NFL Weekly Picks 2023

[touch]

I'm ready with my official dark horse picks. 

 

The following teams OVER.  

 

 

New York Giants

7.5

Jacksonville Jaguars

10

Minnesota Vikings

8.5

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Edited August 17, 2023 by touch

[NCLancer]

Balt   9.5

 

Miami  9.5

 

NY Giants  7.5

 

[touch]

2023 NFL Season - LP

 

My Power 5, 3 dark horse teams that will exceed their Vegas odds win total for the season, and biggest bust.

 

 5

KC   Philly   Buffalo   Cincy   NY Jets

 

3

Minnesota   NY Giants   Jacksonville 

 

BB

LA Chargers

 

[touch]

1 minute ago, NCLancer said:

Balt   9.5

 

Miami  9.5

 

NY Giants  7.5

 

 

 

And just where in hell have you been my brother? 😀

 

Thanks for your fast answer NCL. 

[NJBigFish22]

So my co-commissioner Touch and I decided that the main focus will be on the Dark Horse picks and whether they surpass their win total prediction by the boys in Sin City.  I will keep everyone’s picks until the regular season is over.  Any questions, just ask.  

[CHuntsman]

2023 NFL Season - Huntsman

 

 Power 5:

• Eagles
• Chiefs
• 49'ers
• Bungles
• Jaguars

Dark Horse:

• Falcons
• Steelers
• Jets

Biggest Bust:

• Buffalo Bills

 

[NCLancer]

11 hours ago, touch said:

 

 

And just where in hell have you been my brother? 😀

 

Thanks for your fast answer NCL. 

 

 

Just waiting for the opening kickoff!

[NJBigFish22]

Commissioners Ruling:

 

For each Dark Horse selection you get correct, you will receive 10 points.  

[chisag]

 

Dark Horse picks:

New York Jets 9.5

Chicago Bears 7.5

Las Vegas Raiders 7.5

 

 

[imkirby34]

Dark Horses:

 

Rams - 6.5

Patriots - 7.5

Cardinals - 4.5 (Just throwing points away with this one.  LOL!)

[chisag]

12 minutes ago, imkirby34 said:

Cardinals - 4.5 (Just throwing points away with this one.  LOL!)

 

 

... LOL indeed! Other than maybe Jeff George, has there ever been a more frustrating QB than Kyler Murray? 

[NJBigFish22]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

 

 

... LOL indeed! Other than maybe Jeff George, has there ever been a more frustrating QB than Kyler Murray? 

Justin Fields?

[chisag]

10 minutes ago, NJBigFish22 said:

Justin Fields?

 

 

... Hahaha give him a little time as he is desperately trying to make the list. 🤣

[Qqq123xx]

23 hours ago, Triple Lindy said:

So that brings up another prediction game, the opposite of a dark horse. Who do you expect to miss expectations the most? I’m with you, triple Q. I think the Jets are going to disappoint big time. Bad OL will have A-A Ron doing shrooms in the huddle.

Even though they will win AFC East, Buffalo just not feeling and thinking early playoff exit.

 

Cowgirls. Just don't like em. I see them barely squeaking into playoffs and another early exit. Plus their division will be pretty competitive. 

[chisag]

23 hours ago, Triple Lindy said:

So that brings up another prediction game, the opposite of a dark horse. Who do you expect to miss expectations the most? I’m with you, triple Q. I think the Jets are going to disappoint big time. Bad OL will have A-A Ron doing shrooms in the huddle.

 

... It really is one of the most awesome times for an NFL fan. While there are some teams you can depend on, injuries can drain any team. And there is always a team or a player that seems to come out of nowhere. Who will be Brock Purdy and who will be Josh Rosen?

... I do think one of the conundrums for NFL teams is QB's taken in the top 10 usually go to a bad team with a poor Oline. If Bryce Young could go straight to KC, learn from Mahomes/Reed and then start the next season you have to think things might be very different than starting right away for the Panthers. I thought Blaine Gabbert was a can't miss QB with a lightening fast release, strong and accurate arm and made good decisions. But he was pummeled his first year in the NFL and literally beat into submission. Again, had he gone to a good team with a solid Oline? 

 

 

[Qqq123xx]

                                                  POWER FIVE 

 

                                Eagles, Bills, Chiefs, Bengals, Jaguars

 

 

                                                  DARK HORSE THREE

 

                                     Patriots 7.5   Titans 7.5    Colts 6.5

 

 

                                                   BIGGEST BUST

 

                                                          Dolphins

Edited August 17, 2023 by Qqq123xx

[Triple Lindy]

2 hours ago, chisag said:

 

 

... LOL indeed! Other than maybe Jeff George, has there ever been a more frustrating QB than Kyler Murray? 

Of course, Jerrah Jones wanted to draft him. Granted, he really wasn’t very talented, unlike Murray. 

 

[chisag]

10 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

Of course, Jerrah Jones wanted to draft him. Granted, he really wasn’t very talented, unlike Murray. 

 

 

 

... If you haven't seen Manzeil's Untold on Netflix it is a fascinating look at his rise and fall:


https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/johnny-manziel-documentary-johnny-football

[Triple Lindy]

4 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... If you haven't seen Manzeil's Untold on Netflix it is a fascinating look at his rise and fall:


https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/johnny-manziel-documentary-johnny-football

Definitely on my watch list. Glad to have a positive endorsement. Seems like everything I watch these days ends up a disappointment. 

[chisag]

36 minutes ago, Triple Lindy said:

Definitely on my watch list. Glad to have a positive endorsement. Seems like everything I watch these days ends up a disappointment. 

