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2004
- 2005 NFL Season
2005 - 2006 NFL Season Free
Football Picks Review
Lucky Lester back atcha once again. I thought
I'd throw out a little recap of week
one in NFL action. In the big picture
I came out of the blocks hot and roared
to a record of 10-5-1 record and
failed to pick only five of the NFL's
first sixteen games of the season. Unfortunately,
ole Lester can't be right all of the time
so lets take a closer look at where I went
wrong with my picks.
My
Super Picks fell way short of my hopes and
I paid for it. Remember a little bet where
I suggested that mortgaging your Grandma's
house might be a good idea? Well… I
now refer to that bet as, "Sure Grandma,
you can live with us!" This bet was
also known as the Falcons/Niners
game. I seem to recall almost throwing up
I mean who'd a thunk the powerful Vick propelled
Falcons wouldn't slide past the spread of
-3.5 against the sorry San Francisco squad
that played Ken Dorsey for quality minutes
for God's sake. I thought for sure the Falcons
would step up in this game and prove that
Vick could dominate in his third year. But
all they could do is muster up just enough
points not to cover and leave me cleaning
out the spare bedroom so my grandma could
move in… my wife's grandma that is!
You didn't think I'd put my own grandmas
mortgage on the Falcons game did ya? Hah,
not a chance! Unfortunately my three other
Super Picks followed suit, as the poorly
named section ended up at 0-4.
Short
Recap of Super Picks
Falcons-Niners: Them damn Falcons,
heart breakers indeed. Vick looked more
like the Vick of his rookie year and less
like the All-Pro Vick everyone thought would
show up. He still mustered a win out of
the cluster, but stuck me on a small couch
in the living room. Tears fill my eyes every
time I think about how long Grandma will
be staying. There's always next week…
right?
Chiefs-Broncos:
So, I underestimated Plummer a little. But
truly, I underestimated Shanahan's knowledge
of his own team. He trades away one of the
top three most promising backs in the league
and still rushes for tons of yards with
Quentin Griffin. He's good. Champ Bailey
made his efforts felt with an interception
and multiple plays that showed why he's
the best corner in the league. The Chiefs
might rebound next week, but the Bronco's
might look to good to bet against.
Texans-Chargers:
Wow, is LaDainian Tomlinson good or is he
good? The Texans were getting unlucky bounces
every snap and that contributed to their
loss, but LT is something else. Drew Brees
didn't lose the game, which is a great improvement
from last years Charger attack. I still
believe in the Texans, but if Drew Brees
plays mistake free football, I can see the
Chargers winning more games than I had previously
thought possible. We'll see how long he
keeps that up.
Ravens-Browns:
I still can't believe Ray Lewis let his
defense lose to the Browns. The Browns,
you know the team that used to be the Browns
was the Ravens, now the Browns are the Browns
and the old Browns are the Ravens. Whew!
Anyway, 20-3, wow, I never saw that coming.
Look for Ray to find the real Ravens team
this week in practice and hopefully trick
them into coming to play this Sunday. So
the account took a hit, next week right?
There's always next week.
As
for the rest of my picks, well I was 10-1-1.
The Colts pushed against the tough Patriots
in New England and the Ram's looked like
the Raider's of yester-year, barely beating
the stink'n Cardinals. Every other game
I picked was spot on. The Titans's beat
Miami as some sort of cruel punishment,
like they haven't had enough problems since
Ricky went postal! The Raiders lost by just
enough to make me a winner anyway. The Buccaneers
looked like a mess letting Clinton Portis
walk, or run all over them, missing Warren
Sapp as I had predicted. The Jaguars just
about gave me a heart attack in the ugliest
game played so far, but still managed to
sneak past the Bills in the closing second
with a touch down pass to rookie Earnest
Wilford. The Jet's beat the Bengals by more
then the 4.5 points they needed to make
me a happy man. Both teams looked like offensive
juggernauts didn't they? The Lions gave
me hope by winning outright over the Bears,
ending their "away from home"
losing streak. The Seahawks flew over the
Saints in New Orleans letting fans know
that they can win anywhere even in the state
of a million beads and doubled distractions!
The Eagles shellacked the Giant's and as
predicted Kurt Warner felt the effects of
the blitzing Eagle defense. The Cowboys
didn't have enough offensive power to stay
close to the Vikings, and Terrence Newman
talking trash to Randy Moss didn't help
their chances as Moss abused him for two
touchdowns, (heheheheh). And for win number
ten, well the Packers galloped into Carolina
and stomped on the Panthers then added injury
to insult by breaking Steve Smith's leg.
Ouch! But at least Lucky came away unscathed.
My 10-5-1 is quite the start, and who cares
about Super Picks (sniffle, sniffle) anyway?
WAGERING
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Good
Luck with your NFL Football Wagering!
Lucky Lester
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