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By Big Tent Democrat, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:21:16 AM EST
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Terrible slate of games in the NFL New England at Denver should be good though. Despite being 4-0 and playing at home, Denver is a 3 -point underdog in this game. I like the PATS (-3).

In the NFL double digit lines are the exception not the rule. Not this week. The Giants are 16 point favorites over the Raiders, the Eagles are 16 point favorites over the Bucs, the Vikings are 11 point favorites over the Rams and the Steelers are 11 point favorites over the Lions. Just for the hell of it, I'll take the underdogs - Lions (+11), Raiders (+16), Rams (+11) and Bucs (+16).

I am picking two extra this week. The Bengals have played well this year but they are 9 point underdogs to the Ravens. Makes no sense to me. Should be 4 or 5. Therefore I will pick the Ravens (-9) using reverse psychology. The Niners are playing great and should be 4-0. They are playing home against the Falcons. They should be 5 point favorites. They are 2.5 point favorites. Again using the trap theory, I am betting the Falcons (+2.5).

More . . .

I am 4-0 in my FFL. Today in a clash against the other 4-0 team in my league, I am starting Peyton Manning (over Brett Favre), Ronnie Brown and Brandon Jacobs (over Leon Washington), Nate Burleson, Andre Johnson and Hines Ward (over Lee Evans), Seattle TE John Carlson (over Kevin Boss - Antonio Gates has a Bye week), Vikings kicker Ryan Longwell and the Eagles Defense and Special Teams. My opponent has Ben Roethlisberger. So a good result for me would be 3 TD passes to Ward for 100+ yards and Big Ben throwing 5 interceptions and completing no other passes to any other player (he also has Santonio Holmes.) I am also wishing for bad day for Ricky Williams, Brian Westbrook, Randy Moss, Brandon Marshall, Dallas Clark, the NE kicker and the Colts defense. Wish me luck.

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    In other news (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by CoralGables on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:47:03 AM EST
    Hummer, that oversized sign of macho metal American I'm bigger and badder and can kick your butt jingoistic form of transportation, is now 80% owned by Sichuan Tengzhong and the other 20% by Suolang Duoji.

    Terrific sentence. (none / 0) (#6)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:56:52 AM EST


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    but am left to wonder (none / 0) (#12)
    by CoralGables on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:10:59 AM EST
    what would the Catholic Nuns and their red pens have done with that sentence.

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    About 13 dashes would (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by Anne on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:20:35 AM EST
    fix it just fine.  :p

    Hummer, that oversized sign-of-macho-metal-American-I'm-bigger-and-badder-and-can-kick-your-butt jingoistic form of transportation, is now 80% owned by Sichuan Tengzhong and the other 20% by Suolang Duoji.


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    Speechless. (none / 0) (#1)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:31:39 AM EST


    Jeralyn's gone (none / 0) (#2)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:46:27 AM EST
    It is gonna be  week of this.

    When the cat's away . . .

    All sports all the time.

    Wait for my baseball post coming up later.

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    But is it really cricket to cherry pick (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:56:07 AM EST
    which NFL games you predict?  What about the Chargers, for example?

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    Chargers have a bye week, (none / 0) (#13)
    by Anne on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:15:12 AM EST
    along with Chicago, Green Bay and New Orleans; only 14 games on the schedule during bye weeks.

    The week off is coming at a good time for the Chargers, but I think New Orleans could benefit more from a later bye.

    Last year, the Ravens and the Texans ended up taking their bye in Week 2, because of the hurricane, and had a long, long stretch with no rest; Baltimore still managed to get to the playoffs, but it wasn't easy playing 14 straight regular season games, and then two playoff games on top of that.

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    I should probably follow andgarden's example (none / 0) (#14)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:16:58 AM EST
    re football!

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    And sometimes the Chargers (none / 0) (#16)
    by brodie on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:27:05 AM EST
    have a bye week even when they play a scheduled game.

    One of the most talented but consistently disappointing teams for this west coaster, especially when they go up against a top team.

    Great uniforms though.  Home or away.  Modern or retro.

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    Yeah...sigh... (none / 0) (#25)
    by otherlisa on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 02:15:42 PM EST
    Philip Rivers always shows up though...

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    Yay, more productivity time for me! (none / 0) (#7)
    by andgarden on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:57:22 AM EST
    I don't think I have a single sports-related comment.

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    Actually, I thought you might go all DK or (none / 0) (#9)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:58:53 AM EST
    Docudharma whilst Jeralyn is gone.

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    If the Rams win (none / 0) (#4)
    by Maryb2004 on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:49:01 AM EST
    they should hire you as their good luck charm.  But, even I, who don't follow football know how bad they really are.

    Wouldn't that be interesting. Rush buys (none / 0) (#8)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 09:57:33 AM EST
    the Rams and BTD is already in place as Rams's good luck charm.

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    By the time Rush gets through (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Maryb2004 on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:02:19 AM EST
    turning them into an all white team they will need something bigger than BTD as a good luck charm.

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    Betting against the Broncos again... (none / 0) (#10)
    by magster on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:01:23 AM EST
    Hope that works out for you as well as it did last week when you picked the Cowboys.

    By the way, the Broncos are wearing what historically has been labeled pro football's ugliest uniforms ever -- brown and mustard yellow with vertical striped socks from the 1959-1960 Bronco team.

    Picture of Broncos uniforms (none / 0) (#17)
    by magster on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:34:31 AM EST
    here

    Maybe the Pats are a good pick because it's hard to play football when you look like a clown.

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    Padres retro unitorm is mustard and brown. (none / 0) (#18)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:35:43 AM EST


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    It's not so much (none / 0) (#19)
    by jbindc on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:41:30 AM EST
    The mustard yellow and brown (although that does resemble the inside of a baby's diaper) - those socks are blinding!  Maybe that's one way to beat your opponents?

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    Sometimes the Pads retro mustard (none / 0) (#20)
    by oculus on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:43:46 AM EST
    ends up really, really yellow.  

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    It was fitting that the Pads (none / 0) (#21)
    by brodie on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 10:47:35 AM EST
    with some great talent went to the WS with those dreadfully ugly uniforms and lost.  

    And it was always hard not to consider that the Pads owner might have been using that color scheme as a subliminal way to advertise for his McDonald's burgers.

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    I still think (none / 0) (#26)
    by otherlisa on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 02:17:58 PM EST
    the Padres should do something with the brown and yellow for their uniforms. You know, a little muting on the yellow and not too much of it. I love my retro Padres cap!

    As for the Broncos' unis...wow...those are just ugly. You're right, I think it's the socks that push them over the irredeemable edge...

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    Though It's Also Possible (none / 0) (#22)
    by The Maven on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 11:47:31 AM EST
    that the Pats will become so mesmerized by the striped socks that they simply stand around rubbing their eyes.

    Having said that, one of my fantasy teams is matched up against two Broncos -- Marshall and Moreno -- so I'd actually be quite happy if they end up blinding themselves.

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    Both Fox and CBS seem to agree on the uni's (none / 0) (#27)
    by nycstray on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 03:57:26 PM EST
    Seems to be the first comment they are making about the game {grin}

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    Lawyer, please! (none / 0) (#23)
    by DFLer on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 12:25:05 PM EST
    Rams over Vikes ain't NEVER gonna happen, even with the 11 points.....let me check the radio....OOPS!  14 nothing in the first 5 minutes of the first quart.

    1. an easy 80 yard drive for the O
    2. a fumble by the q-back on the Vikes 30, and seventy yard rumble to the end zone by Boar Boy (Jared Allen) for the D

    seeya

    3 TDs to Ward would suit me too! (none / 0) (#24)
    by nycstray on Sun Oct 11, 2009 at 12:29:38 PM EST
    Right now I'm diggin' the 2 Bradshaw Tds!! I thought I was gifted the one on the 4th and goal . . .

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