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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 13, 2017 - 7:04 PM ET #13801

My man Bradytime is on top of the leaderboard as he goes for his W13 tonight! Good Luck Bradytime!

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smak

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Joined: Oct, 2004

Posts: 6

Posted: Sep. 18, 2017 - 2:24 AM ET #13802

my only strategy I can think of is situational games. trash talk, distractions, anything giving one team more motivation over another, team mental breakdowns. Baylor football is a good example. before the rape scandal they won many games and then after the scandal they cant even buy a game.

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Goodie77

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Joined: Dec, 2016

Posts: 45

Posted: Sep. 20, 2017 - 10:47 AM ET #13803

is it worth tailing picks from some top users from the monthly leaderboard after the first half (day 15) of the month? seems like the leaderboard is pretty random. one can go from top 2 to top 10 with one bad pick >.<

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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 21, 2017 - 12:28 AM ET #13804

Yes it is. A couple years back I actually tracked it. The win pct is high. But It can get cold as well. We have alot of turnover now on the streak leaderboard. I believe the monthly leaderboard is the better to one to tail.

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Goodie77

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Joined: Dec, 2016

Posts: 45

Posted: Sep. 23, 2017 - 4:19 PM ET #13805

how does the follow buttom work? if you follow someone when they make a pick it sends you a message?

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Topcat13

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Joined: Sep, 2007

Posts: 10

Posted: Sep. 24, 2017 - 12:08 PM ET #13806

smoothd20 dude this is a football forum, please keep politics out of it...

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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 25, 2017 - 3:03 PM ET #13807

Quote Originally Posted by Topcat13:

smoothd20 dude this is a football forum, please keep politics out of it...

Not sure who you are but I started this Forum 7 years ago. It's the #1 forum on Covers with 1.8 million hits and we will talk about whatever we want to talk about regardless of how you feel. You have 2 choices contribute to the forum or stay out of it.

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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 25, 2017 - 3:05 PM ET #13808

Quote Originally Posted by Goodie77:

how does the follow buttom work? if you follow someone when they make a pick it sends you a message?

Click on the leaderboard and you will see a follow button. Once you click on that you have the ability to see that Cappers picks when you click on the following button which you can also see on the on the leaderboard.

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crushalot22

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Posted: Sep. 27, 2017 - 11:02 PM ET #13809

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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 28, 2017 - 3:44 AM ET #13810

Quote Originally Posted by crushalot22:

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smoothd20

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Posted: Sep. 28, 2017 - 3:47 AM ET #13811

I love this quote from Ben Franklin and it's so needed in our country today.

"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are" -Ben Franklin

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crushalot22

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Posted: Sep. 30, 2017 - 12:27 AM ET #13812

Quote Originally Posted by smoothd20:

I love this quote from Ben Franklin and it's so needed in our country today.

"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are" -Ben Franklin

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Ducky40

Prospect

Joined: Jan, 2010

Posts: 10

Posted: Oct. 1, 2017 - 2:02 AM ET #13813

Any streak is hard, its luck in picking right game. I have seen & heard all these guys say "Lock of the week", ya right put it in writing. Just go with the flow, pick what you know or feel. I know my streak and trying to get back to it again, of all the people on the Allstar page 1 only 5 of us have been able to get back to double digit streaks again.

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xaxol22

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Joined: Jul, 2017

Posts: 1

Posted: Oct. 6, 2017 - 10:35 AM ET #13814

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crushalot22

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Posted: Oct. 6, 2017 - 3:18 PM ET #13815

Quote Originally Posted by Ducky40:

Any streak is hard, its luck in picking right game. I have seen & heard all these guys say "Lock of the week", ya right put it in writing. Just go with the flow, pick what you know or feel. I know my streak and trying to get back to it again, of all the people on the Allstar page 1 only 5 of us have been able to get back to double digit streaks again.

Hey, Ducky. I'm curious as to how you got that information. The info on only 5 getting back to double digits. I see the medals where it shows wins of 9, 13, 17, but it doesn't show how many times those were hit. Is there somewhere else to check that info?

