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Everyone could use a more extensive palette of human possibility than the one supplied by the crapshoot of an immediate family.

The crapshoot of a 162-game season and unpredictable playoff format still looms too, especially for a team that frequently faltered in the postseason before finally prevailing last October.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen’s pick: This pick feels like a crapshoot considering the Chargers likely will make drastic personnel changes once they know the result of Saturday’s Pittsburgh game that will affect their playoff seeding.

“La Niña can surprise us. It’s still a crapshoot, but firefighters, water managers and farmers would be wise to be prepared.”

“Restarts can be exciting for people to watch for sure, but they get to be kind of a crapshoot,” Blaney said.