Chargers - call your shot

[mjp28]

@the-gipper said:

I will show you the actual power rankings in another thread

Just google up 2018 week 6 nfl power rankings and get all you want.

NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 6

1. Kansas City Cheifs. Charlie Riedel/AP.
2. Los Angeles Rams. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images. ...
3. New Orleans Saints. Chris Graythen/Getty Images. ...
4. New England Patriots. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images. ...
5. Carolina Panthers. ...
6. Cincinnati Bengals. ...
7. Chicago Bears. ...
8. Jacksonville Jaguars. ...

More items...

[The Gipper]

@mjp28 said:

Just google up 2018 week 6 nfl power rankings and get all you want.

NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 6

1. Kansas City Cheifs. Charlie Riedel/AP.
2. Los Angeles Rams. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images. ...
3. New Orleans Saints. Chris Graythen/Getty Images. ...
4. New England Patriots. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images. ...
5. Carolina Panthers. ...
6. Cincinnati Bengals. ...
7. Chicago Bears. ...
8. Jacksonville Jaguars. ...

More items...

Under the REAL power rankings....known as the actual standings the Jags don't even make the playoffs at this point.  Titans beat them head to head.

So, to quote my Dad  (and The Old Man from Pawn Stars):   your power rankings are about as useless as tits on a boar hog.

[Mark O]

I'd love to see an easy victory and a nice relaxing 4th quarter but the Chargers are good and are always going to be tough to beat as long as 17 in playing QB. 

Browns 20

Chargers 17

Losandiego Chargers miss a FG under 2 minutes left to seal the victory.

[The Gipper]

This thread seems to take away the Thunder from Zombo's  TWITAFCN thread.   Since he has not started that thread, and since I will be going out of town tomorrow,  I will have to put my pick here, now, although I already made a pick above which I will reiterate........but I did have to confirm my temp hiring who has helped me out by taking my dicktation. This week they sent Rachel to me.  How do you say Browns 29 Chargers 19 in shorthand?

[mjp28]

@the-gipper said:

Under the REAL power rankings....known as the actual standings the Jags don't even make the playoffs at this point.  Titans beat them head to head.

So, to quote my Dad  (and The Old Man from Pawn Stars):   your power rankings are about as useless as tits on a boar hog.

Yes they are a bit subjective and not strictly on W/L percentages but even sportsbooks use then to help set lines not just start debates.

[hoorta]

@mjp28 said:

Or minor league baseball. So how did the Akron Aeros finish this year?

Or the Dayton Dragons. Class A, one step above sandlot.

[hoorta]

@mjp28 said:

Just google up 2018 week 6 nfl power rankings and get all you want.

NFL POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 teams stand going into Week 6

1. Kansas City Cheifs. Charlie Riedel/AP.
2. Los Angeles Rams. Stephen Brashear/Getty Images. ...
3. New Orleans Saints. Chris Graythen/Getty Images. ...
4. New England Patriots. Adam Glanzman/Getty Images. ...
5. Carolina Panthers. ...
6. Cincinnati Bengals. ...
7. Chicago Bears. ...
8. Jacksonville Jaguars. ...

More items...

Actually, about the best PR I've seen...

[hoorta]

@the-gipper said:

Under the REAL power rankings....known as the actual standings the Jags don't even make the playoffs at this point.  Titans beat them head to head.

So, to quote my Dad  (and The Old Man from Pawn Stars):   your power rankings are about as useless as tits on a boar hog.

You're projecting playoffs based on current record. A lot of the power rankings are projecting what they think a team will do in the future. Like the Titans are less likely to make the playoffs than the Jaguars. Hey the Browns have the same record as the Vikings, we're obviously just as "powerful". LOL It's a Beauty Contest Gip, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[The Gipper]

@mjp28 said:

Yes they are a bit subjective and not strictly on W/L percentages but even sportsbooks use then to help set lines not just start debates.

And who gives a flying fuyck about that?

[TypicalBrowns50]

@lbc-mike said:

Who are these new posters?  Woodwork dwellers?

Been here for 8 years bub , lost my account password so I had to make a new one. Btw, with the Browns being watchable expect many noobs to come through this year to jump on the bandwagon

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

You're projecting playoffs based on current record. A lot of the power rankings are projecting what they think a team will do in the future. Like the Titans are less likely to make the playoffs than the Jaguars. Hey the Browns have the same record as the Vikings, we're obviously just as "powerful". LOL It's a Beauty Contest Gip, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

I get that.....but it is still a fact that the standings are the ONLY thing that counts.   

So, if the power rankings are just a beauty contest (and I agree with that).....then, at this point, it is only a beauty contest for babies. (which, to me are kind of disgusting)

[LBC mike]

@typicalbrowns50 said:

Been here for 8 years bub , lost my account password so I had to make a new one. Btw, with the Browns being watchable expect many noobs to come through this year to jump on the bandwagon

It's Bubba to u.

[Canton Dawg]

@texasag1969 said:

Oh please. Everyone knows this is just copycatting LSU baseball from 2016.

https://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/lsu-baseball-rally-possum-050816

How about this guy?

[Ghoolie]

They have yet to play a game low in mistakes and turnovers. 

Browns 42

Chargers 13

B L O W O U T   3 -2 -1

[TypicalBrowns50]

I am liking this new ghoolie 

[hoorta]

@ghoolie said:

They have yet to play a game low in mistakes and turnovers. 

