An 8-8 drubbing this week brings my total to 19 – 13, which is bad enough to sit me at least 1 below any professional picker and the ‘majority rules’ pick for the nation. In other words, I flat out sucked at picking the games. I hit the average, meaning if you were to pick a game from two possible outcomes, you have a 50-50 chance of getting it right, which is exactly what I did. I wonder how mathematically probable matching the actual mathematical average is? Regardless, in picking circles in means I sucked. So, I come to you in week 3 as humble as the NY Giants (who are giving up 38 pts and roughly 5 turnovers a game). I am looking to redeem myself. Will I?
1. PHI over KC
Not the best start with redemption. We know what Philly’s offense can do, but we also know what their D can’t do. I should pick KC, knowing they have a strong O and a D with a backbone, but I refuse to believe the Big 3 are willing to lose back to back games this season.
2. GB over CIN
Going with the majority on this one. I don’t see CIN holding up to the passing attack.
3. DAL over STL
Fool me once…
4. SD over TEN
5. MIN over CLE
The Richardson trade will hurt CLE by leaving them with no offensive playmakers of note.
6. TB over NE
Going against the grain to take a chance on a D still coming together and a NE offense falling apart.
7. NO over AZ
8. DET over WSH
9. NY over CAR
10. BAL over HOU
11. ATL over MIA
12. NYJ over BUF
13. IND over SF
14. SEA over JAC
15. CHI over PIT
16. DEN over OAK
Some Thoughts:
- Ratemyprofessor.com has some valid points but it is mostly drivel written by disgruntled students. Those who have problems are more likely to report to these sites than those who were pleased. In truth, you have to be enormously pleased or feel a civic responsibility to report in order to put in the required effort. That being said, my scores suck. They got very bad for a time and as I try to improve, setbacks set the scores on fire.
- As I move to build greater organizational skills in my job and home life I find myself wondering if organization is really about constant step by step communication and reinforcement. It feels that way when coaching 4 year olds. Strangely enough, it feels the exact same way when designing understandable curriculum for freshman. I think they’re just used to having everything handed to them and then repeated when they elect to forget.