We Are Officially Sick of Hearing the Words "Mike," "Vick," and "Dogfighting."

We are officially sick of this story.

Don't get us wrong, we own a dog, love dogs, and feel that idea of dogfighting is reprehensible. That being said, we are sick and tired of the indignation over this story.

We are sick of the grandstanding congressman, incidentally the same guy who was grandstanding on the baseball/steroids issue two years ago, who is calling for NFL Commish Goodell to hit Vick hard, “or else.”

We are sick of idiot players like Clinton Portis coming out and defending dogfighting.

We are sick of snarky sportswriters who are saying stupid things like “I bet the Falcons are sorry they got rid of Matt Schaub now!” Please. The Falcons will not miss Matt Schaub. Matt Schaub has never won an NFL start, and Houston Texan fans will soon see why Atlanta let him go for a song.

If the authorities eventually find that Mike Vick was involved with, or at least had knowledge of dogfighting taking place on his property, then by all means, throw the book at him. Until such time, please, lets just stop talking about this whole thing.

Point-Counterpoint! - Who is the Bigger NFL Drama Queen?

A new feature has us buzzing here at Wasting Company Time World Headquarters: Introducing Point-Counterpoint! Each installment will feature two sides of an issue, scintillating arguments, and no discernable resolution! - Here is the issue: Who is the bigger NFL Drama Queen? Brett Favre or Donovan McNabb? Go!

WCT6 - There is no doubt that the biggest drama queen in the NFL, if not all of pro sports, is one Brett Favre. First of all, he goes through this charade every year of “maybe I’ll retire…maybe I’ll come back…no, wait, now I want to retire…” and that act is just getting old. Each of the last two years he has taken the focus and media attention of the last half of each season off of his mediocre play and turned it into “the Brett Favre farewell tour,” getting standing ovations and hugs and well wishes from everyone as they think this could be their last glimpse of #4. Except he never goes anywhere! And is there a player in sports who has more media members apologizing for his erratic and at times bizarre in-game decision-making? Every time he throws an interception, whatever broadcaster is doing the game spends the next five minutes talking about how much he admires Favre’s “moxie” and “gunslinger mentality” for trying to “thread the needle.” God forbid anyone criticize the great Brett Favre.

Not only that, but Favre interjects in player personnel movements as if he were the GM. Two years ago he blasted Javon Walker for threatening to hold out, inserting himself into another player’s contract negotiations. This year, he undermined his team’s ability to trade for Randy Moss this past April by proclaiming he was “certain” that Moss would be a Green Bay Packer. Then when trade talks broke down (as expected when the diva/QB opens his yap and removes all leverage) and Moss ended up in New England, Favre (reportedly) asked for a trade.

At every Favre press conference, he speaks about the end of his football career as if he has some sort of terminal illness. He is lauded when the team wins, but never blamed when the team loses. He, along with everyone around the league, acts as though the Packer organization owes it to him to continue to bring him back every year, even though it retards the development and rebuilding efforts of the team (do the Packers owe Favre more than the 49ers owed Joe Montana? Or Jerry Rice?). I don’t know about you, but I am tired of this.

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Mickey Free - Well said sir, but you are completely wrong. No one is coddled and treated with kid gloves more than Donovan F. McNabb. First, all of Philly subconsciously feels like they owe him after booing him loudly when he was drafted. As a result, he is rarely criticized. Secondly, Jeff Garcia comes in after McNabb was lost to injury, AGAIN, and most of the sports world had left the Eagles for dead. All Garcia did was take Philly to the second round of the playoffs, and what was the main story? How Donovan (and Mama McNabb) may or may not have been cheering against the Eagles to avoid a quarterback controversy. And what kind of thanks did the Eagles give the leagues best back-up QB? Garcia was not offered a fair contract and compelled to walk after the season.

Now, the latest catastrophe: the Eagles *GASP* drafted a quarterback this year! God forbid a team prepare for its future and also protect itself against a lost season when its fragile 30 year-old quarterback has his next inevitable season-ending injury.

