NFL Week 17 Picks by Cooper the Analyst and Cup of Joe in the D

    The 2021 NFL Football Season has been very exciting in the first 16 weeks!  Many great endings and late game heroics. Teams are starting to distance themselves from the Pack..  Week 17 is the time for Teams that have to win to get into the Playoffs and also it is the Championship week in most FF Leagues.

    The NFL has a Major Covid Epidemic involving many players and numerous teams. Ironic the NFL didn't come out and say whether the Players were vaccinated that tested positive. Now all of a sudden they change Covid protocol and when Players can come back.  Once again the NFL put $$$ over doing the right thing!!! Vaccinated Players are now treated just like the Unvaccinated Players!!!

    Injuries have once again become a huge issue with top players going down with significant injuries and missing significant time! Another season with devastating injuries and concussions. Also way to many missed calls and ticky tack penalties being called and so many reviews. The amount of time it takes to review a call is just crazy!! The NFL has made it almost impossible to play defense anymore!

     Each year, every team and their fans are optimistic that this will be their year to win the Super Bowl. There are the contenders, the so so's and the pretenders. Going into Week 17 the Contenders in the AFC;  Colts, Titan, Bengals and Chiefs .  In the NFC;  Packers, Rams, Bucs and Cowboys. Up and Coming Teams are the Chargers, Patriots and 49ers. . The pretenders are; Jets, Jaguars, Giants, Seahawks and Lions. Surprise teams are: Cardinals, Bengals, Raiders, Eagles and Chargers.

    Here are this weeks Questions:

• Kirk Cousins is this weeks biggest Chump.. In a game they must win, He is out with Covid and is unvaccinated and will cost the Vikings a chance at the playoffs..
  
• AB is back playing this week as the Bucs chose trying to win over integrity with Brown!
  
• Which Division is the worst in the AFC and NFC?
• The Chiefs are on a roll can they make it back to the Super Bowl?
  
• Top RB's are injured all over the League, is it from lack of playing exhibition games?
  
• Is the adding of an extra regular season game to the schedule a good or bad thing?
• The NFL wants to play games in Germany next year, what do you think?
  
• Will Someone besides a QB ever win the MVP again?
• How long will Watson remain a Texans seeing QB's going down all over the League? Are the Texans serious about wanting 6 assets for Watson?
• Who will be the Biggest Surprise and Biggest Disappointment in Week 16?
• Can the 49ers sneak back into the Playoff Race?
  
• Is Aaron Rodger the whiniest Player in the NFL?
• Is Johnathan Taylor the best RB in the League?
• Is Bears HC Nagy the next HC gone?
  
• Will the Patriots or the Bills win the AFC East?
• Where will Russell Wilson end up next year?
• Are the Cowboys the real Deal this season?
  
• Is this the Swan Song last few games for Big Ben?
  
• Jaguars Owner says He fired Urban Meyer for cause but it took him weeks to do this, why???
  
• Who has been the top QB so far this season?
• Is Rodgers the best QB in the League so far?
• Which NFL Teams has the best Defense so far this Season through week 16?
•  Are the Browns and Baker Mayfield the biggest disappointments this Season?
  
• Why hasn't the NFL investigated the Sexual Claims against DeShaun Watson?
• Why did the NFL and Raiders only get involved in the Gruden scandal after the NYT broke the story? Both had plenty of time to do the right thing yet didn't!! Another cover up? 
• Why hasn't the NFL forced Daniel Snyder to sell the Washington Football Team just as they did with Richardson and the Panthers?
• Why did the NFL decide to change the Covid Protocol when the League is having a full blown Pandemic?
• Which teams will win their games to get into the Playoffs and which teams will back in or play themselves out of the Playoff race?
• What is wrong with Rams QB Stafford? Is the Playing hurt?!!
• Who will end up playing in this years Super Bowl?
  

 Cooper was 14-2 in week 16 and YTD is 167-54-1.  We will pick the games each week and post the previous weeks records and recap as we go forward.. Enjoy the NFL Season!!!  Cooper says are You ready for some Football.....  twitter; @CupofJoeintheD2   email; cupofjoeinthed@gmail.com    www.cupofjoeinthed.blogspot.com
 

Cooper NFL Analyst reflecting after making Week 17 Picks

  

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