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Oct News

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The London NFL games for the 2021 season are done and dusted, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have loads more NFL action on every week at locations across London and the UK.

While the London games for this season may be no more, there are still plenty of American football events across the UK, and much more in our Oct News.

Brady Balls

Congrats to TB12 for tossing his 600th career TD pass in a slow out against the Bears.

Brady shows no signs of ageing, as he continues to dominate every week, while looking ageless doing so.

There were estimates that the 600th TD ball could be worth up to $750,000 USD, but it’s doubtful that the ball would have been able to reach that stage of auction.

What would you have done if Tommy Boy had given you the ball?

Here’s what Pat McAfee has to say about it.

Lion-ated

The Detroit Lions hold the distinct record of being the worst team in the NFL thus far this season.

While the Arizona Cardinals are flying high, undefeated heading into Week 8, the Lions are so anemic, you would expect to see them in a Syrian zoo.

Dan Patrick is highly caffeinated, high strung, and high on emotion, as that damn Jared Goff keeps letting him down.

The Lions have a chance to go winless this season, which is something even the Jets have avoided.

Flacc Off

What do you know Joe Flacco? Did you know that your ass was going to get traded from the Eagles to the Jets?

Off Broadway Joe Flacco will now have the unenviable task of leading the Jets out of the tunnel each week to defeat.

Flacco at least has a Super Bowl ring, which many of his Jets teammates will like to touch, as there is no chance that they will ever handle one.

Nagy Problem

Bears coach Matt Nagy has COVID, but that’s probably the least of his concerns.

With Andy Dalton getting sidelined early due to injury, all eyes have been on Justin Fields, and his rookie sensation ability to get it done.

Sadly, rookies can’t get it done, and having no O-line is starting to catch up to the Bears.

Fields was horrible against a Bucs D that beat the crap out of the Bears on Sunday, making Man U’s 5-0 beating from Liverpool look like an appetiser.

Nagy and Pace will be fired if the Bears can’t string together 9 wins this season. The might even be fired before that.

Urban Decay

Urban Meyer still has a job after slutting out a win against the Dolphins in London during week 6.

There are rumours that more Meyer footage exists of the Jags coach grinding up against collegiate girls who most certainly have ‘gone wild.’

If Urban Meyer were a coach in anywhere but Florida, his ass would be fired by now, but here he is.

Odds are Meyer will be gone by the end of the season.

Packers vs Cardinals

Thursday Night Football is giving us the best game for week 8, as the undefeated Arizona Cardinals host the Green Bay Packers.

Davante Adams looks like he will be ruled out for this one due to COVID, meaning that Rodgers will have no one to throw to in this contest.

Early betting lines have Arizona favoured by 6.5, which could easily jump to 10 if Adams is ruled out.

Green Bay got lucky against the WFT in Week 7, as their D stopped 3 solid red zone chances by Washington, which was rare for the Packers D.

This will be the game where we finally see the division line between the good and great teams in the NFC.

American Underdog

If you haven’t had enough of an NFL fix, then maybe you can tap into more by watching ‘American Underdog’, the Kurt Warner story.

It’s a heavy compliment for Warner to get played by the Shazam guy, in this biopic of the pluckiest QB to ever play for the Rams.

Zachary Levi plays Warner in this true life story of how Kurt Warner went from bagging groceries in his 30s’, to bagging touchdowns in the Super Bowl.

The movie already looks miles ahead of the horrendous trailer for Marvels ‘Eternals’, and it’s doubtful if any of them could lead their team to victory over the Titans in a Super Bowl.

Here’s the trailer for American Underdog.

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Free Agent Fiesta

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Dak signs a massive Dallas contract, Tom Brady rejigs his contract to give more money to the team, and Drew Brees finally retires.
The 2021 NFL season is about to begin, so it’s time for a Free Agents Fiesta podcast!

