Post by coachsteele on Oct 1, 2010 19:30:42 GMT -6
Is it Week 4 already? That means nearly 1/4th of all the regular season games will have been played. It’s usually about Week 10 that I’m thinking “WTF??? What am I going to do with myself come January?”
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H’s (-17.9) at Turf Toe
The H’s are facing what I call “hope-to-win” game. I think the term “must-win” is the most misused term in sports. There’s no such thing as a “must-win” except I suppose the championship. But even that isn’t “MUST” in the truest sense of the word. Anyway, the H’s are looking pretty vulnerable right now. Aside from a nice Philip Rivers game in Week 3, the H’s were in Waco territory for the rest of their team. And I have a sneaking suspicion Andre Johnson won’t be playing this Sunday against the Raiders. With Tim Hightower losing playing time to the ever-more healthy Beanie Wells, the H’s could be scrambling for production.
Although, Turf Toe has a slate of terrible matchups this week. Brady at Miami, Mason and McGahee at Pittsburgh, really the only matchup that is nice is Steve Slaton against the Raiders. But then, it’s Steve Slaton. This is going to be a week where the Tight Ends, Kickers, and Defenses could be the difference. And in that respect, I like Turf Toe in that case. Jets against Buffalo, Antonio Gates against the Cards, and then probably some sort of kicker to help the cause. Give me the TT.
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TMTTTTB (-40.7) at Waco
Jeez, another week, another ridiculously large spread in favor of TMTTTTB. Let’s get this out of the way first: I’ll take Waco to be within 40 for crying out loud. That’s a lot of points. As for the win if Waco’s ever going to get it going, this HAS to be the week. Only minimally affected by the bye, there’s matchups against the Lions, Bills, and the Rams. True, Aaron Rogers will also allow TMTTTTB to enjoy the fruits provided by the Lions defense, but then, one of these days Austin Collie won’t catch 150 yards worth of passes. I like TMTTTTB to win, but it’ll be closer than you’d think.
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Apocalypse Now at Stradlebuck (-15.1)
Stradlebuck quickly rounded out into championship form behind the unlikely duo of McFadden and Forte. This early season matchup will determine the favorite of the A division and it should be a shootout: at the QB position we’ve got Schaub at the Raiders and Brees vs. the Panthers. In fact, all you need to do is watch the Houston/Raiders and Jacksonville/Colts games to know how this one’s going to turn out. I’ll be honest: MJD is really scaring me at this point. He’s on a terrible team going nowhere, and he seems to be off. Still, I like most of Apocalypse’s matchups. So I’ll take the points in what should be another nail-biter.
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Grubbi (-19.7) at Trogdor
The QB carousel continues for grubbi this week with the Sanchize against the Bills. The Sanchize will be the 4th different QB to start for the grubbers this season. So far this unorthodox strategy has worked for the division leading grubbers. This is going to be a tough week though with Frank Gore against the Falcons, Mendenhall against the Ravens, and Megatron against the Packers. Meanwhile, Trogdor has Peyton Manning against the Jaguars who allowed Michael Vick to earn like 50 points for Waco’s bench last week. Very quietly, Trogdor’s built a contender. It won’t stay quiet for long though when they beat Grubbi easily.
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Laces Out at Long Beach (-19.7)
After winning the preview to the Toilet Bowl last week, did the Laces Out save anything for the suddenly desperate Islanders? After going ballistic in Week 1, Long Beach has lost two straight and can’t afford to drop this one. Surely this will be a low-scoring game, with none of the matchups looking particularly enticing and Tony Romo on bye, probably impregnating an SMU co-ed. The wild card of this game will be McNabb who’s returning to Philadelphia this week. Now, I saw Streets of Philadelphia so I know that Bruce Springsteen will probably be walking through the streets while singing. Other than that, I have no idea what to expect out of McNabb. My gut is saying he’ll throw for 3 TDs and run for another, but my gut has been wrong many times before, in particular when it comes to Philly Cheesesteaks. Still, I’m going with my gut and taking Finkle to win, or at least keep it within 20.
