Patience: a defense of Jalen Reagor
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Patience: a defense of Jalen Reagor

“Worst first round pick ever.” “Cut him already!” “I can’t believe we took him over Jefferson.” We’ve all heard these sayings thrown around when discussing Eagles’ second-year wideout Jalen Reagor. Reagor was selected in a 2020 draft class that was intended to be a “finishing touch” to an Eagles roster primed for playoff competition. As…

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Week 10: NFL locks, safe bets, and games to avoid

With the crazy sequence of bad busts over the past few weeks, I’ve decided to switch up the format a little bit. The format now is more reminiscent of a stat sheet than a set of observations. The hope is that historical precedent takes the wheel and steers bettors clear of any human error. If…

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Week 8: NFL locks, safe bets, and games to avoid

This is… probably the worst week of the NFL this year. There’s only two or three games this week that seem worth watching from an outsider’s perspective (assuming you’re not a fan of one of those six teams). Well, money is money, and there are a couple cracks in Vegas’ armor this week. Fortunately, your…

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Week 4: NFL locks, safe bets, and games to avoid
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Week 4: NFL locks, safe bets, and games to avoid

It’s amazing to think the NFL is already a quarter of the way through the season. It’s also crazy to think that some teams are where they are (Chiefs 1-2, Broncos/Panthers 3-0, Colts 0-3). Some of the better teams in the league will now start to be tested, and some will slowly watch their playoff…

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Week 15 NFL Game Picks (Saturday)

Great news, everyone. We get NFL football on Saturday this week. In addition to an excellent college football slate on this championship Saturday, we also get Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers. Neither game is exactly great, but they do have playoff implications. The Bills are trying to be…

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Week 14 NFL Game Picks

We all love the NFL, and a lot of us like betting on games, or at least trying to predict who will win their games or cover the spread. The Birds Blitz has an account over at BettingPros, and it allows us to make NFL game picks and post them here. So, we’re going to do that…

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