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New York- Yeah I know I haven't posted a damn thing this weekend going into round 2 of the NFL Playoffs. Normally this would be an issue of laziness. But I say to you that is only half the case here. I've been hesitant to make a play on the Giants Packers game. No game has left me thinking more. Lets get real, 4 points was too much for the 9ers to be getting at home with that defense,  Tebow didn't have a prayer and T.J. Yates is still a rookie on the road vs a defense lead by a felon. The only game that made me wonder against the spread was Packers Giants.

Classic nobody believed in us game last week by the boys in blue, now with the ghost of 07 rearing its head, nobody can ignore these Giants. In a surprise turn of events, people have forgotten the 15-1 defending Super Bowl Champion Packers. What in Gods name do you do with that when the Giants are getting 9 points?

I have no clue whats gonna happen here, but I know that when the weather gets cold and Tom Coughlins face turns red like a decrepit old Red Skull, the New York Football Giants do WORK. The Packers are built for a dome an they're playing in open air in the Midwest. The Packers don't have a real run game which should allow the Giants edge rushers to hammer Rodgers.

Handle Bar Stache: Not creepy since 1973

Rogers on the other hand is mobile in the pocket enough to avoid the rush just long enough. He's done it on the road in January an hes getting his first shot a doing it at home. Add to the mix that the Packers come in healthier than they've been in quite some time and this one is a real head scratcher. 

 07 and 05 Division Rd Flop Honoree
The Manning Face

Really this all comes down to one thing. Its gotta happen to someone. For the last 5-6 years we've had a Heavily favored Rd. 2 home team coming off a bye losing that no one ever sees coming. Since we already covered it wont be any of the other 3 teams this Divisional Round Playoff weekend. I'm going for it here with the G-Men getting the 9 (down from 12 points) at the time of this post.

Prediction: I know I'm getting 9 but you dont take a Road Dog in the Playoffs unless you think u've got it outright.

Giants 37 Packers 30

To take the +260 ML at 38.45 to win 100, get that line here Bovada

Bru-Tang Clan aint nutin to...

New York- Keeping with my promise from yesterday I'm talking Bruins here folks, and By Gosh We've got a slober knocker in Bean Town tonight. The same team that stopped many a Bruins run and denied the greatest hockey player of all time (Blow me Gretzky) from his fair share Stanley Cup glory enters the TD Garden for a showdown with the 2nd place Bruins. Look, I know next to nothing about hockey, but I do know the Bruins beating the Habs in game 7 last year almost a year to the day after the most epic collapse in NHL history was enough for me to ride the bandwagon to pay dirt. The Habs come into tonight last place in the conference, and are making a bid for the worst team in hockey. But just like the Chiefs beating the Packers (had to reference a sport people watch) anything can happen on the ice. Should be a hell of a game with Marchand out for the 2nd of 5 suspended games look for the young man Senguin to up his team leading goal total of 17. Above all look for Tim Thomas to find and excuse to recreate one of the coolest fights in recent NHL memory.  

Prediction: 4-1 Bruins

Fact: Gentlemen prefer blondes

Timeflies

New York- So as I covered in the post about Artists I want to hang out with Cal and Rez are some cool dudes and Timeflies is the shit. I figured what better time to post their Cotton Bowl video than during the funeral for college football following last nights debacle of a title game.

In case you missed it, there were guys in Iowa State colors running around while your adrenaline was spiking. I don't need to tell you that the build and drop straight up owned music last year, but this has got to be the best example. They've hit the turning point for most new artists where their music can be played over sports highlights and have the entire experience be enjoyable. I'm especially glad that I only spotted 1 Big 10 uniform in the whole video. Songs like turn it up deserve the big boy passing offenses of the Big 12 and Pac 10. Gus Johnson losing his mind on the back end is the cherry on this delicious end of work Sundae enjoy.

Also in case you missed it or are questioning whether or not to root for these guys, i point you to Exhibit B.

Try to hate on em. I dare ya.


P.S. Great move by the Big 10 locking down Gus Johnson, sure the move may have cost him his job at CBS and ruined March Madness but someone had to get us through the college football regular season and this is the only dude I want to get me through another 3 yard run up the gut. This guy could get me amped up to watch paint dry. Put Gus Johnson on a USO tour and the U.S. would win every conflict were embattled in within the next 3 months.

Playoffs??!!??

New York- Wow, 1 for 1 already (I made it a rule, its not madatory to make a selection when 2 rookie QB's meet in a plyoff game, trust me its for the best.) Looking to go 3 for 3 this wild card weekend.

Who Dat? Who Dat? Who Dat said dey gone beat dem Saints??? Honestly dont knowif anyone will at this point but my first contender from the playoff preview looked damn good against one of the best D-Lines in football. Hell the Saints covered the -13.5 with relative ease and only brought their A game for the second half. I credit that win to the shee fact that you give folks from Nawlins a reason to start partying early (tailgating) by game time they will be a rowdy raucus mess of hummanity. The Saints have won every prime time home game by about 1,000,003 points. If the double upset occurs next week and both the 9ers AND Packers are sent home (which i think is a damn good possibility) the road to the Super Bowl takes a U-Turn back through the Bayou meaning the Saints defenitly for real.

Falcons @ GIANTS (-3)

Like every other sports blog out there the home team is in caps and you know what that mean, Matty Ice is being forced to play outdoors, in January, against the most clutch 4th quarter QB of all time. Say that back to youself one time and tell me you honestly feel comfortable laying a dollar on the most unprove comodity in the NFL, Matt Ryan. Everyone bags on Marino for not wining a ring, Matt Ryan is considered borderline elite and he has yet to notch a January win. The Falcons are the most left handed running team in football and that means theyre going to give Michael Turner the ball and hope he doesnt get his arms and legs ripped off by this man.

