Happy Belated Halloween Everyone! I haven’t been online the past few days due to family activities. Boy were those black cupcakes good and we had fun making our “fangy” jack-o-latern. I’ll make sure to take pictures and post them!

That being said, I got up early to get my picks in, last minute. Here’s how I did in previous weeks:

Week One NFL Football Picks - 5-11
Week Two NFL Footbal Picks - 7-8
Week Three NFL Football Picks - 9-7
Week Four NFL Football Picks - 8-5
Week Six NFL Football Picks - 6-8
Week Seven NFL Football Picks - 7-7
Week Eight NFL Football Picks - 8-6

I promise to be up to date on picks and I have a lot more to say on NBA, NHL and NCAA Football, so expect more posts up soon! I promise!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

New York Jets vs. Buffalo

Winner: Buffalo

Detroit vs. Chicago

Winner: Detroit

*This is my shock pick of the week

Jacksonville vs. Cincinnati

Winner: Jacksonville

Baltimore vs. Cleveland

Winner: Cleveland

*UGH! Hope both teams lose!

Green Bay vs. Tennessee

Winner: Tennessee

Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City

Winner: Tampa Bay

Arizona vs. St. Louis

Winner: Arizona

Houston vs. Minnesota

Winner: Houston

Miami vs. Denver

Winner: Denver

Atlanta vs. Oakland

Winner: Atlanta

Dallas vs. New York Giants

Winner: New York Giants

Philadelphia vs. Seattle

Winner: Philadelphia

New England vs. Indianapolis

Winner: New England

Monday, October 27, 2008

Pittsburgh vs. Washington

Winner: Pittsburgh

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Coach Rich Rodriguez has stepped into a bigger mess than he may have realized. The numbers prove he has the skill to take a losing team and turn it into a winning team within one year. He stepped into the role of head coach at Michigan during a year of transition. He lost the primary choice for QB he had to OSU. He ended up with a bunch of guys recruited by Lloyd Carr who were unprepared for a spread offense. Most of these guys are inexperienced freshmen, who have a lot of talent, but not much experience.

So, can we blame Rodriguez for Michigan falling apart mid-game or be glad there are definite signs of improvement?

Seriously, if you went into the Penn State game expecting Michigan to win, it was unrealistic. Michigan held its own while it could, but we saw why Penn has one of the top offenses in NCAA football. It’s hard to beat a team so in sync due to years of working together with a bunch of inexperienced freshman on the field, who still don’t even know how to work together yet. We saw promise in Steven Threet, but disaster when injury took him out of the game. The defense seemed to stop playing football come the fourth quarter. Not even Graham Cracker (Brandon Graham) could take down the offense.

There is a glimmer of hope through all the muddled darkness and roller coaster of potential wins for Michigan fans. Rodriguez never has a losing season twice. He just doesn’t. Not in his entire career as a coach. Every first year coaching his numbers have been bleh. The next year, he’s brought his players out to a winning season. Why can’t the same be true for Michigan?

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I really bombed last week. It was practically my worst week ever. Every once in a while this happens, but I am beefing up my picks for later today. Feel free to leave your own picks in the comment area. There were some big surprises last week (who knew Arizona could beat Dallas? Sure seems like Dallas has some kind of bad luck charm!), but this upcoming week isn’t nearly as unpredictable. At least, I like to think so.

Week One NFL Football Picks - 5-11
Week Two NFL Footbal Picks - 7-8
Week Three NFL Football Picks - 9-7
Week Four NFL Football Picks - 8-5
Week Six NFL Football Picks - 6-8

Here are my picks for this week. Honestly, there should be no big surprises as to who wins what game here. The biggest games that might go either way are San Diego vs. Buffalo (Buffalo has a habit of surprising in the most unlikely of wins), Carolina vs. New Orleans (with the way Drew Brees has been playing NOLA should be shoo in to win though), Baltimore vs. Miami (I believe Miami has that win in them), and Indianapolis vs. Green Bay (try to pick which one sucks the least - same with Cleveland vs. Washington).

