🏈🏈 The American Football Discussion Thread 🏈🏈

[morvillz7z]

"Sources: Denver Broncos QBs ruled ineligible vs. New Orleans Saints"

The Broncos' three eligible quarterbacks -- Drew Lock, Brett Rypien and Blake Bortles -- were each deemed to be a "high-risk" close contact to quarterback Jeff Driskel and none of the three can be in uniform for Sunday's game, sources told ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30408624/sources-denver-broncos-qbs-ruled-ineligible-vs-new-orleans-saints

I don't think the league will postpone this one (but they should probably consider), so question is...who's playing QB for the Broncos then, like literally who? A tight end can sub in for LT/RT, or a running back lined up as a wideout sure/maybe, but without a QB idk, how is this going to work really, such a mess, isn't it?!

It's hard to stay up to date (fantasy/betting wise) with all these covid injuries popping almost every minute of every day, damn it.

[tyKiwanuka]

(...), so question is...who's playing QB for the Broncos then, like literally who?

Hehe, they have very good options still

Rapoport reported, per an informed source, that practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton is expected to play plenty at the position in light of the unique turn of events. Running back Royce Freeman, who is considered Denver's emergency QB, could also be involved in the gameplan, per Palmer.

An undrafted rookie out of Wake Forest, Hinton played QB during the first four of his five years in the program before switching to WR. His last meaningful snaps came in October 2017 against then No. 2 ranked Clemson. Hinton went 14-of-30 for 203 yards, two TDs and zero interceptions, and added 92 rushing yards on 24 carries in a 28-14 loss.

Source: https://www.nfl.com/news/broncos-lock-rypien-bortles-not-allowed-to-play-in-week-12-qbs-were-evaluated-fo

I was looking forward to bet against the Saints today, but will probably still do so just for the fun of it. Wildcat ftw^^

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49ers will have to look for new practice facilities and a venue for their home games.

This is kind of getting out of hand and unfair competition to a certain extent by now. I watched Indiana vs Maryland yesterday in College football - the brother of Tua is QB at Maryland now - and Indiana was missing 14 players due to Covid and Maryland even 26 and couldn't practice properly. This is a big mess all in all

[morvillz7z]

(...), so question is...who's playing QB for the Broncos then, like literally who?

Hehe, they have very good options still

Jake Paul vs. Nate Robinson last night, Kendall Hinton vs. Taysom Hill today, 2020 keeps delivering, i'm so ready!
Guess who snatched Hinton off the waiver wire and is going to run him at flex, boy better get me a touchdown 

I'm liking the Bills, Giants and the Browns to win and have placed a couple of bets, nothing too crazy.

J.Allen 2+ pass TD + Bills ml total odds 1.98
Chargers have allowed to opposing QBs at least 2 pass TDs in their last three games, Josh Allen has passed for 2 or more TDs in 4 of their 5 home games this season.

N.Chubb Anytime Score + Browns ml total odds 2.05
Chubb was fantastic against the Eagles last week despite not scoring a TD, Jaguars have allowed at least one rushing TD in their last three games, Chubb is due a score.

W.Gallman 40+ rush yards + Giants over 18.5 pts + Giants ml total odds 1.96
Back-to-back divisional wins for the Giants keeping their hopes of making the PO alive but they need to win today, Burrow-less Bengals should not be much of a threat.  Gallman has rushed for over 40 yards (1+ td) for NYG in three consecutive games and they have bottom of the league Bengals in opponent rushing yards per game @136...easy!

[ralle14]

Giants to win vs Bengals i'm only betting on the Giants because no Joe Burrow and they're one win away from taking the lead in their division since they've beat Washington twice. Backing the Giants in my survivor pool as well, there's only 20+ of us left banking on a sneaky win so I could play the Browns in week 16 against the Jets.

I also went for this small side bet Rams, Chiefs, Packers, Saints to win and Over 33.5 @6.5. Looks like an okay multi a bit worried about the Chiefs game though.

Edit : Giants made me sweat when they put in McCoy their defense clutched it out though.  The side bet was so close from hitting after the Rams take advantage of the turnover.

[tyKiwanuka]

I'm liking the Bills (...)

I do to and am surprised no one has mentioned the Bills yet. They are coming off a bye week and are nearly a lock for me to beat the Chargers today. Chargers only beat Bengals/Jaguars/Jets this season, although they were able to keep most games close or lose with some dumb plays tbf. Bills will play with a chip on their shoulder after the Murray-miracle and I can see nothing but a Bills win here. ML @1.50 is good enough for me. The over 51.5 looks very tempting as well, can see this one going into the 60’s, if the Chargers show up. Something like 40-24 maybe.

[ChiBitCTy]

I'm liking the Bills (...)

