I hope everyone had a nice Halloween. Whether it was taking your kids Trick O Treating, or picking up a slutty nurse wearing fishnet stockings at a costume party, the only thing that counts is if you wake up this morning with a smile.
I am smiling today and do you know why? NFL Sunday is here, and we are offically starting to look at possibilites with teams contending for playoffs spots.
There are also another six or so teams staring at the possibility of the #1 Overall pick in the 2010 Draft. There is especially one game on the slate that will have major implications on that this week.
Without further ado, the Week 8 picks:
Chicago Bears 27, Cleveland Browns 13 - The Bears were not just beaten last week by the Bengals, they were flat out stomped on and embarassed. So what is the best remedy for a defense that could not stop an infant last week? An offense that even the infant could outplay. Mangini's misfits are awful, and led by a QB that would be proud to complete 45% of his passes. Pathetic.
Indianaoplis Colts 34, San Francisco 49ers 17 - Alex Smith last week was a great story, and he will be solid this week in a bad venue for any QB. Smith will not be the reason the Niners lose. This defense has been getting shredded by aerial offenses the past several week, and now head into Peyton Manning's house. That should be a House of Horrors.
Baltimore Ravens 23, Denver Broncos 20 - Junior Belichick has had the Broncos playing near flawless this year, but it is alot to ask a team to go into Baltimore, who should be in HGH mode after the Bye week and losing 3 close games in a row. Nothing against the Broncos, they play valiantly in defeat.
New York Jets 23, Miami Dolphins 16 - Rematch of the Monday Night game that went to the last second, with a ton of trash talking. This game will be on the shoulders of Chad Henne, who looked like a virgin seeing Ron Jeremy naked in the 2nd half against the Saints. The Meadowland will be hostile, and Henne forunately still has the diaper on from last week.
Houston Texans 24, Buffalo Bills 10 - Yes, I am falling for the trap again. As soon as I usually put faith into the Texans, they let me down. I just cannot see a team as awful as the Bills are on offense, score enough. Texans have too much artillery, and will probaly finally give Steve Slaton 20-25 carries this week.
Dallas Cowboys 34, Seattle Seahawks 20 - When did Miles Austin become this generation's verison of Willie "Flipper" Anderson? You remember Flipper right? The WR on the Rams in the late 80's, who's job basically was to run 20+ yard patterns. He still holds the NFL single game record for receiving yards. The way Austin is going, he may break that streak one week.
Speaking of teams that old Flipper tossed a dagger into...
Philadelphia Eagles 31, New York Giants 28 - Flipper killed the Giants in the playoffs one year in the Meadowlands. I bring this up because, the Eagles have someone similar to Flipper Anderson's skill set that will haunt the Giants this week. DeShaun Jackson will score 2 TD's, one of them on a bomb pass. Philly takes round 1 for the day...
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 - Is Charlie Manuel really going with Joe Blanton, who's ERA is over 7 in his career against the Yankees? This might be a bloodbath, especially if CC Sabathia bring his A-Game on 3 days rest. Round 2 for the better city!
Detroit Lions 27, St. Louis Rams 24 - The Toilet Bowl! With all these games with potential divison and playoffs implications this week, how did we get stuck with this masterpiece? Hopefully, we will see some things we have not seen yet this season. They are....
1. Steven Jackson finally scores a touchdown.
2. We see a beautiful 75 yard TD pass from Stafford to Megatron Johnson. The first like that of many.
3. Both GM's go onto the field and scout the halftime Punt/Pass/Kick entries.
4. The Rams win...... eh, three out of four is enough.
Arizona Cardinals 40, Carolina Panthers 13 - What a horrible matchup for such an incompetent team like the Panthers. Cardinals are #1 in the league against the run, the Panthers strength. The Cards have opportunistic defensive backs that have taken Int's to the house. Interesting, did anyone tell them that Jake Delhomme somehow still has a job? I swear he has some serious incriminating things about John Fox to still be on the field.
