Thank goodness I finally got my 1st wk that both POW & Teaser hit. Flacco actually had a nice gm & put a scare in my MIA play, but Tua did just enough & the “D” held serve. DAL almost knocked my Teaser out w/awful oline & WR play. Then MNF almost killed the Teaser w/Daniel Jones doing everything he could to get blown out by TB. Thankfully NYG’s “D” held the overrated Brady enough to cover 24. HOU actually beat TEN outright & CHI barely covered the # in a battle of backups w/BAL. My awful Thurs posted streak continues w/both plays going down in flames. DAL once again severely underperformed however the zebras helped LAV on a lot of penalties. Payton claimed Taysom Hill was injured yet he was the only backup QB on the sideline, as Siemian played the Ain’ts out of that gm.
Regular Season POW 6-5, Teasers 4-7, GOY 0-1, Overall 23-34 (30-34 undocumented)
NE -6 ½ (bought ½ @ -110) is getting better every wk on “O” & “D”. A lot of that is due to getting healthier but also development along the oline & all levels of the “D”. The NE front-7 is gelling & the secondary is playing great @ both corner & safety positions. The oline is really playing well both in pass-pro & the run gm. They’re also deep too, so injury along the oline would not doom the Patsies. Obviously a lot is being made about the play of Mac Jones. It’s not unwarranted. He is actually the #4 QB in the league in performance using PFF stats, behind Brady, Cousins & Herbert. Players & coaches are saying his work ethic & focus off the field is what truly stands out, so he should be dialed in on TEN & not letting the press clippings affect his preparation. On the other side of the field, Tannehill has a lot of experience against NE. However, that experience includes a 5-7 SU record vs NE (1-6 @ NE), a 66.7 QBR, & 6 TDs to 11 INTs @ NE in his career. Even in his last appearance @ NE, he managed to beat Brady & Belicheat 20-13 in TEN’s magical run to the AFC championship gm in ’19, where TEN’s “D” played out of their minds & Henry paced the ground gm. Even in that matchup, Tannehill struggled to 1 TD & 1 INT on 8 of 15 passing. It also helped that Henry ran for 182 yds & a TD. In this tilt, TEN will not have Henry or McNichols their receiving back, as well as their top 3 WRs (AJ Brown, Julio & Marcus Johnson). Belicheat always takes away the opposing team’s best player, which in this gm it’ll likely be, wait for it, Westbrook-Ikhine. On “D”, TEN will be w/out run stuffing DT Tart & there is a slew of nicks & bruises across their “D”, which really showed against the lowly Saint & Texan “O”s the last 2 wks. So w/NE’s extremely balanced “O”, Harris, Bolden & Stevenson all have their strengths @ RB & Henry & Smith @ TE help offset the lack of talent @ WR, TEN’s “D” will be on their heels all gm. Tannehill has been handing out TOs (27th in TOs), even w/all 3 of his fumbles being recovered, since Henry’s injury, so if NE’s #3 takeaway “D” can force a few TOs, it’ll be an early day for TEN. NE has BUF next wk, but winning this gm will tie them w/TEN for the AFC lead so NE understands the importance of this gm. This hits all of the wickets for a GOY except the large spread against a winning team, but @ this moment in time NE owns the injury, motivation, hm field, coaching, & personnel advantage.
TEN 16
NE 31
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GL to all & comments are most welcome.
Regular Season POW 6-5, Teasers 4-7, GOY 0-1, Overall 23-34 (30-34 undocumented)
NE -6 ½ (bought ½ @ -110) is getting better every wk on “O” & “D”. A lot of that is due to getting healthier but also development along the oline & all levels of the “D”. The NE front-7 is gelling & the secondary is playing great @ both corner & safety positions. The oline is really playing well both in pass-pro & the run gm. They’re also deep too, so injury along the oline would not doom the Patsies. Obviously a lot is being made about the play of Mac Jones. It’s not unwarranted. He is actually the #4 QB in the league in performance using PFF stats, behind Brady, Cousins & Herbert. Players & coaches are saying his work ethic & focus off the field is what truly stands out, so he should be dialed in on TEN & not letting the press clippings affect his preparation. On the other side of the field, Tannehill has a lot of experience against NE. However, that experience includes a 5-7 SU record vs NE (1-6 @ NE), a 66.7 QBR, & 6 TDs to 11 INTs @ NE in his career. Even in his last appearance @ NE, he managed to beat Brady & Belicheat 20-13 in TEN’s magical run to the AFC championship gm in ’19, where TEN’s “D” played out of their minds & Henry paced the ground gm. Even in that matchup, Tannehill struggled to 1 TD & 1 INT on 8 of 15 passing. It also helped that Henry ran for 182 yds & a TD. In this tilt, TEN will not have Henry or McNichols their receiving back, as well as their top 3 WRs (AJ Brown, Julio & Marcus Johnson). Belicheat always takes away the opposing team’s best player, which in this gm it’ll likely be, wait for it, Westbrook-Ikhine. On “D”, TEN will be w/out run stuffing DT Tart & there is a slew of nicks & bruises across their “D”, which really showed against the lowly Saint & Texan “O”s the last 2 wks. So w/NE’s extremely balanced “O”, Harris, Bolden & Stevenson all have their strengths @ RB & Henry & Smith @ TE help offset the lack of talent @ WR, TEN’s “D” will be on their heels all gm. Tannehill has been handing out TOs (27th in TOs), even w/all 3 of his fumbles being recovered, since Henry’s injury, so if NE’s #3 takeaway “D” can force a few TOs, it’ll be an early day for TEN. NE has BUF next wk, but winning this gm will tie them w/TEN for the AFC lead so NE understands the importance of this gm. This hits all of the wickets for a GOY except the large spread against a winning team, but @ this moment in time NE owns the injury, motivation, hm field, coaching, & personnel advantage.
TEN 16
NE 31
8 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
