Ok so I'm assuming you all read Pt 1 with the NFC, right? You definitely did, I'm sure of it....so no need to explain.....here's the AFC edition....








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Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen, this division is probably the easiest to pick in the NFL cause not much is going to change so I won't have much explaining to do....Josh Allen is awesome, the end

Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovaiola.......again like I said, easy division to pick

New England Patriots: Cam Newton(for now), I think Cam is the guy for now, but for some reason I don't think Wild Bill is done making moves, it wouldn't surprise me to see him make a play to get Jimmy G back from San Fran

New York Jets: Sam Darnold, I've said before I don't think Darnold is the source of the problem in New York. The rest of the team around him is absolute dog shit....and I mean complete dog shit, I think it would be idiotic if the Jets use the #2 pick on a QB but...the Jets are gonna Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers:  Ben Roethlisberger, Oof Ok.....I lied this division may be easier that the East to pick the starting QB in....

Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow, again....another easy one Burrow looked great before the injury....hopefully he can pick up where he left off

Baltimore Ravens: Lamar Jackson, Again....another easy one here

Cleveland Browns: Baker Mayfield, I'm almost positive any one could have predicted the starters for this division.....

Tennessee Titans: Ryan Tannehill, Tannehill has completely rejuvenated his career since leaving Miami and to be honest? Fuckin good for him

Houston Texans: Deshaun Watson, Welp.....with recent goings on....I don't see Deshaun getting traded anywhere.....for obvious reasons. So barring a suspension to begin the year? It's Watson under center for the Texans

Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, Trevor Lawrence is gonna be the #1 pick and I think he's going to come in and be the day one starter.....not that that's a hard take....

Indianapolis Colts: Carson Wentz,  Wentz came over in a trade from Philly, where he has been just god awful but who knows maybe a change of scenery is just what the doctor order for Wentz
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Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, that is all

Denver Broncos: Drew Lock, I mean.... I guess? Drew Lock sucks out loud but, unless they draft a QB at 12 or make a trade out of left field? Lock's the guy....sorry Denver fans

Las Vegas Raiders: Derek Carr, I don't know how long Carr will be the starter but as of right now It's the best option, but I can see Gruden being a crazy fuck and starting Mariotta instead

L.A. Chargers: Justin Herbert, The reigning offensive rookie of the year is ready to come back and sling it, the rest of the team is pretty underwhelming but this kid can be an absolute stud.



​That's it for the QB's in the NFL......We'll have more soon.....so stay tuned.....

       This is an absolutely terrible scene just overall. Former #1 pick Aaron Ekblad stretchered off the ice with just an absolute gruesome injury. Just a random and freak play, some times you never know what's going to happen in a game. To see Ekblad visibly distraught and upset, slapping the ice and rolling in pain is just a terrible thing to watch. The Dallas crowd fell completely silent, Stars and Panthers players watching as they hold back tears, knowing this injury is horribly serious stuff. Keith Yandle was seen shedding tears, along with many other of Ekblad's Florida teammates which is something you never want to see. Aaron was having a fantastic year as well, Tied for the league lead in goals by a defeneseman and has been a big part of why the Panthers are in first place in their division. We hope the best for Aaron here at The Tailgate and wish him a speedy recovery.





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          The 2021 NFL season is going to bring a lot of changes at QB for a lot of teams. The league is going to look totally different with these teams having different guys under center....so lets get right into it and take a look....and lets start in the NFC East and see what we got...............





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Philadelphia Eagles: Jalen Hurts, with Carson Wentz gone it's Jalen Hurts time to show what he can do, the former Oklahoma QB has shown us a small sample size but he is most definitely athletic and has a big are for sure.

New York Giants:  Daniel Jones, In my opinion this may be Daniel Jones last shot with the Giants, he has not looked good or even average. But right now? This is all they got it sure wont be Mike Glennon

Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott, Coming off an injury Dak is looking to prove he's worth that $41 million dollars/year the Cowboys are going to be paying him and it's time for Dak to show out like he has before.

