the great thing about the NFL is that any team can beat any team on any given Sunday. That's why I've stopped listening to sports radio and watching expert anal-ysts on tv. It's pointless for the most part what they say, or we say. So, that being said, I'm expecting the Jets to win this game vs the Ravens, no matter who plays or doesn't play. Once they kick it off though, I might have a short leash!! :grin:
Im sure by Sunday, I'll have convinced myself we will win. But I have a bad feeling if Mangold is out.
How many people felt we would win last year against the Patriots in the Playoffs? After that 45 to 3 loss, one of the worst games I had ever experienced? But sure enough, they bounced right back and impressed the HELL out of everyone. Believe me, we are going to come out with a vengeance, I can just feel it.
I don't know why people pay so much attention to what Vegas thinks. These "lines" are more betting patterns than who has the best statistical chance to win.
I like Cromartie and defend him more than most on this board, but even I'm worried about Sunday if he has to match up with Torrey Smith. I can see at least 5 pass interference/holding penalties so he doesn't get burned down the field.
I am not trying to look for help from last year, I am just trying to point out that they always seem to pull it out of their ass. Whether it is talent, coaching, or luck, it always seems to happen more often than not. Last year was a great example.
That wouldn't be that shocking, the Steelers are infamous for their hordes of uninformed bandwagon fans.
I'm inclined to skip all your posts because I think you're Al Dorow. Of course, then I realize you're MBGreen and skip them anyway. Anyway, +3.5 sounds eminently reasonable. We looked like poo yesterday.
If Cromartie were black we wouldn't even be having this discussion. Of course he'll start with McKnight returning kick offs. That said, the LAST team, and I DO MEAN THE LAST TEAM the Ravens want to play is a PISSED OFF Rex Ryan team. Go ask Belicheat if you doubt me. If the New York Fucking Football Jets don't BLOW OUT the Ravens in their crib I will NEVER post on TGG again.
It's the fact that the line reflects betting that makes it about as good a predictor as you can get. This is a classic example of how prediction markets work, and there's plenty of evidence that they work pretty well in lots of situations. The Wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_market has a good discussion of this. James Surowiecki's book The Wisdom of Crowds was a popular science discussion of the principle, but there has been serious academic research that seems to support the effectiveness of prediction markets.
