Week 8 Picks

GO PHILLIES!!!! Go Birds........

Pick Breakdown:

Baltimore 10
Carolina 3
EAGLES 10
Houston 8
Jacksonville 3
New England 5
NY Jets 53
Washington 5

Individual Picks:

AJ Fratoni 1 Houston
AJ Keirans Baltimore
Albanese / Lacount 2 New England
Amol Dixit 1 NY Jets
Andy Smukler 1 NY Jets
Andy Smukler 3 Houston
Berco11 NY Jets
Boisi 1 Baltimore
Brad Stuart 1 NY Jets
Brian Harris 2 NY Jets
Bryla 2 New England
C. Gibbs & Co. 2…NOW BOISI NY Jets
Carey 2 NY Jets
Coop 4 NY Jets
CP 1 NY Jets
Craig Bradley 1 NY Jets
Craig Bradley 4 EAGLES
Dan Gold 5 NY Jets
Daniel Hopson 1 NY Jets
David Kennedy NY Jets
David Popeil NY Jets
Dennis Hsiao Carolina
Donald Woodin Baltimore
DS 3 EAGLES
E Meyers 2 NY Jets
EC NY Jets
Eric McNutt 3 NY Jets
Erin Cooney 2 NY Jets
Falcon 7 NY Jets
Falcon10 Baltimore
FCP 1 NY Jets
Flum 1 Houston
Frank Treemarchi NY Jets
Gary Jonas 1 Baltimore
Gary Jonas 2 NY Jets
Gbodhi 1 NY Jets
Gigante NY Jets
Greg Newman 1 Baltimore
Grill Sargent 1 New England
Harold Doft 2 NY Jets
Harris Roth 1 NY Jets
Iceman 3 Houston
J Me Mac 1 NY Jets
Jeff Resnick…NOW LOWEN REBORN EAGLES
Jeffrey Silverman 1 Baltimore
Jeffrey Silverman 2…NOW MIXED NUTS EAGLES
JG 2 NY Jets
JoAnn Cunningham Washington
Joseph Beedon 1 Jacksonville
Kaioh 2 Carolina
Kelly Krenger 2 NY Jets
Ken Nilson EAGLES
Kevin St. Pierre 2 NY Jets
Kobenoj 1 NY Jets
Kurt Weber NY Jets
Laughandwin NY Jets
Lord Jeff 2 Carolina
Lucky Pals Baltimore
Marshall Dostal 2 NY Jets
Matt Kunkel Washington
Matt Warren 1 Jacksonville
Matt Warren 4 EAGLES
May Lee 6 NY Jets
McAndrews 2 NY Jets
Michael Fahlbusch NY Jets
Miggy 1 Jacksonville
Mike Chen 3 Houston
Mike Row 1 Houston
Mitchell 1 NY Jets
Mo Powell 2…NOW ADIN NY Jets
MWatson 1 Baltimore
Nina K NY Jets
Pauley 4 NY Jets
PMalmud 2 NY Jets
PMalmud 3 Washington
Raj Gazula NY Jets
Randy Brown EAGLES
Ray Wright 2 NY Jets
RL12 Houston
Rob Kaiser 1 EAGLES
Rulestl NY Jets
Sam Rothstein 2 NY Jets
Scott Lease 7 New England
Silverio / Seits NY Jets
Sonnyp 1 NY Jets
SOS 1 Houston
Soskin & Brebach 7 Washington
Steven Immergut 1 Washington
Stitzer Ann Baltimore
Stitzer David EAGLES
Stuart Chase 2 EAGLES
TMAD 3 NY Jets
Todd Lowen New England
Tom Huang 3 NY Jets
Vandy 7 NY Jets
Wahoowa 2 NY Jets
Yungner 2 NY Jets

Win or Die Week 7 Picks

Pick Breakdown:

Chicago 1
Dallas 1
Houston 30
NY Giants 12
NY Jets 2
Pittsburgh 5
Tampa Bay 42 (Note: Gabe Bodhi did send in his pick in time, which I received when server went back up today)
Tennessee 3
Washington 4

Individual Picks:

