Super bowl picks

[Baldy]

That matters how?

Did it matter on February 5, 2012 when a team who "didn't score enough points to win" 7 games beat your mighty undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI?

Firstly
The Patriots aren't "mine" I'm just a fan not a shareholder...

The Falcons are absolutely peaking at the right time and most NFL pundits are picking them to win
They have the better offense nobody can deny that

Most pundits are picking the Falcons? Somebody forgot to tell Vegas that.

The interesting thing is - you'd think the Falcons could just go to school on the Seahawks win against the Patriots for some ideas but the Falcons skill personnel on Defense is very different than Seattle so it's not really that helpful... The Falcons will have to come up with their own defensive plan to win

On offense:
I think the Wide-Zone run that Atlanta uses will actually be the thing that works the best against the Patriots

If there was ever a game where the Patriots will miss Gronkowski this will be it..
I think 28 points wins this game

Somebody better let Belichick know:

Belichick, whose team will take on the Falcons next Sunday night in Super Bowl LI, illustrated that point by linking Falcons defenders to their Legion of Boom counterparts. Strong safety Keanu Neal, a rookie known for dishing out big hits, is Atlanta’s version of Kam Chancellor. Free safety Ricardo Allen is Earl Thomas. “Go right down the line,” Belichick said. “They’re similar. They play a similar position in a similar defense, so that’s the player. I’m not saying their skills are the same, but that’s what they do. There’s probably a similarity to the skill sets. But yeah, it’s pretty similar.”

http://nesn.com/2017/01/patriots-have-s ... bowl-xlix/

[Chizzang]

Firstly
The Patriots aren't "mine" I'm just a fan not a shareholder...

The Falcons are absolutely peaking at the right time and most NFL pundits are picking them to win
They have the better offense nobody can deny that

Most pundits are picking the Falcons? Somebody forgot to tell Vegas that.

Again ^ this makes it sound like you're clueless
Yes most NFL pundits are picking the Falcons

Vegas numbers are based on wager dollars
The more people put money on one side or the other is how the line is fixed
It's not based on Pundits picking a winner and never has been



Baldy please
Read this
http://sportsgambling.about.com/od/spor ... admade.htm

[Wedgebuster]

Super Bore, maybe the best of all times.

[Baldy]

Most pundits are picking the Falcons? Somebody forgot to tell Vegas that.

Again ^ this makes it sound like you're clueless
Yes most NFL pundits are picking the Falcons

Vegas numbers are based on wager dollars
The more people put money on one side or the other is how the line is fixed
It's not based on Pundits picking a winner and never has been



Baldy please
Read this
http://sportsgambling.about.com/od/spor ... admade.htm

Clueless.

Says the one who thinks he knows more than Bill Belichick.

Holy Jeezus, there are literally thousands of so-called NFL "pundits" out there. There is no way in hell you can prove that the majority of them are picking the Falcons.

JSOzang

[89Hen]

Again ^ this makes it sound like you're clueless
Yes most NFL pundits are picking the Falcons

By no means an a large list, but ESPN "pundits" are picking Pats 5-1:

http://www.espn.com/nfl/picks

SB Nation experts are split 3-3 (a couple computers pick Falcons):

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/1/30/1 ... r-patriots

Only 6 of 24 Pro-Bowlers picked the Falcons:

http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/gallery/24 ... cks-013117

Maybe you're hearing something different on the west coast.

[Chizzang]

CBS Sports NFL staff is overwhelmingly picking the Falcons
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/w ... -spread/22

Also SB Nation has the Falcons
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/1/30/1 ... r-patriots

[Chizzang]

Again ^ this makes it sound like you're clueless
Yes most NFL pundits are picking the Falcons

Vegas numbers are based on wager dollars
The more people put money on one side or the other is how the line is fixed
It's not based on Pundits picking a winner and never has been



Baldy please
Read this
http://sportsgambling.about.com/od/spor ... admade.htm

Clueless.

Says the one who thinks he knows more than Bill Belichick.

Holy Jeezus, there are literally thousands of so-called NFL "pundits" out there. There is no way in hell you can prove that the majority of them are picking the Falcons.

JSOzang

Besides using emoticons
have you learned how Vegas works now

[89Hen]

CBS Sports NFL staff is overwhelmingly picking the Falcons
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/w ... -spread/22

Also SB Nation has the Falcons
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2017/1/30/1 ... r-patriots

Those CBS sports guys are all Vegas guys, not pundits and is 5-3 "overwhelming"?

And I posted that SB Nation link too. It was 3-3 by humans.

Maybe you and Wedgie are going to the same school of alternative facts.

