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2024 Playbook Football Questions Interviews

1. What is your primary style of handicapping?
No set way to cap games. I feel you must be very dynamic in your approach. Capping is not fully science but science can be useful, there is an art to understanding human behavior. You must be able get into what motivates humans and what determines when they will perform at their highest levels.
 
2. What is your “golden rule” of handicapping?
Stick with what you know. Stay in your lane so to speak. Dont bet what you cant afford to lose.

3. What is the first thing you look for when handicapping a game?
There are many ways you can start but i like to determine strength of schedule played.
 
4. Which team statistic do you value the most?
SOS, Yards per point, yds per rush, offense and defense strength and weaknesses. Those are good starting points but its only the beginning.

5. What do you like the most about the expanded college football playoff?
It allows for more teams to have a chance and takes a lot of politics out of the process, which has become more and more corrupt as the years have gone by.

6. Which college football coach commands your attention from a handicapping perspective?
No opinion.

7. My all-time favorite college football player is:
Dont have one.

8. Which college football team is most likely to win this season's playoff?
I’ll allow the odds makers to make the best choises and evaluate the top top teams. Very difficult to know how the pac 10 folding into he big 10 will play out. Traditional rivalry’s are not what they used to be. My crystal ball is a little cloudy with al the changes in college fb.

9. Biggest surprise college football team this season?
Keep an eye on teams that have lost their head coaches and/or offensive and/defensive coaches. There will be lots of volitvity with those teams.
 
10.10. Biggest college football bust this season?
No opinion.

11. Biggest NFL bust this season?
Dallas, Denver, are expecting to have good seasons but i think it will more disappointing than they expect.
 
12. Biggest surprise NFL team this season?
The Browns will need Watson to step up at QB. It has been years since he has shown any promise on the field. They are in a very tough Division along with Pitt, Balt, Cinc. If any of these teams have issues at QB things will fall apart but if they dont any of here teams could go a long way in the playoffs . .

13. Which NFL team is most likely to win this season's Super Bowl?
Chiefs, Niners, Ravens, are rightfully the favorites but are one injury from mediocrity. The Lions IMO should be considered close to this group and taken seriously.
 
14.  My favorite all-time NFL player is -
Old school fan will stick with some vintage players like Jimmy Brown and Johnny Unitas.

15. NFL MVP this season will be -
This usually goes to QB’s, so i will go with players that usually avoid being injured. Purdy and Mahomes are obvious choices but Goff has stayed healthy and is right there with a winning team.

16. NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year this season will be -
Jayden Daniels.

17.  Who is your favorite recording artist?
Whitney Houston.

18. What is your favorite song?
Don't Stop Belieiving.

19. What is your favorite movie?
Hosiers.
 
20.If I had one last meal, it would be:
Pasta.






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