It's not that entertaining and predominantly evil! And this is the perfect season to 'punt' (hahahahaha) given the shittiness of the Bears, and the end of Doug&OB post-game.

It also drives my WSCR podcast consumption to an all-time low, though I kind of still miss the BIGGS TIME intro.

This is entertaining and helpful: http://deadspin.com/tag/counter-programming

You can also act holier-than-thou and mention high school kids dying on the field and stuff. I'll never allow my son to play it, but that's easy when I'm not having sex!

(yes, this is a self high-five)

Yup. It just means more for me.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Agreed, this is a terrible year for the NFL. Probably the beginning of the end.

I wouldn't say I'm giving up on football, but I don't really watch the NFL outside of the Bears. Not only is it making me retarded as to what good football is, but it also is the maximum tolerance for the NFL I have on a given 7 day period (unless there's a goddamn Thursday game).

My problem is that the NFL had 7 months of all day Sunday and sometimes Monday night for years and years and years. The rest of the week if you wanted to break down the NFL you'd have to watch a certain part of SportsCenter, listen to your national/local talk radio (cringe), or dedicated NFL shows on ESPN/et al.

In the last 10-odd years the NFL has fused together with fantasy football to fight a never-ending marketing war for the other 5 days of the week/months of the year. It does all it can to permeate culture and media with reminders that even when the NFL season is cold and dead in the midst of April & May that fans will ache for the sweet milky discharge of NFL FOOTBAW, even if it's via scandal.

It is overwhelming. It is suffocating. It's getting to the point where I actively have to make a point NOT to tolerate football input. I don't talk about it with friends or family or co-workers. I certainly haven't played fantasy football in years. I just want to be left the fuck alone to watch my sorry-ass Bears facefuck themselves into a top 3 pick so I can irrationally build up hope that they will no doubt squander.

The NFL couldn't leave well enough alone and ruined it for everybody by not having a sense of modesty. But hey -- billions of dollars will do that shit I guess.

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I was at that stage the past couple of years. Stopped playing fantasy (fantasy baseball is a much better game in that area, too) and no non-Bears games. And the Bears were supposed to be exciting heading into last season. This season all indications were that they were designed to be bad and boring, and that's playing out so far.

You'll be back. You'll all be back.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

so many teams, so few have a chance to win. worse than the NBA.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Wouldnt say giving up on the bears,,,,but they get less time than the red Zone....didnt even know they started yesterday

My short term investments are much more important

Will I be back...of course, but if I lived out of town and wanted to see the bear, dont think I could pay for Direct TV this year to see them

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

That isn't true.

Who are the only teams this year with a chance to win it?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Nope. Not even close. Do you actually even watch sports or read about them?

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the only three with good QBs, SEA if they right the ship. CARDS making a strong case.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

You're always in it in the NFL if you stay healthy, are well coached, and don't have Jimmy Clausen leading your squad.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

OK, come January we'll see which one of my 5 win the SB.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Who are the other 3?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

huh?

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

You had "The only 3 with a good qbs". Who are those 3 teams?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

you know who the three best QBs are.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

You know anyone could have drafted Brady and about 21 teams had a chance to draft Rodgers, right? You can strike gold in the NFL much easier than you can in the NBA.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I assume Brady and Rodgers are in there, but I'm not sure who #3 is and I don't think you do either.

So, can you tell me?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

never said otherwise.

all you need is LUCK!!

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

Rodgers, Brady, McGowan.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

Yeah, but he's been pretty horrible so far.

Like, worst starting QB in the league horrible.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

OK, then only four teams have a chance.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

The NBA is in a fairly unprecedented time of parity, for them. It does hurt that all but one contender is in one conference, but still.

I can't do it.

I've watched every minute of preseason and all three regular season games.

I love Da Bears - even after enduring The Punt Bowl yesterday.

Yes, I need help...

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"This is Chicago, my friend. Anything can happen."

Ok when you read your lips move...right?

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

I've been giving up on the NFL for a good 5 years and counting. Still follow the Bears, but watch very little. The game itself has become comically bad.

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While I enjoy Saturday football way more than Sunday football, when it comes to the Bears, I cant miss a game no matter how bad they are. Bears games are still events in our home and we always cook a bunch of good food and never miss a game.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

<º)))><

Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way