This one's been covered... I don't think KC's defense was the best in the AFC (it was 10th best in the NFL, 6th best in the AFC), I think the coaches said 'If you let a guy past you like Ruggs in LV v Jets, or Scotty Miller in GB v TB you're fired'. And Brady may have added one more if he had not lost a season due to a knee injury.... ???
Wow Tom, not sports related, but I know you are always lurking here. Our local news in Boston did a story on a major pile up in Fort Worth due to icy roads. I hope you had your Cali off the road.
Cali is in for its annual service! That was horrible. And, the coldest weather is not even due for a few days. Was upper 20s most of today, getting close to zero F or so they say. Maybe snow. Gotta stay of the roads in weather like that down here. T
Super Bowl Streaker Can’t Collect $375,000 ‘Winnings’ After He Bet on Himself The Super Bowl streaker who gatecrashed Sunday’s game in a lurid pink mankini will not be cashing out six figures anytime soon, as he had hoped. Image Unavailable, Please Login Super Bowl streaker Yuri Andrade during what he later described as “the best moment of my life.” (Image: Getty) Yuri Andrade, 31, of Florida, briefly caused a stir by taking to the field with 5:03 left in the fourth quarter, with the Buccaneers leading the Chiefs 31-9. The professional extrovert dodged a couple of tackles from security before sliding at the three-yard line as guards piled on top of him. “Pull up your pants, take off the bra and BE A MAN!” demanded play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan, who was covering the game for Westwood One radio. As he basked in his 15 minutes, Andrade boasted in interviews that he would make $375,000 from the stunt because he had placed $50,000 on someone streaking onto the field during the game at odds of +750. He explained that offshore sports book Bovada had put a $1,000 cap on stakes for the prop bet. But he had called around inviting friends to put money on for a share of the spoils. Should Have Kept Quiet In response, Bovada said it had frozen payouts on the bet pending an investigation. Once complete, all bets on the occurrence of a Super Bowl streaker that were found not to be linked to Andrade would be paid, as would any bets against that eventuality. “Our players have always trusted us to ensure the integrity of all props offered in our sportsbook,” Bovada said in a statement. “We will continue to make sure that any publicity stunts or ill-intended behavior cannot adversely affect the outcome of a player’s wager.” Hopefully this news does not pour too much cold water on the Andrade’s Super Bowl experience, which he called the “best moment of my life.” Were Bets Legal? Andrade was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing for his field invasion and released on $500 bond. But his sports book antics may well have broken other laws because he was essentially manipulating a betting event. In this respect, while his actions had no bearing on the result of the game, they fall into a similar category to match-fixing. Bovada is an offshore sports book unregulated in the US. In fact, Andrade could not have placed his particular bet in any regulated US sportsbook because they are prohibited from offering propositions that can be easily manipulated by individuals. US regulators see this as crucial to guard against betting fraud and protect sporting integrity. New Jersey’s decision to allow betting on the Oscars was controversial because the results are known to a small group of people before the event. This at least creates the possibility of insider manipulation. In a jurisdiction like the UK, where such proposition bets are legal, sports books will cap stakes, as Bovada did, and monitor the markets for suspicious betting patterns. Proposition markets are routinely suspended when suspicious bets are flagged up. Even so, sports books are discouraged from offering bets that are relatively easy for individuals to manipulate, and regulators can fine them for doing so. UK regulators have also asked operators not to offer bets on the likelihood of a streaker disrupting events because they could be seen to be inciting people to engage in the practice.
You mean, kinda like a politician buying or selling stock before a vote on a bill? (No, this is not a 'political post' because all sides/parties do it, not just one)
I think JJ saw it as a way to free up some salary cap space to allow them to find someone for Watson to throw to. Which is odd since he was the 4th best QB in the NFL last season. I think JJ also wanted out of the toxic environment - but he won't admit to that in a zillion years.
How? JJ was GREAT - FIVE years ago. Today he is totally average - at best - at there are games I saw where he was a ghost - and not a Sam Darnold ghost.
Not really. That is someone using non-public information to make trades. Integrity in proposition betting is an entirely different matter. Example. Will the QB wear black or white shoes -105 odds either way. The QB and his people select which shoes he wears, which removes integrity for the wager. If the wager is on the coin toss, theoretically, the results can't be intentionally altered by individuals, the wager has integrity. At -105 odds, heads or tails is a win for the book.
New salary cap numbers benefit WFT but not so much for their NFC East competitors: New NFL Salary Cap floor: $180M - Good news for WFT -Washington has $38 million in cap space, 5th most in NFL. -Cowboys have $19M in space -Giants under $1M in space -Eagles cap is an absolute mess, as much as $47 million over the new cap The Eagles numbers were before today's announcement that Carson Wentz is going to the Indianapolis Colts for a couple of picks.
doesn't matter, this is the better of the two scenarios - either pay a dud $122 million, or take the $33 million dead money hit....I'd take the $33 million dead money 8 days out of 7
Exactly. Even if Hurts is a push talent-wise, he costs then much less and they jettison the bad vibes that Wentz and the organization have...T
