NFL 2018

[The Buscher]

If it somehow ends up being Eagles/Pats again, football’s fixed.

[gunnar hendershow]

Big Dick Nick rides again 

[SeanDMan]

15 hours ago, The Chiksrara Special said:

I'm going to watch a playoff game with my team in it 

Seems like it's been ages, what was it, twenty, twenty five years since the Cubs made the playoffs? Maybe forty since the Bears? Chicago is so starved for playoff success, I am so happy to watch things turn around for you guys,

[The Buscher]

There's a report making the rounds that John Elway was planning to fire Vance Joseph this offseason in favor of bringing back Mike Shanahan, and that Kirk Cousins was prepared to come in at a slight discount just to play under Shanahan again.  He had to get approval from CEO Joe Ellis, who nixed it.

[DMN in the House]

Julius Peppers is still in the NFL, I'm not that old yet!

5 hours ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

There's a report making the rounds that John Elway was planning to fire Vance Joseph this offseason in favor of bringing back Mike Shanahan, and that Kirk Cousins was prepared to come in at a slight discount just to play under Shanahan again.  He had to get approval from CEO Joe Ellis, who nixed it.

I'll say this, I lurk the subreddits for all of the AFCW teams, and based on the news their own fans are talking about, the Broncos are one of the more dysfunctional organizations in the NFL, though they mask it well.

Steelers are like that too. More with the players, though.

Edited December 18, 2018 by DMN

[Molly]

I heard that someone apparently just lost a ton of money when the 49ers beat the Seahawks.

Edit:-here we go.

Via ESPN:

A bettor at MGM placed two money-line bets totaling $569,000 on the Seattle Seahawks to beat the San Francisco 49ers. According to MGM sportsbook supervisor, the first bet was for $235,000 at -230 odds. The book bumped the up the price to -250 and then took another $334,000 on the Seahawks from the bettor. The 49ers won 26-23 in overtime

Edited December 18, 2018 by Molly

[The Buscher]

Saints only scored 12 points but still pulled out a win.  More importantly, they now just need a win in the final two weeks to clinch home field.

I'm not sure I can see the Saints losing at the Superdome in January, but you never know.  The Bears defense can punch people in the mouths.

[TCO]

I think you'd be mad to bet anything substantial on the NFL. The talent level is too high across the board and the difference between teams too marginal. That whole any given Sunday thing has fair bit of merit for a reason!

[Meacon Keaton]

That’s why it’s hilarious when people overreact to week to week results. I know the media needs to in order to get people to watch their shows, but people doing it is so silly.

[The Buscher]

Eric Reid arrived to his locker to find that he was randomly selected for drug screening.  It is the 7th time he's been "randomly selected" this season.

[GhostMachine]

I could understand it if it was a Ricky Williams or Josh Gordon type situation, but this is outright ridiculous. There's no way its anything but targeted retaliation.

 

[Liam]

Not always, but big bets like the one mentioned can often be companies spreading their liabilities and covering themselves against big losses. 

[VerbalPuke]

Is there any indication of how often they do these tests? I had random drug tests in the military but never got hit 7 times in a year let alone 7 times in a football season. The closest for me was twice in a week. 

[Meacon Keaton]

I believe one or two guys on each team get tested each week. 

[The Buscher]

Pro Bowlers by Team

AFC
Bengals:  1 - DT Geno Atkins
Bills:  0
Broncos:  2 - RB Phillip Lindsay, OLB Von Miller
Browns:  2 - DE Myles Garrett, CB Denzel Ward
Chargers:  7 - WR Keenan Allen, RB Melvin Gordon, DE Melvin Ingram, S Derwin James, ST Adrian Phillips, C Mike Pouncey, QB Philip Rivers
Chiefs:  6 - T Eric Fisher, OLB Dee Ford, WR Tyreek Hill, TE Travis Kelce, QB Patrick Mahomes, FB Anthony Sherman
Colts:  2 - TE Eric Ebron, G Quenton Nelson
Dolphins:  1 - CB Xavien Howard
Jaguars:  1 - CB Jalen Ramsey
Jets:  3 - S Jamal Adams, K Jason Myers, KR Andre Roberts
Patriots:  2 - QB Tom Brady, CB Stephon Gilmore
Raiders:  0
Ravens:  3 - ILB C.J. Mosley, S Eric Weddle, G Marshal Yanda
Steelers:  6 - WR Antonio Brown, RB James Conner, G David DeCastro, DT Cam Heyward, C Maurkice Pouncey, T Alejandro Villanueva
Texans:  4 - OLB Jadeveon Clowney, WR DeAndre Hopkins, ILB Benardrick McKinney, DE J.J. Watt
Titans:  3 - DT Jurrell Casey, P Brett Kern, T Taylor Lewan

NFC
Bears:  5 - KR Tarik Cohen, CB Kyle Fuller, DT Akiem Hicks, S Eddie Jackson, OLB Khalil Mack
Buccaneers:  0
Cardinals:  1 - CB Patrick Peterson
Cowboys:  5 - RB Ezekiel Elliott, CB Byron Jones, DE DeMarcus Lawrence, G Zack Martin, T Tyron Smith
Eagles:  3 - G Brandon Brooks, DT Fletcher Cox, TE Zach Ertz
Falcons:  2 - WR Julio Jones, C Alex Mack
49ers:  2 - FB Kyle Juszczyk, TE George Kittle
Giants:  3 - RB Saquon Barkley, S Landon Collins, K Aldrick Rosas
Lions:  1 - CB Darius Slay
Packers:  2 - WR Davante Adams, QB Aaron Rodgers
Panthers:  2 - ILB Luke Kuechly, G Trai Turner
Rams:  4 - DT Aaron Donald, QB Jared Goff, ST Cory Littleton, RB Todd Gurley
Redskins:  2 - OLB Ryan Kerrigan, T Trent Williams
Saints:  5 - T Terron Armstead, QB Drew Brees, DE Cameron Jordan, WR Michael Thomas, C Max Unger
Seahawks:  2 - P Michael Dickson, ILB Bobby Wagner
Vikings:  4 - OLB Anthony Barr, DE Danielle Hunter, S Harrison Smith, WR Adam Thielen

[DFF]

Once again proving how pointless the Pro Bowl is. 

[The Buscher]

I loved Landon Collins the past couple of years, but honestly he's been straight up terrible this year, enough that I no longer want him to get a long-term contract.  Stats wise he racks up a lot of tackles but he gets those tackles after getting shredded in coverage and having to chase someone 20 yards downfield.  I feel good for Aldrick Rosas though, funny enough with him and Myers going it's the only spot where voters seemed to actually look at the stats because nobody really pays attention to kickers and didn't know who to vote for.

But yeah, other than that it's the same popularity contest as it is every year.  Brady and Rodgers have done nothing this year to warrant spots, but they're Brady and Rodgers so of course the fans will vote them in - and they likely won't even go.  The same offensive linemen go year after year after year because they have no listed stats so it's based on reputation.

[The Buscher]

Taylor Heinicke is expected to start the final two games of the season for the Panthers who are shutting Cam Newton down to nurse his injured shoulder after they got mathematically eliminated.

[DMN in the House]

1 hour ago, Buschie Van Wagenen said:

Taylor Heinicke is expected to start the final two games of the season for the Panthers who are shutting Cam Newton down to nurse his injured shoulder after they got mathematically eliminated.

This is the right choice. Cam looked absolutely terrible trying to throw against the Saints. He has pretty bad mechanics when healthy, but it looked like he'd never been taught how to throw a football.

[Maxx]

@DMN how excited are you for your new QB acquisition Nathan Peterman?