I'm sure Russell Wilson being fools gold on the Broncos has nothing to do with his ex teammates openly shitting on him and exposing how hard it was to contact him when he was a Seahawk. Generally teammates can get a hold of each other fairly easily but Russ had his own team that his teammates had to go through in order to contact him. I'm not surprised he has a team. I imagine nearly every superstar has a team of stooges, handlers, yes men, mangers, image consultants, publicists, etc who can handle his day to day tasks and brand building. But I would think his teammates would have a direct number to Russ but I guess not.
If I was a player, I probably would be a lone wolf. I go in, do my thing, then leave. I don't feel like hanging out with my teammates like going to dinners or parties or other team building activities. They can still contact me if they want but I would rather do my own thing alone on off days. Maybe that's why I'm just blogging about sports instead of actually playing it. That and I'm unathletic. And I would get bored with studying tape. And I would get in a fight over hazing.
THE GAMES
New Orleans Saints 45
Arizona Cardinals 10
Maybe the Cardinals should've kept that clause in Kyler Murray's contract that he has to watch game tape. They will miss WR Marquise Brown to a foot injury for about 6 weeks but they get Robbie Anderson in a trade with the Panthers. They also get DeAndre Hopkins back from suspension but judging by the prediction, those additions won't help them at all.
Cleveland Browns 21
Baltimore Ravens 24
Another week, another mirror match of teams with similar stats. Both teams rely on their running game to propel their top ten offenses while their defense is shitty and passing game isn't any better. Lamar Jackson is 3rd in passing TDs with 13 so the Ravens should have the edge here.
Tompa Bay Buccaneers 22
Carolina Panthers 27
The Bucs are a better team on paper but these teams feel more even due to how chaotic things are in their locker rooms. Tom Brady was yelling at his linemen in their loss to the depleted Steelers while their running game is nonexistent. As for the Panthers, they showed more fight on the sideline than in the game after firing their coach. Christian McCaffrey got suplexed then double leg take downed vs the Rams then traded. Also, their QB depth chart looks like a MASH unit with 3 of them injured so XFL Legend P.J. Walker will make his consecutive NFL start for the first time ever with Jacob Eason getting called up from the practice squad to back up the injured QB. Having said that, it wouldn't surprise me they fuck up their tanking plans and win here.
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| Baker Mayfield: Ankle ligament damage. P.J. Walker: Neck injury. Sam Darnold: High ankle sprain. Matt Corral: Lisfranc injury. Jacob Eason: Practice squad |
Atlanta Falcons 30
Cincinnati Bengals 10
Joe Burrow doesn't lead the league in time sacked, yet but those 21 sacks concern me. I won't say he will get injured again (mainly because the NFL has no problem with all those bullshit roughing the passer flags) but they gotta run the ball better to take the pressure off him.
Detroit Lions 24
Dallas Cowboys 23
Some interesting news came out of the owners meeting and I'm not talking about Amazon getting a special Black Friday game next season. Jerry Jones has beef with Roger Goodell and told off Patriots owner Robert Kraft because he's mad at how much Rog made these past couple seasons. I don't like Roger myself but he's doing a good job drawing attention away from these scummy owners. They're his boss and whatever bullshit the NFL does comes from them. He's just the figurehead. Jerrah should be more concerned with hyping up Dak Is Back.
New York Giants 14
Jacksonville Jaguars 9
The Giants are what people thought the Jaguars would be and vice versa. The G-Men leaned heavily on their run game with Saquon Barkley coming in 2nd in rushing yards with 616 and 4 TDs. With a middle of the road defense that believes in itself, they may be playoff contenders. But those 19 sacks on Daniel Jones says they're fucked if Saquon gets injured again.
Indianapolis Colts 24
Tennessee Titans 9
When Colts owner Jim Irsay woke up on the morning of the Fall League Meeting, he chose violence. He came out and said they have merit to remove Dan Snyder as owner of the Commanders. Will they act on it? He seems to believe they have the 24 votes necessary to kick him out of the league. If that happens, will Dan start spilling the beans on all the shady things the NFL owners have done? God I hope so, that'd be entertaining to watch during the offseason.
Green Bay Packers 23
Washington Commies 6
So if Dan Snyder somehow is forced to sell the team, who would be the new owners? Jeff Bezos? LeBron James? A Saudi Prince? Whatever billionaire or millionaire group that buys this team, they can't be any worse than ole Daniel with all the shit that's been attached to him right?
New York Jets 29
Denver Broncos 35
Nathaniel Hackett has no idea what the fuck he's doing. He benched Melvin Gordon in the second half for...reasons? Now he will start him because...more reasons? I hope they don't beat the Jets. They're flying high and they don't need to be bailing out these incompetent Broncos.
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| WOOF! WOOF! Jets Killer Brett Rypien will start for the Broncos. WOOF! WOOF! |
Houston Texans 13
Las Vegas Raiders 16
I didn't get to talk shit about Devante Adams shoving a camera guy to the ground like a salty bitch last week because the Raiders was on bye. But now there's news that the NFL is gonna wait until the legal matter between him and the photographer is completed, I'm gonna talk my shit. Devante isn't sorry he shoved that guy down, he's sorry he got caught. This isn't some jackass interrupting the game running on the field expelling pink smoke. This was a guy doing his job as a media member who happened to cross paths with Devante. The rational thing to do was sidestep him or if there is a collision, help him up. But nope, Devante decided to take his anger out on this random guy and now he has charges filed against him as the guy says he suffered whiplash, a headache and a possibly concussion. Get that money lowly paid guy!
Seattle Seahawks 31
Los Angeles Chargers 24
Chargers kicker Dustin Hopkins put on one of the gutsiest performances out there when he went 4-4 on field goals winning the MNF game against the Broncos with a injured leg. It's hard enough to kick a ball but he did it with a hamstring injury on his kicking leg. He would go down on each kick in pain but he toughed it out as the Bolts leading scorer and rightfully won AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. With that said, the Seahawks should put up a better fight.
Kansas City Chiefs 38
San Francisco 49ers 23
The Niners have the #1 defense but is 3-3 along with the Hawks and Rams. The NFC West is up for grabs and anybody including the 2-4 Cardinals can fix their issues and become divisional champ. Jimmy G isn't doing bad with 1,153 yards and 7 TDs but he has to step it up. Good thing he now has Christian McCaffrey to hand the ball to in a trade with the Panthers for 4 draft picks!
Pittsburgh Steelers 7
Miami Dolphins 52
Is it really a good idea to put Tua back in there this quick? I'm not saying he should retire and he fully understands the risks of football but man, I would've liked for him to get another week off before playing again. Unfortunately for the Phins, they don't have the luxury of a Cooper Rush as backup as their offense went to shit without Tua. Hopefully they make keeping him upright a top priority because they're not winning with Teddy Bridgewater and Skylar Thompson.
Chicago Bears 16
New England Patriots 14
Holy shit, I'm actually gonna get this post out before TNF on Amazon Prime starts! :D
LAST WEEK 6-8
OVERALL 49-44-1
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