Four Down Territory: Big Blue Babbies

First Down Never, in all my years on this earth, has a week 17 game made so many headlines for the wrong reasons. On Sunday night the Eagles pulled Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld in the fourth quarter. The game was close and the decision seemed questionable. Giants fans, players, beat writers, and national media members started questioning Doug Pederson's decision to bench Hurts and his integrity. https://twitter.com/saquon/status/1345944997435207680 https://twitter.com/ShowtimeTate/status/1345940546385305600 https://twitter.com/AlexWilsonESM/status/1345938528723730432 https://twitter.com/danorlovsky7/status/1345949411382353920 Oh yeah, if the Eagles had won the Giants would backed their way into the playoffs. Giants head coach Joe Judge took it a step further on Monday and blasted the Eagles and Pederson about integrity and all that other coach speak foolishness. https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1346237557852565510 Question; was it disrespectful to the game when Judge was staffed by a team that got caught cheating not once but TWICE?! Just asking. This notion that week 17 is some sacred arena where teams that have nothing to play for should push it to the limit is Pop-Warner and needs to stay there. The game was on primetime, that's the only reason this is a story. Doug and the Eagles had signaled all week that they weren't going to go all out on Sunday night. https://twitter.com/Eagles/status/1345880159367409671 If the Eagles had a chance at the postseason you can gurantee that most of those names would have been active. Doug also tipped his hand throughout the week of their intentions. https://twitter.com/MikeGarafolo/status/1345877684937748483 This isn't the first time a team has lost for better draft positioniong. Hello, 2014 Bucs. https://twitter.com/MichaelKistNFL/status/1346086044115066881 Here's a crazy idea; if you want to get into the playoffs WIN MORE GAMES!!! A quick recap of the Giants season. They started 0-7. Before Sunday they were on a three game losing streak in which they only scored two touchdowns. Daniel Jones fumbled the ball ten times, losing six of them. He threw 11 touchdowns and ten interceptions. They ranked 31st in the league in points. The Giants were a bad team; that's all there is to it. If they want to throw a temper tantrum then aim it at your "pro-bowl" tight end that dropped the game winner against Philadelphia earlier this year. https://twitter.com/JimmySullivanBC/status/1345943709918093313 Just to reiterate the tweet: IF HE MAKES THAT CATCH THE GIANTS AREN'T CRYING ON TWITTER! It's understandable, though. When your franchise has been a laughing stock for almost ten years even the taste of the playoffs can drive you mad. The Saints used to wear the crown of most whiny NFL fans but the Giants took that with force in one night. Be proud, at least you won something. Second Down MOCK DRAFT SZN 2.0 The regular season is over and we know the draft order of all non-playoff teams. This draft covers the top 15 and WE'RE DOING TRADES BABY! Rd 1. Pick 1. Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB Clemson. Nothing to see here. Rd 1. Pick 2. New York Jets: Justin Fields, QB Ohio State This pick was interesting until Fields beat the breaks off Clemson. The Jets won't committ to Darnold because they have eyes on Fields. Rd 1. Pick 3. TRADE! Detroit Lions: Zach Wilson, QB BYU The Lions know Atlanta is in the QB market and is spooked enough to jump in front of them to grab QB3. Miami is going to charge an arm and a leg for this spot but if Detroit wants to guarantee their future QB then they gotta pay the price. Rd 1. Pick 4. Atlanta Falcons: Micah Parsons, LB Penn State The Falcons will be tempted to draft Sewell but Jake Matthews dead cap hit is $18 million for 2021. Atlanta drafts the next best player on the board. They could trade this pick the but only real suitor is another QB thirsty team. The only one that's close enough is Carolina, a division rival. That ain't happening. Rd 1. Pick 5. Cincinnati Bengals: Penei Sewell, OT Oregon The Bengals LOL at the Falcons and grab their LT for the next decade. Rd 1. Pick 6. Philadelphia Eagles: Ja'Marr Chase, WR LSU The Sunday Night tank pays off with the best WR in the class. It'll be hard for Howie Roseman to screw this up. Rd 1. Pick 7 Miami Dolphins: DeVonta Smith, WR Alabama Trade back AND get a Heisman winner? The Dolphins hook Tua up with an old friend and this draft has the potential to be franchise-altering for a team on the rise. Thanks, Houston. Rd 1. Pick 8. Carolina Panthers: Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State Four QBs taken in the top ten? The potential is there. Teddy Bridgewater will be a mentor to Trey as he transistions to the speed of the league. Rd 1. Pick 9. Denver Broncos: Patrick Surtain II, CB Alabama With all the top QBs gone (it'd be a stretch to think they'd draft one anyway) Denver grabs the best corner. Von and Bradley can't pressure the QB with a leaky secondary. Rd 1. Pick 10. Dallas Cowboys: Caleb Farley, CB Virginia Tech The Cowboys have one of the worst defenses in the league, if not ever. Caleb can start a defensive rebuild that will probably come under a new defensive coordinator. Rd 1. Pick 11. New York Giants: Gregory Rousseau, EDGE Miami The Giants defense is trending up and keeping that trend going is paramount to getting over the six win hump. Rd 1. Pick 12. San Francisco 49ers: Rashawn Slater, OT Northwestern Trent Williams is a free agent and is going to demand A LOT of money, as he should. The 49ers will have some cap space but may need to keep it for an incoming vet from Detroit to lead their offense. Rd 1. Pick 13. Los Angeles Chargers: Christian Darrisaw, OT Virginia