SPORTS: Week 3 Winners

So back to back 10-6 weeks. Not bad but not good either. Oh and yes I did pick Cincinnati over Green Bay and yes it did happen. Anyway here are my picks for the 3rd week in the NFL.

Cleveland @ Baltimore - WINNER: BALTIMORE. Cleveland is terrible and the Ravens are coming off a big win at San Diego. They'll take this one by two touchdowns or more.

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati - WINNER: CINCINNATI. Yup you heard it here first. Cincinnati should be 2-0 right now and they'll get their second win of the season at home against a Pittsburgh team that is hurting and just doesnt seem to be on the same page.

Washington @ Detroit - WINNER: DETROIT. This is the week. Detroit does not get to 20 straight losses and you can thank the Washington offense for that. Detroit by a field goal.

Jacksonville @ Houston - WINNER: HOUSTON. The offense has it together and the defense is showing promise. Jacksonville got embarassed by the passing game of Arizona and the same will happen this week.

San Francisco @ Minnesota - WINNER: MINNESOTA. They have AP and some quarterback named Favre or something like that. Yeah they'll beat San Fran. Sorry boys.

Atlanta @ New England - WINNER: ATLANTA. This is Matt Ryan's time. It's his turn to make some noise and win the big games. He leads his team past Tom Brady and a new era is born.

Kansas City @ Philadelphia - WINNER: PHILADELPHIA. Even with McNabb out they are a dangerous team and lets face it, the chiefs are not very good. AT ALL.

Green Bay @ St. Louis - WINNER: GREEN BAY. They need this game. They have to win against St. Louis to prove to all the nay sayers, including me, that they are as good as they claim to be. I'll go ahead and give them the benefit of the doubt this week.

New York Giants @ Tampa Bay - WINNER: NEW YORK. They have a Manning in the backfield and a Manningham in the wideouts and they are becoming a major threat. Oh and some guy named Jacobs in the backfield too. They take this game.

New Orleans @ Buffalo - WINNER: NEW ORLEANS. Their defense might not be the greatest thing i've ever seen but I just can't see Buffalo being able to keep up on the offensive side of the ball. They won't be able to match the 30+ points that Brees and company are going to put up.

Chicago @ Seattle - WINNER: CHICAGO. They come off a huge win over Pittsburgh and have confidence to boot so this game should be a walk in the park.

Tennessee @ New York Jets - WINNER: TENNESSEE. They have to win this game to save their season. This is do or die for them.

Denver @ Oakland - WINNER: OAKLAND. This team is a lot better than people give them credit for. And Denver is definitely not as good as their record makes them look. Oakland by a touchdown.

Miami @ San Diego - WINNER: SAN DIEGO. Rivers leads them to a much needed victory after that loss to Baltimore last week. This is a big game.

Indianapolis @ Arizona - WINNER: INDIANAPOLIS. They just know how to win ball games, as is apparent in that win over Miami last week. They find a way to win this game too.

Carolina @ Dallas - WINNER: CAROLINA. I just feel like Carolina has what it takes to take this game from the Cowboys.

Week: 11-5

Season 31-17

SPORTS: Week 2 Winners

Okay well not a bad first week. The Bengals just always find a way to lose but theres no way that I will applaud denver for that win. They didn't deserve it. Anyway here are my picks for week two....

Houston @ Tennesse - WINNER: TENNESSE. The run game is pretty good and Kerry Collins does not make mistakes. They take this game but it will be a struggle.

Carolina @ Atlanta - WINNER: ATLANTA. Carolina falls into a deep hole losing two straight rivalry games. Delhomme will look better but look for Michael Turner's first breakout game.

New Orleans @ Philadelphia - WINNER: NEW ORLEANS. McNabb is out so yeah they're done. New Orleans is running on all cylinders.

Oakland @ Kansas City - WINNER: OAKLAND. I never thought that I would say this but Oakland is looking good. Watch out for Michael Bush.

New England @ New York Jets - WINNER: NEW ENGLAND. You do not talk shit to Tom Brady. He puts up four touchdowns.

Cincinnati @ Green Bay - WINNER: CINCINNATI [UPSET]. They had a game stolen from them last week so look for them to have the fire in their eye this week. WHO DEY!!!

St. Louis @ Washington - WINNER: WASHINGTON. They bounce back from an ugly loss to the Giants last week.


Minnesota @ Detroit - WINNER: MINNESOTA. Adrian Peterson just cannot be stopped. He's gonna run all over them. Sorry Big D

Arizona @ Jacksonville - WINNER: ARIZONA. This one could go either way in all honesty but I feel like the passing game in Arizona is just going to be the game changer. Arizona in a tough one.

Tampa Bay @ Buffalo - WINNER: BUFFALO. They are on it right now. Should have beaten New England last week and they take this game for their first win in 2009.


Seattle @ San Francisco - WINNER: SEATTLE. They have a retooled offense that can and will move the ball against San Fran. Oh and they score too. Game over for San Fran.


Pittsburgh @ Chicago - WINNER: PITTSBURGH. As much as I hate saying it they are a great team. The defense has some injuries but are still great and their offense is definitely getting it together.


Cleveland @ Denver - WINNER: CLEVELAND. Denver didn't deserve the win they were given at Cincinnati last week and Cleveland will take the W this week.


Baltimore @ San Diego - WINNER: SAN DIEGO. The offense is great and they will move the ball and score against this pretty decent defense.


