THE ROLLINGSKULL, VOLUME 18, ISSUE 229 October 4, 2024 - Music by Hardy, "Happy Hour"   Week Five Is Here      -  And We Have a Trade:  Happy Hour for Zack!      -  And We Have Our First Bye Week      -  NY Gangsters:  Jesus Take the Wheel and My Team Too      -  Flying Gators, "Forest Fires and Investing Early in IR Canidates is Bad"      -  NTip, "No, This Ain't Happening to Me"      -  "Who's Next?" Says Rodger's Witch      -  Yeah, Ballbusters are Still Undefeated      -  Zack's Facts      As always, we appreciate your patronage.    E. A. Presley Editor and Chief of the RollingSkull

 

DIDDY TRIVIA:  FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS TO LIFE Like Aaron Hernandez, before him-- It took us a while to replace OJ, but at last we found the right guy.  Introducing Diddy Trivia.  And away we go... Last week's question, "This linebacker broke the record in 1990 for the most sacks in a game (with 7)? The answer is Derrick Thomas.  Considered one of the greatest pass rushers of all time, he played 11 seasons with the Chiefs until his death in 2000.  Derrick Thomas had seven sacks in a game in 1990. This came against the Seattle Seahawks.  Thomas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 but this was sadly 9 years after he passed away. This week's question is "This linebacker and tight end was selected first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1988 NFL Draft. a.  Cornelius Bennett b.  Aundray Bruce c.  Ronnie Lott d.  Ken Harvey It's Halloween Season!  This week's trivia winner(s) will recieve a complimentary trip to Tampa, FL for the premier of the movie "Patrick!"  Witness the disgust as Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jayden Daniels can't score enough to lead a team of some non-scoring mo fo's.  Patrick's fantasy football coma causes him to draft a 15th ranked Achane in the 2nd round.  Does the bloodbath stop there?  The anwer is no.  Patrick's mind leads him to take 25th ranked Devonta Smith in the 3rd while 14th ranked DK Metcalf cries in relief as he is next off the board...  I would tell you more, but you will have to see the horror for yourself as this 1 & 3 team continues to struggle.

Pedro goes 5 for 7 in Week IV.  He is now 19 for 28 on the season, (679).  Week V is brought to you by Khalil Shakira, the hips don't lie. SPOKESMODEL                  MATCHUP PREDICTION   vs  50 to 44:  Ballbusters   vs  59 to 49:  Midnight Riders   vs   44 to 47:  Mr. Hoffnuts   vs  58 to 43:  Rodgers Witch   vs  39 ty 54:  Fanatics   vs  50 to 51:  Midnight Dawgs (could go either way)   vs  50 to 45:  Cunning Linguists