This week, Wade & Ryan look at some of the top news in the league, as well as offering some insight into where they think some of the biggest players in the league might end up.
So many players available, and so many teams with gaping holes in their teams.

Just think, a year ago we had NO IDEA that Tom Brady would sign with the Bucs, bring in Gronk, then march his way to winning a Super Bowl. But then here we are.
What are some of the other big signings this offseason that could resonate to the start of the new NFL season?
Let’s have a look, shall we?

Cam Newton

After a tough season with the Patriots, Cam is back! And Boston is feeling it!
Cam Newton finished last year ranked 22nd amongst active quarterbacks, and only had 8 passing touchdowns.
Without the Pats, Cam would be looking for backup work this season, as his inaugural start with New England was less than stellar.
Luckily for him, Bill Belichick is cashing in his faith chips with Cam, and will most likely reward him with…a backup role.
The Patriots will be looking to either draft or trade for a QB this season, and having the 3rd highest amount of Cap Space would hurt either.
Ready to ride the pines Cam?

Chiefs

Kansas City has been struggling with cap space all year, and it all had to come to a close when the Chiefs released Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher.
Fisher famously ruined himself prior to the Superbowl, so it’s not a massive loss for the team.
The Chiefs will need to find some guys to block for Mahomes lest he go the way of Joe Burrow this season.
The road ahead gets a lot tougher when you’re pinching pennies.

Bear Necessities

What a pickle the Bears find themselves in. With two less than average QBs on the roster, an expensive defence, and a wicked wide receiver who doesn’t want a tag. What’s a team to do?
Knowing the Bears, they will probably mess it up-giving away too much for too little, and getting nothing in return.
Chicago will need to be patient in the post season, let every other team scramble for what they think are the best/last players, then move in for an inexpensive & smart move.
Stop bum rushing the plays, and let them come to you.

Cap Space

Covid totally crushed the cap space for this season, so teams are going to have to get innovative if they want to stretch their dollars.
Jacksonville once again is Mr. Moneybags, with a luscious $73.6 million to spend on fancy pants players.
Interesting the next two teams on the list the NY Jets and New England Patriots. With both teams boasting just under $70 million in space, they should be able to target some of the top talent to broaden their squads.
But does anyone want to come to New England anymore?

London NFL Games

The good news is that the UK should have crossed the threshold of vaccinations by the end of the summer, allowing life to get back to normal. Hooray!
The bad news is that we won’t be able to let anyone in for a year or so.
While the world battles covid, new variants, and the logistics of vaccination passports, the real question is ‘will anyone be able to enter the UK’?
Sadly thus far it looks like the answer is ‘computer says no.’
Jaguars coach Urban Meyer is confident that they will play at least 1 regular season game here this year.
Hopefully we will all know more soon.

Have a listen to the latest podcast. Then rinse, repeat and listen again.

Super Memes

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What a heck of a SuperBowl! Sure, it wasn’t that great if you hated Tom Brady, or if you were a Patrick Mahomes fan, but what a game! Ready for some Super Memes?

Every Monday morning QB went through the motions of what ‘went wrong’ for the Chiefs, and how they were able to get blown out so much.
The answer to this is defence and coaching-something that the Chiefs were unable to counter with.

Of course the best way to enjoy the aftermath of the SuperBowl is to reflect on all of the memes that were flying around afterwards.  Bless all of you out there who take the time and energy to make these little creative nuggets.

In keeping with this, we offer you some of the best memes we have found since the Super Bowl.
Enjoy!

FanDraft your Draft

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Holy crap! The NFL is finally here in an eerie new way. Sure there’s a global pandemic wrecking havoc on our way of life, but football is back, so screw you Covid.

As the pumpkin spice springs back to life on the shelves, so do the Fantasy Football magazines, beckoning us to buy them to flip through those crispy pages on extended toilet breaks. Maybe magazines are old school, but there’s nothing like the nostalgia of dipping through the stats as you’re dropping the kids off at the pool.