And what is with the constant sit-downs with Andy Reid? Why does he have to discuss his role on the team every 3 days? Why is so much made of the “relationship” between the two of them? Jeff Garcia leads the team to the playoffs, McNabb and Reid sit down to discuss Donovan’s role within the team. The Eagles draft a quarterback (from Houston of all places…in the fourth round for crying out loud), McNabb and Reid sit down to discuss Donovan’s role within the team. Is Donovan Reid’s QB or his GF? Even the damn Governor of Pennsylvania came out and condemned the Eagles drafting of Kevin Kolb this year. All in an effort to stroke the fragile ego of uber-diva, Donovan McNabb.

The Browns are Having a Great Draft

You have to understand how scary it is for us to say, but we LOVE the Browns draft so far. The fact that they got OT Joe Thomas and QB Brady Quinn in the first round is outstanding, and we do not think they gave up too much to get Quinn. We think that Quinn will compete for the starting job immediately, and if he turns out to be the player that everyone thinks he should be, then he is absolutely worth next year's first round pick. And Thomas will hopefully provide some stability to what has traditionally been one of the worst offensive lines in the league. Not only that, but if UNLV CB Eric Wright from can keep his nose clean, then he is a steal at #53 overall. Wright has been said to have the dreaded "character issues" label, but he also has first round caliber talent.

One more thing, we don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but the New England Patriots are turning into a juggernaught. If they add Randy Moss, as is the rumor right now, and they stay healthy, they may not lose a game next year. We are not happy about this.

Great Moments in Cleveland Browns Draft Day History -"Black Saturday"


One Cleveland Browns fan’s mental preparation for the team's next huge embarrassing draft day failure



This is the big kahuna folks, "Black Saturday" as we call it around here, the infamous draft day disaster that the Cleveland Browns franchise is still recovering from today. Probably the best and deepest draft in the last 25 years. The 1999 NFL Draft.



April 24, 1999. As you could probably imagine, this was one of the most anticipated draft days in Cleveland Browns history. The team was returning to the NFL after the franchise was moved to Baltimore in 1995. Everyone knows that the Browns had the #1 overall pick, but people often forget that they also had the first pick in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.

We were wide-eyed college students hundreds of miles away from the fair city of Cleveland where we grew up, but even in our dorm rooms, the electricity was palpable. We didn't sleep very much the night before, and as we stumbled out of bed, the day had a "Christmas morning" sort of feel to it.



If you are any sort of football fan, you probably know who the Browns took with that first overall pick

But the bigger story is who they passed up.

Now, in the interest of space, we will only mention the players that they passed on that actually went to the pro bowl. Because if we start mentioning impact guys who haven't been to the pro bowl like Dre Bly, Kevin Faulk, and Brandon Stokley, then we'll be here all day.

1st Round
#1 Browns - QB Tim Couch (0 pro bowls)
#2 Eagles - QB Donovan McNabb (5 pro bowls)
#4 Colts - RB Edgerrin James (4 pro bowls)
#5 Saints - RB Ricky Williams (1 pro bowl, but we can't blame the Browns for passing on him)
#6 Rams - WR Torry Holt (5 pro bowls)
#7 Redskins - CB Champ Bailey (7 pro bowls)
#10 Ravens - CB Chris McAlister (3 pro bowls)
#11 Vikings - QB Daunte Culppeper (3 pro bowls)
#16 Titans - DE Jevon Kearse (3 pro bowls)
#31 Broncos - LB Al Wilson (5 pro bowls)

If you are keeping track, that is 9 future pro bowlers (36 pro bowls total) drafted in the 1st round and the Browns passed on all of them. Lets take a look at the later rounds shall we?


#32 Browns - WR Kevin Johnson (0 pro bowls)

(quick aside - this is twice as frustrating for Cleveland fans because the name "Kevin Johnson" reminds us of the basketball player by the same name that the Cavs drafted in 1987 and then traded. He went on to become a star in Phoenix.)

