I went a solid 9-5 last week to go 69-47 (.594) on the
season. Even better, the Michael Vick and the
Atlanta Falcons came through on the Upset special,
which moves to 3-5.
Baltimore (+7) at Atlanta - The Falcons remain
inexorably Super Bowl bound. Pick: FALCONS, but take
the points on virtue of Atlanta's inconsistency and
the Balitmore defense.
Tennessee (+3) at Indianapolis - Oddly, the way
Edgerrin James has been playing, the Colts may be a
better team without him. Pick: COLTS and to cover
Cincinnati (+3) at Houston - Everyone is jumping a
little too hard on the anti-Bengals bandwagon, and is
forgetting that this is still an NFL team. Sure, the
Bengals are on the road, but when you are as bad as
the Bengals are, getting away from the boo-birds at
the home field is often a positive. Plus, they have
guaranteed a win - and I'm inclined to believe them.
Pick: BENGALS UPSET SPECIAL!!!!! Yeah, I took the
Bengals again - so I lied!
NY Jets (+7.5) at San Diego - Here's a battle between
what I thought was the best team in the AFC before the
season, and the team which I think is the best team in
the AFC right now. I still insist that the Jets are
better than they look, even after collapsing like the
awful turf conditions at the Meadowlands last week,
which nullified their team speed. Still, the Chargers
really are good, are at home, and coming off of the
Bye. Pick: CHARGERS, but take the points, as the
Bolts haven't blown anybody out yet this year.
Dallas (+3) at Detroit - This is a really lousy team,
but for anyone who doesn't think that QB's are
important, just loook at what "Heisman Joey" has done
for these guys. Pick: LIONS and to cover
San Francisco (+3) at Oakland - When the Raiders came
to Buffalo, and won - thereby annoiting themselves as
the best team in football, and sending Bills fans
everywhere rending their garments about how the Bills
defense was killing this team, I pointed out that the
Raiders defense didn't look like any great shakes in
that game either. Yes, the Raiders are reeling and
ready for the bounce-back, but the 49'ers are
recovering from a tough road loss as well, their
offense is clicking, and their defense is just plain
better. Pick: 49'ERS
Minnesota (+7.5) at Tampa Bay - Tony Dungy is no
longer around to have Dennis Green's number - oops
he's gone too, but I still say that the Vikings wilt
in Tampa... as the Bucs offense starts to eeirly
resemble the Super Bowl Ravens offense of old. Pick:
BUCCANEERS, and to cover
St. Louis at Arizona (+3.5) - Kurt Warner's homeworld
has apparently groomed Marc Bulger to replace their
St. Louis field agent. Yes, the Cardinals played for
first place last week, and don't you just have the
feeling that the same-old Cardinals are just around
the corner? Pick: RAMS and to cover
New England (+2) at Buffalo - The
Bledsoe-Brady-Belicihick Bowl. Yes, the Patriots
season is nearly over if they loose this one, but
Travis Henry will punish New England's ailing run
defense, and the playoff-atmosphere in Buffalo will
help propell the Bills and Bledsoe to the win. Pick:
BILLS and to cover
Washington (+3) at Seattle - The Seahawks nearly had a
player die on the football field last week. They
should be running on high emotion, and with Washington
missing Stephen Davis... Pick: SEAHAWKS, and to cover
Philadelphia at Chicago (+5) - The Bears hit a new low
in losing to Detroit and Minnesota on consecutive
weeks. These guys look ready to mail it in.... Pick:
EALGES and to cover
Jacksonville (+3) at NY Giants - Just because these
two twams are completely unpredictable. Pick: JAGUARS
Pittsburgh at Cleveland (+3) - Warner, Brady, Maddox.
Yeah, the shoe fits. Pick: STEELERS and to cover
Miami (+4) at Green Bay - The Packers are on a roll,
the Fish are playing Ray Lucas who looked horrible two
weeks ago, and Cris Carter was just brough in off of
the street to start for them.... its hard to give the
Fish a chance in this game, and even though all my
alarm bells are screamin "upset waiting to happen"....
Pick: PACKERS but take the points
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John D. Giorgis - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"First... to clarify what we stand for: the United States must defend liberty and
justice because these principles are right and true for all people everywhere. No
nation owns these aspirations, and no nation is exempt from them."
-US National Security Strategy 2002
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