San Diego Chargers 52, Oakland Raiders 17 - The Chargers finally hit their stride last week. Now, they are dangerous until punched in the mouth again. Oakland does not punch teams in the mouth, they get curbstomped. Let's make the Over./Under on Doughboy Russell deer in the headlights stares into the camera at 6.5. He still swears that it was not his fault though...
Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Tennessee Titans 13 - The Titans are coming off bye from the single most embarrassing game of the year, the 59-0 nuking from the Pats. Jeff Fisher gets handcuffed into starting Vince Young, who looks about only one step ahead of our Raider Doughboy in terms of being completely lost in the pocket. I could make a Rush Limbaugh reference here, but I do not want Al Shaprton after my blog. We will leave it at that.
Finally....
Green Bay Packers 31, Minnesota Vikings 28 - The game everyone has marked on the calendar since Days of Our Favre signed with the Vikings. The Cheeseheads in the Lambeau will more resemble the LA Riots. I think the Pack comes up with a severe emotion and will a victory out of this. Aaron Rodgers NEEDS this win to get out of that shadow our soap opera star still casts there.
Before I go, I am still in amazement by the trucking Adrian Peterson put on the Steelers William Gay last week. He literally stepped on Gay after steamrolling him. If you were Gay, do you have no choice but to feel obligated to bow and thank AP everytime he sees him now that he let him live? That was one of those rare signatures moments in a legends career.
Barry Sanders had the run where he sent Rod Woodsen's kneecap into the 14th row. Earl Campbell had his with his jeresy literally exploding. Walter Payton jumping over both Lines, and Emmitt Smith's game against the Giants, where his shoulder was separated just to name a few. AP has his now. Unreal.
Last Week: 7-6
Season: 63-39
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Weekend Wrap-Up
I dragged my sick body out of bed long enough to vent on what I saw all weekend in sports. I may feel like a leper from Calcutta, but that did not stop me from watching about 75 different games this week. Direct TV is a gift from the Gods. I swear.
Let's start with the baseball playoffs...
The World Series begins this week, as the Yankees and Angels are ready for their showdown that has been destined since the All Star Break. No, that was not a typo, winner of this series wins it all. A National League team has a better shot at seeing Jesus than beating one of these teams.
ARod finally has the monkey off of his back. I will die of laughter if I hear another Yankee fan cry about how ARod does not hit in the clutch. He just won an entire series almost single handedly.
I dunno what was worse, Matt Holliday misjudging a flyball that hit him right in the bullseye, or Jonathan Paplebon going Chernobyl in Fenway yesterday. I have to admit, for the non-Cardinals and Red Sox fans, both were vividly entertaining.
The play Derek Jeter made last night late in the game, is the heads-up plays that legends are made out of. Fundemental baseball is such a lost science.
I will not even comment on the Phillies-Rockies. The game ended past my bedtime, and just watching that game made my sick carcass fetch another blanket.
Next, College Football...
LSU is such a fraud. How in the world was this team ranked 4th in the country? I know why. Two reasons. One, CBS needed to hype the prime-time game between LSU and Florida. Second, the polls are more rigged than an Albanian poker game or a Trotter's race. I will let you decide on that one.
I do not want to hear any "expert" state that Tim Tebow should remotely win the Heisman this season. Sorry, but under 200 yards passing, and just willing your team to victory is not enough. Tell me one good reason why Tebow should win the Heisman over Colt Mccoy, Jimmy Clausen, or Tony Pike?
Speaking of Mccoy, Texas is a boarderline fraud as well. Great teams are not trailing 17-14 in the 2nd half to the likes of Colorado in their own house. If Texas keeps on playing only one half in games, they will get clipped by Oklahoma.
The real great team is Alabama. Their defense is better than at least 10 NFL teams defenses. They have a solid OLine, with a rugged RB, and an All-World talent at WR.