Having run numerous drafts, the worst thing is the paperwork. And the alcohol. If you’re going to be a commish, make sure you don’t get too wasted or you’ll have a bugger of a next day trying to remember who had who and in what order.

Good thing there’s FanDraft, a wicked piece of NFL Drafting software that makes your draft simple and fun. With the pandemic blowing out the fun of a Draft Day outing, you can use FanDraft to virtually pump up your party, teaming it with streaming software for a fun few hours of bonding.

Here are some of the key features that makes FanDraft so wicked easy cool.

Draft Boards

Remember the days of the big old draft boards on cardboard that had sticky names on them? There was always one guy who had to build them, order the name tags, or worse-having to write them out manually. With FanDraft the board is a big screen of all the names, ordered in whichever way you like. The commish can switch between the DraftBoard, as well as top players by category and a précis of whatever guys you have drafted thus far. If you make a mistake or a glitch, the commish can simply fix it and the draft is paused until it’s ready to go. The players are also ordered by colour for position, so you can easily see what positions you still have to fill on your roster.

Draft Reports

In the olde days, the draft was written in a notebook, and some schmuck had to enter all the data into a document that would then be shared to the group. Some of you still do that? Damn! With FanDraft as soon as your draft is done you can export the results into an series of documents for the league and each player. This data is just a  copy & paste into whichever app you’re using. The process for a whole league can take less than 5 minutes and you’re ready to go.

Remote Drafting

Like any remote engagement, it all depends on the connection of the devices to really get one going. FanDraft has used an online method previously with increasing success each year. With the new platform for drafting, this is a fun way for everyone to play along in real time. Again your connection speed is going to be the key wherever you are, so run a few dry runs to see how it goes. Careful, some guys get pissed when they see what ‘could have been.’

Music & Pictures

It’s nice to have some tunes when you’re drafting, and FanDraft allows each player to choose 3 songs for their walk-ons. It’s a fun little addition, especially if you like to burn one of your fellow players. There has to be a loser every year, and why not rub it in with some cheesy songs to remind them of their loss? You can also add images, which are pretty handy when you want to see who’s on the clock.

Clock Management

There’s always one person who takes so bloody long, even in the early rounds. Make them pay by changing the selection clock to a shorter length. If you can get the draft down to 60 seconds per choice, you can get a good round down to under an hour. Some people might like the pause of a long and chatty draft, & other people have shit to do.

Conclusion

FanDraft is totally worth it. If you want to run an easy and efficient draft, this program will help you help you in so many ways. We love it so much, we want to give you 15% off the pro version with our promo code ‘FANDRAFTUK‘.
Just go here, sign up and start drafting. You can do as many drafts as you like, so have some fun.

https://fandraft.com/

Here’s a video that will help you run through how it works.

What the Gronk?

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As if the world wasn’t crazy enough with a virus, it seems that the Patriots are bleeding sick with talent.
First Brady bolts to the sunshine, then Gronk unretires and demands a trade to the Bucs.
What a time in Boston.
Patriots fans are in double shock and the rest of the NFL fans have a reason to smile through their facemasks.

It’s as sensational as Gronk itself, and the WWE contract ramifications make it interesting. Rob hasn’t played a full season for 9 years of healthiness, so it begs to see how much they will punish him.
How will he be able to be full Gronk in a season, if there is new season and how long it lasts.

The combination of the two will be enough to blow jersey sales and ticket sales out of the park, if there is indeed a way to watch the NFL in the new normal.
Fans will be captivated to see how the old gang can get together with some vicious speedsters, and a defence that was fast and furious.
Bruce Arians must be a very happy man right now.

The world will be watching Tampa next season, which must be nice for the Browns to not have the focus on them this season. Baker ain’t no TB12 though, so this will be an exciting division to watch.

So would you take Gronk as your first overall as a TE in fantasy next year? What about TB12?

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