so, another week has flown by and i'm just not keeping up these days... hard to believe that it's already week eight of the NFL season... harder to believe that there's already a couple of rematches in the schedule... big ones too, the Favres and the Favre-nots take the field again this week and FOX Sports has promised to catch every eyelid twitch on Favre's face... awesome... well, last week, despite not feeling well at all, i still managed a hearty 10-3 for my picks, though i got trounced in two of my fantasy leagues... so far this year, i'm 71-31 which puts me right on par with Jaws who gets paid to follow football... anyway, i do have to say that picking the games is pretty easy this year because most of the games are so lopsided... which brings me to my topic... A PARODY OF PARITY
now playing: Boulevard of Both Extremes - ApologetiX
remember when the NFL used to be comprised of about thirty good teams and the Bucs and Browns?... remember when the phrase "Any Given Sunday" was accurate?... yeah, those days are clearly gone and it seems like it happened over the last offseason... sure, there's always been a team or two that proves themselves elite over the course of the year, say, the 2007 Patriots for example, but then on one given Sunday, even they fell short, losing the Superbowl to the Giants... this year, there are too many games that are gimmes... looking around the league, it's clear that the NFL has been given over to some sort of class warfare... we've got the "upper class" filled with about eight teams (Saints, Colts, Broncos, Vikings, Steelers, Bengals, Patriots and Giants - though, the last two can teeter either way) that that seem overloaded with talent and the ability to be unstoppable each week... Then, on the other end of the spectrum, you've got about eight teams (Titans, Rams, Bucs, Lions, Chiefs, Browns, Raiders, Panthers and Redskins - with a handful of others trying to join them) who just can't buy a win, or even a touchdown most of the time... The middle class consists of a bundle of teams that just seem to take up space... sure, some threaten to crack into the top tier (namely the Cards, Falcons, Packers, and Texans) and some threaten to drop into the miserable (Bills, Dolphins, Jags and Seahawks) but for the most part, they seem all too happy to split wins and losses, with no hope of impacting the league either way... So what happened? why is there such a difference between the league's best and worst?... i blame the Obama administration and their policies that promote class warfare in society as a whole... okay, not really, but there is a serious problem when the most popular sport in America is no longer competitive... and of course, by "serious problem", i mean, lack of entertainment value... perspective, people... anyway, something should be done, but i'm not sure what... i just like to point out the obvious... PICK-URE PAGES...
now playing: No One Really Wins - Copeland well, there's no Sunday Night game tonight, so i suppose i can talk a little bit about some other games... maybe a brief blurb about each game?... see how long that lasts.. First up, a big matchup between the undefeated Broncos and the hiccupping Ravens... somehow, the Ravens are favored in this game - probably being the home team - but the Raven's defense has shown signs of age and their offense, despite a good start, has all but sputtered to a stop... and the Broncos have been obnoxious on defense and rather good-fortuned on offense... this may be a close game, but i'm pretty sure that the Broncos remain undefeated with a 30-21 victory... the Texans roll into Buffalo to face the ailing Bills... both teams have had problems of their own throughout the season and seem to hate the idea of performing well consistently... for the Bills, it began with the opening game, when they decided to ruin a great game by self-destructing in the closing minutes... they've lacked confidence and poise ever since... the Texans also lost in week one and struggled to get out of the gate... they have, for the most part, turned things around and will more than likely defeat the Bills handily, 27-17... if the Bears don't destroy the Browns, then they should just not play the rest of the season... Bears 42, Browns 12... the Cowboys host the Seahawks in a battle of two teams that seem to be bi-polar... the real mystery is guessing which version of each team will show up... i suspect that the better of both will take the field and, if that's the case, the Seahawks will fall to the Cowboys... the Dolphins and the Jets square off in a rematch that dates back about two weeks?... the Jets are riding high from blowing out Oakland High last week and the Dolphins are reeling from watching the Saints pick them apart despite a twenty-nine minute headstart... here's the thing, if the Jets can manage the wildcat madness - and i think they can - then they'll prevail with close to 400 yards rushing of their own... Jets 33, Fins 24... as much as i'm loving the thought of the 49ers re-establishing themselves as a dominant force in the league, they're not quite ready to do it against the Colts, especially with Peyton having a career year... Colts win 48-10... at the beginning of the season, this might have seemed like a really compelling game... division rivals squaring off, but really, over the last few weeks, both of these teams have proven pretty fallible... the Giants have lost to two quality teams and have had their defense exposed, while the Eagles lost to the Raiders and were less than dominant against the Redskins... the Eagles are at home, but they're limping more than the Giants right now and the G-Men will beat them 30-22... Lions host the Rams for the Misera-Bowl... Lions fail to lose, leading at the end of the game 15-14... LATE GAME (and a few beat-downs)... the game at four is the rematch between the Packers and the Vikings... last time around, the Vikings were undefeated and hosting a bitter Packer team... This time, the Vikings are bleeding a little and the Packers are at home... the problem is, that the Vikings defense is still significantly better than the Packers offense... and that leaves the Vikings with a sweep over Green Bay, winning 30-24... the Chargers will actually look like a playoff team this weekend... but that's only because they'll be embarrasing the Raiders... divisional rivalry or not, the Chargers win 45-6... Similarly, the Jaguars will blow out the Vince Young Titans, 43-16... Continuing the theme, the Cardinals will own the Panthers, 52-10... MONDAY NIGHT MADNESS... the Saints host the Falcons in the Monday night matchup and, although the Falcons have the ability to put up a lot of points, they also have the ability to give up a lot of points... and guess what? the Saints are awaiting the approval for a trademark of putting up a lot of points this year... this game may replicate last week's outing for the Saints, but chances are better that it will just be a shootout with the Falcons running out of ammo long before the Saints... Saints 56, Falcons 38... AND THAT'S A WRAP... see you real soon with a variety of goodness... Happy Halloween or something to that effect... peace... love... bdg... | 
