Here are my picks for this week. I am a pathetic 2-8 for the season so make sure to pick the opposite of what I do as there is an 80% chance you could win something this week:
Philadelphia -4 vs. Washington
Baltimore -2 at Cleveland
Cincinnati -7 vs. Tennessee
Arizona +3 vs. San Francisco
New England -14 vs. Oakland
Could you provide a quick description of how to read your picks?
ReplyDeleteSure.
ReplyDeleteThe team picked first is who I am picking.
If they have a "-" that means they are the favorite and giving points away
If they have a "+" that means they are the underdogs and get points.
BOO YOU SUCK BALTIMORE BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't touch that New England line with a ten foot pole. Oakland is terrible, but whenever the Pats have a big spread like that, they never seem to cover.
ReplyDeleteTJ: You know what blows? Not being able to combine cards into a PRO while one of them in in King Of The Ring... now I have to wait all day to get my Super Rare Pro Ladder Reward John Cena.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great day. I have no plans to leave my couch until about 11 pm tonight.
ReplyDeleteEven to like go to the bathroom and stuff?
ReplyDeleteI'll have to build a catheter.
ReplyDeleteI would never take points over 10. It's pretty hard to cover 10 in the NFL.
ReplyDeletehttp://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l142/gstatejester/toiletchair.jpg
ReplyDeleteSince "How I Met Your Mother" is on Nick at Night now, I've been meaning to ask:
ReplyDeleteHow is it that the supporting cast members are all bigger/higher profile stars than the show's protagonist (and the show's voice-over guy is bigger than them all combined)? Even after the show's main event run, the dude who plays Ted hasn't done anything else of note.
Never really watched the show, and always assumed that either Segel or NPH was the main focus of the show based on hype. So when I found out there was a 3rd guy, the actual focus, I could only say, "Who?"
Fantasy Start...
ReplyDeleteDarren McFadden or Reggie Bush
DMc is the lone starter with MJD out... and Reggie is listed as the starter, even though Bell gets his number called more.
Is AJ Green playing for sure?
ReplyDeleteLooks like he's in. Of course, they said that last week too.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a whole lot of bets this week. After hitting big on Falcons over Bucs (free money) I'm pushing my luck a little bit.
ReplyDeleteBengals -7 over Titans
Ravens -1.5 over Browns
Colts -7 over Jags
Texans -2 over Giants
Steelers +3.5 over Panthers
Cardinals +3 over 49ers
Bears +3 over Jets
If this year holds to form, if you just fade me, you'll be rich by Tuesday morning.
TJ (since the Falcons already obliterated the Suckaneers): Drove up to Nashville yesterday for NoV because A) It's an awesome town and B) I need to scratch setting Brock live off my bucket list. First WWE show I've been to since Rumble 02 and I'm pretty stoked.
ReplyDeleteWHY ISN'T THIS A THING?!?!?!?!?!
ReplyDelete"I have faith that Eli is going to get better." - Tony Gonzalez on the pregame show.
ReplyDeleteHow long has Eli been in the league for now? He's not getting better. At this point, this is what you're going to get from him.
I was also at the 02 Rumble. Good show.
ReplyDeleteI remember you. You were that dude in the crowd.
I put Wes Welker in my flex spot this week... I will absolutely murder him if he doesn't deliver. I mean I will literally end his life!
ReplyDeleteTexas girl in the Riggle segment could get it.
ReplyDeletePicked up Alfred Blue - hope that pans out.
ReplyDelete"Wow you saw him there? What are the odds?" - Abeyance
ReplyDeleteI blame Obama
ReplyDeleteI actually did happen to have seats right next to Scotty Flamingo, though. We knew (of) each other in the RSPW days, and a lot of us were comparing seats in the weeks before the show. Turns out that our seats together (me and my friend, him and his friend) were 4 in a row, and that another guy from the newsgroup was one of the same seat numbers 3 or 4 rows in front.
ReplyDeleteAt least the Bucs can't lose today.
