Well, this has been my most embarrassing survivor pool performance by a long shot. Two picks, both heavy favorites, both losing on missed field goals as the clock ran out. The main pool I entered had 1924 entries and saw 1180 of those eliminated in the very first week. My picks, the Titans and the Broncos, were polarizing examples of how coaching can decide a game. The Giants first-year coach, Brian Daboll, showed that he understands the game of football and decided on a 2pt try rather than a tie late in the fourth quarter to secure his first coaching win.

Then there were the Broncos. Such superior talent on the team allowed them to remain in the contest in spite of numerous mental mistakes and poor coaching decisions. That is, until the final drive, as their 250 million dollar quarterback is driving them down the field to complete a 4th quarter comeback and Nathaniel Hackett decides to let the clock run down from a minute plus to 20 seconds on a 4th and 5 to attempt a 64 yard field goal. I have never in my life seen a worse coaching decision. It might be the only instance in the history of the universe to have a unanimous disagreement with the call. I'm serious. If we can somehow harness the solidarity of the opposition to that decision we could have world peace, it was truly amazing! It crushes me as a Broncos fan to come to the realization that they will be wasting several years of Wilson's career with this bozo at the helm. Normally, one bad decision can be written off, but something that bad shows he is not ready for the responsibility of being a head coach and will be learning on the job.

Anyways, take the Packers this week. Aaron Rodgers owns the Bears and is 6-0 coming off a loss with Matt LaFleur as coach. I think you should fade the other big favorite 49ers vs the Seahawks. Trey Lance has yet to prove he can play and in no way deserves 9.5 points.

Cheers!
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