The Washington Football Team: Ryan Fitzpatrick, now in my mock draft I had The Football Team drafting Mac Jones out of Alabama at #19 but its become apparent that all the top QB's in this years draft may go before pick 12. So it looks like for now? Fitzy is the guy in Washington.

Minnesota Vikings: Kirk Cousins, ahhhhh Kirk.....I've actually dubbed him "The world's most ok QB". Sure he'll put up decent numbers, but I think that's also a product of the talent around him, he sure as shit isn't gonna run a 2 minute drill and go win the game for you.

Green Bay Packers: Aaron Rodgers, what is there to say here? Rodgers is maybe the best QB in the NFL and it's been shown, whenever he's injured the Pack are absolute dog shit.

Detroit Lions: Jared Goff, Goff came over in the Stafford trade and he's the easy decision at QB in Detroit. Maybe a change of scenery is just what Goff needs to rejuvenate his career. 

Chicago Bears: Andy Dalton, off this is a tough one for Bears fans. Thinking all off-season you're gonna get Deshaun Watson or Russel Wilson....then you sign Andy Dalton. I don't think Dalton is a bad QB, just not a good one.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tom Brady, Super Bowl Champs....next

Atlanta Falcons: Matt Ryan, Ryan needs a big bounce back year here, he has not looked great since their Super Bowl appearance. If not? Time could be winding down for Ryan in Atlanta.

Carolina Panthers: Teddy Bridgewater, ugh.....as a Panthers fan this pains me to say but its True, I can't see Carolina taking a QB in the draft anymore. Originally I had them taking Zach Wilson at #8 but it doesn't seem like Wilson will be there at that pick so....great Bridgewater it is...fuck me.

New Orleans Saints: Jameis Winston, I think you'll see him split a lot of time with Taysum Hill.....but for right now, Winston is the guy in New Orleans

Seattle Seahawks: Russel Wilson, All the trade talk with Wilson this off-season, He's not going anywhere who we kidding. I personally think it was all a joke....you mean to tell me he could pick anywhere to be traded to and he says The New York Jets and Chicago Bears, get the fuck outta here,

Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray, I think this dude is gonna be an absolute stud. He has Hopkins and now A.J Greene? If Greene can stay healthy Murray is gonna have a ton of fun in Arizona

L.A. Rams: Matthew Stafford, L.A made a huge trade for Stafford this off-season and it's time for Stafford to show he's worth everything the Rams gave up for him. Stafford is no joke and I think we'll see how good he really can be this year..

San Francisco 49ers: Justin Fields, I think Jimmy G doesn't have much time left in San Fran and I personally think they made this trade to get Justin Fields out of Ohio State(or Zach Wilson). I genuinely don't like the pick but, the niners must see somtehing in him I don't, because outside of Lawrence I don't see any of these QB's making a big impact.




Pat II coming soon.....The AFC

     So my girlfriend and I just finished up M*A*S*H and the series finale Goodbye, Farewell, And Amen was in my eyes the most perfect series finale of all time. It made me laugh, cry. It tied up loose ends and made me feel sympathy for characters that I was not supposed to feel sympathy for. After finishing the 2 hour long finale it made me really wonder if other shows I grew up watching made me feel the same way. I really want to grade the best and worst series finales I have seen (outside of M*A*S*H of course) 

How I Met Your Mother

This show seriously had everything going for it, funny, great cast, great story. I mean who doesn't love a classic love tale. Now I understand that the show had to wait until the final season to show who the mother is, I mean if it happened in season 5 then it would have ended sooner right? But that final episode really left me wanting more. There was at a minimum 2 seasons of story in that last hour long episode. We see the 2 different engagements by Ted, they had their 2 kids who we see all series. Ted and the mother get married, Robin is in and out of the group. Barney has a kid, he learns to respect women too. The mother gets sick, dies and then Robin again. I mean first of all that is just too much info in one hour. Second we wait 9 seasons, 9 FUCKING SEASONS just for Ted to say he still loves Robin. Why couldn't the family just be fine? Why kill the mother? Couldn't I just sleep happy knowing these characters I put my emotions into are happy. 
Grade: D+:  you got it half right 