Thanks!

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vinn625

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Joined: Aug, 2007

Posts: 3

Posted: Oct. 8, 2017 - 9:35 AM ET #13816

Going for win 7 today, taking Arizona over the Eagles with the points. Noticed the leader with 16 wins has NYG, dont like that at all.

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vinn625

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Joined: Aug, 2007

Posts: 3

Posted: Oct. 8, 2017 - 8:03 PM ET #13817

Well, there goes my streak. A reset to 0 that fast!

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mdeisenh

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Joined: Sep, 2007

Posts: 12

Posted: Oct. 9, 2017 - 4:53 PM ET #13818

You make is seem like 95% of the police are corrupt and racist. I believe it's just the opposite, maybe 5% corrupt and 95% that actually are there to serve and protect all people, not just whites. In fact more black cops kill black offenders than whites killing. If people and criminals would listen to police when told to "Freeze", there would be a lot less killing. But instead, when people here a cop yell "POLICE. FREEZE." they act stupid and then people want to blame the cops for the offender not listening...

SMH

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smoothd20

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Posted: Oct. 10, 2017 - 3:51 PM ET #13819

Quote Originally Posted by mdeisenh:

You make is seem like 95% of the police are corrupt and racist. I believe it's just the opposite, maybe 5% corrupt and 95% that actually are there to serve and protect all people, not just whites. In fact more black cops kill black offenders than whites killing. If people and criminals would listen to police when told to "Freeze", there would be a lot less killing. But instead, when people here a cop yell "POLICE. FREEZE." they act stupid and then people want to blame the cops for the offender not listening...

SMH

It doesn't matter what color the Cop is, if he commits murder he belongs in jail with the rest of the Thugs. Most of the people that we're are referring to were not running nor were they committing a crime but were murdered. I'm sure you know about these but choose to ignore simple facts.

In regards to people running from Cops, running from the Police isn't a crime. The only reason a Cop should shoot at someone running is when that person has committed a violent crime and may in fact harm others or is armed. If the Cop doesn't know whether the person is armed and that person hasn't committed a crime there is no reason to kill them.

Lastly your point about Police being 95% good is laughable. Maybe 20 years ago we could say that. But I know based on acquaintances that I know who are Cops and other I know who know Cops we have a real problem in this country with the criminal culture in our Police Departments.

Let's say for the sake of argument that 20% of Cops are bad. I'm going by the basic 80/20 rule. Most businessmen understand this concept. If 20% of Cops are bad why don't the 80% stop this BS? I will tell you why because the number is larger than that. The Blue Shield protects it's own and the problem is Cops are too intimidated to turn on each other.

Now how do we stop this madness? #1 Better training. American Cops are poorly trained. #2 Bi-Annual psych evals. I believe most Cops start off well intentioned but become jaded after a couple of years. Psych evals will identify those prone to committing murder or have anger issues. #3 This is the killer (no pun intended) We need to start taking away pensions from Cops who commit murder and start putting them in Prison where they belong.

If you have honest conversations with honest Cops they will tell you how pervasive the Criminal culture is in the majority of Police Departments in the U.S. It's not pretty believe me.

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Quote Originally Posted by mdeisenh:

You make is seem like 95% of the police are corrupt and racist. I believe it's just the opposite, maybe 5% corrupt and 95% that actually are there to serve and protect all people, not just whites. In fact more black cops kill black offenders than whites killing. If people and criminals would listen to police when told to "Freeze", there would be a lot less killing. But instead, when people here a cop yell "POLICE. FREEZE." they act stupid and then people want to blame the cops for the offender not listening...

SMH

It doesn't matter what color the Cop is, if he commits murder he belongs in jail with the rest of the Thugs. Most of the people that we're are referring to were not running nor were they committing a crime but were murdered. I'm sure you know about these but choose to ignore simple facts.

In regards to people running from Cops, running from the Police isn't a crime. The only reason a Cop should shoot at someone running is when that person has committed a violent crime and may in fact harm others or is armed. If the Cop doesn't know whether the person is armed and that person hasn't committed a crime there is no reason to kill them.

