Alternative picks: Week 13, 2019

Alternative Pick: Week 4, 2019

Oooh, some drama.

Usually you get a pretty good sense for which one of us is going to win this thing in the first few weeks, but this year we’ve switched off winning and the overall count is within three games. You can cut the tension with a knife.

Standings:

Week 3 Andy 10-6
Season Andy 25-22-1

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Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?

Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?



With Daniel Jones excelling last Sunday in his debut as the New York Giants starting quarterback, it likely cements – if there was any doubt – that Eli Manning’s days a the organization’s starter have ended.

And they’ve mostly been proud days. Manning has never been the best QB in the league, but he’s probably gone back-and-forth between the second- and third-tier at times, excelling, of course, twice on postseason runs that ended up with New York upsetting New England to win two of its Lombardi trophies.

The question, then, becomes does Eli follow in brother Peyton’s footsteps and try to find another team to hook up with at the end of his career for one or two more runs at postseason glory? Or does he decide that 16 seasons is enough. And, if he chooses the latter, will we be hearing from him again in five or 10 years as he prepares for a speech in Canton?

He’s a little bit of a tough one to assess. Does he have the counting stats? Perhaps. If he retired now, he’d do so as the seventh-ranked QB all-time in passing yardage, though barring injury, Philip Rivers likely will pass him up this season. (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

Okay, so what in the hell were the Texans thinking Monday night playing 20 yards downfield when Drew Brees needed about six yards on the last offensive play to give his kicker a shot at the game-winning field goal?

This has not been a very productive segment for us for years, but we were both a Texans’ upset from finishing solidly in the money in week one. Instead, Tony got a small win and Andy took a small loss. Nothing humiliating. A good start… but it could have been so much better.

Here are the standings:

  Week 1 W/L Week 1 $ Season W/L Season $ Bankroll
Tony 2-2 +$409 2-2 +$409 $10,409
Andy 1-2-1 -$400 1-2-1 -$400 $9,600

And, so, we’ve begun. Tony’s got the lead, so here goes: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

Bet the Mortgage: Week 1, 2019

This segment has been mostly laughable in the years since we started. We’ve pondered killing it. We’ve pondered different ways of doing it. But in the end, we just keep coming back to the mythical $10,000 bankroll that both of us usually manage to piss away well before the season ends.

So, please, for the love of God, don’t use these bets for anything more than entertainment purposes.

Here are the opening standings:

Bankroll
Andy $10,000
Tony $10,000

And here are our first bets for the 2019 season: (more…)