By far this has to be the wackiest week for NFL spreads in history. At first glance, I was blindsided then you realize a lot of teams (more than usual for this week) are resting their starters for the playoffs. Its also sad that there are really only two games that matter this week for the playoff chase, and neither opposing team of the team in the drivers' seat are really go full throttle. So more or less, the playoffs are decided inevitably. At least the Patriots and Giants agreed to someoddly play a real game. The state of the union address of football games, because in NYC the game will be on channels 2, 4, 9, and NFL Network for those who have it. Four channels are carrying the game. If the Giants just roll over or the Patriots take a dive...Sen. John Kerry will look very foolish for forcing the NFL to putting this game on. I mean, the Patriots fans across America...come on, please. Give me a break. Patriots fans are confined to one area, New England. The rest of the country for the most part hates them. Yeah, you get your casual frontrunner and all, but still...they are not the Cowboys, they are not the 49ers, they are not the Packers, and they are not the Steelers....thousands upon thousands of these teams' fans travel to every game and live all throughout the nation. Sure, there will be a lot of Patriots fans at Giants Stadium tomorrow night, but they would probably not travel if the team were playing in oh lets say....San Diego.
With that we go on to the picks. Last week: 7-9 Season:119-110-11 (Lets get this over 130!)
GIANTS (+13.5) over Patriots
Yeah, the Patriots more likely than not will get their 16-0. Tom Brady will lead yet another crappy drive down the field, and Steve Gotskowski will kick a mediocre game-winning field goal that will go down as the greatest field goal ever made, on the greatest drive ever concocted. This reminds me of Pats-Panthers Super Bowl. Carolina was in control that 4th quarter, if that game went to overtime they had it. Then John Kasay kicks it out of bounds. Brady drives the ball 40 yards in a minute and a half. Pats win the Super Bowl. Its not that hard to do for a good NFL quarterback. The Panthers lost that Super Bowl on the kickoff. Not Vinatieri's field goal. Once again, God forbid sports fans ever criticize Tom Brady's clutch performances. I tell you I will laugh if they lose to Jacksonville, Indy, or San Diego in the playoffs. I mean, I literally think I might fall out of my seat and onto the floor if it happens.
Bengals (-3) over DOLPHINS
We go from the best team in the league to the worst team in the league. I just feel if your going to be craptacular go for the gold!
EAGLES (-7.5) over Bills
Well Donovan, I guess you heard that I was questioning your manhood here the last few weeks. Kudos, you still look like some gas (1/4) left in the tank. Other than that, the Bills have to be demoralized after that loss to the Giants last week. Eagles win big here.
Seahawks (+1) over FALCONS
I think that if I went out on the field with 22 of my friends split between offense and defense, that we could beat the Falcons. So why shouldn't the Seahawks second team be able to do so as well?
Saints (-2) over BEARS
Wow! You mean we get to see these two great teams...wait this isnt last year. NBC has to hate that this game has no meaning after last season. The Saints have come along quite nicely during the end of this season. I think I am more impressed with Drew Brees this year than I have with him in any other year of his career because he has no real running game and has been doing it with his arm by itself. He stepped up a notch this year. A notch just below truly elite (where he was last year, but he solidified himself there now).
Panthers (-3) over BUCS
Jon Gruden basically conceded the rest of the regular season last week against the 49ers. However, it was a win for the whole league because the 49ers now have almost gotten the Patriots out of the top of the draft.
BROWNS (-10) over 49ers
You tell me that nutcase Derek Anderson doesn't want to overcome last week's choke performance? Or perhaps its just signs of "Hey Brady Quinn is right behind me! I have to give him some sort of chance to start next season! Its the right thing for the franchise."
PACKERS (-4) over Lions
Sad that a team locked into a playoff spot is favored against a team that at one point should have been in the playoff picture. By the way, I think you would have to chain Brett Favre to the bench in order to keep him out of the game on Sunday. And still you would probably have to keep a security detail present with him to keep him there.
JAGUARS (+6.5) over Texans
The Texans are playing good ball, I just feel this game is closer than 6.5 because Quinn Gray is not half that bad.
