NFL Week 16: Pats Broncos Beckham NFL like Politics and Society turn off

We will look ahead to a dramatic set of games in the penultimate week of the NFL Season.

But will the drama be gone before we get to Week 17 – not what the networks and the league want – as the playoffs come into focus too early.

Odell Beckham fooled us and the league.  Does he have bats in his belfry?

How bad officiating could have led to a bigger black eye on the league during the Giants Panthers game.

Or is there more to this story?  Can we blame society for the trash some of these athletes bring us?

Speaking of Panthers, do you rest Cam and the Panthers if they’re 15-0?

And it looks like – as we have said all along -- fantasy and gambling are now nearly a done deal with the NFL.

Plus, we have a new feature.  It is called Fantasy or Real QB.  We look at Quarterbacks and decide if they are just great fantasy buys and not real on-field winners.

As always our expert is Eric Snyder.  He is the author of a book on the Raiders and Raider Nation.  You can hear him on the Power Hour on 1340 Fox Sports Radio in Las Vegas.

Boychic, good morning.

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A strange week last week leading to some interesting stories.  We’ll get to the games.  But first, the Odell Beckham story has gotten weird.  After we said last week this guy had turn the corner in maturity.  Wow were we wrong. He is now suspended for 1 game for targeting Panthers Cornerback Josh Norman who had shut him down early.  The hits seemed way too vicious and could have been career ending.  Is that 1-game suspension enough?  I say no.