They have everything, but a QB. The Mcelroy kid is a complete deer in headlights. I watched the Ole Miss game on Saturday. Mcelroy did not look off one receiver all game long. Do that against Florida, and they will beat the Tide by 10 like last SEC Championship.
From what I have been watching, the Title Game, should just be a rematch of the SEC Title game. Florida and Alabama are head and shoulders better than everyone else, including Texas.
Although, you know USC will somehow weasel their way into the Title Game. USC and Ohio St. are the two most overhyped programs in the nation. Sickening.
Finally, the sweet National Football League...
Best part of the NFL day? Not only did Josh Mcdaniels the pupil beat his teacher Bill Belichick, he left the grumpy nutjob, and the CBS cameras hanging for the postgame handshake. If you can, take a look at Belichick's face during it all. Priceless. Expect a cutthroat 2007 Pats like eff-you game the next time the Pats and Broncos play.
Gary Kubiak should be shot and buried for the awful playcalling and personnel changes. First and Goal, and you cannot punch it in? That is the second time this season Kubiak lost a game with his backup RB, Chris Brown getting pressure crunchtime carries. Texans should be 4-1.Just awful!
I bet Dre Bly showered and sprinted out of the locker room after losing the ball trying to showboat off an interception when the team is getting slamdanced on. I think it was the shovel, lawn darts, and bag of lye sitting right outside Mike Singletary's office.
Manning brothers 42, Tennessee Raiders 16
While mentioning the Raiders, can we finally call Jamarcus Russell an Offical Bust? He was the third best QB playing in the Raiders-Giants game. Yes, shellshocked David Carr is miles better than Russell, who reacts on the field like he smoked two ounces of weed by himself, on a streak of 72 hours without sleep.
The Browns-Bills game was by far, the worst game of this decade I have seen. I have never seen a team win when their QB was 2-17!!!! Derek Anderson went 2-17. STIFF ALERT!!! That is not a typo. After this game, Terrell Owens should be on Defcon 1.
Ok, we get it media. Brett Favre turned 40 years of age. Now, please stop mentioning every motion that diva makes before I feel compelled to Tom Cable one of you. I dunno what is more pathetic in this NFL season, media's crush on Favre, the Rams, or Tom Brady crying for shadow roughing the passer calls.
I am calling it right now. The Giants next week go into New Orleans and smack the Saints up physically. Giants win that game by at least 10 points. Eli Manning in a rare zone that is usually reserved for big bro.
I think Miles Austin and Roddy White had more receiving yards combined than the Cleveland Browns have had all season. We may need to look that one up.
Monday Night Football Prediction:
Jets get back Calvin Pace, who is their best pass rusher. Dolphins will try and run the ball, but the Jets defense is salavating to let Chad Henne air it out. Close, physical game. Do not expect alot of points.
Jets 20, Dolphins 10
(Apologies for no pictures or images on this post. Blogger is on the fritz, and did not even have the link up for me to have the option. Will be fixed for the future.)
Let's start with the baseball playoffs...
The World Series begins this week, as the Yankees and Angels are ready for their showdown that has been destined since the All Star Break. No, that was not a typo, winner of this series wins it all. A National League team has a better shot at seeing Jesus than beating one of these teams.
ARod finally has the monkey off of his back. I will die of laughter if I hear another Yankee fan cry about how ARod does not hit in the clutch. He just won an entire series almost single handedly.
I dunno what was worse, Matt Holliday misjudging a flyball that hit him right in the bullseye, or Jonathan Paplebon going Chernobyl in Fenway yesterday. I have to admit, for the non-Cardinals and Red Sox fans, both were vividly entertaining.
The play Derek Jeter made last night late in the game, is the heads-up plays that legends are made out of. Fundemental baseball is such a lost science.
I will not even comment on the Phillies-Rockies. The game ended past my bedtime, and just watching that game made my sick carcass fetch another blanket.
Next, College Football...
