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Thirty-three years to the day after the Redskins lost quarterback Joe Theismann to a broken leg Max Unger Jersey , Alex Smith's season ended on an eerily similar injury in Washington's 23-21 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday.Smith broke his right tibia and fibula on a sack by Kareem Jackson midway through the third quarter and will require surgery. The veteran quarterback's leg turned the wrong way, much the way Theismann's did when he was sacked by Lawrence Taylor on a Monday night game in 1985. Theismann's injury ended his career."I know it was very painful for him and heartbreaking for a lot of people," Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. "He's a great guy and hard worker and one of the key leaders on this football team. These things happen in pro football, unfortunately. Just hate to see them happen with a guy like Alex."Theismann attended the game and said he turned away after Smith went down."It brought back vivid memories," Theismann said.Smith wasn't the only quarterback hurt during Sunday's early games. The Titans lost quarterback Marcus Mariota in the final minute of the first half of their blowout loss to the Colts when he reinjured his right elbow.The Texans lost both of their starting guards against Washington 鈥?Zach Fulton to a shoulder injury on the first drive and Senio Kelemete to an ankle injury in the second quarter. For the Redskins Cheap Cameron Jordan Jersey , defensive lineman Jonathan Allen was evaluated for a concussion but returned.The Detroit Lions also suffered a blow on offense when rookie running back Kerryon Johnson hurt his left knee against the Carolina Panthers. He left in the third quarter and didn't return after running for 87 yards on 15 carries.Panthers quarterback Cam Newton suffered an apparent ankle injury against the Lions. He left briefly in the third quarter but returned.Ravens offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, who's had ankle issues lately, limped off the field twice against the Bengals.In the Giants' win over the Buccaneers, New York defensive lineman Kerry Wynn left in the second half with a concussion. Tampa Bay tight end O.J. Howard left in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury.Jaguars right guard A.J. Cann injured a hamstring in Jacksonville's loss to the Steelers.The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles were banged up even more as they were humiliated by the Saints. Center Jason Kelce hurt his elbow in the first quarter, safety Avonte Maddox left early with a knee injury http://www.saintscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-demario-davis-jersey , defensive back Rasul Douglas had to be helped off the field with a left leg injury and long snapper Rick Lovato was evaluated for a concussion.For the Saints, right guard Larry Watford left in the third quarter to be evaluated for a concussion.The Los Angeles Chargers lost defensive tackle Corey Liuget to a knee injury during the second quarter of their loss to the Broncos, and coach Anthony Lynn said after the game that the eighth-year player might miss the rest of the season. Denver wide receiver DeSean Hamilton hurt a knee in the second quarter, and cornerback Bradley Robey was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter.Brandon LaFell had a touchdown catch for the Raiders before he left in the second half of their win over the Cardinals with an Achilles tendon injury. Oakland cornerback Leon Hall hurt his back.Cardinals linebacker Deone Bucannon left in the second half with a chest injury. Is Sunday’s Steelers-Saints game a matchup of two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks? Not according to Saints defensive end Cam Jordan, who disputed the idea that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is heading to Canton.As Jordan was being interviewed in the Saints’ locker room http://www.saintscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-patrick-robinson-jersey , he was asked about facing “a quarterback who might be going to the Hall of Fame,” meaning Roethlisberger, on Sunday. Jordan immediately put a skeptical look on his face.“Is that true? Really?” Jordan asked. “You’d put him at Top 5 of this era?”Jordan said the top quarterbacks of the current era are Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning Thomas Morstead Jersey , and he doesn’t think Roethlisberger measures up. Jordan then indicated he doesn’t think Roethlisberger deserves to be ahead of Philip Rivers, and added, “I’d honestly put Eli before I’d put Ben.”The video of Jordan’s comments seems to have disappeared from the Saints’ website, but it lives on Twitter, and it’s clear from Jordan’s tone and expressions that he thinks naming Roethlisberger as a future Hall of Famer is incorrect. Roethlisberger will get the chance to prove himself to Jordan on Sunday. Custom San Francisco 49ers Jerseys