[bandl]

54% in favor of Patriots
Every analyst at ESPN, Bleacher Report, CBS, FOX, Yahoo!, ProFootballFocus, USA Today, Accuscore, NFL Network, NFL.com, SI.com
Straight up picks, not against the spread
(although some pics haven't been made)
http://nflpickwatch.com/

[89Hen]

54% in favor of Patriots
Every analyst at ESPN, Bleacher Report, CBS, FOX, Yahoo!, ProFootballFocus, USA Today, Accuscore, NFL Network, NFL.com, SI.com
Straight up picks, not against the spread
(although some pics haven't been made)
http://nflpickwatch.com/

[Gil Dobie]

I generally root for the NFC teams, except for 4 times.

[Chizzang]

54% in favor of Patriots
Every analyst at ESPN, Bleacher Report, CBS, FOX, Yahoo!, ProFootballFocus, USA Today, Accuscore, NFL Network, NFL.com, SI.com
Straight up picks, not against the spread
(although some pics haven't been made)
http://nflpickwatch.com/

That's well done..!!!

[Baldy]

Clueless.

Says the one who thinks he knows more than Bill Belichick.

Holy Jeezus, there are literally thousands of so-called NFL "pundits" out there. There is no way in hell you can prove that the majority of them are picking the Falcons.

JSOzang

Besides using emoticons
have you learned how Vegas works now

Have you learned which team the majority of the NFL pundits are picking?

[Chizzang]

Besides using emoticons
have you learned how Vegas works now

Have you learned which team the majority of the NFL pundits are picking?

I have... and thank you for correcting me
Now answer my question

[Baldy]

Have you learned which team the majority of the NFL pundits are picking?

I have... and thank you for correcting me
Now answer my question

You asked a question? I musta missed the punctuation there, dalJSOzang.
It was such a mystery. Thank you for showing me how Vegas works.

Now, please teach me how the Falcon defense is so different compared to the Seahawk defense. Belichick and I need to know. (Before kickoff on Sunday, please.)

[Chizzang]

I have... and thank you for correcting me
Now answer my question

You asked a question? I musta missed the punctuation there, dalJSOzang.
It was such a mystery. Thank you for showing me how Vegas works.

Now, please teach me how the Falcon defense is so different compared to the Seahawk defense. Belichick and I need to know. (Before kickoff on Sunday, please.)

Rookie corners are NOT Richard Sherman
Jones is NOT Bobby Wagner
and nobody is even close to being Kam Chancellor

Falcons are ranked 27th in NFL scoring Defense
The Seahawks are ranked 3rd

The Falcons are ranked 25th in total yards surrendered
Seattle is ranked 5th



It's not even close... statistically speaking
As I said: The Falcons are peaking at the right time so I figure they'll play better than their record

[Baldy]

You asked a question? I musta missed the punctuation there, dalJSOzang.
It was such a mystery. Thank you for showing me how Vegas works.

Now, please teach me how the Falcon defense is so different compared to the Seahawk defense. Belichick and I need to know. (Before kickoff on Sunday, please.)

Rookie corners are NOT Richard Sherman
Jones is NOT Bobby Wagner
and nobody is even close to being Kam Chancellor

Falcons are ranked 27th in NFL scoring Defense
The Seahawks are ranked 3rd

The Falcons are ranked 25th in total yards surrendered
Seattle is ranked 5th



It's not even close... statistically speaking
As I said: The Falcons are peaking at the right time so I figure they'll play better than their record

*sigh*

Nobody said the Falcons were close to Seattle "statistically speaking".

You claimed the Falcons couldn't "go to school" on the Seattle defense for pointers on how to play against the Patriots. Since Dan Quinn (the Falcons head coach) was Seattle's defense coordinator and has been rebuilding the Atlanta defense in their image for the past two seasons, Belichick and I think you're shoveling a pile of BS.

[Chizzang]

Rookie corners are NOT Richard Sherman
Jones is NOT Bobby Wagner
and nobody is even close to being Kam Chancellor

Falcons are ranked 27th in NFL scoring Defense
The Seahawks are ranked 3rd

The Falcons are ranked 25th in total yards surrendered
Seattle is ranked 5th



It's not even close... statistically speaking
As I said: The Falcons are peaking at the right time so I figure they'll play better than their record

*sigh*

Nobody said the Falcons were close to Seattle "statistically speaking".

You claimed the Falcons couldn't "go to school" on the Seattle defense for pointers on how to play against the Patriots. Since Dan Quinn (the Falcons head coach) was Seattle's defense coordinator and has been rebuilding the Atlanta defense in their image for the past two seasons, Belichick and I think you're shoveling a pile of BS.

