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Well, the long wait is over and Championship weekend is here in the NFL. The numbers will be sharp with a shorter slate, so pick your spots or live bet.

Hoops season is something I'm hitting heavy now and soccer as always is part of the menu. Let's end the football season on a big note, good luck!

New Plays

Coming soon

1/21 205 CST

Chelsea/Arsenal over 2.5 5U MAX

535

Jimmy Garoppolo Over 1.5 pass Td 2U


Rodgers Under 244.5 pass yards 2U


Kittle over 74.5 rec yards 2U


Niners TT FH over 13.5 5U MAX

350 CST

Clippers -3.5 3rd Q 1U

3rd Q TT over 30.5 1U

2nd half over 117 1U

1.18  224CST

Richmond at George Mason 2nd half over 74 3U

Previous Plays

Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs - AFC Divisional Playoffs3rd Q over 10.5 2u

Chiefs 2nd half TT over 17 5U MAX

456 CST

San Francisco 49ers 2nd half TT over 13.5 3U

720 CST

New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks

2nd half over 110 3U

Pelicans TT over 55.5 3U

Pelicans 3rd Q TT over 27.5 3U

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DeMeco values leadership at the QB position above all else. Composite image by Brandon Strange.

With the NFL Draft getting closer and closer, it is becoming more likely the Houston Texans will be taking a quarterback with its No. 2 overall pick.

With a plethora of options available — from Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Will Levis or Anthony Richardson — head coach DeMeco Ryans recently talked about what quality he believes a quarterback should have in the NFL. It is leadership.

“Is that quarterback a guy who can galvanize a locker room and rally the troops and get guys to believe in him,” Ryans said. “That's the trait. It's easier said than done because only so few guys can do that.”

While it may be cliché, Ryans makes a great point about why leadership is a non-negotiable for his play caller.

The quarterback position is the face of the franchise. He is the person media talk to every single week, and is the person who gets a huge share of the credit or blame when it comes to the team’s success or lack thereof.

Whoever the Texans pick at No. 2, if it indeed is a quarterback, will also be tasked with leading Houston throughout its rebuild on the field. But how can the team’s staff evaluate leadership?

As advanced as stats have gotten over the years, there is nothing you can look at to quantify leadership points. It all depends on personal evaluation.

For Houston, the decision on whom the next quarterback for the team is, could well be made over the course of the next few days.

The Texans will bring both Young and Stroud to Houston for individual meetings, according to Aaron Wilson. Both have consistently been quarterback No. 1 and No. 2 throughout the entire process.

There is no doubt Ryans and general manager Nick Caserio will be trying to gauge where each respective prospect ranks in leadership when they step foot in NRG Stadium.

Ryans believes the franchise quarterback needs to be seen by his teammates both on offense and defense and instill confidence in them that he can be counted on to make a play. Hosting prospects is one way to get a gauge in that area, which the Texans will have the opportunity to do.

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