#those mfers earned their wins

[anteomnia]

it’s not every day you get your ass beat by a theater kid in hell or an incest baby trying to appease a murder god, but By God is it cool to watch

[nejiraez]

trying to court you/winning you over w/ bakugou & shinsou!

genre: fluff, “delinquent”/“bad boy” au idk wtf it’s called

say it with me: long live intimidating hot bad boys that try to hard to win the affections of their soon-to-be s/o! LONG LIVE INTIMID-

is this me avoiding finishing my assignment rn, uhm mind ur business this is for me n me only

𝐁𝐀𝐊𝐔𝐆𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐒𝐔𝐊𝐈

probably knows of your existence through a friend, most likely that friend winds up being ashido or kirishima.

when and if bakugou takes a liking to you—built off the brief encounters he’s had whenever you’d hang out with his group— it will be known cuz he won’t shut the fuck up about it.

“Oi, you. You said you’re meeting up with (Y/N) at the arcade tomorrow, right? Well, tell ‘em I said hi…”

bakugou’s always making his friends do his dirty work. asking them to throw in a good word or two about him whenever you’re around because he isn’t exactly the most approachable person to waltz up to. 

and he knows that you know that. word flows pretty fast around town about how “intimidating” and “misbehaved” bakugou katsuki is.

are they wrong though? absolutely not! he’d just rather not have such labels tarnish his name. especially when he’s trying to get with you.

often whenever mina invites you to grab a bite with them to eat, bakugou always offers to pay for your food. and this detail doesn’t fly under his friends noses.

“Hey, what about me Bakugou? Pay for me too!”

“‘What about me Baku-’ Shut the fuck up Kaminari,” he’d curse, grumbling picking at his food, his cheeks now growing warm at the fact that he was being teased. “Not doing shit for you.”

at some point bakugou would grow tired of having to play broken telephone through his friends in order to get to you, so he’d be straight up and ask you for your number so you can keep in touch more.

would always invite you to hang out with him and him only whenever you’re not busy. whether it be when you finish studying, after work or late at night, bakugou always hits you up.

you’re kinda sketched the absolute fuck out when he brings you to a vacant parking spot at the top of some hill one night with his car.

“Chill out,” he’d say, tugging on your hand to pull you out from the passenger seat, “I just want to show you something. One of my favourite spots in this shit city.”

and to your surprise, bakugou’s brought you to this wondrous lookout spot that overlooks the entire bustling city of tokyo. 

the streetlights, apartment buildings, cars, everything could be seen from a bird’s eye view from there.

PLEASE. the whole gesture is so oddly romantic you can’t help but to swoon because???? 

and the entire time while you’re admiring the view he’s just staring at you with this relaxed, gentle expression on his face— and isn’t being discreet about it whatsoever but hey, let him have it— because wow. YEAH <3

he’s whipped! an absolute fool in love! you’ve got him in your grasp hook, line, and sinker

from that point onward, you’ve grown to be more open and relaxed with bakugou to which he was riddled with pride about because fuck yeah, he did that, all on his own. mhm.

a few months down along the line when you bring the topic up about relationships and dating to bakugou, he’d squint at you, his eyebrows contorted with pure confusion at your question.

“what do you mean, ‘who am i dating?’ thought we made it obvious? i don’t go spending my time or lending my shit to just anybody, you know.”

he might as well be with the countless times he’s labelled you as his whenever other guys would try to get at you.

or how he’d defend your name at the drop of a hat if anyone were to be badmouthing you behind your back.

so yes, he successfully will/has earned his way up to being the number one candidate for being your boyfriend

𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐇𝐈

shinsou probably has mutuals in relation to you and would probably need to see you a few times to actually gain interest in you just like bakugou.

if he were to ever catch feelings for you all his friends would know, but you wouldn’t.

verbally, he’s silent about it and doesn’t really discuss such things which makes it difficult for you to decipher how he’s feeling.

but since shinsou’s friends have known him for so long, they pick up on his physical cues. and man, are they hard to miss.

like how the corner of his lips would slowly curl into a smile whenever he sees that his friends would successfully manage to bring you to their outings.

or how he visibly perks up and is all ears whenever your name is dropped 

“Oh, you guys are talking about (Y/N), right? Yeah… yeah, they’re nice…”

he’s not discreet about it whatsoever. 

has a bit of a record as being known as a player, so he tries to beat away such accusations about how “those didn’t count as real relationships”. 