#62 Browns - CB Daylon McCutcheon (0 pro bowls)
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#73 Steelers - LB Joey Porter (3 pro bowls)



So there you have it. Black Saturday. One of the best drafts in recent memory, and the Browns do not have a single player from this draft on their roster today.

And because this is also the T&A post, we would like to introduce you to native Ohioan, former Playboy Playmate of the year, and former "Price is Right" Barker's Beauty Heather Kozar.

Or as she is known today, Mrs. Tim Couch. She is clearly not attracted to him for his fame or his football talent.

(Obviously there are also plenty of NSFW pictures of Heather...if you're into that sort of thing)

Great Moments in Cleveland Browns Draft Day History - 2003



One Cleveland Browns fan’s mental preparation for the team's next huge embarrassing draft day failure



On April 26, 2003 our beloved Browns spent a second round pick (#52 overall) on Chaun Thompson, a linebacker from West Texas A&M.

Now admittedly, we are displaced Browns fans, living in New York, without Directtv, so we don't get to watch as much Browns football as we would like. But that being said, we have no earthly idea who Chaun Thompson is.

Now we can't really attack a draft pick that happend only four years ago, and far be it from us to question the logic of picking a guy who had eight career college sacks at West Texas A&M, but just for laughs, lets take a look at some of the linebackers who didn't make the cut on the Browns' draft board:

Victor Hobson (Picked #53)
Lance Briggs (#68)
Cato June (#198)

How about other defensive players?

Osi Umenyiora (#56)
Ricky Manning (#82)


Who who will be this year's Chaun Thompson?

Great Moments in Cleveland Browns Draft Day History - 2002

One Cleveland Browns fan’s mental preparation for the team's next huge embarrassing draft day failure

April 20, 2002. Imagine yourself in the draft room. It is early in the second round.

Commissioner Paul Tagliabue - "Pick #47, the Browns are on the clock"

Browns GM Carmen Policy - "OK guys, showtime! next up on our draft board is the Andre Davis! lets get him!"

Tagliabue - "with the 47th pick...of the 2002 NFL Draft...The Cleveland Browns select Andre Davis...Wide Receiver, Virginia Tech"

Policy - "Great work everyone! great work!"

(Someone forgets to cross Davis' name off on the draft board)

(Several other picks are made over the next few hours including #48 Reche Caldwell #51 Clinton Portis, #62 Antwaan Randle-El, #65 Deion Branch, and #91 Brian Westbrook)

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(Fast forward ahead to the fifth round)

Tagliabue - "Pick number 141. The Cleveland Browns are on the clock"

(Policy notices that Davis' name is still on his draft board)

Policy - "Wait, did we forget to take that Davis kid?? What the hell is going on? Draft Davis Dammit!"

Tagliabue -"With the 141st pick of the NFL Draft...The Cleveland Browns select...Andra Davis...Linebacker... Florida"

We are not sure if this is exactly how these events went down in April of 2002, but we can only assume. The part that we did not make up was the fact that in the same draft, the Cleveland Browns selected Andre Davis, and Andra Davis (pronounced as Andre).

Great Moments in Cleveland Browns Draft Day History - 2001



One Cleveland Browns fan’s mental preparation for the team's next huge embarrassing draft day failure

We were perusing the Kid Cleveland blog’s recap of the Browns 2001 draft, and they did a great job of outlining who our beloved Browns took, and more importantly, who they could have taken. Namely:


Browns overall pick #3 DT Gerard Warren

16.5 sacks in 4 seasons as a Brown. 0 pro bowls. Now on Denver.



Chargers overall pick #5 RB LaDanian Tomlinson

5 pro bowls, one MVP award, over 9,000 rushing yards, over 100 TDs, and called by some as the best running back ever to play pro football.