Chargers (-8.5) over RAIDERS
Philip Rivers trash talks his way past a weak Raiders team. He will look at JaMarcus Russell and say to him "Hey kid...I was traded for the first pick overall, Im the man! You will never be me!" At this point, if Russell's arm is as strong as we think it is, an 80 mph right hook will land on Rivers' temple giving him a slight concussion.
JETS (-6.5) over Chiefs
This just seems right. Herm Edwards costs the Jets there shot at Reggie Bush in 2005 as Jets coach with a meaningless win over Buffalo in week 17, and now he will ruin our chance at getting Darren McFadden in 2008 as Chiefs head coach with letting us beat them in week 17. I really, really hate Herm.
Rams (-6) over CARDINALS
God will draft a new quarterback next season, and he will be the variety of a Catholic school product known as Matt Ryan. He will thank Kurt Warner though, by offering him a front office job in the Heaven football franchise organization.
COWBOYS (+9) over Redskins
Even the scrubs keep this rivalry brewing. Cowboys might not win, but they will keep it close.
Vikings (-3) over BRONCOS
The Vikings are just feening to get in, and don't think Coach Brad Childress won't keep the Redskins from watching the scoreboard if there game is close, and he lets Adrian Peterson loose to try and pass LT for the rushing title.
Steelers (-6) over RAVENS
Steelers slide into fourth slot in the AFC just in time to face the Jaguars and be one and done.
COLTS (-9) over Titans
I don't know why I picked this. There is something about Jim Sorgi that makes me feel like he is a cool guy and I just shouldn't pick against him.
COMING MONDAY: State of the Jets address. Review of the season and the sports year in general.
Till the flip side commeth,
The Conzz
Friday, December 28, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
My Teams
Okay, we all saw my picks in the last entry for the NFL. I would now like to provide my readers with a view of the teams I root for in sports and why. My teams are the New York Jets, the New York Yankees, the Manhattan Jaspers, the Boston Celtics, the West Virginia Mountaineers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
I will initially begin with my team of most recent allegiance: The Pittsburgh Penguins. My roommate in sophomore and junior year of high school had firm cheering teams. He became a Patriots fan in 2001 when Tom Brady became the starter (claiming he rooted for Tom Brady while he was the University of Michigan...this was after he abandoned his Cowboys allegiance), he became a San Antonio Spurs fan when they drafted Tim Duncan for the reasons he became a Patriots fan (followed Duncan at Wake Forest), and the only legitimate fan hood I would give him would be the Yankees...but his favorite player is A-Rod. A-Rod is nobody's favorite player. So all in all you can see that my roommate is what we call....a frontrunner. So having all these teams to root for and no sturdy hockey allegiances I decided to root for the Pittsburgh Penguins after they drafted Sidney Crosby. I mean think about it, Sidney Crosby is one year younger than me and is probably more successful than I will ever be in my life. The kid is just nasty as a player. The big question lies though that if Sidney leaves the Penguins do I still root for him or do I root for the franchise...I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
My next team, the Boston Celtics, dates way back to the days of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, and Dennis Johnson. I just remember growing up and hating the Lakers, hating the Bulls, and hating the Pistons. My dad told me that Larry Bird was the greatest player the game had ever seen. Suprisingly, fifteen years later I told my dad I was a Celtics fan and he didn't have the slightest clue as to why I would be. My dad turned out to be a Knick fan and hates the Celtics. That left me scratching my head for awhile. After many years of disappointment from the NBA, its nice to see the Celtics might finally regain that championship form that had abandoned them since the 80s. My favorite NBA player...Kevin Garnett...was traded to them during the offseason. It has restored hope to Celtic Nation. However, its just unfortunate that this team has to play in Boston. If they go on to win the NBA Championship you can only imagine how even more obnoxious that city will be.