Shock winners would be Detroit, Minnesota, and New England.

The win I’d laugh the most about would be: St. Louis. It seems like Romo just ain’t always on his game, but St. Louis stinks, so a win by them would make Dallas a laughing stock.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills

Winner: San Diego

Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears

Winner: Chicago

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Winner: Pittsburgh

Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Winner: Tennessee

Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Rams

Winner: Dallas

Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins

Winner: Miami

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I know I missed Week Five, but I’m really sorry about that. That darn flu virus was going around the house, so it was a hectic week. Still, I don’t believe in excuses, so here we go. Let’s get right into my picks for Week Six of the NFL football action.

Let’s check out my record for previous weeks:

Week One NFL Football Picks - 5-11
Week Two NFL Footbal Picks - 7-8
Week Three NFL Football Picks - 9-7
Week Four NFL Football Picks - 8-5

Sunday, October 11, 2008

Baltimore vs. Indianapolis

Winner: Baltimore

Detroit vs. Minnesota

Winner: Detroit

New Orleans vs. Oakland

Winner: New Orleans

Cincinnati vs. New York Jets

Winner: NY Jets

Chicago vs. Atlanta

Winner: Chicago

Carolina vs. Tampa Bay

Winner: Carolina

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As a Michigan fan, I’m depressed. It had seemed like Michigan had answered some of its questions. It had found a Quarterback that might be able to work on his game. Steven Threet had much work to do, but at least he was consistently being played and showed a lot of improvement during the second half of Michigan’s game vs. Wisconsin. Sam McGuffie seemed like the primary back, with Shaw and Minor coming in on occasional plays. Things seemed to be coming together.

Then Illinois happened. I don’t like Juice Williams. I think he and the Illini play dirty, but he did have a good game, walking all over the Wolverines last week. By the time Toledo drove up U.S. 23 to Ann Arbor, it was pretty much realized that the Wolverines’ confidence was shot. I don’t blame Rich Rodriguez. He is working with a team not designed for the spread offense he’s known to win with so well. Many of the new recruits were signed on by Carr before he retired. We can only look to Rodriguez to sign on better, more suited guys for next year and hope the inexperienced take on leadership based roles after experiencing time on the field this year.

This game was truly horrible. Steven Threet played so poorly in this game that Nick Sheridan had to be put in. Sheridan didn’t play much better. Even K.C. Lopata, who has been one of the most consistent players in the game, ended up boggling a last minute field goal that would have tied the game. These didn’t look like college athletes. They didn’t even look good enough to play high school football. It was not a fun game to watch.

There is sadness at Michigan because they deserve so much better. This is the first MAC game they’ve lost, ever. This is a sign they won’t be having a winning season. This is a sign they probably won’t be going to a bowl game. It’s been YEARS since Michigan had a losing season (I’m thinking the 1940s) and since they didn’t go to a bowl game. Rodriguez is doing what he’s supposed to. He can only do so much before it falls on the shoulders of these players. They boggle plays. They don’t have confidence. They freeze up on the field. They make stupid mistakes and while they haven’t really fumbled in their last game, they turned over the ball multiple times with at least three interceptions thrown right into the opposing teams’ hands.

I do have to say that I give kudos to the team from my hometown, the Toledo Rockets and to my cousin, Tom Amstutz (yes, Tom is my cousin (on my grandfather’s side), but there is no family loyalty when it comes to U of M) who coached a hard fought game. The Toledo Rockets outplayed the Wolverines. They really showed the Wolverines who was boss and they deserved the win because they fought hard enough for it. That being said, I don’t think this was necessarily the hardest team to beat.

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I’m taking a break from the re-design of this website (which should be done in the next day or so). Ok folks, here’s how I’ve done so far!

