Content by Boone in August, 2026

  1. Boone

    The All Things Offensive Line Thread

    Awesome and I beg to differ!
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    The All Things Offensive Line Thread

    Someone here came up with that - wish I could remember who or take credit for it, lol...
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    The All Things Offensive Line Thread

    I think there should be legit concern that a weak OL is going to sabotage the 2026 season. Jayden has already shown that his play style and frame make him susceptible to injury. Protecting him should've been our #1 priority in the offseason. I know they have made efforts on that front, trading...
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    2026 53-Man Roster Thread

    I like Keim's list - but I don't think we carry 7 WRs - with our now precarious OL situation, they will need extra help there - I think Van Jefferson is odd man out (although I would probably pick him over Dyami Brown).
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    Finally! The Lunch Thread!

    I had something really good at a local pub last week. It was a salad of mixed greens with tomato and mushroom with sort of an asian ginger dressing and some chow mein noodles, but on top of it were chicken fingers that had been breaded and coated with some kind of honey/sriracha sauce. Man - it...
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    The 2026 BGO NFL Pickem Contest is HERE!

    You can set your preferences to get emails when you receive a PM. There are limitations to the software we use. You do get reminders twice prior to Sundays via PM. We used to have auto pick enabled which would choose all the road teams if a member forgot to make their picks but given how often...
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Not to quibble, but there's no way they are holding him out just as a precaution. Quinn and Blough know it's critical if he is going to be our starting center that he get reps with the 1st team (and asap). If he were physically healthy and able to do so, he would be doing so. It's good news that...
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    TV Show Discussion Thread

    I've watched it for years. I'm skeptical there is a treasure at this point, and even if there is that they'll ever find it. I know one thing... they've spent a lifetime's worth of treasure looking for it and ending up with a couple of coins and buttons. The power of wanting to believe is...
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    6th Annual BGO Crystal Ball Contest

    Hey SkinsOrlando, can I make a suggestion on tweaking your template for next year? You do not show both games in each divisional round matchup - it should say 1 vs. lowest and 2 vs. 3. I find it very confusing when I get to that part of the template without listing out both games and the...
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    6th Annual BGO Crystal Ball Contest

    Must not have had my coffee.. thanks I will fix it
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    The 2026 BGO NFL Pickem Contest is HERE!

    You get reminders here - but you have to read them :)
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    If the Allegretti injuries are more than something minor, I think our starting center may not be on the roster yet. I know that sounds crazy, but I think they would bring in the most experienced vet still available if he can't go. A trade is even possible. From AI: Houston Texans' center...
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    6th Annual BGO Crystal Ball Contest

    AFC Playoff Teams NFC Playoff Teams a. Patriots a. Cowboys b. Steelers b. Packers c. Texans c. Bucs d. Broncos d. Rams e. Chiefs e. Seahawks f. Jaguars f. Lions g. Bengals g. 49ers AFC Div Winners NFC Div Winners East Patriots East Cowboys...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I would put the chances of that happening at less than 10%. Unless you are going to ask someone else on the line to make OL adjustment calls, it's just too much to expect a rookie to be able to handle. It does happen - Linderbaum started his rookie year. But Gulbin was the 7th center selected in...
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    Random Commanders Thoughts

    If he did it would be about Jesus lol...
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    TV Show Discussion Thread

    I sort of stopped watching Oak Island. I assume they have found more wood and scrap metal, lol?
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    2026 Injury Updates

    Yep. It's really just bad luck. And probably more common in the NFL than it feels like it is, just seems like we always have more than our share...
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    BGO Blind Pig: Commanders Post-Dolphins react, a new kicker, and more injury woes

    The Pigs rehash the Commanders 1st preseason outing, talk kicker competition, highlight our 7th Rd QB pick 'Greeced Lightning' Athan Kaliakmanis, and bemoan continuing injury woes.
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    2026 Injury Updates

