12-16-2015, 08:16 AM
Even though the division has proven to be mediocre overall this year, the upside is that with three weeks remaining in the regular season, three teams, the Clots, Tinhorns, and the good guys, the Jacksonville Jaguars, all have a shot at winning the division and reaching the playoffs. The loathsome and detestable tacks are in their rightful place at the bottom of the division. Of the three remaining teams in the division with a pulse, Houston boasts the best defense, with all everything DE J.J. Watt leading the way, with a possibly resurgent Jadeveon Clowney beginning to make some impact. The Clots, meanwhile, have the look of a team in freefall. They are down to their third string QB, have given up NINETY SIX (96) points the past two weeks, losing both by a combined SEVENTY (70) points. There is open talk of Pagano being fired at the end of the season. However, the analysts are beginning to make the Jaguars the trendy pick as the team on the rise due to an explosive offense that has scored 90 points the last two weeks and 115 points over the last three games. Who will escape with the crown at the end?
The picks...
Houston (6-7)
at Indy (6-7)
- I hate both of these teams. I only wish there were a way both of them could lose this week. However, the Clots are a dead team walking crawling falling down the stretch. Although Luck may try to play,it seems like an iffy proposition at best. They said he had to completely heal before he came back, and everything coming out of Indy indicates he isn't 100%. Even if he were to come back, you couldn't expect him to be sharp after such a long layoff. With 40 year old Hasselbeck going down against the Jaguars, they are down to the guy derisively known as clipboard Jesus-3rd string QB Charlie Whitehurst-to take on the equally obnoxious Texans. Now even completely healthy, the Texans don't have a QB, but they, too, are down to their third string QB, T.J. Yates. But as I mentioned before, the Texans have a defense to contend with. Since the Colts likely won't play Andrew Luck again this week, and since their defense can't stop anybody, I wonder if they will play with the roof open. Sub question: how does the open roof work with the piped in crowd noise? Texans 24-the rotting carcass that is the Colts-7.
Tennessee (3-10)
at New England (11-2)
-The Patriots have been hit hard by the injury bug. The latest to go down is sledgehammer RB Legarrette Blount, who will miss the remainder of the year with a hip injury. But Tom Brady is still upright, and he goes up against a secondary that managed to leave Jets' WR Brandon Marshall completely uncovered, leaving DL Jurrell Casey chasing helplessly but admirably downfield. The Patriots continue their quest for the Super Bowl. The loathsome and detestable tacks continue their quest for the top overall pick. Forget two ships passing in the night. These two aren't even in the same ocean. New England 31-Tennessee 10.
Atlanta (6-7)
at Jacksonville (5-8)
-The last time these two teams played in the regular season, it was around the time Shad Khan was announced as the new owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Khan was on the Jaguars sidelines during the nationally televised game where the Falcons, led by Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Roddy White, shellacked the Jaguars. After the game, a Falcons' DB called the Jaguars' WRs "a [BAD WORD REMOVED] joke." I don't think there is any danger of that happening this time. Whie Ryan, Jones, and White are still with the Falcons, their offense and their team overall has stalled, losing 6 out of their last seven after an excellent start. The new offense run by Kyle Shanahan seems a bad fit for Matt Ryan, who, despite being a very good QB, has had a very pedestrian year for his standards. While Julio Jones is still a stud WR, Roddy White has shown his age and has been phased out of the offense. Meanwhile the Jaguars offense is just hitting its stride. Second year QB Blake Bortles has thrown for 30 TDs and 13 INTs this year. WR Allen Robinson has over 1000 yards receiving and 12 TDs. Allen Hurns is 137 yards away from reaching 1000, and TE Julius Thomas is showing the impact the Jaguars hoped when they signed him to a big free agent contract,catching TD passes is four straight games. The Ryan-Jones combo against our vulnerable defense scares me, but I have faith our offense can keep up. Jaguars win 27-24.
Last week: 2-1
Overall: 25-19
The picks...
Houston (6-7)
at Indy (6-7)
- I hate both of these teams. I only wish there were a way both of them could lose this week. However, the Clots are a dead team walking crawling falling down the stretch. Although Luck may try to play,it seems like an iffy proposition at best. They said he had to completely heal before he came back, and everything coming out of Indy indicates he isn't 100%. Even if he were to come back, you couldn't expect him to be sharp after such a long layoff. With 40 year old Hasselbeck going down against the Jaguars, they are down to the guy derisively known as clipboard Jesus-3rd string QB Charlie Whitehurst-to take on the equally obnoxious Texans. Now even completely healthy, the Texans don't have a QB, but they, too, are down to their third string QB, T.J. Yates. But as I mentioned before, the Texans have a defense to contend with. Since the Colts likely won't play Andrew Luck again this week, and since their defense can't stop anybody, I wonder if they will play with the roof open. Sub question: how does the open roof work with the piped in crowd noise? Texans 24-the rotting carcass that is the Colts-7.
Tennessee (3-10)
at New England (11-2)
-The Patriots have been hit hard by the injury bug. The latest to go down is sledgehammer RB Legarrette Blount, who will miss the remainder of the year with a hip injury. But Tom Brady is still upright, and he goes up against a secondary that managed to leave Jets' WR Brandon Marshall completely uncovered, leaving DL Jurrell Casey chasing helplessly but admirably downfield. The Patriots continue their quest for the Super Bowl. The loathsome and detestable tacks continue their quest for the top overall pick. Forget two ships passing in the night. These two aren't even in the same ocean. New England 31-Tennessee 10.
Atlanta (6-7)
at Jacksonville (5-8)
-The last time these two teams played in the regular season, it was around the time Shad Khan was announced as the new owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Khan was on the Jaguars sidelines during the nationally televised game where the Falcons, led by Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and Roddy White, shellacked the Jaguars. After the game, a Falcons' DB called the Jaguars' WRs "a [BAD WORD REMOVED] joke." I don't think there is any danger of that happening this time. Whie Ryan, Jones, and White are still with the Falcons, their offense and their team overall has stalled, losing 6 out of their last seven after an excellent start. The new offense run by Kyle Shanahan seems a bad fit for Matt Ryan, who, despite being a very good QB, has had a very pedestrian year for his standards. While Julio Jones is still a stud WR, Roddy White has shown his age and has been phased out of the offense. Meanwhile the Jaguars offense is just hitting its stride. Second year QB Blake Bortles has thrown for 30 TDs and 13 INTs this year. WR Allen Robinson has over 1000 yards receiving and 12 TDs. Allen Hurns is 137 yards away from reaching 1000, and TE Julius Thomas is showing the impact the Jaguars hoped when they signed him to a big free agent contract,catching TD passes is four straight games. The Ryan-Jones combo against our vulnerable defense scares me, but I have faith our offense can keep up. Jaguars win 27-24.
Last week: 2-1
Overall: 25-19