What have you learned through Week 1?

[Brazil88]

Philip Rivers and the Chargers are still chokers.
The Niners have a legit defense
Gruden and Cousins can be a disaster.

 

[xxthevillexx]

RGIII needs to retire

The Patriots will be scary when gronk/brady return

The bucs are a legit threat

 

[skdeuce]

Dak prescott is not the QB the media wanted us to believe he was after preseason. Totally different game between preseason and now. It showed Sunday.

 

[Incubus]

Miami Dolphins have a "legit" defense under DC Vance Joseph. I think we'll
see quite a few UNDERS in games the Fins are involved in. imp:

 

[Devo2487]

Miami Dolphins have a "legit" defense under DC Vance Joseph. I think we'll
see quite a few UNDERS in games the Fins are involved in. imp:

Agree 100% Inc... I was thinkin the same!

 

[KingEleven]

Cowboys are still the Cowboys, ugh

 

[3pointdog]

san fran QB is really not good....lucky they were playing the rams...whose QB may be even worse!!

 

[sportsfantatic44]

Giants are probably the team to beat in NFC East. Defense is greatly improved and Beckham, Shepherd, and Cruz (if he can stay healthy) is scary good.

 

[KingEleven]

Giants are probably the team to beat in NFC East. Defense is greatly improved and Beckham, Shepherd, and Cruz (if he can stay healthy) is scary good.

I'd like to see how Skins do in coming weeks before conceding this

 

[ERockMoney]

Not to base too much on one week.

 

[varkeyboy]

Rams are pathetic (and so is there overhyped defense, as usual the last few yrs....)!

 

[Slurve~Ball]

Not to base too much on one week.

yup. it's only week one. don't overreact.

 

[chonce]

My approach in week 2 is to take what we think we learned, and bet the opposite. So STL is a hot mess? Well they may will cover. Pitt looks unstoppable. I will probably take the points vs CInci.

There is some real value due to what "we think we know" after 1 week. This is not to say things can't be learned. But the value of being a contrarian, I bet, near its height in week 2 when people overreact to a small sample size.

So maybe I bet against SF, on SD and on Washington. (Or at least, I lean that way).

 

[chonce]

Giants are probably the team to beat in NFC East. Defense is greatly improved and Beckham, Shepherd, and Cruz (if he can stay healthy) is scary good.

This may even be true, but they have long been a streaky team. They play the Saints (who choked up a game, but whose QB threw 4 tds and no picks. I lean NO. Again, this line should probably be -3 (-120) not 4.5 (I see a 5)

 

[BleedingPurple]

we haven't learned.much cause it's a.just one week. I would hold back on bragging up niners defense

 

[duckhunter]

Rams and Browns are in for a long year. The Saints defense is horrendous, like usual.

 

[sportsfantatic44]

This may even be true, but they have long been a streaky team. They play the Saints (who choked up a game, but whose QB threw 4 tds and no picks. I lean NO. Again, this line should probably be -3 (-120) not 4.5 (I see a 5)

Fair point. Giants have the Saints and Redskins at home the next 2 weeks so should have a better idea on where this team is then. Giants have potential to be very good.

 

[-WiZ-]

DON'T ever underestimate the hoodie. If you are getting points I think you had better take them. Garoppolo looked more than able to handle the Patriots while Brady is out....

 

[RDuddy]

Parity is supreme in the NFL. 11 games decided by 3 pts or less

 

[realtor]

My approach in week 2 is to take what we think we learned, and bet the opposite. So STL is a hot mess? Well they may will cover. Pitt looks unstoppable. I will probably take the points vs CInci.

There is some real value due to what "we think we know" after 1 week. This is not to say things can't be learned. But the value of being a contrarian, I bet, near its height in week 2 when people overreact to a small sample size.

So maybe I bet against SF, on SD and on Washington. (Or at least, I lean that way).

Wondering if this approach worked before after week 1.