17 minutes into the Giants game I started composing a Facebook post. It was a memorial statement really. I said, RIP Giants Playoff hopes. I thought it might mean chances for a single win were fading too. I’m not so sure. There is a true difference between pro and college athletics. Pro players appear to be more okay with sucking and less hungry about winning, but here is the thing: Pro players hate that comparison. They want to be seen as wanting to win and to perform and to give their all every week. The Giants did the exact opposite last week and I refuse to believe they’ve cashed in their chips already.
Betting on the G-men cost me a point, but I got it back with another slick pick against the Niner’s. 9-7 is not great, but it does bring me up to 28-20, a dang site better than .500. I caught Hoge and Wickersham, and I’ll have them both this week. It is all because of these picks:
SF over STL
I’m torn over this pick. STL is a very good home team–they beat the niner’s and Seahawks at home–but I refuse to accept that they can beat an angry niner’s squad–even without their top pass rusher.
BAL over BUF
Buffalo isn’t all that good. The defense let the Jets go wild on them and the Ravens have a lot more offensive speed and weaponry than the Jets can dream of. Worst still, l’il Ray might play.
CIN over CLE
Cleveland is resurgent, but a one week surprise is not enough to put down a CIN team that just knocked off the Packers in a come back win.
DET over CHI
Megatron has his Starscream back. That means that there is a solid ground game and legit passing to a safety back. This means the door is open for the TE to step up and, best of all, Megatron has room to work. I’m just wondering if the new #2 is going to have game.
SEA over HOU
The Seahawks are a very good team, and even on the road they are going to be able to put up a lot of points. The Texans? Not so much.
IND over JAC
I’d pick my 8-9 Flag team over the Jags at this point. My kid could run for about 80 against this squad.
NYG over KC
Say word? WORD. I believe in the G-men. All that stuff above shoulda led you to that conclusion. Yeah, it is Andy Reid and he owns the G, but this is a team in need. Lets just hope that players only meeting led to some soul searching on the O and D lines.
MIN over PIT
When your daughter calls you out and you make that public, you plan to put a foot in someone. I believe that foot is inserted this sunday and AP begins to look like a 2k back again.
AZ over TB
Rookie QB is going to suffer the wrath.
NYJ over TEN
CJ2k has been CJ1K and will look like CJ85yds this week while the Jets struggle to another close win.
DEN over PHI
Close, high scoring, not a chance Vick outduels Manning.
WAS over OAK
Billed as the battle of mobile QB’s, a concussion could immobilize T. Pryor and make this contest moot.
SD over DAL
Not feeling the star this year. I think the bolt is better.
ATL over NE
Unless Gronk and Amendola show, this game is the first time a real O challenges enough to put the game out of reach late.
NO over MIA
Still don’t believe…