According to Blogger.com this is our 300th post at SBS! That’s quite a milestone. OK, I thought I’d have more to write about said milestone but that’s all I’ve got. The truth is I haven’t had any coffee yet and I have a pretty busy day ahead of me. I need to pick up a few gameday groceries (chicken wings to be precise, oh and onion soup for the dip mix), and I need to take the dog out for a walk. Honestly. I can’t contain the excitement. Well, the Packers are in the playoffs and the games start soon, so let’s get to the predictions!
Baltimore Ravens at New England Patriots (-3.5)
There is some discussion amongst us sports geniuses as to the impact of the loss of Wes Welker for New England. Welker is a serviceable possession receiver who has a knack for getting open on third down and is good for yards after the catch. I like Welker, but New England will not miss him. The reason is rookie receiver Julian Edelman. Edelman is a gifted athlete, built like Welker with similar skills. What he lacks is the experience that the veteran Welker has accumulated. But Edelman has had the year to be Welker’s understudy and will fill in nicely. With that said I’m taking the Pats and the points. New England is arguably the best home team in the league, and should handle the up and down Ravens with ease. I like Baltimore, but this week they’re in over their heads. Patriots 37 Ravens 20
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals (+2.5)
Last week the Packers dominated the Cardinals who chose to rest their top players in what was a glorified exhibition game. I really liked Mike McCarthy’s approach: play the starters and let them dominate. I believe this will carry over to this week’s game. After a pedestrian 4-4 start to the season the Packers have played above and beyond my expectations. Had it not been for the loss to the Stealers the Packers would have effectively run the table after the inauspicious start. I’ve never thought much of the Cardinals, but they continue to prove me wrong. The Cards seem to always win the big games when they need to so that gives me pause for today. They are a veteran team, defending NFC champs who were a freak play from winning the Super Bowl. They have the experience that the Packers do not. But today I think the better team will win, and that means I’m taking the Packers. Packers 31 Cardinals 20
Hey Everybody - the end is upon us. Pats dynasty was fun while it lasted. pete carrol is coming to ruin the seahawks (sorry buddy), but you already know what I feel about him. just an awful coach.
ReplyDeleteGB getting fcked like a truck.
bad monday
Dude! You keep quiet most of the season then score a direct hit to sum up 2010. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteI'm still in denial about last nights game... I've said to several people that I'm really getting tired of being on the wrong side of another "greatest game ever played". When they won the coin toss in OT I thought "mother effer, we're going to win this game". But when Arodge overthrew a wide open Greg Jefferies I immediately thought "uh oh".
So, to paraphrase the Washington Redskins the 2010 season has begun. Tell us what the Patriots have to do this offseason to get you back in the game?
1) get someone(s) who can friggin rush the passer. our defense relies on that. If the pats don't get pressure the rest of the defense doesn't work.
ReplyDelete2) Welker needs not to be dead
3) A more consistent Tom Brady (i believe he was injured much of the season though, in addition to coming off the torn ACL - so his performance was sporadic at best.
But everything for 2010 rests in #1 above
Do the Pats play a 3-4 or a 4-3?
ReplyDeleteboth. 2009 featured more 4 - 3, while, 2008 - 2003 was 3 - 4
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought. So here's what I'm thinking: the Pats make a run at Aaron Kampman. Kampman is a prototypical 4-3 DE and a prototypical Bellichick guy: a great speed rusher with a great motor. In fact he has a huge motor.
ReplyDeleteWhy would the Packers let him go? Because they asked Kampman to play linebacker in the 3-4 and he really wasn't very good at it. No one wants to admit it in Green Bay, but they were better off after he got hurt. He was replaced by 7th round draft pick Brad Jones who is a more typical 3-4 OLB. It's simply a case of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Even though Kampman is coming off a torn ACL injury, without a contract he will be one of the premier players available as an UFA. When it comes to signing free agents at least the Patriots don't have a gutless puss puss like Ted Thompson running their team. I think you would love Aaron Kampman. Honestly, I hope he goes to New England.
Cool - and in case you haven't seen this yet - here you go. Another reason to stay mad....
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENvmq-rkVZc&feature=player_embedded