Everything is Just Fine

At Commonprejudice this week we have a scoop. We have obtained an audio tape of a furious Joe Gibbs yelling across the field at the Patriots during last week's game. I hope the language doesn't offend.

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Well it was a consistent week last week in the sense that the Vegas theory was every bit as disastrous as the Redskins effort against the Pats.

Nevertheless we must carry on and we shall.

First a note about last week's Skins game. Certainly Belichick was not holding much back as the Pats proceeded to carve up the Skins like Iron Chef Morimoto carves up mackerel sashimi. Sure he's a dick, but we already knew that (Belichick not Morimoto ... then again I have never met Morimoto. I suppose he could be a dick. Great chef, though... uh...sorry)  However, any competitor's response to the kind of pounding the Skins took can not be, 'oh please have mercy on me.' If they are that much better than you are you want to know it, feel it, store that feeling to make sure it never happens again. And you get pissed off at yourself for allowing the humiliation. Then you play harder. Shortly we'll find out what kind of competitors these Redskins are.

But of course there have been far too many crises like this to Skins' fans in recent times. Last Sunday the Redskins were not in the least prepared for the challenge they faced and how many times can you have said that over the last four years? I'm not interested in how great the Patriots are. Good teams simply do lose 52-7, ever. It was an embarrassment. And now, in the wake of this beatdown, Gibbs' words about being the biggest underdog in the history of sports don't sound like a coach and team playing possum but rather a pathetic confession of the reality before the game was even played. I think back to the 80s and it seems inconceivable to me that a Gibbs team could produce such a sad effort when the whole world knew what they were going to be up against. But as they say this isn't your father's Joe Gibbs.

This Jets game Sunday isn't a must-win game. It is a must-dominate game. More than anything though this team has got to show some consistency and some pride for more than one game. And Grandfather Gibbs has got to turn a little hardass.

I'd say wins over the Jets, Eagles at home and at least a real battle against the Silly Nannies on the road would ease my doubts. Short of that I don't see this team as a threat this season. And I see Joe retiring. Of course I hope I'm wrong.

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Ok, so I suppose we must return to the task at hand and that is to turn around our own pitiful, disgraceful effort at picking the games. I do want to ensure all 4 of our loyal readers that we remain confident and perfectly fine with everything. We are not the least bit nervous about the fact that our 4-9 last week has put us at 46%, needing to make up ten picks on leader PostGameHeroes and nine games on second place Curly R. It doesn't bother us that we even got beaten handily last week by an oxymoron. (At this point we are not overly concerned with Hogs Haven who sit at 43%. That would be like the Jets worried that the Dolphins are going to catch them. When you are this far down, does it matter?)

So, no. We will not be select our games meekly. We will stride up to the plate confidently.

Ok, maybe not so much.

San Francisco +3.5 at Atlanta
Are you like me? Do you spend sleepless nights wondering what clever ways Joey will come up with to dismantle the strong SF defense.

Niners

Cincinnati  -1 at Buffalo
Every once in a while Palmer will bust out and throw 5 td passes and the Bengals roll. Generally though they suck and the Bills are playing hard.
Bills.

Seattle +1.5 at Cleveland
I never realized what a weak runner Shaun Alexander is. Now we are officially in the Derek Anderson era.
Browns

Dallas -3 at Philadelphia
I will be pulling big time for the Eagles but I don't see it. Btw I came across this pic of the fumbled Romo snap last year. The problem clearly was his grip.

Silly Nannies

Denver +3 at Detroit
So we are on Week 9 and I am can not believe I am typing this. The Lions are the much better team.
Lions

Green Bay +2.5 at Kansas City
How sold are you on this Packers team? Then again how sold are you on this Chiefs team? I'll go with the crowd.
Chiefs

New England -5 at Indianapolis
Blah, blah, blah
Patriots

Jacksonville +3 at New Orleans
Have the Saints turned it around? Not sure, but I think this one will be close and we will take the points.
Jaguars

Houston +3 at Oakland
I don't like the Raiders at all.
Texans

San Diego -7 at Minnesota
I'm convinced now.
Chargers

Arizona +3.5 at Tampa Bay
Instinct says Cardinals. However my instinct about that instinct feels it's wrong.
Bucs

Carolina +4 Tennessee
I don't see how the Titans don't roll here.
Titans

Washington -3.5 at New York Jets
So yeah I like the skins to win this one by seven to ten and and look just ok in doing so. Nothing too inspiring, maybe 17-10.
Redskins

Monday
Baltimore +9 at Pittsburgh
Nine points. Wow. I hate to say it but let's see where the betting is going. Line here is up to ten now, around 60% betting on the Steelers as the line has been climbing all week. Obviously Vegas wants to keep getting Ravens money with the rising spread. At ten points I might bite. At nine let's go with the Steelers.

Overall
1. Post Game Heroes (2 wins): 60-48-8 or 55%
2. Curly R (2 wins): 57-51-8 or 53%
3. TexSkins (1 win): 56-52-8 or 52%
(VF 55-53 - 8 51%)
4. CommonPrejudice (1 win): 50-58-8 or 46%
5. Hogs Haven: 41-54-8 or 43%

Good night and drive safely.