ReplyDeleteI thought they did that on purpose as in, the main character is a guy telling a story about his life and how he's just an everyman character but his friends are all outsized personalities because that's how he perceives them through their personal interactions, not because that's who they really are. Semi-unreliable narrator and all that.
ReplyDeleteBut the more likely scenario is that Josh Radnor just isn't a good actor and the producers figured it out by the 2nd season and just worked around him.
Interesting 1st thought.
ReplyDeleteDid he get shit for how he played the role? He really just seems like some schlep.
Most annoying thing about that show? Everyone being so desperate to fuck the average looking Robin. Second most annoying thing Ted always being "WHOA IS ME I AM BAD WITH T3H WOMENZ" then getting hot girlfriend, after hot girlfriend, after hot girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteNot that I ever heard of. He didn't bring a lot to the table but wasn't ever asked to.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't turn down S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill
ReplyDeleteNo but i wouldn't go through all of the bullshit that Barney, Ted, and everyone else did in order to get vagina access.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that relates to what Alex says below, that that is how Ted sees her, as the ultimate.
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody know what's going to happen with Reigns not going tonight?
ReplyDeleteYou're in Pittsburgh right? Are you going to TLC in Cleveland?
ReplyDeleteYeah but Barney was all about dem' guts also and he nailed everyone.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the WWE will figure it out an hour into the show.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am. Right now, don't have plans on it. Of all the times I've been to Cleveland (for concerts), never actually been to Gund Quicken Loans Arena.
ReplyDeleteIt's a pretty meh venue for concerts.
ReplyDeleteFigure 4 had a great comment about it, something like "they may scrap the match, or they may do something in its place."
ReplyDeleteAlso, if anyone does know what's gonna happen, I bet WWE will be the last to know.
ReplyDeleteWashington wins, Cleveland wins. Cincy wins, SF wins, NE wins.
ReplyDeleteHe already won the blowoff match on Raw clean. Does it matter? He'll be replaced by Kobe Kingston or some other heatless jabrone.
ReplyDeleteWell, those would be the choices.
ReplyDeleteI could see Rollins gloating about Reigns not showing and Ambrose running in to resume that deal.
ReplyDeleteLet's go, Buffalo! 3-0! Do it for a cancer-free Jim Kelly!
ReplyDeleteI doubt anyone in WWE really knows yet. I'd have Rollins around ringside all night, maybe on commentary. Have him cost Cena the match(this would be tricky, because I'd have him do it by mistake, show him as scared of Brock (or maybe told by HHH to get it off Brock??)), get Rollins/Brock v Cena/Ambrose for next ppv. Gives Ambrose a chance to shine with Brock, buys time for them to see if they HAVE to go Brock/Cena at Mania
ReplyDeleteThey have to rewrite 3 days of TV now.
ReplyDeleteThe ONE TIME they actually planned ahead, and now this happens!
(Eli defender)It's not him, they'd have a better offense using traffic cones instead of olinemen
ReplyDeleteI dont get why the Giants didn't convince Couglin to graciously retire last season. He's not going to turn that team into anything more than an 8-8 team and the talent they have (Manning, Cruz) DESPERATELY need a change.
ReplyDeleteThe downside of a relatively loyal, respect based ownership. They tend to hang onto people too long.
ReplyDeleteUm, if you were at the 02 Rum... oh wait that was the 03 Rumble he won nevermind.
ReplyDeleteEven when they're good, they're not good. Nice job missing the XP, Saints.
ReplyDelete(Now expects them to somehow lose by 1.)
How is Devner/Seattle not the Sunday Night game?
ReplyDeleteSo I've been bingewatching mad men the last few weeks (just got to the end of season 5), and you can always tell a show is great when you cannot wait for the next episode. I felt that way with Fargo earlier this year and Breaking Bad last year. It was tough for me last year going from watching all the breaking bad episodes in 1 week to having to wait 1 week after each episode. After watching the Ozymandias episode, it was brutal waiting 1 week to see the next episode.
ReplyDeleteThe conspiracy theory is that the league is trying to avoid giving Seattle any prime time home games that aren't 100% necessary (like the season opener) because the games aren't competitive.
