Recent content by Beethree

Even having exposed Stats students to snippets of "How to Lie with Statistics" I would not be able to put a decent spin on that stat line.

"Excel", probably not, but put Mahomes back there and we could feasibly be 3-1 after this game, having pulled out the 2 first games in which we had a puncher's chance in the 4th. Not a knock on Mac, but there is such a thing as an elite QB that just makes the entire Offense better. In Mac's...

He's been playing well. Did not pull off the long-shot comebacks in weeks one or two, but not necessarily al his fault. He was the best quarterback on the field tonight (low, bar, but still). He made some big plays. But late in the game with the lead, they could not get a first down to seal the...

I think Mac HAS demonstrated that he has the ability to come from behind. D makes a stop yesterday and they have the ball down by a field goal. But to answer the question, what is "the guy"? An above average starting NFL QB for the next 8 years, or Tom Brady? If the former, 9. If the latter...

Yeah, yeah, the cupboards are bare. The shooting stars have been few and far between. It seems like there is always a talent deficit.... The most successful GM in the history of the NFL is Bill Belichick. Full stop. He has predicated his roster building philosophy, as a good GM does, around the...

Bill Belichick is the most successful, and by extension the best GM in NFL history. His overall philosophy of valuing the bottom tier of the 53 man roster is one of the elements that has made the team so resilient, and made this run sustainable against rules designed to enforce parity. This...

Ten: 17 NE: 10 Not optimistic. Jules is hobbled. Tom is not 100%. Would love to be wrong, That said - I give a 30% chance of Brady being back next year, and think they will contend. Because it is how they do.

I am actually shocked that this high of a percentage thinks the Pats will win after reading the board this morning.

Here is how I see this game. Not yet, son.....

How I see tonights game:

Yes, 10-2, but at this point the #1 seed is all but gone because of the tie-breaker, and really the division is at play with KC coming here next week and Buffalo just a game back with a head to head coming up. On both these fronts, though, Buffalo plays the Ravens, so one of them is losing. I...

On one hand, it is a definite plus for a team that traditionally gets stronger late in the year to have an undeniably easy early schedule. (Someone WILL deny it, but let's save that for another discussion) As a fan who wants them to ultimately succeed, this is a huge plus. On the other hand...

"We've played against better defenders." And one that is such a classic that it is unhip to cite, but: "We're on to Cincinnati."

The most credit given to any single individual doled out for this year's championship would go to this guy Tom Brady. Forgetting about that guy leading the game winning drive. Screw the stats. They are not in this game, and they do not have (yet another) 4th quarter game winning drive without...

...but Bill for the last game, with an honorable mention to Flores.