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NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 1 09/05-06-08/2024
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If Elected I Will: Promises Made by Politicians
Election time is here ! We can tell by the sprouting of signs in lawns, billboards, newspapers, TV and Radio ads. (which is, it seems at least one or two out three ads). They fall into three different catagories. One is telling you how bad a person their opponent is. The second is telling you what a terrific person the one who’s being told what a louse he is by his opponent. The Third is PROMISES, that are in truth what the politician thinks the people he represents want to hear. So, today let’s take a short look at how valid, or likely those freely strewn promises have of actually happening. It is really more complicated than what we see here; but this will give you somewhat of an idea how most of the things promised Won’t happen. I would much rather hear, “These are the things I WANT to do”. Rather than, “This what I WILL do, if elected”. Doesn’t that sound more truthful? So here we go. When politicians run for office, they often make a variety of promises to the electorate. These campaign promises are designed to align with their constituents’ values and concerns, and are intended to illustrate the candidates’ goals if they are elected. However, it is true that these promises sometimes extend beyond what the politicians themselves can personally deliver. Let’s look at some of the reasons why this is the case. 1. Separation of Powers: In many democratic societies, powers are divided among different branches of government. For example, in the United States, power is split between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. If a candidate running for an executive office (like President or Governor) makes a promise that requires legislation to be passed or changed, they will need cooperation from the legislative branch where lawmakers may not share their views or objectives. 2. Opposition: Politicians often face opposition from other elected officials who either have different views or might not want them to succeed for political reasons. This opposition can come from within their own party (intra-party) or from other parties (inter-party). This opposition might block or delay legislation needed to fulfill certain promises. 3. External Constraints: Sometimes events outside a politician’s control can hinder their ability to fulfill promises made during campaigns. The economy could enter a recession; there could be natural disasters; international events could demand time and resources–all these factors can divert attention and resources away from certain campaign promises. 4. Public Opinion: Public opinion can shift over time due to external factors or changes in societal attitudes which may make it difficult for politicians to keep certain campaign promises without risking public approval. 5. Constraints by Law and Constitution: Many countries have constitutions that place restrictions on what government bodies can do within their jurisdiction which may limit a politician’s ability to fulfill some election promises. Despite these constraints, it’s important for citizens in any democracy to hold elected officials accountable for their campaign pledges within these realistic limits. If a politician consistently fails to meet their promises without good reason, voters can express their dissatisfaction at the ballot box in the next election. An educated electorate is a key pillar of any healthy democracy, and understanding the real constraints politicians face can help voters make informed decisions about which candidates truly have their best interests at heart. Views: 154
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 16 12/22-24-25-26/2022
COLTS: Benched Matt Ryan in favor of an aging Nick Foles. Benching Ryan makes sense; should have been done way earlier. In fact I can see no reason for the Colts to have signed him to begin with. But, putting that aside, would it not make more sense to give the young Sam Ehlinger playing time. Doing so would give him a better chance to prove himself. Even if the Colts keep him as a backup QB. He would have game experience if called upon during the next season. Or give other teams a chance to appraise him for a trade. Sometimes I think COMMON SENSE, is an unknown commodity among the Colts organization. I am not terribly impressed with any of the college QBs this year. For all practical purposes the Colts season is over. Give Ehlinger a chance! Views: 127