AJ Fratoni 1 Houston
AJ Keirans Tampa Bay
Albanese / Lacount 2 Tampa Bay
Amol Dixit 1 Houston
Andy Smukler 1 Houston
Andy Smukler 3 Tampa Bay
Berco 11 Houston
Boisi 1 Tampa Bay
Bolduc 9 NY Jets
Brad Stuart 1 Tampa Bay
Brian Harris 2 Houston
Bryla 2 Tampa Bay
C. Gibbs & Co. 2...NOW BOISI Houston
Carey 2 Tampa Bay
Coop 4 Houston
CP 1 Tampa Bay
Craig Bradley 1 Tampa Bay
Craig Bradley 4 NY Giants
Dan Gold 5 Houston
Dan Winicki 3 NY Jets
Daniel Hopson 1 Houston
David Kennedy NY Giants
David Popeil Houston
Dennis Hsaio Houston
Donald Woodin Houston
DS 3 NY Giants
E Meyers 2 Pittsburgh
EC Tampa Bay
Eric McNutt 3 Tampa Bay
Erin Cooney 2 Houston
Falcon 7 Pittsburgh
Falcon 10 Tampa Bay
FCP 1 Houston
Flum 1 Houston
Frank Treemarchi Houston
Gary Jonas 1 Houston
Gary Jonas 2 Tampa Bay
GBodhi 1 Tampa Bay
Gigante Houston
Greg Newman 1 NY Giants
Grill Sargent 1 Houston
Harold Doft 2 Tampa Bay
Harris Roth 1 Tampa Bay
Iceman 3 Washington
J Me Mac 1 Houston
Jeff Resick...NOW LOWEN REBORN Pittsburgh
Jeffrey Silverman 1 Tampa Bay
Jeffrey Silverman 2...NOW MIXED NUTS Pittsburgh
JG 2 Tampa Bay
JoAnn Cunningham Tampa Bay
Joseph Beedon 1 Tennessee
Kaioh 2 Tampa Bay
Kelly Krenger 2 NY Giants
Ken Nilson Taampa Bay
Kevin St. Pierre 2 Tampa Bay
Kobenoj 1 Houston
Kurt Weber Houston
Laughandwin Houston
Lord Jeff 2 Chicago
Lucky Pals NY Giants
Marshall Dostal 2 Houston
Matt Kunkel Tampa Bay
Matt Warren 1 Houston
Matt Warren 4 Washington
MayLee 6 Tampa Bay
McAndrews 2 Tampa Bay
Michael Fahlbusch Tennessee
Miggy 1 Pittsburgh
Mike Chen 3 Tampa Bay
Mike Row 1 Houston
Mitchell 1 Tampa Bay
Mo Powell...NOW ADIN Tampa Bay
MWatson1 NY Giants
Nina K Tampa Bay
Pauley 4 Tampa Bay
PMalmud 2 Tampa Bay
PMalmud 3 NY Giants
Raj Gazula Tampa Bay
Randy Brown Tampa Bay
Ray Wright 2 Tampa Bay
RL 12 Houston
Rob Kaiser 1 Tampa Bay
Rulestl Tampa Bay
Sam Rothstein 2 Tampa Bay
Scott Lease 7 Tampa Bay
Silverio / Seits Tennessee
Sonnyp 1 Houston
SOS 1 Tampa Bay
Soskin & Brebach 7 NY Giants
Steven Immergut 1 NY Giants
Steven Immergut 2 Dallas
Stitzer Ann Washington
Stitzer David NY Giants
Stuart Chase 2 NY Giants
TMAD 3 Tampa Bay
Todd Lowen Houston
Tom Huang 3 Tampa Bay
Vandy 7 Washington
Wahoowa 2 Tampa Bay
Yungner 2 Houston

Week 6 Picks

Pick Breakdown:
Chicago 1
EAGLES 1
Indianapolis 2
Minnesota 56
New Orleans 31
NY Giants 3
NY Jets 9
San Diego 1
Washington 70

