Welcome to Caesar’ Picks Everyone! This will be a weekly project where I pick every game from the NFL Schedule. I’ll offer my quick thoughts, some stats, and predictions for each game. I’ll give a final score for each game as well as a confidence scale. My confidence scale is based not on the winner of the game, but the point spread of the game from the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The scale simply ranges from low (games to stay away from), to medium (games that are 50-50, bet with caution), to high confidence (Games to pick). These spreads and picks are made as of Sunday, December 29th, 2019.
 
Another 8-7 week puts me right at .500 on the season at 109-109 even. The big win however came from my high confidence picks as I nail a perfect 4-0 record to bring me to 37-24 on the year. This is the last week of the season, meaning playoff stakes, coaching decisions, and positioning are all decided by the end of the night. The last NFL games of the 2010s decade are here, so let’s pick them!Welcome to Caesar’ Picks Everyone! This will be a weekly project where I pick every game from the NFL Schedule. I’ll offer my quick thoughts, some stats, and predictions for each game. I’ll give a final score for each game as well as a confidence scale. My confidence scale is based not on the winner of the game, but the point spread of the game from the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The scale simply ranges from low (games to stay away from), to medium (games that are 50-50, bet with caution), to high confidence (Games to pick). These spreads and picks are made as of Sunday, December 29th, 2019.
 

​Another week, another average week of picks as I went 7-7 with a 2-2 High Confidence record. At a 101-102 record, with a 33-24 High Confidence record, I trust that these last two weeks of the regular season will help me get over .500 on the season. 
 
Happy Holidays to everyone as I hope you all get to spend quality time with your loved ones this holiday season! It’s time to enter the final stretch of regular season games as teams jock for position in the postseason race or for draft position. Let’s go!

​Welcome to Caesar’ Picks Everyone! This will be a weekly project where I pick every game from the NFL Schedule. I’ll offer my quick thoughts, some stats, and predictions for each game. I’ll give a final score for each game as well as a confidence scale. My confidence scale is based not on the winner of the game, but the point spread of the game from the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The scale simply ranges from low (games to stay away from), to medium (games that are 50-50, bet with caution), to high confidence (Games to pick). These spreads and picks are made as of Saturday, December 14th, 2019.
 
*I unfortunately didn’t have enough time to get my write-up out on Thursday, thus the Jets-Ravens Thursday game will not count for this week. 
 
Last week was yet again a subpar week as I was only one game over .500 with an 8-7 record. At 94-95, with a 31-22 record in high confidence picks, Time is running out for me to finish with a solid record. These next three weeks are pivotal not only for playoff positioning but for Head Coaches, as we will see bad teams evaluating their coaches performance before making a decision. We are getting closer to Christmas time and finals are completed for this semester (Thank the lord) so it’s time to R-E-L-A-X as Aaron Rodgers would say and enjoy the last three weeks of the NFL Season!

I know it is after the week.  Trust me it is me, not Caesar.  He had this ready before Thursday.  

Late Season Awards
MVP: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Runner-ups: Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, Texans QB Deshaun Watson, Panthers RB Christian
McCaffery, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook
Lamar Jackson has transformed the Ravens Organization with his tremendous play and great
energy. He’s on pace to beat Mike Vick’s single season rushing record for quarterbacks by a
country mile. Jackson will be a force in this league for a long time as long as the Ravens keep investing their resources in him. There is still time in the season for QB’s Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson to step up and surpass Jackson, but at the rate Jackson is going, that will be unlikely.
Offensive Player of the Year: Saints WR Michael Thomas
Runner-ups: Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Panthers RB Christian McCaffery, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook
This award could easily go to Jackson again but for the sake of parody I decided to go with a wild-card. Thomas is a phenomenal talent who has broken out from just a Drew Brees product in some eyes to a true elite receiver. He was big in helping Teddy Bridgewater during his spell of games, and is a matchup nightmare for opposing teams every week. Dalvin Cook and Christian McCaffery have been the most consistent running backs in football this season and are in the mix for the award themselves, but with McCaffery on a struggling team and Cook’s buzz fizzling out, Thomas looks like he’s with Jackson as the front runners for this award.
Defensive Player of the Year: Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore 
Runner-ups: 49ers DE Nick Bosa, Chargers DE Joey Bosa, Rams IL Aaron Donald, Steelers EDGE TJ Watt, Steelers S Minkah Fitzpatrick, Cardinals EDGE Chandler Jones There are a lot of contenders for DPOY, and nothing is locked in yet, but as of now I’m giving it to the best Cornerback in football, Stephon Gilmore. QB’s have a 39.5 passer rating throwing towards him, hehas allowed zero touchdowns his way, and has four interceptions on the season. He along with players like Jamie Collins and Kyle Van Noy are a big part in shaping the number 1 ranked Pats Defense.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray
Runner-ups: Raiders RB Josh Jacobs, Ravens WR Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Seahawks WR DK
Metcalf, Redskins WR Terry Mclaurin This award is a two-man race at this point between QB Kyler Murray and RB Josh Jacobs. Jacobs has been one of the biggest reasons for the Raiders surprise season and has a running style that punishes defenses. I will give the edge to Kyler Murray for now however because of how drastic of a change he has made to the Cardinals offense and future prospects. He has the mobility for the modern game but also has shown his ability to make throws in tight windows with both touch and velocity. For that I will give it to Murray, but Jacobs is right there with him. Shout-out to the receivers of the rookie class as well as Brown, Metcalf, and Mclaurin have steeped up for their teams this season.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: 49ers DE Nick Bosa
Runner-ups: Steelers LB Devin Bush, Jaguars DE Josh Allen, Panthers EDGE Brian Burns
If Nick Bosa is in consideration for the Defensive Player of the Year outright, then it’s not a question that he at the very least will win the rookie title. He is in the forefront of the Niners pass rush that has put fear into opposing quarterbacks. Bosa will continue terrorizing Quarterbacks with a 10-1 record and a chance at a Lombardi Trophy in February.
Coach of the Year: Ravens HC John Harbaugh
Runner-ups: 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan, Colts HC Frank Reich, Saints HC Sean Payton, Bills HC Sean McDermott, Raiders HC John Gruden John Harbaugh has always been a fine coach, but was questioned if his time was winding down in Baltimore as Joe Flacco was way beyond the years of Super Bowl Glory. When drafting Lamar Jackson late in the first round, Harbaugh made a conscious effort to play to Jacksons strengths rather then molding him to something that he’s not. The result is a 9-2 record and a cheat code as the quarterback.
Harbaugh has shown his ability to adapt and deserves a Coach of the Year award for that. Kyle Shanahan has been great for the niners as well as he has built a Championship contender as well, but Harbaugh has led the most dominant team in Football.
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