3 Things I Know: NFL Week 13

Hey guys it's me Kix, took a couple week hiatus from 3TIK but now we're back in the saddle. After a solid week 13 of NFL football, I'm refreshed and refined, and have 3 takes for you that I not only know, but am 100% positive about. ON TO WHAT I KNOW:

1. The Patriots have caught the injury bug and I'm not gonna lie, it makes me a little but weary. Yes, I know we talk about this every week, do you job, next man up, it's the reason the Pats have stayed so good for so long. But there is one element of the game that you can't control and that is injuries. At some point you need your starters. The Patriots have made numerous stars out of no names, but at the end of the day your best team is made up of your best players. The NFL is a really good league, in order to be successful you need to have your top guys out on the field. Like I said, the Pats have a long running history of taking average players and making them stars in their system, but at some point the hose runs dry. First it was Gronk, who is confirmed out for the season, last week it was Amendola. (Side note when are we gonna cut Cyrus Jones? He STINKS! The dude can't hold on to the ball to save his life, which made Bill put Amendola back there to shag punts, which resulted in Amendola hurting his ankle. Cyrus has to go.) We also have Julian Edelman who clearly isn't 100% and Matt Slater sitting out games. At some point the injuries may become too extreme to overcome, like last year, and it's going tot put the 5th ring in jeopardy.

2. The Miami Dolphins will not make the playoffs. Heading into week 13 Miami was one of the hottest teams in the league, rattling off 6 straight W's to launch themselves into the playoff picture. And it was fun while it lasted. The Fins ran into an always dangerous Baltimore Ravens team last weekend and got walloped 38-6. Yes, Miami had been rolling for the last month and a half, but they were doing it all with smoke and mirrors. The only good win in their last 6 weeks was against a banged up Steelers team. Other than that they beat the Bills, Rams, Jets, Chargers, and 49ers, none of whom are playoff teams. With the Pats running away with the AFC East once again, this will leave the Dolphins on the outside looking in.

3. What in the world happened the the San Francisco 49ers? Can you say fall from grace? I mean what the heck happened?!?! It was only a short 4 years ago that the Niners were in the Super Bowl and playing in back to back NFC Championship games. They're now 1-11 on the season and got smoked by the LOWLY Chicago Bears. Chip Kelly is all but gone already and Colin Kaepernick has proven to be one of the biggest quarterback busts since Ryan Leaf. (Not to brag but I was on record saying he was gonna be a terrible QB in the long run. As soon as anyone got any game tape of him he had no shot in the league. Also shout out to Jaws saying he's going to be an all time great. Lol.) I'm thinking my guy Jim Harbaugh put a little spell on the Niners when he was shown the door, which looking back was a terrible decision on the front office's part. I mean he's only turned Michigan from a laughing stock into a top 5 team in 2 years. Chip Kelly has also proven to be the latest case of Nick Saban, a great college coach who just can't hack it in the big leagues. See ya in Houston, Chip!

Also, that Rams team is a joke of an NFL franchise. They are HORRIBLE! Goff didn't play that bad but his receivers couldn't even catch a cold!