What we can do on a three game slate is truly treat each like a showdown, to get inside the macro and micro factors for each game. There are some more general points to make, but the fun part (in my humble, sicko opinion) is to dive into each game and do so quickly to get the proverbial lay of the land and identify where we can build differently without sacrificing upside. As always, you know we’re hunting for the rational and illogical combinations to build lineups that don’t make sense the first time around, but in hindsight, fit together like a perfect puzzle.
It’s practically tradition by now to treat the three-game slate for what it is: a slate the OWS community crushes every season. In my opinion, for one full day, filled with family gatherings, good football, and late swap, three games is the perfect amount. We don’t get overwhelmed by information since we only have two(ish) days to plan for it, and we don’t get overburdened by the actual football since there is only one game on at a time. Thanksgiving football is something the NFL has simply gotten right. Sometimes it’s best to give credit where credit is due and let the NFL know it’s not broken, and in fact, it’s glorious.
For anyone who has read my writing the past few seasons, I love to lay out the player pool on Thanksgiving. Most of you will skim right through this (as I hope you’ve already done this in your mind) or above this on The Scroll before you get here. It should be intentional either way, but I don’t want to let any player slip through the cracks so let’s run through the entire list of viable plays:
