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?
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