New York Giants @ Dallas - WINNER: NEW YORK. The football giants take this one away from home thanks to a stellar defense.


Indianapolis @ Miami - WINNER: INDIANAPOLIS. The offense is the game breaker in this one.

Season Record: 20-12

SPORTS: Week 1 Winners

Alright so I know this is coming a game into the first week of the NFL season but I just didn't have the time to do it earlier. So sue me. Anyway here are my winners for the first week of the 2009 NFL season.


Miami @ Atlanta - WINNER: ATLANTA. Sophmore slump? Nope not gonna happen to wither Michael Turner or Matt Ryan. Riding the excitement off of last years run they take the home opener.

Denver @ Cincinnati - WINNER: CINCINNATI. This is the turn around year. Palmer is healthy, Chad is happy, the defense is young and fast. If they're going to take a step forward this is the year.

Minnesota @ Cleveland - WINNER: MINNESOTA. The defensive line is unreal, they have the best running back in football and now they add Brett "the man" Favre. This is their year.

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis - WINNER: INDIANAPOLIS. Yeah Marvin Harrison and Tony Dungy are gone. But they still have Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne. Oh and dont sleep on Anthony Gonzalez as a number 2 WR or Donald Brown as a rookie star.

Detroit @ New Orleans - WINNER: NEW ORLEANS. The have the most consistent quarterback in the league and an extremely deep WR core. Detroits rebuilding. This isnt their week but it will come soon.

Dallas @ Tampa Bay - WINNER: DALLAS. Not that either of these teams are better than the other I just think Dallas has more of the pieces needed for a winning football team. They take this week one matchup.

Philadelphia @ Carolina - WINNER: CAROLINA. Delhomme will forget about that travesty of a game he had in the playoffs last year and with a two headed running attack and Steve Smith at WR they take this game. Philly falls back a game very early in the season. They'll be fine.

Kansas City @ Baltimore - WINNER: BALTIMORE. That defense is just ridiculous and having a new quarterback in KC is just going to make it harder to play against. Baltimore takes this game on field goals.

New York Jets @ Houston - WINNER: HOUSTON. Rookie quarterback in New York and an up and coming franchise in Houston. They take this game and this is their year.

Washington @ New York Giants - WINNER: GIANTS. The WRs are a little iffy but other than that they're pretty solid. The defense is great too.

San Francisco @ Arizona - WINNER: ARIZONA. The magic from last year is still there and San Francisco is just developing so this falls into Arizona's hands. This isn't San Frans week buit it will be soon.

St. Louis @ Seattle - WINNER: SEATTLE. This game is a toss up because neither team is particularly good but if Hasselbach stays healthy and the WRs develop they could be really good.

Chicago @ Green Bay - WINNER: CHICAGO [UPSET]. Chicago comes in as an underdog but they do have a man named Jay Cutler taking the snaps and with him there their WRs are great instead of good and they still have Matt Forte. The defense is getting it together again also.

Buffalo @ New England - WINNER: NEW ENGLAND. Tom Brady... enough said.

San Diego @ Oakland- WINNER: SAN DIEGO. One of the best quarterbacks in the NFL taking snaps with LT in the backfield and Gates at TE = great offense. The defense is looking better to. 10 win team right here.

Record: 10-6

SPORTS: Still Burning

I'm still burning and if your a Cincinnati Bengals fan you understand exactly why that is. Here we go again. If I remember correctly Coach Marvin Lewis said the key to a good season is staying injury free. Yeah that makes sense so when he said they had a new preseason workload to limit injuries my hopes got up. Yeah I keep making that mistake. Not a week into the preseason Palmer went down with an ankle injury. So much for that plan. Oh and then we lose Reggie Kelly and Ben Utecht our starting and backup tight ends. So much for getting that going in our passing game. Oh and I didnt mention the Offensive line yet. I'm not going to get started on that part of the team because this article would be pages long. Oh and remember that first round pick that held out so long because he wanted more money, yeah guess where he is right now... Broken foot and out for several weeks. Gee i'm so glad we pay these unproven rookies so much money. Its a cardinal sin for someone who hasn't done what they were intended to do to get rewarded, and thats exactly what continues to happen.



Now as for Carson Palmer the man has never been the same since his knee injury in the playoffs against Pittsburgh. He followed the injury with a mediocre season and followed that with an injury that almost resulted in tommy john surgery. This guy just cannot seem to stay healthy and as a result has had seasons that are way below his potential. Now there is another injury to add to the ever growing list. Even if this one is minor (only keeping him out of the last 3 preseason games) it to has a large effect on how he will play in the regular season. Without those practice reps in the preseason a quarterback cannot get into a rhythm with his wide recievers and production will suffer as a result.

Andre Smith was a question mark coming out of college, especially when he gained a ton of weight before being drafted. But in what has become fashion for the Cincinnati Bengals they took a chance on him when there were other good picks left on the board. He then proceded to sit out of camp for almost the entire preseason losing valuable practice time which someone straight out of college desperately needs. So we finally sign him and right away he breaks his foot. What is it with Cincinnati and injuries? Don't drink the water I guess. Never have I seen a team with so much potential flounder it every year and a main reason this happens is the injuries suffered. So heres a couple suggestions: 1) Don't drink the water (I've never had a problem with it but who knows), 2) Man up, 3) Just stay away from Cincinnati if your looking to have a successful long career, at least until we get our act together. This one burns deep.

Remember, if it burns people want to talk about it.