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October

NFL Confidence Pool Picks & Strategy 2020 - Week 4

Welp, It only took three weeks! We have our first instance COVID situation of the season. While it may not be the last, at least now we have an idea what the standard protocol will be. It looks like we will be short a game this week, which means all points are just a tad more precious!

Week 4 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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15 – GREEN BAY over Atlanta – Don’t ask the Falcons for change for a dollar, they wont have a 4th quarter to give you! (pause for hysterical laughter…or annoyed groan)

14 – TAMPA BAY over Los Angeles Chargers – The Chargers are showing a bit more fire with Herbert, but it won’t be near enough for their cross-country trip.

13 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over New York Giants – Aaron Donald vs a non-Saquon Barkley Giants backfield is just going to be fun for LA fans to watch.

12 – DALLAS over Cleveland – After another close loss for Jerry’s ‘Boys, they’ll have a lot of pent up aggression to take out on the lowly Browns.

11 – Baltimore over WASHINGTON – Lucky for Lamar Jackson he won’t have to worry about tough competition this week.

10 – KANSAS CITY over New England – I mean…will the Chiefs lose a game this year? My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE CHIEFS WILL ONLY LOSE ONE GAME THIS YEAR…TOPS!

9 – Seattle over MIAMI – Fitzmagic can’t be cast against the Jaguars every week.

8 – HOUSTON over Minnesota – At this point, the Vikings should just hope their game gets postponed as well – they need a break.

7 – New Orleans over DETROIT – The Lions handled a high-power offense last week – don’t think they have it in them to do it twice in a row.

6 – Arizona over CAROLINA – Look for Kyler Murray to basically do whatever he wants against the Panthers D.

5 – Buffalo over LAS VEGAS – Josh Allen will have a field day against the Raiders defense.

4 – CINCINNATI over Jacksonville – The Jags couldn’t handle Ryan Fitzpatrick last week – Joe Burrow should have no problem.

3 – SAN FRANCISCO over Philadelphia – Yes this game should probably be higher but I still have doubts about this depleted 9ers squad.

2 – Indianapolis over CHICAGO – The Bears – If “Hey a win’s a win” was a football team.

1 – NEW YORK JETS over Denver – I just fell asleep.

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10
December

NFL Confidence Pool Picks & Strategy 2020 - Week 14

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Welcome to the Fantasy Football Playoff season!

No, fantasy football playoffs don’t necessarily have a direct impact on what we do here. BUT, not everyone makes the playoffs!

So if you have missed out this year, jump on in to the weekly fun that is a Confidence Pool!

We’ve got a full slate of games this week with some very tough matchups – should provide the same level of drama for you had you made your playoffs!

..well, ok…almost as much!

Week 14 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – SEATTLE over New York Jets – It feels weird that there was a little hesitation to put the Seahawks on the top line against the Jets at home – but that’s where Seattle is right now. But…this should still be on the top line.

15 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over New England – The second part of the Patriots two-week SoFi Stadium trip won’t go nearly as smooth as the first part.

14 – Tennessee over JACKSONVILLE – I think it’s safe to say that the Titans and Colts will be the most exciting division race down the stretch.

13 – TAMPA BAY over Minnesota – If you barely beat Jacksonville at home, you’re not going to beat Tampa on the road.

12 – CAROLINA over Denver –Remember when I talked about several exciting matchups this week? Yeah…this isn’t one of them.

11 – Kansas City over MIAMI – The Miami defense has been a pleasant surprise this year – but I don’t think they are ready to handle the Chiefs offense.

10 – New Orleans over PHILADELPHIA – New Orleans should thank the schedule makers for who they have had to play while Drew Brees sits on the bench.

9 – CLEVELAND over Baltimore – I really just don’t know how the Browns keep winning…but they do!

8 – Arizona over NEW YORK GIANTS – Kyler needs to get the Cardinals back on track if they want to win the division.

7 – LOS ANGELES CHARGERS over Atlanta – After a 45-0 loss, this will be a good test to see how Justin Herbert can keep the past in the past.

6 – Washington over SAN FRANCISCO – Handing the Steelers their first loss will give you the benefit of the doubt in the battle

of mediocrity.

5 – LAS VEGAS over Indianapolis – The Raiders need this game to keep their playoff hopes strong.

4 – BUFFALO over Pittsburgh – This was supposed to be the first loss of the season for the Steelers. My BOLD PREDICTION this week is THE STEELERS WILL NOT WIN A PLAYOFF GAME.

3 – Houston over CHICAGO – Is Matt Nagy still coach? There is your answer.