    Is it irrelevant?
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    2026 Injury Updates

    That sounds like wishful thinking to me brother. Yes - all teams have injuries but we are coming off a season where half our starters were knocked out for the season. That may be an exaggeration - but not by much! And we are starting off similarly in 2026. I don’t know how anyone can argue we...
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    2026 Injury Updates

    I mean, Jesus Christ! Maybe tone down the intensity. I'm sorry, but we should not be experiencing mass injuries in training camp and preseason. Something is wrong here.
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I guess the good news is - the defense almost has to be considerably improved - it certainly couldn't get much worse than it's been during the Quinn era. And (knocking on virtual wood), we aren't likely to have the insane number of injuries to starters we have had in the past. The offensive...
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 2 - Commander @ Lions

    I don't think there is a perfect approach. I guess in theory, the perfect plan would be to play the starters some, to get them as prepared for live action as possible, but not put anyone at risk for major injury. The problem is, it's not possible to play the starters and not put them at risk...
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    17th Annual BGO Ballers Fantasy Football League

    Hoping Brother Om might finally take the leap and play FF with us... do it brother!
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    Stocks, Soups, and Sauces

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    My next adventure... Beekeeping

    Got them assembled. Going to have to use some hive straps to hold them on the stand - the polystyrene is much lighter than wood hives and I think a strong wind would blow them right off of it.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    Brother - all good coaches believe in their approach and systems. In fact, you can argue that many of the very best were the most stubborn in regards to how they wanted to operate. The bottom line - what I will continue to push back hard against - is that Kingsbury was a failed OC who needed...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Releasing a kicker is a completely different thing than releasing an offensive lineman. You only need and carry one kicker - period. So picking one and letting the other go is standard practice. I've already gone on record as to what I think about doing players under contract 'a solid' when it...
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    'him pretending the scheme was infallible' Where do you come up with something like that? I'm pretty sure if anyone ever asked him if his system was perfect he would say emphatically not. He was calling plays for guys who just got picked up off the street for God's sake. His offenses produced...
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    Celebrity Passings

    TC Williams kicked my HS football team's ass on a number of occasions. Anyway, she did a great job in Remember the Titans. RIP.
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    Back on topic. I had completely forgotten Buc Wheats.
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    Celebrity Passings

    It's about TC Williams High School football. Very good movie.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I totally agree with you VoR. There's a tendency when the team makes controversial decisions (and letting Kingsbury walk when you didn't have to was a surprise to almost all NFL observers) towards revisionist history. He did a very good job in DC. I get some of the nitpicking - it may be that he...
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    No. But they start smoking at age 9, so there's that :)
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    Celebrity Passings

    She was great in it. I am not sure I've seen her in anything else since then. Sounds like she struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues. She was Vladimir Klitschko's long-time girlfriend and they had a daughter together. He had custody of the daughter and I think that was probably...
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    2026 Commanders Transactions Thread (Announcements Only)

    I think that's the right call. Has a bigger leg and Moody has been inconsistent enough to get challenged.
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    You know, PISSING like a racehorse doesn't MAKE you a racehorse, lol...
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    That's a new one on me
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    Random Commanders Thoughts

    https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CtP6Hd5Qj/
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    2026 Commanders Transactions Thread (Announcements Only)

    Is anyone else surprised we’d sign a RB? I know McNichols may be dinged but good lord, the two rookie look great and we are strong with starters… curious move to me
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

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    BGO Blind Pig: Commanders injury bug rears its ugly head, the plan for the OL, and Preseason approaches!

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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I think it's a function of all of the turnover. Coordinator and assistant turnover, new playbooks, and I think both Blough and Jones tend towards more complex, verbiage heavy systems, so there's a high learning curve. Any time you have new coordinators, you are probably going to see time...
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    My next adventure... Beekeeping

    At my peak, I had 7 hives in my backyard. I have had less time to spend on them in recent years, and most of my bees either succumbed to especially cold winters, or swarmed and the hive remaining failed. In February I still had 1 remaining colony, but they took off once warm weather hit. My...
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    Instant Pot Anyone?

