OT: Football thread (2024 season)

[ReddestRum]

This game man... Lol. Wtf is going on.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I really wish I had more respect for Kendrick because I’m okay with hip hop and he’s a talented lyricist but I wish guys like him would own the fact that they’re nerdy and intelligent and stop trying to behave as if they’re hard. They’re not in any way. Drake is a whiter than black kid who grew up with his Jewish mother acting in Degrassi in Toronto but wears braids and grills. But when he first hit it big he was practically more singer than rapper. Just be yourself. Let your talent and intelligence carry itself. J Cole. 2 Chains. Drop the act.

Like Drake was an actor. J Cole and 2 Chainz went to great colleges. Kendrick is 5’5 and engaged to his high school sweetheart. You guys are all more artsy nerds than yoh are thugs. Own it. Stop promoting crap.

Not to be a snob but since when are St. John's and Virginia State great colleges? Are you confusing Virginia State with University of Virginia? Anyway, neither is John Legend who went to Wharton and worked I believe BCG or some other top consulting firm. But John Legend is not a rapper so he doesn't act tough.

 

[will1066]

That's great. But who are the Chefs?

 

[CasusBelli]

Like a knife through butter. This defense is just … wow.

 

[will1066]

@SnowblindNYR strikes me as a big schadenfreude kinda guy, so he's really enjoying this

 

[Bob Richards]

This is challenging the Patriots/Rams and Chiefs/Buccaneers as the worst f***ing Super Bowls I have ever watched.

 

[80s Kid]

Have to give credit to Philly's management and coaches. Their whole offense is at or near Probowl level. They even have a former Jet tackle playing really well at guard. I think Devanta Smith is very underrated. The Giants wanted him but Philly being Philly traded up ahead of the Giants to grab him despite having traded for AJ Brown.

Love D. Smith. I'm an Alabama fan and watched him throughout college. He's so quiet, reserved and skinny as a rail but has a ton of talent. Absolute professional. Was very happy to see him win the Heisman in college. I hate the Eagles but love the guy.

 

[Machinehead]

The f***ing Giants were more competitive against the Eagles than this

 

[LokiDog]

- Born in south side Chicago
- Moved to Compton in the 90s because his dad was part of the Disciples
- Lived in poor housing, welfare, etc, surrounded by gangs
- Young through the LA riots watching people get murdered
- Got inadvertently pulled into a gang war and couldn't avoid that kind of culture

- Did well in school...

Not saying this is the hardest thing that could happen to a person, but I personally wouldn't want to grow up in that kind of life and for him, it comes out in his music.

No that’s all absolutely true, but Kendrick’s own personality that he has candidly spoken about is like anime and intellectuality and such. You made it THROUGH all of that stuff; you don’t have to continue to perpetuate the culture that you went through. You can be like yeah my life was super hard but actually being into comic books and anime and music and shit is cool too and you don’t have to be “hard” to be cool.

 

[Bob Richards]

No that’s all absolutely true, but Kendrick’s own personality that he has candidly spoken about is like anime and intellectuality and such. You made it THROUGH all of that stuff; you don’t have to continue to perpetuate the culture that you went through. You can be like yeah my life was super hard but actually being into comic books and anime and music and shit is cool too and you don’t have to be “hard” to be cool.

oh my god who cares lol

 

[NYR94]

Brady going after Kevin Hart lol

 

[Shesterkybomb]

Yawwwwwwwwwn, can't believe the nhl had a small schedule for this

 

[LokiDog]

Not to be a snob but since when are St. John's and Virginia State great colleges? Are you confusing Virginia State with University of Virginia? Anyway, neither is John Legend who went to Wharton and worked I believe BCG or some other top consulting firm. But John Legend is not a rapper so he doesn't act tough.

Okay, good colleges. The point is they are successful, educated and NOT living a gangster life. They enjoy anime and cartoons and comic books and video games and instead of trying to make those things “cool” they rap about fictional scenarios where they had to “get the strap from under the seat in the range and let off a clip at some fool”. I listen to every one of these guys, at times, by the way. Used to more, but still do. You’re not actually doing drive bys. Drake has never killed someone. Just be yourself. You’re already massively successful. Doesn’t a single one of you want to have a positive impact on your fans and the younger generations that listen to you?



Pac had some strong messages in some of his songs, but again, there was really no need to be “thug”. I don’t entirely blame the artists - At least not until they’ve attained Drake level fame and continue to keep up the front, he could literally release a full r&b album under his real name, Aubrey Graham, and still go platinum at this stage - but the industry is horribly broken and invested in continually promoting an image that “hard” is cool and “smart” is lame.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

RIP in pepperoni

Brady going after Kevin Hart lol

Brady is such a tool

 

[LokiDog]

oh my god who cares lol

I forgot that any time I’m not interested in a particular conversation or discourse it means that no one is or should be. It’s daunting, remembering the world revolves around me and only the topics I deem worthy of discussion should be discussed, but I manage to wear the crown.

Sorry, I know it’s a sports forum, but I feel like I have a vested interest in the world NOT continuing to churn out damaging crap for a dollar. Plus god knows the game hasn’t been worth discussing. And I wasn’t going after Kendrick - he should lean into the things that make him successful… which aren’t being a 5’5 fake G. He’s wickedly smart lyrically, insightful, artistic and nerdy. Own it.

 

[LokiDog]

I'm not sure which is more dorky, this or when you had that tirade about K'Andre Miller's hair.

Definitely K’Andre. That was just anger. This debate has merit, I just brought it to the wrong audience. I’m not wrong, even if you find it trivial. It isn’t about one artist. It’s about an industry that glamorizes the worst aspects of its artists’ lived experiences instead of using the massive opportunity their platform could provide to create positive changes by highlighting the fact that not everyone who experienced those circumstances has to walk that path.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

As much as I don't like the Eagles, I''m really enoying watching Mahomes and KC getting stomped.

 

[Bob Richards]

Definitely K’Andre. That was just anger. This debate has merit, I just brought it to the wrong audience. I’m not wrong, even if you find it trivial. It isn’t about one artist. It’s about an industry that glamorizes the worst aspects of its artists’ lived experiences instead of using the massive opportunity their platform could provide to create positive changes by highlighting the fact that not everyone who experienced those circumstances has to walk that path.

No, I definitely think its this now lmfao.

 

[Ruggs225]

Anybody else find this game kinda dull?

 

[NickyFotiu]

The f***ing Giants were more competitive against the Eagles than this

If only KC had Drew Lock!

I like Drew Lock. Would like to see him on a team that will block for him.

 

[SixGoalieSystem]

f*** me, Brady can't stop talking about himself

 

[Bob Richards]

Eagles roster is just loaded, man. Top to bottom insane talent.

What an incredible ass kicking. Saquon doing nothing/not even being necessary tonight is maybe the only silver lining I can conjure up.

Worst Giants season ever.

 

[will1066]

I do like the on screen graphics. Nice and clean for once.

 

[will1066]

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f*** me, Brady can't stop talking about himself

Learned that he had only 2 unsportsmanlike penalties in his career

 

[SnowblindNYR]

@SnowblindNYR strikes me as a big schadenfreude kinda guy, so he's really enjoying this

You're not 100% off. I'm miserable because it's the Eagles. But at the same time whenever I see an ass kicking I hope it ends 50-0. I hate when a team goes up 30-0 and then there are two garbage time TDs to make it 30-14. As much as I hate the Eagles, I still would rather a historic beatdown than some lukwarm 34-20 win after they go up 34-0. I was hoping for a shutout in the Seahawks Super Bowl win even though I was originally rooting for Denver.