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NFL--Week Eleven Picks

Sunday, November 22, 2009


  1. Dallas over Washington
  2. Detroit over Cleveland
  3. San Francisco over Green Bay
  4. Pittsburgh over Kansas City
  5. Minnesota over Seattle
  6. New York Giants over Atlanta
  7. New Orleans over Tampa Bay
  8. Jacksonville over Buffalo
  9. Indianapolis over Baltimore
  10. Arizona over St. Louis
  11. San Diego over Denver
  12. Cincinnati over Oakland
  13. New England over New York Jets
  14. Philadelphia over Chicago
  15. MNF Tennessee over Houston

NFL--Week Nine Picks

Sunday, November 8, 2009


Unfortunately I have had other things to do. Actually better things to do than educate the masses on the finer points of American football. I feel the world has been sorely missing my vast canon of knowledge on this particular subject matter so I will enlighten you folks and you can thank me later. Love 'em or leave 'em, these are my picks.
  1. Atlanta over Washington. Atlanta looked great last week against one of the best teams in football and the Skins still suck.
  2. Chicago over Arizona. It's cold in ChiTown this time of year. Warner is old and the Bears look solid
  3. Baltimore over Cincinnati. The Ravens are playing real football right now and Cincinnati may be posers although Benson and Palmer are monsters. They won't be against Bulletmore, Murderland.
  4. New England over Miami. Sorry, the wildcat will be mellow kittens against the Pats today. Brady almost looks like 2007 right now.
  5. Jacksonville over Kansas City. The chiefs are horrible which is why they are not capitalized.
  6. Indianapolis over Houston. The Colts will lose this season. They will not lose today. Peyton, robot or not is a monster and is having an MVP season.
  7. Green Bay over Tamba Bay. The Bucs have a horrific pass defense and Aaron Rodgers will dismantle these dudes with Driver and Jennings.
  8. New Orleans over Carolina. I was unsure about this one because these cats can't just keep winning like that but I can't see them losing in the Superdome.
  9. Seattle over Detroit. The Seahawks have looked good more recently than the Lions. For that reason alone, I pick the Seahawks. I also like Matt Hasselbeck.
  10. San Francisco over Tennessee. I think the Niners are the truth. I don't like the QB but everything else kind of looks good to me.
  11. New York Giants over San Diego. This may be a sentimental choice as I am writing this in my Ahmad Bradshaw jersey but I can't see the Jints dropping 4 straight.
  12. Dallas over Philly. I hate the Cowboys, I hate the Eagles but it may be time for the Eagles to be inconsistent again and when the 'Boys are rising, it takes a bit for them to come down, usually in the playoffs, right Romo.
  13. Pittsburgh over Denver. Pittsburgh will expose Kyle Orton and all of his badness. Despite the record, Orton is still a JV QB on a High School football team not even starting.

NFL--Week One Picks

Sunday, September 13, 2009


Atlanta over Miami
Matt Ryan, Michael Turner and Roddy White are too much too handle for Jason Taylor, Jerry Porter and Bill Parcells.
Baltimore over Kansas City
KC sucks and everyone knows it. Matt Cassel trade, good for him, bad for everyone else.
Carolina over Philadelphia
This is the game of the week I think but Carolina outclasses the team missing Brian Dawkins
Cincinnati over Denver
Cincy with a serious OchoCinco and a healthy Carson Palmer outweighs Denver and the defensive MVP Kyle Orton
Minnesota over Cleveland
This was a win before Brett Favre. Top 3 Defense in the league and AP.
Houston over New York Jets
The Texans look solid and Andre Johnson will make Slaton look good against the revamped defense. Rex Ryan will however make the defense top 10 this year.
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
Do I really need to give a reason here?
New Orleans over Detroit
Detroit will win this year... just not this week.
Dallas over Tampa Bay
I hate Dallas but Roy Williams is going against a CB in Ronde Barber that gave up 9 TD's last year. Toasty!!
Arizona over San Francisco
The Cards win but its not the gap you think.
New York Giants over Washington
The Giants receivers aren't that bad and Washington hasn't improved that much.
Seattle over St. Louis
Seattle may have the best LB corps. in football.
Green Bay over Chicago
Aaron Rodgers outplays Jay Cutler
New England over Buffalo
Really? TO makes no real impact and Brady doesn't miss a step.
San Diego over Oakland
Oakland is still bad but better if Heyward-Bey can catch and McFadden stays healthy.

NFL--Shawne Merriman Arrested For Choking Tila Tequila

Monday, September 7, 2009


I am not going to report breaking news on this because it is already out there but there are a few issues that I wan to address early regarding the newest NFL criminal activity.

Shawne Merriman had a little issue in 2006 when he tested positive for steroid use but other than that, he hasn't really been much of a problem child. It will be interesting to see how the public and the media will look at this. Will they turn him into this horrible woman beater or will it be ignored. The right thing to do would be to let the justice system and the police department do their job and get to the bottom of accusations. The justice system will determine where to go with whatever evidence is found and his lawyers and Tila Tequila's lawyers will determine punishment. I hope that the NFL doesn't interfere with the legal process. Roger Goodell at times seems like that old ass lady that hangs out the window and doesn't mind their business. 