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Last week: 4-1
Season: 12-3. Seriously, I am on a freaking ROLL.
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H’s (-17.9) at Turf Toe
The H’s are facing what I call “hope-to-win” game. I think the term “must-win” is the most misused term in sports. There’s no such thing as a “must-win” except I suppose the championship. But even that isn’t “MUST” in the truest sense of the word. Anyway, the H’s are looking pretty vulnerable right now. Aside from a nice Philip Rivers game in Week 3, the H’s were in Waco territory for the rest of their team. And I have a sneaking suspicion Andre Johnson won’t be playing this Sunday against the Raiders. With Tim Hightower losing playing time to the ever-more healthy Beanie Wells, the H’s could be scrambling for production.
Although, Turf Toe has a slate of terrible matchups this week. Brady at Miami, Mason and McGahee at Pittsburgh, really the only matchup that is nice is Steve Slaton against the Raiders. But then, it’s Steve Slaton. This is going to be a week where the Tight Ends, Kickers, and Defenses could be the difference. And in that respect, I like Turf Toe in that case. Jets against Buffalo, Antonio Gates against the Cards, and then probably some sort of kicker to help the cause. Give me the TT.
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TMTTTTB (-40.7) at Waco
Jeez, another week, another ridiculously large spread in favor of TMTTTTB. Let’s get this out of the way first: I’ll take Waco to be within 40 for crying out loud. That’s a lot of points. As for the win if Waco’s ever going to get it going, this HAS to be the week. Only minimally affected by the bye, there’s matchups against the Lions, Bills, and the Rams. True, Aaron Rogers will also allow TMTTTTB to enjoy the fruits provided by the Lions defense, but then, one of these days Austin Collie won’t catch 150 yards worth of passes. I like TMTTTTB to win, but it’ll be closer than you’d think.
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Apocalypse Now at Stradlebuck (-15.1)
Stradlebuck quickly rounded out into championship form behind the unlikely duo of McFadden and Forte. This early season matchup will determine the favorite of the A division and it should be a shootout: at the QB position we’ve got Schaub at the Raiders and Brees vs. the Panthers. In fact, all you need to do is watch the Houston/Raiders and Jacksonville/Colts games to know how this one’s going to turn out. I’ll be honest: MJD is really scaring me at this point. He’s on a terrible team going nowhere, and he seems to be off. Still, I like most of Apocalypse’s matchups. So I’ll take the points in what should be another nail-biter.
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Grubbi (-19.7) at Trogdor
The QB carousel continues for grubbi this week with the Sanchize against the Bills. The Sanchize will be the 4th different QB to start for the grubbers this season. So far this unorthodox strategy has worked for the division leading grubbers. This is going to be a tough week though with Frank Gore against the Falcons, Mendenhall against the Ravens, and Megatron against the Packers. Meanwhile, Trogdor has Peyton Manning against the Jaguars who allowed Michael Vick to earn like 50 points for Waco’s bench last week. Very quietly, Trogdor’s built a contender. It won’t stay quiet for long though when they beat Grubbi easily.
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Laces Out at Long Beach (-19.7)
After winning the preview to the Toilet Bowl last week, did the Laces Out save anything for the suddenly desperate Islanders? After going ballistic in Week 1, Long Beach has lost two straight and can’t afford to drop this one. Surely this will be a low-scoring game, with none of the matchups looking particularly enticing and Tony Romo on bye, probably impregnating an SMU co-ed. The wild card of this game will be McNabb who’s returning to Philadelphia this week. Now, I saw Streets of Philadelphia so I know that Bruce Springsteen will probably be walking through the streets while singing. Other than that, I have no idea what to expect out of McNabb. My gut is saying he’ll throw for 3 TDs and run for another, but my gut has been wrong many times before, in particular when it comes to Philly Cheesesteaks. Still, I’m going with my gut and taking Finkle to win, or at least keep it within 20.
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Last week: 4-1
Season: 12-3. Seriously, I am on a freaking ROLL.
