NFL Thread

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Even if you ignore him, he's right....this time.

Nope. There's one less QB in the supply and demand chain for QBs. Perhaps a team who drafts lower who needs a QB might be willing to sell the house to move up for the #1 pick. After what the Falcons did last year to get Julio Jones, anything might happen. What we know for sure is there's one less QB to choose from.

Simple supply and demand my friend.

I think it affects Lucks' stock because now a couple more teams might be willing to give up even MORE to try to get to that #1 spot.

Yup

They've got the "Who Dat Nation" behind them in a sold-out Superdome.

Our 12th man will make problems for the Falcons.

They will win!.....The Saints WILL finish strong, and not go out with a "whimper".

Thank goodness you're not a sports journalist. No cheering in the pressbox.

 

[316what]

Nope. There's one less QB in the supply and demand chain for QBs. Perhaps a team who drafts lower who needs a QB might be willing to sell the house to move up for the #1 pick. After what the Falcons did last year to get Julio Jones, anything might happen. What we know for sure is there's one less QB to choose from.

Simple supply and demand my friend.

I guess it depends then on how you define "stock."

If you use supply and demand as your definition, then I can agree.

If you use Luck's #1 draft position as your definition of stock, then it doesn't change anything. In this case the #1 draft position stock rises, not necessarily Luck. Luck won't see 1 extra dime if Minnesota drafts him #1 instead of Indy drafting him #1.

Remember, every coin has two sides.

 

[The Josh]

I don't see how that effected Lucks stock one bit. Now it helps RG3 a lot. He is clearly the number 2 QB available.

Yeah, him going back doesnt hurt or help luck he's going to be the #1 pick. It does help RG3 as you said because he's now the #2 QB I would assume on many draft boards.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I guess it depends then on how you define "stock."

If you use supply and demand as your definition, then I can agree.

If you use Luck's #1 draft position as your definition of stock, then it doesn't change anything. In this case the #1 draft position stock rises, not necessarily Luck. Luck won't see 1 extra dime if Minnesota drafts him #1 instead of Indy drafting him #1.

Remember, every coin has two sides.

Actually my post was strictly in reference to other teams paying a heavier price to obtain Luck because there's one less QB to choose from, hence his stock has gone up for draft picks to attain him.

Nothing to do with money at all. All this folks are slotted for salary according to the new CBA.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

FINAL
Houston.......16
Indianapolis...19

Hell Yeah!

....for the Vikings.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

indy will prob tank the last game

 

[sprig0701]

Wow Indy, way to go!!!

 

[ProgMatinee]

The Texans are going to be really easy outs in the playoffs I think. Does anyone know do they have the 3 seed locked up or if they lose their last game and Denver wins their final 2, will Denver move into the 3? I would love to see Denver move into the 3 to face the Jets instead of Pittsburgh or Baltimore.

 

[sprig0701]

It's likely Houston could lose out. Their rookie QB is starting to look like a rookie QB, and at the wrong time of the season. I think home field or not, they're going to get handled in the WC round by whoever goes there. Pittsburgh, Baltimore, NY, theyre all battle tested play-off teams and the vast majority of the Texans will be in their 1st play-off game, and its that franchise's first ever play-off appearance. Not a good mix. But I think they should at least be #3, even if they lose out, because of strength of schedule.

 

[ProgMatinee]

If Houston loses next week and Denver also ends at 10-6 the tie breaker becomes "Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games, minimum of four."

Looks like both are 3-2 vs common opponents. So whats next.... Something called "Strength of Victory"???

 

[sprig0701]

And I think Pittsburgh is just licking their wounds and resting their injured starters these last 2 games, just settling with the likelihood of being a WC team in the play-offs and not caring about winning or losing. So seeding in the AFC should likely be #1- Patriots, #2- Ravens, #3- Texans, #4- Broncos, #5- Steelers, #6- Jets. But nothing is set in stone until next weekend, so that scenario could change drastically.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

indy will prob tank the last game

They actually have a chance against Jacksonville.

And the Vikings will screw things up and win their last game against the Bears.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Does anyone know of a site for "Strength of Schedule?"

Just in case if the Colts, Vikings and Rams finished tied. Draft positioning is based on that.

 

[316what]

Does anyone know of a site for "Strength of Schedule?"

Just in case if the Colts, Vikings and Rams finished tied. Draft positioning is based on that.

They said last night during the game if there's a 2 or 3-way tie, Indy has the 1st overall pick.

If the Rams and Vikings win 1 of their last 2 games, Indy has the #1 pick locked up.

 

[BadMoon]

Jets Jets Jets!

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Does anyone know of a site for "Strength of Schedule?"

Just in case if the Colts, Vikings and Rams finished tied. Draft positioning is based on that.

Nevermind, this was just posted on Espn.com......

"Still, if Indianapolis loses at Jacksonville on Jan. 1, they would finish with at least a share of the league's worst record at 2-14 and have the top pick in the draft by virtue of strength-of-schedule tiebreaker.

Both St. Louis and Minnesota are 2-12 heading into Saturday's games, but the Colts' .547 strength-of-schedule percentage is going to only worsen after playing the 4-10 Jaguars. The Rams' percentage is .587 and the Vikings' .587.

Minnesota has games left at Washington (5-9) and at home against Chicago (7-7), and St. Louis finishes at Pittsburgh (10-4) and at home against San Francisco (11-3)."

The Rams and Vikings are tied at .587 for now.

https://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7383915/indianapolis-colts-secure-no-1-pick-week-17-loss

 

[Centurion]

I love this time of the year when the teams fight for last place.

 

[DinoDB1975]

The best is when teams are tied for the last playoff spot, and are / will be tied in terms of overall record, division record, conference record and whatever else criteria there is, until the last tiebreaker is points scored.

Remember a few years backs when the Packers and the Panthers were tied for the last playoff spot during the last week of the season, and both teams were already up on their opponents and they were trying to run the score up to lock up the final wildcard spot? THAT was wild.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

I'm just glad to see it's not the Panthers.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I love this time of the year when the teams fight for last place.