ReplyDeleteBecause it's the national afternoon game instead.
ReplyDeleteI'm all over the place on this Giants team. Wake me up in December and they're 0-16, I wouldn't be surprised, but if they scuffle their way to 2-3 over their first 5? They might have a shot to make some noise. Beatty needs to finish regaining strength, some of the young o-lineman might develop, if Beckham stops stalking Bruce Willis at train crashes....could be interesting
ReplyDeleteFor the first time since 1998, Clinton Dix makes history!
ReplyDelete(Hillary adds you to her list)
ReplyDeleteThat is insanse.
ReplyDeleteThere have been 5 regular season superbowl rematches in the last 40 years (even less likely now that they can't rig the scheudle) so even if it's a Seattle blowout, it should still be the only game in it's timeslot.
I guess it's one of only two times Seattle can appear on CBS, but the NFL is now being pretty flexible with those rules.
I also don't get why it's Pit/Car tonight... I can't think of a less interesting game.
Turnover in the red zone - badly botched field goal. Going to be a long day at the Meadowlands.
ReplyDelete...and they promptly lose a fumble inside the 10 and botch a field goal snap next drive....fuckers
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything you said, especially regarding Pit/Car. It's like they want me to just watch wrestling tonight instead.
ReplyDeleteJust saying what the rumbling around the league is. No defending champ has had less prime time exposure since the 80s than Seattle is getting this year.
I'm pretty solidly in the camp of "holy Christ do these guys suck". I get that the line was so low because Vegas thinks the Texans are frauds too (for the record, I agree with that) but the Giants could be a bottom 5 team in the league this year.
ReplyDeleteRIP Rob Bironas, that dude could kick it for miles
ReplyDeleteYep, if push comes to shove, I'm in the "they're screwed" camp, but could see things breaking the other way too. What can I say, I'm the Meltzer of Giants prognosticating
ReplyDeleteCouglin is as much to blame too. He's won 2 superbowls but the game has also kind of passed him by.
ReplyDeleteVegas is wrong about the Texans, they're a QB away from being legit.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but that's his whole M.O. He'd be Paterno without the pederasty if they'd let him. Dude thinks quit is a four letter word....well he's right but still...
ReplyDeleteI want to ulogize him on facebook as one of my favorite fantasy kickers. But I feel like that would be disrespectful.
ReplyDeletePats offense looks like the Giants offense today
ReplyDeleteStephen Tulloch injures himself on sack celebration. LOL LIONS
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled to have Brady and Jamaal Charles as my QB1 and RB1
ReplyDeletezero points so far today
ReplyDeleteI bet Goodell and crew were like "See?!" when they curb stomped to a win in their opener
ReplyDeleteIt's passing up Peyton for Charles that shows why I'm YOUR two time defending FF LOD champ
ReplyDeleteBills look like shit so far.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting really annoyed waiting to see if Charles plays. I have Knlle Davis so they can go ahead and tell me right now.
ReplyDeleteGiants threatening mid-field again. I hope they keep things varied. Maybe a sink hole this time.
ReplyDeleteMy fantasy opponent as Luck starting today and he is racking up points
ReplyDeleteBayless, that was a gutsy call taking Pats -14. Saw RJ Bell Tweet this stat a few hours ago:
ReplyDelete"Patriots as double digit favorites: 6-20 against the spread (23%)"
And if this year keeps sucking, they're nuts if they don't fire Reese. This team is laughably bad at several positions. They could frankenstein every TE on the roster and not have a top 20 TE
ReplyDeleteIt's the Belicheck special. It's become so obvious that he's gotta be doing it on purpose.
ReplyDeleteSame. And I have Foles who has zero points.
ReplyDeleteFirst Down Patriots!
ReplyDeleteAnd they follow by missing a wide open Gronk off of a play action
ReplyDeleteQuestion for the gambling types: Thoughts on Pete Rose? (Commence talking out of my ass with lack of details)Always thought it was bullshit as long as he was betting his teams to win and wasn't trying to shave runs or whatever. He seemed competitive enough to never bet against himself nor shave runs so who gives a shit in that case? Be like if they ever prove Jordan bet on basketball, hell would freeze over before HE ever shaved a point.