I do to and am surprised no one has mentioned the Bills yet. They are coming off a bye week and are nearly a lock for me to beat the Chargers today. Chargers only beat Bengals/Jaguars/Jets this season, although they were able to keep most games close or lose with some dumb plays tbf. Bills will play with a chip on their shoulder after the Murray-miracle and I can see nothing but a Bills win here. ML @1.50 is good enough for me. The over 51.5 looks very tempting as well, can see this one going into the 60’s, if the Chargers show up. Something like 40-24 maybe.

Well the Bills coming off a loss to the Arizona Cardinals is what was giving me pause about betting them on this game.  I think it's also very important to note that Austin Ekeler was activated off of the Injured Reserve today and that guy makes a huge difference for this team.  Personally I wouldn't be surprised seeing the Chargers win this one.  Herbert is one hell of a QB ( wish my Bears could draft someone like him).

[South Park]

The Patriots barely beat the Cardinals with a FG on the last seconds, honestly I am surprised especially since the offence played terribly once again and Newton had 2 INT and only 9 complete passes, but the defence played great and nullified one of the best offences this season, yet it seems to me this Newton experiment will last only for this season as it is impossible for me to imagine how this is going to continue, but the problem is that each win gets the Patriots away from the best possible QB prospects during the next draft so it will be interesting to see how they address the QB position next year.

[nutildah]

Man, what a blowout in the LV / Atlanta game. Carr wasn't playing very well and gave up some turnovers... Way too many penalties by the Raiders D. Just overall a shit game to watch all the way until now (its still going). My other two games won but this will teach me to include the Raiders in a parlay.

[morvillz7z]

Man, what a blowout in the LV / Atlanta game.

...and this without J.Jones and T.Gurley, i mean 43 pts is a lot


NFC (L)East has a new leader, Giants barely won today and currently top the division. I didn't expect to be this close but apparently, D.Jones had some kind of injury and didn't finish the game. I watched the final 2 minutes, their defense was able to force a fumble with 49 seconds left (with Bengals @50).

Browns got lucky in the end too, Jaguars just couldn't convert on 2-pt to tie the game, Mike Glennon with 235 yds and 2 TDs, i absolutely didn't see that coming. Chubb scored a TD and i'm 2-1 on the day, J.Allen with 2TDs but one was a rushing td unfortunately.

edit; Kendall Hinton 0/7 (1INT) at the half, can we get at least one pass completion, pleeease! Broncos were better off forfeiting the game imo.

Guess who snatched Hinton off the waiver wire and is going to run him at flex, boy better get me a touchdown 

FML 

[DireWolfM14]

NFC (L)East

Lol!  

The Giants are looking better the last couple of games, but I predict the ForeSkins will take the division.  Washington has an easier schedule going ahead, with at least two games they "should" win, and I think they can be competitive in two more.  Their defense is actually pretty stout, and now that they have The Game Manager back under center I think they have a better chance.

NYG, on the other hand has Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, and Baltimore ahead.  That'll be a tough row to hoe.

Okay, back to watching the 9ers and Rams turn the ball over to each other again and again for three more quarters.  

ETA:  YEAH, BABY! 

[Hueristic]

What are the odds on whether Tuesdays game will get postponed?

[DireWolfM14]

What are the odds on whether Tuesdays game will get postponed?

Lol, they should just extend the season a week, and give everyone else an extra bye week.  There are bound to be more teams affected in the next couple of weeks.  

While the 9ers were on the plane headed to LA they learned that the Santa Clara County Counsel issued a ban on all contact sports within county limits.  The 49ers can't practice at their home field for the next three weeks.

[wheelz1200]

NFC (L)East

Lol!  

The Giants are looking better the last couple of games, but I predict the ForeSkins will take the division.  Washington has an easier schedule going ahead, with at least two games they "should" win, and I think they can be competitive in two more.  Their defense is actually pretty stout, and now that they have The Game Manager back under center I think they have a better chance.

NYG, on the other hand has Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, and Baltimore ahead.  That'll be a tough row to hoe.

Okay, back to watching the 9ers and Rams turn the ball over to each other again and again for three more quarters.  

ETA:  YEAH, BABY!  

Yeah the giants definately have a tougher road but the giants have the head to head against the redskins and both of them are 3-2 in division.  The way this schedule lays the giants could probably win the division with 6 wins, i really can't see a 7 win team this year.  One of the teams would have to go 3-2 (3-3 for the eagles).  I just can't see that happening.  So the giants have to beat the cowboys in the last week and sneak a win from one of their games against seattle, Arizona, clevland or Baltimore.  Go 1-3 in that stretch and they possibly could host a home playoff game with a 6-10 record 😂

[tyKiwanuka]

I rarely bet on player props, but I like Wilson going over 28.5 rushing yards in MNF. He is 6/10 this season beating this line and though the Eagles are bad, their defense/pass rush is still doing good and the Seahawks O-Line isn't very reliable. He averages 36.7 rushings yards per game, which includes two games with only 5yds. There is a pattern in his stats with going over two times, followed by two under games. He currently is on his two-games-over-streak, so lets hope he will be able to break the pattern tonight.

