Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
-The Jets rolled thru the Chicago Bears at home with a back up QB, some could argue it's their 3rd string Quarterback and yet they looked very functional and perhaps the best since they suffered a devastating injury to a key member of their offense, and it might not be the guy you're thinking, this OL has sustained some major hits along the way as well.
They've gone from 6-2, we're all talking them up on Playoffs and then they drop 2 games and many felt like they could finish 7-10 at the rate they were going.
Now they stop the bleeding, now they're 7-4 and nipping at the heels of the Bills and Phins, arguably the best defense of all 3 teams, in fact it might not be arguable.
Give the Jets some serious props for looking like an NFL team yesterday on offense, cannot imagine Wilson taking back the starting spot this season barring White's availability for the ROS.
A QB rental for 1-2 yrs in the off season with a win now defense, draft capital, we cold be talking about a major green wave. They also have not 1 but 2 really good young WRs that could easily be a Top 5 combo, they compliment each other wonderfully and you saw that yesterday vs the Bears.
Yes, a Miami fan gushing over what he saw with the Jets yesterday, it's scary if they can put 20+ up consistently each week, they gotta chance to beat almost anyone. on AGS.
-Cincinnati won a very important game yesterday vs Tennessee where Baltimore dropped a road game vs an upstart JAX team that hasn't been able to secure many wins but might have had a career changing arc for young Trevor Lawrence who took some abuse in that game, showed a lot of toughness. The same toughness we saw in Joe Burrow who was a little short handed without Chase and still managed to win a very tough Playoff level road game vs the Titans..
Baltimore is now 7-4, Cincinnati 7-4, Tennessee 7-4, NY Jets 7-4, all some have flaws but look impressive when they get decent QB play. I think when Chase returns that the bengals will go up a full notch on offense. Titans and jets will not get a lot better on offense where the Ravens and Bengals seem like they are missing a piece or two that is expected to return in coming weeks.
-The Chargers win a somewhat entertaining game although it left me feeling that neither team was a true Playoff contender or were going anywhere should they back in. The Chargers are 6-5 but I don't think they are going to beat most of the teams I sifted thru in the AFC, and I didn't even mention the Bills who played on Thanksgiving.
Both the Chargers and Patriots seem like they are on a collision course for about 9-8 and that's going to leave them a little short of the others.
I'm going to roll over to the NFC
-How bout them Cowboys? Beat 2 quality teams in about a 4-5 days span with the thumping of the Vikings 40-3, then they beat up the Giants pretty good on Thanksgiving. I think OBJ would be perfect on this team but others can disagree, perfect Playoff bound team for him to snag one of the 3 starting WR spots and give defenses something else they have to think about. Overzealous flight attendants don't sway me from pointing out the obvious here, should be a match made for Stars.
-Philly scored 40 points, a back up QB they didn't plan on window dressed a 40-33 game that wasn't that close, Philly had an impressive long drive in the 4th that ate up a lot of clock. They are still getting better each week, that's kinda scary when you think about it. Also it should be noted that despite new coaches and a lot of new players, this organization just won a Super Bowl 6 years ago, it's not like they are new to winning or have never come close so spare me the "gotta prove it in the Playoffs" because I can sing that tune about almost any of them.
-The Vikings are a lock to win their division at this point, they just need to be healthy and ready to take on what is likely a very punchy and cagey No 7 seed in the NFC where they are likely to face San Fran/Seattle, maybe the Giants if they start to free fall which actually would be a good match up for them. But if they somehow draw Dallas or SF, could be lights out quickly. And then Tom Brady might await but is anyone sweating the Bucs this year? I still think they won't make it and finish 7-10.
Bucs 5-6
Falco 5-7
Caro 4-8
Saint 4-8
That is one ugly division.
-Seattle is not better than San Fran, I don't know that to be a fact but I just know it's true.
Josh Jacobs has now had 4 monster games this season, 30+ for a RB is outstanding,
Zay Jones has 24 targets in the last 2 games for JAX and is rostered in only 50% of leagues, I also think Etienne sustained an injury so there might be a lot of targets to go around in coming weeks for the Jags
Samaje Perine, sounds like an Italian gelato flavor, another solid job filling in vs a tough Titans team, is Mixon an automatic start for Cinci next week or do they want to rest him one more time? They are going to need him for the Playoff run and having two reliable RBs makes them a more complete offense.
