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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars 2013 Needs
The Jaguars had been treading water for a few years and finally bottomed out in 2012, winning just 2 games. GM Gene Smith was fired for building this team and rightfully so. The Jaguars hadn’t had a winning season in any of their last 5 seasons, going 27-53. Smith whiffed…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs 2013 Needs
The Chiefs had 5 Pro-Bowlers this year. That might sound baffling, but it’s not. Only Eric Berry and maybe Tamba Hali (who had a down year) didn’t deserve it, but they could have easily been replaced by Brandon Flowers and Justin Houston. Unfortunately for them, football is a team game,…
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Continue reading →: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints: Week 17 NFL Pick
Carolina Panthers (6-9) at New Orleans Saints (7-8) Aside from this being a divisional matchup, this is a completely meaningless game for these two teams. Both are out of the playoffs. I have a rule against making significant plays on completely meaningless games. If the teams might not care about…
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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers: Week 17 NFL Pick
Oakland Raiders (4-11) at San Diego Chargers (6-9) Aside from this being a divisional matchup, this is a completely meaningless game for these two teams. Both are out of the playoffs by a long shot. I have a rule against making significant plays on completely meaningless games. If the teams…
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Continue reading →: Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers: Week 17 NFL Pick
Cleveland Browns (5-10) at Pittsburgh Steelers (7-8) Aside from this being a divisional matchup, this is a completely meaningless game for these two teams. Both are out of the playoffs. I have a rule against making significant plays on completely meaningless games. If the teams might not care about a game,…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans: Week 17 NFL Pick
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13) at Tennessee Titans (5-10) Aside from this being a divisional matchup, this is a completely meaningless game for these two teams. Both are out of the playoffs by a long shot. I have a rule against making significant plays on completely meaningless games. If the teams might…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos: Week 17 NFL Pick
Kansas City Chiefs (2-13) at Denver Broncos (12-3) This is the biggest line of the season, tied with San Francisco/Arizona at -16.5, but unlike that game, this game actually merits a 16.5 point line. This line really can’t be high enough. Kansas City ranks dead last in net points per…
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Continue reading →: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals: Week 17 NFL Pick
Baltimore Ravens (10-5) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-6) In spite of that big win in Pittsburgh last week, Andy Dalton and these Bengals still have a lack of success against playoff teams over the past two years. After going 0-8 against playoff teams last year, they’ve had very limited action against…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings: Week 17 NFL Pick
Green Bay Packers (11-4) at Minnesota Vikings (9-6) There are many reasons to like the Vikings here. They’ve played great football at home, going 6-1 with wins over San Francisco and Chicago, as opposed to 3-4 on the road. They played the Packers tight a few weeks back and that…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons: Week 17 NFL Pick
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9) at Atlanta Falcons (13-2) I can’t handicap week 17 games like I do other games (maybe that’s a good thing because I’ve had a rough few weeks), because one of the things I do is look for upcoming distractions and dynamic changes on their schedule. In…