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will be out for most of day so absent the official NFL thread here's my thoughts. last week sucked. i went like, 6-6 i think, and i already lost the NYJ game as I thought they'd get it done. odd lines this week.



@ Atl -6.5 Tenn 44
both teams are 2-2 in respective home/OTR.....ATL has been disappointing this year despite 5-4 and being in the heart of the wild card.....I just don't trust ATL with that number, which seems a bit high. I would take Tenn.


@Miami -2.5 Rough Buff 43
what happend to Buffalo? man. I would take them though. both teams are 1-3 in respective home/otr performance.


@ Balt -7 Cin 40.5
Balt is 4-0 at home, yet Cin is 4-1 OTR. ANd no Ray Lewis (who hasn't played to his usual level this year, he seems to have finally realized he's 53 years old). Both teams coming off a loss. I'm gonna say Cincy heists this one.


@ Cleve -1 Jax 34
ehh....Jax.


@Minn -1 Oak 45.5
Oakland.


@ Detr -7 Caro 47.5
Detroit but i have no confidence in this. I think Caro will keep it close but not by a TD. Caro keeps having those sstupid games where they score 28 but give up 35.


@GB -14 TB 48.5
Over / under on moronic "ZOMG THE BATTLE OF THE BAYS!!!!" jokes: 11.5

That is a massive number, and those usually/frequently end up not covering (ex a, the Giants game at 11 vs Seattle, last week's arizona 10.5 vs Eagles.......I'm gonna say TB covers. And i'll regret saying that!



Dallas -7 @ Wash 41.5
Dallas. Wash is awful (5 game losign streak) and will have no answer for a Dallas team that has a good playoff shot.

also, last nigth was the ASU/UofA rivalry game. Jake Plummer was interviewed. He found the fountain of youth. He looks 23 years old despite being about the same age as me. anyways, the reason i'm bringing this up, is he was asked if he ever had thoughts about returning to the NFL. He kinda dodged the question, which I found odd, and then he said something like "cam newton is changing the NFL. and look at Tim Tebow, what he's doing for us." (Odd that he called teh Donkos "us", as he was officially traded to TB -- who retains his rights, i believe.) Then Jake, (there is a point to this, Washington fans, says, "I mean, those guys are being given the freedom to just play. And they're getting results. When you have a coach, and.....I don't wanna name any names, but....when you have a coach that just insists on running this play a certain way and it doesn't work...I don't wanna name names, but....yeah, I still follow the NFL a lot."

No names mentioned, huh? Hmm....who was coaching Denver and bled out Jake's will to play NFL football....hmmmm....


@SF -10 AZ 40.5
SF traditionally owns AZ home or away. I bet the record over the last 5 years is like, Arizona 2-8. when we were "good", we still got swept by SF. Hell, if I recall correctly, one of SFO's 2-14 seasons, their wins were both on us. Skelton will get his third start today. Mighty big line.....I will pick Arizona to cover. All the signs say no, but.....hey man, I'm Redbird Nation, what am I supposed to say?


@STL -3 SEA 40
Seattle outright. STL is still pretty bad, and Seattle is due for one of their bipolar / manic episode games wehre they win like, 33-10 or some shiat.


@ Chi -4.5 San Dog 45
Hmm....will weather be factor today? sloggy, cold field neitralizing SD's speed? Gotta with Chicago on this. SD desperate needs this game but they're just not getting it done.


@NYG -6 Phi 45
NYG. Eli vs Vince Young. Come on man.

Why? Because I'm a fan that loves it when his team comes home from a long day at the office and smacks me for not having dinner ready. It was my fault anyway, I should have started sooner.

What a relief, no Colts game this week.

/0-16 baby

All I know for sure is GO RAIDERS!

I don't want to work, I want to bang on the drum all day!

Who the hell was the boring person introducing Fox NFL Sunday?

rickythepenguin: Then Jake, (there is a point to this, Washington fans, says, "I mean, those guys are being given the freedom to just play. And they're getting results. When you have a coach, and.....I don't wanna name any names, but....when you have a coach that just insists on running this play a certain way and it doesn't work...I don't wanna name names, but....yeah, I still follow the NFL a lot."

Mike Martz, you have a call on the white courtesy phone.

anyone care to advise me on which defense to play today? i have Chicago (vs San Diego) and Detroit (vs Carolina).

No excuses today, just put away the Vikings and keep control of the AFC West.

Gore is active. This is good.

It feels weird looking forward to a 9ers game, but that's where we are. Usually they don't have a problem with them, but who knows. Should be a good game and put the 9ers one step closer to clinching if they win.

This "real fan" is drunk, isn't he? Wait, that's a good thing.

Harv72b: rickythepenguin: @ Balt -7 Cin 40.5
Balt is 4-0 at home, yet Cin is 4-1 OTR. ANd no Ray Lewis (who hasn't played to his usual level this year, he seems to have finally realized he's 53 years old). Both teams coming off a loss. I'm gonna say Cincy heists this one.

No A.J. Green, either. But even as a Ravens fan, 7 points seems like a lot for this one.

And no Leon Hall. Look for Flacco to air it out if the Bengals' pass rush isn't up the job.

CRUSH THE RAVENS!!!

Guidette Frankentits: Gore is active. This is good.

Link? I'm a little afraid to start him because he could easily start, rush the ball five times and then put his jacket on and watch from the sideline.

Even against Washington I never assume the Cowboys will win.

GO TEBOWS!!!



/wait - already played on Thursday
//fine

GO VIKINGS!!!! Kick some Raider ass!!!!!

Go Pack Go. Promised a friend that I'd drink a beer each TD, forgot to caveat it being only GB. Rodgers alone might give me alcohol poisoning, here's hoping the D keeps me alive.

Good games today I hope, have fun all.

JosephFinn: Mike Martz, you have a call on the white courtesy phone.

i wonder how a Plummer return would shake out....he was traded to TB and after not reporting, there was some kind of negotiated buyout (I think TB sent a draft pick or two to Denver, but with Jake not reporting, they were rightfully upset). So, does TB have his rights or, would he be a UFA in teh event he did return?

and to those saying it is a dumb idea, admittedly it is. But, AJ Feeley didn't take a snap between 2007 and 2011; he went the entirety of 2008, 2009, and 2010 without a single live snap. Hell I think he wasn't even on a roster at a point.

interesting.

Harv72b: No A.J. Green, either. But even as a Ravens fan, 7 points seems like a lot for this one.

yeah, and the Ravens have looked pretty mediocre lately....i would stay away from taht game.

thoughtpol: anyone care to advise me on which defense to play today? i have Chicago (vs San Diego) and Detroit (vs Carolina).

i'm desperate here people.

DeathByGeekSquad: BEAR DOWN

HIGH FIVE

thoughtpol: thoughtpol: anyone care to advise me on which defense to play today? i have Chicago (vs San Diego) and Detroit (vs Carolina).

i'm desperate here people.

da bears.

Lt. Cheese Weasel: thoughtpol: thoughtpol: anyone care to advise me on which defense to play today? i have Chicago (vs San Diego) and Detroit (vs Carolina).

i'm desperate here people.

da bears.

2nd.

The Ravens rarely suck against good teams. Hopefully the Bengals don't start fumbling the ball early because the Ravens will pick up on the habit and lose.

thoughtpol: thoughtpol: anyone care to advise me on which defense to play today? i have Chicago (vs San Diego) and Detroit (vs Carolina).

i'm desperate here people.

Detroit

Detroit is a D&D football winners choice

GimpyNip: I'm glad I have Sunday Ticket! How else would I watch Jaguars @ Browns AND Seahawks @ Rams?

By waiting a few years and then watching them both on ESPN Classic?

"It's just a little slimy! It's still good, it's still good!"

Heh. In one league I have the dilemma of having F. Jackson, L. McCoy, and D. Murray. Which one to sit?

Texans on the bye week, which should be enough to drop them below the Jets, Bills and Titans in the next power rankings

DAMMIT! My mother always wants to go out to eat on Sundays! Doesn't she know it's football season. Call up my aunt or something!

Bah, I'll miss half of the early games. :(

antidisestablishmentarianism: Will those old dolphins players die already.

this.

thanks guys, going with the Bears i guess... which is where i was at already, but it's a tough call.