Articles by Connor Groel

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2016 NFL Predictions: Week 6

If we just don’t talk about last week, it’s like it never happened, right?  In week 6, I’ll be attempting to repeat my week 4 success in bouncing back from a pretty bad week.  Luckily, this week is my most confident of the year so far.  I’ll be very disappointed…

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2016 NFL Predictions: Week 5

I promised a bounce-back week in week 4 and I delivered, going 10-5 to climb back up to the 95th percentile nationally.  In week 5, I’m taking some risks, namely picking the 49ers, Titans, and Giants to come out victorious.  Here are all my predictions for this upcoming week.

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Don’t Fire NFL Head Coaches Mid-Season

Since 2000, a total of 26 NFL head coaches have been fired during the season, including at least one in every season besides 2002, 2006, and 2012.  And with several teams coming off disappointing starts to the season, a few organizations might consider becoming the 27th.  For those franchises, I…

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2016 NFL Predictions: Week 4

I said week 3 looked difficult, and boy was I right.  I went 7-9, dropping from the 96th percentile of Yahoo down to the 85th.  I’ll bounce back this week, though.  Here are my picks for week 4 of NFL action.  As always, feel free to comment your predictions or…

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2016 NFL Predictions: Week 3

Here are my picks for week 3!  I’ve opened up the 2016 season with back-to-back 11-5 weeks, placing me in the 96th percentile in Yahoo’s Pro Football Pick’em.  This week (in my opinion) looks like the most difficult slate so far, with many matchups that could easily go either way….