Sunday, January 09, 2005
1.09.05 - More NFL Playoffs
So, it looks like I went 2 and 0 against the spread on Saturday and 1-1 straight up. It means I'm in the money in Vegas. It also taught me to not go against my gut. My gut said that the Jets would win, but I didn't want to take two away teams in the NFL Playoffs. I didn't pay attention to the gut and have a blemish on my record. Oh, well, it's really just Monopoly money anyway.
I would have been right on the San Diego-New York game if Marty would have done something with those four downs other than run into the Jets D-Line. 40-yards is a long kick for a rookie, especially a rookie from Iowa. A rookie from Iowa who's lucky he can read.
Why did I think San Diego would lose? I thought they were soft. Their schedule wasn't too tough with two games against the Chiefs and the Raiders, plus matchups against the AFC south and NFC South. They were unproven heading into the playoffs while the Jets had to play the tougher AFC East schedule. It was just a feeling, but I felt that the Jets were more proven heading into the game. I should have listened to the gut. Anyway, stay classy San Diego!
As for today ...
Green Bay is a 6 or 7 point favorite in today's game. The Packers defense is like the St. Cloud State goalie on Friday night - a sieve. But, don't pick against Favre in the playoffs - especially since it might be Favre's last home playoff game. Now, the question is which Favre shows up - the three TD guy or the three INT guy? For the Packers D, we hope it's the three TD guy.
Randy Moss is a punk and doesn't deserve the millions he's received from the Vikings, but that's another blog entry - athletes who are paid too much and act like punks. We can now add Carlos Beltran into that category also. It's hard to pick the Vikings today because of that. Moss has nothing to prove. He doesn't care. The team has no leader and no heart. The Packers have a leader, but no defense.
Packers win, but don't cover the spread.
Denver at Indy.
Indy is favored by 10. I could care less about this game. Indy doesn't deserve a football team, but please don't put them in Los Angeles. Why is the state financing a new stadium for them? Again, that's another blog entry.
Indy wins and covers the spread.
Now, PBA Bowling with Dave Ryan - oh, and Stay Classy San Diego!
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I would have been right on the San Diego-New York game if Marty would have done something with those four downs other than run into the Jets D-Line. 40-yards is a long kick for a rookie, especially a rookie from Iowa. A rookie from Iowa who's lucky he can read.
Why did I think San Diego would lose? I thought they were soft. Their schedule wasn't too tough with two games against the Chiefs and the Raiders, plus matchups against the AFC south and NFC South. They were unproven heading into the playoffs while the Jets had to play the tougher AFC East schedule. It was just a feeling, but I felt that the Jets were more proven heading into the game. I should have listened to the gut. Anyway, stay classy San Diego!
As for today ...
Green Bay is a 6 or 7 point favorite in today's game. The Packers defense is like the St. Cloud State goalie on Friday night - a sieve. But, don't pick against Favre in the playoffs - especially since it might be Favre's last home playoff game. Now, the question is which Favre shows up - the three TD guy or the three INT guy? For the Packers D, we hope it's the three TD guy.
Randy Moss is a punk and doesn't deserve the millions he's received from the Vikings, but that's another blog entry - athletes who are paid too much and act like punks. We can now add Carlos Beltran into that category also. It's hard to pick the Vikings today because of that. Moss has nothing to prove. He doesn't care. The team has no leader and no heart. The Packers have a leader, but no defense.
Packers win, but don't cover the spread.
Denver at Indy.
Indy is favored by 10. I could care less about this game. Indy doesn't deserve a football team, but please don't put them in Los Angeles. Why is the state financing a new stadium for them? Again, that's another blog entry.
Indy wins and covers the spread.
Now, PBA Bowling with Dave Ryan - oh, and Stay Classy San Diego!
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