ReplyDelete(I have loose ethics)
I've been watching a lot of Magnum PI OnDemand recently (through Encore), and I forget what Magnum was talking about, but he made a comparison that it would be like "such and such not doing such and such" and on of the examples he used was "like Pete Rose not playing baseball."
ReplyDeleteI chuckled. Then I turned around and looked back at the camera and lifted my eyebrows into a freeze frame.
The problem though is that what if he knew he was going to bet on his team in the next game and thus it affected his decisions in the current game.
ReplyDeleteGiven his gambling habits and fuckhead nature in general I can easily see Jordan doing something like that.
ReplyDelete"Gronk" sounds like a name that should exist somewhere in the Star Wars universe.
ReplyDeleteThat's about the league average.
ReplyDeleteHm, that's a good point actually, especially when he was managing. Just think in Rose's particular case, he was too competitive betting or not to let up. I get the slippery slope and you wouldn't want a general policy where players/coaches could bet, but it just seemed like a bs overreaction to avoid another Black Sox
ReplyDeleteOr those wacky graphics that pop up during fights on the old Batman TV show.
ReplyDeleteRollins gets a good PPV match and win over Christian. Or Christian wins with Ambrose distraction.
ReplyDeleteShaving points? I don't know, just seemed too competitive to ever let up.
ReplyDeleteMy wife has the Rams defense going. And I started Tony Romo with Kirk Cousins on my bench. *Sigh*
ReplyDeleteJay Glazer said he's out
ReplyDeleteis the era of Bill Bellicheck and the Patriots over? They're down 3-0 against the RAIDERS in a 1pm game on the East Coast.
ReplyDeleteWhat is Alberto Del Rio's favorite game right now?
ReplyDeleteDestiny
That's what you get for having a Giant and a Cowboy on your team.
ReplyDeleteLife's little victories:
ReplyDeleteGetting a 7th nugget when you order a 6 piece at Chick-Fil-A (last night)
How many steriod user/abusers are in Baseball's hall of fame? If they get in, then Pete Rose should get in too.
ReplyDeleteThe offense looks like shit, Brady isn't as accurate and with Gronk being a non factor, all they have are OK RBs and Edelman running three yard drag routes
ReplyDeleteEh, never count them out, they're like 2 plays away from 2 more SBs, an undefeated season and being THE all time elite team instead of just a great team
ReplyDeleteSame for Unicron.
ReplyDelete('llax will get that, for sure)
Pats scored. Gronk with the TD grab
ReplyDeleteAnd with that, Gronk catches a TD pass.
ReplyDeleteTHE REVERSE JINX, Brady to Gronk for double TD points for my team
ReplyDeleteThat's kinda my thinking too. If there's an asshole clause to being HOF, probably more than half the hall'd be out
ReplyDeleteI can't read his name without thinking of Cartman in that one ep of South Park
ReplyDeleteGod bless Cartman. One of the most brilliant characters ever
Awesome Browns play negated by dumb play from T West. The Ravens are the fucking kings of being bailed out by penalties. JK that's still the Steelers.
ReplyDeleteAnd for breaking my own rule: If you pick up a player on waivers, start him!
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone REALLY have McDonalds food while watching football with friends? If I'm eating McDonalds, it's a sad evening and alone and punishing myself.
ReplyDeleteHow do I reach these keeeeeeeeeeds?
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, their ad campaign "McDonalds, when you don't have time nor money for anything better" didn't work out
ReplyDeleteFast food ads amuse me.
ReplyDeleteLike the Subway ads where the kids are freaking out over the possibility of choosing their own toppings.
Eh, back later, need to finish bullshitting paperwork. Happy gridironing
ReplyDeleteNot to mention unapologetic racists...
