There are many obnoxious issues in regards to the 17-game season the NFL crams down our throats. It flies within the face of participant protection, it is a blatant cushy springboard to an 18-game season, and it utterly modified the entire ancient knowledge issues for NFL data.
But not anything is extra aggravating than the truth we not have a real midpoint of the NFL season. I have no idea why it drives me so loopy, but it surely does. I’m now not anal retentive via any stretch.
However, now not having the quarter pole and the midpoint and the three-quarter mark of the NFL season obviously delineated drives me completely loopy. Just transfer to 18 video games already so we will be able to get a pleasant even quantity as soon as once more.
The document books are already ruined, allow us to get some rattling symmetry please. To the Week 10 choices!
“Ah, [bleep], here we go again.” Why cannot I hand over backing this horrible Carolina Panthers workforce? I hate them. They’re horrible. They cannot throw the ball down the sector. They cannot in point of fact run the ball successfully. They cannot offer protection to Bryce Young. Brian Burns is out Thursday and the injury report is massive. It’s all relatively irritating! But the Bears don’t seem to be just right both. And the Tyson Bagent Cinderella Story cannot roll on ceaselessly. Or possibly it ended two weeks in the past when Bagent began dispensing interceptions like Halloween sweet? He’s were given 5 choices within the ultimate two video games, and the Panthers protection must be capable of restrict this offense sufficient, even if I’m terrified of the D.J. Moore Revenge Game™️.
The Ravens are rolling presently and getting up for giant video games. They’re considered one of 3 groups for the reason that NFL merger in 1970 to win 3 immediately video games in opposition to groups with a successful document via 24-plus issues. (The Bills additionally did it this season, however within the first 4 weeks of the season, so it merits an asterisk since they were given a 1-0 Raiders workforce, and so on.) The Ravens smoked Cleveland as soon as at the street and blistered just right Lions and Seahawks groups at house during the last month. The Browns could have Deshaun Watson right here, however the offensive line is a priority and Baltimore must dial up some pressures and create some turnovers en path to a dominant victory.
Everyone is aware of about 🎵 Andy Reid / off the bye 🎵 however now you might be about to be told about 🎵 Dougy P / off the bye!🎵 … unfortunately Doug Pederson in truth hasn’t been that groovy off the bye, so it is not in point of fact a factor. But a large number of his losses had been in divisional video games or with some quarterback considerations. There are not any such considerations right here with Trevor Lawrence enjoying lovely neatly. I feel the Jags are set for a second-half surge within the standings very similar to ultimate season, and it begins with a wonder win at house as an underdog coming off the bye and the Niners getting an early West Coast kick.
Short week for the Chargers, who head again around the nation after a “dominant” win over the Jets simplest to stand off in opposition to a a lot more tough take a look at in Detroit. I be expecting a large number of Lions enthusiasts to turn up for this recreation, simply because Lions enthusiasts are GOING to video games this present day irrespective of the place their workforce is enjoying. The Lions will offer protection to Jared Goff a lot a lot better than the Jets did for Zach Wilson, and the Lions can exploit the Chargers cross protection to make L.A. one dimensional.
GROSS GAME. Backing a Matt Canada offense is petrifying. But the Steelers do not wish to ranking that many issues to win right here — the Packers offense is a whole crisis presently and most probably is not going to magically recover with a street go back and forth to Pittsburgh. T.J. Watt is on a tear and may just select up a pair sacks right here, with one perhaps going the opposite direction.
I used to be all in favour of backing the Cardinals till I spotted that the brand new Call of Duty comes out Friday … two days sooner than Kyler Murray takes the sector for the primary time this season. Atlanta has to bop again in opposition to a foul protection right here. Feed Bijan Robinson already.