Individual Picks:
Aimee Dobrowski Washington
AJ Fratoni 1 NY Jets
AJ Keirans New Orleans
Albanese / Lacount 1 Washington
Albanese / Lacount 2 Minnesota
Albanese / Lacount10 NY Giants
Amol Dixit 1 Minnesota
Andy Smukler 1 New Orleans
Andy Smukler 3 Minnesota
Ari Raivetz 1 Washington
Bay Area Mike NY Giants
Berco11 Minnesota
Bill D'Elia Washington
Bill Mahle Washington
Boisi 1 New Orleans
Boisi 2 Chicago
Bolduc 9 Minnesota
Brad Stuart 1 Minnesota
Brian Getson 5 Washington
Brian Harris 2 NY Jets
Brian Wallace 2 Washington
Bryla 2 Minnesota
C Money 3 Washington
C Money 4 NY Giants
C. Gibbs & Co. 2 New Orleans
Carey 2 New Orleans
Chris Accashian 2 Washington
Chris Nangle 2 Washington
Clark Schier 1 Washington
Coop 4 Minnesota
CP 1 Minnesota
Craig Bradley 1 EAGLES
Craig Bradley 4 New Orleans
Cris Sherman 4 Washington
Dan Bruton Washington
Dan Gold 5 New Orleans
Dan Winicki 3 New Orleans
Daniel Hopson 1 Minnesota
Dave Camp Washington
Dave Kay 2 Washington
David Freiss 1 Washington
David Kennedy Minnesota
David Popeil Minnesota
Dennis Hsiao Minnesota
Donald Woodin New Orleans
Doug Cron 1 Washington
DS 3 Minnesota
E Meyers 2 Minnesota
EC Minnesota
Ed Ramirez 2 Washington
Emory 1 Washington
Enio 1 Washington
Eric McNutt 3 New Orleans
Erin Cooney 1 Washington
Erin Cooney 2 Minnesota
Falcon 2 Washington
Falcon 3 Washington
Falcon 7 San Diego
Falcon10 New Orleans
FCP 1 Minnesota
Flum 1 Minnesota
Frank Treemarchi New Orleans
Gary Jonas 1 NY Jets
Gary Jonas 2 New Orleans
Gbodhi 1 Minnesota
Gigante Minnesota
Greg Newman 1 Minnesota
Gregg 2 Washington
Grill Sargent 1 NY Jets
Harold Doft 2 Minnesota
Harris Roth 1 Minnesota
Holdsworth 1 Washington
Iceman 3 Minnesota
Ike 1 Washington
J Me Mac 1 Minnesota
Jack P Washington
Jake Doilney Washington
Jay Soroko 2 Washington
Jeff Resnick 3 Washington
Jeff Resnick…NOW LOWEN REBORN New Orleans
Jeff Tiede Washington
Jeffrey Silverman 1 New Orleans
Jeffrey Silverman 2 NY Jets
JG 2 New Orleans
Jim Foo 4 Washington
JoAnn Cunningham Minnesota
John Winfield…NOW PRINCESS MADDIE Washington
Johnny Mac 1 Washington
Joseph Beedon 1 New Orleans
K New 1 Washington
Kaioh 2 NY Jets
Kelly Krenger 2 New Orleans
Ken Nilson Minnesota
Kevin St. Pierre 2 New Orleans
Kobenoj 1 Minnesota
Kurt Weber NY Jets
Lac JC Washington
Larry Parsons 1 Washington
Laughandwin New Orleans
Liza K Washington
Lord Jeff 2 Minnesota
Lucky Pals NY Jets
Lydia 4 Washington
Mark Cabato 2 Washington
Marshall Dostal 2 New Orleans
Matt Kunkel Minnesota
Matt Warren 1 New Orleans
Matt Warren 4 Minnesota
May Lee 6 New Orleans
McAggie 2 Washington
McAndrews 2 Minnesota
Michael Fahlbusch Minnesota
Miggy 1 Minnesota
Mike Chen 3 Minnesota
Mike Piken 2 Washington
Mike Row 1 Minnesota
Mike Ryan 2 Washington
Mitchell 1 Minnesota
Mo Powell 2…NOW ADIN Minnesota
MWatson 1 Minnesota
Nick Angiulo Washington
NickelS Washington
Niemeyer 2 Washington
Nina K New Orleans
Nitin Singhal 5 Washington
Ondre 2 Washington
Pauley 2 Washington
Pauley 4 Minnesota
PMalmud 2 Minnesota
PMalmud 3 Minnesota
Raj Gazula Minnesota
Randy Brown New Orleans
Ratzo 1 Washington
Ray Wright 2 Minnesota
Richard Stanley 1 Washington
Rick Target 2 Washington
RL12 NY Jets
Rob Kaiser 1 Minnesota
Rob Kaiser 2…NOW L&M BENIT Washington
Roger Levine 1 Washington
Ron Mexico 5 Washington
Rulestl New Orleans
Sam Rothstein 2 Minnesota
Scott Lease 2 Washington
Scott Lease 7 Minnesota
Shonis 1 Washington
Sidler 2 Washington
Siemon 1 Washington
Silverio / Seits New Orleans
Sonnyp 1 Minnesota
Sonnyp 2 Washington
SOS 1 Minnesota
Soskin & Brebach 7 Minnesota
Stacey Barr Tracton 1 Washington
Steven Immergut 1 New Orleans
Steven Immergut 2 Indianapolis
Stitzer Ann New Orleans
Stitzer David Indianapolis
Stuart Chase 2 New Orleans
Tanghunters 1 Washington
Ted Price 4 Washington
The Bala Bunch Washington
Timmy Gatz 2 Washington
TMAD 3 Minnesota
Todd & Regan 3 Washington
Todd Lowen Minnesota
Tom Huang 3 Minnesota
Tom Huang 5 Washington
Trevor Julian Washington
Vandy 7 New Orleans
Victor Boni Washington
Wahoowa 2 Minnesota
Wendy & Bill Washington
Yungner 2 Minnesota