tries to downplay his past flings in hopes that you wouldn’t see him as some kind of fuckboy or whatever. because he swears up and down that he’s not, for you alone that is. everyone else? yeah, good luck <3

shinsou really likes you and tries to see you any chance that he can get.

he’s willing to pass up his time trespassing, skipping classes, and hanging at the skate park with his friends if that means he could see your pretty face.

hell, one day you’d even walk in on the sight of shinsou in your academy’s learning commons.

however, thing is, this mfer doesn’t even go to your school, let alone goes to one in your district.

but there he is, sitting in the library along with his rowdy ass friends fucking around over god knows what.

and the moment he sees you walk in? good-fucking-bye friends <3 he immediately joins you at your secluded table, worming his way into your study time so he could chat it up with you

“You go here? Didn’t even know, small world, huh.”

“Very funny Shinsou.”

honestly he’s such a cutie with his advancements towards you that you’re willing to give him a chance, just to test the waters and see how things go.

[junker-town]

Saints DE Cam Jordan is even more impressive than his numbers

If you weren’t familiar with Cam Jordan, retired NFL defensive end Stephen White highly recommends you get to know the Saints’ game wrecker.

I'm not sure that there is a more under appreciated defensive lineman in the league than the Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan.

Yeah, he's made two Pro Bowls, but only in the two years where he had double digit sacks. But the thing is Jordan is a fucking game wrecker and his impact can't always be measured solely by statistics. I am sure some folks overlook him because the Saints have only had a winning record in two of his six seasons in the NFL. Not coincidentally, their defense has only ranked higher than 26th in points allowed twice in that same time frame. The Saints going 7-9 in four of those six seasons probably hasn't helped either.

But if you weren't aware of how good Jordan is before, for whatever reason, you should definitely get familiar.

First of all, while stats aren't the end all, be all, Jordan's career numbers are none too shabby. To date he has 51.5 sacks, and other than his rookie year Jordan doesn't have a single season with less than 7.5 sacks. That's even with the Saints changing defenses several times, constantly moving him all around on the defensive line. He also hasn't missed a game and started every one, except for one his rookie year, in six seasons and five games. That kind of consistency is a lot harder to find than you realize.

Jordan's film is still way more impressive than just his numbers. His versatility, for instance, is something that shows up every week. Jordan is 6'4 and 287 pounds. He is plenty big enough to play inside, but he is also athletic enough to be hell on the edge.

You will usually find Jordan out on the edge more than inside, but no matter where he lines up he's a fucking problem. Jordan is also as strong as a damn ox. He can run over you or around you, but he seems to take particular delight in option A. Jordan will run slap over you whether you are a tackle or a guard.

He's equal opportunity that way.

One of my favorite things from the brief Rob Ryan era in New Orleans was this defense where he would have Jordan line up like 5 yards off the line of scrimmage, but in a sprinter"s stance. On the snap of the football Jordan would get up a 5-yard head of steam and explode into opposing offensive linemen.

I'm not sure if I ever saw Jordan get a sack out of that defense, but I definitely saw several offensive linemen go flying in the air after contact.

While Jordan can toss offensive linemen around with ease, he's also such a good athlete and football player that you can also, as a defensive coordinator, feel comfortable with him doing stuff like dropping into pass coverage. He's the total package straight up, and he showed that again on Sunday in a win over the Lions.

You want to talk brute strength? Just look at both of Jordan's sacks.

The first one came early in the second half with the Lions facing a third-and-5 from their own 49-yard line. Jordan lined up at left defensive end in a five-technique on the outside shoulder of Lions right tackle Ricky Wagner. On the snap, Jordan stunted inside to the B gap where left guard Emmett Clearly was waiting for him.

I have never actually seen a freight train smash into Mini Cooper, but I'd imagine it closely resembled Jordan running right through Cleary's chest. After he mushed Cleary back about 5 yards, Jordan was able to easily reach out and take Stafford down for the sack.

Now that looked bad, but at least Jordan didn't straight up embarrass Cleary.

He reserved that honor for Lions backup right tackle Brian Mihalik.

With just under a minute left in the third quarter, the Lions found themselves facing a second-and-10 from the Saints' 15-yard line. Jordan was once again lined up at left defensive end, but this time he was across from Mihalik who had come in for Wagner. Unfortunately for Mihalik, this time Jordan would not be stunting inside, but rather right down the middle of his chest.

