Entries from January 2009

2009-01-18

2008 NFL Conference Championship Picks

I had trouble sitting down for a better part of the week after the shoein’ I took last week. Of course, it could be worse – I could be Jon Gruden. What is “Chuckie” going to do with his 20 hours a day of free time?

The picks:

Philadelphia (-3.5) at Arizona – There are [...]

2009-01-10

2008 NFL Playoffs – “Divisional” Weekend Picks

“Ain’t going to be no rematch” – Apollo Creed

“Don’t want one!” – Rocky Balboa

Well, Rocko got his rematch in Rocky II and avenged his loss. This week the NFL features four re-matches from regular season games, each played at the site of the previous game. The Giants, Ravens, Cardinals and Chargers look to [...]

2009-01-05

2009 NFL Playoffs – Divisional Round First Look

To win a championship in any endeavor you need breaks, the same goes for the Holy Grail that is 11-0. I caught numerous breaks on Saturday:

The Antrel Rolle fumble return for a touchdown opening the second half. The building was dead, the Falcons had the Cardinals defense on their heels and a time consuming drive [...]

2009-01-03

2008 NFL Playoffs “Wild-Card” Weekend Picks

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend and I have a chance to check off another of my football “bucket list” items.
One would think that an 11-0 run through the NFL playoffs seems reasonable, yet the closest I have been is 7-4. I have had two 4-0 wildcard weekends, only to see my dream go up [...]