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    Terrific award name. Remember the Volek year well, was a ton of fun blindsiding better teams as he ripped thru first two rounds, unfortunately I stayed with him in the championship game @ good Denver D in low temp. Wahh wahh. Have had Volek visions watching Tennessee past few weeks, although Tannehill already has a longer streak going.... have to decide if it continues or if I go with Kyler. 

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    Fantasy props are low limit entertainment wagers. Like a bonus promotion. Even if a sportsbook takes a loss on them overall, it doesn't really hurt them, and will lead to new customers betting sports and casino.

     

    Plus they don't have to be very sharp to make money on a 15 cent line…. just have some kid hang the yahoo predictions as over/unders and put -115 on both sides and you're likely going to win.

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    In the 2006 playoffs, their Superbowl winning season, he threw 3 touchdowns and 7 picks in 4 games, averaged ~ 64% - 250 yds a game, and had a passer rating of 70.5. Against Baltimore he threw three picks and they never scored a touchdown, winning on five Vinatieri field goals. In his defense, he did bring them back in the second half against NE, after falling in a 21-6 hole in the first half. Of course he helped put them in that whole by throwing a pick-6. Tying back into our last exchange, this was another game where the Pats defense gave up two more fourth quarter leads.

     

    That year was a good indication of how random NFL playoffs have become (if we don't need fantasy football to know that). Manning's best postseasons statistically didn't lead to a championship, but one of his worst did. Besides the Pats game which WAS the 2007 Super Bowl IMO. Let's also not forget the best team by a mile that year was sitting at home at that point because of Marty ball (Chargers).

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    Again, this is just flat out wrong.

     

    You could make this argument with Bradshaw, but not Montana. He won his 4 titles with 3 very different teams. Yes, the 88 and 89 teams were largely the same, but the 81 team and the 84 team were entirely different. The constants were Montana and Bill Walsh.

     

    Agreed they were different in early and later parts of the decade, naturally. But the market allowed them to keep a lot more pieces from year to year, and remain competitive (49ers also went to two more NFC championships that decade). Today in a QB league you pay Flacco 120 million after he wins a title and gut the entire franchise. Much harder to win multiple titles.

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    How about passing in an era before today's skirt like additions to the game, can't hit the QB, that stupid tuck rule, the escalating pass interference barriers... +1 on today's game being different, I think it's gotten way easier for QB's, touchdowns come easier today IMO.

     

    True but I think winning championships has gotten more random (talent margin between teams smaller in playoffs, thus more of a crapshoot)

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    NFL was a different league when Montana won 4 Super Bowls.

     

    Teams much easier to hold together for a longer period of time.

     

    If Manning wins a SB with Denver he will have gotten there with head coaches Dungy, Caldwell, and Fox. Not exactly Bill Walsh.

     

    I am not a guy who considers # of championships most important, but two SB on diff teams with those coaches would have to put him in the "greatest of all time" conversation

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    I am a commissioner that created a 12-team league several years ago. I set up the league with people I know, the same 7-8 owners have been there the whole time, but as other owners have come and gone I plug in friends or co-workers. The only "advantage" I have found is knowing everyone in the league well. This helps in my own trade situations, and as some people have pointed out people come to me asking "what I think" since I am familiar with the other person, almost like a mediator. I am usually impartial, but naturally there are times I nudge an owner in a direction that I think helps me.

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    Ronnie Brown helped get me a bye, my RB core now looks like the following (can start two): Deangelo, Johnathan Stewart, McCoy, Foster....

     

    I've rolled with both Carolina backs a few times this year and that's been up and down.

     

    Here's why I like Foster:

     

    1) Rams D...obviously

    2) He got 17 touches last week as '3rd back'

    3) Kubiak untrustworthy but I think we WILL see more of Foster this week.

    4) Potential for a blowout, and even if he isn't featured, we could still see him pick up points late.

     

    I'll be waiting until kickoff before making my decision, but I'm leaning Foster along with Deangelo.

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