NFL 2015 - Week 6

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:07 pm

How typically Bills is this?

Tyrod Taylor takes over in the second half of a game, almosyt singlehandedly pulls the team to a victory. Running, passing, getting his teammates fired up...

And...

Surprising Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor (knee) might miss multiple games due to a sprained MCL, per Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.

EJ Manuel looms.

Oh, the Bengals roll into Orchard Park this Sunday.

Luckily it's now five o'clock and I can open a heavy Imperial Stout to help me digest this news.

Post by **brian** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:08 pm

Fresh out of sympathy.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:09 pm

I understand.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:00 pm

So Pruitt what's your over/under on TDs and yards that Cassell will throw against the Giants?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:40 pm

Rush2112 wrote:So Pruitt what's your over/under on TDs and yards that Cassell will throw against the Giants?

Giants aren't particularly good defending the pass.

But it is Matt Cassel.

I'll go 1 and 220.

devilfluff · Post by **devilfluff** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 9:50 am

No sympathy from me, either.

I'm actually sorta excited to have Cassel as my team's QB this week. Could he possibly be any worse than Weeden?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:13 am

devilfluff wrote: I'm actually sorta excited to have Cassel as my team's QB this week.

It must have hurt to type that.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:39 am

Pruitt wrote:
devilfluff wrote: I'm actually sorta excited to have Cassel as my team's QB this week.
It must have hurt to type that.

Wouldn't the "Billsy" thing be for Cassell to throw for 300+ and 4 TDs?

devilfluff · Post by **devilfluff** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:49 am

Pruitt wrote:
devilfluff wrote: I'm actually sorta excited to have Cassel as my team's QB this week.
It must have hurt to type that.

Not as much as it hurt to watch Brandon Weeden play.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:04 am

Pruitt wrote:
devilfluff wrote: I'm actually sorta excited to have Cassel as my team's QB this week.
It must have hurt to type that.

I picked up Cutler for this week (dropped Teddy Gamemanager), as Roethlisberger and Carr (bye) are other QB's. As a Bears fan, I am... I don't know.

Post by **brian** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:19 am

I'm sure he'll go for 350 yards and 4 TDs this week.

Post by **brian** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:16 pm

Brady sounds about 1 millimeter away from probably being a vaccine truther.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:26 pm

Ignoring the part about his "guru" guy, I kinda love what he said.

Post by **brian** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:27 pm

mister d wrote:Ignoring the part about his "guru" guy, I kinda love what he said.

The guru guy is what makes it creepy though.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:30 pm

I bet Gisele is making love to him.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:39 pm

mister d wrote:Ignoring the part about his "guru" guy, I kinda love what he said.

In a vacuum, sure. But he's shilled for enough crap over the years ("not as much as Peyton!!!") that is comes across as a little disingenuous. Or maybe he's changed now that he's a dad and Coke and General Mills aren't paying anymore.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:42 pm

I'm not going to worry about his intents (unless he starts endorsing Pepsi), I'm just going to be happy that a public figure called out garbage food for being garbage. If the rest of New England is like Rush, it'll be off the shelves before Thanksgiving.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:47 pm

Did you guys read that article last year (I think) about his routine and lifestyle with the "guru"? I think he's onto something.

A guy on the Steelers board obviously thinks that not drinking Cokes and eating count chocula makes him a puss.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 2:48 pm

brian wrote:I'm sure he'll go for 350 yards and 4 TDs this week.

I took this weekend's upcoming 34-34 tie as promising factor for fantasy football only.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:22 am

Based on his comments about mass-produced foods being poison, have we considered the possibility that Brady's "guru" is howard?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:22 am

brian wrote:Brady sounds about 1 millimeter away from probably being a vaccine truther.

I wonder how the NFL feels about Brady slamming McD's, since they are sponsor of the NFL?

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:36 am

You don't see this every day, but according to Football Outsiders' stats Denver has the worst offensive DVOA in the NFL by quite a bit and the best defensive DVOA by quite a bit.

