PIGSKIN 2019: Week Ten

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Week Ten

RESULTS

Week One

Week Two
Week Three

Week Four
Week Five
Week Six

Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine

Week Nine Record: 3-10
Overall Record: 57-62
Schmear of the Week: 4-5
Bagels in the Basket: -6

TOILET BOWL

MetLife Stadium

Giants -3 JETS
Loss; 34-27 Jets

Look!  Up in the sky, it's a bird!  Oh, crap, no!  It's a freakin' plane dragging a sign reading: 

Fire Adam Gase Now!

Good job, Jets fans.  Love the plane thing.  I think it's funny as hell.  Necessity is the mother of all invention.  And so both New York fan bases through the ages have taken to the skies in order to get their respective points across.  In this instance I concur with Green Nation.  This is Christopher Johnson's mess.  The Jets organization is today in a far greater state of folly than it was prior to Woody's departure across the pond.  That's a fact.  The Brothers Johnson just don't get it, and now look at them.  How do you get outperformed by the moribund Miami Sea Mammals, fall to 1-7 for the season, yet let the head coach absolve himself of personal accountability?  Then again, Adam Gase is the same man whom was given authority to hire his own boss (because that makes perfect sense).  Fans chipping in money to rent a plane dragging a sign is genius by comparison.  Think on the next flight perhaps we Big Blue fans can piggyback with a Pat Shurmur banner?  He isn't exactly well liked around these parts either.  In the midst of his second season as head coach of the Giants Pat Shurmur is to date 7-18 through 25 games.  As noted Adam Gase is 1-7 in his first season as head coach of the Jets.  Together the dynamic duo this season has led New York area football to three victories through a combined 17 games played.

More ponderous is that each coach possesses one of the NFL's premiere running backs but haven't the foggiest clue how (nor the want) to implement a system more conducive to their skill sets.  Entering week ten Saquon Barkley so far has 401 yards on just 88 rushes.  Le'Veon Bell has 415 yards on 125 carries.  Those are impotent numbers which I place blame squarely on the head coaches


WEEK TEN
Friday Line ~ NYDN

Chiefs -6 1/2 TITANS
Titans are the poster children of parity.  Mahomes is back in the saddle.
Loss; 35-32 Titans

Bills +3 BROWNS
Defense travels.  Bills have answers for Baker Mayfield and company.
Push Win; 19-16 Browns

BUCS -4 1/2 Cardinals
Odds say it's time the Bucs win their first home game of the season.  Winning by five is another matter ...
Loss; 30-27 Bucs

SAINTS -13 1/2 Falcons
Yes.
Loss; 26-9 Falcons

Ravens -10 BENGALS
Classic Trap Game!!!  Ravens are coming off a huge victory over the Patriots.  Anyone else and I would have said take the points ... but it's the Bengals.  The Bengals caught a huge break with last week's Dolphins victory over the Jets.   There's no way they're gonna relinquish control of next year's #1 pick now.
WIN; 49-13 Ravens

Panthers +5 1/2 PACKERS
Packers defense is falling apart like wet toilet paper.  Christian McCaffrey will help regulate Aaron Rogers time on the field.
Loss; 24-16 Packers

Lions +2 1/2 BEARS
There's only one question: can the Lions score 21-points against the Bears.  The answer is, yes.
Loss; 20-13 Bears

COLTS -11 Dolphins
The Sea Mammals are feeling good about themselves thanks to Ryan FitzMagic.  Either Jacoby Brissett plays hurt or Brian Hoyer takes snaps.  Good day for a swim.
Loss; 15-12 Dolphins

STEELERS +3 1/2 Rams
I'm throwing the Steelers a bone.  They'll remind the Rams what it's like to play against a real defense.
WIN; 17-12 Steelers

COWBOYS -3 Vikings
I'm going with the Cowboys ability to run and get after the quarterback.  Vikings should be ashamed of themselves following last week's loss to the Chiefs.
Loss; 28-24 Vikings

Schmear of the Week: (4-5)
Ravens -10
Win


Good luck, and have a happy Football Sunday, everyone!

Post Game
Week Ten Record: 3-8
Overall Record: 60-70
Schmear of the Week: 5-5
Bagels in the Basket: -7