    I used my Instantpot very infrequently until recently, but discovered a use for it that has me breaking it out a lot more often. It is an amazing tool to prepare frozen foods. For foods that require a lot of work, whether it's soups, Pho broth, pulled pork, brisket, brunswick stew, etc... I will...
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    The BBQ Thread

    I did a couple of chuck roasts brisket style on the BGE yesterday. They were so tender that we could cut them with a butter knife. Better than any brisket I have ever done. I really recommend you try this, especially if you don't need a huge piece of brisket and are cooking for just a couple of...
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    Are you just horsing around here?
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    The Three Good Things Thread

    Everything in my updated garden is growing. I am in a position to help my daughter financially as she goes through a tough divorce. I have a relatively responsibility-free week ahead of me.
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    Random NFC East Thoughts

    All those years of Daniel Jones will make a successor look pretty good.
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    Are you having trouble accessing BGO?

    Let me know if your issue is resolved. I've whitelisted those IPs.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I noticed numerous offensive plays coming down to the wire including several that could’ve easily been delaying game calls. I think they have some work to do on getting the play called and run in a timely fashion.
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    2026 Injury Updates

    Thanks - I've been off the grid for a few days so was wondering if they'd diagnosed it yet. That's probably good news - depending on the grade of the sprain and assuming it's not something that will require surgery. Hopefully he can just rehab it and even more hopefully, we don't need a back up...
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    Home Vegetable Gardens

    I actually am looking at freezers, lol... but not the walk-in variety...
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    Are you having trouble accessing BGO?

    Are you still having issues?
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    Are you having trouble accessing BGO?

    Can you give me regular IP addresses - i’m not sure what to do with what you provided?
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    BGO Survivor 2026

    I'm in! Thanks for running this one Canadian Hog!
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I thought both young RBs looked good, but not sure Miami is a measuring stick we want to use to gauge anyone's future promise. I don't think Hartman looked good. He missed wide open receivers frequently, threw into double coverage a lot, and had balls sail on him. He's not got an NFL arm and it...
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    The Jayden Daniels Tracker

    Here you go. If you guys want to talk LSU scandal and Jayden, please do it here. https://www.bgobsession.com/threads/jayden-daniels-responds-to-ongoing-nil-controversy.195433/
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    The Jayden Daniels Tracker

    You know - this is supposed to be a football thread about Jayden Daniels as an NFL player. I have no interest in the Jayden LSU controversy so I wish if folks want to discuss/overreact to that someone would start a separate thread.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    That's what happens when the opposing QB gets 15 seconds in the pocket.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    He went out with an injury on the very first drive
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I’m just glad I’m not paying to watch this
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    We have several JAGs (Treylon Burks being another). Both he and Jefferson have a paltry 1.8 receptions per game over their careers. I suspect you are right and that age comes into play.
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    I know most won't agree, but I would be in favor of eliminating preseason games entirely and replacing them with two joint practices including a scrimmage. Every NFL teams plays it's first game in Week 1. It will never happen because the NFL will never do anything that cuts into revenue.
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    Do the Commanders have trade bait?

    I think there are a lot of barriers to trades at this point in the season. First of all, teams that may be eyeballing a fringe player are probably going to say 'let's just see if they release him'. If you are talking an established player, like the Payne example, what would the point of a trade...
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Sure - I agree with that idea. But 'all things being equal'? All things are never equal. I guarantee you they have a very specific ranking of all of the WRs on this roster and they will keep the 6 or 7 best WRs based on their overall assessment of each of their skills and traits. I'm just saying...
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    Official Game Thread - Preseason Week 1 - Dolphins @ Commanders

