Losses are becoming suspicious

[PolarVortex]

The offense sucks for more or less understandable reasons.
The special teams haven't been that bad. They are not the culprit.
The defensive line is doing just fine.
But the secondary - the secondary is where the 4th quarter meltdowns are coming from.

Earl: "I have $300,000 invested in Fan Duel is week. I'll win if Olsen gets about 9 more points."
Richard: "Hey, looks like he's coming over the middle. Let's both just look the other way and let him pass on through."
Earl: "Sounds good, brah."

 

[chf]

I actually clicked on this thread thinking that there was a chance there'd be something interesting to read.

Nope.

Oh well.

I agree there's something 'suspicious' going on, but it has nothing to do with conspiracy bullshvt.

What has played out to me, is the body language this season from the players, particularly the defense. I remember reading the glowing article from SI how the team went to Hawaii and ironed out all their personality difficulties standing on the edge of a cliff.

But that it took till the last day to do it.

I'm now suspecting that there's some issues that have never been resolved. This team if FULL of large personalities. I'm thinking that some of them are clashing behind the scenes, but nobody is going outside the room to talk yet.

 

[PolarVortex]

I actually clicked on this thread thinking that there was a chance there'd be something interesting to read.

Nope.

Oh well.

I agree there's something 'suspicious' going on, but it has nothing to do with conspiracy bullshvt.

What has played out to me, is the body language this season from the players, particularly the defense. I remember reading the glowing article from SI how the team went to Hawaii and ironed out all their personality difficulties standing on the edge of a cliff.

But that it took till the last day to do it.

I'm now suspecting that there's some issues that have never been resolved. This team if FULL of large personalities. I'm thinking that some of them are clashing behind the scenes, but nobody is going outside the room to talk yet.

So you think there was nothing interesting to read but you left a 6-paragraph response anyway? You are either a glutton for punishment or love to hear yourself talk.

 

[Robotech]

I'm okay with players playing fantasy football so long as they bet on themselves. Earl Thomas should have the Seattle defense on his fantasy team.

 

[geezer]

I wonder if the other players are mad cause Chancellor didn't get paid? Football players usually suck at math and have no clue about salary caps. I am at the point where the next player that asks for more money gets immediately traded! Any player. If you drop a wing assembly from a crane up there in Everett, are you going to tell your boss you had a communication error? You would be fired.

 

[chf]

So you think there was nothing interesting to read but you left a 6-paragraph response anyway? You are either a glutton for punishment or love to hear yourself talk.

Apologies, my sarcasm gets the best of me sometimes.

 

[PolarVortex]

I'm okay with players playing fantasy football so long as they bet on themselves. Earl Thomas should have the Seattle defense on his fantasy team.

The NFL players (or baseball/basketball/hockey, etc.) could absolutely rake in Fan Duel and Draft Kings if a few of them worked together. The opportunity for corruption there is incredibly high. There is a reason why the FBI and State of Nevada are investigating.

And why shouldn't they? You play in a sport where the average career last 3.5 years, most guys are ridiculously under-paid, you don't have a guaranteed contract, and you are looking at a lifetime of permanent physical and/or mental damage after your career was over. Might as well make a little extra money for your trouble.

 

[chf]

Heh, then I read your thread starter on the NFL board. Good grief.

I retract my apology.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

The NFL players (or baseball/basketball/hockey, etc.) could absolutely rake in Fan Duel and Draft Kings if a few of them worked together. The opportunity for corruption there is incredibly high. There is a reason why the FBI and State of Nevada are investigating.

And why shouldn't they? You play in a sport where the average career last 3.5 years, most guys are ridiculously under-paid, you don't have a guaranteed contract, and you are looking at a lifetime of permanent physical and/or mental damage after your career was over. Might as well make a little extra money for your trouble.

Disagree for baseball/NFL. Too many players in both of those sports for it to not be absolutely completely 100% obvious in cheating. You'd need half the team to be in on it. Coaches are one thing (since it has happened in baseball).

NBA/NHL... you might have a point here. 5-6 players... one can have a pretty big impact, but again if they were purposely sabotaging a game they'd get pulled/fired/traded pretty quickly.

Feel the only way you can really have this is the coaches in on it. That's where all the major sports scandals have stemmed from. It wasn't some random player creating it.

 

[eaglesnut]

Two defensive backs could probably pull it off. One mistake has that much of an impact. And you don't have to hit it 100% of the time just more like 75%.

 

[chf]

Two defensive backs could probably pull it off. One mistake has that much of an impact. And you don't have to hit it 100% of the time just more like 75%.

E-nut buying into a conspiracy theory. Suuuuurprise, surprise!

 

[eaglesnut]

E-nut buying into a conspiracy theory. Suuuuurprise, surprise!

We already know every loss is because Wilson is too short.

 

[chf]

We already know every loss is because Wilson is too short.

You're a little short on something.

 

[Sportsdude101]

All games are choreographed by the NFL. The Packer loss in Seattle proves that

 

[SonnyCID]