This Weekends games...on a whim

I haven't had the time I did last year to make my playoff picks, but there will be no excuses here. I think this will be a memorable week in football.

Indy +4 @ Balt If this game was a pick'em, I would go with Balt. But its not, so I have to take the colts. Let me be the guy who says that the Colts run D still sucks. The only problem is that Jamal Lewis is pretty much a 3 yards and a cloud of dust guy. Balt wins by a field goal.

NO -6 vs Philly My rule with underdogs in the playoffs is don't take them unless you think they can win out right. Philly has been here before, I just think NO has to many weapons and the citizens of NO will be trashed by the late kickoff.

SEA +8.5 @ Chi Do you have what it takes to bet on Rex Grossman? I don't. SEA has not been very good this year, I just have this vision of Rex throwing three picks in the first half and the bears having to play from behind the rest of the game.

NE +4.5 @ SD I really, really want to take SD here. And if I don't bet the game, I will definitely cheer for them. But I just can't bring myself to overlooking the QB/Coach match up. Its really not even close in this match up. If SD wins, it will have to be someone else besides LT who gets it done.

New Troops have Limited Role

The New York Times reported that a President Bush aide has said the the additional troops sent to Iraq will have a limited role.

What in the hell does that mean? When an insurgent is planting a IED, does he say, oh wait, this guy/gal has a limited role, I don't want to blow their legs off. Do you know what a limited role is? Its the last base you were at before you land in Iraq. Those people have a limited role. If you are in Iraq/Afghanistan your role is not limited.

Those Crazy Venezuelans

Well, Hugo Chavez is in the news again. He has made a move to nationalize his nations phone service. Basically what he is doing is removing the foreign investors from a basic service used by every Venezuelan. Americans think of nationalization as a completely awful thing. We have these ideals about the success's of open markets. But are America's market so open? Would it be possible for me or you to start our own cable company or electric company? No way. Not only would the current phone and electric companies do everything in their power to stop us, but so would the politicians who are supported by those same companies.

In my opinion, Chavez is headed in the right direction with the nationalization of some of the basics. As long as he is willing to contribute to the oversight and management of those utilities, it should thoroughly benefit the citizens of Venezuela.

Playoff Destruction

I have said it all along this year, the Jets D is made up of smoke and mirrors. Well, the Pats came out and started smashing mirrors. The quick count dive play was really what did them in. At one point in time they ran it 5 times in a row for two first downs on one of the three drives they put together that basically showed how much better they were than the Jets.

I appreciate the way the Jets played. Aside from not being big enough up front on either side, the Jets didn't get out coached, and did some things on offense really well. If they had converted field goals into touchdowns, this was probably their game.

Either way, I slept well knowing Mangenius will be back next year and the Jets have a ton of cap room to bring in some help. All in all it was a good season.

Pre Game Feelings

I haven't been this excited about an NFL game since Jets/Steelers in '04. We all know how that ended, so I try to skip past those memories.

Thought one; No one, and I mean no one thinks the Jets can win this game. I know all about Bellichecks record in the playoffs with Tom Brady, but seriously, let him throw the ball. The pats can't win this game unless they decide they want to run the ball. They don't have enough weapons at WR to get it done.

Thought two; the whole mangini/bellicheck talk is great, but I doubt it does anything to the players. Bellicheck is an asshole, and has been for forever.

Thought three; as long as they can keep it close, they can get it done. Turnovers will decide the outcome of this game. If we can get a big return or turnover, they can swing the momentum quickly.

I can't type anymore because I am so pumped up!