Game looks very under-ish - also the H2H - but don't like to bet on that. Will maybe jump on the Seahawks inplay above 2.00, if that opportunity arises (and I don't fall asleep^^).

[morvillz7z]

My take on the game today:

Seahawks ml + Wentz 1 pass TD + Metcalf Anytime score + Goedert 25 receiving yards total odds 3.68

I don't give Eagles any chance of winning this matchup given their recent struggles, i just hope Wentz can at least pass for 1 TD. There've been reports J.Hurts is getting reps with the first team, so if Wentz screws up early and often he might not finish the game. Metcalf and Lockett should have an easy game vs. Eagles' secondary especially now when the Seahawks have both Hyde and Carson back, meaning more balanced offense. As for Goedert, 6/7 targets, so 25+ rec yards should be within his reach, 1TD and 77 yards last week vs. Cleveland.

[ralle14]

Small play on the Seahawks' handicap (-5) bought half a point for the push I don't trust the Eagles covering this one but the Seahawks' defense is unreliable so I wouldn't be surprised if this one ends in a single possession game. It'll be interesting to see how the Eagles would perform with their backup QB getting more snaps than Wentz.

After the Raiders got stomped by the Falcons do you guys think it's still a good idea to pick them next week against the Jets ? My next best pick is probably the Seahawks(vs Giants), Chiefs(vs Broncos) and Vikings(vs Jags).

[DireWolfM14]

Crazy game, the Seahawks look off, and the Eagles defense looks good.  WFT, over?  I tuned in half way through the 3rd quarter, and was surprised to find it such a close game.  A Seattle loss would be nice, but not looking good with 2 minutes left...

For some completely unrelated news, I'll be rooting for the Glendale 49ers for the next two weeks...

[xxjumperxx]

Crazy game, the Seahawks look off, and the Eagles defense looks good.  WFT, over?  I tuned in half way through the 3rd quarter, and was surprised to find it such a close game.  A Seattle loss would be nice, but not looking good with 2 minutes left...

For some completely unrelated news, I'll be rooting for the Glendale 49ers for the next two weeks...

Now that was a crazy game and tbh Wentz didnt have that bad of a game...
I myself had the +7 spread (bought a bit) and to be honest was surprised I won this morning.
One of the only reasons I bet on Philly was, that I everywhere I looked I saw bets on the Hawks, usually spells bad omen.

[South Park]

Lol, they should just extend the season a week, and give everyone else an extra bye week.  There are bound to be more teams affected in the next couple of weeks.  

While the 9ers were on the plane headed to LA they learned that the Santa Clara County Counsel issued a ban on all contact sports within county limits.  The 49ers can't practice at their home field for the next three weeks.

I think we all know that an extra week at this point is inevitable but it seems to me the league is delaying this as much as possible because they know the state of the pandemic in the US is only going to get worse during the next weeks and it is not going to improve until the vaccine begins to be applied, so they are waiting until the last minute until they literally have no other choice.

For some completely unrelated news, I'll be rooting for the Glendale 49ers for the next two weeks...

Lol, I have been rooting for the New Ton Patriots all year and they are a disaster, I wonder if Cam is having one of the worst seasons for a starting QB with his 9 INT and 4TD and his spectacular ratio of 0.44 TD per INT.

[morvillz7z]

I wonder if Cam is having one of the worst seasons for a starting QB with his 9 INT and 4TD and his spectacular ratio of 0.44 TD per INT.

Carson Wentz this season:

-15 INT (most in the NFL)
-46 sacks (most in the NFL)
-95 off-target incompletions (most in the NFL)

source: https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1333634903305572352

Ravens@Steelers

Postponed i don't how many times already, Ravens with missing players at all positions and a spread currently valued @ +10.5, which i'm not feeling they can cover but at the same time i don't trust Steelers can blow them out...totally passing on this one. Ravens have to be with RG III at QB, funny last time he started for BAL it was last year in week 17 vs. Steelers and got the dub, not happening today though.

Have a small bet just for the sake of it:

Roethlisberger 1+ pass TD + McFarland 15+ rush yards + Ravens U24.5 pts total odds 1.80 edit 6 yards short
Big Ben is very likely getting more than 2 but i'm playing it safe, no Conner for PIT, so it's going to be Benny Snell and the rookie McFarland, i can't see Ravens scoring more than 17pts today.

Seahawks ml + Wentz 1 pass TD + Metcalf Anytime score + Goedert 25 receiving yards total odds 3.68

I can't believe this did not hit, you will hardly ever see someone get 177 receiving yards and not score a TD, and that stop at the 1-yard line, my god.