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 11 11/17-20-21/2022
FALCONS: RB, Cardarrelle Patterson RUNS kickoff 103 yd for a NEW NFL KICKOFF return record his 9 career TD returns surpassed a tie of 8 TD returns between him and, Browns, Raiders, Jets, and Colts, Josh Cribbs, and Jets, Seahawks, Patriots, and Titans, Leon Washington. For those of you who are new here. This is how confidence ranking goes, let me explain. If we were playing an office pool,(which we ARE NOT). The object is to score the most points. To obtain the score YOU rank the teams by how confident you are a team will win its game. EXAMPLE: Say this week we have 16 games. The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 16 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1. You add up the TOTAL CORRECT PICKS.. That would be your score. We use the Monday night (Last game played) as a TIE BREAKER. The tie is broken by the closest to the total (that is the COMBINED score of the two participating teams) final score, without going over. YOU can adopt the scoring described above. Or, the optional method. A negative score for missed games. We will continue to get a positive score for correct predictions. EXAMPLE: if you scored 1 pt on the first game and you had 15 pts on the second game and lost you would still have 1 pt. 1. HOWEVER. with the same scenario new scoring system would result with a –14 score If we were playing this is how my sheet would look; My pick will be in bold Capital letters. you can use circling, underlining, or highlighting. I will show my correct points in Bold. NOTE: A tie counts as ZERO. No negative, no positive. I will fill in my picks Thursday. Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use. Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS-COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. BYES: BUCCANEERS — DOLPHINS — JAGUARS — SEAHAWKS All times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THUR 11/17/22 20:15 1 PRIME VIDEO Titans (6–3) 27 @ PACKERS(3-6) 17 7 0/7 SUNDAY 11/20/22 13:00 2 FOX Bears (3–7) 24 @ FALCONS (4–6) 27 5 5/2 3 FOX Panthers (3–7 ) 3 @ RAVENS (6–3) 13 14 19/12 4 CBS Browns (3–6 ) 23 @ BILLS( 6–3) 31 12 31/24 5 FOX COMMANDERS (5-5 ) 23 @ Texans (1–7-1) 10 4 35/28 6 FOX EAGLES (8–1 ) 17 @ Colts (4–5–1) 16 11 46/39 7 CBS Jets (6–3 ) 3 @ PATRIOTS (5– 4) 10 9 55/48 8 FOX Rams (3–6) 20 @ SAINTS (3–7 ) 27 6 61/54 9 FOX Lions (3-6) 31 @ GIANTS (7–2) 18 3 61/51 SUNDAY 11/20/22 16:05 10 FOX Raiders (2-7) 22 @ BRONCOS (3-6 ) 16(OT) 2 61/49 SUNDAY 11/20/22 16:25 12 CBS BENGALS(5–4 ) 37 @ Steelers (3-6 ) 30 8 69/57 12 CBS COWBOYS (6–3) 40 @ Vikings (8–1) 3 1 70/58 SUNDAY 11/20/22 20:20 13 NBC CHIEFS(7–3) 30 @ Chargers(5-4 ) 27 10 80/68 MONDAY 11/21/20 20:15 14 ESPN 49’ERS (5–4 ) 38 @ Cardinals (4–6 ) 13 93/81 89%/77% GAMES 11/3 79%/21% Points Possible 105 Tie Break (Total score Last Game) 43 Total 51 Points Off -8 Views: 68
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 10 11/10-13-14/2022
NOTE: Early Sunday Morning Game. COLTS: New HC: Jeff Saturday WINS 1st game in NFL coaching career. COLTS: RE: Hiring of Jeff Saturday as Interim HC. What does a HC actually do? Answer; he operates as the overseer, of Co-Odinator of the Co-Ordinators. Ask yourself, WHO makes the OFFENSIVE CALLS. The OFFENSIVE Co-Ordiantor acts on information supplied by the various Offensive Coaches. Then he may or may not call in a play. Same thing with the Defense, Special Teams, etc,etc The HC watches for problems happening on the field. When he spots a problem he consults the C0-ordinator in charge of that particular unit. He will then decide if his Co_ordinator has the correct answer. If not he will decide what he thinks is best. He is the final decision maker. He may trust his Co-ordinator enough to make all the calls, or he may override the specified Co-ordinator. The HC is actually the go between the men on the sidelines, and the men on the field. The middleman, if you will. His team of coaches, his Co-ordinators answer to him. The HC answers to the General Manager. The General Manager answers to the owner(s). Unfortunately many good HCs are relieved of their duties because the GM isn’t very good at his job. Sometimes it is because