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Week 17 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

And it all comes down to the last week of the season for a handful of playoff spots and positioning. Our featured games this week will determine a lot of that. They are: Giants @ Vikings, Dolphins @ Jets, Cowboys @ Eagles and Broncos @ Chargers.

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Week 16 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Here we go with the penultimate week of the regular season. (I love the word penultimate and use it whenever possible because I’m a huge dork.) This is a huge week in the shuffle for playoff spots and we pick all the games as well as the featured games against the spread. The featured games this week are Steelers @ Titans, Falcons @ Vikings, Ravens @ Cowboys, and Panthers @ Giants.

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Week 15 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

We spend about 45 minutes complaining about the NBA but eventually get to the NFL picks.
The featured games this week are: Bucs @ Falcons, Steelers @ Ravens, Broncos @ Panthers, and Giants @ Cowboys.

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Week 14 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Last week, Trevor won the week by picking 13 out of 16 games correctly and hitting his lock of the week. This week we’ll see if anyone can overtake BostonMac for the overall picks lead. On the podcast, we talk some baseball free agency, Plaxico, and Sean Avery’s sloppy seconds.

The featured games this week are: Falcons @ Saints, Eagles @ Giants, Cowboys @ Steelers, and Bucs @ Panthers.

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Week 13 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast: Special Turkey Edition

Happy Thanksgiving folks! The featured games this week (picked Against the Spread) are: Broncos @ Jets, Giants @ Redskins, Steelers @ Patriots, and Bears @ Vikings.

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Concussions in the NFL and NHL

As defined by the Centers for Disease Control, a concussion is a clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient alteration in brain function, including alteration of mental status and level of consciousness, resulting from mechanical force or trauma. Translated, a concussion is a blow to the head that causes a change in brain function.

Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman is probably one of the most recognizable names on the planet. He was a six time Pro Bowler, three time All-Pro selection, and a former Super Bowl MVP. Aikman was one of the cogs of the Dallas Cowboys’ dynasty in the 1990’s. Yet, when he retired, just a shell of who he was, in 2001, Aikman was reported to have suffered at least ten concussions in his career.

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Week 12 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

BostonMac won the week last week with 13-2-1 but missed his lock of the week. Trevor and Vegas Vinny both hit their locks for big money. RJ is missing and won’t return his bookie’s phone calls since the refs screwed him out of his Steelers lock with some ridiculous illegal forward pass ruling.

The featured games this week (picked Against the Spread) are: Jets @ Titans, Panthers @ Falcons, Giants @ Cardinals, and Packers @ Saints.

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Week 11 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Vegas Vinny wins week 10 with a 12-2 record and hit his Lock of the Week. Vegas is now only 1 game behind BostonMac in the straight up picks. Trevor still leads everyone in the money game.

The featured games this week (picked Against the Spread) are: Jets @ Patriots, Bears @ Vikings, Ravens @ Giants, and Cowboys @ Redskins.

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Week 10 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

BostonMac stepped up last week and posted a 11-3 record and hitting his Lock of the Week. He is still leading the way with a 66% win percentage while Trevor leads the Locks of the Week despite finally crashing the Titans bandwagon last week. Check the rest of the picks and locks after the jump.

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For Love Of The Game: Retirement Case Studies To Help Jamie Moyer

“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”–Orson Welles

My dad tells this story of his friend’s big night at the craps table in Vegas. It was one of those scenes that generally doesn’t exist in reality–the casino’s population all concentrated around this one table, my dad’s friend spurred on by the rallying cries of everyone around him.  He was holding court, throwing more and more colored chips on every space of felt left on the table, which at that point looked like the streets of New Orleans at the height of Mardi Gras. The story is legendary, as the entire table was up thousands of dollars.