well, i took my first beating of the year in regards to my weekly picks, but i still came out with a positive tally at 8-6, so i’ll take that… overall this year, i’m sitting at 41-20 which i’m very pleased about… in the fantasy world. i’m 3-1 in two leagues and 2-2 in the other…

the big news this week involved wide receivers, as Braylon Edwards shipped off to the Jets and Michael Crabtree came down off his cloud to join the show-stopping 49ers… and, of course, my hometeam made a lot of headlines as well, but i’ll get into that more in a bit… they’ve clearly forced my hand… and the Bills… oh, my, the Bills… just not good… on we go with the program…

HOW BAD ARE THEY???

now playing: Bad to the Bone – George Thorogood

This week’s edition of How Bad are THEY? starts right in my backyard… the Washington Redskins… how BAD are THEY?… they’re currently 2-2, having scored a total of 56 points, which may not seem too bad, except that they’ve been playing what is arguably the easiest schedule so far… aside from the opener against the Giants, they’ve played the Lions, Bucs, and Rams, who are a collective 1-11, the only win coming against the Redskins… the next two weeks, they’re pitted against the Panthers and the Chiefs (0-7 combined) and i’m not sure that they’re expected to win either game…

in fact, the win against the Bucs last week hardly seemed like a win at all, because it actually seemed like both teams were trying their best to give the game away to the other team… turnovers galore and just bad, bad play… the skins just can’t find the end zone consistantly and in games like these, when they should be posting Saints-like numbers, they’re barely managing a touchdown or two and it’s really sad… the defense is no better to speak of… something needs to be done…

to top it all off, the backfield is feuding and the coaching staff is, well, distracted to say the least… i do love how Coach Zorn explained the Portis-Seller fight as akin to two brothers arguing over who owes whom a dollar… and of course, the team brought in “the Bobs”… well, at least one Bob – Sherman Lewis – to act as an offensive consultant and perhaps a scout for next year’s head coach, Mike Holmgren?… we’ll just have to see if all this activity makes things worse or better…

PICK, PICK PICK, PICK, PICK PICK PICK PICK PICK…

now playing: Over Thinking – Pickin’ on Relient K

wow, most of these early games look like they won’t be very competitive, but i could be wrong… i’m sure a few of the games will end up way closer than they should (i’m looking towards Buffalo)… but i think the best matchup will be the Ravens and the Bengals… Division rivals clashing and both off to a great start… two offenses that are hitting their stride after years of inadequacies and it should be fun to watch… weighing both teams though, it has to go to the Ravens because of their trademark defense… Ravens 34, Bengals 20

and the rest…
- Vikings dominate the Rams
- Eagles soar past the Bucs
- Panthers edge out the Redskins
- Steelers crush the Lions
- Giants destroy the Raiders
- Cowboys throttle the Chiefs
- Bills sneak past the Browns

Later on, look no further than the Broncos and Patriots for all the drama you could ever need… student meets teacher and the teams square off with no love lost… it’s been pretty hard to accept the Broncos as a legitimate team this year because they’ve been so inconsistent in the last couple years, but i’m starting to believe… with a tough defense and an adequate offense, it seems that they’re modeled after the Ravens from earlier in this decade… and the Patriots haven’t really done enough to convince me that they’re able to go on the road and take this one away… Broncos win 27-21

and the others…
- 49ers dominate the Falcons
- Cards over Texans
- Jags over Seahawks

Sunday Night Football brings us the Colts going 5-0… the Titan defense is more mousey than Titan and the Colts are already off to such a great start that we can ezpect Manning to toss another 300 plus yards with at least two TD passes… it’s not really going to be much of a game, actually… Colts take this 42-17

And finally, Monday Night… the Jets in Miami… yeah, so the fins pretty much obliterated the Bills last week and Jets got their wake-up call last week… now, with the addition of Braylon Edwards, who is expected to start, it will be interesting to see these two teams square off… last week, i would’ve given it to the Jets by a landslide, but this week, well, it’ll be a close… Jets pull it out, 31-28…

AND THAT’S A WRAP…

so, i’ll see you on the flipside…

peace… love… bdg…