money down on him wearing a Foley.

MikeCrotch
Nov 5, 2011

I AM UNJUSTIFIABLY PROUD OF MY SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE RECIPE

YES, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE DISH

NO, IT IS NOT NORMAL TO USE A PEPPERAMI INSTEAD OF MINCED MEAT

YES, THERE IS TOO MUCH SALT IN MY RECIPE

NO, I WON'T STOP SHARING IT

more like BOLLOCKnese

swickles posted:

I would totally put money down on him wearing a Foley.

If it were Jim Nantz he would give the full Foley bag to the #1 pick as an incredibly misguided white guy "sign of respect".

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

https://twitter.com/KSTiLLS/status/594164217483235328

one of my favorite tweets

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
oooooohh double burn

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.
I just found Jason Whitlock is going to have a show called All Takes Matter and its not a PFTcommenter joke

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010

Mel Mudkiper posted:

I just found Jason Whitlock is going to have a show called All Takes Matter and its not a PFTcommenter joke

No, it's a Deadspin joke.

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Mel Mudkiper posted:

I just found Jason Whitlock is going to have a show called All Takes Matter and its not a PFTcommenter joke

that's only what deadspin is calling it, the show is called speak for yourself

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.
gently caress me

I know its Deadspin and all but you would think they would know making your joke title the actual headline of the article is bad form

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


Mel Mudkiper posted:

gently caress me

I know its Deadspin and all but you would think they would know making your joke title the actual headline of the article is bad form

Considering the fact that the only time anyone will notice anything that happens on this show is when they say something so dumb it ends up on Deadspin, I'm ok with calling it All Takes Matter.

v2vian man
Sep 1, 2007

Only question I
ever thought was hard
was do I like Kirk
or do I like Picard?

Mel Mudkiper posted:

gently caress me

I know its Deadspin and all but you would think they would know making your joke title the actual headline of the article is bad form

deadspin owns and now it has owned you

JPrime
Jul 4, 2007

tales of derring-do, bad and good luck tales!
College Slice

like, all 3 days of it? :ohdear:

Benne
Sep 2, 2011

STOP DOING HEROIN
I'm almost certain Kiper wears Depends

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012

Benne posted:

I'm almost certain Kiper wears Depends

Nah mel prefers picking up assurance in the 5th round

Thaddius the Large
Jul 5, 2006

It's in the five-hole!
Mel's got an extra bladder located under his hair, watch closely and it swells throughout the draft.

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

https://twitter.com/Dave_GeorgePBP/status/728614176189358081

https://twitter.com/Gil_Brandt/status/730420926198648832

So that made me click the link and wow:

quote:

I’m guessing that Gil Brandt, 83, probably couldn’t have thought of many uses for a gas mask during his college days at the University of Wisconsin.

Not even as a self-preservation device to be used during Vietnam protests rocked with tear gas, since Brandt finished up with school long before any of that unrest hit U.S. campuses.

With that in mind, it’s easier to figure why the former Dallas Cowboys superscout might leave Laremy Tunsil off his list of instant-impact rookies from the 2016 NFL draft. In a column written for NFL.com, the Miami Dolphins’ first-round draft pick didn’t make Brandt’s top 11, though he did qualify under the category of “also considered.”

That’s a backhanded compliment at best for a bruising offensive tackle once considered the best player available in the draft. Matter of fact, the Dolphins still consider Tunsil to be pretty close to that. They were thrilled to get the kid with the 13th overall pick, draft-night bong video and all.

Can’t blame Brandt, though, for a judgment that is generational in nature. He’s always been great with me during Super Bowl media sessions. Thoughtful and kind. Truth is, his opinions are better than most because they’re not based solely on a data stream of physical measurements and analytics.

If he doesn’t trust Tunsil enough to project him as a Day 1 starter for Miami, it’s probably because Brandt doesn’t get the guy at all, what he’s thinking, what he’s willing to risk, what, if anything, will make him a great teammate and not just a great athlete.

Anybody who says that kind of skepticism is dead wrong is viewing this thing in the most convenient light. It’s wanting the Dolphins to win. It’s dismissing any other outcome as irrational.