    Daniels got lots of pass attempts last off season - he just didn't have them in preseason games. I'm not sure that was a big factor in our season... him being injured 4 times was though. I agree on the biggest priority - 'game action' for Blough and Daronte Jones - who need every second of it...
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    Lol. 'Chock full of sugar through and through...' - what every mother dreams of...
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I doubt the team bases roster decisions on 'we need a tall receiver - whose tallest?' kind of criteria. They are looking at the entire package - who can be most productive.
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    My next adventure... Beekeeping

    After not having the time to spend on my hives over the past several years, I lost my last one this spring. I checked in February and had an active hive but they swarmed a few weeks later and the bees left behind did not make it. I have totally redone my backyard garden so I am installing a...
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    The Jayden Daniels Tracker

    You can insist all you want. But using the word ‘diva’ in describing Jayden Daniels (at least so far) is inaccurate and baseless. Also my opinion.
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    TV Show Discussion Thread

    Yeah, I think we can all agree M*A*S*H was pretty good, but I think the intent of the thread is to highlight new (or not well known) TV content that others would enjoy :)
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    The Jayden Daniels Tracker

    Or it may be a legitimate POV. Who are we to judge his 'place in LSU history' or even how he should feel about it? We have no idea what conversations went on behind the scenes (if any) or what specifically has gone on to drive his reaction. I think calling him a diva over it is gross :)
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    The Jayden Daniels Tracker

    I'm gonna push back - in what sense has Jayden been 'a bit of a diva'? I literally can't think of a single instance he has done anything to warrant that kind of description. I think, without hearing directly from Daniels on what is behind this, we are making a bunch of assumptions and may not...
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I would be offering the Texans a late round draft pick for Jake Andrews. He has apparently lost his starting job to Keylan Rutledge, but he started 16 games for the Texans last year at center. There is even a possibility they release him as they have some other good backup center options.
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Probably correct but then again we don't know how Jayden feels about his legacy at LSU. Sounds like a 'is the juice really worth the squeeze?' situation. I mean, LSU jersey revenue - it's literally chump change for a guy who is going to set the market for NFL QB salaries soon. I will just...
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    That's a good one. I always felt like I was eating 'teeth' when I had that cereal because they were kind of shaped like them, lol... good cereal though...
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    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Today I put 4,000 red wriggler worms in my raised beds. I was skeptical because I ordered them online. They arrived in a box, packed in some sphaghnum moss in little drawstring pouches. You would think after 2-3 days of being shipped there would be no way they'd be alive, but I added a 1/2 cup...
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    Who wins the NFC East in 2026? (POLL)

    Don't leave us hangin' like that Henry! We gots to know!
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    BGO Blind Pig: Commanders injury bug rears its ugly head, the plan for the OL, and Preseason approaches!

    The Pigs talk Washington injuries, Miami joint practice, and rookie Joshua Josephs...
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    Home Vegetable Gardens

    I mentioned this somewhere, but I recently started a lychee tree. They can't survive here outside, and they take 20 years to fruit. I see no homegrown lychee nuts in my future :)
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    2026 Injury Updates

    We are not ‘bereft of talent’ - that’s a patently ridiculous statement.
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    My mom would often cut up a banana into Cheerios (or whatever other bland ass cereal we had). It helped.
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    ‘Ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible…’ lol
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    Random Commanders Thoughts

    It may not be applicable with Pierce, but the other thing is, we never know what would've happened if different circumstances were in play. Every single thing that happens in someone's life impacts every other thing. We could let a talented player go, watch him get hurt and be lost for that new...
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    Random Thoughts

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    2026 Injury Updates

    I think Brandon Coleman has already proven he can be a serviceable fill-in in a pinch but the problem is, what if HE goes down? I think they need to sign someone who is also capable of starting at LT if that guy is still out there?
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    My favorite cereal as a very young kid was 'Rice Honeys' It would have a toy inside, extra fun bonus.
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    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Figs aren't one of them. I've had fig trees produce the first year, almost always in the 2nd year.
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    Breakfast Cereals that are Legendary, for good or bad reasons

