by Tony | Jan 20, 2019 | 2018 Season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs
With just three playoff games left, I could have wrapped up the best record in the entire playoffs last week, with Andy going 1-3 after a 3-1 start Wildcard Weekend, and Tony P. going 3-1 after a 1-3 Wildcard Weekend. Had I gotten all four games right, I would have been a perfect 8-0 after two weeks, and sealed the deal. Unfortunately for me, in all my chatter about not wanting to see the Eagles back in the NFC Championship game, I forgot to actually make a pick … and I don’t even know for sure who I was going to pick, based on my own write up. I probably was going to go Eagles again, hoping to go wrong — but either way, even though I’m perfect on games I actually pick this postseason, I have left the door slightly open for Tony P. or Andy to catch me (if they go 3-0 and I go 0-3).
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by Tony | Jan 12, 2019 | 2018 Season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs
So of course, after a season that saw me pick games at a clip of at least 10 total games worse than the other guys, who manages to go 4-0 in the wildcard round of the playoffs? My score predictions maybe weren’t the greatest — but I even managed to get the one I wanted to get wrong right.
This week has some even more compelling games that I probably won’t watch:
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by Tony | Jan 4, 2019 | Hall of Fame
Tony Gonzalez, Ed Reed and Champ Bailey headlined the announcement of the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 Thursday night. The list was culled down from a list of 25 semifinalists, named in November.
Joining the trio on the list of finalists are wide receiver Isaac Bruce, running back Edgerrin James, defensive backs Steve Atwater, Ty Law and John Lynch, offensive linemen Tony Boselli, Kevin Mawae, Alan Faneca and Steve Hutchinson, defensive lineman Richard Seymour, and coaches Don Coryell and Tom Flores.
The selection as a finalist marks Hutchinson and Atwater’s second time making the cut (Atwater was first a finalist in 2016, Hutchinson last year), the third time for Boselli, Bruce, James, Law and Mawae, the fourth time for Faneca, and the sixth time for Lynch. Flores and Seymour are first time finalists.
Among those not making the cut were coach Jimmy Johnson, receivers Hines Ward and Torry Holt, linebacker Clay Matthews. Two finalists from the 2018 class, Everson Walls and Joe Jacoby (who was a three time finalist) ran out of modern era eligibility, and now must wait for a possible seniors nomination.
The fifteen finalists will be cut to 10, and then cut to five before being placed up for a final yes/no vote, along with contributors Pat Bowlen and Gil Brandt and Senior Nominee Johnny Robinson on Saturday, February 2, the day before the Super Bowl.
We realized that we never actually put up an official post this year with our prediction in it, and that a fair number of our regular commentors have already listed their guesses on our thread about Robinson’s nomination–but this year, we’ve put together the form below to submit your choices below, and if a enough people submit guesses, we may come up with some sort of prize (and even if not, we’ll post some sort of adulation to the submission with the most correct).
And for the record, my guess this year would be Faneca, Gonzalez, Lynch, Reed and Coryell, with a yes to Bowlen, Brandt and Robinson.
by Tony | Nov 18, 2018 | 2018 Season, NFL Gambling
I haven’t gone back to look at last week yet, but if it’s anything like my Alternative Picks, I probably am a bit closer to getting a concerned call from my fictional buddy Guido…
Tony:
$1,000 – New Orleans (-7.5, +105) vs Philadelphia – The Eagles are struggling mightily this year, and the Saints aren’t. If this was in Philly, I’d be hesitant on this one–but in New Orleans, I’m loving the +105 payout.
$1,000 – Atlanta (-3.5, -107) vs Dallas – A matchup of two teams that always seem to lose when appear to possibly have figured something out, only to win when they appear to have drizzled it down their leg. With the Cowboys coming off a big divisional win, and the Falcons at home after an embarrassing loss to the Browns (not because it was the Browns–because they were never in the game), I’m surprirsed this line has moved towards the middle from 4.5.
$1,000 – Pittsburgh at Jacksonville: Over 47 (-105) – A lot of weeks I don’t like any of the totals–this week, there’s three I like–this one, the Chargers/Broncos over 46.5, and the Vikings/Bears over 44. I’ll take what seems like the safest bet–look for the Steelers to jump out early, and the Jaguars to score some garbage points late. Which of course means if you’re in Vegas, the prop bet is the Jags score first and build up a 20+ point lead…
$750 – Cincinnati (+245 money line) over Baltimore – Yes, this game is in Baltimore. But it’s Lamar Jackson’s first NFL start. And there’s a chance that RG3 will see some action. I legit can’t figure out how the moneyline has moved towards the Ravens even more.
Andy:
$1,000 – Carolina (-4, -115) at Detroit – The Lions have quit.
$1,000 – Houston (-3, -117) at Washington – Relying heavily on road teams again, but the Texans are for real and Washington is imploding.
$800 – Arizona (-5, -110) vs Oakland – The Raiders have become this year’s joke team.
$500 – Cincinnati (+245 money line) at Baltimore – So, maybe not really that much of an upset, but the Ravens are favored by a TD. Really? Bengals win outright.
by Tony | Sep 13, 2018 | 2018 Season, NFL Picks
In 2017, it took Andy weeks to get a win in our Alternative Picks contest–in 2018, thanks to the Steelers, he got his first win in week 1–although much like the Browns breaking their losing streak, it’s more of not a loss than it is a win, since he only managed to go 8-7-1. Neither of us picked particularly well, but we’ll try to improve week 2.
| Week 1 |
Andy 8-7-1 |
| Season total |
Andy 8-7-1 |
1) Tony: Rams over Cardinals – Kind of weird getting to choose whether to go first or second and third…but as bad as the Bills are, I’m not excited about the Chargers traveling east, so I’ll grab the one game I feel the best about.
2) Andy: Chargers over Bills
3) Andy: Saints over Browns
4) Tony: Broncos over Raiders – Andy called this a ballsy pick this early–frankly, this week they all are. But I like Denver at home, and trust in Jon Gruden’s ability to coach like it’s 2002.
5) Andy: Redskins over Colts
6) Tony: Eagles over Buccaneers – The Bucs won big in week 1–if they can beat the Eagles, will I be A) impressed, B) happy, or C) surprised? The answer is D), All of the Above.
7) Andy: 49ers over Lions
8) Tony: Steelers over Chiefs – No idea here, but I can’t see the Steelers losing at home. Unless Ben Roethlisberger is hurt worse than anyone knows, then all bets are off.
9) Andy: Patriots over Jaguars
10) Tony: Bengals over Ravens – I think this one comes down to which running back can grind more clock, and I like Mixon here better than Collins.
11) Andy: Vikings over Packers
12) Tony: Texans over Titans – Neither team looked that good in week 1, but I trust the Texans to rebound more than the Titans.
13) Andy: Seahawks over Bears
14) Tony: Giants over Cowboys – On ESPN this morning, they speculated that the loser of this game loses the division. Not sure that winning this game proves much, though.
15) Andy: Jets over Dolphins
16) Tony: Panthers over Falcons – Definition of a toss up game. I took the Panthers because…the coin landed on heads.
Straight up, our picks look like:
| Andy |
Tony |
| Rams |
Rams |
| Chargers |
Chargers |
| Saints |
Saints |
| Raiders |
Broncos |
| Redskins |
Redskins |
| Eagles |
Eagles |
| 49ers |
49ers |
| Chiefs |
Steelers |
| Patriots |
Patriots |
| Bengals |
Bengals |
| Vikings |
Vikings |
| Texans |
Texans |
| Seahawks |
Seahawks |
| Giants |
Giants |
| Jets |
Jets |
| Falcons |
Panthers |
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