As one of the few surviving Medics let alone players still playing since S14, I'm not looking forward to using Quick Fix again - I still have nightmares from that season. But I guess we'll just deal with it for a few days before it gets rebanned. Right?

Playoffs are here!

Steelers > Dolphins
Texans > Raiders (rip Carr)
Seahawks > Lions
Packers > Giants

That's what I like to see.

Hey idiot that's why I posted what I did. To fill in the missing spots.

So exactly how many teams are we looking at?

Returning Teams (6)
catface's team
tiptoes' team
june's team
Dagger's team
ether's team
bwelp's team

Open Promotes (8)
goldfish's team
dippidy's team
HappyBob's team
hedge's team
Psi's team
Falking's team
frenzy's team(?)
Iggy's team(?)

New Teams (3)
radeon's team
Jaguar's team
My team

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THE CHARGERS LOST TO THE BROWNS. I REPEAT. THE CHARGERS. LOST. TO THE BROWNS.

I'm really glad this was a thing that happened.

I know it's an away game but if the Viikings lose to Blake "Pick Six" Bortles that would be something else entirely. Maybe they have to keep photoshopping Bradford's head on other people's bodies.

Four weeks to go.

Week 14 PREDICTIONS

Go Skye! #TeamCanto

P O T E N T I A L

I was the dead weight on this team last season, so I've seen the highs and lows. Overall they are a dedicated bunch that have good competitive drives and the desire to improve. Each of them individually improved their own game through the course of the season, and should try IM - they have the right attitudes and aren't afraid of challenges.

Hedge is a wonderful individual. I'd say that comparatively, he's one of the best Demomen I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. Equipped the Loch-N-Load, he's dangerous and almost always had a trap kill in uber disadvantage positions to give us a better chance of living to fight another push. He is also skilled in the craft of leading. Got a good head on his shoulders and communicates effectively with his teammates both in and out of the game.

For nite returning to Soldier is likely a welcome change. He was new to Scout last season, but I really have no right to critique his play based on how awful I was. Out of everyone last season he gave me the impression that he was the most level-headed, even in high-stress situations. This is certainly a trait you like to see in a teammate. He would also show ability to think outside the box with his calls, which will greatly help his Scout buddies. Like nazara! I was very impressed by his understanding of the game / his role, and of course his hitscan is nuts. With just one season under his belt his ceiling could be the highest of the group.

I wouldn't say charis is underrated, but given his relative inexperience he's a solid Medic. Great surfs, and mechanics in general. His biggest problem was the way he expressed frustrations in Mumble, but a lot of that had to do with me not being a good Pocket for him in the first place. I have faith in him that with a competent Pocket his toxic tendencies will disappear, in good times or bad.

Each of these guys have their own faults: hedge makes silly decisions at times, charis' aforementioned Mumble attitude, nite's streaky DM (on Scout), naz shutting down / avoidant when shit hits the fan, but again. They went through an entire season with a Pocket that struggled to put up 200 DPM or protect their Medic. It is not fair to criticize them for that, although they don't like the idea of cutting someone who plays like shit in the middle of season for whatever reason. Either way, equip these guys with a talkative Pocket and heal-heavy combo Scout and they can make further strides in their game, regardless of division. Good luck guys.

The good thing that came out of the Seahawks / Cardinals game was the endless supply of reaction gifs.

Jaguars / Titans on Thursday? How exciting...

The cycle of IM continues.

To be fair, I'm always torn with these preds because I'd much rather be wrong for situations that benefit my team than be right but it's all fun and games.

I didn't think A. A. Ron Rodgers would play so terribly at HOME but yeah I'm pretty sure the Cowboys are legit. Goodbye Romo.

Broncos and Steelers both losing is quite wonderful even though I picked them to win.

To be fair to my teammates, I (correctly labelled as the worst player on my team by far) completely shit the bed in the first half against fov_desired 420 and had a whopping 3 frags. Once I actually realized how to shoot things we did way better. But then again I also think #6 is too high for us.

That was part of the deal.