Your Monday Night NFL Football Open Thread

Hey folks, this is your friendly neighbourhood fantasy flounderer coming at you the last time this week. I hope every one of you has made a poor decision recently like I have. Multiple ones, even! Let’s wrap this puppy up.

Fallout:

-I usually start off with injuries but I won’t go that route. I see Johnathan Taylor will be back at practice on Wednesday, absolutely nothing having been resolved and the air full of bad feelings on both side. Should be interesting the rest of the way.

-Russ Francis, a tight end for the Pats and then the Niners in the 70’s and 80’s died in a plane crash. He was a solid player but Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow got the name recognition. Still, 5 of his 6 years on the Pats he was a top 11 te in fantasy and he won a few Super Bowls as well. Think of him as a Greg Olsen, Keith Jackson or Jeremy Shockey type-you were glad to have him on your team.

-Chase Claypool complained about his usage and now the Bears have little to no use for him. He was impressive as a rookie but it’s been all downhill sledding from then which is appropriate given that he’s a Canuck. (he learned to whine at Notre Dame-just want to make that clear)

-Arthur Smith is probably in a stronger position within the organization than it would appear to be because he’s insisting that Ridder is the starter next week. I guess he’s weighed the options and doesn’t want a qb kerfuffle by starting Heinicke but he could couch it in no uncertain terms by saying that Ridder needs a ‘re-set’ or somesuch.

To The Game!

Seahawks/Giants:

-Continuing issues on New York’s o-line (beyond injuries) is why you’ll see Dimes running around again. The Giants completely abandon the run game when Saquon is out so we’ll see a touch of Breida but not much.

-Besides, Seattle’s rush D is giving up 2.9 yards per but 7 yards thru the air on attempts. That and the ‘Hawks are down three corners.

-The visitor’s O doesn’t strike me as all that effective but they’ve only turned the ball over once, average 3 punts a game and excluding end of halves and games, they come away with points 65.5% of the time. That sort of efficiency wins games but doesn’t attract headlines.

-After three weeks the Giants are already sporting a -5 turnover differential. (I thought it would be slightly higher) Those missed tackles are piling up as well.

-I’m not surprised they’re 1-2 because I’ve said many times the early sked is a killer but they’ve been manhandled for 10 of 12 quarters. There’s a narrative creeping up that they’re on the soft side. Robinson was punched and another player was thrown to the ground after the whistle and the response by teammates was tepid. There’s a lot to criticize about how things are going and now ‘leadership within the team’ is being added to the list.

Enjoy the evening.