NFL Week 10 - it's midway in America

Post by **brian** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 1:03 pm

So the Lions opened as -13 favorites against Cleveland, but it got bet down to -12 as of right now (at the two books I looked at). Only reason I mention is the Lions have never been favored by more than 12 points in a game in their history so depending on if the line moves could be some history there.

(They're 3-0 ATS as a 12-point favorite though.)

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:03 am

This Martellus Bennett thing seems like complete horseshit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:06 am

Can't wait until the PA does nothing and this precedent gets used on concussions in the future.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:57 am

Didn't he have to pass a physical when he signed with Green Bay?

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:00 am

sancarlos wrote:Didn't he have to pass a physical when he signed with Green Bay?

Yeah, but I think the (Green Bay & legal) argument is there are physical issues you can have that wouldn't be found in a physical. I don't know if concussion history is one of those things, but it seems like if that's what Green Bay is arguing could be a precendent-setting lawsuit that could have some serious affects on the league (and labor relations).

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:43 pm

Zeke suspension upheld again. If I'm reading right, only next step would be to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 3:46 pm

brian wrote:Zeke suspension upheld again. If I'm reading right, only next step would be to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Or ol' JJ has his new lawyer's Mossad contacts take out Goodell and makes sure his hand-picked replacement drops the case?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:56 pm

Midway through the 3rd quarter and I've decided that life is too short to watch such crappy football.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Nov 10, 2017 9:18 am

Roger Goodell Reportedly "Furious" At Being Offered Non-Guaranteed Contract

HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Post by **brian** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:51 am

Heaven help me I do love Jim Caldwell.

https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/stat ... 6631083011

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:03 pm

Redskins and Vikings have forgotten how to defend

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:44 pm

Steelers have forgotten how to tackle. And catch.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 2:58 pm

At least the TE can tackle.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 3:00 pm

Oh, and the only thing less surprising than a lackluster Steelers performance (coming off the bye) against a shitty team is Burfict being Burfict.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 3:10 pm

Anyone check on Brian?

Post by **Sabo** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 3:52 pm

degenerasian wrote:Anyone check on Brian?

You haven’t watched the Browns much, have you?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 4:29 pm

Hey! How about those Bills?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:10 pm

It took two months, but I finally got my first "all three New York teams" NFL Sunday after not renewing Sunday Ticket this season.

And the timing is exquisite.

Post by **brian** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:10 pm

Sabo wrote:
degenerasian wrote:Anyone check on Brian?

You haven’t watched the Browns much, have you?

It is classic Lions to basically win only because they knocked out a horrible rookie QB having the game of his life.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 5:28 pm

The Colts really do suck at diagnosing QB injuries.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:15 pm

The Giants are even better at tanking than the Jets. Sad!

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:15 pm

Oh crap no. nooooooooooo

Post by **brian** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:57 pm

Getting to the point where you have to question how the Giants even won one game.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 6:59 pm

It's because I had money riding the other way.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 7:51 pm

https://twitter.com/davelozo/status/929869914311032832

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:19 pm

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bba0xkDnJG-/

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:03 am

New Orleans didn't punt yesterday.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 9:33 am

It became a personal challenge for me to get the joke in Johnnie's post and after 2 minutes I realized it was a video and not a still.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:23 am

A Chicago hack columnist is driving the "Harbaugh to the Bears" bandwagon.

Gonna need the jaws of life to get that bank vault open far enough to give him the contract he'll ask for, so I don't think it'll ever happen.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:32 am

DSafetyGuy wrote:A Chicago hack columnist is driving the "Harbaugh to the Bears" bandwagon.

Gonna need the jaws of life to get that bank vault open far enough to give him the contract he'll ask for, so I don't think it'll ever happen.

Even if you assume money was a factor to someone already making $10 million a year in his supposed dream job, I don't think he'd take a job with the Bears. I don't think Harbaugh is done with the NFL, but I don't see him taking that job at this time.

If and when he does it'll likely be a team with a can't miss QB in a warm weather market. (That's not a diss on Trubisky as much as it sounds, but I think it's fair to say the jury is still out.)

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:10 am

I don't know how much weather matters to him but there aren't many better jobs likely to come available from a QB perspective.

Maybe Tampa depending on what you think of Winston. Luck is such a question mark right now.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:19 am

Gunpowder wrote:I don't know how much weather matters to him but there aren't many better jobs likely to come available from a QB perspective.

Maybe Tampa depending on what you think of Winston. Luck is such a question mark right now.

There's two things:

I don't see any way he leaves Michigan after only three years regardless of the situation. He's well paid and he knows there will be 5 to 7 new jobs year after next and the year after that, many of which will likely feature young QBs or the opportunity to draft one. Want to be clear here. I'm not saying he stays forever, but I don't see him leaving in less than five years.

His wife is from California and is reportedly pretty happy in Ann Arbor, but I suspect they will both get the itch to move back to the west coast eventually. So I think that will factor in to the thought process. If he's going to stay somewhere with cold weather it'll be Ann Arbor (for now).

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 11:48 am

That ref calling Gore down before he was stripped by Vince Williams yesterday and then changing the call to his forward progress being stopped so it couldn't be challenged after the other ref told him it was clean was borderline suspicious.

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:18 pm

Groundbreaking on what for now is being called "Raiders Stadium" (corporate sponsored name to come) is this afternoon. Expected date of completion is July 31, 2020.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:51 pm

Post by **brian** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:19 pm

Bortles!!!!!!

https://twitter.com/pfref/status/930096717147590657

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:18 pm

brian wrote:Bortles!!!!!!

https://twitter.com/pfref/status/930096717147590657

Jesus - what the hell is wrong with the Chargers?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:57 am

Fun bit in one of the Chicago papers:

John Fox has now been favored six times as the Bears’ head coach, according to Pro Football Reference. He has won zero of those games.

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:36 am

brian wrote:Groundbreaking on what for now is being called "Raiders Stadium" (corporate sponsored name to come) is this afternoon. Expected date of completion is July 31, 2020.

http://www.cladglobal.com/CLADnews/arch ... m=facebook

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 11:16 am

Touching that it will have the flaming cauldron - the everlasting lamp for the great carpetbagger himself Al Davis.