Manhattan College is my alma mater. I am currently a senior there right now, so the term alma mater is actually a few months away for me. I used to be the voice of the crowd, being that obnoxious...but tasteful fan in the bleachers. Manhattan should have been close to being considered a top 25 team this year. Bobby Gonzalez ruined that one for us. Our All-MAAC guard Jeff Xavier now plays for Providence, our suspended power forward C.J. Anderson transferred to Xavier and is starting for them, and our starting center Arturo Dubois...well I dont know where Party Artie went, but wherever he is....he's not play Division I college basketball. It was supposed to be a year of promise, and now I am here in my senior year watching not a single player who was here during my freshman year. Its hard at times to get excited for them. Its the school pride that flows within your veins though that keeps you going out there. That and our win streak versus Iona. Iona is terrible. I have a good story about a Manhattan-Iona game a couple of years ago.
The West Virginia University is my excuse to root for a school that has a college football team. Also, my dad's best friend Frank sent all three of his kids to the fine institution. So I got adopted into a college football community. In my teen years, I received crash courses in Couch Burning 101, Tales of the Pre-game Pit 213, and Major Harris History 354. It kills me to not have gone to a school with a good college football team. Hell, I didnt even apply to one. I also follow them in basketball which kills my sister and father, the girl who graduated from Villanova, and the man who wants to be Mr. Villanova. My logic is simple...Manhattan vs. Villanova in basketball...my dad spent more money on a Villanova education so he wears the $35,000 hat over the $28,000 hat. So I take a neutral side and root for the Mountaineers. Imagine being at the Big East tournament with a die hard Villanova fan wearing a West Virginia hat. Imagine that Villanova fan after Mike Gansey got fouled with 00.1 seconds left on the clock, and he hitting the foul shot to win the game. Now imagine that Villanova fan walking past a group of WVU fans singing Country Roads. Yeah, she wasn't happy and my WVU fanhood was complete at that point. I made it a point to at some point in my life experience the Mountaineer Stadium gameday.
I have been rooting for the Yankees from the day I was born. I am what you say a non-bandwagon Yankees fan. I call out fans for stupid opinions. My favorite Yankee was Donnie Baseball...anyone who says a post-96 Yankee besides Pettitte, O'Neill, or Williams I automatically question. Yankee fans are probably the most fake fans in the Major Leagues. We just expect to win the World Series every year. We cry over losing in the first round of the playoffs. Please, after this season and after the 2005 season we were just lucky to even be there. The Yankees fans are like the USA of baseball. We are greedy. We expect the best and when the best doesnt happen it destroys us. Then you have fans of the Pirates, the Devil Rays, and for lack of a better team the Milwaukee Brewers. These fans would kill for even a playoff berth. The Yankees are the greatest sports franchise in history. I love them for it. I just hate how obnoxious and stupid our fans are at times. I hate how these fans call me a fake Yankee fan for hating the Mets more than the Red Sox. They use the 'oh its New York' argument. The hell with that. In the 1950s that wouldn't have flied with any Yankee fan. The Red Sox were a rival, not the main enemy. The enemy was the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankee-Red Sox rivalry is only good if both teams are playing well. Thats why you didn't hear anything about it until 1999 when they played each other in the ALCS. I hate Boston too, I am not letting them off the hook. They are another bane of my existence. The Mets being halfway decent is good though. You now see the Yankee bandwagon getting smaller and the real fans coming back out. Its about time, we've missed you over the last decade.
Rooting for a team with such great success needs to be balanced out by a team with such great disappointment. The New York Jets are the love of my life. They are the reason I wake up from September through January. Every year, this team breaks my heart time and time again. You want a good psychoanalysis project...dissect the mind of a Jets fan. We won the most important football game of all time, and haven't had anything to show for it since. It seems like when we have 'the team' that something always has to go wrong. Its so painful, but I always have used the same mantra...wait till next year. My friends are taking bets on my reaction to the Jets winning the Super Bowl. If they ever do. I really don't know what I would do. Part of me feels I might just sit in my seat and cry a little bit, because I almost feel I might not ever be that happy again in my sports fan life. I mean this team has given me such heartache in my life. I was ridiculed by my friends for sticking through it with them in 1995 and 1996, the Kottite years. They might have been the two worst years of my life to date. I live for the names of Martin, Chrebet, Mawae, Coles, Victor Green, Mo Lewis. Great Jets players. Kerry Rhodes, Al Toon, Marvin Jones. I could go on for hours just talking about this team. I love them. There is so much that goes on with being a Jets fan. You guys will soon find out what that is very quickly.
