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Any tackle of a QB now is a potential penalty for roughing the passer ... not the referee's fault either. The rulemakers are at fault The grey areas in the NFL could get to be as bad as the AFL where the rulemakers bring in rulings thus causing numerous footy supporters to blame the umpires as if it is somehow their fault. Can of worms well and truly opened and we are going to see inconsistent rulings all season. In fact, it is already happening. If I was 'Joe supporter' I'd be blaming the Refs for Green Bay being deprived of a victory but I am not doing that and never would. Green Bay could easily be the beneficiary of a similar decision down the track. My view is from an overall perspective ... all our teams are going to be on the wrong side of this ruling as the season progresses. By the way, I never once complained about the 2 tackles that resulted in 2 broken collarbones to Aaron Rodgers. Those injuries were on McCarthy and to a lesser extent, Rodgers himself.

You forgot to mention that the Matthews hit wasn't exactly illegal ... if they're are going to pay that all season then we may as well play tackle-free football. Still, it made no difference to the overall result because you win some and lose some. You take the good with the bad (the rub of the green) But that tackle by Matthews was just a normal tackle to the body. Ridiculous ruling. Vikings played well though and were unlucky not to win it ... 2 field goal attempts to win it went astray.

Best Bet Strike Rate 24: 7 - 4 - 4 Australian Group & Listed Races And here's the 'George Main Stakes' & 'Makybe Diva Stakes' from yesterday ...

No need to apologise DZ as I was late with my tips as well ... just reckon we need a cut-off point as time goes on much like the racing tips . We need to be able to use the tips from others so it's not necessarily about our own thoughts. I'm probably going to start looking from Thursday onwards with a view to picking 2 tips that involves events to be played from Sat arvo onwards. It might mean passing up a Friday night event but for the benefit of others, it suits better. Wadda might be absent for a while too with the overseas trip. As for the Packers/Bears game, I gave my thoughts here on that outcome.

I was late with my tips as well DZ ... makes putting together a multi a tad difficult! I propose that we try and get our tips in before lunchtime Saturday or better still, on the Friday night as previously mooted. And the games involved should be from Saturday arvo onwards through to the Monday morning games so as to create a window where we can collate the tips and add-on or reshuffle to suit. Friday night/Saturday morning games just doesn't allow enough time. Just a thought because the idea is quite sound. There's plenty of options from mid-Saturday arvo onwards including the Demons game next week - and the game after of course! ?

8 lots of tips in so far ... A shout out reminder to @DemonDave @titan_uranus @layzie & @Dr. Gonzo Remembering that 2 points are on offer this week.

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My main interest was the +2.5 goals line for the match ... seemed a 'moral' with this clash. Didn't watch as I'm in full footy mode this weekend. Home match for Tottenham too so it could have been presumed that they'd have gone at your blokes.

Best Bets Saturday 9.30pm Match Score + 2.5 Goals Tottenham vs Liverpool $1.67 Saturday Midight Match Score + 2.5 Goals Newcastle vs Arsenal $1.70

We need to something ... the loser goes home. Now playing with house money after landing the trifecta with Miss Fabulass. The 'Frankel' filly looks to have a big future. A huge turn of foot. Wonder if Singo has shouted the bar yet? He's got a nice horse for the future!

Winx just way too good for that field ... the Turnball Stakes & Cox Plate awaits but the mighty mare is as good as ever. Hard to see Winx getting beaten and there is talk that the connections might continue on to the Sydney Autumn. Why not? Nice collect for you DZ with 'I Am a Star' ... it was due but the odds were attractive. Casey need to get a wriggle on

With Fighting Harada out I had a bit on 'Brutal' instead ... fought extremely hard to the line and won. Looks a very likely type leading all the way with the long straight involved. Casey playing well in the Prelim ... keep the wins coming! ?

Scratched at the barrier BM ... the horse can't take a trick!

