Posted on 11/20/2007 5:48:19 PM PST by scott says
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(nuff said)
The point spread is not an indicator of respect or a predictor of outcome. Instead, it's a device aimed at generating equal betting on both teams. So the spread keeps going up until the action on the favorite equals the action on the underdog.
On second thought, maybe the spread for the Fins-Pats game will be more than 40.
I knew I’d get reactions. If I’m right, I’ll get a lot of the “Wow, whoda thunk” posts when it happens. If I’m wrong, I’ll just avoid FR for a month.:)
I watched the Patriots-Bills game on Sunday. I don’t think Belichick is necessarily running up the score; I think he is just trying to keep his offense sharp. He wants them to play well from the first possession, until he takes out some of his starters.
That makes perfect sense to me. If they start coasting on offense just to avoid embarassing the weak teams, they might lose their edge, and might not be able to score when they need to against good teams.
They beat the Colts a few weeks ago because of the way their whole team played for 10 minutes in the 4th quarter.
NY Jets at New England (-40 1/2)
You mean John Beck? He looks good. Has some rookie jitters, but he does things you don't expect out of a rookie. Example: sometime in the second half, Beck called for a no-huddle offense before the Eagles were set defensively, forcing them to burn a timeout. He zings the ball well (Jay Cutler who?), he looks off the safeties, and based on player interviews, the entire team already admires him.
I'm not expecting a win in our teams' rematch, but be wary for the next couple of years: Beck is catching on quick.
Oh, and Ted Ginn is quickly becoming a true threat. He's not going to be Marvin Harrison, but he can be 2005 Steve Smith.
As if they need to be kept sharp in the 4th quarter.
Belichick needs to worry about his kicker doing nothing the whole game. Memo to Bill: you WILL need to rely on Mr. Gostkowski at some point. I suggest you stop going for it on 4th downs and let him take a few shots at the uprights.
When is the latest in a season that an unbeaten team has played a winless team?
Oh, I see now.
I was just SURE he meant McNabb was worth four points to the OTHER team, not the Eagles........
Dallas should be concerned about the NY Jets because Dallas hasn’t beaten an AFC on Thanksgiving since 1999.
I am going to call for an investigation if the NE-NY Giants game has playoff implicatons for the NY Giants and New England decides to rest its starters.
McNabb is a human turnover machine.
The field is covered, the wind is whipping at 20 knts, becoming white out conditions. Bellicheck calls time out, trying to ice the Giant's Tynes.
Just as time is called, a convict on a snow plow comes out of the East end zone (they say Hoffa is buried there), darts out to the NE 35, and clears a path in the snow. As the 30 second time out ends, the winds go calm, the teams line up, the snap, the kick...
As Bob Griese passes the champaign to Larry Czonka the party continues...
5.56mm
Somebody just woke up from a three year coma and hasn't checked out a sports page yet.
If McNabb starts, bet the house on the Pats covering the spread... in each half.
That is truly poetic.
I’d prefer the Pats to lose before then, though.
Hey...who’da thunk people would spend their time on FR engaging in “NFL fantasy” porn?
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