Philly can Taste a title, Football tidbits & Some College Coach outbursts

• The Phillies are now 8 wins away (JUST 8) from ending the most painful championship drought in sports. I know Cubs fans believe their 100 year drought in baseball is worse, but I disagree for a few reasons. First, none of them were alive for all 100 years, and if they were, they have been blessed in other ways. Second, Cubs fans probably also like other Chicago teams like the Bears, who won the Super Bowl in the 1985 season, and the Bulls, who won 6 times behind the guy who may or may not have welched on gambling debts which may or may not have led to a league suspension and other bad, bad things. As for Philly, we have our own 100 season streak. It has been 25 years in all 4 sports since the Sixers brought us a title back in 1983. That is a long time. We have played for 7 titles since then (Eagles in 1004, Phillies in 1983 & 1993, Flyers in 1985, 1987, and 1997, and the Sixers in 2001) but have come up painfully short in every instance. We have had superstars die (Pelle Lindbergh, Jerome Brown) in the prime of their career and lives. We watched Joe Carter hit a walk off home run against Mitch Williams. We watched Donovan McNabb throw up. We need this title in Philly. We need it bad, and we need it now. I know baseball and the media really want a Boston vs. Manny (and Lowe and Nomar) series, but we will not be denied. 2008 is Philadelphia’s time. We need it, and as Mick Jagger once said “You can’t always get what you want, but you can get what you need!”
• The NFL is more popular than Major League Baseball. By a lot. This fact was never up for debate, but never evidenced so loudly as on Sunday. The Eagles played the Redskins at the exact same time as the Phillies played their clinching playoff game against Milwaukee. It turns out that almost twice as many people watched the Birds SUCK than watched the Phillies close out the Brew Crew. The Eagles had something like a 23 share versus the Phillies with a 13 share. It will really be embarrassing if the Phillies game 3 against the Dodgers gets beat in Philadelphia by the Patriots/Chargers game Sunday night.
• Speaking of the Birds, they stink. They are the team in the NFL that is getting the least from the most talent. Their play calling is horrendous. Andy Reid’s time to leave is upon us. And his press conferences are so canned I could stand in for him at this point. As my cousin said at lunch today, his ability as a parent has now been eclipsed by his performance as a head coach.
• There are more really bad teams in the NFL than at any point in recent memory. Cincinnati, St. Louis and Detroit are three just putrid teams. I don’t count Houston with these three teams as, although they are winless, they are not nearly in the same league with those other squads. Throw in Kansas City, Oakland, Cleveland, and Seattle, and it is amazing that 85% of the entrants are out of the Win or Die survivor pool after only 5 weeks.
• And now that Matt Millen has been relieved of his duties in Detroit, I guess that the “Most Likely to Have Compromising Pictures of His Boss” goes to Marvin Lewis of the Bengals. I mean, this guy, has not only gotten less from more consistently during his tenure as head coach, but off the field his players can’t stay out of trouble. And, wasn’t he a defensive guru as a coordinator in this league? How does his defense continue to have more holes than swiss cheese…still! How does this guy still collect a paycheck????
• As bad as Matt Millen, Andy Reid and Marvin Lewis all are, I think my performance as a Fantasy Football GM is worse than all of them. Not only do I make the wrong choices at running back and defense every single week (as Howard Cosell would say, “my propensity for error is embarrassing”), but it gets worse. I traded away DeAngelo Williams and Andre Johnson this offseason, and met up with that team this week. Well, they scored 65 points between them as I lost my game 81-80. Just awful….
• Speaking of awful, I guess Duke football remembered this week it was, well, Duke. We lost 27-0 to Georgia Tech. However, I believe it was 0-0 at halftime, and I still think Coach Cut will get this team winning, it just may take a couple years to get his own recruits in and playing well…
• We have an amazing week of college football coming up on Saturday. Texas/Oklahoma meeting at the Cotton Bowl in their annual Red River Shootout will highlight a great slate of games including Florida/LSU, Penn St/Wisconsin, and Oklahoma St/Missouri (Mike Gundy’s tirade from last season is still the best coaches outburst since John Chaney threatened to kill John Calipari; if you missed it last year, click here; and click here for Chaney)