Browns 42

Chargers 13

B L O W O U T   3 -2 -1

LOL, now I have to give you some grief- how about your Super Stud Saquon helping the Giants to a stellar 1-5 record? You were a little late to the Baker party.    It's not just about scoring points, it's also about preventing the other team from scoring points- and Denzel Ward stopped at least 6, and possibly 9 bu the Ravens with that interception and blocked field goal. 

Yeah, I watched most of the Eagles- Giants game, and here's my impression. They showed a clip of Barkley comparing him to Barry Sanders. OK, he's good, maybe very good, his 230 or so combined yards resulted in another loss. So question- riddle me this- how many Super Bowls was Barry a part of? Answer- none. Here's the G-Men's problems as I see them. They have no defense- Wentz took them apart- think the other Chubb or Ward would have helped out there?  And as I opined before the draft Eli is as washed up as a beached whale, even worse than your whipping boy Brady. If it was Gettleman's idea (their GM's) one last hurrah with Eli, Saquon, and Beckham it officially blew up last night. OTOH, if his idea was to pull a Browns and go 3-13 or worse to snag Eli's replacement at the top of the 2019 draft- just might be perverted genius, but we'll see if those impatient New York fans won't want to run him out of town before April next year rolls around.  

Them Giants fans just might be wishing they had drafted Darnold and not Saquon.  

[jiggins7919]

@clevfan4life said:

front 7 is not very good without joey. Melvin ingram only has 2.5 sacks. Their leading sacker is derwin james, the FS. So u can tell that pressure comes from blitzes. We run the ball up that a-ss for a quarter or 2 and that defense will fold. Rem the browns teams of the last 2 years gave these chargers a tough fight...think about that. We beat them 2 years ago and had a close game last year that came down to kizer shtting himself. The worst 2 year team maybe in nfl history gave the chargers a loss one year and a fight the next....

im hoping joey sees the writing on the wall cause once rivers retires thats it....they go back to what they were pre rivers and prob worse now that they're in a city that gives zero fuks about em

come back to ohio joey.....ur ~2 hours away from osu. U can drive down for every big game and sit on the sidelines

Great stuff, thanks! Ok very familiar with Derwin, as I live in Tallahassee and went to FSU. There was zero doubt in my mind about his potential. I think this game will largely come down to another rookie, Denzel Ward, and how well he does against Keenen Allen. But you're definitely right, we seem to play the Bolts tough about every time. I remember last year I was furious after re-watching the game (per the norm, lol), and it was Josh's first game back. I was furious because Hue created several opportunities for Josh to get deep on single coverage, and Kizer missed him almost every time. It's not a stretch to say Josh should've had 200 yards that game. 

Bosa coming here would be insane. ?

[jiggins7919]

Ok, it's prediction time! We're steamrolling into the weekend with some momentum and another home game. We previously used this winning momentum to jump out to a 14 point lead against the Raiders, but ultimately fell after we turned it over twice and the refs snatched a victory from us. We need to find a way to learn from squandering a sizeable lead, and finish games when we have the chance. 

So, I'm making two predictions for this game, which is obviously cheating, but I don't care! ?

I'm calling two different scores, one from my brain, the other from my heart. 

Brain says Chargers win because they're a good team and their qb is on fire. I believe Rivers has 13 TDs against 2 picks (yo!) and he's playing about as well as he ever has. He's got plenty of weapons to choose from, and their screen game is strong...always a concern for a Gregg Williams defense. Even though Rivers has the mobility of Stephen Hawking, he doesn't get sacked all that much because of his quick release and rare ability to actually know what the defense is running. Perhaps the best way to get pressure on him is straight up the gut, so we'll need Ogunjobi to blow it up Sunday. Our tackling also must be better this week because the Chargers thrive off YAC. They've also got a talented RB who can run and catch. Both teams move the ball in this game, but Chargers win because they'll be better in the red zone. No knock against Baker and our boys, but rookies historically struggle in this area. Also, their defense held the Raiders to 10 points. The same offense that chewed us a new butt hole. Score:

Chargers - 35

Browns - 20

That being said, my HEART says screw all that nonsense. We're getting better, we're at home again, and we're now EXPECTING to win...even if just a little. But I feel the confidence, and a team like ours will never be OVERCONFIDENT because we understand just how difficult winning is, and we're going to fight. Our receivers have worked more with Baker and will be more comfortable catching the rock. I expect few, if any, drops this game. We'll utilize more tight ends, and both Njoku and Devalve will have TDs. Teams traveling across the country don't always play well, and I'm thinking that will hold true Sunday. Rivers has been on an unholy TEAR this year, and he's due for a come back to earth game. Denzel Ward gets another pick, and this could be the game where our defense finally takes one of their many turnovers, and scores it for us. Myles will face near constant double teams, but will have a sack. Ogunjobi steals the spotlight with 2 sacks and forces a fumble. Browns win a game with a ton of offense, and finally pull away late with the aforementioned defensive TD. Score:

Browns - 38

Chargers - 27

Baker Mayfield - 28/40, 331 yards, 3 TDs, no picks. TDs go to Devalve, Njoku, and Callaway (we finally hit him deep). Hyde gets a rushing TD. Joseph is perfect on XP's and his lone FG attempt. Defense gets their TD from an Ogunjobi strip-sack and Myles scoops it up for the score. The heart wants what it wants! 

[Tour2ma]

Sorry.... gotta wait for This Week in the AFCN or else Zelda will copy my work...

[S_U_P_E_R_B_O_W_L]

Browns 28.  Chargers 21.