Zack's Fun Facts From Last Week   At age 30 Derrick Henry is on pace for: 2,040 rushing yards; 269 receiving yards; 21 rushing TDs; 4 receiving TDs – Henry currently leads in rushing yards (480) which is the most rushing yards any player has had through 4 games since 2021 (also Derrick Henry, 510).  Khalil Shakir now holds the NFL record for most consecutive passes caught (29).  No team in the AFC South has a positive point differential.   Jayden Daniels has the highest completion percentage ever in his first 4 starts; Daniels has also led the Commanders on more scoring drives (23) than he’s thrown incompletions (19).  Patrick Mahomes is 13-12 when his team trailed by 10+ points, the only QB with a winning record; for context, Tom Brady was 36-61 in those situations.  Josh Allen was 0.9 yards away from the sideline when he threw a 52-yard completion to Khalil Shakir; since entering the league in 2018, Allen is 6-for-7 for 118 yards & 3 TDs within a yard of the sideline; the rest of the NFL is 1-for-16.  Kirk Cousins had two wins by 21+ points in 88 starts with the Vikings: Sam Darnold matched that in his first three games.  Anthony Richardson has played in eight of a possible 21 career games; he hasn't finished four of the eight games due to injury.  Highest Pass Rating over first 25 career starts since merger: Brock Purdy (112.6), Patrick Mahomes (112.5), Kurt Warner (106.2).  Joe Flacco is 8 days older than Anthony Richardson’s mom.    Since Shad Khan took over the team in 2012 the Jaguars are 60-139: worst record in the NFL during that timeframe.     Courtland Sutton had 60 receiving yards: the rest of the Broncos WRs combined for 0 yards (3, 3, -2, -4); Bo Nix at halftime was tied for the lowest passing yardage in a game (-7).  Nick Bosa led the 49ers with 9 pressures nearly matching his pressure total from Weeks 1-3 (10); Bosa averaged a 0.51-second pass rush get-off, the quickest by any defender in a game over the last seven seasons.  Marcedes Lewis will played in his 272nd regular-season game, surpassing Jason Witten for most games played by a tight end.  Kyren Williams has scored a TD in 7 straight games.  Jets OT Tyron Smith has allowed three sacks in four games. He hadn't allowed three sacks in an entire season since 2017.    Nico Collins leads with 21 catches of 10+ yards this season. That is more than the Broncos (20) and the Patriots (17) have.  Kyle Pitts has just 107 yards in four games to start the season; 50 of those yards came on one play against the Chiefs; Pitts has a 0.000 separation score against man and zone coverage.  Rookie Jared Verse had a 50% pass rush win rate vs the Bears tying Dexter Lawrence for highest mark this season.  Bills have lost their 1st regular season game by more than six points since November 2021   Dam Ham On Sale A christian mother thought to herself, since my husband has been working so hard preaching maybe I should cook him a nice dinner.  He loves ham so I'll get him some ham.  She went to the grocery store and asked  Mr. Brown the deli manager, "Do you have some fresh ham?" He said, "No all I have is some damham." She said, "I'm a Christian, how dare you say that to me?" He said, "No thats the brand see?" "Oh!" she said.  It has a beaver and a dam on the label. So she took it home and got ready to prepare it when her husband got in.  He said, "Whats for dinner?" She said "We are having some damham" He said, "Woman how dare you say that?" She said, "No thats the brand." He said, "Oh it has a beaver and a dam on the label." She said, "Lets eat" Father said, "No we have to wait for our son." When the son came in, he was greeted and when told to sit and prepare for dinner... He said, "cool with me" His father began to eat he said son will you pass me that damham.  He said "Oh Snap, Pops I didnt know you rolled like that?" "Pass me the motherfucking mashed potatoes!"     Beer Braised BBQ Pork Butt   Ingredients One 12oz bottle dark beer 2 Tbsp Granulated Garlic 1 cup Ketchup Favorite Pork Rub 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar 4 tablespoons Honey 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1 pork butt, boneless 4 tablespoons Yellow Mustard Pour about half a bottle of dark beer into the bottom of the pan and save the remaining amount of beer, you'll need this later. Fire up your grill/smoker and set the temperature to high. If you're using a gas or charcoal, set it up for high direct heat. Place the pan in the center of the grill and grill for 30 minutes until the pork roast is dark in color and charred in some spots. Remove the pork from the grill and decrease the temperature of the grill to 325°F. Set aside and began to make the BBQ sauce. In a medium sized bowl, add ketchup, brown sugar, yellow mustard, honey, Worcestershire, granulated garlic, half bottle of dark beer, and finally 1 tbsp of Pork Rub. Mix together thoroughly. Take the sauce and pour it over the roast, cover with aluminum foil. Cook the roast for 4 - 6 hours or until the meat is falling apart tender and the bone easily comes away from the meat and reaches an internal temperature of 200°F. Remove the pork from the grill and allow it to rest for 10-15 minutes. Shred the pork with meat claws or forks, discarding any fat or gristle. Toss the shredded pork with the barbecue sauce and serve immediately.