Tila Tequila claims that she is a virgin and claims that she is allergic to alcohol, this may all be true but we are still waiting to hear what the San Diego County Sheriff's Department deem as the truth. Merriman says that she was drunk and he was trying to help her get home. Some people say that she is his girlfriend, he denies that. Some say this and some say that. She made a citizens arrest and that has to be honored by the police. The bottom line is, the NFL sould not move on this at all. Lights Out is 6 foot 4, 265lbs. Tila is 4 foot 11, 93lbs. She has not shown any visible signs of abuse but, I am not a forensic scientist so who am I to say that she wasn't assaulted. 

Regardless of the outcome, as media and public, it is our job to not rush to judgement in either direction. We should not call her a drunk and a whore nor should we call him a woman beater and another problem athlete. Keep your picket signs at home jerkoffs and let the people with the right jobs do their jobs and you do your job stocking shelves at Wal-Mart when you are not the president of I was a loser in high school club and I hate cool people. Roger Goodell, I am sorry that you were stuffed in a locker in school but you should let the lawyers work this time and work on your golf game.

College Football – Bradford Goes Down, Heisman Shakeup

Saturday, September 5, 2009


I wish injuries on no one but the football gods have decided against Bradford winning a second Heisman. Bradford went down tonight in a tight game against a top 25 but little respected team. Bradford was driven to the turf and sprained his throwing  shoulder. I have to say though, that Oklahoma didn't look very good before the injury anyway. The team had 93 yards in penalties and the 4 new starters on the line looked just that, new. He never looked like he was in that much of a rhythm. The Sooners didn't take full advantage of the other teams mistakes like years prior. After opening the season with a loss, the Sooners will no longer be in the national spotlight until the Red River Rivalry game against Texas on October 17th. So Bradford's Heisman campaign is over but there are a few that have put themselves on notice after the first week

Zac Robinson accounted for 3 TD's today for Oklahoma State and 2 of them went to Biletnikoff lock, Dez Bryant. Those guys will have to fight to see who will get the backing for their campaigns. Let's not forget that they had this great game against a pretty decent SEC team in the Georgia Bulldogs. There will be a couple of cream puffs on their schedule that are infinitely easier than Georgia which will allow Bryant and Robinson to put up some STOOPID numbers this year.

Jimmy Clausen threw for 4 TD's and we all know that if anything good is coming out of Notre Dame, all of the alumni will circle the wagons and make it seem light years bigger than it actually is. Clausen is, as of today, a Heisman candidate on a team and in a community dying for a hero and his 4 TD tosses today gave him a cape.

By the way boys and girls, one of the greatest college football players to ever live, Tim Tebow didn't even play the entire game. Even more of a reason for him to gain respect. All he wants to do is win. He threw a TD and ran a TD then had a soy mocha latte no whip chai whatever while he watched his backup run the score up.  

College Football – Top Five Players That Should Have Won Heismans


1)    Vince Young – Great players do great things in big games.  Vince Young led Texas to a BCS championship the year he was robbed of a Heisman by Reggie Bush.  Texas snapped USC’s 34 games winning streak and outperformed the previous two Heisman winners (Bush and Matt Leinart). In the Rose Bowl, Vince Young put on one of the most dominating individual performances in college football history, accounting for 467 yards of total offense (200 rushing, 267 passing) and three rushing touchdowns (including a 9 yard TD scramble with 19 seconds left) to lead the Longhorns to a thrilling 41-38 victory.  Young also happens to have been voted to the list of top 10 greatest players in the history of college football by ESPN. Young finished the season with 3,036 yards passing and 1,050 yards rushing earning him the Davey O'Brien Award.

2)    Steve McNair – In the season this man was robbed, he was bypassed by two players.  He obviously faced the stigma of being a Division I-AA player in the Heisman balloting.  In his senior season, McNair gained nearly 6,000 yards rushing and passing, along with 53 touchdowns. In the process, he surpassed more than a dozen records and was named an All-American. In addition, McNair won the Walter Payton Award as the top I-AA player and finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Rashaan Salaam and Ki-Jana Carter. McNair set career records for the Football Championship Series with 14,496 passing yards, as well as the division record for total offensive yards with 16,283 career yards. The records still stand.

3)    Adrian Peterson – Peterson should have been the man to break the “sophomores don’t win Heismans” BS that Tim Tebow recently overcame. At Oklahoma, Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman. As a First-Team All-American, he also set a freshman record by finishing as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished as the school's third all-time leading rusher. During his freshman season, Peterson broke many NCAA freshman rushing records, rushing for 1925 yards and leading the nation in carries with 339. He was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy; finishing second to USC quarterback Matt Leinart, which was the highest finish ever for a freshman.

