So Detroit's o-line is pretty abysmal, as is Lombardi's playcalling. Wish Linehan was still there--which I wouldn't have ever thought to admit at any time during last season's run. The D still haven't given up 24 points yet, which is pleasing, but I'd bet a month's salary that that fact changes next Sunday against the Patriots.
Oh, Browns. You treat expectations like a burning pot and shriek away from it. Just ugly playing from my two teams this week.
The Boat People - 9
The Power of the Dog - 7.5
The King of Pigs - 7
Detroit didn't score a TD yesterday?
Detroit is SOOOO overrated. I'm going to keep saying it until someone other than dreamdead agrees. They'll get killed in Foxboro next week. Stafford is too dumb to be successful at the highest level.
Looking at my FB...people who hate the Browns are really, really weird. Such seething raged out hatred of a team that hasn't been good since the 80s...I mean, why? Steelers fans celebrating and laughing and freaking out hugging each other while cheering for the Titans...so bizarre.
That was one of my favorite things to watch yesterday. Mallet vs Hoyer. The Brady Back-Up Bowl.
I agree with you. Are they highly rated, though? I don't even think of them as that.Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)
Detroit's defense is very legit though. #1 in DVOA efficiency. Their offense is down in the 20s though.
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef
Yeah, they're legit. I just can't have confidence in a team whose QB is Stafford and whose best back is Reggie Bush.
I'm worried for the health of Gronk and Brady on Sunday. I feel like Suh is going to do something stupid.
It was fun watching the Vikings at Soldier Field yesterday. My cold weather gear made the weather very tolerable.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Injuries are moving the power rankings around. Green Bay may be at the top of their game right now.
1) New England Patriots
2) Arizona Cardinals (+4) a hurt AZ team figures it out, unlike Denver
3) Denver Broncos (-1) - injuries lead to big worry here
4) Green Bay Packers (+6) - fun team to watch after bad start
5) Seattle Seahawks (-1)
6) Detroit Lions (-3) - turns out Green Bay is the only GOOD team they've beaten so far.
7) Indianapolis Colts (-2)
8) Dallas Cowboys (-1)
9) Kansas City Chiefs (+2)
10) Philadelphia Eagles (-2)
11) Baltimore Ravens (-1)
12) Pittsburgh Steelers
13) San Francisco 49ers
14) Cincinnati Bengals - dominates when it isn’t primetime.
15) San Diego Chargers
16) Miami Dolphins (+2)
17) St. Louis Rams (+3)
18) Houston Texans (+1)
19) Cleveland Browns (-2)
20) New Orleans Saints (-4)- killing themselves. they should dominate their division
21) New York Giants
22) Atlanta Falcons -(+2) NFC South is so bad.
23) Carolina Panthers (+1)
24) Chicago Bears (+1)
25) Buffalo Bills (-2)
26) Minnesota Vikings
27) Tennessee Titans (+1)
28) Washington Redskins (-1)
29) New York Jets
30) Tampa Bay Bucs
31) Jacksonville Jaguars
32) Oakland Raiders
I really don't know what to make of this season. You could legitimately argue that every single team is a pretender to some degree, except maybe New England. Of course, we all thought they were terrible like 8 weeks ago. I still don't believe in AZ or DET or PHI or DAL or GB vs. a physical team. Parity, I guess.
letterboxd.
A Star is Born (2018) **1/2
Unforgiven (1992) ***1/2
The Sisters Brothers (2018) **
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) ***
The Informant! (2009) ***1/2
BlacKkKlansman (2018) ***1/2
Sorry to Bother You (2018) **1/2
Eighth Grade (2018) ***
Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018) ***
Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018) **1/2
Adrian Peterson suspended without pay for at least the remainder of the season.
Won't see him in a Vikings uniform again.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
Yeah I never thought he was playing again this year. Your 2015 Raiders starting RB though.
I predict Raiders go after Blount or Tate this season, lol
Doesn't Blount have a 2-year contract?
He was released from Pitt yesterday after leaving the game/lockerroom early.
Playoff Machine is back.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine
Yes please.
So New England doesn't make the playoffs?
Obviously. Because they suck.
In my clearly-based-in-reality world the 8-2 Pats miss the playoffs and the 2-8 Jets win the division and get a home playoff game.
I can't wait to watch the Patriots cream the Lions on Sunday.
And that's not only so the Packers claim first in the NFC North. I have Tom Brady, Shane Vereen and now Jonas Gray on my fantasy team.
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
615 Film
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I did my predictor:
-I don't have Green Bay losing a game...
-Seattle misses the playoffs
-Cleveland and Baltimore are a Week 17 playoff deciding game.
-Arizona goes 3-3, but win the division still.
-New England takes Home Field Advantage.
-The Raiders will win a game.
New England
Denver
Green Bay
Arizona
Baltimore @ Indianapolis
Kansas City @ Pittsburgh
Detroit @ Philadelphia
San Francisco @ New Orleans
My power rankings haven't changed enough to bother posting them. Or more likely I'm hardly online anymore.
So far my Super Bowl pick is still alive but is looking less likely as the season goes on. The Broncos are a lock but SF looks weak.
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My Playoff Machine results:
AFC:
NE - 1st
Den - 2nd
6-Baltimore vs 3-Pittsburgh
5-KC vs 4-Indy
NFC:
GB - 1st
Phil - 2nd
6-Detroit vs 3-Arizona
5-Dallas vs 4-New Orleans
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