Those are my teams. Over the years, you will become even more attached to my mind and why I root for them. We have good times ahead, hopefully my teams can just get better and I can have some peace in my life.
Biggest fan of the best 3-11 team of all time (-Jeff Fisher),
The Conzz
I will initially begin with my team of most recent allegiance: The Pittsburgh Penguins. My roommate in sophomore and junior year of high school had firm cheering teams. He became a Patriots fan in 2001 when Tom Brady became the starter (claiming he rooted for Tom Brady while he was the University of Michigan...this was after he abandoned his Cowboys allegiance), he became a San Antonio Spurs fan when they drafted Tim Duncan for the reasons he became a Patriots fan (followed Duncan at Wake Forest), and the only legitimate fan hood I would give him would be the Yankees...but his favorite player is A-Rod. A-Rod is nobody's favorite player. So all in all you can see that my roommate is what we call....a frontrunner. So having all these teams to root for and no sturdy hockey allegiances I decided to root for the Pittsburgh Penguins after they drafted Sidney Crosby. I mean think about it, Sidney Crosby is one year younger than me and is probably more successful than I will ever be in my life. The kid is just nasty as a player. The big question lies though that if Sidney leaves the Penguins do I still root for him or do I root for the franchise...I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
My next team, the Boston Celtics, dates way back to the days of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, and Dennis Johnson. I just remember growing up and hating the Lakers, hating the Bulls, and hating the Pistons. My dad told me that Larry Bird was the greatest player the game had ever seen. Suprisingly, fifteen years later I told my dad I was a Celtics fan and he didn't have the slightest clue as to why I would be. My dad turned out to be a Knick fan and hates the Celtics. That left me scratching my head for awhile. After many years of disappointment from the NBA, its nice to see the Celtics might finally regain that championship form that had abandoned them since the 80s. My favorite NBA player...Kevin Garnett...was traded to them during the offseason. It has restored hope to Celtic Nation. However, its just unfortunate that this team has to play in Boston. If they go on to win the NBA Championship you can only imagine how even more obnoxious that city will be.
Manhattan College is my alma mater. I am currently a senior there right now, so the term alma mater is actually a few months away for me. I used to be the voice of the crowd, being that obnoxious...but tasteful fan in the bleachers. Manhattan should have been close to being considered a top 25 team this year. Bobby Gonzalez ruined that one for us. Our All-MAAC guard Jeff Xavier now plays for Providence, our suspended power forward C.J. Anderson transferred to Xavier and is starting for them, and our starting center Arturo Dubois...well I dont know where Party Artie went, but wherever he is....he's not play Division I college basketball. It was supposed to be a year of promise, and now I am here in my senior year watching not a single player who was here during my freshman year. Its hard at times to get excited for them. Its the school pride that flows within your veins though that keeps you going out there. That and our win streak versus Iona. Iona is terrible. I have a good story about a Manhattan-Iona game a couple of years ago.
The West Virginia University is my excuse to root for a school that has a college football team. Also, my dad's best friend Frank sent all three of his kids to the fine institution. So I got adopted into a college football community. In my teen years, I received crash courses in Couch Burning 101, Tales of the Pre-game Pit 213, and Major Harris History 354. It kills me to not have gone to a school with a good college football team. Hell, I didnt even apply to one. I also follow them in basketball which kills my sister and father, the girl who graduated from Villanova, and the man who wants to be Mr. Villanova. My logic is simple...Manhattan vs. Villanova in basketball...my dad spent more money on a Villanova education so he wears the $35,000 hat over the $28,000 hat. So I take a neutral side and root for the Mountaineers. Imagine being at the Big East tournament with a die hard Villanova fan wearing a West Virginia hat. Imagine that Villanova fan after Mike Gansey got fouled with 00.1 seconds left on the clock, and he hitting the foul shot to win the game. Now imagine that Villanova fan walking past a group of WVU fans singing Country Roads. Yeah, she wasn't happy and my WVU fanhood was complete at that point. I made it a point to at some point in my life experience the Mountaineer Stadium gameday.