Lastly your point about Police being 95% good is laughable. Maybe 20 years ago we could say that. But I know based on acquaintances that I know who are Cops and other I know who know Cops we have a real problem in this country with the criminal culture in our Police Departments.

Let's say for the sake of argument that 20% of Cops are bad. I'm going by the basic 80/20 rule. Most businessmen understand this concept. If 20% of Cops are bad why don't the 80% stop this BS? I will tell you why because the number is larger than that. The Blue Shield protects it's own and the problem is Cops are too intimidated to turn on each other.

Now how do we stop this madness? #1 Better training. American Cops are poorly trained. #2 Bi-Annual psych evals. I believe most Cops start off well intentioned but become jaded after a couple of years. Psych evals will identify those prone to committing murder or have anger issues. #3 This is the killer (no pun intended) We need to start taking away pensions from Cops who commit murder and start putting them in Prison where they belong.

If you have honest conversations with honest Cops they will tell you how pervasive the Criminal culture is in the majority of Police Departments in the U.S. It's not pretty believe me.

mdeisenh

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Joined: Sep, 2007

Posts: 12

Posted: Oct. 10, 2017 - 5:58 PM ET #13820

An offender posing a threat to a cop or to others in the area - the cop has every right and the responsibility to defend himself and protect those around him. Period. You don't have minutes to give the offender a psych eval to determine what he is going to do. As a cop you react as the situation deems necessary even if that means killing the offender.

As I said before, cops killing the innocent is EXTREMELY rare and if the cop had no rightful cause for killing then yes he should be charged, but again that is a very rare case.

Quit your hatred of cops protecting themselves and the innocent and just plain abide by the law. Plain and simple - abide by the law and you don't get hurt. If a criminal needs to be harmed because of their own actions, then so be it. But if you have a cop with no justification, then yes he should be charged. Rogue, killer cops are just plain extremely rare...

Also, a criminal running from a cop DOES pose an immediate threat to everyone in the area. And if you were ever a cop, you would completely understand and agree with that statement. But I'm sure you have no idea what it's like to put that uniform on and work with so many criminals around.

Instead of protesting the rare cop killer occurrences, protest for all the criminals to be law abiding citizens. I bet if that happened you'd see a huge drop in cop killings. Bad cops vs. criminals - there is no valid comparison: criminals vastly outnumber the bad cops. Take your protests to where the numbers are. Protest the criminals not the cops.

TAKE A STAND AGAINST CRIMINALS, NOT A KNEE AGAINST COPS.

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smoothd20

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Posted: Oct. 10, 2017 - 7:25 PM ET #13821

Ask yourselves this question. In the land of the so called free and the home of the so called brave. Why does American Cops kill more people than the rest of the world combined? Why do we have over 2.5 million people in prison in this country? Our Cops kill more people in one day than Britain, Germany, and the rest of Europe combined do in 10 years. That's ridiculous.

These numbers are based on the media reports by country. So we know there maybe more in the U.S. but look at these numbers from 2016.

Australia 1

Austria 1

England & Wales 3

Finland 0

France 4

Germany 10

Netherlands 3

Norway 0

United States 1092

We have become trained to accept this type of behavior by our Police. Who are the Police "protecting' and who are they "serving"? Also remember that violent crime has been going down for about 10 years across the board so if that's the case why the increase in Police killings. So regardless of the color of the victims we shouldn't accept this type of behavior from people who are supposed to be protecting us.

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smoothd20

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Posted: Oct. 10, 2017 - 7:43 PM ET #13822

Let me give you a clue about who I am. Have you ever heard of the Guardian Angels? We wear the Red Berets started in New York by Curtis Sliwa. I won't bore you with Guardian Angel stories, you can google them or me and you will learn more. I was one of the Leaders of the Guardian Angels in L.A. in the 80's. This is when it was real crazy ( Chicago crazy) but crazy enough for those days especially when crack came onto the scene.

