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[pastarocket]

Good news, SkinnyPupp!

Lamar is back on the practice field.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article...string-injury/

[SkinnyPupp]

That's great! Now if the offensive line and entire defense all start playing well, they might have a chance to turn this season around

People thinking the Bears are an easy win are in for a rude awakening

[whitev70r]

Some notables for the week (so far):

1. Pats are for real ... we have a happy Pasta. They seem to be firing on all cylinders.

2. Broncos are for real ... is the Sean Payton trade finally starting to make a return for the investment?

3. NYJ gets their 1st win ... over Flacco and the Bengals.

4. Ravens get back on the W column. From boxscore, it looked like an easy win. Was there a bit of 'gamesmanship' on the Ravens? Said Lamar was limited, had the Bears prepping for Lamar, then on Sat, said he was out. NFL investigating - https://frontofficesports.com/lamar-...investigation/ - Baltimore could be disciplined for initially listing Jackson as a full participant in Friday’s practice and then, on Saturday, downgrading his game status to out while also retroactively changing his Friday practice status to limited.

[SkinnyPupp]

Ravens looked like the Ravens again for the first time since the Bills game. And they were led on offense by SNOOP HUNTLEY! I swear the team drills hand catches like crazy these days, after top WRs dropping for most of Lamar's early career, and it sure paid off here with Snoop's "good enough" throws being caught. I had a feeling it would be worth staying up to watch even with Lamar out. This was the true 'make or break' game and now they control their own destiny at 2-5. I don't know if this is a 12-5 team at this point, but I'm into watching them try. Run blocking has to improve; Ricard barely took any snaps in his first game of the season.

I don't understand the practice designation thing... If they were saying Lamar was out all week and then he played, then I see an argument for shenanigans. They did it the other way though, clearly by accident, and I don't understand what the advantage would be. Like if you game planned for Lamar, it will probably be the same plan for Snoop, except even simpler. Bears (fans and media anyway) seem to be looking for excuses here, but maybe it's technically a rule break who knows. With all the gambling stuff going on, the league is probably going to be super harsh on it.

I then caught the end of the JETS game beating the Bengals as they BUNGLE a huge lead to lose the game at the end

The Brownies BUNGLED a career Myles Garrett 5 sack game to lose their game

And then the Squealers BUNGLED a 9 point lead at half, as they continue to predictably fall apart as soon as the schedule started to get tough

Good day of games!