Tech Protect Herbert, that's all the Charges need to worry about. Rd 1. Pick 14. Minnesota Vikings: Wyatt Davis, Guard Ohio State The Vikings need help on the interior line. Davis is the best guard in the draft. It works. Rd 1. Pick 15. New England Patriots: Kyle Pitts, TE Florida How does this happen? The Patriots snag the best TE in the draft in the middle of the first round. Pitts can line up anywhere and will be a mismatch nightmare. Third Down The regular season is over; let's take a look at award predictions and compare them to my week one outlooks. Time to eat some crow, I suppose. Offensive Rookie of the Year: Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers Justin had an amazing rookie season and the sun is shining in Charger land. Seriously, the guy balled out. https://twitter.com/danielrpopper/status/1345888249181425664 Previous Prediction: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Rookie of the Year: Chase Young, Washington Football Team Chase Young lived up to the billing. He lead the Football Team to the playoffs and can be mentioned in the same breath as the Bosa brothers. https://twitter.com/PFF/status/1343942615864127488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1343942615864127488%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fnfl%2Fnfl-awards-2021-date-odds-nominees-predictions For what it's worth, him calling out Tom Brady after Sunday's win is awesome. Don't mince words, young blood. Let 'em know where you stand. Previous Prediction: Chase Young, Washington Football Team Rookie of the Year: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings This award should go to Jefferson but there's a good chance it goes to Herbert since he's a quarterback. Jefferson's rookie season will be hard to beat being that it's the best rookie WR season IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE! https://twitter.com/FieldYates/status/1345827469157429251 Previous Prediction: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Player of the Year: Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans Henry should low key be the MVP but that's not going to happen. He's the 8th person in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards. He's also the only man to rush for 2k at all three levels of football. https://twitter.com/TheJoezilla/status/1345909956382347265 Previous Prediction: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Player of the Year: T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers What is it about the Watt family? They just have a knack for hitting the QB. https://twitter.com/steelers/status/1346099205199245313 Previous Prediction: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Comeback Player of the Year: Alex Smith, Washington Football Team Before the season I said Alex should get this award even if he never sees the field. He not only got significant playing time but led his team to the playoffs. There is no discussion, this belongs to Alex and he deserves this moment. Previous Prediction: Alex Smith, Washington Football Team Coach of the Year: Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills The Bill are the darlings of the league and rightfully so. They've won the divison for the first time in over twenty years and Josh Allen looks like an MVP. They're in prime position to make a serious run this year and years to come. Previous Prediction: Frank Reich, Indianiapolis Colts Most Valuable Player: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers It was close for a little while but Rodgers is playing some of the best football ever. Drafting Jordan Love was the greatest Jedi mind trick this world has ever seen. https://twitter.com/packers/status/1346168367967731712 https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1345886356569022467 https://twitter.com/zachkruse2/status/1345895535673274373 Previous Prediction: Cam Newton, New England Patriots Fourth Down PICK TIME ONE LAST TIME! Last week ya boy went 15-1 which brings the season total to 171-84-1. This week we're going to break down the entire playoff brackets and Super Bowl Champion. Picks are in red. AFC Wild Card Round Cleveland @ Pittsburgh Indianapolis @ Buffalo Baltimore @ Tennessee Divisional Round Pittsburgh @ Buffalo Baltimore @ Kansas City Championship Round Pittsburth @ Kansas City NFC Wild Card Round Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Chicago @ New Orleans Tampa Bay @ Washington (I'm picking Tampa but wouldn't be shocked one bit if Washington pulled the upset). Divisional Round Seattle @ New Orleans Tampa Bay @ Green Bay Championship Round Seattle @ Green Bay Super Bowl 55 Kansas City @ Green Bay Extra Points What on earth is this? https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1345808283261661186 The feeling of getting something out of your teeth>>>>>> https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1345806157131214850 Adams deserves more respect on his name. https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1345881327397122050 Worth a shot amirite? https://twitter.com/picksixpod/status/1345829699172315136 Stick to late game interceptions, Kirk. https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1345832026155446278 Before we wrap I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for another fun year. The time you take to read this weekly means a lot and doesn't go unnoticed. Shoutout to our fearless leader, Geoff, for giving me a platform to write this weekly smorgasbord of things that I find interesting and funny. One more time: Colin Kaepernick is being blackballed for protesting police brutality and racial injustice. Don’t forget to check out GoingFor2.com for daily fantasy advice and more heat. @ me madads14

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