NFL
by Trevor Freeman
As background, I need to let everybody watching at home know how I spend my NFL Sundays. My typical Sunday involves pitchers of beer and platters of wings at my local bar, McCann’s, which has the NFL Sunday Ticket. Some may call this bar the United Nations of NFL fans as each team is represented. From the Steelers to the Cowboys to the Bengals to the 49ers, the chants fly.
[These are the 2005 Picks. Get the Week 3 2006 Picks here.]
Like the Dallas Cowboys, we just want to pretend last week never happened. Nope. Those two bombs to Santana Moss never happened. Just like us picking the Lions. For shame.
Don’t forget about the podcast to go along with the picks below. You can listen/download the mp3 file directly here or you can subscribe to the podcast using this feed. If you have iTunes, go to your Advanced Menu, click on Subscribe to Podcast and enter this url: http://feeds.feedburner.com/nflpickspodcast
Entering Week 3 of the NFL season, we are beginning to see some definitive trends. So many gurus talk about knowing a lot after Week 1, but often times the opening week is dominated by unbelievable surprises. I’m not saying that after two weeks anyone should be making Super Bowl reservations, but we certainly know a lot more this week than last. Such as…
There sure has been a whole lot of trash talk lately about who “owns” whom. So now it’s time to step up and prove it. I’ve created a Pick Em group on Yahoo. Anyone can join, up to 50 people. No cash. Just bragging rights. Every week, I’ll post the standings. You can talk all the trash you want in that thread. Also, if you have any sure fire picks, put em in there as well.
To sign up, go here.
Group ID#: 50204
Group Password: bragging
You can join at anytime. I suggest using your Sportscolumn user name as your “pick” name. Good luck.
When referencing the Bill Belichick, terms like “genius,” and “guru” are commonly used. But on Sunday, the Carolina Panthers proved they had a wizard of their own at the helm.
What a difference a week makes. The AFC dominates the top of the charts as no decent team in the NFC has a better than .500 record. And yes by decent team, I mean one that has a chance to make the playoffs.
It’s things like this that make us remember that athletes are more human than we like to think they are.
Laveranues Coles, one of the most feared wide receivers in the NFL, has admitted publicly that he was sexually abused as a child and into his young teenage life by his stepfather.
Jets opening day is right around the corner and I couldn’t be more excited. I know what you’re thinking, How can anyone be excited about the Jets after their miserable performance against Kansas City? Well, the NFL season is a marathon, not a sprint. Nonetheless whether your team is 1-0 or 0-1 going into their first home game you have to be excited.
I am hoping to keep a running diary of all the Jet home games this year. I hope to fill you in on the riveting J-E-T-S chant, the crazy drunks that sit behind me (and believe me there is always a good story about them), and hopefully a great Jet season. I have to say if the Jets continue to play like little leaguers this idea of a diary may be short lived.
A mediocre start to the NFL season puts the Sportscolumn Picks crew at 35-29 (.547) so far. Don’t worry though, we got plenty of time to turn this thing up a notch.
Don’t forget about the podcast to go along with the picks below. You can listen/download the mp3 file directly here or you can subscribe to the podcast using this feed. If you have iTunes, go to your Advanced Menu, click on Subscribe to Podcast and enter this url: http://feeds.feedburner.com/nflpickspodcast
Home teams in CAPS.
BET THE HOUSE AWARD
Seemingly, there are several candidates this week that reek of “gimmes.” For bettors, that’s a scary proposition. Even still, I must select a “sure thing,” and this week’s guarantee is…
Pittsburgh (-7) over HOUSTON