And Cliff's Edge couldn't get out after having the perfect run ... not to worry, the win last night makes up for any losses today. Still, there's a ways to go today DZ

3 Best Bets so far ... Flemington Race 3 No.5 Cliffs Edge (place only) $3.20 Randwick Race 5 No.2 Pierata $3.40 Flemington Race 8 No.3 Native Soldier $3.30 Combined odds (boosted) 33-1 Good luck all and Go the Mighty Demons Tonight!

No, Rodgers has overachieved. Much like Robbie Flower did at the Demons. Robbie would have gotten into the team of the century if our team had have had more success. The cruel reality. The Packers have underachieved in more rrcent times but it's not like we've been a basket-case. Many NFL fans of poorly performed teams are probably envious of Green Bay. But from an overall perspective it is different again #13 # Green & Gold ??

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Good choice Wadda ... was tossing up between Native Soldier & Cliff's Edge and then saw the place odds for Cliff's Edge and that swayed me. Seemed overs for such a classy galloper. And Native Soldier has real speed and is getting better. A good 'Get-On' Enjoy your trip mate ... we'll be barracking hard here for the Demons tomorrow night. Most people I've spoken to have tipped us so we're in with more than a chance.

Best Bet Flemington Race 3 No.5 Cliff's Edge - Place $3.20 (win showing $14.00) Getting back to it's right distance after starting off its campaign over 1100m 2 weeks ago ... back in February ran 2 sizzling times with a win & a 2nd in two Group 3 races over 1200m & 1400m. Hutchy's best bet of the day as well (to win) but the place dividend is decent enough.

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I might end up going 1 - 4 - 4 - 4 DZ as I reckon Egg Tart & Ace High can get to at least 3rd. The Winx race last time threw up an unlikely 2nd placegetter and that F4 paid just under $3k! A 1 - 4 - 4 -4 F4 costs the same as a box 4 trifecta. If I was to go one-out for 2nd I'd choose 'Unforgotten'. It's a good horse. And I've marked Santos on top as well but 'Neutrality' and the smoky 'Prophet's Thumb' might run Santos close. I'll probably do a 3 - 5 - 5 trifecta on the race and will include 'Charge' in the placegetters as well. At this time of year I up the ante a bit but am still quite fussy with the sort of race I invest into ... the Santos race & race 3 at Flemington ('The Sofitel' formerly known as the 'Tontonan Stakes') are the only early races that I'm interested in. And the Makybe Diva Stakes has got a crack field which includes the grey from the West 'Pounamu' ... the field looks way too tough but the wide expanses of Flemington might suit. There will be easier races for the horse of course. Interested to see how it goes, all the same.

Some top fields engaged for Saturday which includes Winx running around in the George Main Stakes A F4 with Winx winning is an obvious option although there are only the 8 runners so an outright 2nd could be the go as well. Unforgotten & Le Romain are likely candidates although Egg Tart & Ace High will be running on you'd reckon. Anyway, in terms of good betting races, I've marked the following 5 in order for the weekend ... Flemington Race 7 Makybe Diva St. G1 Randwick Race 7 Tea Rose St. G2 Flemington Race 5 Bobby Lewis Hcp G2 Flemington Race 6 Let's Elope St. G2 Randwick Race 5 Bill Ritchie Hcp G3 The Group 3 Newcastle Cup is being raced on Friday as well ... the race following the Cup is a decent affair also (Cameron Hcp G3) Good field's in both races.

Great question by Gorg all the same The other part of the argument is all the new gun QB's just starting out or newly established Protecting the QB's has its own rewards.

Aesthetically pleasing - Rodgers by a street Overall effectiveness - Brady easily Most effective = Best. In my opinion = Yes.

Maybe ... but it's a hypothetical so we have almost certainly never seen Brady's true brilliance 24/7 When he is called upon he has been brilliant. So Brady wins out because of the success that cannot be ignored. And we can't also can't ignore the 'Super-fan' element that surrounds Rodgers from non- Green Bay fans and the resentment and dislike that can often surround Brady. So there is bias involved but not from this here realist ?? And Joe Montana could well beat the both of them!