Dolphins vs. The Field

"texanphinatic wrote:

The real Mason Rudolph showed up tonight. The Steelers had a crazy lucky turnover streak which is what was propelling them. They will win a few more, but that offense - especially if some of those players miss time with injury - is not good.

DeCastro and Pouncey will get suspended.. and they got their two top receivers on concussion protocol and Connor with an injury..

The Bengals got John Ross and Aj Green back this week..

maybe the Bengals have a chance to win next week... but only if Andy starts...

Rudolph should surely also be suspended at least a game...
Unless the league knows the Steelers are out of options at QB?
He better not get off scot-free. Unfair to Garret when suffers such a harsh punishment.

The Steelers are going to be very vulnerable going into that game versus the Bengals. No starting HB, no one left at WR, shuffling the OL around a bit, plenty of film on Rudolph now and he is starting to struggle. Their defense might be able to carry them but it's also an away game so no crowd help.

I see the Steelers losing another 3-4 games to close out the season (Browns, Bills, Ravens, and maybe Bengals or Cardinals). So our pick from them should be around the 15th to 18th spot. Way better than the Texans pick which feels like it will be about 28th.

I'll say the Falcons win their third this weekend.

So far so good.
Falcons, Jests, Ravens and Broncos helping us out.

"Striking wrote:

So far so good.
Falcons, Jests, Ravens and Broncos helping us out.

We'd be better served if the Redskins beat the Jets. I've been watching that game and Haskins not only looks like a fish out of the water but he's doing stuff like throwing passes WAY off target that suggest the Redskins should pull an Arizona+Rosen move and pick a new QB in next years draft IF Haskins keeps this up. The guy needs to sit for a year and even then might not work out.

btw.. the Redskins OL is a good example going on right now of an OL allowing lots of "jailbreak" pressure (and lots of pressure in general) though Haskins not knowing what to do is contributing to this for sure.

"cbrad wrote:

We'd be better served if the Redskins beat the Jets. I've been watching that game and Haskins not only looks like a fish out of the water but he's doing stuff like throwing passes WAY off target that suggest the Redskins should pull an Arizona+Rosen move and pick a new QB in next years draft IF Haskins keeps this up. The guy needs to sit for a year and even then might not work out.

btw.. the Redskins OL is a good example going on right now of an OL allowing lots of "jailbreak" pressure (and lots of pressure in general) though Haskins not knowing what to do is contributing to this for sure.

There are times when maintaining position is likely the best thing that is going to happen. Rooting for the a Redskins win is simply a waste of enegry.

Putting a young QB behind a horrific line is the worst thing you can do. Rarely does anything positive come from that "learning" experience.

"Striking wrote:

There are times when maintaining position is likely the best thing that is going to happen. Rooting for the a Redskins win is simply a waste of enegry.

From that point of view rooting for any football team is a waste of energy because we have no influence on the outcome. Doesn't change the fact that a Redskins win would be better for us.

Unless - and we can't know this right now - the Redskins aren't picking a QB - then it's less significant - if, also, the Dolphins are planning for a QB.

"Galant wrote:

Unless - and we can't know this right now - the Redskins aren't picking a QB - then it's less significant - if, also, the Dolphins are planning for a QB.

The Bengals are the team that needs a QB and look like they might not win a game this season. Washington would probably take Young or a LT to help their young QB out. Dan Synder picked Haskins from what I've heard, so I doubt he wants to admit it was a mistake so soon.

If Miami decides they want Burrow, then giving up a couple firsts and a second to the Bengals would be acceptable. I'll keep saying it again and again, but no matter how much success you have building your team, without a legit QB you are not winning anything.

Jumping the gun on the Bengals game here, but with the Falcons win over the Panthers the Browns drop down out the draft rankings.

New Standings:
Bengals 0-10
Redskins 1-9
Giants 2-8
Dolphins 2-8
Jets 3-7
Buccaneers 3-7
Broncos 3-7
Falcons 3-7

Guys.. watch the Bengals game. They just went up 7-0. Finley is a rook but isn't out of his depth. HOWEVER.. their running game is just blowing right through the Raiders. At minimum this looks like a competitive game.. at least after quarter #1.

(AJ Green still not playing btw)

"Galant wrote:

Jumping the gun on the Bengals game here, but with the Falcons win over the Panthers the Browns drop down out the draft rankings.

New Standings:
Bengals 0-10
Redskins 1-9
Giants 2-8
Dolphins 2-8
Jets 3-7
Buccaneers 3-7
Broncos 3-7
Falcons 3-7

This is a truly impressive amount of absolutely butt teams. If the Bengals manage a win, that will set up interesting matchups between us and them and us and the Giants. Those 2 games have a high likelihood of determining the majority of the draft's first few picks.

Bengals are doing it right. They know if they kept Dalton in he could win a few games ala Fitzpatrick.

They're gonna get the hometown kid.

"TheHighExhaulted wrote:

Bengals are doing it right. They know if they kept Dalton in he could win a few games ala Fitzpatrick.

They're gonna get the hometown kid.

There's a clip of Dalton saying he was told that he's not playing because they have to think about the draft etc.

Week 12!