a HIGHLY VALUED, player has a beef with him. The team has many Millions invested in the HIGHLY VALUED, player. A matter of economics. It will cost less to release the coach; than the player. Now back to the reason Jeff Saturday was hired. True he has no college or NFL experience; BUT maybe he has a hidden talent to coach. MAIN REASON; He is a link to the better days of the franchise. It is the hope he can both KEEP, interest in the team, AND most importantly instill in the team the winning tradition of days gone by. DUE to poor choices by the GM, especially in regard to QBs. The Colts have nothing to lose in giving Saturday the opportunity to reunite the team with winning tradition. Heck I could make better decisions on QBs than Colts GM Chris Ballard. He is the one who should have had his head on the chopping block. An HC can only work with the talent he is given by the GM. As to keeping Sam Ehlinger as the starting QB. Why not? Give him the rest of the season to get some games under his belt. Maybe he will prove to be the right man for the job. If not do some off-season shopping. See what is coming up in the draft. (Right now I don’t see any QBs that impress me that much). But you still have free agency, and trade options. Go Ahead Ehlinger show them you are the RIGHT man. For those of you who are new here. This is how confidence ranking goes, let me explain. If we were playing an office pool,(which we ARE NOT). The object is to score the most points. To obtain the score YOU rank the teams by how confident you are a team will win its game. EXAMPLE: Say this week we have 16 games. The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 16 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1. You add up the TOTAL CORRECT PICKS.. That would be your score. We use the Monday night (Last game played) as a TIE BREAKER. The tie is broken by the closest to the total (that is the COMBINED score of the two participating teams) final score, without going over. YOU can adopt the scoring described above. Or, the optional method. A negative score for missed games. We will continue to get a positive score for correct predictions. EXAMPLE: if you scored 1 pt on the first game and you had 15 pts on the second game and lost you would still have 1 pt. 1. HOWEVER. with the same scenario new scoring system would result with a –14 score If we were playing this is how my sheet would look; My pick will be in bold Capital letters. you can use circling, underlining, or highlighting. I will show my correct points in Bold I will fill in my picks Thursday. Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use. Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS-COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. BYES: BENGALS — JETS — PATRIOTS — RAVENS All times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE 1 THUR 11/10//22 20:15 1 PRIME VIDEO FALCONS (4-5) 15 @ Panthers (4–5) 25 4 0/4 SUNDAY 11/13/22 09:30 2 NFL Seahawks (6–3) 16 @ BUCCANEERS (4–5) 21 5 5/1 SUNDAY 11/13/22 13:00 3 FOX Vikings (7–1 ) 33 @ BILLS(6–2) 30(OT) 8 5/7 4 FOX Lions (2–6) 30 @ BEARS (3–6) 30 6 5/13 5 CBS Jaguars (3-6 ) 17 @ CHIEFS (6-2 ) 27 13 18/0 6 CBS Browns (3–5) 17 @ DOLPHINS (6–3) 39 7 25/7 7 CBS Texans (1 –6-1) 16 @ GIANTS (6–2) 24 10 35/17 8 FOX SAINTS (3–6) 10 @ Steelers (2–6) 20 2 35/15 9 CBS Broncos (3–5) 10 @ TITANS(5–3) 17 3 38/18 SUNDAY 11/13/22 16:05 10 CBS Colts (3–5-1) 25 @ RAIDERS (2–6) 20 11 38/7 SUNDAY 11/13/22 16:25 11 FOX COWBOYS (6–2) 28 @ Packers (3–6) 31(OT) 9 47/16 12 FOX Cardinals (3–6) 27 @ RAMS (3–5) 17 1 47/15 15 SUNDAY 11/13//22 20:20 13 NBC Chargers (5-3) 16 @ 49’ERS (4–4) 22 12 59/27 MONDAY 11/14//22 20:10 14 ESPN Commanders (4–5 ) 32 @ EAGLES (8–0) 21 14 59/13 56&/12% GAMES 7–7 50%/50% Points Possible 105 Tie Break (Total score Last Game) 43 Total… Continue reading NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 10 11/10-13-14/2022
Non-Politics View of Biden Presidency