Barry Sanders once beat us so bad on Thanksgiving I felt nothing but awe - Windy City GridironYes Los Angeles Chargers Hats , today is Thanksgiving and the Bears are going to Detroit to play the Lions for the 12th time in our history. Our first game was in 1947. Our most recent, 2014. But the height of the turkey day rivalry came in the 1990s, when we linked up for four games between 1991 and 1999, losing three of four, including 1997.Thanksgiving NFL expert picks: Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears - Pride Of DetroitOf course Los Angeles Chargers Womens Hoodie , the Lions have a couple of impactful injury situations of their own. Marvin Jones Jr. and Kerryon Johnson have already been declared out, meaning Matthew Stafford will have his work cut out for him facing an already tough Bears defense. That’s not the team you want to be shorthanded against, but Stafford will have to lean on the likes of Kenny Golladay, Bruce Ellington (maybe), and Zach Zenner.Los Angeles Chargers Daily Links: What is Keenan Allen’s Ceiling? Most accurate NFL QBs by throw type in 2017 - Steve PalazzoloDrew Brees leads the way in overall accuracy on horizontal leads by a wide margin Womens Customized Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , just edging out Tom Brady in accuracy-plus. Philip Rivers joins Brady and Brees on both lists as he’s been one of the league’s best at hitting receivers in-stride on shallow crosses the last two years. Alex Smith offered good catch-and-run opportunities on his horizontal throws, finishing fourth in accuracy-plus, while Matthew Stafford had an odd breakdown, finishing 35th in overall accuracy, but fifth in accuracy-plus.Top 10 NFL players older than 35 in 2018 - Austin GayleRivers has stood tall as one of the league’s best at the position in nearly all 14 years of his career www.chargersauthorizedshops.com , and rather than regressing in 2017, he put up his highest overall grade (85.5).Rivers ranked sixth in adjusted completion percentage (75.4) and first in accuracy+ percentage on throws 0-9 yards past the line of scrimmage (23.5) among the 41 qualifying quarterbacks last season. He also ranked inside the top-15 in grade from a clean pocket, grade under pressure and third-down grade among the same group of quarterbacks.The candidates to be 2018's No. 1 fantasy wide receiver - Dan ClasgensAfter missing 23 contests the previous two seasons, Allen played in all 16 games for the first time as a pro in 2017. That led to career highs in targets (147), receptions (102) and receiving yards (1 Los Angeles Chargers Womens T-Shirt ,393). If he plays a full season again, he could push to be a Tier 1 wide receiver.Chargers’ Mike Pouncey throws down gauntlet with Raiders’ Donald Penn - Will ReevePouncey later deleted the comment but not before several fans and blogger saw it and had themselves a laugh. The former Dolphins center can be forgiven to some extent for letting his oversight of Penn being a new inter-division rival. After all, he has spent all of his seven NFL season with the Dolphins in the AFC East.Social Media Information:BFTB Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBFTB Twitter: Follow @BFTB_ChargersThe Lightning Round Twitter: Follow @Lightning_RoundThe Lightning Round Facebook: Click here to like our pageBFTB Manager: Richard Wade: Follow @RichardWade www.nflshopoutlet.com/baltimore-ravens

Barry Sanders once beat us so bad on Thanksgiving I felt nothing but awe - Windy City GridironYes Los Angeles Chargers Hats , today is Thanksgiving and the Bears are going to Detroit to play the Lions for the 12th time in our history. Our first game was in 1947. Our most recent, 2014. But the height of the turkey day rivalry came in the 1990s, when we linked up for four games between 1991 and 1999, losing three of four, including 1997.Thanksgiving NFL expert picks: Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears - Pride Of DetroitOf course Los Angeles Chargers Womens Hoodie , the Lions have a couple of impactful injury situations of their own. Marvin Jones Jr. and Kerryon Johnson have already been declared out, meaning Matthew Stafford will have his work cut out for him facing an already tough Bears defense. That’s not the team you want to be shorthanded against, but Stafford will have to lean on the likes of Kenny Golladay, Bruce Ellington (maybe), and Zach Zenner.Los Angeles Chargers Daily Links: What is Keenan Allen’s Ceiling? Most accurate NFL QBs by throw type in 2017 - Steve PalazzoloDrew Brees leads the way in overall accuracy on horizontal leads by a wide margin Womens Customized Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , just edging out Tom Brady in accuracy-plus. Philip Rivers joins Brady and Brees on both lists as he’s been one of the league’s best at hitting receivers in-stride on shallow crosses the last two years. Alex Smith offered good catch-and-run opportunities on his horizontal throws, finishing fourth in accuracy-plus, while Matthew Stafford had an odd breakdown, finishing 35th in overall accuracy, but fifth in accuracy-plus.Top 10 NFL players older than 35 in 2018 - Austin GayleRivers has stood tall as one of the league’s best at the position in nearly all 14 years of his career www.chargersauthorizedshops.com , and rather than regressing in 2017, he put up his highest overall grade (85.5).Rivers ranked sixth in adjusted completion percentage (75.4) and first in accuracy+ percentage on throws 0-9 yards past the line of scrimmage (23.5) among the 41 qualifying quarterbacks last season. He also ranked inside the top-15 in grade from a clean pocket, grade under pressure and third-down grade among the same group of quarterbacks.The candidates to be 2018's No. 1 fantasy wide receiver - Dan ClasgensAfter missing 23 contests the previous two seasons, Allen played in all 16 games for the first time as a pro in 2017. That led to career highs in targets (147), receptions (102) and receiving yards (1 Los Angeles Chargers Womens T-Shirt ,393). If he plays a full season again, he could push to be a Tier 1 wide receiver.Chargers’ Mike Pouncey throws down gauntlet with Raiders’ Donald Penn - Will ReevePouncey later deleted the comment but not before several fans and blogger saw it and had themselves a laugh. The former Dolphins center can be forgiven to some extent for letting his oversight of Penn being a new inter-division rival. After all, he has spent all of his seven NFL season with the Dolphins in the AFC East.Social Media Information:BFTB Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBFTB Twitter: Follow @BFTB_ChargersThe Lightning Round Twitter: Follow @Lightning_RoundThe Lightning Round Facebook: Click here to like our pageBFTB Manager: Richard Wade: Follow @RichardWade www.nflshopoutlet.com/baltimore-ravens