    When I was a kid, there was 'Quisp' and 'Quake'... and the whole gimmick was you had to pick one of them as your favorite (it was the 'Sonny' or 'Sam' version of breakfast cereal wars. I don't remember if either of them were good. I was always a Sugar Smacks guy. Life cereal was a favorite...
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    Random Thoughts

    Well - a black widow is one of the most easy to identify spiders in the world. And a brown recluse is, well brown, about the size of a quarter, and has a violin-shaped mark on it's back right behind the head.
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    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Stop feeding it. You should be getting figs almost immediately from my experience. Fertilizer makes the plant grow lots of branches and leaves, instead of using that energy to produce fruit. I would bet if you never fertilize again, you will have so many figs you won't know what to do with them...
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    The BBQ Thread

    I have used this as a guideline. Only did it once but it was amazing. https://www.seriouseats.com/barbecue-pastrami-recipe
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    Random Thoughts

    All spiders are 'beneficial' if by that you mean they eat nuisance insects like flies, gnats, etc... There are a couple in North America that can hurt you if they bite you (black widow, brown recluse primarily). But that's the only negative I know of. To your question, depends on my mood.
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    NCAA Basketball

    I guess my point is - Duke basketball was legit before Coach K arrived. Bill Foster almost had a national championship in 1978. I'm just saying, people act like there wasn't even a Duke basketball program prior to the Coach K era. I've never hated Duke. I think most of the hate (like you saw...
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    Who wins the NFC East in 2026? (POLL)

    I was about to say that adding Diggs boosts our chances significantly. Then Laremy Tunsil was done for the season. I heard a stat yesterday that of the 5 teams Diggs has joined, each won was the division champion in his first season. I don't know if I have that exactly right, but something like...
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    NCAA Basketball

    Duke was in the Final Four 8 times between 1960 and 1990 brother. The Mike Krzyzewksi era started in 1980. They didn't win a National Championship until 1991, but he was hardly the start of Duke Basketball relevance. Just saying...
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    TV Show Discussion Thread

    We just finished 'The Fall' which was very good. I have been watching the WW2 Hanks show as well. Just started 'The Outsider' and it looks intriguing. I don't think I've ever seen anything with Jason Bateman in it that wasn't really good.
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    Health & Physical Fitness/Training Thread

    My only experience with Yoga is when I was doing P90X a decade or so ago. One of the workout routines was Yoga and it was actually one of the most challenging of them. 90 minutes of challenge. I remember at that time that it made a big difference but was very difficult even getting into a lot of...
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    Health & Physical Fitness/Training Thread

    First day back at the gym in awhile yesterday. I have been so wasted from my garden project and moving countless bags of dirt I have literally been so sore I couldn't handle anything else. Different kind of sore this morning, but it's good to get back to it.
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    Random Thoughts

    What is 'DTMB'???
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    Homegrown Creations

    Ironically, I had a stomach ache last night through most of the night. Could be coincidental but… not sure I want to try the salt again just in case…
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    2026 Injury Updates

    I don't see how it can be viewed any other way. Will the season go on? Of course. Do all teams have injuries? Sure. Am I going to keep asking myself questions and then answer them? Probably. It's a bitter pill to swallow. As my man-crush Om said today in a video to me from Germany - it...
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    What's for Dinner?

