Monday, October 25, 2004
NFL update: 7 weeks thru (plus other sports stuff)
Yesterday was just a shitty day for me, betting-wise. Seattle cost me lots of moneys. Anyway, it's just further proof why Seattle is as fake as it gets. I'm actively rooting against them, now. They never belonged in any Superbowl discussion before the season and they certainly look like a product of the big-hype machine now.
Conversely, I'll be the first to admit to bandwagoning on this one, but I'd like to see Jacksonville do well this year. Beating Indy (The Alan Bonus: beating a hyped up team that has glaring flaws --- I hate teams like that) yesterday is pretty big and I love Leftwich.
Not that I'll ever stop rooting for Oakland, but they're pathetic. 2-5 with a tough schedule remaining, its safe to say that the season is over.
Oh, and you heard it here first: Jets will miss the playoffs. Of course, I'm going out on a major limb by saying that given that they only picked up their first loss of the season yesterday to unbeatable New England and their schedule is fairly favorable, but I think there are a lot of teams in the AFC who can get hot at the right time. The Jets have been playing great, no doubt there, but I still don't think they're that good and all those wins were over garbage opponents. We shall see. To back up my outlandish prediction, here's how I see the AFC playoff picture panning out:
New England *
Baltimore *
Indianapolis *
Denver *
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
* = division winner
And let's not forget the San Diego Chargers. This is a team reborn and their schedule is fairly favorable, too.
As for the NFC... man, it's still Philly and no one else. Aside from the Vikings, no one is really making a claim for a playoff spot. Atlanta is verrrrry shaky -- narrow wins over Arizona and San Diego and then getting obliterated by the Chiefs yesterday (oh yeah, called that one), but no one else in their division is worth a damn. Giants will probably grab a wild card spot in spite of their loss to Detroit yesterday. Seattle and St. Louis? Who knows. One of them will backdoor their way in via the division title. Both have proven capable of losing to the league's worst teams on any given day -- like yesterday, when they lost to AZ and the previously winless Dolphins. Miami routed St. Louis, too, so who knows what the hell is up with the Rams.
Overseas
Big news from England is that Arsenal's 49 match unbeaten streak has finally come to an end. They lost 2-0 yesterday to Manchester United. 49 matches without a loss! In a word: unimaginable. You'll probably never see a streak like that in English futbol again.
Back home
Oh yeah, so Boston's up 2-0 in the World Series. They look good, too. Well, except for their defense which is atrocious. They committed four (four!) errors in game one and, again, four (four!) errors in game 2. Somehow, St. Louis wasn't able to take advantage of those. Know why? Virtually nothing out of the heart of their batting lineup. Paging Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Jim Edmonds: your offense is sorely needed. Cardinals look in a bit of trouble.
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Conversely, I'll be the first to admit to bandwagoning on this one, but I'd like to see Jacksonville do well this year. Beating Indy (The Alan Bonus: beating a hyped up team that has glaring flaws --- I hate teams like that) yesterday is pretty big and I love Leftwich.
Not that I'll ever stop rooting for Oakland, but they're pathetic. 2-5 with a tough schedule remaining, its safe to say that the season is over.
Oh, and you heard it here first: Jets will miss the playoffs. Of course, I'm going out on a major limb by saying that given that they only picked up their first loss of the season yesterday to unbeatable New England and their schedule is fairly favorable, but I think there are a lot of teams in the AFC who can get hot at the right time. The Jets have been playing great, no doubt there, but I still don't think they're that good and all those wins were over garbage opponents. We shall see. To back up my outlandish prediction, here's how I see the AFC playoff picture panning out:
New England *
Baltimore *
Indianapolis *
Denver *
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
* = division winner
And let's not forget the San Diego Chargers. This is a team reborn and their schedule is fairly favorable, too.
As for the NFC... man, it's still Philly and no one else. Aside from the Vikings, no one is really making a claim for a playoff spot. Atlanta is verrrrry shaky -- narrow wins over Arizona and San Diego and then getting obliterated by the Chiefs yesterday (oh yeah, called that one), but no one else in their division is worth a damn. Giants will probably grab a wild card spot in spite of their loss to Detroit yesterday. Seattle and St. Louis? Who knows. One of them will backdoor their way in via the division title. Both have proven capable of losing to the league's worst teams on any given day -- like yesterday, when they lost to AZ and the previously winless Dolphins. Miami routed St. Louis, too, so who knows what the hell is up with the Rams.
Overseas
Big news from England is that Arsenal's 49 match unbeaten streak has finally come to an end. They lost 2-0 yesterday to Manchester United. 49 matches without a loss! In a word: unimaginable. You'll probably never see a streak like that in English futbol again.
Back home
Oh yeah, so Boston's up 2-0 in the World Series. They look good, too. Well, except for their defense which is atrocious. They committed four (four!) errors in game one and, again, four (four!) errors in game 2. Somehow, St. Louis wasn't able to take advantage of those. Know why? Virtually nothing out of the heart of their batting lineup. Paging Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, and Jim Edmonds: your offense is sorely needed. Cardinals look in a bit of trouble.
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