The Washington Redskins lost more than a quarter of their starting offense in one fell swoop Monday Womens Trent Brown Jersey , with receiver Paul Richardson and guards Brandon Scherff and Shawn Lauvao all going on injured reserve because they need season-ending surgery.Coach Jay Gruden said that Richardson has been playing through a shoulder injury that is now too much to bear, while Pro Bowl right guard Scherff tore a pectoral muscle and left guard Lauvao tore the ACL in his left knee in Washington's 38-14 loss to the visiting Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.That setback ended a three-game winning streak for the NFC East-leading Redskins (5-3), who brought in several offensive linemen for tryouts Monday and signed tackle Austin Howard and guards Jonathan Cooper and Luke Bowanko.Before the signings were announced, Gruden said he expected for at least one new player off the street to start next weekend at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5)."We just have to make sure we stick with the plan. Keep it fairly simple but not too simple," said Gruden, whose team has been at its most successful when Adrian Peterson runs the ball effectively but he had only 17 yards on nine carries against Atlanta. "Still going to challenge our guys to do some great things and hopefully the guys that we sign can fit right in and play."As it is, Washington already was facing injury issues along its line: Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams missed the game against Atlanta after having surgery on his dislocated right thumb and could be out another two or three weeks.Plus, Morgan Moses' status is considered day to day, Gruden said Youth Devin McCourty Jersey , after the starting right tackle hurt the MCL ligament in his right knee against Atlanta but returned to the game after limping off the field in the first half."This is something you don't want to go through. But it is pro football, and you have to go through it," Gruden said. "Fortunately we have a very good line coach in Coach (Bill) Callahan."Things got so bad against Atlanta that the one healthy starting lineman, center Chase Roullier, ran over to the sideline while Scherff was being tended to on the field to check in with Callahan about who should play where."Just to figure out where he wanted guys to go," Roullier said. "Maybe they want me at guard. Maybe they want me at center."It turned out that he stayed at center, but otherwise, the shuffling went like this: Tony Bergstrom, who entered the game at left guard when Lauvao got hurt on the game's third play Youth James White Jersey , shifted to right guard in place of Scherff; Ty Nsekhe, the backup who started at left tackle in place of Williams, moved to left guard; and rookie third-round draft picks Geron Christian made his NFL debut at left tackle.Washington essentially was out of linemen at that point, so if another injury had happened, Gruden said defensive end Matt Ioannidis would have been forced to play guard, something he said he'd never done at any level."We were about a hangnail away from that happening," Roullier said. "That would have been interesting."Richardson's first season with the Redskins after leaving the Seattle Seahawks as a free agent ends with 20 catches for 262 yards and two TDs."Paul's been dealing with this thing all year," Gruden said of the AC joint injury. "Toughed it out for eight weeks and I think the pain has been bothering him so much that he needs to get it fixed."Gruden said that starting slot receiver Jamison Crowder, who's missed four games with an ankle injury www.newenglandpatriotsteamonline.com , might practice Wednesday.Follow Howard Fendrich on Twitter at ://HowardFendrichPatriots reportedly fill their two open practice squad spots; hold a pair of tryouts Even though Labor Day is a public holiday, the New England Patriots stuck to their “No Days Off”-mentality and continued working. After all, the season opener is only a few days away and both the 53-man roster and the practice squad need to finalized (at least for that game against the Houston Texans). Naturally, it was no surprising to see a flurry of moves come out of Foxboro yesterday.For one, the Patriots reportedly added two new players to their practice squad:Both of the moves have yet to be made official, so we will have to wait and see if the two players indeed get added to New England’s scout team. If they do, the 10-man limit would be reached which in turn means that currently unsigned linebacker Harvey Langi might not join the practice squad at the moment – on Sunday, there have been reports that the Patriots will add him but so far this has not happened.Billingsley and Smith, meanwhile New England Patriots T-Shirt , would add more depth to the Patriots’ offense. Former undrafted free agents, the two have spent time on the active rosters of their former teams’ – the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins, respectively. However, neither the 25-year old Billingsley nor the 23-year old Smith have had much of an impact so far during their professional careers.According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots also held a pair of tryouts yesterday. One of them was Eric Smith, who apparently has since been offered a spot on the practice squad. The other player who came to Foxboro on Monday was Stephen Anderson. After going undrafted in 2016, the 25-year old had two relatively productive seasons with the Houston Texans as a tight end and special teamer.Appearing in a combined 30 games over the course of his career, Anderson registered 36 catches for 435 yards and a pair of touchdowns so far. He also added four tackles on special teams. New England could look to add another developmental depth tight end after both Ryan Izzo and Will Tye have been placed on season-ending injured reserve as part of final roster cutdowns.

Patriots should at least take a look at recently released Bengals safety George Iloka With roster cutdowns still 13 days away Womens Elandon Roberts Jersey , the Cincinnati Bengals already made a surprising move: the team decided to release starting safety George Iloka yesterday, effectively clearing the way for second-round rookie Jessie Bates to take over. Iloka, who spent his entire six-year career with the Bengals, now hits the open market and is projected to be a popular player two weeks into preseason.One of the teams that should at least take a look at the 28-year old are the New England Patriots – even though the squad appears to be relatively set at the safety spot right now. After all, the Patriots have one of the NFL’s better safety trios at their disposal in Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, and Duron Harmon. All three come with plenty of experience and proven qualities against the pass and the run.They clearly do not need to be upgraded, but the depth behind them is suspect: Jordan Richards has been wildly inconsistent when used as a defender Womens Rex Burkhead Jersey , while Eddie Pleasant is no guarantee to win a roster spot. Nate Ebner and de-facto linebacker Brandon King are primarily special teamers; Damarius Travis has failed to show any real progress during his second offseason in the NFL.At least when it comes to defensive contributions, Iloka should be an upgrade over any of them. The former fifth-round draft pick also brings plenty of versatility and experience to the table: Iloka was used all over the formation in Cincinnati, and even though he spent around 60% of his snaps as a deep center fielder – like McCourty and Harmon –, he also is no stranger to lining up closer to the box in a more traditional strong safety role.From the Patriots’ perspective, Iloka would therefore be an intriguing player to possibly add at this point during preseason preparations. However, chances are that they will not be able to do that: Iloka will draw plenty of interest by teams that are not set at the top of their safety position. Furthermore, there are plenty of franchises that have more salary cap available than New England’s $8.6 million.So why should the Patriots still take a look at Iloka, even if the odds of him actually joining the team appear to be slim? One word: knowledge. Bringing the veteran in for a workout should help the team update its file on him Youth Malcom Brown Jersey , in case it a) opts to pursue Iloka at a later point in time (possibly next year’s free agency), or b) has to face him this season. The opportunity to expand the knowledge about the defensive back is one the Patriots should take advantage of if it presented itself.And, who knows, maybe Iloka stays on the open market longer than anticipated – not unlike cornerback Bashaud Breeland, who visited Foxboro two weeks ago – and could turn into a possible emergency call-up option. The more Bill Belichick and company know about him, the better they can judge him in case they crossed paths even if him filling the final roster spot on the 90-man team should not be in the cards at the moment.2018 Patriots roster cuts: New England releases former second-round pick Cyrus Jones The New England Patriots have a rather deep cornerback group behind roster locks Stephon Gilmore, Eric Rowe and second-round draft pick Duke Dawson. A pair of rookies are the reason for that: both J.C. Jackson and Keion Crossen have looked good over the course of the summer and have legitimate shots at making the team – at the expense of a once highly-drafted cornerback.According to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, New England has parted ways with Cyrus Jones:Cyrus Jones was selected with the 60th pick of the 2016 NFL draft Womens Trey Flowers Jersey , but failed to make a positive impact early on during his career. He struggled as a punt and kickoff returner and failed to establish himself as a member of the Patriots’ cornerback rotation as well. Jones looked better during the 2017 preseason but tore his ACL and was subsequently placed on season-ending injured reserve.He tried a comeback this year, but started training camp on the physically unable to perform list. While he did come off the list and appeared in New England’s final two preseason contests as both a cornerback and punt returner, Jones apparently was unable to beat out the other options at the positions.And while could still stay in New England via the practice squad, his status as a former second-round draft pick could lead to teams trying to claim him on the waiver wire.