Patriots overall pick #6 DT Richard Seymor

5 pro bowls, 25.5 sacks (as a nose tackle), and considered by some as the best d-lineman in football.



Saints overall pick #23 RB Deuce McAllister

2 pro bowls, more than 5,500 rushing yards



Colts overall pick #30 WR Reggie Wayne

1 pro bowl (should be more), more than 5,400 receiving yards



Ravens overall pick #31 TE Todd Heap

2 pro bowls



Chargers overall pick #32 QB Drew Brees

3 pro bowls and a comeback player of the year award



Browns overall pick #33 WR Quincy Morgan

1,912 receiving yards in 3 years as a Brown. 0 pro bowls. Last seen in Denver



Bengals overall pick #36 WR Chad Johnson

4 pro bowls, nearly 7,000 receiving yards



Bengals overall pick #100 RB Rudi Johnson

1 pro bowl, more than 5,200 yards rushing



Bengals overall pick #204 WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Jeez this was a good draft for them!)

In Defense of Pacman

We might be completely alone on this one, but we think that Adam “Pacman” Jones got a raw deal today.

When it was announced Tuesday that he would be suspended for the entirety of the 2007 NFL season, it raised our eyebrows. When it was announced that Chris Henry would be suspended for eight games next year, we were utterly shocked.

Henry and Jones, who incidentally both went to West Virginia (Goooooo Mountaineers!), have been thorns in the proverbial side of the NFL for the past two seasons. In that time period Henry has been arrested, pulled over, or investigated as many as four times, on charges varying from DUI, to providing alcohol to minors, to driving without insurance, to aggravated assault with a firearm. Also, and more importantly, he has been convicted or plead guilty to three of those charges. Jones, for all of the times he has been alleged to have committed this, or been questioned in relation to that, has not been convicted of a single crime since entering the NFL. As guilty as everyone (ourselves included) think that Jones is of at least some of what he has been accused of, he must be given the benefit of the legal system.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is setting a dangerous precedent by suspending a player without pay for an entire year without a conviction or a guilty plea. Isn’t this just going to invite false accusations of NFL players? If a player does not need to be proven to be guilty of a crime before he is penalized, where do you draw the line? Do you only need an accusation in order to be suspended? The Bengals are the team that has show to have a culture of lawlessness. If you were going to "make an example" of someone, wouldn't you want to choose the Bengal?

And above all, isn’t it a little inconsistent to suspend a player found guilty three times for half a year and at the same time suspend a player found guilty zero times for a whole season?

Jamal Lewis!!!

If you can't beat 'em (or if they piss on your defense for 600 yards in two games) Join 'em (or in this case sign 'em as free agents)

Welcome to Cleveland Jamal! We hope you enjoy running the ball without blockers.

CLEVELAND BROWNS WIN the coin toss for the 3rd pick

We’re sorry…

We’re sorry, we have nothing to say following the Super Bowl. We suck at picking games. Congrats to the Colts. Congrats to Peyton Manning for winning the big one and winning the Super Bowl MVP (by default).

And that halftime show KICKED ASS!

No Respect I Tells Yah, No Respect!







Sources close to WCT inform us that the Super Bowl will be played this Sunday, and we have been breaking this game down all week. One thing is for certain, we are sick and F-ing tired of the Rex Bashers. He isn’t a bad quarterback, he is an inconsistent quarterback. He led the league in games with a QB rating under 40 (5), but he was also second in the league (7, incidentally, tied with Peyton Manning) in most games with a rating over 100. So statistically, he is more likely to be outstanding this Sunday than he is to be awful.

Lets take a closer look at those five “awful” games. We’ll give him a pass on the 0.0 rating he had in week 17. It was a meaningless game for the Bears (and as he said, “it was new year’s eve” after all. His mind was obviously elsewhere). The other four were a 10.2 in week 6 against the Cardinals on Monday night (win), a 36.8 in week 8 at the Dolphins (loss), a 23.2 in week 12 at New England (loss), and a 1.3 in week 13 against the Vikings (win). These were four horrible performances in a seven week span in the middle of the year, and the team was able to pick him up and go 2-2 in those games. After that week 13 stinker, when his team needed wins down the stretch for home-field advantage he responded with a week 14 rating of 114.4, a week 15 rating of 104.3, and a week 16 rating of 80.4. In those games he threw 5 TDs, 0 INTs and the Bears went 3-0.

