2016 NFL 3 Strikes Challenge - Week 16

Wraith · Post Post #7 (isolation #0) » Thu Sep 01, 2016 11:18 am

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU Minnesota would have been the sure thing.

Arizona

Wraith · Post Post #12 (isolation #1) » Sat Sep 03, 2016 4:29 am

Rhinox has a fair point, dunno how I missed that.

Changing to Philly

Wraith · Post Post #54 (isolation #2) » Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:10 am

In post 53, TheDominator37 wrote:Bah. I'm late. I choose St. Louis Rams

Should we tell him...?

Wraith · Post Post #73 (isolation #3) » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:05 am

Only a couple safe choices IMO

Carolina

Wraith · Post Post #98 (isolation #4) » Mon Sep 19, 2016 2:23 am

Yeah this week had a lot of trap match-ups.

Week 3 is even worse. No "safe" picks IMO.

Wraith · Post Post #104 (isolation #5) » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:39 am

In post 100, Kmd4390 wrote:
In post 98, Wraith wrote:Yeah this week had a lot of trap match-ups.

Week 3 is even worse. No "safe" picks IMO.
I see two.

Usually betting against the Browns is a safe pick. Buuuut, its the Dolphins this week.

Raiders-Titans honestly looks safest to me, but the Raiders D has been so bad so far I'm hesitant.

Lastly, Jags-Ravens smells like a trap. The Ravens nearly imploded yesterday, and the Jags are less likely to choke compared to the Browns

Wraith · Post Post #109 (isolation #6) » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:11 am

In post 108, PokerFace wrote:Are your two PIT and ARI?

those are viable but I don't like betting on away teams

If Chicago gets murdered tonight then DAL > CHI becomes very appealing

Steelers vs Eagles admittedly looks like a safe one, but I'm not really putting down my chips until I see the Eagles play tonight. I'm also very hesitant to call a Steelers game "safe" unless they're playing the Browns, simply because we have an awful habit of playing to the level of our opponent - in the past few years, we've dropped easy wins against dumpster fires and stolen unlikely victories against Super Bowl contenders.

Wraith · Post Post #124 (isolation #7) » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:02 pm

Arizona

Steelers aren't a safe pick now for sure.

Wraith · Post Post #129 (isolation #8) » Tue Sep 20, 2016 4:37 am

In post 127, PokerFace wrote:huh?

You've picked three black QBs in a row. Why do you hate white people so much?

Meh, it's a big stretch to call Russell Wilson black.

Wraith · Post Post #135 (isolation #9) » Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:58 am

In post 134, PJ. wrote:
In post 129, Wraith wrote:Meh, it's a big stretch to call Russell Wilson black.

Panzerjager wrote:Why are you so racist?

Russell Wilson is literally Kenneth Parcell, only real.

Wraith · Post Post #177 (isolation #10) » Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:18 am

Indianapolis

Also you forgot KC @ PIT

Wraith · Post Post #204 (isolation #11) » Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:43 am

I really should've known better than to trust the 2016 Colts

Wraith · Post Post #211 (isolation #12) » Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:55 pm

New England

Wraith · Post Post #232 (isolation #13) » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:16 am

Oh, I'm doing

PITTSBURGH

this week even though this badly reeks of a trap game.

Wraith · Post Post #245 (isolation #14) » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:15 am

In post 243, PokerFace wrote:Changing to
Pittsburgh

Kap is an X factor. Don't know if he will be good or not. Best to avoid X-factors

I find it strange that you're picking the Steelers here when you've predicted Miami will win the game.

Wraith · Post Post #250 (isolation #15) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:37 am

In post 249, PokerFace wrote:After miami, pit plays new england. pit does shit the bed sometimes, but as they have new england coming soon, I think they will be less likely to shit the bed. And more likely to be at their best pre-new england

When pit has shit bed in past, it has usually been once a year. I think the philly game qualifies as this years shitting

IIRC we've never beaten the Patriots when Brady is at QB. He destroys us.

We'd have to have a ridiculous offensive performance to win against them Week 7.

Wraith · Post Post #251 (isolation #16) » Wed Oct 12, 2016 8:41 am

Also us Steelering against bad teams has decreased since 2014 but it's usually twice a year I've found. In 2013 we lost to the 5-10-1 Vikes, 4-12 Raiders, and 7-9 Titans as well as multiple 8-8 teams. In 2014 we lost to the 2-14 Bucs, 7-9 Browns, and 7-9 Saints. In 2015 we lost to the 5-11 Ravens twice (though once was without our starting QB).

Wraith · Post Post #253 (isolation #17) » Thu Oct 13, 2016 6:04 am

In post 252, PokerFace wrote:How many of those losses were before playing really good opponents the next week?

I consider the PIT lost to PHI earlier this year a bed shitting since Carson has not yet proven himself. He beat Cleveland and Chicago and lost to Detroit. PIT was clearly their toughest opponent and they didn't have Bell for that matchup so I can't say PHI has impressed me this year

I do too, I'm just not willing to call a lopsided loss Steelering until the final records are in.