LSU is such a fraud. How in the world was this team ranked 4th in the country? I know why. Two reasons. One, CBS needed to hype the prime-time game between LSU and Florida. Second, the polls are more rigged than an Albanian poker game or a Trotter's race. I will let you decide on that one.
I do not want to hear any "expert" state that Tim Tebow should remotely win the Heisman this season. Sorry, but under 200 yards passing, and just willing your team to victory is not enough. Tell me one good reason why Tebow should win the Heisman over Colt Mccoy, Jimmy Clausen, or Tony Pike?
Speaking of Mccoy, Texas is a boarderline fraud as well. Great teams are not trailing 17-14 in the 2nd half to the likes of Colorado in their own house. If Texas keeps on playing only one half in games, they will get clipped by Oklahoma.
The real great team is Alabama. Their defense is better than at least 10 NFL teams defenses. They have a solid OLine, with a rugged RB, and an All-World talent at WR.
They have everything, but a QB. The Mcelroy kid is a complete deer in headlights. I watched the Ole Miss game on Saturday. Mcelroy did not look off one receiver all game long. Do that against Florida, and they will beat the Tide by 10 like last SEC Championship.
From what I have been watching, the Title Game, should just be a rematch of the SEC Title game. Florida and Alabama are head and shoulders better than everyone else, including Texas.
Although, you know USC will somehow weasel their way into the Title Game. USC and Ohio St. are the two most overhyped programs in the nation. Sickening.
Finally, the sweet National Football League...
Best part of the NFL day? Not only did Josh Mcdaniels the pupil beat his teacher Bill Belichick, he left the grumpy nutjob, and the CBS cameras hanging for the postgame handshake. If you can, take a look at Belichick's face during it all. Priceless. Expect a cutthroat 2007 Pats like eff-you game the next time the Pats and Broncos play.
Gary Kubiak should be shot and buried for the awful playcalling and personnel changes. First and Goal, and you cannot punch it in? That is the second time this season Kubiak lost a game with his backup RB, Chris Brown getting pressure crunchtime carries. Texans should be 4-1.Just awful!
I bet Dre Bly showered and sprinted out of the locker room after losing the ball trying to showboat off an interception when the team is getting slamdanced on. I think it was the shovel, lawn darts, and bag of lye sitting right outside Mike Singletary's office.
Manning brothers 42, Tennessee Raiders 16
While mentioning the Raiders, can we finally call Jamarcus Russell an Offical Bust? He was the third best QB playing in the Raiders-Giants game. Yes, shellshocked David Carr is miles better than Russell, who reacts on the field like he smoked two ounces of weed by himself, on a streak of 72 hours without sleep.
The Browns-Bills game was by far, the worst game of this decade I have seen. I have never seen a team win when their QB was 2-17!!!! Derek Anderson went 2-17. STIFF ALERT!!! That is not a typo. After this game, Terrell Owens should be on Defcon 1.
Ok, we get it media. Brett Favre turned 40 years of age. Now, please stop mentioning every motion that diva makes before I feel compelled to Tom Cable one of you. I dunno what is more pathetic in this NFL season, media's crush on Favre, the Rams, or Tom Brady crying for shadow roughing the passer calls.
I am calling it right now. The Giants next week go into New Orleans and smack the Saints up physically. Giants win that game by at least 10 points. Eli Manning in a rare zone that is usually reserved for big bro.
I think Miles Austin and Roddy White had more receiving yards combined than the Cleveland Browns have had all season. We may need to look that one up.
Monday Night Football Prediction:
Jets get back Calvin Pace, who is their best pass rusher. Dolphins will try and run the ball, but the Jets defense is salavating to let Chad Henne air it out. Close, physical game. Do not expect alot of points.
Jets 20, Dolphins 10
(Apologies for no pictures or images on this post. Blogger is on the fritz, and did not even have the link up for me to have the option. Will be fixed for the future.)
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