It’s one thing when a guy gets good push on an offensive tackle, that actually happens quite a bit. But I can't think of many other times I've seen a defensive lineman violently shove an offensive lineman into a quarterback at the end of a bull rush the way Jordan did Mihalik. He may as well have picked Mihalik up and thrown him at Stafford because both Mihalik and Stafford ended up on their backs for one of the most disrespectful sacks you are ever going to see. If it happened in a video game the narrator would've pronounced it a flawless victory.

It was glorious.

Listen mane, Jordan sacked a MFer with another MFer and we need that on a meme asap!

So yeah, its safe to say he's strong af, but Jordan made other plays against Detroit that also showed off this athleticism.

How about the tackle he made just over midway point of the first quarter?

Jordan was standing up like a 3-4 outside linebacker and he has a zone drop carrying the tight end up the seam. But once Jordan saw Lions wide receiver Golden Tate running an underneath route, he stuck his foot in the ground, quickly broke on the football and tackled Tate about as well as you will see most full time linebackers do it. People his size aren't supposed to move like that!

And then there was the interception for a touchdown to shut the door on the Lions’ comeback attempt with just over five minutes left in the fourth quarter. This time Jordan was lined up as a three-technique on the right side, but he ended up looping to the left A gap after the snap. As he was moving to his left, he was able to track Stafford's throwing motion and stick his hand up in the path of the football to tip the ball in the air.

In and of itself, that takes a lot of hand/eye coordination. Jordan was able to not only tip the ball in the air, but also secure the catch like it was nothing.

I tell you what though, three other plays Jordan made on Sunday are the perfect embodiment what he brings to the table every week above and beyond statistics. None of those plays will show up in the stat sheet, but both of them show how Jordan can destroy the opposing team's blocking and allow his teammate to make big plays.

Early in the fourth quarter the Lions had a first-and-10 from the Saints' 45-yard line. Jordan was once again at left defensive end in a five-technique. Before the snap, the Lions motioned Michael Roberts, one of their backup tight ends, over to line up just outside of Jordan. Then on the snap the plan was to have Roberts block Jordan inside, while the right tackle Wagner and the center Travis Swanson pulled outside to lead the way for running back Ameer Abdullah on a sweep.

You thought.

What actually happened was Jordan shot upfield, barely acknowedging Roberts' attempt at blocking him, pushed Wagner deeper into the backfield, then took on Swanson, before attempting to tackle Abdullah for a loss. He wasn't quite able to take Abdullah down, but Jordan was able to grab a hold of Abdullah's shirt and hold on for dear life which allowed his teammates to keep Abdullah from getting back to the line of scrimmage.

Somebody is going to get credit for a tackle for a loss on that play, but it probably won't be Jordan. However, there is no doubt who created that tackle for a loss opportunity on film.

This third play was just all about good old fashioned hustle. And y’all know how much I love cats who hustle.

With a little less than five minutes left in the game, Jordan lined up as the right defensive end and ran a TEX game with Alex Okafor who was lined up inside him as a three-technique. As Jordan was looping inside to the right A gap, Lions running back Theo Riddick first chipped off the edge and ran a route where he first angled outside, then angled inside within about 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. As Stafford stared to throw the ball to Riddick, Jordan made a beeline in the same direction trying to make the tackle.

Riddick wasn't able to catch the ball cleanly. He saw Jordan coming to take his f'n head off and made a business decision to duck rather than try to corral the wayward football. As a result the ball bounced right into the hands of Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro who returned it 11 yards to the New Orleans 43-yard line.

Did Jordan make the interception? No. But does the interception get made without Jordan hustling, forcing Riddick into his turtle imitation?

I think tf not.

The third play was right at the end of the game. The Lions were facing a third-and-18 and Jordan was again lined up as the left defensive end in a five-technique. On the snap he stunted inside, as he had done previously, but this time instead of running over the backup right guard Tim Lelito, Jordan opted for an equally effective quick swim move.

Jordan beat Lelito like a Cherokee drum and had a straight path to Stafford to take him down again, but Stafford felt Jordan coming this time so he tried to scramble up in the pocket to avoid him. Stafford ended up running right into the arms of blitzing Saints defensive back Vonn Bell who came through untouched behind Jordan's path of destruction.

Again, Jordan isn't going to be credited for a sack on that play, but Bell ought to send him a thank you note.

All told I had Jordan with two sacks, four other tackles, an interception for a touchdown, a pass breakup and three hurries and, as I pointed out, several other impactful plays as well that didn't make the stat sheet.

Against the Lions Cam Jordan once again showed why he is one of the best defensive linemen in the league, bar none, earning Hoss Of The Week honors for Week 6 of the NFL season.