I have been rooting for the Yankees from the day I was born. I am what you say a non-bandwagon Yankees fan. I call out fans for stupid opinions. My favorite Yankee was Donnie Baseball...anyone who says a post-96 Yankee besides Pettitte, O'Neill, or Williams I automatically question. Yankee fans are probably the most fake fans in the Major Leagues. We just expect to win the World Series every year. We cry over losing in the first round of the playoffs. Please, after this season and after the 2005 season we were just lucky to even be there. The Yankees fans are like the USA of baseball. We are greedy. We expect the best and when the best doesnt happen it destroys us. Then you have fans of the Pirates, the Devil Rays, and for lack of a better team the Milwaukee Brewers. These fans would kill for even a playoff berth. The Yankees are the greatest sports franchise in history. I love them for it. I just hate how obnoxious and stupid our fans are at times. I hate how these fans call me a fake Yankee fan for hating the Mets more than the Red Sox. They use the 'oh its New York' argument. The hell with that. In the 1950s that wouldn't have flied with any Yankee fan. The Red Sox were a rival, not the main enemy. The enemy was the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankee-Red Sox rivalry is only good if both teams are playing well. Thats why you didn't hear anything about it until 1999 when they played each other in the ALCS. I hate Boston too, I am not letting them off the hook. They are another bane of my existence. The Mets being halfway decent is good though. You now see the Yankee bandwagon getting smaller and the real fans coming back out. Its about time, we've missed you over the last decade.
Rooting for a team with such great success needs to be balanced out by a team with such great disappointment. The New York Jets are the love of my life. They are the reason I wake up from September through January. Every year, this team breaks my heart time and time again. You want a good psychoanalysis project...dissect the mind of a Jets fan. We won the most important football game of all time, and haven't had anything to show for it since. It seems like when we have 'the team' that something always has to go wrong. Its so painful, but I always have used the same mantra...wait till next year. My friends are taking bets on my reaction to the Jets winning the Super Bowl. If they ever do. I really don't know what I would do. Part of me feels I might just sit in my seat and cry a little bit, because I almost feel I might not ever be that happy again in my sports fan life. I mean this team has given me such heartache in my life. I was ridiculed by my friends for sticking through it with them in 1995 and 1996, the Kottite years. They might have been the two worst years of my life to date. I live for the names of Martin, Chrebet, Mawae, Coles, Victor Green, Mo Lewis. Great Jets players. Kerry Rhodes, Al Toon, Marvin Jones. I could go on for hours just talking about this team. I love them. There is so much that goes on with being a Jets fan. You guys will soon find out what that is very quickly.
Those are my teams. Over the years, you will become even more attached to my mind and why I root for them. We have good times ahead, hopefully my teams can just get better and I can have some peace in my life.
Biggest fan of the best 3-11 team of all time (-Jeff Fisher),
The Conzz
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Welcome
To all my readers who have followed me from my xanga, welcome to The Conzz's Sports Lounge. This site will cover everything and anything from my NFL weekly picks, to just my general opinion on various matters in sports. I look forward to entertaining you with my opinions on the world of sports, and hope this starts out well.
Without further ado, lets get this blog started with the Week 16 NFL Picks.
According to xanga.com/tommyconzz , we all saw that I went 8-8 in my first week of making my picks public. With my Yahoo picks I am 50% correct with my picks on the season with the spread, but I have a win percentage of .526 and a total record of 112-101-11. As for this week:
Steelers (-7.5) over RAMS
Marc Bulger and the Rams have shown some spunk over the last few weeks. To be honest, I like what I see and they play in what I feel is a relatively weak division. Everybody jumped on the 49ers bandwagon early this year, and everybody will be doing the same with the Cardinals next season. I am not saying St. Louis will be in the playoffs next season, but they should at least contend. Seattle is head and shoulders above everyone in the NFC West anyway. The Steelers desperately need this game, I feel Roethlisberger and that offense comes out and put the pedal to the metal early and often.
