First of all, I need to address the elephant in the room. I did not provide the Monday morning post giving the Sunday recap, and I have felt guilty about it for the last 48 hours or so. I have no idea how you made it through your Monday without it, and you probably checked in periodically Tuesday to see if I just posted a day late. Thank you for the clicks. Sorry for the let down. I had a nice, long weekend with my fiancé, and we drank enough beer over our vacation to drown said elephant in the room. No elephants were harmed during the making of this blog.
Week 2 in the National Football League was an absolute nightmare for quarterbacks’ health. I mean there were injuries everywhere. Leave it to Nick Foles to be early to the party by a week. Puts a new spin on Tom Coughlin time. But seriously, the QBs were dropping like flies this week. I will put on my journalism cap and list the injuries below for you:
Drew Brees – Saints – Torn ligament in throwing hand – 6-8 weeks
Sam Darnold – Jets – Mono – 3-5 weeks (I bet he wishes he had that make out sesh back. LOL am i right??)
Trevor Siemian – Also Jets – Ligament damage in ankle – Remainder of season
Eli Manning – Giants – Old age – Life
Ben Roethlisberger – Steelers – Right Elbow – Rest of season
Side note – I need a word with the backup QB for the Steelers, Mason Rudolph. Mason, please make sure you run the full offense and throw the ball to JuJu. I named my fantasy team after this man for crying out loud. “Kiki JuJu love me” has potential, so please take extra time in the film room this week, and have some confidence in yourself. How am I going to get this message to Rudolph? Simple. Six degrees of separation. Google it. Mason is a Steeler and has communication with the Pittsburgh owners. The owners have close ties with David Tepper, former minority owner of the Steelers and current owner of the Carolina Panthers. Tepper and Cam chat on the reg. Cam reads this blog to see what I have to say about him because I am quite critical at times and carry a good deal of weight in circles throughout NC. I didn’t even need six. Cam, do me a favor and please pass this along. Speaking of Cam…
Cam Newton – Panthers – Reaggravated foot – Day to day
Again, speaking of Cam. Brace yourselves. You’ll never un-see this.
MNF Recap – Browns @ Jets
You have to feel bad for the Jets. Missing a starting QB and losing your second string early on is not a recipe for victory. Le’Veon Bell played his heart out, but there wasn’t much he could do. OBJ decided he’s all the way back for the Browns, and showed out for the locals who wouldn’t cheer for him in a previous life. The Browns won decisively in an it-was-never-really-a-game game, and OBJ clearly didn’t pay attention in high school Spanish class.
TNF Week 3 – Titans @ Jags (Titans -1.5 O/U 39)
Oh buddy. The AFC South matchup you have all been waiting for! In PRIME TIME!!!! Make sure your refrigerator is working and that the beers are extra cold before you leave the house Thursday morning. Tell your boss you’re cutting out early Thursday afternoon. Spend every minute until kickoff putting off other important things you could easily do to clear up your weekend. Regret that decision after the third straight 3-and-out. For those of you planning to watch the game, it should at least be interesting. The Titans are playing ok and have linemen catching touchdowns. The Jaguars have Gardner Minshew wearing crazy outfits and getting the people going. The Titans have a head coach, Mike Vrabel, that could still put the pads on and get after it. The Jags have…Florida.
The Pick: Titans -1.5
Week 3 brings the turning of a new leaf. I will be introducing Vegas lines to my picks. This comes after picking the Pats straight up two weeks in a row and being absolutely correct, but feeling guilty all the same. There’s no fun in that. *Just to clarify, I am not betting on these games myself. I may have had a bookie once for like a week, and I will be betting during my upcoming bachelor trip, but I am not risking my $$$ during these contests. I would, however, appreciate any monies you would like to send my way once you start using these picks to build your empire. (Be smart, and please don’t gamble what you can’t afford to lose. Call the gambling hotline. All that. Seriously.)
I will be taking the Titans -1.5. It should be an ugly game all around, but shot for shot. Mariota will find a way to move the ball at the end of the game, a field goal wins it by two, and we forget the whole thing ever happened.
“It’s getting close to a Crisp 56 out there.”
Thanks for promoting the brand, Jason. Enjoy Thursday’s game, and as always, stay crispy friends!