Eifert Posting posted:

So I'm going to be on an intercontinental flight w/o internet for the Bengals game. I want y'all to think Bengals updates very hard at me during the game. If I don't pick up anything I'ma assume y'all never loved me.

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I'm glad the Bengals lost.


I'm glad because I'm not sure I would be able to hold myself to this decision if they had won.


I had an amazing seat for the game, and was perfectly placed to see the hit made on Giovanni Bernard. This is a kid who has been every bit the upstanding citizen, and builds schools in Haiti with his wealth. What I realized when I was asked to watch a player lower his eyes to the grass and drive the crown of his helmet through Gio's head over and over is that the NFL doesn't care at all about these people. I guess I always knew that but it really drove the point home.

The NFL reviewed the play to see whether their idiotic notion of what is and isn't a catch was held to. They reviewed the play to see whether Gio's wrist touched the ground. They reviewed the play to see if he was able to hold on to a bit of leather as he lost consciousness. They forced us to watch Ryan Shazier do exactly what they claim to be trying to prevent over twenty times. I finally came to terms with the fact that the reason the NFL doesn't make a more serious effort to enforce these penalties is because they don't give a drat about Giovanni Bernard. As I watched fans throw cans and bottles at the officials I realized that had more to do with the colors on the uniforms than the fact that that one hit will almost certainly have a major impact on the kid's life. I like the team because I like the players.

Players don't give a poo poo about personal fouls because they're called arbitrarily, and until the NFL makes personal fouls reviewable I am not consuming another second of football. I should stop outright regardless, but I love the game. I will miss chatting with y'all but I can't justify following a sport that has such flagrant disregard for the welfare of its players. I'll see y'all in other subforums.

Eifert Posting posted:

Fans are in open mutiny. I don't know a single person at this point that wants Marv back. Vs raiders was the first game I didn't watch live or download since 2010.

Gatts posted:

So first Leveon Bell and now Antonio Brown, the Steelers best players having issues. Even Big Baby Ben had issues thinking he was gonna get a bench next to a newbie and didn't want to help guide that person.

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"You don't love football enough. You're our slave, we treat you like poo poo, pay you money, you get the thot bitches, you destroy your mind and body for the glory and our entertainment, you can't do something we don't like, Darkie...what's wrong with you? This is an awesome sport and someone's hungrier out there to Mandingo for us. Cut."

Metapod posted:

Mason Rudolph gonna lead the Steelers to that sweet 6-10 record soon

Time posted:

baker loving sucks and so do the browns lol

Flikken posted:

Post/user name combo

Time posted:

No Irish Need Imply posted:

I'm glad the Bengals lost.

Despera posted:

Aw Tomlin wants the type of player who loves to slave away on Ben Rothlessburger's plantation.

sharknado slashfic posted:

the bengals ring of honor is what you get when you don't clean your toilet bowl often enough

Amy Pole Her posted:

Did i tell u bout the legend of the fan who never watched?

Ghost Dog posted:

the mundane witlessness of browns posters itt reminds me of the endless loving avalanche of packers posters, a veritable army of them just endlessly talking about their 4th string fullback being the best in the league. that kind of espn 14 round table eventually drove gendo to be a sex pest and like oberst is just sitting there with a deliverance voice, overalls and a straw hat petting his pet pig and yall wanna play games

Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:

smugbird indeed, parmesan basil

Eifert Posting posted:

Someone post the Ngata rugby video

Gatts posted:

More like Jerome Buttis am i rite?

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I don't know or remember who Jerome Bettis is.

Kawalimus posted:

I leave to pursue the warbler tomorrow morning. I will have two chances. If I fail I may be too ashamed to ever return home.

GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:

leaving birding just because of some stinging flies lol.... what a loving casual...

Eifert Posting posted:

Jonah Williams likely out for the season. If the Bengals draft you in the first make sure you are up to date on health and life insurance.

Sour Diesel posted:

hey baby you wanna go home and check out [EZTTV.com]Bengals vs Steelers Wildcard WEBRIP 720p.mp4

Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:

i don't know if id be happier if the browns dream teamed their way to 5-11 or if they actually went on to be pretty good for a few years but never won a playoff game or did anything of note