We’re almost ready to kick off Week 5 in the National Football League Authentic Mike Hughes Jersey , ladies and gentlemen. As we know, the Minnesota Vikings won’t kick off their game until the later portion of Sunday afternoon’s slate, which means that we’ll have plenty of time to take in a lot of NFL action leading up to kickoff.As you’ve probably guessed, I’m going to be tuning into the Red Zone Channel to track all of the action for the early slate. If you don’t have the Red Zone Channel, check out the broadcast maps from 506 Sports to see which games are being shown in your area.The NFC North action is going to be limited today, as the Chicago Bears are on their bye week, and the other two NFC North teams will be fighting each other, as the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will be doing battle at Ford Field.The biggest game of the early slate comes to us from the AFC side, as the Jacksonville Jaguars take their outstanding defense to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs, the AFC’s last undefeated squad.Here is the full list of early Week 5 action.CBS gamesTennessee Titans at Buffalo Bills - Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta - DirecTV Ch 705Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals - Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon - DirecTV Ch 706Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns - Andrew Catalon Womens Adam Thielen Jersey , James Lofton - DirecTV Ch 707Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs - Jim Nantz, Tony Romo - DirecTV Ch 708Denver Broncos at New York Jets - Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts - DirecTV Ch 709FOX gamesNew York Giants at Carolina Panthers - Kenny Albert, Charles Davis - DirecTV 710Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions - Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman - DirecTV Ch 711Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers - Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston - DirecTV Ch 712Enjoy the early NFL action, ladies and gentlemen, and we’ll have the Open Thread for the first quarter of our game up and ready to go at approximately 2:30 PM Central time.Salary Cap implications for Laquon Treadwell and Daniel Carlson After the Minnesota Vikings tied the Green Bay Packers 29-29 yesterday, a lot of the post game frustrations were taken out on two players, for the most part: K Daniel Carlson and WR Laquon Treadwell.Carlson missed three field goals, including two in overtime, and the last one was practically a chip shot from 35 yards that would have capped an improbable comeback win.‘Cut Carlson and Treadwell’ Authentic Riley Reiff Jersey , fans are saying this morning. I think they’re misguided and shouldn’t be just mercilessl—what’s that? Nothing dies on Twitter? I don’t know what you mean.Oh. Well, this is awkward. In my defense, Kai Forbath would have totally made that last kick, though.Now that my bewilderment over that crazy game has subsided, let’s take a look at at the salaries both these guys are making. First, we’ll look at Treadwell. All images and numbers taken off of Spotrac:Right now, the Vikings are $4 million under the cap. If they cut Treadwell, his cap hit goes from $2.7 million to $5.8 million. That’s a lot of extra dead money, and unless they re-work deals with other players to free some cap money up, this doesn’t seem very plausible. It would be a classic ‘cut off your nose to spite your face’ move, and it would leave the Vikings thin at WR with no realistic way to sign a free agent. So no, I don’t see the team making a roster move with Treadwell.But Carlson http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/linval-joseph-jersey , on the other hand, is a different story. Let’s take a look:If the Vikings were to ‘go in another direction’, as the saying goes, the cap hit and dead cap implications would be minimal, so it’s something that I’m sure is at least being discussed this morning at Winter Park the TCO Performance Center. And that discussion is a fairly straightforward one: Do they keep working with Carlson to try and get him straightened out, or do they cut bait? If they keep him, and he misses another game winning field goal, then what? Or is this ‘a thing’ now, and will it be something he struggles with, much like Blair Walsh did a couple seasons back? I don’t know, but this quotefrom Carlson seems telling this early in the season:I know a lot of people wanted Forbath gone, but he was a mostly reliable kicker who made arguably the biggest kick in Vikings history against New Orleans in the playoffs last year. I always thought it was a risk to place the fate of a Super Bowl caliber team on the foot of a rookie kicker Authentic Matt Wile Jersey , and it’s cost them a win two weeks in to the season.I don’t know that I’m willing to let Carlson figure it out. I see the talent though, and it’s a fair argument to think he can work through it and become a good kicker. Wins in the NFL are hard to come by, and the Vikings weren’t asking Carlson to kick a 55 yarder into the wind, in December. It was 35 yards, from the center of the field, in perfect conditions, with the game on the line.You have to make those. Have to.

