Bucs vs. Jags: Which NFL Team Will Win a Game First?

Both teams are going nowhere fast and it looks like it's a race between these two to draft Teddy Bridgewater. So who's it gonna be? I checked the schedules and they don't play each other this season, so there may be a chance that they both go winless...

 

Easy one - Jags pull off the upset over the 49ers this weekend :-)

In all seriousness - will have to go with Tampa Bay. Jags offense is beyond feeble & sputtering...

All the world's indeed a stage, And we are merely players, Performers and portrayers, Each another's audience, Outside the gilded cage - Limelight (1981)
 

I have to think that Tampa will win a game first. Maybe on Monday night in two weeks at home vs. the Dolphins. Neither team will go without a win in my opinion. The Jags still have win-able games:TEN 2x, ARI, BUF. They also play the Colts in week 17 and they will already have clinched the division, so they may rest starters.

 

I'm gonna disagree with everyone here and say Jags will win first. If you look at TB's matchups left, only week 16 seems like a possible win vs STL Rams. Jags have a lot more opportunities before that week with Arizona, Buffalo, and Cleveland.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 
Edmundo Braverman:

Alright, interesting question then: I've got both Kaepernick and Matt Ryan in my money league. Which one do I start this weekend? Kap has thrown up underwhelming fantasy points all season while Ryan has been solid. Really can't figure this one out. Kap is projecting slightly better than Ryan because of the matchup. What say you, WSO?

I still say take Ryan. He's been much more consistent, and if Steven Jackson does indeed return this week, he'll have another offensive weapon. If White or Julio was in this would be a no brainer.

 

I should also mention that I'm up against my biggest inter-league rival and we are constantly eviscerating each other on the boards. Like, really hateful shit. I need this win.

I dropped Steve Smith a couple weeks ago and he picked him up and played him last night and he didn't do shit (put up 4.2 pts). So he's basically down a man going into the weekend.

 
Edmundo Braverman:

I should also mention that I'm up against my biggest inter-league rival and we are constantly eviscerating each other on the boards. Like, really hateful shit. I need this win.

I dropped Steve Smith a couple weeks ago and he picked him up and played him last night and he didn't do shit (put up 4.2 pts). So he's basically down a man going into the weekend.

Matty Ice has been great for me all season (season low 19 pts), but we also have 6 pt TDs which really makes him more useful. The Cardinals also have given up on average about 2 TDs per week. Plus, Jacksonville hasn't been THAT bad against opponent QBs, look at these numbers.

1 KC 20 2 @Oak 10 3 @Sea 46 4 Ind 23 5 @StL 26 6 @Den 17 7 SD 17

Besides that Seattle 46 points that isn't bad at all (Denver 17, Indy 23, SD 17).

Having said that I am the George Costanza of fantasy football and almost every move I have made this year has been horribly wrong, so keep that in mind.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

Prediction: Jags beat out the Bucs to the first one, Schiano gets canned and TB continues this spiral.

Although, from a draft perspective, I would still take Clowney #1 overall or try and trade that pick for a huge haul of draft picks (including a future 1st rounder).

Bridgewater is good, but hasn't really proven himself this season and the loss to UCF still hurts his draft stock. Still some other potential franchise QB's in this upcoming draft ( Mariota from Baylor, and Hundley from UCLA come to mind), and Clowney is worth more from a perspective of raw talent.

 

Not going to give any advice because my top 4 picks are all injured (Doug Martin, Steven Jackson, Jimmy Graham, Randall Cobb) but just wanted to give a thumbs-up on fleaflicker.

Also, there's no way the Jags don't win a couple between weeks 10 and 16. No one they're scheduled to play has a winning record.

Life, liberty and the pursuit of Starwood Points
 

Same caveat as Cruncharoo (for my Fantasy skills), but why play Helu Jr. over Randle? Porous Eagles secondary, taxed by having to cover Nicks & Cruz makes him a more attractive play than a RB who had a flash in the pan type of game last week. Its also likely the Redskins shift to a running back by commitee type system so he will compete with Alfred Morris for touches.

Ryan vs. Kaep, is probably a gametime type decision for me. If White plays, I would put Ryan in.

 

Tough call between Ryan and Kap. Didn't realize how bad Kap's stats were this season until I took a peek (bottom 1/3 of QB stats). Good news is Jax' defensive stats in terms of sacks, interceptions and fumbles are all shitting the bed too (near the bottom). For this weekend, I'd go with Kap..

All the world's indeed a stage, And we are merely players, Performers and portrayers, Each another's audience, Outside the gilded cage - Limelight (1981)
 

@"Edmundo Braverman" Definitely Matt Ryan... consider this, SF will blow up Jacksonville quickly and let Gore finish the game, limiting throwing TDs as well as Kaepernick doing risky runs.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 

Start Kaep, hes just been 'released' to run by Harbro so his point totals should increase ~20% or so going forward.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
happypantsmcgee:

Start Kaep, hes just been 'released' to run by Harbro so his point totals should increase ~20% or so going forward.

Read it and weep bitches.
If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

The 2 TDs is a fluke, won't be a regular thing. And if it becomes one, expect him to take some time off to nurse his wounds

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

With 6 pts for a TD pass, I'm going with Ryan. SF loves to run in the red zone, and while Jaquizz Rodgers has had a few TDs of late, I can't see that continuing. Arizona is an underrated defense and I wouldn't expect a great game from Ryan, I think he's safer than Kaep and should have more passing TDs.

 
Best Response

Edit: Standard league? Any bonuses for receiving, tds etc etc?

Give us a screen cap of your waiver wire if you really want to win.

