on week the fourth, the J-E-T-S and the T-, er, Titans…
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okay… it’s time for some football… i’m a bit tired, so we’ll see how much i can crank out here and still make sense… being in the DC area, i feel somewhat obligated to talk about the Redskins and the fact that they lost to the worst team in the league last week and how they barely beat one of the other worst teams in the league and how they’re playing another of the worst teams in the league and… well, i’ll get to that… but should or shouldn’t they fire the Zornado? you know, i don’t think so, but i don’t really want to talk about it… nor do i really want to talk about the troubles brewing in Buffalo – by the way, speaking of head coaches that should or shouldn’t be fired… does anyone else realize that Dick Jauron has pretty much NEVER (outside of one fluke season in Chicago) had a winning season or that 7-9 seems to be the best he can do? i’m not sure who should replace him, but shouldn’t that be something that we all look into? also, is it weird to anyone else that TO regularly tweets Bible verses? in between snide, bitter tweets, but still… i think i’d really enjoy getting to know this guy… anyway… on with the show… HOW BAD ARE THEY??? now playing: Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood This week’s edition of How Bad are THEY? will cover two teams that played each other last week… which will make it obvious in a second, but first, the Titans are now 0-3… How BAD are THEY?… how do you go from having the best record in the league to having the hardest time in the world winning a game in one off season?… i know that Albert Haynesworth didn’t make THAT much of a difference… is it just age? rust? what’s going on down there in Nashville?… i’ll tell you what it is… Kerry Collins is inconsistent… always has been… i mean, how else can you lead your team to the Superbowl one year and then disappear off the face of the earth for the next five years or so?… i’m not saying it’s time for Vince Young, but it’s time to dig in and get some defensive points… this week they face the Jaguars who are also struggling, but may have started something with last week’s win… next, the J-E-T-S are 3-0 and they don’t seem to be slowing down at all… How good are THEY?… well, they may just be as good as they said they were… i mean, it’s not like they’ve been playing easy teams to beat… the Texans, the Patriots, and, well, the Titans… the defense is clearly something worth paying attention to, and the offense is certainly clicking despite being led by a rookie and fielded by what some of the elite teams would consider a rag tag bunch of receivers and such… that may be the most impressive part of their early success… IF PETER PIPER PICKED THE PACK TO POUND… now playing: Over Thinking – Pickin’ on Relient K alright, now we come to the picks… so far this year, i’m 33-14 after last week’s 11-5 performance… and yes, last week i took a few risks and yes, some of them didn’t pan out, but they were pretty close… and you’ve gotta take some risks now and then… so we’ll see how risky i get this week… first up the early games… Besides this week kind of being a must win for the Redskins, the game that stands out the most is the Ravens visiting the Patriots… who would’ve thought that the Ravens would have the second most touchdowns in the league after three weeks… crazy, right?… but Flacco has been a real phenom and everyone has been inspired… they really look like the best team in the AFC… but then there’s the Patriots… loads of potential with great leadership and a penchant for winning when everyone says the odds are against them… well, i say the odds are against them and the Ravens will win 33-17… and the rest… Late games include the huge rivalry between the Dolphins and the Bills… and what should be a good matchup between the 49ers and the Rams, but the key game has to be the Jets and the Saints in a battle of the unbeatens… everyone knows how good the Saints offense is and their defense has been showing signs of life as well… now, i’ve already talked about the Jets and, i’m not sure what the line is, but i’ll assume that i’m picking against the grain when i say that the Jets will win 28-27… and the other three… Now, Sunday Night Football brings us the Chargers and the Steelers… and it’s a good matchup, because even though the Chargers have become more of a finesse team, they can still hit hard… and the Cheaters, i mean Steelers, are definitely a smash-mouth team… watch for the Chargers to get a few big runs and some points early, but ultimately The Steelers win 24-20, mostly because of home field advantage… And finally, the biggest matchup of the week comes on Monday Night Football… (go figure)… Brett Favre leads his Vikings against one of their bitterest rivals, the Packers… just when you thought the rivalry couldn’t get more intense… and Favre may say that he has no thoughts of revenge, but he knows that this is a really important game… and this will be a big game for the Minnesota running backs… and they’re likely to win this one on the leg of Ryan Longwell… Vikings 32 (that’s 6 FGs and 2 TDs) and Packers 27… ADIOS YOU MANGY LITTLE… okay, a little later than i’d hoped… but hey, enjoy the games… peace… love… bdg… |