{"id":8386,"date":"2018-10-23T16:04:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T16:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=8386"},"modified":"2018-10-23T11:04:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T11:04:29","slug":"nfl-news-and-notes-tuesday-october-23rd-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/nfl-news-and-notes-tuesday-october-23rd-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL News and Notes &#8211; Tuesday October 23rd 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/national-football-league.jpg\" alt=\"National Football League\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8106\" \/>Week 7 in the books, and outside of a few teams, the league is a muddled mess. The halfway point of the season is fast approaching, as is the trade deadline. We\u2019re here to give you some of the big storylines coming out of the weekend, as well as some early injury reports. <\/p>\n<p>The Cowboys have reportedly upgraded at the wide receiver position, acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amaricooper9\/\">Amari Cooper<\/a> from Oakland<\/a for a first round pick. The move is intriguing for a variety of reasons.\n\nJon Gruden clearly is not happy with his roster, and wants a ground up rebuild, and now has 3 first round picks in the upcoming 2019 draft to play with. In the meantime, it leaves the Raiders with a WR depth chart of <strong>Jordy Nelson, Martavis Bryant, Seth Roberts, Dwayne Harris and Brandon LaFell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For the Cowboys, they get a 24 year old former 1000 yard receiver who is still brimming with potential. <\/p>\n<p>Though he has struggled with drops in his young career, he will immediately step in as the Cowboys best receiver, and provide them with better route running and athleticism then they are currently getting from the position.<\/p>\n<h2>Long Snapper False Start<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of the Cowboys, this play will be hotly debated for a while. As the Cowboys drove down the field in the final minutes and lined up for a would be game tying 47 yard field goal, Cowboys long snapper <strong>L.P. Ladouceur<\/strong> was flagged for a false start penalty, knocking the attempt back to 52 yards, which was subsequently missed. Ladouceur has been long snapping in the NFL for 14 years, and said the ball movement has been a part of his pre-snap routine for his entire career, and has never drawn a penalty for it. Cowboy\u2019s kicker <strong>Brett Maher<\/strong> does not blame Ladouceur for the penalty, and took full responsibility for the miss.<\/p>\n<h2>Justin Tucker Missed?!<\/h2>\n<p>Even the best mess up sometimes right? Justin Tucker, who has never missed an extra point attempt in his 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/american-football\/nfl\">NFL seasons<\/a>, and made 222 straight, finally missed on an extra point that would have tied the game for the Ravens and sent their game against the Saints to overtime.<\/p>\n<p>The look on Tucker\u2019s face afterwards says it all, as he was absolutely bewildered. The ball looked golden as any Tucker kick, heading straight down the pipes, and suddenly sliced right to miss, much like my tee shots.<\/p>\n<h2>The Least Talked About Undefeated Team In NFL History<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/nfls-sunday-night-football-betting-pick-los-angeles-rams-at-san-francisco-49ers-preview\/\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> dominated in all 3 facets in their <em>39-10<\/em> dominating win over division rivals in the 49ers, but why do I feel like this team is not getting enough publicity? They lead the NFL with a +107 point differential (KC next closest at 78), and <strong>Jared Goff<\/strong> is at or near the top of every statistical passing category.<\/p>\n<p>Reigning OPOY <strong>Todd Gurley<\/strong> leads the NFL in rushing (686 yards) and is making a run at LT\u2019s touchdown record (14 through 7 games, next closest has 9), reigning DPOY Aaron Donald now leads the NFL with 8 sacks, and reigning COTY <strong>Sean McVay<\/strong> is now 18-5 (11-1 on the road) in his short time in LA. Yes they are the betting favourite to win the Super Bowl, but they have a legit chance at winning out, with tough games vs GB, at NO, and in Mexico City vs KC coming in the next 4 weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>The Blake Bortles Experience<\/h2>\n<p>The Jaguars have lost their last 3 games by a combined 62 points, and are averaging 9.3 points per game in that time. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/nfls-sunday-night-football-betting-pick-houston-texans-at-jacksonville-jaguars-preview\/\">Jags said enough is enough Sunday<\/a> as they fell behind 13-0, and <strong>Blake Bortles<\/strong> fumbled twice in his own territory.<\/p>\n<p>Bortles was benched for <strong>Cody Kessler<\/strong> after averaging 5.1 yards per attempt and turning the ball over twice, and for a moment it looked as if the Blake Bortles experience was over in Jacksonville as Kessler gave them adequate QB play (21\/30, 156 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) in just under 2 quarters of football. However, it appears as if <strong>Tom Coughlin<\/strong> and <strong>Doug Marrone<\/strong> haven\u2019t had enough Bortles, as he has been named the starter for their week 8 tilt in London against the Eagles, but is reportedly \u201c<em>on a short leash<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2>Injury Watch<\/h2>\n<p>BUF QB Derek Anderson (<em>leg<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nBUF RB LeSean McCoy (<em>concussion<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nCAR EDGE Mario Addison (<em>back<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nCAR WR Torrey Smith (<em>knee<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nCIN LB Vontaze Burfict (<em>hip<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>severity unknown<\/strong><br \/>\nDAL TE Geoff Swaim (<em>knee<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nHOU WR Keke Coutee (<em>hamstring<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>likely will be out this week<\/strong><br \/>\nLAC RB Melvin Gordon (<em>hamstring<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>late scratch, Chargers on bye week<\/strong><br \/>\nLAR CB Troy Hill (<em>concussion<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>not expected to miss time<\/strong><br \/>\nMIA WR Albert Wilson (<em>hip<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>most likely out a few weeks<\/strong><br \/>\nMIN LB Anthony Barr (<em>hamstring<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nNE RB Sony Michel (<em>knee<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>not expected to miss time<\/strong><br \/>\nNYJ RB Bilal Powell (<em>neck<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>severity unknown<\/strong><br \/>\nOAK RB Marshawn Lynch (<em>core<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>placed on IR<\/strong><br \/>\nSF S Adrian Colbert (<em>leg<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nTB LB Kwon Alexander (<em>knee<\/em>) &#8211; torn ACL, <strong>likely to be placed on IR<\/strong><br \/>\nTEN OG Josh Kline (<em>leg<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nWAS CB Fabian Moreau (<em>ankle<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><br \/>\nWAS CB Quinton Dunbar (<em>shin<\/em>) &#8211; <strong>questionable<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s some early storylines coming out of the weekend. Thursday we\u2019ll have an updated MVP Watch, some more news out of the weekend, more clarity on this weeks injuries, and some potential trade candidates for next week\u2019s deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 7 in the books, and outside of a few teams, the league is a muddled mess. The halfway point of the season is fast approaching, as is the trade deadline. We\u2019re here to give you some of the big storylines coming out of the weekend, as well as some early injury reports. 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