As I have stated many times in my posts. I AM NOT REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT. I have no political allegiance. THERE IS NO ROOM FOR POLITICS IN GOVENMENT. My Observations during my life span is that POPULAR PRESIDENTS are the ones who do nothing UNPOPULAR PRESIDENTS are the ones who DO something. The last 4 years we had an unpopular president. (As seen by the MEDIA), Right or Wrong President Trump tried to do something. However he was faced by a Democrat packed HOUSE. Unlike any I have seen. They were SO disappointed of not SEATING Hillary Clinton, (which would have been a disaster for our Good Old USA. (My opinion). They never had time to do anything for “US”. The ONLY AGENDA on their 4 year shift; was to undercut the “REPUBLICAN” , who defeated their Dear Hillary. It didn’t matter if it were Donald Trump, or you, or I who defeated H.R. Clinton. The agenda would have still been the same. Undercut the person who won out over her. Now, don’t get me wrong. I did not agree with everything, our President said or did. But he TRIED to some good things. Only to meet opposition. In fact I would have voted for Biden; had he been the Democratic candidate rather than Clinton. This year was different. I found Biden to be somewhat INDECISIVE. It is MY OPINION The Democrats are using him as a pawn, to advance their Socialistic views. (As in Union Soviet SOCIALIST Republic). The “HOUSE”, has already began laying the foundation to remove Biden from office. Remember when the “PELOSI FAMILY”, was plotting to make it so “ THE HOUSE”, could declare the President “UNFIT “? My personally conducted “STRAW POLL” , came to the following conclusion: Biden is given at most 1 year as President, before the HOUSE begins the procedure to deem him UNFIT. Thereby achieving their immediate goal of a WOMAN PRESIDENT. I hope I am wrong. I hope Biden will wake up and see how the Democrats intend to use him, and actually accomplishes something. I hope I am wrong about the plot of the “PELOSI FAMILY”. That is HOW I SEE IT! Views: 119
2020 MARCH MADNESS PICK SHEETS , UPDATES AND OCCASIONAL OPINION
MARCH 12,2020 “Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors canceled the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 basketball tournaments, as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships,” the NCAA said in a statement. “This decision is based on the evolving COVID-19 public health threat, our ability to ensure the events do not contribute to spread of the pandemic, and the impracticality of hosting such events at any time during this academic year given ongoing decisions by other entities.” This marks the first year the NCAA tournament has not been played since its inception in 1939. That year, the event featured only eight teams, and Oregon beat Ohio State to win the first championship. National Championship ]This is where you can print your “OFFICE POOL” Bracket, Check the scores, etc. Yes I will have “MY PICKS” so you can compare your picks to mine. (And Laugh or Cry)I will have A “MASTER BRACKET”, “WHAT IF YOU CHOSE THE HIGH PICKS” for each game. Yes I will have MY PICKS. .An “UPSET” will be RED on “ALL HIGH PICKS” Bracket. GREEN indicate HIGH SEED Win What is a seed? Merely a starting place. Although unlikely, IT is possible for two 16 seeds to meet in the final game. Would lets say Michigan St were to be seeded as a number 16. They would still have to win all games to be CHAMPION ! SEEDING attempts to give a more favored team an easier path to the CHAMPIONSHIP. Seeding should lead to the best 2 teams playing in the final game. However there is always that upset minded team; or the chance that the favored team has a bad game, a stand out player is sick or injured. To print BRACKET: HOVER OVER SHEET. You will see a window at bottom with an arrow pointing down (second from right). Click this button. It will open a new window with the bracket then click the printer icon or go to file, and PRINT. TO Enlarge each sheet: Hover over and select the square on the far bottom RIGHT. To return to PAGE Repeat. MASTER BRACKET 2020 NCAA tournament schedule and locations: DATES ROUND WATCH CITY, STATE HOST(S) FACILITY March 15 Selection Sunday 6 p.m. ET on CBS N/A CBS will broadcast the Selection Show at 6 p.m. ET N/A March 17-18 First Four March Madness Live Dayton, OH University of Dayton UD Arena March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Albany, NY Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Times Union Center March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Spokane, WA University of Idaho Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live St. Louis, MO Missouri Valley Conference Enterprise Center March 19/21 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Tampa, FL University of South Florida Amalie Arena March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Greensboro, NC