The Office

In true documentary style, they go back to the office of Dunder Mifflin a year after they stopped filming (the two previous episodes were technically the last of the documentary portion and the finale was like a retrospect and end all for the characters). Dwight and Angela get married, so suck it Andy you fucking muppet. Jim is best man, and hits Dwight with his final prank (The Guten Pranken) and its seriously the best one. Michael Scott returns for Dwights wedding. Every time I see this I cry like a Baby. They also tie up loose ends with other characters, Stanley is retired, Toby is an author in NYC, Oscar is running for state senate and of course Creed faked his death and became a fugitive. But hearing how Michael has a family with Holly truly touched my heart because that is all what Michael wanted. 
Grade: A: Easily the best series finale of the 21st century 

Seinfeld

Probably the most fitting ending of all of these. The group turns out to actual pieces of shit and they are charged with the "Good Samaritan" law where if you don't report a crime then you're just as guilty. During the trial every one they wronged shows up to testify and absolutely roasts them on the stand. They all end up in jail and that is how the series ends. Kind of lack luster but insanely fitting. 
Grade: F: It was more funny when I wanted to see how these characters truly tie up loose ends. 

Endings like this are why I don't really get invested into sitcoms anymore. They usually suck in the end, and who can blame them. How do you write a fitting ending for these characters. Its never easy, M*A*S*H had it easy by ending the war, forcing everyone to depart. But how can you possibly end a series well by flicking a light switch in the apartment and everything fading to black? You mean to say Ross and Phoebe aren't friends anymore because Rachel and Chandler moved? Not a chance.  