Week 5 Picks

Pick Breakdown:
Arizona 1
Carolina 68
Chicago 4
Dallas 89
Denver 3
EAGLES 4
Green Bay 8
Indianapolis 2
Jacksonville 2
New England 1
New Orleans 4
NY Giants 5
San Diego 3
Tennessee 1

Individual Picks:
Aimee Dobrowski Carolina
AJ Fratoni 1 Dallas
AJ Keirans Dallas
Albanese / Lacount 1 Carolina
Albanese / Lacount 2 Indianapolis
Albanese / Lacount10 Dallas
Amol Dixit 1 Dallas
Andy Smukler 1 Carolina
Andy Smukler 3 Dallas
Andy Smukler11 Green Bay
Ari Raivetz 1 Dallas
Bay Area Mike Carolina
Berco11 New England
Bill D'Elia Carolina
Bill Mahle Carolina
Boisi 1 Dallas
Boisi 2 Carolina
Bolduc 5…NOW JASON KREYDT EAGLES
Bolduc 9 Carolina
Brad Stuart 1 Carolina
Brian Getson 5 Carolina
Brian Harris 2 Carolina
Brian Wallace 2 Dallas
Bryla 2 Carolina
C Money New Orleans
C Money 3 Chicago
C Money 4 Carolina
C. Gibbs & Co. 2 Dallas
Carey 2 Dallas
Chris Accashian 2 Carolina
Chris Nangle 2 Carolina
Clark Schier 1 Dallas
Coop 4 Dallas
CP 1 Dallas
Craig Bradley 1 Dallas
Craig Bradley 4 Carolina
Cris Sherman 4 Dallas
Dan Bruton Dallas
Dan Gold 5 Dallas
Dan Winicki 3 Carolina
Daniel Hopson 1 Carolina
Dave Camp Dallas
Dave Kay 2 Dallas
David Freiss 1 Dallas
David Kennedy Dallas
David Popeil Carolina
Dennis Hsiao Dallas
Donald Woodin Dallas
Doug Cron 1 Dallas
DS 3 Carolina
DS 4 EAGLES
Duckboy 2…NOW JUICE EAGLES
Dunder Mifflin San Diego
E Meyers 2 Dallas
EC Dallas
Ed Ramirez 2 Dallas
Ed Stein Jacksonville
Emory 1 Carolina
Enio 1 Dallas
Eric McNutt 3 Dallas
Erin Cooney 1 Dallas
Erin Cooney 2 Carolina
Falcon 2 Dallas
Falcon 3 Dallas
Falcon 7 Carolina
Falcon10 Denver
FCP 1 Carolina
Flum 1 Dallas
Flum 3 New Orleans
Frank Treemarchi Dallas
Gary Jonas 1 Carolina
Gary Jonas 2 Dallas
Gbodhi 1 Dallas
Gigante Carolina
Greg Newman 1 Carolina
Gregg 2 Dallas
Gregg 3 New Orleans
Grill Sargent 1 NY Giants
Harold Doft 2 Carolina
Harris Roth 1 Carolina
Holdsworth 1 Dallas
Iceman 3 Dallas
Ike 1 Carolina
J Me Mac 1 Carolina
Jack P Dallas
Jake Doilney Dallas
James Mills 2 New Orleans
Jay Soroko 2 Dallas
Jeff Resnick 3 Dallas
Jeff Resnick…NOW LOWEN REBORN Dallas
Jeff Tiede Dallas
Jeffrey Silverman 1 Carolina