2 – Green Bay over DETROIT – Was going to give the Lions the upset here, but Rodgers just has too much fun at Ford Field.

1 – CINCINNATI over Dallas – Has there been anything more anticipated this season than Andy Dalton’s return to Cincinnati??? Oh…there has?...A Lot?...Ah…OK…carry on…

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09
September

NFL Confidence Pool Picks & Strategy 2021 - Week 1

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Guess who’s back! Back again! Um…well…it’s me!

More so than that, it’s football!

Even MORE so than that, it’s football stadium’s across the country filled with fans again!

2020 gave us one of the more memorable seasons to say the least, for all of the wrong reasons. But, let’s try and forget another Tom Brady Super Bowl (see what I did there?)

I don’t know about you, but seven months is LONG enough, let’s get back at it!

Week 1 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Chicago – Dalton or Fields…Fields or Dalton…yeah…wouldn’t matter either way this week.

15 – TENNESSEE over Arizona – The Titans were sneaky dangerous last year…now with Julio in the mix they are just dangerous!

14 – TAMPA BAY over Dallas – The season starts where last season ended – in Tampa…with the Bucs winning.

13 – BUFFALO over Pittsburgh – A win over a solid Steelers team would further confirm the Bills’ spot towards the top of the league.

12 – KANSAS CITY over Cleveland – I see the Browns continuing to take steps in the right direction this season. Unfortunately they drew a road game against the Chiefs to start the season.

11 – San Francisco over DETROIT – My Week 1 Bold Prediction last year was that the Jaguars would only win one game…NAILED IT! In keep with the theme of predictable mediocrity, while it won’t be as bad, my BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE LIONS WILL END THE SEASON ‘ON THE CLOCK” WITH THE WORST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE.

10 – NEW ENGLAND over Miami – Foxboro hosts the first of what I’m sure will be many Saban Bowls with Mac vs Tua – Mac wins round 1 since he’s at home.

9 – Green Bay over NEW ORLEANS – The reigning MVP will have a lot to prove after a circus of an off-season.

8 – CAROLINA over New York Jets – Sam Darnold’s mentality is simple – “yeah it makes sense that the Jets ditched me for Zach Wilson…but at least now I have CMC behind me!”

7 – Seattle over INDIANAPOLIS – The pre-season was spent dealing with injuries for the Colts – no way they are ready for the Seahawks.

6 – Minnesota over CINCINNATI – Joe Burrow can be a top quarterback in this league…once the Bengals are actually able to protect him for more than 1.7 seconds in the pocket. Drafting a guy who can’t catch a ball because the NFL ball doesn’t have white lines like it does in college won’t help.

5 – Baltimore over LAS VEGAS – REALLY wanted to say the Raiders would win the first game in Vegas with fans…but I have a responsibility to be unbiased…unfortunately.

4 – ATLANTA over Philadelphia – Remember when this would have been an elite matchup? Yeah, not so much now.

3 – Jacksonville over HOUSTON – It was very thoughtful of the league to ease Trevor Lawrence into the league by making his first game against a team similar to one he would have gone against in a Clemson practice last year.

2 – NEW YORK GIANTS - Denver – This is a make or break year for Daniel Jones – I think he makes it.

1 – WASHINGTON over Los Angeles Chargers – Dear Lord I can’t wait to not have to say Washington Football Team!

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12
September

NFL Survivor Pool: Week 1

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Welcome back for the 2021 NFL season! This year's survivor pool has 1274 entries with two of those entries being my own. I already got one in the bag after that nail-biter on Thursday night. Normally I'd prefer to avoid Thursday games, but the first game of the season with Tommy touchdowns with weeks to prepare, I couldn't resist. However, that game was not my top choice for the week.

My top choice for this first week is the Los Angeles Rams over the Chicago Bears in the opening of the brand new SoFi stadium on Sunday night. The Bears defense should be solid as always and may slow down Matthew Stafford, but I can't imagine an Andy Dalton lead offense producing enough points against an Aaron Donald-led defense to get a win. I'm sure all the Bears fans will be rooting for a quick, merciful death for Dalton so they can transition immediately to rookie Justin Fields. I expect the stadium to be loud as Rams fans were already in midseason drunken fighting mode the first preseason game and now they will see real footballing!

Call me crazy, but I want to avoid picking the 49ers over the Lions in Jarred Goff's debut. I wanted to stick to home teams this opening week and get a feel for the teams since everything is held pretty close to the vest these days in the preseason.

Cheers! And happy footballing!

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