Here's the lists:

Relevant Games:
Browns 4-6 host Dolphins 2-8
Redskins 1-9 host Lions 3-6
Jets 3-7 host Raiders 6-4
Bears 4-6 host Giants 2-8
Falcons 3-7 host Buccaneers 3-7
Bills 7-3 host Broncos 3-7
Bengals 0-10 host Steelers 5-5

Current Draft Standings:
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Predictions - a number of these games look like they could be upsets, we might be in for a weird week:
- Browns host Dolphins - There's a chance we win this but I think the Browns, even without Myles Garrett, have enough to beat us. They could mess it up, penalties/mistakes could hurt them but I think the Browns win this one. They'll outscore us.
- Redskins host Lions - Can the Skins pull off an upset. I'm tempted to call it...but I'll go with common sense and a Lions win over an opponent that almost looks to have given up.
- Jets host Raiders - Raiders are the clear favourites here. I think the Jets have enough talent to beat a Raiders team that is doing well but still not convincing me 100%. But then again, the Jets aren't reliable either. Coaching will mean the Raiders come together and the Jets don't. Raiders win.
- Bears host Giants - Giants coming in off a bye week. They've been able to score this year, and the Bears haven't been consistent. It's a home game for the Bears which is in their favour, odds are they win, but I'm going to risk it and call an upset here. Giants win.
- Falcons host Buccaneers - Both teams are 3-7. This might be an ugly game, but the Buccaneers have put some serious points us this year. The Falcons not so much. I'm going with the more consistent scoring - Tampa win.
- Bills host Broncos - Broncos have struggled to score this season. The Bills defense is looking good. Bills win.
- Bengals host Steelers - It's hard to even consider a win for the Browns this year, but, the Steelers haven't been amazing and they might be without JuJu and M. Pouncey. Ordinarily this would be a chance for an upset, but, it seems the Bengals are legitimately tanking. That wins the day - Steelers win.

New Predicted Standings:
Bengals 0-11
Redskins 1-10
Dolphins 2-9
Falcons 2-9
Giants 3-8
Jets 3-8
Broncos 3-8
Buccaneers 4-7

New draft stonks have been released:

racemythoughtsS] 11 points an hour ago

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"Stock market corrections, although painful at the time, are actually a very healthy part of the whole mechanism, because there are always speculative excesses that develop, particularly during the long bull market.” —Ron Chernow

Stonks Sturge as Steelers’ Success Stalls!

Good news, folks: the recent market correction might finally be coming to a close. In a week where the Dolphins lost, everything else went right. While Miami’s stonks didn’t realize any material gain—largely due to the Giants’ poor strength of schedule—the Steelers and Texans engaged in particularly bullish behavior. We may not achieve a top 10 pick like we’d hoped, but our PIT stonk appears to have concluded a dangerous slide. In this sense, the market correction served to “fix” our expectations for a more realistic outcome.

Week 11 Observations:

• PIT stonks rose by 27%.

• HOU stonks rose by 15%.

• NO stonks fell slightly after a brief uptick last week.

At this point in the season, the more-established teams experience a lower rate of deviance for growth and losses. Dallas and Kansas City barely move at all with wins. On the other end of the spectrum, Cincinnati would maintain the top position even with a loss.

From now on, the only stonks to experience significant variance on a weekly basis will be the teams on the playoff bubble. PIT’s fall, for example, can be attributed to them getting knocked out the 6th seed Wild Card position. Those slots will be heavily contested going forward as the rest of the market stabilizes.

The game of the week for Dolphins fans will be Thursday Night Football—the divisional contest between Houston and Indianapolis. With the Colts winning their first match-up, the Texans need to pay hard to have any hope of securing the division. If the Colts come out on top, the Texans will have to compete with Oakland, Pittsburg, and Tennessee for the 6th seed in the AFC. Maybe Ryan Tannehill can conjure us up some magic one final time.

Here is the second chart displaying overall standings. See you in the Colts Game Thread on Thursday! Fins Up!

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Lions play every game close. Could a 4 INT game by Det win this for the Skins?

Jests beat the Raiders.

Didn't feel the Giants could beat the Bears but the QB situation changes that.

Falcons 3-7 host Buccaneers 3-7. I'd take a tie here.

Bills 7-3 host Broncos 3-7. Probably not going to happen for Denver.

Bengals 0-10 host Steelers 5-5. Only the Steeler injuries make this a possibility.

Colts @ Hou. Go Colts! Colts can take control of the division with a win. Too bad they blew the Pitt game.

i think the Colts get that upset... houston’s defense is very banged up.. Ty Hilton may be back.. and Houston’s offensive line is swiss cheese.. colts win a low scoring game.

Go Colts!

Jacoby looks to have found his groove.. second quarter hes been moving down the field with ease.. lets go colts... get that W... we need it lol its a 7 spot difference if houston loses.

Houston plays the patriots next week... gross, but we will need the patriots to beat them

"Vertical Limit wrote:

Houston plays the patriots next week... gross, but we will need the patriots to beat them

I can't root for that.

Houston just got gutted for a touchdown. 10 run plays on a 11 play drive..

My biggest concern is that Deshaun is completing big plays since the 2 min mark of the second