I don't get to listen to sports radio too much, but I keep hearing that the Jets are primed to be upset today. I know there are other threads out there talking about the potential for a letdown, so I won't focus on that. It amazes me that everywhere I look online I see almost every expert picking the Jets, but today I'm hearing people like Sal Paolantonio (sp?) and that douche cowherd saying we're in line for an upset. When you look at these guys picks they are 52% or maybe a little better over the course of a season for the ones who are really good at it. I have never tried to pick a whole season straight up, but I'm curious as to how good the average fan could do. Has anyone tried to do this long term?
You've uncovered quite the controversial little-known fact here. No can accurately predict the future.
Didn't you know trap games are now about what the media is predicting and not how the Jets are preparing? After all, it isn't like they have a bye to look past the current matchup to or anything.
What does Vegas say? Those guys amaze me with their predictions/odds. I guess it's all about the $$$$
Buffalo - Trap game - May overlook them with eyes on Vikings - We trounced them Minnesota - Trap game - Because of bye week for Vikings - Beat them Denver????? Becoming old and tiresome calling every game a "trap" game.
I pick every game without the spread every year on yahoo I'm 48-28 this season. On ESPN they have the expert picks and the season records. the best is chris mortenson with an identical record to me. everyone else is worse. they even have experts who are at or below .500 on the season. i honestly don't care how many people pick them to win. i just like to find the jet haters who pick against them every week for no other reason other then hating them. that wickersam person predicted the dolphins at 11-5 and jets to miss playoffs before the season. http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks
If I remember correctly, Gregg Easterbrook (TMQ on ESPN) did a study where he just picked the favorites to win, every week, straight up. At the end of the season he hit something like 2/3 of the games, far better than any of the experts.
If you average 50%, you are no genius. If I pick all home teams to win, I guarantee u I'll do better than 60% and that isn't even smart. BTW, the game is not today
Most fans get all upset every time someone doesn't pick the Jets to win. They won't/shouldn't pick us to win EVERY game. *shakes head*
Jets +3 OTR. Jets historically are horrid as road favorites, great as home dogs. Vegas is what has me worried. I'm seeing blowout here.
We'll start to find out Sunday if we are a DOMINATING team or if we're just a very good team. If they move to 5-1 out in Denver, this team is dominating.
The Broncos could very well be a trap game. Cross-country trip, short rest, solid-but-not-great team...I'm not surprised people are saying that. The Jets will prove them wrong though.
Every single guy on Sunday countdown picked us and so did everyone in the analyst panel but schefter( who always seems to make random picks that don't make sense) and weinharden or whatever the fucj that dolphins fan douchebag name is. So I don't know where you got that from That's like 12/14 or something
If everybody picked the Jets (or any team) every week then nobody would ever bother to watch the games. Half the reason these guys make the picks they do is to drum up some interest. Ask them where they put their money if you want to know what they really think.