    What makes the chicken fried steak so good is how it's prepared. No - it doesn't have chicken in it - but they throw the steak out into the chicken yard and let the chickens peck on it for several days to tenderize it. That's why it's got that pebbled appearance to it - it's the hours and hours...
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    Homegrown Creations

    I made a batch... I would say it's more an aromatic than imparting a lot of flavor. You definitely get that 'tomato plant' smell from it. Not sure if I didn't know what it was I would notice a huge flavor difference though. I have noticed any ill effec................. asusyshd.. *9999czzz...
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    Homegrown Creations

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    Great Movies That Others Might Enjoy, Or Ones To Avoid

    I am a big fan of movies with a band or music theme to them and can make a few recommendations. 'Once'. This is a very good little film. Glen Hansard is a struggling street musician who meets a beautiful cleaning woman (who happens to be an amazing trained pianist) and he falls in love with...
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    Homegrown Creations

    A friend of mine told me about drying tomato leaves and mixing them with kosher/sea salt. Supposed to be good. I'm going to try it. I know there are a lot of hysterical semi-myths out there about tomato leaves being poisonous because they are part of the nightshade family, and have alkaloids in...
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    2026 Injury Updates

    Sucks. Losing Tunsil to what's sort of a freak injury - it's bad luck. These things happen to most teams (losing a key player prior to seasons start is a fairly regular occurrence). I don't think it's an outright disaster because Coleman has shown he is a serviceable LT, but obviously it's not...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I don't have any problem with you sharing it. I'm just pointing out he is not particularly qualified to make assessments. I would say the same thing about JP FInlay, Grant Paulsen, etc... they are just guys who watch football like we do. They are also embarrassingly wrong as often as fans are...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I’m not saying he’s wrong on any of those takes - but he is a fan who is trying to elevate himself to a media personality. Why would his take carry any more weight than anyone posting here? I’m just asking. To be fair, you could say the same thing about many of the media personalities who have...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Oh - we have the capability
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Some have suggested ‘Lord Farquaad’ might be even better
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I have considered ‘Lord Voldemort’. We do have that capability lol…
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    Random Thoughts

    The American Red Cross is having a critical blood shortage (one of the worst in recent years). If you see an opportunity to donate, please do. They are so desperate they are giving out $20 gift cards to donors right now. I'm doing a 'Power Red' donation this afternoon.
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    2026 Injury Updates

    This is my least favorite thread ever. Just sayin'... lol
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    What does success look like in 2026?

    I am actually going to go contrarian here. I believe Quinn probably was signed to a 4 year deal (the terms of his contract have not been disclosed at least not that I've been able to find). I think Adam Peters green-lighting replacing both coordinators in a single offseason is a signal that they...
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    The 2026 BGO NFL Pickem Contest is HERE!

    Our 2026 Pickem contest will be our 18th annual epic battle! In 2025, Neophyte beat out runnerups China and Kel Varnsen to seize the title and coveted winner's avatar. For this year's contest, we will continue to use our own BGO Pickem software. That means you'll access our contest here on the...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

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    BGO Blind Pig: Commanders Training Camp Week 2 and Diggs coming home to DC

    Thanks - great comments :cheers: Kudos to Primus Porcus for doing the overview on Gulbin. I think it would be even harder for Gulbin to be thrust into an early starting role for a couple of reasons. Firstly, his 'mentor' Allegretti, while super experienced at guard, has not played much NFL...
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    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    It doesn't really matter to me why they did it - only that AP got it done. Kudos to him. I think the problem with that theory is that they already acknowledged they weren't comfortable with our current group of WRs - they almost spent a gazillion dollars on several of the top rated free agent...
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    As I said on our pod last night, not every NFL player ages the same way. Look at Adrian Peterson. Instead of looking at Diggs age, let's look at his production. He matched Terry McLaurin's stats in first season with Jayden at QB last season, coming off an ACL tear. He has had 100+ catches 5 of...
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    The Three Good Things Thread

    I finished a massive garden project today. We were able to spend time with my daughter and granddaughter over the weekend as they navigate a tough time. I am healthy and strong and happy.
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    TV Show Discussion Thread

    Happy Days. Every other channel.
  125. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Thank you Nicky - that's exactly what I said.
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    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I did not say AP made the move just to satisfy fans, I’m wondering if the noise influenced him. If he had gone with the status quo and the offense struggled or we had major WR injuries and the season crashed, he would be open to massive criticism from the fanbase. I think it played a role (and...
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    Help us improve BGO

