Pariah Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Wow, the Bengals really looked ... not very impressive today. Even the Cardinals broke into double digits today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Don't read too much into it, altho I agree with you overall. Week 1, bad weather. Teams seem willing to blow off the first couple weeks in exchange for NOT risking QB1 during preseason. Payton starts the season with an onside kick?????? And of course, the Donkeys touch it too early. REAL close, but too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 The Vikings lost. I am disconsolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Wow, the Bengals really looked ... not very impressive today. Even the Cardinals broke into double digits today. Yeah I don't get to watch the Bengals very often and... I had to stop watching. It doesn't help that Burrow is my QB in the other fantasy league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 10, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Mmmm....gotta love that new, high-powered, high-effectiveness Bronco offense Sean Payton brought in.... EDIT: ...and that hand-picked kicker Payton got...FROM THE SAINTS...oh my...that didn't turn out so well today either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 What is going on with PATs today???? Oh. Week 1. Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 I remember reading that the Broncos saved $3.5 million in cap space by cutting kicker Brandon McManus earlier this year. So the team's got to feel pretty good about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aylwin13 Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, unclevlad said: What is going on with PATs today???? Oh. Week 1. Nuff said. Yup. Well, there's always next week. Meanwhile, out here in the west, the Seachickens of Seattle couldn't seem to find whatever magic Geno had going last season. And they didn't even come out for the second half. I don't have a clue who those guys were in the Sqwuaks uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 So far, that's the score that really stunned me. And the Giants are giving me the one that most irritates me, as they've hand wrapped, bow-tied, and hand delivered 2 TDs SO FAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 Another Dallas touchdown. The last time the Giants looked this bad, I'm pretty sure their star player was named Goliath. aylwin13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 25-9 https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-win-over-texans-ends-with-final-score-thats-never-been-seen-before-in-nfl-history/ Old Man 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 11, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 30 scorigamis since '19? That's wild. I suspect a lot of it is moving the extra point back, so it goes from automatic to merely an overwhelming favorite...AND the derived impact, going for 2 is slightly more encouraged. The oddball scores are likely to be slightly more frequent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 The collective heart rate of the city of New York just jumped a billion. Couple plays in, Rodgers comes out after getting sacked. Didn't get mashed, but I think an ankle might've rolled, which maybe triggered something else...? Dunno but he had to leave the game. EDIT: that spike just repeated. Rodgers being taken off the field on the cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Sounds like he's getting off to an even worse start than Russell Wilson did last year with his new team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Ankle injury, X-rays are negative, but that doesn't say much. Strained ligament/tendon...? He was shown getting off the cart and walking into the training room, so that probably limits it; it's not a blown Achilles, for example. And the bad part for Jets fans is...they spent ALL summer, they brought in Lazard and Cobb...to run Rodgers' offense. So not only do they have to fall back on a terrible backup...Wilson's QBR was 29th...it's in an offense that's designed for someone else. The values of both Cobb and Lazard drop. The fact that we did see him walk into the training room suggests Rodgers won't miss that many games, but still, the season's not very long either. First several weeks have no byes, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Aikman just now: "Lot of pressure on Hackett to call the right plays." IOW, it's hopeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Lol Hackett’s not really an OC, he’s just the guy who pretends to call plays to Kaaron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Bills may yet escape, but man...Burrow STANK UP the joint, Allen's got 4 TOs. Remind me why these guys combine to make more money than a small country... WEIRD!!!! season start. Bettors take note...in Jets games, take the under. Can't read TOO much into a week one atrocity, not with the abject, paranoid risk aversion that's pretty darn rampant...but the Jets' defense has been by FAR the best unit tonight. EDIT....and then THAT happens. BOOM!!!! Totally deserved Bills loss. This one may well hurt come end of the season. Bills, Bengals, and Chiefs ALL lose in week 1. Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Imma go ahead and call it The Curse of Nathaniel Hackett: Aaron Rodgers injury update: Jets fear torn Achilles for star QB with MRI looming If true, it's season over for Rodgers. Saleh has already said that Zach Wilson will be the guy going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Packers offensive lineman David Bakhtiari had some choice words for the NFL on Monday night after watching his former teammate, Aaron Rodgers, get injured during the first quarter of the Jets game against the Bills. Quote WTF!!!! That injury is TURF related. Can we put an end to this s*** already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted September 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Yeah, even if it's a partial tear, that's not 4-5 months, I'm pretty sure. Karma. Jets' Super Bowl odds dropped pretty sharply when he was taken out...and WORSE now. VegasInsider shows FanDuel's dropped them to +6500; BetMGM, +5000. For reference, that's worse than the Broncos and Steelers...at least at FanDuel. Obviously the odds, this early, will be pretty spread out, site to site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Rodgers is four decades old, an Achilles injury might end his career. And Achilles injuries are supposed to be easy to diagnose so the MRI might just be a formality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 When Achilles was lost for the season in the game against the Trojans, I wonder how it was listed on the injury report.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Starlord said: When Achilles was lost for the season in the game against the Trojans, I wonder how it was listed on the injury report.... I'm pretty sure his injury was career-ending. And by "career" I mean "life". And now for the latest twist in the saga of Aaron Rodgers: Are Sportsbooks Refunding Player Prop Bets on Aaron Rodgers After His Injury? Okay, I understand that people are upset that they're going to lose money because of what happened to Aaron Rodgers. It doesn't seem fair. But hey, guess what? Gambling is not fair. It's stacked in favor of the house and always has been. Unpredictable and unfortunate things happen, and they are largely outside of your control as a bettor. That's why it's called gambling. You pay your money, you take your chances. It's great when you win; it sucks when you lose. That's a feature, not a bug. So if it's me running that sportsbook, my line is, "Sorry, no refunds." . Edited September 12, 2023 by Pariah Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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