Thoughts on Jerry Maguire Rewatch and Week 13 Thursday Night Pick

Here is Tom Cruise pictured with Dan Snyder.

Here are some random thoughts that I had about rewatching Jerry Maguire in 2018

- Given that Tom Cruise has gotten more eccentric, part of his portrayal of Jerry Maguire seemed a bit like a documentary rather than great acting.

-I am still unsure how Bidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., increased his value from $1.4 million over 4 years to $11 million over 4 years and all guaranteed.  His first contract offer is underwhelming given that he was the leading receiver of the team. By the way, I can also imagine that Cuba Gooding Jr. was mimicking Tom Cruise in this movie to portray the energetic but misunderstood football player.

- The final sequence that raises Bidwell's value is catching a ball for a touchdown, and receiving a hit that left him unconscious and then expressing joy afterwards gives insight to how much people view football differently.  Tidwell is regarded as a grouch for most of the movie but after celebrating, he is viewed as a great team guy.  Perhaps this seems a bit weird given the issues with CTE that the NFL has today and if Bidwell suffered a hit today, he would probably see less money.  Instead, Bidwell gets a fully guaranteed contract for showing "heart" on the field.

- John Elway at the end of the game complains about how much he wants an agent like Jerry Maguire.  First off, why is John Elway hanging out watching this Monday Night Football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys?  Also, John Elway called his defense soft last season; perhaps he only tolerates wide receivers crying post game.

- When Jerry Maguire flirts excessively on Dorothy Boyd, he references that "he didn't want to get all Clarence Thomas on her".  Perhaps a remake would feature jokes on Brett Kavanaugh and how much Jerry Maguire likes beer.  

New Orleans Saints (-7) @ Dallas Cowboys - The Saints are right now 3-0 so far against the NFC East, although theoretically the Cowboys can put up a better fight than all of them given that the Saints are on the road and the Cowboys are significantly better than the Giants who the Saints beat by 15 points.  That being said, the Saints appear to be clicking on all cylinders and a double digit win would not surprise me given how the Saints have been steamrolling everyone. 

Week 12 Against the Spread: 6-8
Week 12 Straight Up: 9-6

2018 Season against the Spread- 80-76-4
2018 Season Straight Up- 96-61-2
2018 Locks- 11-9-2

2017-18 Against the Spread- 221-225-7

2017-18 Season Straight Up - 167-92

2016-17 Against the Spread - 141-115-7
2016-17 Straight Up - 101-41

2015-16 Against the Spread - 140-110