What did you see and hear on Sunday?
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They've gone from 6-2, we're all talking them up on Playoffs and then they drop 2 games and many felt like they could finish 7-10 at the rate they were going.
Now they stop the bleeding, now they're 7-4 and nipping at the heels of the Bills and Phins, arguably the best defense of all 3 teams, in fact it might not be arguable.
Give the Jets some serious props for looking like an NFL team yesterday on offense, cannot imagine Wilson taking back the starting spot this season barring White's availability for the ROS.
A QB rental for 1-2 yrs in the off season with a win now defense, draft capital, we cold be talking about a major green wave. They also have not 1 but 2 really good young WRs that could easily be a Top 5 combo, they compliment each other wonderfully and you saw that yesterday vs the Bears.
Yes, a Miami fan gushing over what he saw with the Jets yesterday, it's scary if they can put 20+ up consistently each week, they gotta chance to beat almost anyone. on AGS.
-Cincinnati won a very important game yesterday vs Tennessee where Baltimore dropped a road game vs an upstart JAX team that hasn't been able to secure many wins but might have had a career changing arc for young Trevor Lawrence who took some abuse in that game, showed a lot of toughness. The same toughness we saw in Joe Burrow who was a little short handed without Chase and still managed to win a very tough Playoff level road game vs the Titans..
Baltimore is now 7-4, Cincinnati 7-4, Tennessee 7-4, NY Jets 7-4, all some have flaws but look impressive when they get decent QB play. I think when Chase returns that the bengals will go up a full notch on offense. Titans and jets will not get a lot better on offense where the Ravens and Bengals seem like they are missing a piece or two that is expected to return in coming weeks.
-The Chargers win a somewhat entertaining game although it left me feeling that neither team was a true Playoff contender or were going anywhere should they back in. The Chargers are 6-5 but I don't think they are going to beat most of the teams I sifted thru in the AFC, and I didn't even mention the Bills who played on Thanksgiving.
Both the Chargers and Patriots seem like they are on a collision course for about 9-8 and that's going to leave them a little short of the others.
I'm going to roll over to the NFC
-How bout them Cowboys? Beat 2 quality teams in about a 4-5 days span with the thumping of the Vikings 40-3, then they beat up the Giants pretty good on Thanksgiving. I think OBJ would be perfect on this team but others can disagree, perfect Playoff bound team for him to snag one of the 3 starting WR spots and give defenses something else they have to think about. Overzealous flight attendants don't sway me from pointing out the obvious here, should be a match made for Stars.
-Philly scored 40 points, a back up QB they didn't plan on window dressed a 40-33 game that wasn't that close, Philly had an impressive long drive in the 4th that ate up a lot of clock. They are still getting better each week, that's kinda scary when you think about it. Also it should be noted that despite new coaches and a lot of new players, this organization just won a Super Bowl 6 years ago, it's not like they are new to winning or have never come close so spare me the "gotta prove it in the Playoffs" because I can sing that tune about almost any of them.
-The Vikings are a lock to win their division at this point, they just need to be healthy and ready to take on what is likely a very punchy and cagey No 7 seed in the NFC where they are likely to face San Fran/Seattle, maybe the Giants if they start to free fall which actually would be a good match up for them. But if they somehow draw Dallas or SF, could be lights out quickly. And then Tom Brady might await but is anyone sweating the Bucs this year? I still think they won't make it and finish 7-10.
Bucs 5-6
Falco 5-7
Caro 4-8
Saint 4-8
That is one ugly division.
-Seattle is not better than San Fran, I don't know that to be a fact but I just know it's true.
Josh Jacobs has now had 4 monster games this season, 30+ for a RB is outstanding,
Zay Jones has 24 targets in the last 2 games for JAX and is rostered in only 50% of leagues, I also think Etienne sustained an injury so there might be a lot of targets to go around in coming weeks for the Jags
Samaje Perine, sounds like an Italian gelato flavor, another solid job filling in vs a tough Titans team, is Mixon an automatic start for Cinci next week or do they want to rest him one more time? They are going to need him for the Playoff run and having two reliable RBs makes them a more complete offense.
What did you see and hear on Sunday?
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