As for Dolphins coach Adam Gase and general manager Chris Grier, each of whom felt comfortable with Tunsil’s immature decisions as a college student, Brandt is old enough to be a grandfather to each of them. They probably would disagree on a lot of things.

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
the gently caress is he talking about gas masks and vietnam

Amy Pole Her
Jun 17, 2002
God we have the worst writers

Kalli
Jun 2, 2001



NC-17 posted:

the gently caress is he talking about gas masks and vietnam

He's trying to talk about Tunsil's video by relating it to how experienced Gil Brandt is and man is that a tortured segue.

Thaddius the Large
Jul 5, 2006

It's in the five-hole!
Do they have some history or what? Because that column was weirdly vitriolic and aggressive, even for sports journalism.

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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I imagine the hardest part of being a sportswriter is going through life with that little self-respect

CubanMissile
Apr 22, 2003

Of Hulks and Spider-Men
It's just amazing to me how blown away the media is that a guy would hook a bong up to a gas mask. Did journalists not attend parties in high school?

Impossibly Perfect Sphere
Nov 6, 2002

They wasted Luanne on Lucky!

She could of have been so much more but the writers just didn't care!
They weren't invited.

Febreeze
Oct 24, 2011

I want to care, butt I dont

AAA DOLFAN posted:

God we have the worst writers

Have you met video games?

All writers are bad

all things are bad

people are scum

Amy Pole Her
Jun 17, 2002
I meant Miami

SlipUp
Sep 30, 2006


stayin c o o l
"Ageism"

People can't just say stupid poo poo about anyone without it being part of some grand social struggle anymore

It's idiotism is what it is

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

NC-17 posted:

the gently caress is he talking about gas masks and vietnam

"Why does everything have to be about Vietnam, man!?!?!"

WHOOPS
Nov 6, 2009

SlipUp posted:

"Ageism"

People can't just say stupid poo poo about anyone without it being part of some grand social struggle anymore

It's idiotism is what it is

The throughline of the whole article is about how out of touch Brandt is because he's so old. it doesn't even try to offer up why Tunsil should have made the list - just that Brandt must not get it cause he could be Gase's grandpa so there's a lot of things he wouldn't understand about kids today. Ageism is exactly what it is and it should be called directly.

b0ng
Jan 16, 2004

Thats a nice Game 7 you have there. Would be a shame if somebody nailed it down.
Is Dave George some kind of noteworthy writer? Just looks like some rando with a blog to me.

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

b0ng posted:

Is Dave George some kind of noteworthy writer? Just looks like some rando with a blog to me.

He's worked for the Palm Beach Post since like the 70's.

also

https://twitter.com/Dave_GeorgePBP/status/730482052961861632

Alaois
Feb 7, 2012

Febreeze posted:

Have you met video games?

All writers are bad

all things are bad

people are scum

video games don't have writers, video games has designers and programmers and artists who also write

Spoeank
Jul 16, 2003

That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it
Alaois it's about ethics in gaming journalism

Alaois
Feb 7, 2012

i'll have you know that article about loving a girl on a sonic the hedgehog bedspread is the pinnacle of journalism

GonadTheBallbarian
Jul 23, 2007


Alaois posted:

i'll have you know that article about loving a girl on a sonic the hedgehog bedspread is the pinnacle of journalism

please tell me this isn't real

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

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I am still found of the guy who compared holding the PS4 controller to fondling a teenage girl's breasts in the backseat of a car

Kalli
Jun 2, 2001



Brocialist posted:

please tell me this isn't real

Gawker provides

http://kotaku.com/5888677/how-i-achieved-greatness-on-a-sonic-the-hedgehog-themed-bed

Amy Pole Her
Jun 17, 2002
How do I quote tweets? Omar has an amazingly lovely tweet from May 9 at 7:55am

quote:

Welcome the Dolphins @KDx17, the franchise where you'll often be overlooked and ignored.

KDx17 = Kenyan Drakes Twitter

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Ungratek
Aug 2, 2005


The internet will never stop being a loving terrifying place

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