Not only that, but he had more touchdowns, fewer interceptions, and a higher rating for the season that Brett Favre, and a higher rating for the postseason than one Peyton Manning.

Even though our Friday T n’ A is exclusively Colts cheerleaders (the Bears have no cheerleading squad) we feel as though it is Chicago that is getting no respect from Vegas. As soon as Marlon Jackson intercepted Tom Brady two Sundays ago, and we knew for certain what the match up would be, we came up with what we thought the spread should be, Colts -4. When we saw that it was 7, we immediately thought that Chicago was the bet. We have seen nothing over the last two weeks to dissuade us from this. So unless Brian Urlacher gets caught trying to pick up a $40 hooker the night before the game, we think that the smart money is on the Bears +7.

Happy Friday everyone. Enjoy your weekend, and enjoy the game.

With eyes this big, you would think he would be able to catch

“Did that blow your mind? Because that just happened!”


We have never been happier to have been 0-2 for a football weekend.

With all due respect to the Chicago Bears, their game against the Saints was pretty anti-climactic and boring and so we will focus most of our attention on the storylines from the Patriots/Colts game.

The 21-3 lead.

When Asante Samuel picked Manning off in the second quarter and took it in for six, we thought that was it. We said to ourselves “how is this Patriots team going to possibly blow this lead? Is Indy going to even score a touchdown? (remember they didn’t score one the entire Ravens game) I can’t believe this is happening again!”

We actually thought at that point that this game was going to be a blowout. We thought that even if Indy got their offense going, they were completely incapable of stopping the Pats and therefore had no chance of making up an 18 point lead.

And then even before the half when the Colts drove down deep into New England territory, their drive stalled and they were forced to kick the field goal. We still thought the game was over at halftime because it was still 21-6 and looking pretty bleak for Indy.

And then even after they finally scored a touchdown to open the second half and pull within 21-13, they allowed a huge kickoff return and an immediate touchdown to extend the lead, which brings us to our next point.

Indy special teams were brutal.

Every time the Colts scored a touchdown and regained some momentum, the Pats were able to get a huge kickoff return and start drives with great field position. We said, more than once during the Colts’ comeback, that Indy was going to lose the game and their special teams coverage teams were going to be the reason why. The Pats routinely started drives around their 40 yard line, and were able to score easily several times because of their short fields.

Indy has now beaten the Patriots three times in a row

Including the regular season. Can we now stop talking about how much Belichick “owns” Peyton Manning?

The excuses have already started flying

The refs. The heat in the dome. The flu. The Pats were tired from having flown to and from San Diego.

Lets take these in order. In my opinion there was one bad call and it was the roughing the passer penalty on Indy’s final drive. (they have to do something about that rule) But the way the Pats defense looked at that time, the 15 yards actually helped New England. The Colts were going to put it in the end zone, it was just a matter of time. Putting the ball on the 11 yard line instead of the 22 (it was half the distance to the goal) meant that they would score quicker, giving the Pats the ball back quicker.

As for the heat? Tough shit. When you have home field advantage you can do what you want to control the conditions (like the Celtics did when they turned the heat up in the Boston Garden, or like the Patriots did when they let their grass grow and didn’t cover the field during the ’04 playoffs)

The flu? I don’t know, have some Echinacea in the week leading up to the game.

The cross-country flights? The Pats have no one to blame but themselves for this one. These two teams met during the regular season (in New England) and the Colts won. As a result, when they ended the season with identical records, the Colts were the #3 seed meaning that they would play Baltimore in the second week of the playoffs and the Pats were the #4 meaning that they had to go out to Cali and play the Chargers. If the Pats wanted to avoid that trip, they should have taken care of business in the regular season.