​                As a hockey fan there are may times I can sit here and claim that specific days are “like being a kid on Christmas”.  Canada Day, the day free agency starts (seems like 2 holidays in one in Canada), The Draft, and The Stanley Cup Finals. But there is no day more chaotic and fun like Trade Deadline Day in the NHL. I have some scenarios I want to go over cause some name are on the move!
                First and most obvious choice is Mattias Ekholm of the Nashville Predators. He is an older Defenseman who is more know for is defensive skills rather than playing the puck. But his points have stayed at a consistent 25 to 35 point range, mostly assists but those breakout plays are incredibly useful. He is really reaching the prime of his career late. Where at 30 years old most defenseman show signs of wear, his play has shown him getting increased play, year in and year out. His cap hit is quite manageable too, at only 3.75 million per season and an extra year on his contract. Teams are foaming at the mouth to get an extra season out of defenseman who can break out the puck like Ekholm. Teams like Toronto and Boston need the left shot defenseman for a possible cup push. Toronto has mentioned that all prospects are on the block and Boston has a young star possibly on the block too. I see Mattias Ekholm going to Boston for Jake DeBrusk and a goaltending prospect. On top of that Boston will have to give up either a first or second round pick.
                Next up is Devan Dubnyk, he is having a rough year and might have crashed his trade stock. But that’s good for whoever trades for him because they can keep some key pieces and won’t have to give up much in future draft picks. His cap isn’t a bad hit for what would be a backup goalie for a playoff push either. However, he does have a modified no trade clause so he will be able to pick where he goes essentially. His current cap hit after the Minnesota retained salary is 2.16 million and basically any team needing a backup should be able to afford that. Also, rumor does have it that he is willing to waive his NTC for a contender seeing that he is on the back 9 of his career. I can see him going to a team like Vegas for Robyn Lenher or Colorado for a defenseman which San Jose desperately needs. Honestly its hard to read this one because of the NTC and not knowing where he says it’s okay to trade him to or not but in the end look for a goalie for goalie hockey trade here because I think Martin Jones might be done too.  
                Next up is Nicholas Foligno, the captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets also quite possibly their best all around player currently. Another player on the last year of his contract with a No Trade and No Movement Clause (I’m going to consolidate both here as an NTC since I can’t see him being waived anytime soon). Foligno is incredibly serviceable here but his cap hit is just far too much to truly be moved if he waives his NTC. His remaining cap hit for the Jackets is 2.13 million and with most of the season gone I can’t see teams eating that much for possibly just trading him at the draft. Columbus will have to eat half his salary and take a prospect. But now to where, and I have one team in mind. The Islanders, that slimy Lou Lamoriello will find a way to squeeze the Jackets into giving up Foligno for a couple of late draft picks and a 4 liner buried in the AHL. If anyone can its Lou, especially with Anders Lee being injured for the foreseeable future the Isles will find a way to get some leadership in that locker room. 
                Onto Kyle Palmieri, the forward out of New Jersey. His remaining cap his is 1.8 million on his contract and he will be incredibly useful to anyone going on a playoff push. Look for him going to a fringe contender like Edmonton who needs back 6 forwards and can slide him into a solid PK and 3rd line position. His contract will be easy to absorb for any team willing to trade for him if he waives his No Trade Cause.
                Let’s go Anaheim and talk about Rickard Rakell. First off, he has 1.5 million for a cap his remaining on the season and second off he has a year left on his contract. He is a good pickup for any team who had a wide open window for a couple more years and can make playoff pushes for a few more years before the core starts dropping. I know I haven’t talked much about the Canadian teams here but there are many reason for that, the 2 week covid protocol period mainly. But If anyone is going to Canada is Rakell. His smaller cap hit and team who will be on the up swing in a few years that can afford him is Vancouver. Petterson currently being hurt is really what is putting the team down and this difficult Canadian division is a blood bath. But next season hopefully going back to normal will put Vancouver in the shockingly weak West Division and Rakell being apart of that team would make them contenders.
                Seriously saving the best for last here, Taylor Hall. Buffalo seriously fucked up here. It’s really no one’s fault but Taylor Hall’s though. He in the words of Obi Wan Kenobi “Was the chosen one” the big ticket this past off season. He has not lived up to expectations. I know all 7 of you who read this are probably thinking “where is Jack Eichel” and all you need to Shut the fuck up cause he is the heart of this spineless organization. Hall on the other had is more than likely not going to resign and you need to save face rather than lose him for nothing. He has tremendous upside as a recent Hart trophy winner, especially if you get him in a system where he can have success. That’s why the Islanders are out, Hall wont be able to play his game one bit under Trotz. Now before I get to where, I need to get to the how’s and return. First, Buffalo is retaining half of his remaining salary, no matter where he goes. With his cap strapped year GMs would rather let him rot in Buffalo if they had to pay his blown up salary. Second Buffalo isn’t going to get a star for a star here. They are getting table scraps, no one wants to do work with them currently, and players don’t want to go there. I mean no coach, awful ownership and a rookie GM isn’t a recipe for success. Now to the where, I can’t see Hall going to a full blown contender. Most of those rosters are built already and are one piece away (mostly goaltending or a stay at home defenseman). Hall will find himself on a fringe contender, a team who lacks a scoring touch below the first line. Now the rumor is that Hall is going back to Canada and I just can’t see that with the covid protocol. No one really wants to wait the two weeks and have players sitting when they need to gel with their new team and fast. I do see Hall moving west. I can see Hall going to St. Louis or possibly Nashville (who is 4 point out of a playoff spot). Now Buffalo won’t see a good return, but if Buffalo plays their cards right (which I doubt) they can get a couple of young, good prospects to play in the big club to get them NHL ice.
                All in all this is probably going to be one of the worst deadlines in recent history but with playoff teams looking for that last piece you can bet on a dynamite playoffs.