4)    Peyton Manning – Tee Martin, a year removed from Peyton’s graduation, won a National Championship with Tennessee.  I’ve never been a Manning fan, especially with the “he can’t beat Florida” stigma.  But his accomplishments and college statistics can’t be ignored. He became Tennessee's all-time leading passer with 11,201 yards and 89 touchdowns and won 39 of 45 games as a starter, breaking the Southeastern Conference (SEC) record for career wins.  As a freshman, Manning was the third-string quarterback, but injuries to Todd Helton and Jerry Colquitt forced him to take and the Vols won all but one of their remaining games, finishing the season 8–4 with a 45–23 victory over Virginia Tech in the Gator Bowl.  As a senior, Manning won numerous awards; he was a consensus First-team All-American, the Maxwell Award winner, the Davey O'Brien Award winner, the Johnny Unitas Award winner, and the Best College Player ESPY Award winner, among others; however, he did not win the Heisman, finishing runner-up to Charles Woodson.

5)    Lawrence Taylor - The words phenom and greatest of all time are rarified air for most except for a select few. Lawrence Taylor was referred to as being the greatest linebacker ever while still in college. He was changing the game before his legend began in the NFL. The funny thing about this is that LT was never even a contender to win the Heisman which in itself is a travesty. With 16 sacks in his final year and a ridiculous amount of records, consensus all-americas and carnage left in his wake, he ended up overshadowed by George Rogers, a running back and Hugh Green, a player with 17 sacks that same season and the highest voted defensive player to date at the time. My problem with this is that LT is one of the greatest college PLAYERS of all time and regardless of the stats that year, he was the most unstoppable force in college SPORTS, period. He is the most offensive defensive player in history and I am certain he received the nod from every opposing fat tackle and wobbly kneed QB. 

College Football – Top Five Heisman Candidates

Tuesday, September 1, 2009


1) Tim Tebow – This man suffers from Pete Sampras and Barry Sanders disease.  He’s already won a Heisman and he’s been a part of two National Championships.  It almost seems like he would have to throw for 100 TD’s next season for anyone to pay attention to anything he does.  He makes the amazing seem routine.  He won the Heisman as a sophomore (never had been done before), was the first player in history with 20 rushing and 20 passing TD’s, and set an SEC record with the most TD’s in a season.  The only reason Tebow didn’t win the Heisman last year could have been totally political.  Only one man has ever won multiple Heismans.  He already broke the “sophomores don’t win the Heisman” belief amongst Heisman voters.  But Tebow outplayed Bradford in the National Championship game last year, so no one can question the outcome of a head-to-head match-up.  Tebow is a one man wrecking crew on offense and it seems like he top three finalist from last year will be in a duel to the end again this year.

2) Colt McCoy – Not the one man wrecking crew that Tebow is, but he is more mobile than people realize.  He also outplayed Bradford last year in a head to head match-up (what were Heisman voters smoking last year).  Colt McCoy suffers from Derek Jeter disease (I like sports references)…he gets the job done.  It’s not in dramatic fashion, but he’s in control at all times.  Michael Crabtree’s TD in the closing seconds of a game that McCoy almost won by himself ended McCoy’s cake walk to a Heisman and a showdown with Tebow in the BCS Championship game.  This year the Big 12 is poised to play even worse defense than it did last year, so the Heisman race will come down to which QB can will his team to more wins. 

3) Sam Bradford – Oklahoma’s offense was a juggernaut last year except in the two games against the men Bradford eventually beat for the Heisman (see #1 and #2 of this list).  He played the majority of the season playing in a spread offense was could be seen leaving games w/o as much as a blade of grass on his “right out of the box” clean jersey.  With 4 of the 5 offensive lineman that protected him gone, we’ll see how good Bradford actually is.  His gaudy statistics carried him to a Heisman last year.  Tebow and Florida lost to Ole Miss…a must win for that team.  Texas lost to Texas Tech…a must win for that team.  Oklahoma lost to Texas and Florida; two teams ranked in the top 5, so I guess you can almost rationalize why he got more votes than anyone else last year.

4) Dez Bryant – Now we’re in darkhorse territory.  Not since Desmond Howard struck the Heisman pose in the end zone against Notre Dame has a wide receiver walked away with the Heisman.  The odds are stacked against Bryant as Michael Crabtree was the latest wideout to have an All-world season (two years in a row) and didn’t come close to winning the Heisman.  Bryant is the heat-seeking missile of the Oklahoma State battleship.  Last year’s stats: almost 1,500 yards receiving (17.0 YPC) and 19 TD’s.  He’ll walk away with the Biletnikoff, but he should be in the Heisman race.

5) Taylor Mays – Defense wins championships, but not Heismans.  This is our “he deserves to be mentioned” pick.  First the intangibles…Mays is 6’2”, 230 lbs and runs a 4.25.  Can you say it with me…he’s as big as Marion Barber, he’s just as fast as Calvin Johnson and he gets a head start when running at ball carriers.  If Offensive linemen get their pancakes counted as a stat, then Mays should get all his KO’s counted as a stat.  I’d be surprised if he doesn’t end someone’s career this season.   USC’s pass defense was ranked #1 in the country last year.  Don’t be surprised if it is again this year.  Many “draft experts” are calling Mays a lock for top 5 in next year’s draft.  If Ronnie Lott didn’t win a Heisman, then Mays probably won’t sniff one, but we can always dream.