ReplyDeleteAlso, not a fan of the latest Wendy's ads. A) Wendy's girl is wearing an awful blouse, like old lady blouse), B) her date is a choad, C) they're making a big deal of sitting around the dinner table eating Wendy's like it's a gourmet night in
ReplyDeleteThough fuck the apologetic racists too...you know they're not genuine
ReplyDeleteIf anyone else is watching Chargers/Bills, that was the best play I've ever seen EJ Manuel make. Avoided 3 separate sacks, completed a dump off to the TE for a gain of 40 or so.
ReplyDeleteYeah...but redheads = hot.
ReplyDeleteGOO-DA
ReplyDeleteGOW-DA
I CAN'T STOP SAYING WORDS
I don't for a second think that he NEVER bet against the Reds. Or even if he never bet against them, he had regular business relationships with gamblers and there were nights with a wink wink here and a nudge nudge there that he let it be known that his guys just didn't have it that night.
ReplyDeleteI think he should be in the hall of fame but I also think the steroid guys should be in also so I'm much more inclusive on ethics issues than the baseball writers who are a sanctimonious lot.
Red Robin chick > Wendy's chick
ReplyDeleteHe's gotten so much better.
ReplyDeleteAT&T Chick
ReplyDeleteCarpenter... best kicker in fantasy.
ReplyDeleteBaltimore -5,627 @ Having a Moral Compass as an Organization
ReplyDeleteI'm taking Moral Compass.
The HUB is showing Blossom now, and last night was an ep where she went to a make-out party, and Johnny Galecki was there. And now today, there they are again.
ReplyDeleteI haven't eaten McDonalds in about 15 years.
ReplyDeleteI just had some Saltines with butter.
ReplyDelete/Livin' like I'm 10
Stafford is killing me. I knew I should've started Cousins.
ReplyDeleteTheir ad campaign of fat people eating their product or parents trying to get their annoying kids to shut up didn't work so well.
ReplyDeleteIt pissed me off earlier that they were closed today; I was in the mood for their fries
ReplyDeleteProgressive flo
ReplyDeleteIf I've learned one thing, brah, it's this: if it's Saturday and you have hankerin' for a hunk of cheese for some CFA, better indulge it b/c it might boil over on Sunday when there's nothing you can do about it.
ReplyDeleteEven those he's a racist, sexist, anti-Semitic bigot, there's a little cartman in all of us. He says the things we all want to say.
ReplyDeleteThe Titans fucking blow, this has been such a debacle.
ReplyDeleteSpecified it was CFA b/c there's no way that shit would happen at Mickey D's or Wendy's. I bet they keep strict tabs on that. If anything you're likely to be short a nugget.
ReplyDeleteI would not disagree with this.
ReplyDeleteHe's the hit leaders. Who gives a shit? Put him in the hall of fame.
ReplyDeleteStarted Stafford on one team - Cousins on the bench on my other. Rough 1st half of the early games.
ReplyDeleteOh no! That's awful
ReplyDeleteGo to the supermarket.
ReplyDeleteI just ate a whole bag of Oreos
ReplyDeleteChicago media market
ReplyDeleteWhat's the biggest discrepancy in fast food b/w "damn, that looks good!" on TV vs. "WTF is this shit?" in reality?
ReplyDeleteI'm betting the new Pizza Hut bacon cheese stuff crust is nowhere near as awesome as they make it out to be.
Seconded.
ReplyDeleteYOU go the supermarket.
ReplyDelete(Please?)
Damn, son.
ReplyDeleteIt was the mini oreos
ReplyDeleteFast food tacos, where they put in like a half-pound of beef and cheese in the ads, and it's 90% taco shell when you get one IRL
ReplyDeleteCousins appears to be a very solid and confident QB. He likely has another week or two before defenses have enough relevant video to study him and pick him apart. And I would stay away from most NFC North players because each team looks so inconsistent/shaky.
ReplyDeleteEveryone I know who's tried it swears by the Taco Bell breakfast menu
ReplyDeleteFULL CIRCLE
ReplyDeleteIve had a pizza hut pizza with bacon just once. It's pretty much just bacon fat.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, how that doofus get a "meet my parents" date with her?
ReplyDeleteThe state of Florida has been outscored 65-0 in the first half so far this week and Miami hasn't even had a snap yet.
