Jason Clarke

Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview.

Last week: 7-9

Summary:This past week was a four-way tie between all four of the participants in the pool. So technically, I haven’t lost for two straight weeks now following my win in week 13.

Season to date: 104-93 - Good for 53%

My for this week are below in BOLD. Leave yours in the comments!

SF at SEA -Sea
Dal at Atl - Atl
Mia at Buf - Buf
TB at Chi - Chi -
Det at GB - Det
Jax at Ten - Ten
NYJ at Min - Min
Hou at NE - Hou
Was at NO - NO
Pit at Car - Pit
Cle at Bal - Bal
Den at Ari - Den
StL at Oak - StL
Phi at NYG - NYG
Cin at Ind - Ind

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Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview.

Last week: 10-6

Summary: Yellow! For the first time in 13 tries, I won the pool last week with a 10-6 record, a tie for my best performance yet (and that was week 1). Although the final tally is not in yet, I have also gained a number of games in the overall season standings in the past few weeks. So as you can see by this handy graphic, after a few bleak weeks, things are looking up.

Season to date: 97-77 - Good for 56%

My for this week are below in BOLD. Leave yours in the comments!

Cle at Pit - CLE - 0-1
Oak at Cin - Cin
Min at Det - Det
Bal at KC - KC
NE at Mia - NE
Atl at TB - Atl
Phi at Was - Phi
NYG at Car - NYG
Ind at Jax - Ind
Ten at Hou - Ten
Sea at Arz - Sea
GB at SF - SF
Buf at NYJ - NYJ
Den at SD - SD
NO at Dal - NO - Upset of the week
Chi at STL - STL (30)

My friend and co-host Lance Dutson has an excellent op-ed in today’s Bangor Daily News in which he, ah, encourages the Maine GOP to kickstart itself by using some new technologies. These are topics- Republicans, and new technologies- that are near and dear to my heart, and even if he weren’t my friend I’d say Lance nails this topic.

Some key thoughts:

The prevailing wisdom of Republicans this election cycle was that candidates needed to go door to door to get votes. While this presents an idyllic and quaint portrait of Maine life, it is an utter waste of time and resources. No candidate in any district can effectively seize control of the political dialog when they are hamstrung between their everyday job and what amounts to a slow-motion marathon race around their district. Political candidates win when their name is known, and the technology exists today that makes lack of message resonance an unforgivable political crime.

If you’re a Republican in a leadership position here in our great state, it wouldn’t hurt you to take a few minutes and read what Lance has to say.

Here we are again- it’s time for this week’s NFL Pool wrap-up and preview.

Last week: 7-9

Summary: Like most NFL teams, I hover between mediocre (but losing) and average (but winning) each week. 2 weeks ago it was 9-7, last week it was 7-9, and if it weren’t for a couple strong weeks at the beginning, I’m not sure I’d be above .500 at this point. The good news is, I went with my gut and took Cincy to defeat Baltimore last night, and they did just that, in a pretty exciting game. So I’m 1-0, and it’s not even Sunday yet!

Season to date: 87-71 - Good for 55%

My picks below in BOLD. Leave yours in the comments!

BAL at CIN - CIN - 1-0
SD at BUF - SD
MIN at CHI - CHI
KC at CLE - KC
NYJ at GB - NYJ
IND at TEN - TEN
ARI at STL - STL
DET at NE - NE
SF at NO - NO
ATL at WAS - WAS
HOU at OAK - HOU
JAX at MIA - JAX
DAL at NYG - NYG
TB at PIT - PIT
SEA at DEN - DEN
CAR at PHI - CAR (30)