Author: Mike Jacques

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Life is too short to play the under.

Remember the good old days when you could just draft a running back in the first two rounds, then set it and forget it? Those days are gone. Seriously, unless you’re drafting with a bunch of drunks and you can get Derrick Henry and Joe Mixon in the first two rounds, it’s time to diversify in the first four rounds of your draft. Round 1: Don’t Blow It If you’ve got the first pick, take Jonathon Taylor and move on with your life. Watch out for the Colts this year. Beyond that, I’m not feeling any of the running backs…

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Let’s get this straight. Come February, these two statements will be true: The Bengals will not get back to the Super Bowl. Ja’Marr Chase will not score 260 points in fantasy (1/2 PPR). Let me explain myself… Before you yell at me, Cincinnati (I live here too) let’s take a look. Other than the Patriots in 2017 and 2018, the last team to reach the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year was the 1993 Buffalo Bills.  However they finished that season by losing a record FOURTH Super Bowl in a row. Those Buffalo teams, and the 2017/2018 Patriots,…

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Okay, this isn’t just ANY Florida man. This is the freakin’ GOAT we’re talking about. February 1, 2022: Tom Brady announces his retirement after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles. Social media springs to life as athletes and celebrities rush to pile on the praise. The GOAT is finally hanging it up. Later the same day, recently fired Dolphins head coach Brian Flores files a $100 million lawsuit against the NFL and three of its franchises. Flores alleges discrimination in the interview process with the Giants and Broncos as well as on the part of Dolphins owner Stephen Ross,…

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