Cowboys (-10.5) over PANTHERS
It is interesting to think what the Panthers could have been like this year with a real quarterback. They have gone through this season parading out David Carr and Vinny Testaverde and a quick 4-2 start has now faltered into a 6-8 late season swoon. Give them some respect though, they lost games to playoff contenders like Indianapolis, Tennessee, Green Bay, a resurgent New Orleans squad, and Jacksonville. Its been a tough road for them since that 25-10 win over Arizona. However, there is no excuse for dropping one to Atlanta. This is why I say Tony Romo and the 'Boys rebound Saturday night and show people why they are the best team in the NFC.
JAGUARS (-13.5) over Raiders
I really like this Jacksonville team. They are young, they have a chip on their shoulder, and I think they are potentially dangerous in the playoffs. It is hard to lose to the same team three times in one season, and this is why you can bet Indy is hoping they do not run into them in the second round.
LIONS (-4.5) over Chiefs
Rumor has it that the Jets and the Chiefs are negotiating a trade for Chad Pennington and Lavernues Coles for a first round pick next year and a few other draft picks. I guess Herm Edwards is getting bored with watching a dismal Chiefs offense and wants to relive the days of an even more dismal Jets offense.
COLTS (-7) over Texans
Houston has proven a lot to the NFL this year. They have shown they weren't idiots for drafting Mario Williams for starters. Secondly, 7-7 is probably more than anyone ever thought they could have accomplished this season. Give it to Gary Kubiak, Matt Schaub, and the Houston Texans franchise. If it wasn't for the fact that playing .500 football is good enough for last place in the AFC South, I'd say they would be perrenial playoff contenders.
Eagles (+3) over SAINTS
Fly Eagles Fly! The Eagles did quite a number on the Cowboys last week. They look like they are fighting for their jobs since they have no realistic playoff shot...Well, in the case of Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid they might actually be fighting for their jobs.
BILLS (+3) over Giants
This is a real fun game to keep an eye on. Buffalo has got to be angry about the situation that occurred over the last week. First, you have to play in a blizzard on the road. Second, your plane gets snowed in Cleveland. Third, you have to take a 13 hour bus ride home. And finally, the worst part has to be you get off that bus and realize your are in Buffalo, New York. You think the Bills are going to come out angry? Yeah, my money is on the Bills circling the wagons around the Giants, forcing the G-Men to fight for their playoff lives in week 17.
BEARS (+8.5) over Packers
I am going to pick The Pack to actually win the game here, but Chicago showed some spunk against Minnesota last week. I say Favre dominates this game, but the Bears keep within a touchdown. As long as the Bears avoid the turnovers the game shall be close.
Browns (-3) over BENGALS
At the beginning of the season did we really think that these two teams would be in the positions they are now? Even after the 51-45 shootout, it didnt seem possible. The Bengals are once again starting to look more like the Bungles of yesteryear. Their season has been brutal to watch, and even their victories are ugly. Bengals management should basically deliver Marvin Lewis the ultimatum next season of making the playoffs or your fired. The Bengals at least did the NFL a favor last week, because the 49ers win gives the Patriots a worse shot at getting Darren McFadden in the draft.
Falcons (+10) over CARDINALS
Atlanta just has to be due for a good game. This might have to be the worst time possible for Atlanta sports. The Braves went another year without winning the NL East, the Michael Vick situation, and the fact that nobody...it even seems like Arthur Blank too....does not want to fix this mess the Falcons are entrenched in. Lets give Atlanta sports fans a close game here at least against Arizona.
Buccanneers (-6) over 49ERS
Jeff Garcia is proving he might be one of the most underrated quarterbacks in recent times in the NFL. He has led the Bucs to being the last place team to a first place team. I give them a lot of credit. If Cadillac Williams can stay healthy next season, this team might cause some real damage in the playoffs next season despite what might appear to be a one-and-done performance this year. Also, the 49ers should be punished for being this bad because they have allowed the potential of New England becoming even stronger.
