🏆The Best Of Random Shots 2022

Joe Bryant with the notable and/or humorous side of last week's games  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Go PRO](=) | [Rate My Team]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Sign Up]() [Footballguys.com](=)Exclusive Subscriber-Only Content --------------------------------------------------------------- This Footballguys content was emailed at 06:53:19 PM EST, Wed., Jan. 4, 2023 For the latest version, please click the article title below to visit our [website](=). --------------------------------------------------------------- [Random Shots]( by Joe Bryant Exclusive to Footballguys.com --------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Folks, I say the same thing every year but I think it's fitting the regular season wraps up around the Holidays. Because for me, the NFL season is sort of like Christmas: Tons of anticipation, and then it seems to be over before I know it. Part of the fun in writing this column is I know I'll get to share some thoughts with folks like yourself who love football as much as I do. And that strikes me as a very good thing. I've had a blast throwing out my goofy observations this season. And I've smiled at the emails from people telling me they've thought some of the same things as they were watching the games. As I wrap up the regular season this Week 18, I've pulled up some of the more interesting things I remember seeing during the year. It's my sincerest hope that you've enjoyed reading this column a fraction as much as I enjoyed writing it. Today, we're all still concerned about Buffalo's Damar Hamlin. There's been a bit of encouraging news, but clearly, he's got a ways to go. I hesitated a bit about doing the "Best Of" column this week like I do every year as most of this stuff is pretty light and silly. But then I started to think about how this feature isn't a humor thing. It's a shared experience thing. I'm not telling jokes here. I'm talking about stuff you and I both have probably seen. Not to get too dramatic about a football column, but it's bigger than a football column. It's community. And things bigger than football. So here we are. We continue to lift up Damar Hamlin in prayer, and here are some of the things I've enjoyed sharing with you this season. And if you're up for it, we'll do it again next season. And if you've got thoughts and ideas on how this thing can be better or just want to yell at me about my preseason Kyle Pitts ranking, feel free to shoot me a note at [bryant@footballguys.com](. Here's to Football, J And the normal thing I say each week: Big Announcement We've always had a big problem with Random Shots. Our mailing software doesn't allow us to natively embed video. That means when you click on a video, you're taken to another website where the video is hosted. It's a pain and I've never liked it. But we've fixed it now in our online version of Random Shots. Go [straight to it here]( and get a much better experience. I'll still do a few blurbs the old way to give you a taste of what's in this week but trust me, viewing this online is a zillion times better. And please note, when you click on the link, please give the page a few seconds to load. It's a giant page with a ton of embedded links and can take a few seconds on some connections. But once it loads, you're good. A few things and then jump to the [full article online]( to see the full feature. --------------------------------------------------------------- From Lion to Viking... [twitter profile avatar] Aaron Schill [Twitter Logo] @aaron_schill [TJ Hockenson’s transformation into a Viking. pic.twitter.com/YkvXnXsnG9]() [Video or Gif] [Video or Gif] [Video or Gif] [Video or Gif] November 1st 2022 286 Retweets 3,897 Likes --------------------------------------------------------------- Twitter can be savage... [twitter profile avatar] PointsBet Sportsbook [Twitter Logo] [Twitter Logo] @PointsBetUSA [Chase Claypool going from Kenny Pickett to Justin Fields pic.twitter.com/UrhWFDGiyr]() [Video or Gif] November 1st 2022 786 Retweets 14,203 Likes --------------------------------------------------------------- Your NFC Division Leaders. I love this game. [twitter profile avatar] Joe Bryant [Twitter Logo] @Football_Guys [NFC Division Leaders. #Falcons HT: @claytongrayfbg pic.twitter.com/2a38gO4Loo]( [Video or Gif] October 29th 2022 28 Retweets 195 Likes --------------------------------------------------------------- I'm calling this the Jeff Saturday rule. If you get a job as an NFL head coach, you have to hand over your fantasy team for the year. Just like he had to. That's good commissioning. I'd add this: If you get a job as an NFL General Manager, you automatically win the league that year. Let's get to amending those league constitutions. [twitter profile avatar] For The Win [Twitter Logo] [Twitter Logo] @ForTheWin [Jeff Saturday had to transfer his fantasy football team to Eric Decker after becoming a coach ftw.usatoday.com/2022/11/jeff-s… pic.twitter.com/Gt2tob8q7p]() [Video or Gif] November 15th 2022 52 Retweets 966 Likes --------------------------------------------------------------- Ok. If you'd like to see all the rest of this goofiness, click here and [see everything online for free]( in a much better-looking format. Trust me, it's tons better. That'll do it for Random Shots for the season. Dang. This was a year. And I said that last year too. But we're still here. And that's something worth celebrating. Shauna Niequist is a writer I enjoy. [She wrote this]() a few years ago, but I think it applies to this year more than ever. “My prayer is that what you’ve lost, and what I’ve lost this year, will fade a little bit in the beauty of the Christmas season, that for a few moments at least, what is right and good and worth believing will outshine all the darkness, within us and around us.” That's my hope for you. That the pain of what you've battled this year may fade a bit as we seek out and focus on what's right and good and worth believing. That what's right and good will outshine the darkness. Happy New Year to you and yours from all of us at Footballguys. Rock on. I want to thank all the folks who sent me funny things they saw this year. You guys rock, and you make my job easier. And thanks to all of you for the kind words throughout the season - you encourage me. Sincerely. This may be the last Random Shots of the year, but Lord willing, I'm not going anywhere. You can always reach me by email at [bryant@footballguys.com](. Stay in touch with us [on Facebook](=) by clicking "like". And you can keep up with me [on Twitter]( or keep up with my non-football stuff here [on Instagram](=). I realize I've often strayed from sports and climbed on the soapbox maybe a bit more than I should. I intentionally left most of those off this collection as most of the rants were more a context thing. But not to be too dramatic about it, I felt like we sort of went through this season together. There were tough moments. And plenty of light moments. It wasn't all fun, but I think I can say it's been good to be together. I'm completely down with Ram Dass, who said: "In the end, we're all just walking each other home at night." Thanks for walking with me. I hope you make the most of whatever you're doing in your life while you [love your neighbor and stick together](=). And may you find someone who hugs you like Aaron Rodgers hugged Aaron Jones. [twitter profile avatar] NFL Retweet [Twitter Logo] @NFLRT [Find someone that hugs you like Aaron Rodgers hugged Aaron Jones pic.twitter.com/AWbyirpby0]( [Video or Gif] December 4th 2017 223 Retweets 684 Likes Peace and Grace to you. J Thank you for subscribing to Footballguys Premium Content! You're subscribed as {EMAIL} To unsubscribe, click [here](. * Sportsguys * 118 N. Peters Rd., Suite 208 * Knoxville, TN 37923 *