    I think they dropped ES because it was an embarassment (both in terms of looking more like a political website and the heavy-handed moderation which I know they got a steady stream of complaints about). I don't think the NFL is in favor of this idea at the present time. Here is what AI said when...
  128. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    The first game where Diggs is the leading receiver and has 8 receptions for 105 yards and a TD will fix that.
  129. Boone

    Help us improve BGO

    I suppose in theory it ‘wouldn’t hurt to ask’ but I can’t imagine they would be open to giving us free promotion on the official site. They clearly made the decision to wash their hands of fan forums and I doubt seriously they want to go anywhere near appearing to sponsor or promote one again.
  130. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I've also wondered whether making fans happy impacts decision-making? I'm not going to argue that someone like Adam Peters looks to fan opinion to guide him 99% of the time. But the concern over WR2 and their inability to fill that void this offseason was loud with AP getting the blame for the...
  131. Boone

    BGO Blind Pig: Commanders Training Camp Week 2 and Diggs coming home to DC

    The Pigs review Washington Training Camp standouts and react to today's big Stefon Diggs signing news.
  132. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    So funny - and sorry to be dense!
  133. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Is this a serious post? Diggs showed last year that he is far from washed. He matched Terry McLaurin’s 2024 season production and he did it coming off of an ACL. He has far surpassed anything a Washington WR (including Terry McLaurin) has ever done, He has had 5 seasons of more than a 100...
  134. Boone

    What does success look like in 2026?

    I mean, we can make guesses all we want, but Vegas deals with odds and we will not be favored to win any of those games. What you are basically predicting is that we will win a bunch of games we aren’t supposed to and get to a double-digit win total. That could certainly happen, but I think it’s...
  135. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I'm really worried about WR3. Too soon?
  136. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    That is so dumb.... homeboy
  137. Boone

    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Been on a trip for the better part of a week. Prior to leaving, I planted the garden arches I had built. Lots of pole beans, some pie pumpkins and small ornamental pumpkins, some vining flowers. Almost all have come up. Whether I will have enough time to harvest much before the first frost...
  138. Boone

    TV Show Discussion Thread

    I don't remember who recommended 'The Fall' (available on Peacock) - my wife and I are enjoying that one very much. A hunt for a serial killer in Northern Ireland with Gillian Anderson as the lead detective. Very good so far.
  139. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I don't think they believe Allegretti's injury is serious or that they have any intention of starting Good-Jones (I'm not sure he will even be on the roster when the dust settles). As mentioned, Allegretti has been one of the most durable OL in the NFL over the course of his career. I do think...
  140. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    And obviously, I include myself in 'we know NOTHING'. I hope that the two new coordinators prove to be all of that and a bag of chips. But I have had the blind trust beaten out of me over the years. If Dan Quinn and Peters were deserving of absolute trust, we wouldn't have had to replace both...
  141. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    It warrants all caps. We know nothing. We haven't seen one play in live action against a real opponent.
  142. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Well - we don't know, it's just forum debating. But I would argue that you are stating in a round about way that our HC and GM are idiots. They literally let a proven, capable center in his prime walk for no compensation. Maybe the plan was to get Linderbaum and they got caught when they...
  143. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    We don't know ANYTHING about the Blough scheme. We don't know what it will be, we don't know how the players we have will do in it, it's a total open question across the entire roster. I'm thinking the 15 year vet might be better able to adapt than most though with all of that experience. I...
  144. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Why is he a 'C'? He'd better not be a 'C' - because we let a 'B' starter walk for nothing. Allegretti was a pure center before he got to the pro's - it's not like he's a project, he just hasn't been asked to play that position. He is big, strong, smart player who has missed just 2 games in 6...
  145. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    I don't really want us to sign him either. But that doesn't alter the fact that he would immediately be the best TE on the roster.
  146. Boone

    What does success look like in 2026?

