Upstate New York Vs. Urban Sprawl: Choose One

I don’t think the phrase “Why not both?” applies here. But it looks to be a good tilt.

Flotsam and Jetsam:

-Mixon In Action: See what I did there? OOF! A non-football boo-boo to Joe’s leg in the offseason is shrouded in mystery and now he’s out for the year with no further details being offered. Organization-wise, that’s quality secret-keeping that you don’t see very often! It’s safe to say that his days as a Texan are numbered given that releasing him prior to his age 30 season will save 8.5 mil in cap monies. His next contract will probably be for Chubb change.

Not So Many Cooks: Brandin was a smart fella that asked for his release and the Saints granted it. Now he waits around to be a nice depth piece for a playoff team and should recoup some lost cash with playoff bonuses-is where I think his head is at.

-Lost In The Funhouse: It’s not often one gets to reference a novel by John Barth but here we are. I of course am talking about Shadeur Sanders and his experience with the Browns. He gets his first start this weekend after a whole four days practicing with the first team for the first time since that brief period last summer. The contempt that Stefanski is rumored to have for him seems evident to most outsiders. This is “Being Set Up To Fail” in real time.

To The Game!

Bills/Texans:

-At 5-5 Houston currently has a 30% chance of making the playoffs. With a win tonight the odds jump to 45%.

-Davis Mills gets his third straight start-t’was thought unlikely when he took over but he has two wins under his belt and has breathed new life into the team by being competent. He may have found his niche as a Tyrod Taylor type-the backup guy with starting experience that is effective in the short term.

-This has the potential to be interesting to the neutral observer in that this is a clash between the #1 overall offense and the #2 defense. I’ll leave it to you as to who is who.

-Rock Meets Hard Place: Ok, fine-I’ll spell it out. Allen, the owner of three rush TD’s last week faces a squadoo that has yet to allow a QB to cross the goal line.

-Buffalo’s pass-catching situation hasn’t been that great this year and now Kincaid, Samuel and Hardman are all out. Btw, though desperate at the position, Keon Coleman was a healthy scratch last week. What’s going on there? If you’re in the mood to stream a deep narcoleptic maybe check out Tyrell Shaver-he’s listed as a starting wr this week.

-Or maybe Gabe Davis-lifted off the practice squad-is more your type. That’s the guy that converted a 4 TD playoff performance into the theft of at least 24 million from the Jaguars. Nice work if you can get it, er, pull it off.

As you were.