Again, my apologies for not getting this post up last week (and being late to a certain extent this week).  Fortunately, D6 took up the slack and came through in fine style!

For being late, I paid the price, as I did not get my pick in for last Thursday's game, and I failed to get the win in what would have been a 3-0 week.  So let that be a lesson to you kids!  Be on time!

Even though this is a bye week for the Jaguars, this has been far from an uneventful week in the division, as Houston and Jacksonville made trades.  The Texans made a deal for the present, as they acquired WR Demariyus Thomas from Denver to offset the loss of speedy WR Will Fuller, who tore his ACL.  If Thomas is anywhere close to what he was a few years back, the Texans got themselves a heckuva player, especially opposite DeAndre Hopkins.  Meanwhile, the Jaguars made a trade for the future, sending DE Dante Fowler to the Rams for the Rams 3rd and 5th round picks next year.  I think Fowler can thrive big time in Wade Phillips' scheme.  Phillips has always featured a dominant pass rushing OLB in his defenses.  While Fowler never reached "dominant" status here for myriad reasons, there is a sense that in a 3-4, Fowler could reach his potential.  When you consider the insane amount of surrounding talent he will have with the Rams, he could have a big impact for them once he gets that defense down.  For the Jaguars, this means several things.  First, his departure erodes the quality of depth along the defensive line.  Second, it gets rid of a guy deemed to be a locker room problem, as evidenced by his arrest last off season and training camp fight this summer, which resulted in another suspension for him, and a preseason suspension for Ramsey.   Furthermore, it means disappointing (at least to Jaguars fans) guys like Dawaune Smoot and Taven Bryan should get more snaps in the rotation. Additionally, the trade seems to be the first in an anticipated series of salary cap related (directly or indirectly) departures of expensive defensive stalwarts.  Finally, might this be the first step of several in an effort for the team to accumulate draft picks to possibly move up to get a QB in next April's draft?  (Yes it's gotten to that point already)  Stay tuned.

On to the picks

Tinhorns (5-3) at Broncos (3-5)-Denver has a lot of names on defense-guys like Miller, Chubb, Marshall-without the production.  Why are they only 22nd in total defense?  Houston has names, too-guys like Watt, Clowney, and Honey Badger.  Only they are stopping people (9th in defense).  However, Houston has a hot QB going for them.  Denver can be a tough place to play.  Von Miller can rush the passer among the best, and Houston's OL doesn't exactly inspire confidence, but Houston takes this one 27-17.

tacks (3-4) at Cowboys (3-4)  Despite Dallas' trade for Cooper and despite Dallas' throttling Jacksonville, I still see the tacks as the better overall team.  I hope I'm wrong.  tacks 21, Cowboys 16.

Last week:  2-0
Overall:  12-14

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Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!

Going with the Texans and Cowboys.

13-13 on the season.

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16-10
Cowgirls
Broncos

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13-14

Riding the tacks and broncos back over .500

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Texas teams win this weekend.

Texans
Cowboys

3-0 Last Week
17-10 Overall

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There are 10 kinds of people in this world.  Those who understand binary and those who don't.

2-1 last week
11-16 overall

Broncos over Texans
Cowboys over Titans

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We learned in the Sunday School who made the sun shine through.  I know who made the moonshine too, back where I come from.

16-11

tinhorns
cowboys

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Houston is rolling, and the titans have to be on the verge of the same kind of meltdown that we are, right?

17-9 for the season.

I'll take the texans and the cowboys.

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Texans and tacks. I want the tacks to win just enough that they ruin their draft and end up signing Mariota long term. Lol

Oh yeah, 3-0 last week, 16-11 overall.

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14-9 overall
3-0 last week
Texans over Broncos.
Cowboys over tacks.

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Yes, it's improvement, but it's Blaine Gabbert 2012 level improvement. - Pirkster

http://youtu.be/ouGM3NWpjxk The Home Hypnotist!

http://youtu.be/XQRFkn0Ly3A Media on the Brain Link!
 

Peyton must store oxygen in that forehead of his. No way I'd still be alive after all that choking.

 

Texas teams win this weekend.

Texans
Cowboys

3-0 Last Week
17-10 Overall

I agree with this.  Nice week to live in Texas.

16-10 so far.

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"We believe in victory!"   - Gus Bradley
"I don't want to believe.  I want to know."   - Carl Sagan

Overall 12-14
like our Jags started well but going down...lol

this week ...
going with broncos in a close one....Mile High Stadium can get to flatlanders
cowgirls will destroy the tacks

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Because Jaguars is our mantra 

15-11

Broncos
Tacks

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Week # 8 results: 3-0
15-11 overall official ( 16-11 unofficial )

Week # 9 selections:

Houston
Dallas

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14-11 on the year.

My picks are:
Broncos
Cowboys

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Jaguars Fundamentalist

14-11 on the year.

My picks are:
Broncos
Cowboys

14-13 overall . 


I'm going with the home teams this week.

Broncos

Cowboys.

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snowwolf titans owner in madden.

note titans owner means im undeafted againest them. 

14-11 on the year.

My picks are:
Broncos
Cowboys

14-13 overall . 


I'm going with the home teams this week.

Broncos

Cowboys.

0-2 this week. 14-15 overall. 

this past weekeend kept it so jags are only team with a loseing streak in thier division. everyone else is on winning streaks.

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snowwolf titans owner in madden.

note titans owner means im undeafted againest them. 

2-1 last week
11-16 overall

Broncos over Texans
Cowboys over Titans

0-2 this week
11-18 overall

Glad to be wrong on one of these.

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We learned in the Sunday School who made the sun shine through.  I know who made the moonshine too, back where I come from.

15-11

Broncos
Tacks

1-1
16-12

Broncos kicker really let us down. Texans now up 3 games with the tie breaker. We really needed the Broncos to win that one.

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1-1 (Made my picks for this week in the week 7 thread before leaving for London).

16-13 for the year.

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