I’m sitting here at work, and I’m hardly working. In fact, as you can tell, I’m currently blogging about Sunday’s football games — right smack in the middle of the day. Needless to say it is not a very smart thing to do. But hell, I love you guys, and I’ve got a lot to say!
First off, a reaction to my predictions for yesterday. Now, I understand that anybody who is any significant percentage over 50% on their sports betting predictions is a genius whose talents are comparable to Bernie William’s national anthem (which I was not too sold on). That being said, I’m going to keep track of my record. It’s sure to be filled with bias and excuse making, but as I’m not moderated by any overseeing committee for honesty or fairness, it doesn’t really matter. I’ll try to be fair to myself =P
Sunday morning I picked 4 relatively big games. Boy did I whiff badly on Chicago! Tommie Harris was apparently jealous of the positive publicity that Steve Smith (CAR) experiences every season, and took a swing at the head of a Cardinals player on the first drive of the game. That, combined with several other injuries, Kurt Warner’s paranormal activity, and Beanie Wells’s decision to play for his own team and hold onto the football lead to a prediction that was, ultimately, way off.
The Dallas game was an interesting one. I picked the Cowboys to win in a close game in Philadelphia. The Cowboys continue to prove that either their rulebook is written in crayon (or about crayons) or that their entire team is on crack.
Coach, there's nothing in here about not false starting!
The Cincinnati vs. Baltimore game was much more one-sided than expected. I hit the nail on the head with this prediction! I used to cover the AFC North for footballgameplan.com, and have seen more than 4 Bengals games this year. The Bengals defense is legit fellas — even without Antwan Odom in the lineup.
One thing that made me smile was the Ray Rice’s performance. My fellow alumnus has been the most consistent fantasy option in recent years, and can dominate in every game situation. Keep your eyes peeled for Ray Rice being a top 5 fantasy pick next year (I’d consider drafting him at 3 if I had that pick). He’s taking those massive calves to a new level, man.
The last game I picked was the Giants game against the Chargers. I’m located in New Jersey, half of my football interested friends are Giants fans. I picked the Chargers to win in a surprisingly even matchup, and they won 21-20. There has been substantial controversy that came with Coughlin’s decision to play conservatively, following a holding call at the 4 yard line of the Chargers. They settled for a field goal (and a 6 point lead), just to watch Phillip Rivers drive down the field and score a touchdown in the last minute of the game.
HOW ABOUT A MAGIC TRICK?!
The Giants are not the team that we thought they were. In fact, they aren’t the team THEY thought they were. Their inability to run the ball and dominate on defense is likely responsible for their loss of identity and the subsequent 4 game losing streak that followed.
I’m marking it down, 3-1 on my picks for this week. Let’s not talk about my blurb about how San Francisco was going to beat the Titans…
other notes: The Packers lost to the Bucs…are the Bucs any good, or are the Packers actually a bad team? Josh Freeman looked good in the first start of his career. The Panthers scared Saints fans with a dominant running game early in the first half, but the Saints defense proved themselves to be the best take-away team in the league, scoring another touchdown and recovering 3 fumbles (to be fair, it was against the Panthers, who have shown me nothing).
I’ve now won 2 weeks in a row in my $25 fantasy league, and am up by 120 points in my $10 league. COMEBACKSPECIAL!!!