Week One NFL Football Picks - 5-11
Week Two NFL Footbal Picks - 7-8
Week Three NFL Football Picks - 9-7

Here’s my current picks!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Cleveland vs. Cincinnati

Winner: Cincinnati

Houston vs. Jacksonville

Winner: Jacksonville

Atlanta vs. Carolina

Winner: Atlanta

Denver vs. Kansas City

Winner: Denver

San Francisco vs. New Orleans

Winner: New Orleans

Arizona vs. NY Jets

Winner: NY Jets

Green Bay vs. Tampa Bay

Winner: Tampa Bay

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Okay, the real reason my posts are so slow is because I’m working on a re-design for this website. I know I should try to get a few more posts up, but come next week, this won’t be an issue. I’ve missed discussing the Tigers woes, my opinion on Rich Rodriguez and my Wolverines, and the decline of the overrated Ohio State Buckeyes. Have no fear my fellow readers…

I (and my commentary) will soon be back with all the sarcastic wit an snarkiness you love to hate.

That being said, I was disappointed with my:

Week One NFL Football Picks where I went 5-11
Week Two was better when I went 7-8

Now, on to my week three picks. I hope you enjoy them and please feel free to post your own picks in my comment section! I’m looking to award a gift of some sort to the person who posts the most accurate picks this NFL season, so to win that prize, get posting!

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Carolina vs. Minnesota

Winner: Carolina

While Carolina almost didn’t make it last week, I’m sticking with em!

Kansas City vs. Atlanta

I’m betting my money at Atlanta. The Chiefs suck and Atlanta has seen some success with their QB pick, Matt Ryan.

Winner: Atlanta

Oakland vs. Buffalo

I underestimated both Buffalo and Oakland last week. Buffalo beat a semi-decent team while Oakland took on another sucky team. Guess who wins?

Winner: Buffalo

Tampa Bay vs. Chicago

Tough pick considering both seem to be mediocre teams.

Winner: Chicago

Houston vs. Tennessee

Though I don’t like either teams, this one is a no-brainer.

Winner: Tennessee

Cincinnati vs. NY Giants

I’d love for the Bengals to prove me wrong, but I’m going with the “smart” choice.

Winner: NY Giants

Miami vs. New England

The Patriots managed to hang on for just long enough to win without Tom Brady the last game, but their luck will run out when they face the Chads.

Winner: Miami

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I know I’m almost a day late and a dollar short, but the games haven’t begun yet. I had a busy week. I apologize and promise to start posting with more frequency soon. I’m working on an overhaul for this site, so expect many new things cropping up in the next few weeks.

That being said, let’s get to my picks!

Note: I don’t have much time to write about each team. Just know I haven’t underestimated those teams that made something of themselves last week.

Sunday, Sep 14

Tennessee vs Cincinnati

Winner: Cincinnati

Buffalo vs Jacksonville

Winner: Jacksonville

Oakland vs Kansas City

Winner: Kansas City

Indianapolis vs Minnesota

Winner: Indianapolis

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He’s in. He’s out. He’s in. He’s out. He’s in?! Brett Favre, who made a big deal earlier this year by hosting a press conference in which he balled like a baby, is speaking out again. This time he’s talking about the future of the Packers.

This guy has retired more times than Elizabeth Taylor has tied the knot. No seriously. For the past five or so years, Favre gets all emotional. He talks (or should I say whines because that’s a more accurate assessment) about how he’s going to retire. Then he shows up again and plays for the Packers. The cheeseheads just cannot seem to get rid of this guy and though they seem to like having him around, I can’t see why.

He’s old. He’s washed up. He’s not as good as he used to be. Ultimately, he’s not going to be an asset to the Packers in the way a new, younger QB could be. He’s had his shining moments and now its time to move on. I didn’t buy his little speech and tears about retiring. I called it. I said, “Oh, he’ll try and come back” and now, he is.

Favre spoke to the Biloxi Sun Harold recently and this is what he had to say about returning if the Packers came knocking on his door, begging him to come back.

“It would be hard to pass up, I guess. But three months from now, say that presents itself, I may say, you know what, I’m so glad I made that decision. I feel very comfortable in what I’m doing and my decision. Yeah, I can probably be up there doing that and playing, but again, I don’t know. It’s only speculating. I think the world of that team. I had a lot of fun, not only this year, but over my career.”

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