         I'll be honest, I've probably re-watched every season of The Office at least 7 times each and it's without a doubt the greatest show of all time. Don't say FRIENDS because it's not even close, if you wanna play that game, Parks and Rec was way better than FRIENDS too. But with great success comes great failure and with that being said there were some absolute shitty/unfunny characters. Now just a disclaimer I'm picking just "main characters".  People like Pete aka Plop, sucked but he was just the final season, which kind of sucked overall. I would have easily had people like Nellie, Brian the camera guy, Charles from corporate, Cathy (the one who tried nailing Jim) and Frank the warehouse guy would have all been easily considered for this list but like I said it's just the main Characters. So here...we....go....






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5) Roy Anderson
I'm sorry but for Roy being engaged to Pam who's a main character? He did nothing at all memorable. He was never funny, he was always pretty fuckin lame. Even his lines that were meant to be funny were just corny as hell. Maybe and this is a big maybe....you can consider when he freaked out at the bar funny, but i don't know that may be a stretch.








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4) Jan Levinson
Jan was a bitchhhhhhhhhh. Look at how she treated Michael,  she was banging her secretary Hunter, fucking making Michael bankrupt and shit? Fuck her. Getting fake cans to get Michael back? She was legitimately the worst human being, maybe ever. Fuck you Jan!









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3) Robert California
He sucked, in my opinion at no point was Robert California funny at all. His lame sayings and shit stories for me were never funny in any way. His odd stories about sex when he was selling the house and the creepy way he hit on Erin in that one episode was all I needed to see. They could have done so much more with that role but I think they fucked it up









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2) Erin Hannon/Holly Flax
For me here at #2 its a dead he between these two bitches. Holly and Michael, Erin and Andy's relationships were just so fuckin bad and unfunny it was almost unwatchable. Holly did the impossible and made Michael Scott unfunny, he and Holly? When they did their corny fuckin voices? Holy shit was that one of the most cringey things in TV history. Holly was just shitty and not funny. And Erin? She sucked out loud, her and Andy's love shit was so fucking bad. They dated, they didn't they dated, they didn't....who gives a fuck. They tried making Erin so dumb that it wasn't funny, wasn't funny at all. They both were absolute shit and I for one could have done with out them.









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Now.....we come to the #1 worst character in The Office history.....someone I hated so much....they were so unfunny, yet....tried ramming this person down my throat every,  fucking season. So without further ado......i give to you....the worst character in The Office's history....DRUM ROLLLLLL PLEASEEEEEEE.....








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 Well it finally happened, after a century of blaming the refs on losses fans can rally behind this and finally blame every ref (time to eat your hears out Leaf fans). Lets set the stage here, its March 23, 2021. Nashville is facing Detroit and NHL referee Tim Peel is caught saying "It wasn't much but I wanted to get a fucking penalty against Nashville early in the game". Personally I have many thoughts on this too.

First, he fucked up. This is a simple case of keeping your mouth shut. There is no other way to look at it. But there had to be a cause to make this effect. I have talked to my friend who is a USA hockey ref that does NCAA and other events. What he told me I can agree with. You make those weak calls because of a weak call before that you feel bad about. That is a possibility, looking at the box score there was a call late in the first on Adam Erne that caused a powerplay goal in Nashville's favor. He might have though about it and thought it was weak and wanted to make up for that. The very next penalty called was the event that took place so I cant rule that out. 
 
Second, did Nashville's bench piss off the referee staff working that night. You have to remember that these refs are people too and they are working the complete series with the teams. So not only is Nashville playing Detroit multiple games in a row but these refs are working it too. Maybe the NHL put Peel in too many Nashville games in a row and bad blood developed. You cant rule that out at all with these Covid protocols. 

