I love
ESPN's Playoff Machine. My projections have Philly, Minny, Pitt, & the Pats earning byes. KC, Jax, NO & the Rams winning divisions, Car, Atl, Tenn & Balt getting WC's. The Ravens win tiebreakers w/Buff, Cincy & the Chargers @ 8-8.The Seahawks & Lions are left out despite 10 wins........
......To me, the shakiest of the above are the Chiefs. They averaged 33 pts in their 5-0 start. They are averaging 2 TD's less in losing 5 of their last 6. Just 12 a game in the last 3 contests. You wonder how long will Andy Reid stick w/Alex Smith Sunday vs the Jets if the offense continues to go at it's latest pace.......
....Speaking of the Jets, last week's game vs the Panthers was a case of the Jets trying harder to lose the game than Carolina. Both teams displayed a comedy of errors that turned positive plays into negatives.
I've been something of a Newton apologist over his career. But I can't excuse his performance Sunday. He missed open targets all day. And his WR's dropped it when he did manage to hit them in the numbers. I had an inkling Carolina's MNF perfromance 2 weeks ago was more mirage than a turning of the corner. They need to get it in gear because the coming weeks have rematches vs div foes NO & Atl plus Minnesota. This offense seems to need the defense to create turnovers in order for it to get into a rhythm........
......Sunday was an example of how Blake Bortles is holding Jax back. The Jags get the ball in a tied game w/1:14 left. Instead of trying to drive for a game winning FG, they run the ball. Evidently trying for OT. But why? There's no guarantee you will get the ball back. It was a sign of how they lacked faith in Bortles to get them downfield. Blake actually averaged more yds per rush than he did per completions.
But Jax wasn't completely committed to running out the clock. A check down pass resulted in an incompletion. Now Zona didn't have to use their final TO. A 3rd down run was stopped & the Cards stopped the clock. Arizona didn't hesitate to put the ball in their 3rd string, Jax reject's hands. He got them within range for a long range fg. Victory: Arizona. Huge indictment against BB.......
......I think the Browns have actually gotten worse. Just when you think Cleveland has mined every ounce of pathetic out of the soil, they find new deposits............
......For me, I don't think
these ever get old..........
.......What happened to Dante Culpepper?..........
.......As Dallas' slide continues, how much money do you think Ezekiel is making on his next contract? I think he's going to make up for all he lost while sitting out.............
.......The NFC is 28-18 vs the AFC so far. The AFC would have to win 14 of the next 18 to pull even. And the best games will be in the NFC in the coming weeks. Minny plays the Falcons & Panthers back to back. Carolina has New Orleans this week to break a 1st place tie. Philly visits Seattle & the Rams back to back. There's nothing to get excited about in the AFC until Week 15........
.....A lot of buzz about Garappolo making his Niner debut. My question is, why hadn't he made it before this? Colts installed Jacoby Brissett as the starter after he had been in Indy only a week. If the Niners want to find out if they made a good investment, shouldn't he be in action?.......
.....I think 2 games was a bit much for the Crabtree/Talib melee. But I understand it. This wasn't 2 guys who merely lost their temper in the heat of battle. This was a personal WWE grudge match. Good discipline shouldn't just punish. It should be administered to the proper degree so that it doesn't happen again. Not being able to play for 2 games should send a stern message. If it doesn't then add on more games til they get the point.......
......Anyone else
freaked out by this?......