ReplyDeleteI've only had the breakfast burritos and they're actually pretty good, the eggs surprisingly do not suck.
ReplyDeleteI love bacon as much as the next red blooded American Male...er, American male, but I ordered a stromboli from a local place the other night with pepperoni and bacon, and felt like I made a mistake in adding the bacon.
ReplyDelete"What's in these burritos?"
ReplyDelete"Ugh, there's egg's in mine!"
/Beavis and Butthead
Also, the Domino's side where they put toppings on top of the boneless chicken kickers. Looked a'ight in the ads, looked like crap (and tasted like it) when I tried it, all the cheese and toppings just made the chicken tough to eat.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they looked even that good in the ads, due in part to the presentation. If you're gonna try to sell them as appetizing, try presenting them on something other than a piece of wax paper on the kitchen counter
ReplyDeleteI feel for us. I have Stafford and McCoy on my team.
ReplyDeleteIt just looked like something I'd make in college, where if I was low on groceries, I'd just pile crap on something not meant for it.
ReplyDeleteMatthew McConaughey. ALRIGHT ALRIGHT ALRIGHT
ReplyDelete6 active players right now... for a total of 14 fantasy points at the half. Wow.
ReplyDeleteOne of my guiltiest pleasures is Jack In The Box tacos. It looks disgusting, the bottom of the bag is usually sopped in grease, and I'm shaving weeks off my lifespan. But I love them.
ReplyDeleteI will say this: I tried the new dollar mini quesadillas from Taco Bell, and while I wasn't a fan of the chicken, I did quite enjoy the beef.
ReplyDeleteheh heh
Did the stromboli leave you in CRITICAL CONDITIOOONNNNNNN?
ReplyDeleteI'm not really following the NFL this year, but the Cowboys must really suck to be losing by 11 to the Rams
ReplyDeleteIt was soggy.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand that guy. Seems like a giant asshole in real life.
ReplyDeleteHoly hell is Jacksonville awful. The Jags and Bucs should just combine teams.
ReplyDeleteThat combined team would still go 3-13
ReplyDeleteThey really suck
ReplyDeleteThe joke, I don't get it
ReplyDeleteTebow would help
ReplyDeleteDitto. I usually get 2 tacos on top of whatever else I'm eating.
ReplyDeleteCombine them and move to LA.
ReplyDeleteNo need, LA figured out that football is much better on TV.
ReplyDeleteWhile it could be said for most of the TNA Knockouts, Brittany really looks like she would fit in better in "movies"
ReplyDelete(American Males theme)
ReplyDeleteDazed and Confused gave him a lifetime of leash with me.
ReplyDeleteLike, porn?
ReplyDeleteCan we please get rid of Roger Goodell and put Gordon Ramsy in as the NFL Commissioner?
ReplyDeleteThat's what I said, wasn't it?!
ReplyDeleteTrying to imagine her as something professional, and it just ain't happening. She just has... the look, or something.
LOL Charles Woodson straight up admitted the Raiders suck.
ReplyDeleteI never really understood shaving the weeks off my lifespan thing. My grandfather was 88 when he died and out of it for the last few years. My grandmother is in early 90s and can't see, hear or walk and always crying about something. If I died at 80, I would be ok with that especially if I had some jack in the box tacos for my last meal.
ReplyDeleteAMERICAN MALES! AMERICAN MALES! AMERICAN MALES! AMERICAN MALES!
ReplyDeleteMy opponent has Dez Bryant, so of course he catches a 68 yard TD pass.
ReplyDeleteThe Jags not getting Tebow was stupid. Dumb move financially if nothing else.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why Condoleeza Rice isn't commissioner already. She's black and female which scores big PC points, plus she's legitimately qualified and genuinely seems to want it.
ReplyDeleteAt the same time, I'd at least like to make it to 80 no problem, so that's why I I've dropped 30 pounds in the last 3 months.
ReplyDelete(I didn't realize there were lyric aside from "AMERICAN MALES")
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun.
ReplyDeleteI thought the same thing
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