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last week, the second week of the NFL season
brought both good news and well… other
news. While I came down from the 10-5-1
high of week one and found a much more average
week two at 7-8-1, leaving me at
17-13-2 for the season, Lucky enough
I guess. This week was tough; let me tell
ya! The odds makers were leaving me looking
for ins and outs in places I'd never thought
of. I actually found myself believing that
Jeff Garcia was going to play well two weeks
in a row… what was I thinking? So,
many of the games were up in the air, but
a few looked sure enough to wager some big
cash on. I called these my week 2 super
picks. Every week I pick four games that
I'd surely bet on. The previous week I was
0-4 making me wonder if I actually knew
what I was talking about while I was looking
for a place for my wife's grandma to sleep.
I figured hey… everyone has an off
week and surely I was part of that everyone,
so I took four games and bet a bundle. As
it turns out, I came up with a little extra
spending cash and a 3-1 record that afforded
me some optimism that Grandma may soon get
her own place once again! For a closer view
take a look at my Super Pick recap.
Short Super Pick Recap: 3-1
Redskins-Giants:
I had a feeling this bet was too good to
be true. Those tricky Redskins, they had
me up in praise after week one, imagining
Joe Gibbs return from retirement to be nothing
short of magnificent. There's a chance that
still might happen, but if week two is any
indicator of the rest of the Redskin's season,
there's no way the Skins will even touch
the top of their division. The Skins looked
bad when Mark Brunell was running the show
against the Giants, but I couldn't imagine
seeing anything worse than Patrick Ramsey's
attempt to produce a victory. When Brunell
went off the field in a crippled limp, I
thought, maybe this is a blessing in disguise.
Unfortunately for me, the only thing in
disguise was Ramsey, who before this weekend,
had disguised himself to be an NFL quarterback.
Tricked me! And tricked me into betting
money on the Skins. At -3, I thought they
were as safe as bets get, now I wouldn't
take them at +3.
Jets-Chargers: I knew this bet was
money in the bank, which I am now very grateful
for because I actually have some money in
the bank. The Jets were a steal being only
3-point favorites against the Chargers.
I must admit the Chargers put up a closer
number than I had imagined, but they were
truly never in the game after halftime.
Brees, as I had predicted, played a mistake-ridden
game and was anything but the flawless leader
that he was in week one. Flutie came in
at the end and did what Doug Flutie does
best and made something out of nothing.
The Jets won by 6 and gave me my first Super
Pick win of the season.
Seahawks-Buccaneers: Leave it to
the Seahawks to make me worry. That high-powered
offense that I thought would run and pass
all over the Bucs was anything but high-powered.
Luckily for me the Tampa Bay offense is
as bad as any other team in the NFL. This
truth, teamed up with the fact that the
Seahawks improved defense is stingy, had
me smiling when the game finally ended with
the Hawks on top 10-6 and covering my spread
by a tiny 1.5. The Seahawks have covered
both times this year, and both were wins
on the road, a big change from a season
ago. We'll see if Seattle can get their
offense going next week against the winless
49ers. For now, I'll just take my money
and run.
Colts-Titans: The Colts got going
on the ground in the second half, and then
they began to roll. Indianapolis looked
good running Edgerrin James for over a hundred
yards against a very good Titan defense.
Peyton and his crew really wanted this game
and it showed as they took over late and
never gave Steve McNair a chance, as they
didn't allow him to throw for a touchdown.
The banged up secondary stepped up big for
a Colts team that now finds themselves at
1-1. This game marked the end of a week
that brought my overall Super Picks record
from 0-4 to 3-5. Not too shabby.
Other
News!
Now that the good news is over and done
with, here comes the "other news"
as I like to call it. So if I finished my
Super Picks at 3-1, and the entire week
left me at 7-8-1, easy math would
tell you that I didn't do all that well
on my the not-so-super-picks in week two.
As if you didn't know, 4-7-1 isn't
as exciting as last weeks 10-1-1,
but you've gotta take some punches from
time to time.
The Broncos(+3) looked more like
donkeys as they failed to score a touchdown
against a Jaguars team that obviously finds
barely winning exciting. Jake Plummer didn't
bail me out this week.
The Ravens(-3) took it to the Steelers
who looked better when rookie Ben Roethlisberger
came in for the injured Tommy Maddox, but
couldn't get close to the 30 points Baltimore
put up. I knew Ray wouldn't let the ravens
start 0-2.
The Texans(+3), who disappointed
me in week one, pulled off more of the same
in week two. The defense allowed points
like they were free and the Lions took their
second win of the season.
The Bears beat the Packers(-8.5),
I repeat; the Bears beat the Packers…
in Green Bay no less. I almost bet on this
game but the spread was just too high. Boy
am I thankful I left this one alone. Favre
looked old and the Bears, well they looked
young. Lovie Smith finally tricked Thomas
Jones into playing like the first round
draft pick that he was, and yes, the Bears
won.
The Saints(-7.5) defense allowed
Ken Dorsey to drive down the field for scores.
San Francisco score 27 points, a number
I thought they'd have trouble accumulating
all season. They won, those lucky Saints,
but they didn't cover for me.
I took the Falcons(-2.5) against
the Rams after St. Louis barely squeaked
passed the Cardinals in week one. Looks
like that was one of the good decisions
I made this weekend. Vick looked brilliant,
rushing for over 100 yards and throwing
for nearly 200. The defense looked good,
holding Marshal Faulk to under 30 yards
and intercepting Marc Bulger twice.
The Chiefs(-6) broke my heart for
the second week in a row, losing to a Stephen
Davis and Steve Smith-less Panthers team
that looked a lot better then they did against
the Packers last Monday Night. The ugliest
performance of the year goes to Jeff Garcia
who made me understand why San Francisco
let him go.
The Browns(+4.5) fell one half of
a point short of covering against the Cowboys,
who also failed to look stellar, but got
their first win nonetheless.
The Patriots(-8) took a step backward
but beat a feisty Cardinals team and covered
in the process. These Patriots are dangerous,
often finding a way to play to the level
of their opponents.
The Bills(+3) defense was great for
the second straight week. Their offense
was uglier then last week. Luckily for me,
Drew Bledsoe threw a wounded duck into the
end zone with 1:20 left in the game and
after a couple tips Eric Moulds caught a
seemingly meaningless touchdown. Seemingly
meaningless for the outcome of the game
of course. On the bright side the seven
points brought me to a push.
The Dolphins defense played great against
the Bengals(-5), but they couldn't
get the win because their offense couldn't
put up points to save their lives. Unfortunately
for me, the defense did manage to give up
only 16 points, which just wasn't enough
to lose by more than the 5 points I needed
them to lose by. Cincinnati got the win,
but I got the loss.
In Monday Night's big showdown between the
Eagles(-3) and the Vikings, the Eagles
gave me my 7th win of the week. McNabb looked
superb and as accurate as I've seen him
since his career started. Terrell Owens
and Randy Moss each caught touchdowns, but
the Eagles looked better than the Vikings.
Philly took the game by 11, covering the
spread by 8 and making me happy for placing
that last minute bet. After the game Randy
Moss and Terrell Owens hugged and made up.
I heard Randy telling TO, "Okay you
can compare yourself to me now. You're worthy!"
I was Lucky enough this weak to escape the
injury bug that was everywhere in week two.
My amazing record however, wasn't. But,
no need to fret, my Super Picks were
3-1 and my overall record is still
soaring high at 17-13-2. Look out
week 3 here I come, gonna send the kids
to college, or buy me a new Flat Screen
TV. Hold it a second... gotta get Grandma
back in her own place first!
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