Not that that would be especially surprising if you've watched any of their games.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:13 pm

brian wrote:You don't see this every day, but according to Football Outsiders' stats Denver has the worst offensive DVOA in the NFL by quite a bit and the best defensive DVOA by quite a bit.

Not that that would be especially surprising if you've watched any of their games.

Yep. Reminds me a bit of the Trent Dilfer Ravens team that won the Super Bowl. (No, I'm not predicting or expecting that outcome for the Broncos this season.)

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:18 pm

A couple of injuries to that front four and the season is probably over because I don't think Manning is capable of carrying a team on his back any more. Hell, at this point he might well be a liability. But it should be interesting to see if this continues.

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:07 pm

Atlanta Falcons - total fraud right?

Like, they're going to walk through their division to a 2-seed, go through the cycle of everyone picking them to lose, followed by everyone over-compensating the other way picking them because they get no respect, followed by them losing at home by 20 to Seattle in the second round.

I hate the Falcons.

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:09 pm

I seldom bet NFL but I'm all over the Saints +3/100 at home tonight. Getting the key number is great. Getting no juice is a bonus.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:57 pm

brian wrote:I seldom bet NFL but I'm all over the Saints +3/100 at home tonight. Getting the key number is great. Getting no juice is a bonus.

I'm feeling it the other way - the Falcons may be pretenders, but the Saints are pretty much garbage. They beat the Cowboys and that's it.

Happy to entertain a small wager...

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 4:59 pm

Saints are most definitely garbage, but ATL is overrated too. I think this game should be closer to pick.

Home dog on the key number plus no juice? Seems worth the risk. I appreciate the offer of a wager, but I already made mine with the casino so I'll just ride that one.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:39 pm

I forgot you live in Vegas.

Hope you break the casino!

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:35 pm

brian wrote:Home dog on the key number plus no juice?

Can you translate this? Everything after "Home dog."

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:32 pm

What's the percentage of kick returns and punt returns played with penalties called? It's got to be 70%

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:43 pm

Are the Falcons' balls greased?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:12 pm

Shirley wrote:
brian wrote:Home dog on the key number plus no juice?

Can you translate this? Everything after "Home dog."

Seven and three are "key numbers" because, as the most common scores in football, those are the final score margins that the most games (moreso NFL than college). Most sportsbooks try to avoid those lines to avoid pushing (the game end in a tie). Getting a key number gives you a (relatively) strong chance to tie and not lose your money.

"No juice" means brian isn't paying the sportsbook a fee for handling the bet. Normal bets are at -110, which means you bet $110 to win $100. Brian's bet is dollar-for-dollar.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 4:29 am

brian wrote:Saints are most definitely garbage, but ATL is overrated too. I think this game should be closer to pick.

Home dog on the key number plus no juice? Seems worth the risk. I appreciate the offer of a wager, but I already made mine with the casino so I'll just ride that one.

Glad you made it to the casino before I prognosticated!

Perfectly handicapped.

Post by **brian** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:32 pm

Looks like Johnny Football is well on his way to fucking up his career.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:03 pm

As long as he can still play but Gordon can't, everything is cool.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:00 pm

The Sybian wrote:
brian wrote:Brady sounds about 1 millimeter away from probably being a vaccine truther.
I wonder how the NFL feels about Brady slamming McD's, since they are sponsor of the NFL?

Four game suspension with that quinoa salad.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:28 pm

brian wrote:Looks like Johnny Football is well on his way to fucking up his career.

Sucks for sure In the current climate. But I also think maybe it's less severe than is being reported. But I am often very wrong.

Post by **brian** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:00 pm

A_B wrote:
brian wrote:Looks like Johnny Football is well on his way to fucking up his career.

Sucks for sure In the current climate. But I also think maybe it's less severe than is being reported. But I am often very wrong.

Oh for sure. I'm not saying he should be suspended or anything like that. But I'm sure the Browns have to be pissed.

Post by **Sabo** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:13 pm

All I know is the magical homeless guy who told Haslam to draft Johnny Football needs to be fired.