NFL 2023: The Week 4 thread

*Legion* wrote:
Top_Shelf wrote:

Now do Malice in the Palace!

Best I could get out of the AI generator on Bing.

Horrifying. I hate it.

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*Legion* wrote:
Top_Shelf wrote:

Now do Malice in the Palace!

Best I could get out of the AI generator on Bing.

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OMG.

Slinky looks like a poop after two weeks on a booze-crusie.

The fans' faces are disturbing (WTAF is in that dude's mouth?).

Surprising:
- No beer. ANYWHERE! C'mon AI!
- Needs more headbands

Meta-commentary:
This is a funny (?) situation in that when I asked for Malice, and Legion won GWJ for the month by going to AI, my GenX brain anticipated what I recalled from that time that I thought a computer would latch onto*:
- Ron Artest lying down to demonstrably remove himself from festivities
- Jermaine headband
- Ben Wallace hair
- plastic beer cup
- Pinstripes (IND unis)
- that racist KFC gif

None of these things showed up. That could be:
- I don't understand how AI works
- My recollections are biased
- My recollections are non-representative of the broader...(repository? culture? database?) that AI draws on

*Not necessarily what I think a person would recall about that event. I am referring to what I saw visually represented, not what was written, spoken or felt; my thinking being that AI = dumb collation of internet pictures.

Jimmy G out versus Chargers. A replacement hasn't been named yet.

NFL on ESPN+? What the hell?

Ok found the Toy Story Disney+ version. Much better

You know, even if Baker regresses to being Baker again, he's I'd say without question at worst the second-best QB in the NFC South right now. Bryce Young is a rookie behind a terrible line, and, holy balls, does Desmond Ridder suck. How do you pack a team full of skill position players and forget about the QB? It's idiotic.

Why does Andy’s room look like NFL Blitz 2003?

You like that, Kirk Cousins?

Do you think Kirk is just trying to ensure he doesn't get traded to the Jets?

That Broncos defense out here trying to make everyone look like an MVP.

Bucs-Saints first half thoughts:

BAKER FUKKIN MAYFIELD IS MY QB. Had an idiotic pick, but has been crisp, accurate, knows where everybody is, and had a great third down run to get a first. I have no doubt he'll have bad games, but, damn, he has been so good this year. The Saints cheap shotted him on his first TD pass, but he's still going after almost getting broken in half on a roughing call. I AM GLAD BAKER MAYFIELD IS IN TAMPA.

Mike Evans is probably out for the game with a hamstring issue, but caught three balls against Lattimore and drew one of the most blatant DPIs I've ever seen, which Lattimore whined about. We're talking a two-armed tackle. Lattimore can suck it.

Antoine Winfield, Jr., has made the damn leap this year. He is everywhere, has a few sacks, hitting hard, just recovered a fumble that led to a TD. He's been kicking major ass.

This is some CalvinBall shit. Maybe I should be watching the CFL.

The first down celebration is just killing me.

Tiny Bryce got breathed on and out came the ball for a Vikings scoop and score.

Oh god that Fields fumble... they're really trying to figure out which team is more incompetent.

Eberflus is coaching like a guy who is about to get fired.

THAT'S MY QB BAKER WITH TD #3 TO BURY THE SAINTS.

Edit: And, at the end, we even got a Jameis pick to finish things off. Sadly not a pick-six, but it's nice to still see he knows how to find a Bucs jersey on the field.

Philly in OT fighting for life vs Commanders.

Niners really are going to walk to super bowl through NFC

*Legion* wrote:

Tiny Bryce got breathed on and out came the ball for a Vikings scoop and score.

Tiny Bryce might be the least of the Panthers' problems right now.

Get it, "least"? Because he's small??

Seriously, the Panthers are a dumpster fire right now. Can't move the ball. Can't stop the run. Can't stop making dumb plays (and dumber penalties) and blowing assignments. Charlotte is starting to smell like 2010 (aka the Jimmy Clausen Season) with a whiff of 2001 (when they opened the season by beating the Vikings, of all teams, then promptly dropped 15 straight).

Next up: Lions (which is a revenge game for Detroit), Dolphins and the bye week, and I'm expecting Carolina to lose all three.

Stele wrote:

Philly in OT fighting for life vs Commanders.

Phew.

Good thing the Iggles OT defense played a little better than the defense on that last drive of the fourth quarter.

Enix wrote:

Seriously, the Panthers are a dumpster fire right now. Can't move the ball. Can't stop the run. Can't stop making dumb plays (and dumber penalties) and blowing assignments.

I’m pretty sure I’ve heard this one before…

Welp, the Patriots have their four best CBs injured. That's game over against most teams and especially against this WR corps.

The Patriots OL and pre-snap penalties. Name a more iconic duo.

Three TDs for Run CMC already.

Rat Boy wrote:

Three TDs for Run CMC already.

One receiving though.

Sometimes I miss fantasy football. He'd be a beast

Stele wrote:

Philly in OT fighting for life vs Commanders.

Niners really are going to walk to super bowl through NFC

Noooo I have faith karma will keep super Trumper racist better of the Bosa brothers out of the SB.

Hey, we are down 28-3. I'm a little less mad now.

Stele wrote:

Sometimes I miss fantasy football. He'd be a beast

He helped me win dynasty last year. And he’s helped me go 3-0 so far this year.

4 extra point kicks means the Moody 3 FG/3 XP streak is officially dead.

Zappe Time!

Mike McCarthy is being way too kind running the ball on 1st and 2nd down.