stevegrab Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Browns over Texans 27-24 Chiefs over Dolphins 20-14 Bills over Steelers 31-17 Cowboys over Packers 31-14 Lions over Rams 28-21 Bucs over Eagles 23-21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 19 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Browns over Texans 27-24 I'd like to see one of those teams make the Superbowl along with Detroit I agree with your picks but think dolphins beat KC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn5033 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) I’d be worried in Detroit. They had a nice year but their pass defense is going to get diced up by Stafford. Plus McVay knows Goff well. Plus their only recent loss was to Baltimore in Baltimore in OT Edited January 9 by Finn5033 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, Finn5033 said: I’d be worried in Detroit. They had a nice year but their pass defense is going to get diced up by Stafford. Plus McVay knows Goff well. Plus their only recent loss was to Baltimore in Baltimore in OT The absence of LaPorta is going to hurt DET too.... assuming he's out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 57 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Lions over Rams 28-21 this one scares me, I actually think they may have the wrong team favored in this one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, MustOfBeenDrunk said: this one scares me, I actually think they may have the wrong team favored in this one ? Most of the lines I saw in one article were just 3-4 points, and usually for the home team. Only the Cowboys are giving up close to 7 points. And that sight with lines + O/U numbers had picks, and picked the Rams to upset the Lions. I am not betting on any games, and have allowed my team bias to skew my picks in some fashion (CLE & DET). As for LaPorta, coach Campbell says he has an outside shot of playing. Story on mlive.com said it was a hyperextended knee and bone bruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Most of the lines I saw in one article were just 3-4 points, and usually for the home team. Only the Cowboys are giving up close to 7 points. And that sight with lines + O/U numbers had picks, and picked the Rams to upset the Lions. I am not betting on any games, and have allowed my team bias to skew my picks in some fashion (CLE & DET). As for LaPorta, coach Campbell says he has an outside shot of playing. Story on mlive.com said it was a hyperextended knee and bone bruise. It's coach Campbell play calling ( no the talent ) I'm concerned with. He seems to be one of the better coaches but had to scratch my head with his play calling the last few weeks. LaPorta should of never been on the field, they had little to no chance of the 2nd seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 10 minutes ago, MustOfBeenDrunk said: It's coach Campbell play calling ( no the talent ) I'm concerned with. He seems to be one of the better coaches but had to scratch my head with his play calling the last few weeks. LaPorta should of never been on the field, they had little to no chance of the 2nd seed LaPorta is important, but if you want to talk key players who should have sat Goff and St. Brown would lead that list, and Hutchinson, Anzalone and others were equally or more important. The Eagles lost, and early on the Cowboys were not exactly blowing the Commanders out. I have no problem with playing to win when there was a higher seed (2 means more home games, 3 vs 4 not much different) in play. A freak injury or two to the Cowboys and they could have lost. Every team takes a different approach. SF and BAL had nothing to play for, SF still used some starters a decent amount (Deebo and Aiyuk each played about 1/3 of the game). Browns nothing to play for, it showed as virtually all regular starters were out of action, Hunt played a bit as did Tillman and Bryant on offense. It was an ugly game I turned it off before halftime. PS I would not refer to that as "play calling" either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I think DET is having success because the coach is so aggressive... Which is why he played starters. I'm not sure his philosophy would allow him to do anything different. I suspect his players like that approach? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, stevegrab said: LaPorta is important, but if you want to talk key players who should have sat Goff and St. Brown would lead that list, and Hutchinson, Anzalone and others were equally or more important. The Eagles lost, and early on the Cowboys were not exactly blowing the Commanders out. I have no problem with playing to win when there was a higher seed (2 means more home games, 3 vs 4 not much different) in play. A freak injury or two to the Cowboys and they could have lost. Every team takes a different approach. SF and BAL had nothing to play for, SF still used some starters a decent amount (Deebo and Aiyuk each played about 1/3 of the game). Browns nothing to play for, it showed as virtually all regular starters were out of action, Hunt played a bit as did Tillman and Bryant on offense. It was an ugly game I turned it off before halftime. PS I would not refer to that as "play calling" either. I agree with most of what you are saying, accept for SF playing their starter, If I was SF I would of played Deebo & Aiyuk a full hall knowing they have a bye next week unlike DET, but hey that's why I'm not coaching at the NFL level haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 14 hours ago, MustOfBeenDrunk said: I agree with most of what you are saying, accept for SF playing their starter, If I was SF I would of played Deebo & Aiyuk a full hall knowing they have a bye next week unlike DET, but hey that's why I'm not coaching at the NFL level haha Why not play all starters including Purdy then? Was he suffering an injury and needed rest? (I looked but couldn't find anything.) What is different about a WR getting 2 weeks off vs a QB? Does one get rusty faster? Coaches reset players in these meaningless games for 1 of 2 main reasons. One, they are hurt and need rest. Two they are afraid of the consequences of injury to that player. If a guy plays and gets hurt the coach is wrong. If they guy sits and looks rusty in the next game the coach is wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn5033 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 20 hours ago, darin3 said: The absence of LaPorta is going to hurt DET too.... assuming he's out. Yep that hurts too. Even if he can play he wont be close to 100%. We don’t have sports betting in my state but if we did I’d be betting on the Rams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 A peacock's lowest sustainability temperature is 20 degrees F. Hope this is an omen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 14 hours ago, Big John said: A peacock's lowest sustainability temperature is 20 degrees F. Hope this is an omen. Which team is playing against the peacocks. Or is that relevant to the broadcaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 9 minutes ago, stevegrab said: Which team is playing against the peacocks. Or is that relevant to the broadcaster? streamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 BUF/CLE/KC TB/LAR/DAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijoerock Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Very happy for the Texans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 How much must Houston love HC DeMeco Ryans? The Texans were 3-13-1 last year. And how great was CAR to pick Bryce Young instead of C.J. Stroud? That pick may haunt them. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Well one prediction went horribly long. What an ugly game. Whoever agreed with me but said the dolphins would win went 0-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butkus Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 11 hours ago, DMD said: How much must Houston love HC DeMeco Ryans? The Texans were 3-13-1 last year. And how great was CAR to pick Bryce Young instead of C.J. Stroud? That pick may haunt them. Just wow. Ryans has to be coach of the year no? What an amazing job he's done this year and wow what a win yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 16 hours ago, DMD said: How much must Houston love HC DeMeco Ryans? The Texans were 3-13-1 last year. And how great was CAR to pick Bryce Young instead of C.J. Stroud? That pick may haunt them. Just wow. "may"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Cowboys being playoff cowboys as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, Dcat said: Cowboys being playoff cowboys as usual. But they're going to the Superbowl! Remember? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1-2 so far. Losing like Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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