There were a lot ofsurprises this weekend from the NFL, only one game went the way most people predicted it, including my self.
I thought the Seattle was largely underrated this season, even though they play in the worst division in all of the NFL. For any team to go into Seattle and win is always a tough thing to do. Seattle was 7-1 at home during the regular season, 8-1 overall. There are a lot of things that come into play with playing in Seattle, like the weather and the crowd. Now that Seattle has moved on in the playoffs, maybe they will get some respect going into their game with Green Bay...Let's hope Matt Hasselbeck doesn't predict that "We want the ball, and we're going to score" My Pick: Green Bay, but close.
The New York Giants will travel to Dallas to play the Cowboys for the third time this season, and Eli Manning showed some flashes of brilliance this weekend. He finally impressed me, and I know my opinion doesn't really matter about how good Eli is. But now the Giants have to go into a hostile environment in Dallas, with a better team on the other side of the ball, and a better pass rush coming at him this weekend. My Pick: Dallas wins going away.
The best game of the weekend, didn't really start until the fourth quarter. When the Steelers finally woke up and made it a game, they couldn't do what they normally do, get pressure on the quarterback. David Gerrard looked impressive, and I know he ws largely impressive during the year, but I think Jacksonville is a little to over matched when it comes to facing New England. My Pick: New England big.
The most uninteresting game of Wild Card weekend was the Chargers vs Titans game. This game was borderline, similar to the NBA--- unwatchable. The game had no cache, it had no flair, even thought we had probably the most potent offensive player in the game in LaDainian Tomlinson, he was largely shut down. He averaged 2 yards a carry, and was a minimal impact in the passing game. I love watching LT play, but yesterday was absolutely disgusting---and not in the good way. It as a boring game from start to finish, and I found myself changing channels between a movie and golf. SD will get a rude awakening this weekend when they play in Indianapolis. My Pick: indianapolis big.
Also, here is my pick for the CFB National Title Game tonight. A close game after OSU takes and early quarter lead. Les Miles will then fire up the troops at half-time, and LSU comes from behind to win the game. Final Score: 28-21 LSU.
Let's start off with a story that made me just scratch my head. Lions Receiver Roy Williams says he is a cheap person. He said on a Detroit radio station that when he goes out on a date, he goes to McDonald's and if the girl is lucky, she will get some cheese on her burger. He also stated that when he has pizza delivered that, the delivery guy knows that the trip was completely on the driver, I'm paraphrasing.
How can someone make so much money and be so skimpy when it comes to tipping. Remember it is not a city in China or any other country you have heard of. It is a way to say to a person without actually saying "Thank You for your service".
Whenever I go out to a restaurant, I always leave a 20% tip at least, and then I go up from there. That reminds of a story about Jonathan Ogden, Tackle for the Ravens bought steak at a grocery store and they wouldn't accept his coupon, and he became angry. NEWS FLASH Ogden, you make millions of dollars, you don't need to berate someone who won't accept your coupon, you pick up your food, pay full price and smile doing it.
NFL playeres need to let go of the purse strings a little bit. You have money you haven't ever seen yet and you worry about a few dollars. Grow up, you are not in the third grade anymore.
Now that those thougths are off of my mind, time for the picks for Week 4. Pretty good last week, a respectable 10-6. This week I give you four guarantees instead of the normal two. Just feeling good. 100% on guarantees this season, remember guarantees are all in caps:
