| Last Week | Week 17 | |||
| 1 | 1 | Minnesota | With yesterday’s results the Vikings should have shown everyone, this is the best team in the NFC and I think the NFL. Two games then home for the Super Bowl. Going to be fun to watch! | |
| 4 | 2 | New England | The Pats probably will be two games and off to Super Bowl but they will have a revenge game hosting KC in Division round if all things are equal. | |
| 7 | 3 | Kansas City | The Chiefs finished strong and get a cupcake Wild card game then go to the Death Star for Pat/KC 2. | |
| 8 | 4 | Pittsburgh | Ended on an ugly win but this entire season is all about facing NE again in the Death Star for the right to go to Minny in Feb. The year will be measured on that result and not much else. | |
| 3 | 5 | LA Rams | A loss to end but a win in that LA rested their players and will be healthy and ready for a tough Wild Card game against Atlanta. | |
| 11 | 6 | Atlanta | The Falcons won and made it and have a heck of a challenge. Beat the upstart Rams to get on the road to Minnesota. | |
| 6 | 7 | New Orleans | Lost to a bad Tampa team and looked bad doing it. I recommend better effort in the Wild Card match with rival Carolina. | |
| 5 | 8 | Carolina | Lost and looked bad. Caaaam looked terrible and his play cost me one fantasy championship. They need to get their head out of their collective asses as they play at the Saints Sunday. | |
| 10 | 9 | Jacksonville | Losing the last two badly isn’t the best way to get ready for the playoffs. Will remain to be seen if they can right the ship when they face the Bills. | |
| 20 | 10 | Tennessee | The worst team with a playoff slot and they should last just long enough for KC to turn on the lights and shut them off after they beat the Titans. | |
| 2 | 11 | Philadelphia | The team who had a shot at the Super Bowl with Wentz is a waiting one and done once Division round starts. | |
| 15 | 12 | Buffalo | The Bills won and got in. Congrats. They have a punchers chance at Jacksonville. | |
| 14 | 13 | San Francisco | The team on the rise. With a superb Franchise QB in Garoppolo and a tremendous young team and another high pick…this team will be heard from in 2018. | |
| 13 | 14 | Seattle | Blew their shot by losing in week 17 but it didn’t matter as Atlanta won anywho. The Seahawks did all they could after suffering season long horrible injuries but the magic may be gone now. | |
| 9 | 15 | Baltimore | Lost to the Bengals and looked bad doing it. A playoff caliber D can thank a Pop Warner quality O for the season ending now. | |
| 12 | 16 | LA Chargers | Did everything to make the playoffs but that loss to KC killed them. A team that surpassed expectations and could be on the way up with careful handling. | |
| 21 | 17 | Arizona | Waiting to officially hear they are getting a new coach. They ended with a win and have a middling draft pick. They do need to seriously think about who is going to QB going forward. Palmer is old, Stanton played 2 with a torn ACL which shows guts but he ain’t it. We won’t even talk about Gabbert. | |
| 23 | 18 | Cincinnati | They got to knock a rival out of the playoffs so that was the Super Bowl. Lewis isn’t officially done but 99% sure he is. The red haired nightmare keeps being thought of as a QB. I think McCarron and pray for Dalton’s release. | |
| 24 | 19 | Tampa Bay | The Bucs won a game. Winston wasn’t very good but truly is he ever? Evidently keeping Koetter and that is interesting as he isn’t a huge Winston guy. The Bucs are at a crossroads. Were a team on the rise but have plateaued and need to figure out if they are able to move forward with thug as QB. | |
| 17 | 20 | Chicago | My BEARS canned Fox and want to bring in a HC to help mold the Franchise QB TruBEARSky. There were some positives in the 5-11 season. The Bears have some good players and are not that far from being respectable now that they have a QB. | |
| 18 | 21 | Miami | Got beat by Bills and now face the off-season with questions. Do they offer Cutler more money? Is Tannehill going to be healthy? Can they build on the pieces on hand to create a decent team? I don’t know. | |
| 19 | 22 | Oakland | The Raiders got whipped and canned JDR for Gruden. It makes me laugh how much the talk about Gruden’s connection to the Oakland area is being touted…don’t people remember the Raiders are off to Vegas, conceivably as soon as 2018? They could be in UNLV stadium til the new park is built. Gruden will have his hands full turning some quality parts into a winner again. | |
| 16 | 23 | Washington | Ugly loss to the bad Giants ends them under .500 and now they need to find a QB since they want to get rid of Cousins who will have myriad suitors. The injuries had to play a role in the tough season this team had. | |
| 25 | 24 | Detroit | Beat GB to end year and still got their coach canned. The Lions seem to be still the same self defeating crew they have been for years and years. Maybe a new coach can change the culture. | |
| 26 | 25 | Dallas | The Cowboys shutout a mirage version of the Eagles and now face an off-season where Jerry likes Dead man coaching but the players are starting to chirp about him. This will be interesting to watch. | |
| 30 | 26 | Indianapolis | The Colts won another and canned their coach in a dastardly fashion. Played with a lot of heart. Not sure if Luck can ever come back but Brissett could be a franchise QB himself. They are not so bad that they can’t make a quick turnaround in their division. | |
| 31 | 27 | NY Giants | The Giants played hard (for once) and won the last game. They have a new GM who seems to have a plan to wash out the riff raff and start over. Long day ahead for Giants fans I think. | |
| 27 | 28 | Denver | The Broncos seem to be battling over whether or not to keep their HC. Joseph deserves more than one year. He inherited a roster of has beens and never weres and got about all they had out of them. They need a lot of help on O AND D. | |
| 28 | 29 | Houston | The Texans ended the year to forget with a loss and now can work on the simple process of getting as many of these guys healthy and taking on 2018 with a team that, if all healthy, will be an AFC fave. | |
| 22 | 30 | NY Jets | The Jets suck. They went down badly with Petty and screwed Hackenburg. They keep Bowles who coaches like someone who doesn’t want to win often. I am not sure where they go. They have some talent, they need a QB. | |
| 29 | 31 | Green Bay | Because this is such a rare chance I can put the pack in 31 as they lost out and looked bad. They will probably challenge for the Super Bowl next year but I have loved this year. | |
| 32 | 32 | Cleveland | Finish winless, keep their coach, have 2 of the top 4 picks. Does anyone wanna play here? Do they have a plan? How many QBs can they feed into this wood chipper? Or the better question for Cleveland fans…when do pitchers and catchers report? | |
| Thoughts, Comments, Questions, Arguments, Agreements? All welcome! As always I will be happy to take money, preferably tens and twenties! | ||||
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