I've been shot twice and shot at more times than I can remember I stopped counting. My point for bringing all this up is I know Cops very well. I've dealt with them as a Guardian Angel and I've dealt with them as a Black man in America. When you say things like "abide by the law and you won't get hurt" That statement alone shows your willful ignorance to what's going on in this country. I'm not a criminal but I've been threatened by Cops on multiple occasions for no reason I can think of except the fact I'm Black.

If you have any Black male friends over the age of 21 I guarantee you they have at least one story of encounters with Police that aren't good. So the whole theory about "obey the law and you wont get hurt" doesn't apply to Blacks and Mexicans in this country. That's the reality of the situation. I don't hate Cops but I do hate Thug racist Cops which nowadays are plenty. I've known Cops and I know a few now indirectly and directly as I've stated. I'm telling that we have a problem in this country and for you to simply disregard it like it's the victims fault is ridiculous.

In closing I think you believe I'm referring to criminals. I'm not and nobody protesting is. If you're committing a crime and are killed during that process of committing the crime, I personally call that instant justice. But if you're a citizen like so many people we see who is unarmed and committing no crime. Why in the world should you be killed by some lunatic coward Cop. That's why people are protesting. This seems to happen to more Black people than anybody else. Am I saying that Whites don't get killed by Cops. No. What we are saying that in those moments of the initial confrontation the number #1 option for these poorly trained Cops is to kill first and ask questions later. You can't be happy about this situation at all.

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Let me give you a clue about who I am. Have you ever heard of the Guardian Angels? We wear the Red Berets started in New York by Curtis Sliwa. I won't bore you with Guardian Angel stories, you can google them or me and you will learn more. I was one of the Leaders of the Guardian Angels in L.A. in the 80's. This is when it was real crazy ( Chicago crazy) but crazy enough for those days especially when crack came onto the scene.

I've been shot twice and shot at more times than I can remember I stopped counting. My point for bringing all this up is I know Cops very well. I've dealt with them as a Guardian Angel and I've dealt with them as a Black man in America. When you say things like "abide by the law and you won't get hurt" That statement alone shows your willful ignorance to what's going on in this country. I'm not a criminal but I've been threatened by Cops on multiple occasions for no reason I can think of except the fact I'm Black.

If you have any Black male friends over the age of 21 I guarantee you they have at least one story of encounters with Police that aren't good. So the whole theory about "obey the law and you wont get hurt" doesn't apply to Blacks and Mexicans in this country. That's the reality of the situation. I don't hate Cops but I do hate Thug racist Cops which nowadays are plenty. I've known Cops and I know a few now indirectly and directly as I've stated. I'm telling that we have a problem in this country and for you to simply disregard it like it's the victims fault is ridiculous.

In closing I think you believe I'm referring to criminals. I'm not and nobody protesting is. If you're committing a crime and are killed during that process of committing the crime, I personally call that instant justice. But if you're a citizen like so many people we see who is unarmed and committing no crime. Why in the world should you be killed by some lunatic coward Cop. That's why people are protesting. This seems to happen to more Black people than anybody else. Am I saying that Whites don't get killed by Cops. No. What we are saying that in those moments of the initial confrontation the number #1 option for these poorly trained Cops is to kill first and ask questions later. You can't be happy about this situation at all.

smoothd20

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Posted: Oct. 11, 2017 - 3:21 PM ET #13823

I'm going with the Nats today with Strasburg on the mound for the money!

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mdeisenh

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Joined: Sep, 2007

Posts: 12

Posted: Oct. 12, 2017 - 11:04 AM ET #13824

"Why do we have over 2.5 million people in prison in this country?"

Really??? You really have to ask that question?

Very SIMPLE answer: Because we have A LOT of criminals, land of the free, home of crime...

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mdeisenh

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Posts: 12

Posted: Oct. 12, 2017 - 12:16 PM ET #13825

Yes we have a lot more cops killing than other countries because we have a lot more crime (and just because it wasn't a violent crime DOES NOT MEAN that police force, including killing, was unnecessary). We are the number 1 country in total crimes, by almost double that of the #2 country. And out of the number of cops killing, there are way more good cops having a completely valid reason for doing what they did compared to the number of bad cops who didn't.

