Back in October, the Detroit Lions got some bad news when they found out that Pro Bowl center Frank Ragnow would miss the rest of the 2021 season with an injured toe.
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On Thursday, Ragnow spoke to the media and he gave an outstanding update on his health.
“I feel great,” Ragnow said. “I’m back to Frank… I’ve been good for a couple months now.”
This is obviously great news for the Lions as Ragnow was one of the top centers in the NFL before suffering his injury.
From Detroit Lions:
“Being hurt, that was horrible,” Ragnow said. “You just get a lot of respect for guys who have to deal with injuries.
“It’s gut wrenching. You really don’t feel like you’re part of the team. You feel like an outsider.
“When you’re out there on the field on Sundays and you’re in your gear, you’re like a gladiator. And I’m out there in a T-shirt and shorts running around. It’s a humbling feeling.
“I just gained a lot of respect for guys who battle and come back throughout their career. Major respect for those guys. You realize how lucky it is to be healthy and play.”
He was impressed with how the unit progressed throughout the season. He expects it to progress even further this season.
“I think we can be pretty dang good,” he said. “It’s on us and where we want to take ourselves and how hard we want to push ourselves. They were pretty dang good last year, too.
“If we get going and stay healthy, we can be a pretty good offensive line.”
Frank Ragnow on his health: "I feel great. I'm back to Frank. … I've been good for a couple months now."
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) April 21, 2022
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Sannes’ Win Total Projections: 5 Bets to Make Based on Opening 2022 Win Totals
It’s a betting bonanza kind of week. We had the women’s basketball national championship last night with the men on tap Monday.
Then we sprint to Thursday with The Masters and MLB opening day at the same time.
But the NFL had to stick its snoot in the action, too.
Last Friday, FanDuel Sportsbook posted its first win totals for the 2022 season. As if there weren’t enough already on our plates.
We could ignore these for a bit until the non-NFL sports start to chill out. But then we’re missing out on — potentially — the softest numbers we’ll get all year. We want to pepper these before the market grinds them into efficiency.
As such, let’s run through just the spots where my numbers differ most from the market in order to pick off the biggest values. Then we can circle back and run through more bets later on.
Here are the five totals where my win total projections differ from the market by at least one win. As a note, I omitted the Seattle Seahawks over 5.5 (-130) because my numbers are currently assuming DK Metcalf will return. A trade there would make their projection much lower than its current mark of 6.7.
