Friday, September 27, 2013

Week 3: The Browntastrophe (Clevepacolypse? Vikataclysm?): A GIFtastic Voyage

Have any of you had the chance to travel through Ohio? There's a delightful little city along Lake Eerie--it's humming with industry, brimming with hope, and of course there's always the incredible tourism:

Hahaha.
Ha ha.
Haaaaaaaa....oh God...
Ugh, it hurts being this close to the depressing residue of that city, but here we are--at least, the 9 of us who chose the Vikings to do the right thing and beat the Browns.
3rd-string QB + No franchise RB + Team trying to bottom out for the 2014 draft = ...Cleveland Win!

Only the Browns could try so hard to intentionally suck and still screw it up. That level of choking would happen all the time back with the Norv Turner Chargers (and still does!). As bad as Cleveland is, at least they don't have to deal with Nor--huh? What's that? He's the coordinator of the...he's the OC?! WTF?!

NOORRRRRVVVV!!!
"You gonna punch this boy?....NORRVV!!...[sniff]"
I'm sorry--I can't help myself with these GIFs. They're amazing, and I can find one for every team, so we all win! (Mostly me, as it allows me to just mail in the rest of this post).
[Note: It'll be better if you have this video playing while you scroll down the page]
Arizona!
The football version of Frodo vs. Gollum in Mt. Doom

Atlanta!
You Got Your Wrestling In My Football: Week 2 Early Games Roundup
Perfectly executed WWE-style Sidewalk Slam
Baltimore!
YUM YUM YUMMY YUMMY YUM YUM
Buffalo!
EJtears
Carolina!
GIF via Guyism on Twitter (@guyism)
Choppa style, choppa choppa style
Chicago!
GIF via Twitter (@CorkGaines)
Jay Cutler!
Umm...Jay Cutler.
Cincinnati!
Vontaze Burfict low vlow ryan taylor
"Hey Jordy [giggle]...CUP CHECK"
Cleveland!
Brian throw ball! 
Dallas!
Witten's middle name? RALPH
Denver!
Everyone else has noticed this huge red mark he always gets, right? It's the Tri-Force!
Detroit!
"Ok set...settt-- WHAT THE EYYIFFF"
Green Bay/San Fran!
RabbleRabbleRabbleRabble
Houston!
Boy, he really GOT IN HIS HEAD
Indy!
I like how he bats it up like a cat. It's cute and endearing
Jacksonville!
"Put em up, put em UPPP"
KC!
He FOUND you, Mr. New Booty
Miami!
dolphins2
This is the same reaction I had when I found out Enrique doesn't say "loving you" in the chorus
Vikings!
More like Christian POUNDER, right? Amirite?
New England!
Easy there Tom--don't let Bobby or Purcell hear you say that
Nawlins!
Poor Brees got stiffed like a waiter serving Chris Hill
Giants!
Manning Beats Manning: Week 2 Late Games Roundup
PHIL SIMMS ON HOW TO NOT FUMBLE:
Step1: High and tight! Step2: Blank stare, lose all traces of humanity. Step3: Try to pinch opposite shoulder?
Jets!
Choppa style, choppa chop--HEY WAIT
Raaayyydaaz!
Al Davis has just taken possession of his body
Philly!
SNAPFAIL
Oh snap
Yinzers!
POW right in the kisser
SD!
I spit hot fire!
Seattle!
Girl, I'll be your 12th man
Rams!
I ain't come to play SCHOOL
Tampa!
We hardly knew ye, Josh Freeman. You can always come play indoor soccer for The Ladybugs!
Titans!
Pat-a-cake pat-a-cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast you can
Washington!
Rob_jackson_sack_medium
Sadly, right over Mike Remmers

Like Ryan said last week, pretty much every team is still a mystery, and that makes all this picking business way more infuriating exciting. Let's take a look at the bloodletting the Browns caused...

Quick Recap!
15 people are still partying!
13 people have a strike against them
4 people are flawless (Neil, Marcus, PK, Zahler)
Pick of the Week!
Um, everyone who won picked the Seahawks over the Jags, so....yeah. You crazy SOBs, just living by the roll of the dice!

Worst Pick of the Week
I guess it should be the Vikings since they decimated most of the PoolBoys, but since we're mostly still alive this honor goes to Paul Barth's meth-addled Bills pick. How bad are the Bills? Let's take a look at some recent game tapes:
The Bills are everyone but Luigi.
Not all runnings QBs are created equalj
What a way to go out, Paul.

Time to Say Goodbye
I just wanna tell you that I had enough; might sound crazy, but it ain't no lie
Barth and both Beldings! One's his brother, one just shares a last initial--either way, it's become clear that any connection at all to Justin Belding means you won't make it past Week 3 in the Pool Boy Pick 'Em. I don't have the privileges of bestowing the Donk Trophy for first person out, but at the very least Justin has the Money in the Bank briefcase and he can use it at any time in the next 12 months.

Sorry for taking so long, but hope you enjoyed the pretty pictures! Good luck next week, y'all
--Dan