PRESEASON WEEK THREE PREVIEW SPECTACU—oh, whatever.

This weekend marks Week 3 of the NFL Preseason, which as ESPN and sports talk radio will constantly remind you is the first meaningful slate of games of the season as the starters oftentimes play deeper into the second half and the playbooks are more compl—BORING.

Preseason football sucks, regardless of what week it is. The only thing separating it from watching the kids on your block play with a Nerf ball is that you deal with less judgmental glares from those around you as you watch it. Note that I said less, not none. You should be judged if you are excited to watch these games.



That bit of business out of the way, let's get PUMPED for the first annual JT O Sullivan Lives Preseason Week Three Preview Spectacular! Let the "games" begin!

No Soup For You, Minnesota: Donovan McNabb to be Released by Vikings

ESPN's Adam Scheftler is reporting that Donovan McNabb's reign in Minnesota is soon to be over, with the Vikings planning to release the veteran quarterback by the end of the day.

McNabb started in five games for the Vikings this year where his biggest impact to the team was promoting Vikings punter Chris Kluwe's band "Tripping Icarus" during a post-game press conference.

Happy Trails McNabb. May many songs of glory be sung about your Vikings tenure. And may they all be sung by the band "Tripping Icarus."

Fear the Bears? Or Fear the Beard?

Kyle Orton is currently listed third on the Kansas City Chief's QB depth chart. This will afford drunken Bears fans the opportunity of throwing old number eighteen replica jerseys at him as soon as the first Hanie incompletion hits the Kentucky bluegrass of Soldier Field. Hanie's uneven quarterback performance has many Chicago faithful looking wistfully back at a time where the man behind center was more consistently a winner and more consistently sporting a beard on his neck.

I Didn't Realize that NFL stood for No Flaming Orange Cleats League

NFL Roger Goodell deputized the Lions secondary to ensnare Bennett to make sure he and his orange cleats did not escape justice.

It came through the wire this week that DJ Moore would be fined $15,000 for his retaliation against Matthew Stafford, during which Moore was ejected from the game. This was only 33% more than Earl Bennett was fined for the game, whose unconscionable crime was wearing sweet non-NFL regulation kicks for the second game in a row. One could imagine that if Bennett were to wear the shoes a third time, the fine would be equivalent to what Ndamukong Suh would receive if he snaps Cam Newton's neck this Sunday in the manner of Steven Segal in those Under Siege movies.

Some other things fifteen thousand bucks can get you after the jump:

Don't Look Gift Bears in the Mouth

After the 2008 season, the Bears traded away Kyle Orton and a wheelbarrow full of hot steaming draft pics to acquire Jay Cutler, making it the largest acquisition for the Bears at the time since Staley the Bear was drafted in the first round in 2003. Since then the Bears have had success, but has Jay Cutler?

Two Different Roads to 6-3.

The donnybrook that was liberally called a football game between the Bears and Lions last afternoon left both teams at 6-3. Both teams are tied in the NFC North and if the playoffs started today both teams would be in the wildcard spots. Then why is there such a bad taste in my mouth?

J.T. O'Sullivan Lives - Episode 1

A new podcast is born today.  We discuss all the hippest happenings in the NFC North.  Why do we hate Jay Cutler?  Is Aaron Rodgers close to surpassing a certain former Packer QB in the hearts and minds of Packer Backers everywhere?  Are the Lions actually playing in the most important game of the week?
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Just press play and let our mellifluous blabberings envelop you.