Jeffrey Silverman 2 Indianapolis
JG 2 NY Giants
Jim Foo 4 Carolina
JoAnn Cunningham Dallas
John Winfield Chicago
Johnny Mac 1 Tennessee
Joseph Beedon 1 Dallas
K New 1 Dallas
Kaioh 2 Dallas
Kelly Krenger 2 Carolina
Ken Nilson Dallas
Kevin St. Pierre 1 San Diego
Kevin St. Pierre 2 Dallas
Kobenoj 1 Carolina
Kris Kershaw 1 San Diego
Kurt Weber Dallas
Lac JC Carolina
Larry Parsons 1 Dallas
Laughandwin Dallas
Liza K Carolina
Lord Jeff 2 Dallas
Lucky Pals Dallas
Lydia 4 Carolina
Mark Cabato 2 Chicago
Marshall Dostal 2 Carolina
Matt Kunkel Dallas
Matt Warren 1 Dallas
Matt Warren 4 Carolina
May Lee 6 Dallas
McAggie 2 Carolina
McAndrews 2 Dallas
Michael Fahlbusch Dallas
Miggy 1 Carolina
Mike Chen 3 Dallas
Mike Piken 2 Carolina
Mike Row 1 Dallas
Mike Ryan 2 Carolina
Mitchell 1 Dallas
Mo Powell 2…NOW ADIN Carolina
MWatson 1 Carolina
MWatson 2 EAGLES
Nick Angiulo Dallas
NickelS Carolina
Nicola Espie 2 Jacksonville
Niemeyer 2 Dallas
Nina K Dallas
Nitin Singhal 5 Dallas
Ondre 2 Dallas
Pauley 2 NY Giants
Pauley 4 Carolina
Pierre 1 Green Bay
PMalmud 2 Carolina
PMalmud 3 Dallas
Raj Gazula Dallas
Randy Brown Arizona
Ratzo 1 Carolina
Ray Wright 2 Dallas
Richard Stanley 1 Dallas
Rick Target 2 Carolina
RJBillyBoy Green Bay
RL12 Carolina
Rob Kaiser 1 Carolina
Rob Kaiser 2 Dallas
Roger Levine 1 Carolina
Ron Mexico 5 Dallas
Rudy 1 Green Bay
Rulestl Dallas
Sam Rothstein 2 Carolina
Scott Lease 2 Dallas
Scott Lease 7 Carolina
Shonis 1 Dallas
Sidler 2 Dallas
Siemon 1 Carolina
Silverio / Seits Dallas
Sonnyp 1 Carolina
Sonnyp 2 Dallas
SOS 1 Denver
Soskin & Brebach 7 Dallas
Stacey Barr Tracton 1 Carolina
Steven Immergut 1 Dallas
Steven Immergut 2 Denver
Stitzer Ann Dallas
Stitzer David Carolina
Stuart Chase 2 Dallas
Tanghunters 1 Carolina
Ted Price 4 Dallas
The Bala Bunch Carolina
The Legend 1 Green Bay
Tim Pasik Green Bay
Timmy Gatz 2 Carolina
TMAD 3 Carolina
Todd & Regan 3 Dallas
Todd Lowen Carolina
Tom Huang 3 NY Giants
Tom Huang 5 Carolina
Trevor Julian Dallas
Vandy 7 Chicago
Victor Boni Dallas
Wahoowa 2 Carolina
Wendy & Bill NY Giants
WJO 7 Green Bay
Yodster 1 Green Bay
Yungner 2 Carolina