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Rimbo

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  1. I know I'm basically pissing in the ocean here, but the '85 Bears defense kinda sucks as an analogy any time it's used. The '85 Bears defense's front 7 were obviously amazing, but what really made it dominant was a short-term schematic advantage; most NFL offenses ran play-action, runs setting up deep passes. So the Bears put 8 in the box and blitzed like crazy. Yes, their front 7 was amazing, but their DBs were dubious; the one time they played a team that could throw and throw well, they got punked, and only dodged them in the Super Bowl because the Patriots ran 9,243 times against the Dolphins in the AFC Title Game and the Fins couldn't stop 'em. In 1986, it was Washington gettin' 186 yards on 32 pass attempts -- a huge number of attempts for the time -- that ended Chicago's playoff run in its first game. (Also, in '86, McMahon pulled a Manziel, and pretty much was never good again, which didn't help.) In other words, I put more stake in NFL offenses being dumb than in the Bears' defense being all that good. actually now that I think of it the Bears-Dolphins game is a lot like our semifinals loss against Washington but I'd really rather not talk or think about that right now
  2. was at the beach yesterday and realized the same
  3. anything can be percussion once
  4. Rimbo

    Rush

  5. Crawczuk's mismatched 'stache is fantastic. Subtle, but hilarious.
  6. Speaking of roster moves, Happy Yordan Day!
  7. It's not actually mayonnaise. Baphy is evil.
  8. Rimbo

    Ozzy has passed.

    https://www.vhnd.com/2012/11/16/van-halens-crazy-days-with-black-sabbath-is-ozzy-dead/ fantastic story
  9. Jesus i wouldn't wish that to happen to anyone
  10. i also need to confess that it took me an embarrassing long time before i caught the pun
  11. Y'all are a bunch of wussies. You forget how much fun it was averaging a punt block per game.
  12. Nope. Akina was the guy behind the "here's how to blow up the 'shield' in front of the punter" stuff that was so much fun to watch that year.
  13. Rimbo

    Tron Ares

    Pretty cool setup at SD Comic-Con
  14. please do not ever speak those two coaches' names in the same sentence again
  15. I don't think I've ever seen a preseason where who got the *backup* QB role was controversial.
  16. https://www.oglaf.com/ such a great comic
  17. Amateurs. My son, daughter and I finished one last month. And my son didn't like it much. And my daughter's 11 and a picky eater. (Yeah, I pretty much ate the whole damn thing.) I was 125 pounds soaking wet in college, and I'd go out with my roommate (240) and a couple of friends (260 and 280 lbs, respectively) and we'd hit the County Line all-you-can-eat family style. One night we finished 4 whole platters. Completely.
  18. The only movie I ever remember scaring me was Something Wicked This Way Comes, a post-Walt, pre-Eisner Disney movie based on a story by Ray Bradbury. Outside of a handful of exceptions, horror doesn't really affect me. Reality is far scarier. Especially right now.
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