3 Best & 3 Worst Commanders - Thanksgiving Edition

[Canadian Hog]

I LOVE American Thanksgiving. Ever since I was seven years old and fell in love with the Burgundy and Gold, it has always been one of the highlights of the NFL schedule for me. So much so that as a kid, I would do everything within my power to convince my parents to allow me to stay home from school to watch the afternoon games and not miss a second of the action. To this day, I still make a concerted effort to use a personal day from work to simply participate in the best Thursday of the yearly calendar. John Madden summed it up best when he stated, "Thanksgiving and football, some things just go together greatly." We will likely all agree with that statement. What we might not agree on is what dishes are the highlight of the Thanksgiving feast, and which dishes are the ones we want no part of. This is often a very polarizing topic.

Your challenge is simple. Identify your top three Thanksgiving foods in order of preference (1 being the best, 2 being second best, 3 being your third favourite). Also, identify your three least favourite Thanksgiving foods. Here is the twist - associate each dish you list with a Commander. For example, your favourite Thanksgiving dish will also be the player you think has performed the best on the roster this season. Your least favourite Thanksgiving dish will also be the player you think has performed the worst in 2023. Feel free to include coaches in your rankings as well! Have at it!

Happy Thanksgiving, BGO!

 

[Canadian Hog]

Three Best

1. Stuffing - Tress Way
2. Ham - Sam Howell
3. Apple Pie - Brian Robinson Jr.

Three Worst

1. Pumpkin Pie - Jack Del Rio
2. Cranberry Sauce - Ron Rivera
3. Corn - Emmanuel Forbes

 

[Om]

Cue the Turkey Award!

 

[Knightingale]

Being a Brit, we don’t do Thanksgiving. But I’ll take a swing.

Three best!

‘Ham’ Howell! (Yes, he has his ups and downs, but I think he’s exceeded any expectations I had for a fifth round draft pick leading a team under difficult circumstances!)

Tress gr’Way’vy (Gravy! Tress ALWAYS shows up. Our most consistent player by far!)

CranBerry McLaurin (bar that one game he dropped a couple, he’s once again turning in a good year with ANOTHER QB. He needs more targets, but I can’t wait to watch the Sam and Terry show for years to come!)

Three Worst!

Stuffing - I’m going to group Allen and Payne together here. Both have been utterly underwhelming this year despite their monster contracts!

Pumpkin Pie - Del Rio, I can’t help but feel like our defense is not living up to be a sum of its parts. Have to point the finger at the D-CO. Where the offense looks like it often punches above it’s weight (albeit with a rookie at QB, and a very broken line) the defense is slumping. EB, for all his faults, has lifted the O to some semblance of respectability that I feel will only improve as EB and Sam get more experience. What’s Jack’s excuse for the slip in defensive efficiency?

Sprouts (is that a thing for Thanksgiving?) - Rivera. Buck stops at the top. I like the man. He’s done a lot for the culture of this team and turning them around. But now we need a good football coach yo take us the rest of the way.

 

[DieselPwr44]

The Good:

1: Stuffing w/gravy: Terry McLaurin- when they actually incorporate him into the gameplan
2: Deep Fried Turkey: Brian Robinson- when the OC remembers he's on the team
3: Sweet Potato Casserole: Sam Howell - Unflappable,promising young QB who's growing at a good rate

The Bad:

1: Green Bean Casserole: Nick Gates- abandoned shopping carts in the Walmart parking lot block better
2: Cranberry Sauce: Cody Barton - should've starred in the old TV series Lost in Space
3: Stuffed Olives: Charles Leno- Blocks like Jay

Left Forbes off this list. He's a ROOKIE...and IMO, is not getting quality coaching at his position.

JDR and Ron are obvious for The Bad , so I focused on players.

Drink heavily my friends....

 

[Boone]

I would love to participate but there is no Thanksgiving food I don’t love

 

[Primus Porcus]

I would love to participate but there is no Thanksgiving food I don’t love

Definitely none that I would compare to watching certain aspects of this team....