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WMOA/WJAW Staff Pick'em and Roundtable - Week 12!
WMOA/WJAW Staff Pick'em and Roundtable – Week 12
Happy Thanksgiving weekend!
Standings
NFL Week 12
@ Bengals
@ Falcons
St. Louis Rams @ Cincinnati Bengals
Minnesota Vikings @ Atlanta Falcons
DJ: The Falcons have cooled off since their fast start, plus Devonte Freeman is out with a concussion. I'm taking the Vikings.Pittsburgh Steelers @ Seattle Seahawks
DJ: The Seahawks are always tough to beat in Seattle, and they have a secondary that's capable of slowing down the Steelers offensive attack. I think the Seahawks get the job done on Sunday.New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos
Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns
DJ: Both of these teams are probably better off losing this game, but I'll take the Browns just because Josh McCown lit up the Ravens secondary earlier in the season
Shawn Jones: This game will be so pathetic that millions of people will rethink their feelings for football entirely and start watching soccer.
CFB Week 12
@ (10)Michigan
@ (17)TCU
@ (5)Mich. St.
@ (11)Okla. St.
(8)Ohio State @ (10)Michigan
(7)Baylor @ (17)TCU
Penn State @ (5)Michigan State
(6)Notre Dame @ (9)Stanford
(3)Oklahoma @ (11)Oklahoma State
The Roundtable
1) What's your reaction to Ezekiel Elliot and other Buckeye's comments after the Michigan State loss?
Jordan Shaw: At first I felt like Zeke should have just kept his mouth shut, but it seems as though Coach Meyer agrees with him on his feelings and the other players thoughts on where they went wrong. I think it was definitely emotional for them all after being undefeated, but pointing fingers and the way he expressed his feelings was a little intense and he could have dialed it down a bit.
Marshall: I understand that he "can't say that" especially in the manner that he did, but I agree with his statements 100%. Although Urban Meyer said there would be no repercussions for him, we'll see if that is true. But if he does start, and if he does get the ball, he better walk the walk, cause he's already talked the talk
Quite frankly I find the whole thing utterly stupid. If we want honest answers from athletes and coaches, we shouldn't be jumping down their throats when we get honesty, especially in non-confrontational form. Let's remember, Zeke didn't start calling people out by name, he gave his honest thoughts on the gameplan that unfolded without personally insulting anyone.
All-in-all, these kinds of scenarios are the exact reasons why we have Marshawn Lynch, Russell Westbrook, and other star athletes treating the media the way the do.
2) Thoughts on the Browns essentially suspending Johnny Manziel for a week?
JS: Johnny Manziel is an idiot. His NFL career should just end. He's obviously still a child and there's no place for that on any NFL team
Marshall: I'm still a little uncertain exactly why he was suspended. If he was JUST suspended cause he was in texas, in a club "Partying" then I think it's a shame that he can't go out and have fun with friends or whatever. HOWEVER given his past it's very possible that the Browns organization gave him strict rules of what he should not go do. I also heard that he lied to the organization, and then the video of him in the club surfaced. So depending on what was really going on between the Browns and Manziel, but I'll still say they made the right call.
Sunderman: I have no idea what you're talking about. This man is a saint!
Now, later reports claim that Manziel lied about the whole incident and thus the suspension, but my take overall is – who the heck cares? The media celebrates Rob Gronkowski partying like a mad-man, but when it's Johnny Manziel the entirety of sports media becomes prohibition-era teetotalers and acts like he's done something horrendous. Did he show up to work? Did this affect his job performance in any way? Ok, then who really cares? The reaction to this incident has more to do with the polarizing nature of Manziel than it does what actually transpired.
3) Plans for the weekend?
Marshall: CHRISTMAS ZOO!!! The WMOA Christmas zoo is back in action, and I'll be there from 10 - 2 Saturday helping our News Anchor Jordan Shaw get acclimated and showing her how to keep a zoo, and then I'll be there Sunday from 12 - 2 weekly as well, come down and see us, but come with Toy in hand!
Sunderman: Watching the Big game on Saturday, maybe do Thanksgiving round 2 at the house, and then some K-2 basketball on Sunday. Nothing too extravagant going on this weekend, just a bunch of football watching. Hoping for a couple upsets on Saturday. My perfect Saturday in the world of CFB includes the Buckeyes winning. Sparty losing to Penn State, South Carolina defeating Clemson, North Carolina topping NC State, and if Auburn wins the Iron Bowl against Bama, I would be in heaven!