NFL WEEK 5: Our official predictions for who wins this weekend
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This week's football news was dominated by two things: Odell Beckham Jr., who says he is no longer having fun playing football, and the league's inability to regulate player celebrations after several players celebrated with pelvic-thrusts, some of which were flagged and others that were not.
Oh right, and Tom Brady is back.
The whole No Fun League stuff feels a little stale to me, honestly. Is it news that refs are inconsistent, or that the league is extremely self-serious when it comes to on-the-field behavior? I'm not sure exactly how to fix it, but clearly a more lenient policy on touchdown celebrations is the first step. Nobody is getting hurt, and it's not like any of these celebrations are Terrell Owens-esque.
My feeling about Beckham, meanwhile, is pretty simple. He needs to figure out a way to not get so upset when he's targeted by his defenders. He's going to be targeted unfairly (just as most elite wide receivers are), and they're only going to continue to target him seeing how quickly he starts to loose his cool. Just run back to the huddle! Beckham is a generational talent and this stuff is only getting in the way. Plus, he's on my fantasy team and really underperforming.
Anyway, I clawed my way back to .500 on the season this week, and still felt in retrospect like I missed some very obvious picks.
Why do I continue to take the Dolphins? Or the Lions?
All lines courtesy of Vegas Insider.
Last week: 8-7
Season: 32-32-1
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