 

 

... I hear ya and the ratio of good to bad is just mind boggling. But so far Quarterback on Netflix, Hard Knocks and any of the Untold's hasn't let me down. Here are two more for your list:

https://www.sho.com/titles/3506971/nyc-point-gods

https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/news/untold-the-rise-and-fall-of-and1-netflix-documentary-trailer

[Petethreeput]

7 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... I hear ya and the ratio of good to bad is just mind boggling. But so far Quarterback on Netflix, Hard Knocks and any of the Untold's hasn't let me down. Here are two more for your list:

https://www.sho.com/titles/3506971/nyc-point-gods

https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/news/untold-the-rise-and-fall-of-and1-netflix-documentary-trailer

That guy went on to coach at my high school turned the school into a total basketball school matriculating Mo Bamba and Cam Reddish in the last decade or so.

 

I guess it worked out for the school, we went back for a memorial service and my wife of 20+ years had never seen it so we walked around.  I will say the gym looked much nicer and the weight room wasn’t in the basement anymore.  Is the school any better?  IDK.

 

Ot should be said back then it was a hippie school not a hyper aggressive academic place.

Edited August 18, 2023 by Petethreeput

[doctoro]

22 hours ago, touch said:

                   Total Team Wins

 

 

Team	Win Total
Kansas City Chiefs	11.5
Cincinnati Bengals	11.5
Philadelphia Eagles	11.5
San Francisco 49ers	10.5
Buffalo Bills	10.5
Jacksonville Jaguars	10
Dallas Cowboys	9.5
Baltimore Ravens	9.5
New York Jets	9.5
Detroit Lions	9.5
Los Angeles Chargers	9.5
Miami Dolphins	9.5
New Orleans Saints	9.5
Cleveland Browns	9.5
Pittsburgh Steelers	9
Seattle Seahawks	9
Minnesota Vikings	8.5
Atlanta Falcons	8.5
Denver Broncos	8.5
Chicago Bears	7.5
Green Bay Packers	7.5
Carolina Panthers	7.5
New York Giants	7.5
New England Patriots	7.5
Tennessee Titans	7.5
Las Vegas Raiders	7.5
Indianapolis Colts	6.5
Washington Commanders	6.5
Los Angeles Rams	6.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6.5
Houston Texans	6.5
Arizona Cardinals	4.5

OMG, these lines seem to be inflated. I might be tempted to bet some under on teams I might have originally bet the over. That said I think I need to adjust my Power 5  The Season is not here and I am barely done with my first beer!

Dallas is getting the boot they always choke at the end of the year, and their offensive line is a worry.  

 

I am moving on to greener pastures Cowgirls...

1. Eagles

2. Chiefs

3. Cincy

4. Niners

5. Chargers

 

My 3 teams that hit the over 

Saints 9.5

Jax 10 

Falcons 8.5

 

Jacksonville should be good to go this year

 

 

 

[TiScape]

5 hours ago, chisag said:

 

 

... LOL indeed! Other than maybe Jeff George, has there ever been a more frustrating QB than Kyler Murray? 

Meet JaMarcus Russell 

[Triple Lindy]

12 hours ago, doctoro said:

OMG, these lines seem to be inflated.

I thought the same. If you add up all of the wins, you’ll find that the lines are mathematically impossible.  But I’m sure that’s intentional because the lines are driven by the start of the season optimism.

[CHuntsman]

17 hours ago, chisag said:

 

 

... LOL indeed! Other than maybe Jeff George, has there ever been a more frustrating QB than Kyler Murray? 

Browns fan: Hold my beer!

🧡🤎

[chisag]

2 hours ago, CHuntsman said:

Browns fan: Hold my beer!

🧡🤎

 

 

... I'll see your Couch-Manziel-Mayfield and raise you Mirer-Glennon-McNown and 42 others. I won't say it's a good read because for Bears fans it isn't and just a constant reminder of how bad the QB situation has been in Chicago since 1985. So ranking the 45 starters since the Bears won the SB is just pouring salt on the wound:


https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8/31/22648501/chicago-bears-qb-ranking-jay-cutler-mitch-trubisky-justin-fields

[Triple Lindy]

28 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... I'll see your Couch-Manziel-Mayfield and raise you Mirer-Glennon-McNown and 42 others. I won't say it's a good read because for Bears fans it isn't and just a constant reminder of how bad the QB situation has been in Chicago since 1985. So ranking the 45 starters since the Bears won the SB is just pouring salt on the wound:


https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2021/8/31/22648501/chicago-bears-qb-ranking-jay-cutler-mitch-trubisky-justin-fields

Given that Cleveland has never even been to a SB, I still think that franchise has the Bears beat in terms of poor QB play.

[TiScape]

U guys have probably heard the story, but if you haven’t. The final straw for Russell is when the coaches suspected he wasn’t looking at/studying the “film” they were giving him. So they sent him home with blank DVDs. When asked what he thought of the plays he said “they look great”. 😂 

[Triple Lindy]

1 minute ago, TiScape said:

U guys have probably heard the story, but if you haven’t. The final straw for Russell is when the coaches suspected he wasn’t looking at/studying the “film” they were giving him. So they sent him home with blank DVDs. When asked what he thought of the plays he said “they look great”. 😂 

Did you mean Manziel or has there been some news out of Denver I haven’t heard of? I watched that Manziel documentary on Netflix last night. It’s well done, but Manziel still comes off as an arrogant tool. He brags about never watching film or studying the playbook.