Atlantic Coast Conference Greensboro Coliseum March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Omaha, NE Creighton University CenturyLink Center Omaha March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Sacramento, CA Sacramento State University Golden 1 Center March 20/22 1st/2nd Rounds March Madness Live Cleveland, OH Mid-American Conference/Cleveland State Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse March 26/28 Midwest Regional March Madness Live Indianapolis, IN Horizon League/IUPUI Lucas Oil Stadium March 26/28 West Regional March Madness Live Los Angeles, CA Pepperdine University STAPLES Center March 27/29 South Regional March Madness Live Houston, TX University of Houston Toyota Center March 27/29 East Regional March Madness Live New York, NY St. John’s University/Big East Conference Madison Square Garden April 4/6 Final Four and title game TBS/ March Madness Live Atlanta, GA Georgia Institute of Technology MASTER BRACKET [pdf-embedder url=”https://fromthemiddle.blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-MARCHMADNESS-MASTER.pdf” title=”2020 MARCHMADNESS MASTER”] ALL HIGH PICKS MY PICKS Views: 116
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 14 12/05-08-09/2019
SORRY:FOR THE DELAY. TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES (Data Base Crashed) Last Week was an excellent example of the two different CONFIDENCE PICK scoring methods. I was lucky enough to score 65 points on the original system. HOWEVER; with the second system with negative scoring I was at a NEGATIVE 4. Which system do you use? NEWS BRIEFS: Eli Manning possible starter MNF, as Daniel Jones nurses SPRAINED ANKLE BElOW is a link to the NFL rule changes for 2019 https://fromthemiddle.blog/2019/08/19/nfl-rule-changes-for-2019/ BELOW is a link to to explanation of FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING https://fromthemiddle.blog/2018/10/16/nfl-flexible-scheduling-explained/ Mobile users: To see entire post; SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE AND SELECT “MOBILE..” NO BYES: All Times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THUR 12/05/19 20:20 1 FOX COWBOYS 24 @ Bears 31 9 0/9 SUNDAY 12/08/19 13:00 2 FOX Panthers 20 @ FALCONS 40 5 5/4 3 CBS Colts 35 @ BUCCANEERS 38 8 13/4 4 CBS Dolphins 21 @ JETS 22 10 23/14 5 FOX 49’ers 48 @ SAINTS 46 4 23/10 6 FOX Lions 7 @ VIKINGS 20 16 39/26 7 CBS Broncos 38 @ TEXANS 24 14 39/12 8 CBS RAVENS 24 @ Bills 17 11 50/23 9 CBS Bengals 19 @ BROWNS 27 12 62/35 10 FOX Redskins 15 @ PACKERS 20 15 77/50 SUNDAY 12/08/19 16:05 11 FOX CHARGERS 45 @ Jaguars 10 7 84/57 SUNDAY 12/08/19 16:25 12 CBS STEELERS 23 @ Cardinals 17 3 87/60 11 CBS TITANS 42 @ Raiders 21 2 89/62 14 CBS Chiefs 23 @ PATRIOTS 16 6 89/56 SUNDAY 12/08/19 20:20 15 NBC SEAHAWKS 12 @ Rams 28 1 89/55 MONDAY 12/09/19 20:15 16 ESPN Giants 17 @ EAGLES 23(OT) 13 102/68 GAMES 11/5 69%/31% 78%/52% Points Possible 130 Tie Break (Total Last Game) 42 Total Points 40 Points Off -2 Views: 93
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 15 12/12-15-16/2019
BElOW is a link to the NFL rule changes for 2019 https://fromthemiddle.blog/2019/08/19/nfl-rule-changes-for-2019/ BELOW is a link to to explanation of FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING https://fromthemiddle.blog/2018/10/16/nfl-flexible-scheduling-explained/ Mobile users: To see entire post; SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE AND SELECT “MOBILE..” NO BYES: All Times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THUR 12/12/19 20:20 1 FOX .Jets 21 @ RAVENS 42 16 16/16 SUNDAY 12/15/19 13:00 2 FOX EAGLES 37 @ Redskins 27 10 26/26 3 CBS Texans 24 @ TITANS 21 6 26/20 4 CBS Dolphins 20 @ GIANTS 36 7 33/27 5 CBS PATRIOTS 34 @ Bengals 13 12 45/39 6 CBS Broncos 3 @ CHIEFS 23 14 59/53 7 FOX SEAHAWKS 30 @ Panthers 24 5 64/58 8 FOX BUCCANEERS 38 @ Lions 17 8 72/66 9 FOX Bears 13 @ PACKERS 21 9 81/75 SUNDAY 12/15/19 16:05 10 CBS Jaguars 20 @ RAIDERS 16 11 81/64 11 CBS BROWNS 24 @ Cardinals 38 3 81/61 12 CBS VIKINGS 39 @ Chargers 10 4 85/65 SUNDAY 12/15/19 16:25 12 FOX Falcons 23 @ 49’ERS 22 15 85/50 13 FOX RAMS 21 @ Cowboys 44 1 85/49 SUNDAY 12/15/19 20:20 15 NBC Bills 17 @ STEELERS 10 2 85/47 MONDAY 12/16/19 20:15 16 ESPN Colts 7 @ SAINTS 34 13 98/60 GAMES 10/6 63%/37% 75%/46% Points Possible 130 Tie Break (Total Last Game) 46 Total Points 41 Points Off +5 Views: 96