The Falcons have vastly different skill players...
Other than Vic Beasley who is Michael Bennett like but beyond that they are very different

Seattle can play their every snap cover 3 defense against New England
And they will stop the Patriots pretty consistently - or - at least make the drives slow and painful

Cover three is typically an 8 in the box single high look at the snap
with one of the safeties (Chancellor) within 9 yards of the line of scrimmage

It's very dangerous if your other safety (Deep Safety) isn't super smart and super fast
When the Seahawks lost Earl Thomas for the season their defense plummeted without him

The cover 3 is NOT a keep it all in front of you defense
And when in breaks the opposing offense typically scores

I just think it's too risky for the Falcons

[Ivytalk]

It would be a good thing to see Goodell hand the SB trophy to Matt Ryan and flash a shit-eating grin to Brady.

[dal4018]

Super Bore, maybe the best of all times.

So far your right no bulletin board material from either side both are acknowleding each others strengths.

[Vidav]

You asked a question? I musta missed the punctuation there, dalJSOzang.
It was such a mystery. Thank you for showing me how Vegas works.

Now, please teach me how the Falcon defense is so different compared to the Seahawk defense. Belichick and I need to know. (Before kickoff on Sunday, please.)

Rookie corners are NOT Richard Sherman
Jones is NOT Bobby Wagner
and nobody is even close to being Kam Chancellor

Falcons are ranked 27th in NFL scoring Defense
The Seahawks are ranked 3rd

The Falcons are ranked 25th in total yards surrendered
Seattle is ranked 5th



It's not even close... statistically speaking
As I said: The Falcons are peaking at the right time so I figure they'll play better than their record

So they aren't overrated loudmouths? Good for them.

[dal4018]

Firstly
The Patriots aren't "mine" I'm just a fan not a shareholder...

The Falcons are absolutely peaking at the right time and most NFL pundits are picking them to win
They have the better offense nobody can deny that

Most pundits are picking the Falcons? Somebody forgot to tell Vegas that.

The interesting thing is - you'd think the Falcons could just go to school on the Seahawks win against the Patriots for some ideas but the Falcons skill personnel on Defense is very different than Seattle so it's not really that helpful... The Falcons will have to come up with their own defensive plan to win

On offense:
I think the Wide-Zone run that Atlanta uses will actually be the thing that works the best against the Patriots

If there was ever a game where the Patriots will miss Gronkowski this will be it..
I think 28 points wins this game

Somebody better let Belichick know:

Belichick, whose team will take on the Falcons next Sunday night in Super Bowl LI, illustrated that point by linking Falcons defenders to their Legion of Boom counterparts. Strong safety Keanu Neal, a rookie known for dishing out big hits, is Atlanta’s version of Kam Chancellor. Free safety Ricardo Allen is Earl Thomas. “Go right down the line,” Belichick said. “They’re similar. They play a similar position in a similar defense, so that’s the player. I’m not saying their skills are the same, but that’s what they do. There’s probably a similarity to the skill sets. But yeah, it’s pretty similar.”

http://nesn.com/2017/01/patriots-have-s ... bowl-xlix/

Then I guess Robert Alford is a undersized but faster version of Richard Sherman.Alford was a 4.39 man in the 40 Atl has not had a speedy DB like this since Deion and his 4.25 left town in the early 90s.

[dal4018]

Rookie corners are NOT Richard Sherman
Jones is NOT Bobby Wagner
and nobody is even close to being Kam Chancellor

Falcons are ranked 27th in NFL scoring Defense
The Seahawks are ranked 3rd

The Falcons are ranked 25th in total yards surrendered
Seattle is ranked 5th



It's not even close... statistically speaking
As I said: The Falcons are peaking at the right time so I figure they'll play better than their record

So they aren't overrated loudmouths? Good for them.

So Ricardo Allen is their "Earl Thomas"??

[Baldy]

GAMEDAY

The one stat NO so-called expert is talking about:
All we are hearing about is the #1 offense vs. the #1 defense.

New England's defense is HIGHLY overrated. Their "#1 defense" had the fortune to have collectively played against the worst offenses in the NFL, and it isn't even close.



On the other hand, the Atlanta offense is the real deal. Their #1 offense played collectively against the second toughest defenses in the NFL. Considering the strength of schedule, this Atlanta offense could be the best of all time.



Unless Atlanta beats itself by turning the ball over, the Falcons have the ability to run the Patriots out of the building.

BTW...Chizzy
9 out of the 10 of the ESPN analysts, talking heads, "experts," or whatever you wanna call them picked the Patriots in the pregame show.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Patriots 41
Falcons 13