TITANS (-8.5) over Jets
I am really getting ticked off at Jets fans who say Chad Pennington should still be starting. Lets look at this...Games Chad won: 1 Games Kellen Clemens won: 2. Big woop I know, but I also think if Clemens stays in the game last week against the Patriots the game might be closer than it was. Chad starting the rest of the way basically will ensure that the Jets receive the 2nd or 3rd draft choice. Kellen Clemens is the future Jets fans, let go of Chad for the love of God.
PATRIOTS (-22) over Dolphins
The Bellichick-Parcells feud might light up again now that Parcells is close to signing with his third AFC East squad. I wonder if he leaves Miami and goes to Buffalo if Roger Goodell will rename the AFC East, the Bill Parcells division? Other than that Miami got off the schneid last week. It will be the only hilight of this season, so Dolphins fans just don't even bother watching this one. It will be ugly early and often.
SEAHAWKS (Pick' Em) over Ravens
Easiest game of the week to pick. Seattle will have full control and the Ravens' front office might start reconsidering the idea of bringing Brian Billick back. It should not take close to a decade to build an offense.
VIKINGS (-6) over Redskins
Great NFC battle. Both of these teams are fightinig for playoff spots, and if Washington pulls it out and Buffalo beats the Giants, the Redskins will still be alive. It will be a hard fought battle, and look for none other than Adrian Peterson to make the difference in this one.
Broncos (+8.5) over CHARGERS
Chargers are playing well, but these two teams always play each other hard. It will be a close one, but I still feel the Chargers will pull this one out. It should be a fun game to watch, but LT will probably have the deciding factor in this one.
Thats it for now. Once again, Welcome to The Conzz's Sports Lounge. Look forward to bringing you more news as we go along.
Peace playas,
The Conzz
Without further ado, lets get this blog started with the Week 16 NFL Picks.
According to xanga.com/tommyconzz , we all saw that I went 8-8 in my first week of making my picks public. With my Yahoo picks I am 50% correct with my picks on the season with the spread, but I have a win percentage of .526 and a total record of 112-101-11. As for this week:
Steelers (-7.5) over RAMS
Marc Bulger and the Rams have shown some spunk over the last few weeks. To be honest, I like what I see and they play in what I feel is a relatively weak division. Everybody jumped on the 49ers bandwagon early this year, and everybody will be doing the same with the Cardinals next season. I am not saying St. Louis will be in the playoffs next season, but they should at least contend. Seattle is head and shoulders above everyone in the NFC West anyway. The Steelers desperately need this game, I feel Roethlisberger and that offense comes out and put the pedal to the metal early and often.
Cowboys (-10.5) over PANTHERS
It is interesting to think what the Panthers could have been like this year with a real quarterback. They have gone through this season parading out David Carr and Vinny Testaverde and a quick 4-2 start has now faltered into a 6-8 late season swoon. Give them some respect though, they lost games to playoff contenders like Indianapolis, Tennessee, Green Bay, a resurgent New Orleans squad, and Jacksonville. Its been a tough road for them since that 25-10 win over Arizona. However, there is no excuse for dropping one to Atlanta. This is why I say Tony Romo and the 'Boys rebound Saturday night and show people why they are the best team in the NFC.
JAGUARS (-13.5) over Raiders
I really like this Jacksonville team. They are young, they have a chip on their shoulder, and I think they are potentially dangerous in the playoffs. It is hard to lose to the same team three times in one season, and this is why you can bet Indy is hoping they do not run into them in the second round.
LIONS (-4.5) over Chiefs
Rumor has it that the Jets and the Chiefs are negotiating a trade for Chad Pennington and Lavernues Coles for a first round pick next year and a few other draft picks. I guess Herm Edwards is getting bored with watching a dismal Chiefs offense and wants to relive the days of an even more dismal Jets offense.
COLTS (-7) over Texans
Houston has proven a lot to the NFL this year. They have shown they weren't idiots for drafting Mario Williams for starters. Secondly, 7-7 is probably more than anyone ever thought they could have accomplished this season. Give it to Gary Kubiak, Matt Schaub, and the Houston Texans franchise. If it wasn't for the fact that playing .500 football is good enough for last place in the AFC South, I'd say they would be perrenial playoff contenders.
