NFL GDT: Week 2

[John Price]

Today's Panthers Bucs game is only on NFL Network.

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[spintheblackcircle]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27599971/jets-qb-darnold-mononucleosis-indefinitely

oof......

 

[GKJ]

The Jets, of course

 

[Tuggy]

Trevor Siemian time?

 

[Jersey Fresh]

The worst part about this is Gase having a built-in excuse when the season craters.

f***ing Jets. Unbelievable.

 

[Bob Richards]

Le'Veon is getting an MRI on his shoulder too

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27599971/jets-qb-darnold-mononucleosis-indefinitely

oof......

Le’Veon Bell missed Thursday’s practice and will have an MRI on his shoulder, putting his Week 2 status in doubt, Andy Vasquez reports.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

and also this...

Jets' Quincy Enunwa reportedly out for the season with neck injury for second time in three years

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Patriots schedule in the coming weeks...

Week 2: at Dolphins
Week 3: vs. Jets
Week 4: at Bills
Week 5: at Redskins
Week 6: vs. Giants
Week 7: at Jets

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Patriots schedule in the coming weeks...

Week 2: at Dolphins
Week 3: vs. Jets
Week 4: at Bills
Week 5: at Redskins
Week 6: vs. Giants
Week 7: at Jets

And then.....

Week 9-at Ravens
bye
Week 10-at Eagles
Week 11-Cowboys
Week 12-at Texans
Week 13-Chiefs

.

 

[Habsawce]

And then.....

Week 9-at Ravens
bye
Week 10-at Eagles
Week 11-Cowboys
Week 12-at Texans
Week 13-Chiefs

.

They get KC at home again during the regular season. Death, Taxes and New England getting the easiest schedule they can get away with.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

And then.....

Week 9-at Ravens
bye
Week 10-at Eagles
Week 11-Cowboys
Week 12-at Texans
Week 13-Chiefs

.

Not that concerned by the Texans since Watson will probably be injured by then.

 

[bleedblue1223]

They get KC at home again during the regular season. Death, Taxes and New England getting the easiest schedule they can get away with.

That's what happens when you play in the AFC East.

 

[DangleCity]

And then.....

Week 9-at Ravens
bye
Week 10-at Eagles
Week 11-Cowboys
Week 12-at Texans
Week 13-Chiefs

.

19-0 is definitely achievable this season

 

[Crossfire Hurricane]

They get KC at home again during the regular season. Death, Taxes and New England getting the easiest schedule they can get away with.

I don't know how the manage it, but it seems like they get away with playing Buffalo TWICE every year. And they're playing Miami again this season? I smell a conspiracy!

 

[DangleCity]

That's what happens when you play in the AFC East.

Patriots actually have a higher win pct outside there division

 

[bleedblue1223]

Patriots actually have a higher win pct outside there division

Sure, but the point is, they'll never have what is considered a difficult schedule because 6 of their games are against teams that really aren't challenging for the playoffs.

Edit: Their win % is better against AFC East since 2001. No one is saying they are lucky, but they are guaranteed a lighter schedule because they play in a crap division. Seattle had the same benefit for a little bit while they were good and 49ers, Rams, and Cards all sucked.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/pa...atriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-afc-east

 

[Crossfire Hurricane]

In the Brady era, they also have a .750 winning percentage in the playoffs, despite rarely playing in the wild card round against the weakest teams.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Sure, but the point is, they'll never have what is considered a difficult schedule because 6 of their games are against teams that really aren't challenging for the playoffs.

Edit: Their win % is better against AFC East since 2001. No one is saying they are lucky, but they are guaranteed a lighter schedule because they play in a crap division. Seattle had the same benefit for a little bit while they were good and 49ers, Rams, and Cards all sucked.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/pa...atriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-afc-east

This is exactly it. Their SOS is dragged down a lot by the fact they play what are essentially three perpetual trash cans.

They're at minimum assured 5 wins a year because of a lousy AFC East.

I enjoy the fact the Dolphins somehow put it together once a year to troll them in Miami, but otherwise their divisional schedule is a cake walk.

 

[EpochLink]

I say Jameis throws 4 picks tonight...

 

[Blitzkrug]

Nah, Jameis will come out and have himself a game after i picked the Panthers in survivor.

...Then he'll go back to being the ****y Jameis the following week.

 

[bleedblue1223]

This is exactly it. Their SOS is dragged down a lot by the fact they play what are essentially three perpetual trash cans.

They're at minimum assured 5 wins a year because of a lousy AFC East.

I enjoy the fact the Dolphins somehow put it together once a year to troll them in Miami, but otherwise their divisional schedule is a cake walk.

Still gotta give them credit for staying a top level for all these years with constant change among players and coaches except for Tom and Bill. They just tend to have easier schedules, but it's also not a conspiracy by the NFL to keep them winning, it's just how scheduling is handled.

Now in that same article I posted, they also list their ridiculous win % against eventual division winners.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Also because Jameis, i feel like this is a mandatory post;

 

[bleedblue1223]

Also because Jameis, i feel like this is a mandatory post;

I always love how his teammates reaction to that. None of them got hyped lol.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I always love how his teammates reaction to that. None of them got hyped lol.

The best part of that clip is watching some of the individual reactions as he goes on.

Chris Godwin (#11) looks like, as a youtube comment points out already looks like he's thinking "this about to be some nonsense, isn't it?" before Jameis even goes off

DeSean Jackson looks like he'd rather be literally anywhere else but standing there at that moment.

#69 is just looks like he's thinking "dude, what?"

To think this will likely be his legacy.