    Well... yeah... that would look like success alright lol. For something like that to happen, we literally would have to beat every team on the schedule not named the Eagles, Seahawks, 49ers, and Rams. I expect us to lose those 5 games (we may surprise, but we will be expected to lose) and then...
  147. Boone

    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Yeah, I will admit that is WAY more work than I'm willing to do. If I decide to start plants in the winter months, I'll just buy an indoor grow stand again lol...
  148. Boone

    2026 Commanders Transactions Thread (Announcements Only)

    Good depth signing
  149. Boone

    Health & Physical Fitness/Training Thread

    I just tried one and I couldn't keep both heels on the ground, lol. I may try incorporating this. My whole body hurts almost everywhere all day unless I have worked up a good sweat doing some strenuous activity. I don't know if I can be rehabilitated at this point!
  150. Boone

    Home Vegetable Gardens

    Where do you live? I don't think something like that would work in Zone 7b where I live where it can get as cold as single digits. Is that a fan in back of your rig?
  151. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I think the smartest thing to look at with kickers is their history. Moody hasn't been a consistent kicker. His accuracy has ranged from 70-90%. That's a pretty wide range. Lifetime he is a 78% field goal kicker (97% on XPs). He wasn't great in his 2+ seasons in San Fran - with last year's stint...
  152. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    I have to laugh at the kicker 'competition' - because we all know what will happen. One of these two guys is going to look like a world beater future kicking star and win the job outright. Then we'll get to the season opener and watch the winner of the 'competition' shank one, hit the upright...
  153. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    It's good to have real action and to be able to get some idea of who is doing well. That being said, I don't believe how either the O or D looks playing against each other means anything, not even a little bit. The biggest thing that we need to come out of training camp feeling good about is...
  154. Boone

    Random Sports Comments

    I don't think there are any major 'cultural' barriers to the US becoming a world soccer force. It's simply a matter of dilution. American kids are raised playing baseball, football, basketball, hockey, lacrosse, swimming, lots of sports. In many parts of the world, it's basically soccer and...
  155. Boone

    Home Vegetable Gardens

    I have not Mickalino. I don’t really have anywhere to put one given the layout of my property. They are very cool though. A decade or so ago I was starting all of my own plants from seed indoors using a 4 tier fluorescent light rack. It was fun but I found it hard to produce the same level of...
  156. Boone

    2026 Commanders Training Camp

    Hopefully it will be fine. But my bitch all along wasn’t that they decided they could do better at center than Biadasz but that they released a former starter outright. Some will argue they were doing him a ‘solid’ but you do t prioritize doing players favors over your own roster stability...
  157. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Why would Diggs accept a huge pay cut? We can call him an ‘aging’ player because he is - but his performance has not fallen off. He has consistently been one of the most productive WRs in the NFL including last season. I do think not pissing Terry off is a consideration. But Diggs is likely to...
  158. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    This is why you are aggressive in going after players who can help you vs waiting hoping the price comes down.
  159. Boone

    The Front Office: Adam Peters and Roster Construction

    I sort of hate that we do this… neither mindless homers nor harsh skeptics who want to gut the current regime really describe the vast majority of fans. I really believe most of us simply want the team to do everything they can to give our young franchise QB and the team overall the best chance...
  160. Boone

    The 2026 Free Agency Thread

    Not getting Diggs signed would be a major fail. I try not to be too ridiculously critical of Adam Peters but Diggs is the best WR available by far, he’s said he would love to play in DC and we have the $$ to sign him. It is the biggest no-brainer of the offseason and it needs to get done.
  161. Boone

    Home Vegetable Gardens

    It’s probably just been a hot summer. They are fine to eat. There are a lot of wilt type viruses. One thing you can do next time is as the plants grow, trim off the lower branches about 6 inches up. The tomato plants get the wilt virus when rain or water splashes dirt onto the lower leaves...
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