Eddie, you're going to get blown the fuck up. Sorry man.

If you really want to win this week you are going to have to make some clutch waiver wire pickups or trades before Sunday.

Slip streaming a defense won't help you considering both of you guys have the sweetest match ups of the week. Can't get blood from a stone you know?

Start Ryan over Kap considering the 9ers will get the lead and then run the ball with gore and hunter until the clock runs out.

You need to do better than Roy Helu. RGIII is against Denver, Peyton is going to throw 100 tds and the skins will be playing from behind. Helu isn't going to get much work.

I too am playing boykin at flex this week (over garcon because I need a higher ceiling to beat my opponent with my byes and injuries). He should be boom or bust. Depends if defenses adjust for him and what kind of coverage he draws. His floor is 10 pts with a ceiling of 20.

Your problems come from your opponents nasty rb core and insane qb matchup. Those three should go off. Plus he has blackmon which means this guy has an idea of what hes doing.

Shit man. You might want to tank your points this week so you'll have a high waiver for next week, maybe some people drop top flight players for bench room during byes.

If your league is competitive you probably won't be able to make these scoops but if they're available grab percy harvin and jonathan stewart off waivers. Both coming off the PUP and both studs.

 
Cookies With Milken:

Shit man. You might want to tank your points this week so you'll have a high waiver for next week, maybe some people drop top flight players for bench room during byes.

No fucking way this is happening, for several reasons.

1) Up against an arch-rival and if I get blown out I'll never live it down.

2) I'm the Commish and I have a policy of publicly crucifying anyone I even suspect of tanking.

3) To that end, we've instituted a domination penalty in my league. Any week you get beat by more than 50 points you're coughing up big dough.

 

Yeah, even though Kap is projecting higher at the moment, Frank Gore scares the shit out of me. Plus my Ryan-Gonzo tandem could go off pretty big for me. Leaning towards Ryan, but will probably be a gametime decision.

As for Helu, he's not even in the running with Morris. Morris is the man on that team, but Helu is a dirty vulture and I fully expect him to steal at least one TD.

 
khurney87:

If they both go winless who would get the first pick?

From about.com (don't know how accurate it is)

Tiebreakers

• Strength of schedule for the previous season is the first tie-breaker for teams with the same winning percentage. The team with the lowest strength of schedule percentage wins the tiebreaker and picks ahead of all other teams with the same record.

• Divisional and conference records are the next step in the tie-breaking procedure.

• As a last resort, a coin toss is used to determine the order of selection for teams with the same winning percentage.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 
Edmundo Braverman:

Update:

I started Matty Ice, which ended up being a bad call as he only put up 17.35 pts versus Kap's 29.6, but I managed to pull out the win anyway, and I still have Seattle's defense to play tonight. Here's how it all shook out:

Just a brutal week for my archrival, so I'll be spending most of today kicking him while he's down.

Wow, that is an ugly matchup. I'm glad that you ended up getting the win even though you followed my advice, I did warn you that I am Costanza though. I had Andy Dalton on the bench (42 pts), I'll still get the win if the Seattle kicker puts up 6 or more tonight. My opponent tanked it as bad as yours.

This to all my hatin' folks seeing me getting guac right now..
 

This is why I love fantasy football, you can't be classy unless you kick a guy when he's down.

And despite Kap going off, Ryan was definitely still the right call. All I have to say is thank god for Calvin Johnson. 4 of my players scored 3 or fewer points this week. I'm 2 games up in 2nd place now with 3 easy matches,1 toss up, and 1 difficult one coming up. Playoffs are almost a lock.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

You have to view terrible in terms of expectations particularly in fantasy. Ill stick with Kaep as the 9ers make their playoff push and the Falcons start making offseason plans.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 

I need Tannehill to get 1 TD pass to Clay. Then I won't have to put a hit out on him...

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee
 

Et ut facilis ut nulla. A nisi autem qui reprehenderit rerum sit. Illo saepe molestiae quia aut assumenda.

Corporis ut eos dolor aut qui consequatur. Ex earum harum libero eos natus totam distinctio. Ut et quis fuga occaecati ipsam corporis. Est hic delectus temporibus occaecati in laudantium rem voluptas.

Pariatur dolores et consequatur est consequatur in soluta mollitia. Cum esse nam aut eos voluptas quia vero. Voluptas est culpa quis labore dolorem excepturi. Et quaerat perspiciatis velit. Autem culpa voluptatibus ducimus qui facilis qui quasi. Fugiat magni doloremque dolorum harum non.

Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
 

Qui sit ut et facilis atque voluptatibus quaerat atque. Aut temporibus qui voluptatibus aut voluptatem enim et. Sit modi ut doloribus vitae quisquam voluptatem laborum eveniet. Incidunt explicabo nemo neque in dolor in. Sunt qui culpa libero qui. Quod voluptatem explicabo numquam inventore voluptates cum officiis non.

Earum qui harum placeat enim nulla. Non est expedita exercitationem non. Reprehenderit et autem ullam. Ut odit rerum omnis. Distinctio blanditiis unde earum odit.

Quaerat quia iste fugiat animi. Architecto ut commodi error qui et sit. Quia est repudiandae soluta. Sed aut saepe nostrum rerum aliquid ut nisi.

"You stop being an asshole when it sucks to be you." -IlliniProgrammer "Your grammar made me wish I'd been aborted." -happypantsmcgee

Career Advancement Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Jefferies & Company 02 99.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
  • Lazard Freres 02 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Lazard Freres 01 99.4%
  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Director/MD (5) $648
  • Vice President (19) $385
  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (144) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
kanon's picture
kanon
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”