Dude is defenitly related to the Cracken monster from pirates of the caribean. Just a freightining mess of arms and legs storming through your O-Line, I would be suprised if Turners head is on using anything but duct tape. Roddy White lea the league in drops, Julio Jones is still a year away from bing the player they need him to be and the Giants are the one team in the playoffs that can get excelent pass rush without blitzing as their ends are that good. I don't see it being a blow out, but the Giants will tack on a late score and cruise to he finish line, onto Title Town for a rematch with the cheese heads.

GIANTS 35 Falcons 20

Giants D Line: Over 4 Sacks.
Matty Ryan: Over .5 INT's
Victor Cruz: Over 1.5 times my GF mentions how sexy his Salsa is.

Steelers @ Broncos +9

Look, God had to take Sundays off at some point. I dunno maybe a bolt of lightining rains down from the sky and smites Big Ben for his drunken southern debauchery and failure to obey helmet laws. Is it likely, no, but then again how likely is it Tim Tebow would ever start a playoff game, yet here we are. (For shame AFC West, for shame)

I think its way more likely we see two very strong, hit you in the mouth, but cant take the ball from you deffenses sluging it out. They were both way down towards the bottom in the league in Turnover Differential, in fact only 2 teams were worse than Pittsburghs -13. This is a huge factor when you think of just how much that number means. I dont give you good starting field positon, you give me good starting field position. For all the swiss cheese holes in Green Bays D, they're +24 (A.K.A. good for one and a half a game) in turnover differential, an they can let their offense shut it down for them.

I know its cliche but i think that changes in the playoffs, i think hard gritty determined deffenes win titles. The added caviat in todays league is you need a compotent offense, the 85 Bears migt not even be able to hack it in todays QB friendly era so D isn't quite enough. I think the Steelers are due. Now I know just about everyone rolled their eyes, but I was reading articles in week 6 about how the Steelers couldn't keep playing this well and remain unlucky with the turnovers. Eventually that will have to be true.

And what better time then when paying a visit to Mr. Sunday himself Tim Tebow. We all know the Rudy like story of the home schooled son of 2 Missionary parents who travels the world helping desolate viliages and retaining his virginity. And because we all think life should be a Disney movie we want to see that guy suceed. Look, theres a reason no one like Tebow has been successful up to this point, because this is not a scrapy tale of rag tag 7 year olds who are gonna win it all by doing it their way (we already have the Mighty Ducks thank you very much) This is the damn NFL. Things are done a ceartin way because they work now stop asking questions, go cut your hair and get a job.

Wow sorry sounded like my father for a second there. look Teow is fun and he will make a great TE or Full Back on day, hes a great runner, excelent leader and a great man. Dating my dagter sure, throwing the football in January? Not unless his team is out of the playoffs and hes in the Philipines showing some other poor child the incorrect way to toss the Pig Skin. Tebow has been on the upswing after not turning the ball over at all on his miraculous win streak to averaging 1.33 picks over his last 3 weeks. And were not talking Ravens an 9ers here, 2 of those defenses were the Pats and Bills, neither one of which hold a candle to the Steelers. I think both numbers grow this week as Tebow throws enough INT's to round that average out at 1.5 an the losing streak goes to 4, now will someone wrestle that sniper rifle out of John Elways hands please?!?

Steelers: 28 Broncos: 10

Steelers D: Over 2 Take Aways
Broncos D: Under .5 times they look like they can win it on their own.
Tim Tebow: Over 5 times my GF asks me why they let that terrible white guy throw the football.

Real Sports

New York- Real Sports, not this crap Matt keeps trying to push on us that some drunk Canadians came up with wandering home from a pub. I'm talking about football. Not this pansy ass computer decides who's playing for the title NCAAF crap, I'm talking the NFL. And now that I've insensitively spewed every bit of ignorant hate mongering I can muster about sports, onto the post.

Before we go any further, I should probably mention that I'm a degenerate gambler. Actually I'm a degenerate a lot of things, but gambling is the focus here so I'm gonna leave it at that.  You're talking about a guy who had to hit a 12 team bowl parlay last year so as to avoid the sale of a kidney to a bookie. The type of guy who has strong feelings about Tennis matches, and proceeds to gamble half his net worth on men who's first name he isn't familiar with. For Gods Sake, I learned the rules to ODI Cricket to bet on the World Cup. I'm not proud of these things, but what I am is a winner. I have successfully predicted the winner of every major sporting event in the last year (Except the Womens World Cup, but come on, women, and sports???). The regular season is where I dig myself into a hole, but when it counts I shine. 

Last year  I predicted that The God of Thunder Thor Clay Matthews and Mr. Discount Double Check Aaron Rogers would win the namesake of their franchises most famous leader. I even made a distinction down to the two teams that played in the AFC Championship, I said it would be either the Jets or the Steelers facing off against the Packers for the title. Did I bet it, of course not, I let my bookie convince me that the defending Super Bowl champs had a legit shot. Then this happened.

God I love this video.

Never said I was a good gambler, just that I know things. This year I am sticking to my guns, and I've got a feeling. There is a total of 12 teams in the playoffs right now. I will start it this way, knock 8 out, right off the bat. Only 4 teams have a shot at this in my mind. Pats, Giants, Saints and Steelers. 2 AFC teams 2 NFC teams. It looks like Matt and I are going to be doing something fun for the playoffs here, so  I'm going to hold off on a true prediction. In the mean time, enjoy watching 3 of the 4 teams who actually have a chance to win this years SB this weekend. 

P.S. Knowing my luck and Gods sense of humor all 3 will lose and I'll be forced to claim I knew it was gonna be the Pats all along, and root for my hated rivals. Hell I may even throw in a 3 team ML Parlay against myself.

P.P.S. Wow, I may need help.