Aside from the on-field struggles of the defense Womens Tom Compton Jersey , the biggest story for the Minnesota Vikings through the first quarter of the season has been what’s happened with defensive end Everson Griffen. Following an incident at a Minneapolis hotel prior to the Vikings’ Week 3 game against the Buffalo Bills, Griffen has been away from the team and working on some personal issues.While Griffen has vowed to come back, per a statement he released last week, it won’t happen prior to the Vikings’ Week 5 contest in Philadelphia. Vikings’ head coach Mike Zimmer confirmed that to reporters late last week as well.It’s hard to speculate about whether or not the loss of Griffen has had a residual effect on the team as a whole. Yes, everyone on the Vikings’ roster is a professional and has a job to do, and I understand that sentiment, but at the same time Griffen is one of the Vikings’ veteran leaders. It’s difficult to believe that his absence wouldn’t have an effect on his teammates Womens Danielle Hunter Jersey , particularly those that have played with him for a number of seasons.Zimmer also said that the main focus is on getting Griffen “right” again and then worrying about getting him back onto the football field. Hopefully we will see both of those things in the very near future, but the former is defintely more important than the latter.Whenever the comeback starts for Everson Griffen, however, it won’t begin in Week 5. Good Morning!If you’re an Open Thread regular you probably know I changed jobs in late September, while I’m adjusting to the requirements of my new job I haven’t been able to spend as much time on my hobbies as I’d like.Fortunately since I’m off work until next Wednesday I’ll be able to go hunting today though Monday on our lease in South Carolina.Even better, my youngest son is coming with me, so we’ll spend the weekend together hunting deer and grilling meat.While we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our news and links full of beer recommendations Authentic Brett Jones Jersey , nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and a virtual donut. With that, let’s do this beat the Lions!Around the DN since our last thread:Eric and Chris have a spot where you can catch up on all the Vikings-Lions news.The weekly preview article by Eric, this week: Vikings at Lions Week 16 Preview: Christmas Trappings.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Thursday and touch on the offenses’s success vs. Miami, the challenges that await in Detroit and more.Defensive Coordinator George Edwards Edwards addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Thursday and discussed the Lions use of WR Kenny Golladay, DB Mackensie Alexander’s improvement and Coach Terence Newman’s involvement with the defense this year.DT Sheldon Richardson addressed the media from the TCO Performance Center on Thursday.From 1500espn Matthew Coller notes LB Anthony Barr is making a case for a contract extension with his recent play and All-22 film: A look at how the Vikings gave Kirk Cousins more support.Pressure is on Kirk Cousins to deliver with new Vikings OC notes Courtney Cronin at the ESPN NFC North blog.League News:From NFL.com Tom Pelissero says NFL execs say MVP is a three-man race.Patriots WR Josh Gordon indefinitely suspended.Saints’ DE Cam Jordan questions Big Ben’s HOF resume.Joe Flacco landing spots: Jaguars Womens Anthony Barr Jersey , Redskins among fits for QB.Panthers put LB Shaq Thompson on IR.We come to today’s media selection: Cody Jinks - Gone Fishin Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner http://www.minnesotavikingsteamonline.com/stefon-diggs-jersey , feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, try the jalapeno cornbread and as always, Welcome Aboard and Skol Vikings!