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Re: Around the NFL
By: dallasbear Date: December 8, 2015, 1:58 pm
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True and one of them makes the playoffs.
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Re: Around the NFL
By: Jackiejokeman Date: December 9, 2015, 4:07 pm
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Who is KEVIN WHITE and why is he doing this to us ?
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Re: Around the NFL
By: dallasbear Date: December 9, 2015, 5:37 pm
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Money for nothing and...
Check back in a couple weeks.
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Re: Around the NFL
By: packrat Date: December 9, 2015, 9:43 pm
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Graduation in Detroit
Joe played high school football in Detroit. He was a great
running back, but a really poor student. At graduation, he
didn't have enough credits. But he was a great football star and
the students held a rally and demanded the principal give him a
diploma anyway. They were so insistent that the principal agreed
that if Joe could answer one question correctly he would give
him a diploma.
The one question test was held in the auditorium and all the
students packed the place. It was standing room only. The
principal was on the stage and told him to come up. Diploma in
hand, the principal said: "Joe, if you can answer this one
question correctly I'll give you your diploma."
"Joe, how much is three times seven?" Joe looked up at the
ceiling and then down at his shoes, pondering the question. The
other students began chanting, "Graduate him anyway! Graduate
him anyway!"
Then Joe held up his hand and the auditorium became silent. He
said, "I think I know the answer. Three times seven is
twenty-one."
A hush fell over the auditorium and then all the other students
began to chant:
"Give him another chance! Give him another chance!"
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Re: Around the NFL
By: wmljohn Date: December 10, 2015, 9:16 pm
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NFC LEAST could be won by a 6-10 team...
That is today's NFL.
It’s still possible one of the three NFC East teams tied for
first place at 5-7 will get hot down the stretch and finish with
a winning record, rendering moot all the current jokes about how
stinky the division is.
It’s also possible, on the other hand, that all four teams in
the NFC East could finish tied at 6-10. This wouldn’t be ideal
for Redskins fans, but it would be kind of amazing for the
culture at large.
And when you do the math, you’ll find that this isn’t some
far-fetched internet fantasy that would require several giant
leaps of imagination, if you’ll pardon the pun. This is all
cold, harsh, black-and-white realism. This could happen. This
could be our future.
Take a quick look (all references to point spreads taken from
Wednesday’s lines):
Week 14
Washington loses at Chicago
New York loses at Miami
Philadelphia loses to Buffalo at home
Dallas loses at Green Bay
Realism: Medium-high. The Redskins are 0-5 on the road this
season and will be underdogs by about a field goal against the
Bears. Dallas will be large underdogs at Lambeau. Philadelphia
is actually a slight underdog at home and has a tendency to
follow excellence with misery. Only the Giants result would
require an upset, and they’re favored by less than a field goal
at Miami on Monday night. Plus, the Giants have lost three
straight and appear to be reeling. I’m not saying all four NFC
East teams will lose this week, but it certainly wouldn’t be a
shock. And it would leave a three-way tie for first at 5-8, with
Dallas still a game behind.
Week 15
Washington beats Buffalo at home
New York loses to Carolina at home
Philadelphia loses to Arizona at home
Dallas beats the Jets at home
Realism: Medium. The Redskins are 5-2 at home; there’s no reason
they can’t beat the Bills in Landover. I’d actually expect
either New York or Philadelphia to win, but they’re facing the
NFC’s two best teams, which are a combined 12-1 on the road. As
long as Cam Newton and Carson Palmer are playing, both teams
should be favored. Who knows what’s going on with Dallas, but a
Cowboys home win over the Jets wouldn’t be among the 20 most
surprising results of this season. These results would leave
Washington 6-8, and the other three teams tied at 5-9.
Week 16
Washington loses at Philadelphia
New York loses at Minnesota
Dallas loses at Buffalo
Realism: High. If I asked you to predict these three games at
this moment, these would probably be your predictions.
Washington has been dreadful on the road. The Vikings have been
consistently better than the Giants. And Matt Cassel visiting
Buffalo in late December doesn’t sound super promising. Plus we
now only need three games to go the right way instead of four.
These results would have Washington and Philadelphia tied at
6-9, and New York and Dallas tied at 5-10.
Week 17
Washington loses at Dallas
Philadelphia loses at New York
Realism: High. Again, nothing that we think will happen in the
NFL actually happens, but if you had to predict these two games
right this minute, you’d be sorely tempted to take the two home
teams, despite New York’s blowout loss in Philly earlier this
year. And the two home teams winning in the season’s final week
would make Washington 6-10, Philadelphia 6-10, New York 6-10 and
Dallas 6-10. The perfect storm of garbage. The
sitting-standings. The immaculate recession. Or whatever.
According to ESPN’s playoff machine, such a four-way tie would
be won by Dallas based on head-to-head win percentage. But
really, we would all be winners. Or losers.
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Re: Around the NFL
By: Jackiejokeman Date: December 11, 2015, 2:25 pm
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Man one thing I learned to do with the NFL is not predict the
future.
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Re: Around the NFL
By: dallasbear Date: December 11, 2015, 2:40 pm
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So where else do you predict the future?
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Re: Around the NFL
By: Jackiejokeman Date: December 11, 2015, 3:12 pm
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[font=Verdana][/font][quote author=dallasbear
link=topic=349.msg256516#msg256516
date=1449866427][font=Verdana][/font]So where else do you
predict the future?
[/quote]
At that side street off the beaten path in CHICAGO ...
where strangers come for answers from a crystal ball ...
yes ... DITKA has been here.
DITKA : "crystal ball ... will DAA BEARSSE win a SUPERBOWL
while I am coach ?"
Crystal ball ... NO.
Ok da crystal ball was wrong on that one. Hey ... it happens.
:o
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Re: Around the NFL
By: wmljohn Date: December 12, 2015, 9:55 am
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I think that was a magic 8 ball...
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Re: Around the NFL
By: chifaninva Date: December 12, 2015, 11:11 am
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Id be happy with anyone but the Redskins..
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