All in all this is a bad look, Peel was set to retire on April 24th and that retirement came early. Do I think the Union will fight to get him paid for it, yes, and I think they can be successful in that endeavor. However you cant look at this and question calls in the past. Daniel Briere's playoff offside goal in Philly? Matt Duchene's offside goal with Colorado (there's a there here I guess). But the most Infamous questionable play was Wayne Gretzky's non called high stick on Doug Gilmore. The refs will be scrutinized more than ever and that's an understatement. They will hear the same chirps over and over, Check your phone you missed a few calls, Get off your knees your blowing the game. It's quite annoying honestly, especially when you realize that he was probably trying to right a wrong that led to a goal. 

          Uncle Dana White does it again! April 24th in Jacksonville, Florida the UFC 261 is going to have a packed crowd for the first time in over a year. What a fuckin card too that they threw together, 3 title fights and it's gonna be fuckin awesome. Zhang Weili is back for the first time in over a year after here absolute 5 round war with Joana Jedrzejczyk. She defends her strawweight belt against former title holder Rose Namajunas, Rose looked great in her fight back against Jessica Andrade, this is definitely a matchup fans have been waiting for and what a time to give it to us. It also might be an absolute war, both girls are so good on the feet you may possibly see 5 rounds of just absolute bombs being thrown.
          Then we got the second women's title fight of the night when current flyweight title holder Valentina Shevchenko defends her title against former strawweight champion Jessica Andrade. So far Shevchenko really hasn't had any competition in her title defenses but, Andrade might be one that gives her some trouble. Andrade can throw absolute bombs when she's standing and has some devastating take down offense. But Valentina is the fuckin Bullet, she is one of the scariest women in the UFC and maybe all of MMA, this fight is no joke and I suggest you not to sleep on Andrade.
            ANNNNNNND HOLY SHIT LET'S TALK MAIN EVENT!  Kamaru Usman v's Jorge Masvidal for the welterweight title, I've been saying for awhile I think given a full camp Masvidal is the most dangerous guy for Usman. Usman may very well be the greatest welterweight of all time but Masvidal is a very well rounded fighter both on the feet and on the ground. Jorge's takedown defense is so good and you'll see how much better he can be when he isn't cutting over 20lbs in 6 days. Usman is showing to everyone though that he's not just a ground guy, his jab snaps better than anyone in this division and showed that in the Gilbert Burns fight. This is a fight card any fan of MMA can get behind and I for one cannot effin wait.

            As a long suffering Mets fan, nothing made me happier then when the Wilpon's sold the team to Steve Cohen at the end of October last year. We now have the richest owner in baseball, so let's spend some cashhhhhhh and win some rings. Let's disregard the fact we hired Jared Porter as the GM who turned out to me a complete creep, he did get us Francisco Lindor though so....yeah he's still a creep. Like god damn dude after the first 40 texts that went un-responded just give up.....ok ok this convo is for another time I'm here to talk about what this team is gonna look like this year. Luis Rojas enters his second season as Mets manager after last years abysmal performance in a shortened season, this year seems to be looking up.....for now. We've added some key pieces to the roster that have definitely got us Mets fans excited for this season so lets take a look at my opening day starting lineup and key players



​The Starting 9:

Let's move on to the starting rotation which outside of Jacob deGrom the rest of the starters kind of suck ass. But it will definitely be better this year, lets take a loooook.


​Starting Rotation:

- VillJoey Luhcchesi and Carlos Carrasco: look for these two to jump in somewhere in the rotation if "Thor" can't come back healthy to start the season

LITERALLY ANYONE IN THE BULLPEN!: the Mets bullpen has been so horrendously bad in the last 3 years. They need someone to step up to close games, hopefully Edwin Diaz can return to his old form and close some god damn games finally. Let's hope Delin Betances and Jeurys Familia can step up in the stopper roll during games to help stop the bleeding that has been this awful bullpe.

Johnathan Villar- Villar will be a key role off the bench in defensive situations hopefully he can shine in.


Final prediction? Mets win the NL and the World Series and we party like it's fuckin 1986!