Originally Posted by
McBa1n
Give credit where it's due. Nate has been in the spotlight for 4 years+ and has been almost flawless. Although, capping politics is ez vs the NFL (just follow information). You have to remember, the vast majority of the retards that post on these forums use fox as a news source (insulting to people that read news, or understand information/reality). I know Nate is a punter like us, also. His word means as much as anyone else's on the NFL playoffs. The NFL is tough to crack, it's easily the hardest to crack, even with a 'pro' system. Look at the BTP leaderboards since it's started - out of the 'pure' NFL cappers, I've had some great results, but I know I can't compete with college cappers. The NFL is impossible..
But back on Nate Silver, his work is dominating with a national scope. Dis'n him with a tiny platform is stupid. "System" plays in the NFL is nothing like anything Silver deals with daily. Having a punter kill you on SBR is NOTHING like having a top media outlet/factional agenda (republicans) trying to discredit your work. Silver is no better a punter on the NFL than anyone - but his other work is really strong and deserves a ton of respect.
That all typed, I really didn't think Baltimore could ninja a game in Denver, but yet they did. Such is life punting in the NFL. The playoffs are always a minefield. Unless you're holding futures bets in hand, you're gonna get buried playing them. You always want to get your money in on a good situation - and the NFL playoffs provide little. MONTHS of film study become moot straight away.