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Thought this team would da shiznitz with AR returning to a loaded Jets roster, but he keeps doing dumb stuff like running the play clock to 00:00 every single play. 

I get what Peyton Manning was doing, but why can't he snap it with 00:03 seconds left? Is that too much to ask?

Apparently it is. 

Will be fun to see if he adjusts his strategy six hours from now. I honestly hope he does, we could all make a ton of money if he does.

But he has been in the league for 20 years. 20 years. He may be unwilling to act rationally.

And with that, let's all enjoy the game in six hours! Let's see if we have a sane QB at the helm, or a dumb curmudgeon!

Glad you mentioned it OP. That crossed my mind, let’s me know I wasn’t crazy

The first point in bold is what the Cardinals and Paris Johnson Jr did last year. Granted, not every team has a gigantic, motivated, pissed off guy like Paris, but if you have the personnel it certainly worked. Watt complained after the game, but in reality Paris showed up ready to pick a fight for 60 minutes straight and it wore on them.

The second point is why I thought the Steelers might be bad this year. It’s really difficult to win when you don’t score 22 ppg bc you don’t score TDs, but lo and behold Tomlin’s Steelers are doing it again. 

That’s what threw me for a loop. Their defense shut down Anthony Richardson.

They ran the ball most of the time against that Colts defense and took the ball out of Malik Willis’ hands, ran 75% of the time I think. (Looked it up - 53 runs, 14 passes). I had bet against them last week because I had no faith in Willis

I could see other teams having a better defensive performance than the Colts

TB -6 against Bo Nix was my runner up. TB handled a better rookie QB in Week 1. I like TB to cover. The rookie QBs have largely been really bad so far this season, and I thought Nix was the worst of them coming into the draft. So a fade the rook play

I got both GB and Tenn wrong last week (faded GB, backed Tenn). 
This week I capped it for GB and bought half a point to get to GB+3. 
Just not a Levis fan, and I think he turns the ball over this weekend at least once or twice.

But hey, fade me - your sides are prob doing better than mine this season lol. BOL 

I think I rated that one down to a coin flip, but I hear ya. That team is red hot, OL is playing surprisingly well, and Kubiak/Carr and Co are rolling.

Meanwhile, Eagles have to feel snakebit after Monday. 

I will have to circle back on this one. Thanks for your post and BOL 

I rolled one unit on Jets -6 after taking a long look at it. Pats have some concerning injury problems now, although their effort so far has been admirable.

BOL 

What line can’t you get over this week? What’s the obvious pick you really like?

The pick that looks obvious to me is:

Seattle -4.5. I get that Miami still has a talented roster but if you look at their QB’s game logs it is quite unimpressive. Factor in the travel and that stadium, McDonald’s familiarity with their roster, and yeesh, it could be a long day.

I took the Chefs -2.5. BOL! 

Thank you! Since our last posts, the line has migrated all the way down to +4. Although somehow it is 6.5 in one of the pools I am in. 

Jets sure got a lot of love in FF drafts, especially Breece Hall. Looking forward to MNF to cap off the big weekend.

I didn’t say that “the 49ers won’t be motivated at all”, you said that. Funny how you zeroed in on that and ignored everything else I said. I don’t care if you don’t like it, you can post opposing viewpoints and facts that support them - that’s great. But this childish defensive straw man stuff is just garbage

Thanks to the predictions in this thread, EVERYONE agrees that unless Biden flubs it early and Trump wins early, then Biden wins the debate. That would be a big Ruh Roh for dotard dementia Donald. 
COVFEFE

CAN HAZ CHZBURHER

MOaR PROVIgiL

I agree, Dotard J Chump will have had professional oral lobbyists Shawn Hammity and Lawra Ingram slaaaaawberring all over him. Will this actually help him win the non-zealot vote? Nah.

Biden will crush the debate if anyone asks Trump repeatedly: how frequently do you take ProVigil? daily? Weekly? How many years have you taken ProVigil?

That stuff made my eyeballs twitch, but apparently Trump loves it more than blonde 18 year olds. You can thank Ronny Jackson for that baby

Keep in mind, RAS Sports recommended Panthers over 4.5 wins a few weeks ago, and Vegas promptly moved their win total up to 5.5. Adam Chernoff called them a potential playoff team.

Basically the theory is:

Last year their coaching was incompetent 

This year’s coaching should be better 

Roster outside of Bryce Young is much better than the other hurting teams in the division 

I agree 100%, Fox News/Newsmax/Infowars/TheFirst/National Enquirer doesn’t employ any actual journalists. When forced to testify, they always testify they’re entertainers. Funny how that always holds true.

They’re all admittedly beholden to Trump. The Federalist is on a different level - they fabricate outright lies all the time, and are a defamation suit waiting to happen. How did Fox News fare in their last defamation judgment, where they agreed to pay $787 million in damages for lying, lying, and lying some more. NewsMax, you’re up next!

I don’t need to mention the godless dirtbag Alex Jones, he admitted he’s a lying entertainer and agreed to a default judgment by failing to defend his case.

Some Trumpers try to steal your vote, other Trumpers try to lie about who shot little children. All Trumpers encourage terrorist death threats against anyone who their brains may perceive is a threat. That’s how the terrorist Trump regime plans to seize the proverbial throne, then as Trump said in his own words, it’s time to terminate the Constitution, execute his enemies, and act as a dictator. 

When he isn’t terminating democracy, he’s out there attacking our veterans and calling all urban areas s$/!holes. Wow, what a positive presence! I sure trust that dotard with all the nukes (not)

When you find yourself on tilt, aka really angry, just go for a walk and clear your head. Think about something else for a bit. You can always come back later, it will still be there for ya.

The other big one is “after a big win, don’t think you’re god. In fact, consider taking a break after a big win. Often our hubris after a big win leads to really poor results. Take the W, take a break, and then return back at your usual unit size.”

What are your favorite resources for off-season prep? 

For me it’s been Warren Sharp’s book, Adam Chernoff’s podcasts, and the Fantasy Footballers for my FF drafts. I’ll also review the depth charts on OurLads a few thousand times. Used to be a guy who did Reception Perception about WR route tree success and efficiency, that was always useful. 

Also used Massey Peabody aggregate rankings to cap individual games last year after reading Billy Walters book. But it looks like Massey has moved or changed.

I would like to expand my horizons though, what are some of your favorite sources?

He has been practicing and will have been practicing with them for a while, and he’s had a full year to learn the playbook. While I don’t agree with all the stuff he says, he’s still Aaron Rodgers and he will be more motivated than ever before. He obviously is oversensitive about criticism (if you pay attention to all his talk), so after getting roasted for months he’s going to be coming into that game with a Michael Jordan memory of slights coming into that game.

Plus SF may be overvalued, and still has to get their offense together. Not sure if Aiyuk will even play tbh. Gotta wonder about how healthy Greenlaw will be too. New DC again in SF too.

Hunter Biden isn’t running for president. But if you’re saying anyone involved with any candidate should be investigated, sure let’s dial up Dotard Chump Jr, Errrrrric Trump, Lara “let’s steal all the RNC contributions” Trump, chain migration Melania and her parents, and all members of Mar a Lago. Oh and let’s unleash any Epstein files that mention DJT while we’re at it … because we all know of that infamous photograph and the Stern interview that show DJT’s admissions that he loved dancing it up with Dirty Epstein!