Eagles (+3) over SAINTS
Fly Eagles Fly! The Eagles did quite a number on the Cowboys last week. They look like they are fighting for their jobs since they have no realistic playoff shot...Well, in the case of Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid they might actually be fighting for their jobs.
BILLS (+3) over Giants
This is a real fun game to keep an eye on. Buffalo has got to be angry about the situation that occurred over the last week. First, you have to play in a blizzard on the road. Second, your plane gets snowed in Cleveland. Third, you have to take a 13 hour bus ride home. And finally, the worst part has to be you get off that bus and realize your are in Buffalo, New York. You think the Bills are going to come out angry? Yeah, my money is on the Bills circling the wagons around the Giants, forcing the G-Men to fight for their playoff lives in week 17.
BEARS (+8.5) over Packers
I am going to pick The Pack to actually win the game here, but Chicago showed some spunk against Minnesota last week. I say Favre dominates this game, but the Bears keep within a touchdown. As long as the Bears avoid the turnovers the game shall be close.
Browns (-3) over BENGALS
At the beginning of the season did we really think that these two teams would be in the positions they are now? Even after the 51-45 shootout, it didnt seem possible. The Bengals are once again starting to look more like the Bungles of yesteryear. Their season has been brutal to watch, and even their victories are ugly. Bengals management should basically deliver Marvin Lewis the ultimatum next season of making the playoffs or your fired. The Bengals at least did the NFL a favor last week, because the 49ers win gives the Patriots a worse shot at getting Darren McFadden in the draft.
Falcons (+10) over CARDINALS
Atlanta just has to be due for a good game. This might have to be the worst time possible for Atlanta sports. The Braves went another year without winning the NL East, the Michael Vick situation, and the fact that nobody...it even seems like Arthur Blank too....does not want to fix this mess the Falcons are entrenched in. Lets give Atlanta sports fans a close game here at least against Arizona.
Buccanneers (-6) over 49ERS
Jeff Garcia is proving he might be one of the most underrated quarterbacks in recent times in the NFL. He has led the Bucs to being the last place team to a first place team. I give them a lot of credit. If Cadillac Williams can stay healthy next season, this team might cause some real damage in the playoffs next season despite what might appear to be a one-and-done performance this year. Also, the 49ers should be punished for being this bad because they have allowed the potential of New England becoming even stronger.
TITANS (-8.5) over Jets
I am really getting ticked off at Jets fans who say Chad Pennington should still be starting. Lets look at this...Games Chad won: 1 Games Kellen Clemens won: 2. Big woop I know, but I also think if Clemens stays in the game last week against the Patriots the game might be closer than it was. Chad starting the rest of the way basically will ensure that the Jets receive the 2nd or 3rd draft choice. Kellen Clemens is the future Jets fans, let go of Chad for the love of God.
PATRIOTS (-22) over Dolphins
The Bellichick-Parcells feud might light up again now that Parcells is close to signing with his third AFC East squad. I wonder if he leaves Miami and goes to Buffalo if Roger Goodell will rename the AFC East, the Bill Parcells division? Other than that Miami got off the schneid last week. It will be the only hilight of this season, so Dolphins fans just don't even bother watching this one. It will be ugly early and often.
SEAHAWKS (Pick' Em) over Ravens
Easiest game of the week to pick. Seattle will have full control and the Ravens' front office might start reconsidering the idea of bringing Brian Billick back. It should not take close to a decade to build an offense.
VIKINGS (-6) over Redskins
Great NFC battle. Both of these teams are fightinig for playoff spots, and if Washington pulls it out and Buffalo beats the Giants, the Redskins will still be alive. It will be a hard fought battle, and look for none other than Adrian Peterson to make the difference in this one.
Broncos (+8.5) over CHARGERS
Chargers are playing well, but these two teams always play each other hard. It will be a close one, but I still feel the Chargers will pull this one out. It should be a fun game to watch, but LT will probably have the deciding factor in this one.
Thats it for now. Once again, Welcome to The Conzz's Sports Lounge. Look forward to bringing you more news as we go along.
Peace playas,
The Conzz
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