There has been a lot of talk recently about good fades, and if I am correct here, the people who voted in this poll on espn.com epitomize the general public. Let me know if you think this may be a worthwile fade.
Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation.
Your responses in bold text.
1) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: Who wins?
57.0% Cincinnati 43.0% Pittsburgh
2) Detroit at Cleveland: Who wins?
56.1% Cleveland
43.9% Detroit
3) New Orleans at St. Louis: Who wins?
68.0% St. Louis
32.0% New Orleans
4) Kansas City at Miami: Who wins?
78.2% Kansas City
21.8% Miami
5) Green Bay at Minnesota: Who wins?
82.1% Green Bay 17.9% Minnesota
6) San Diego at Philadelphia: Who wins?
55.7% San Diego
44.3% Philadelphia
7) San Francisco at Washington: Who wins?
94.1% Washington
5.9% San Fran
8) Indianapolis at Houston: Who wins?
97.4% Indianapolis
2.6% Houston
9) Dallas at Seattle: Who wins?
60.2% Seattle
39.8% Dallas
10) Baltimore at Chicago: Who wins?
58.3% Chicago 41.7% Baltimore
11) Buffalo at Oakland: Who wins?
59.4% Buffalo 40.6% Oakland
12) Denver at NY Giants: Who wins?
64.2% Denver 35.8% NY Giants
13) Tennessee at Arizona: Who wins?
51.5% Tennessee 48.5% Arizona
14) NY Jets at Atlanta: Who wins? (Mon., 9:00 p.m. ET, ABC)
92.4% Atlanta
7.6% NY Jets
Total Votes: 40,016
It seems to me the proper fade plays would be against Green Bay, San Diego, Buffalo, and Denver.
Smaller fades would be against Cincy, Chicago, and Tennessee.