You know and I'm sure you do THERE ARE A HUGE AMOUNT OF CRIMINALS AS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF BAD COPS. There just is no comparison in numbers. AGAIN, protest according to the numbers; Protest to get rid of our criminals and you will see a tremendous drop in deaths by criminals, by good cops and by the rare bad cops.

There is no valid reason why the U.S. has so many criminals. Put your Guardian Angels to work in getting rid of crime instead of trying to get rid of the few bad cops. I bet the numbers on both sides will drop - criminals and bad cops...

I know I have way more experience with our police system than you ever will. I am the son of a police officer who spent several years in the US army prior to becoming a police officer. My father was a police officer in Michigan before we moved to Florida where he worked for the Ft. Lauderdale PD and was badly injured while escorting President Ford. Being the son of a police officer, I've dealt with it every single day for over 21 years straight and that's not including all my years away from home, and I'm over 50 now.

Yes there are bad cops out there. Yes they should be held accountable for their actions and treated as the criminals they are, but there are way more good cops out there than the bad ones, and I'm probably being conservative saying 90% vs. 10%. All I'm saying is protest what the numbers prove.

Yes, we need to get rid of the few bad cops, but more importantly, we need to support the good cops, even those who have killed for valid reasons, and get rid of ALL THIS CRIME in the United States.

Anyway, I'm done arguing. I didn't come to this forum to argue politics. Just like I don't watch the NFL for politics. I and the majority of people watch for entertainment.

To All:

Stand for our National Anthem. Respect our flag. Respect our military. Respect our police. Abide by and respect the law. Respect our country. If you're that unhappy here, LEAVE!!! We are not a perfect country, but if you want to help make it better, instead of condemning our police, help get rid of our biggest problem - our HUGE amount of crime.

I'm out...

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Yes we have a lot more cops killing than other countries because we have a lot more crime (and just because it wasn't a violent crime DOES NOT MEAN that police force, including killing, was unnecessary). We are the number 1 country in total crimes, by almost double that of the #2 country. And out of the number of cops killing, there are way more good cops having a completely valid reason for doing what they did compared to the number of bad cops who didn't.

You know and I'm sure you do THERE ARE A HUGE AMOUNT OF CRIMINALS AS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER OF BAD COPS. There just is no comparison in numbers. AGAIN, protest according to the numbers; Protest to get rid of our criminals and you will see a tremendous drop in deaths by criminals, by good cops and by the rare bad cops.

There is no valid reason why the U.S. has so many criminals. Put your Guardian Angels to work in getting rid of crime instead of trying to get rid of the few bad cops. I bet the numbers on both sides will drop - criminals and bad cops...

I know I have way more experience with our police system than you ever will. I am the son of a police officer who spent several years in the US army prior to becoming a police officer. My father was a police officer in Michigan before we moved to Florida where he worked for the Ft. Lauderdale PD and was badly injured while escorting President Ford. Being the son of a police officer, I've dealt with it every single day for over 21 years straight and that's not including all my years away from home, and I'm over 50 now.

Yes there are bad cops out there. Yes they should be held accountable for their actions and treated as the criminals they are, but there are way more good cops out there than the bad ones, and I'm probably being conservative saying 90% vs. 10%. All I'm saying is protest what the numbers prove.

Yes, we need to get rid of the few bad cops, but more importantly, we need to support the good cops, even those who have killed for valid reasons, and get rid of ALL THIS CRIME in the United States.

Anyway, I'm done arguing. I didn't come to this forum to argue politics. Just like I don't watch the NFL for politics. I and the majority of people watch for entertainment.

To All:

Stand for our National Anthem. Respect our flag. Respect our military. Respect our police. Abide by and respect the law. Respect our country. If you're that unhappy here, LEAVE!!! We are not a perfect country, but if you want to help make it better, instead of condemning our police, help get rid of our biggest problem - our HUGE amount of crime.

I'm out...

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