Bill Bellyache is still a classless dick

Way to completely snub Manning when he sought you out to shake hands after the game.

Who to hate this weekend

The blogosphere is abuzz this week in anticipation of this Sunday’s AFC championship match-up. And everyone is asking the same thing who do we cheer for? And more importantly, who do we cheer against? Who do we hate more? Who will be more insufferable if they win?

We here at WCT will be cheering loudly against the Patriots. Let us count the reasons to hate them

Bill Belichick

First foremost, Bill Belichick is an intolerable dick. Belichick (or as he was known as Browns coach in the early ‘90s, “Bill Bellyache”) is hailed as some sort of football messiah by most members of ESPN to the point that you would think that he invented the sport. As Cleveland Browns fans, this makes us sick to our stomach.

When Bellyache was the coach of the Browns, to put it kindly, he sucked. He was consistently out coached, all of his players hated him, and he alienated the fanbase. In 1993 he became jealous of the fame and influence that Bernie Kosar had with the other players and the Cleveland fans, so he had Kosar cut after the seventh game. In the middle of a playoff run he cut his starting quarterback. Let us say that one more time -he not only benched his starting quarterback, but this asshole cut him outright in the middle of the season. Predictably, the 5-2 team fell apart down the stretch (as any team would after its best player is cut) and finished 7-9. As a result of these actions, the city turned on Bellyache, and when Kosar landed on his feet in Dallas, fans began coming to Browns games in Cowboys jerseys. The disconnect that Bellyache created between the team and the city grew, and at least in small part, contributed to the Browns moving Baltimore in 1995. Cleveland has not forgiven him for this.

Fast forward a few years, and shift the scene to New York. When Bill Parcells stepped down as Jets coached, and inexplicably tapped a then-undeserving Bellyache to take his spot as coach, how does Belly repay him? By sending a cryptic fax the next day containing the now immortal words “I resign as HC of the NYJ” and bolting for a better offer from the Patriots. The rest, sadly, is history.

Not only that, but he is a home-wrecker (but who could blame the woman? She is only human after all, how can she possibly resist the dashing good looks and casanova personality of one William Bellyache).


Tom Brady

No, we don’t hate him because he is likely banging Gisele.




We hate him because he went to Michigan and is a smug prick. He cries every time he is touched in the pocket, and he talks more trash after the whistle more than any other quarterback we know. Just ask Brian Urlacher.

Rodney Harrison

The Patriots have this reputation for representing everything that is right in the world, yet they have the dirtiest player in the NFL on their roster.

Junior Seau

I’m not retiring! I’m graduating! (to the Patriots)

Romeo Crennel

The branch of the Belichick tree we ended up with in Cleveland. He is 10-22 in two seasons as Browns coach. The gift that keeps on giving

Bill Belichick

We aren’t done with him! Can you believe this dick refused to call by name or even lower himself to shake hands with his protégé (and current HC of the NYJ) Eric Mangini after the latter beat him in the regular season? But after he blows the Jets out in the playoffs he is literally shoving cameramen out of his way to hug Mangini and raving about what a great job he has done with the Jets?

So there you have it. That is why we hate the Patriots. That is why we cheered against them last Sunday, that is why will be cheering against them this Sunday, and when they inevitably win, that is why we will be cheering against them in the Super Bowl.

Fuck da Eagles Indeed

Thank you. Wow, where do we begin?

We should start with our thoughts on this past weekend's games:

That Colts-Ravens piece of crap was almost unwatchable.

And of course we are very happy that the Colts won after the countless tear-jerking pieces that ESPN ran all week about how heartbroken Baltimore fans were when the Colts moved in 1984. Of course they ignored the fact that by being fans of the Ravens they were supporting a team that they stole from Cleveland. Karma is a bitch.

And isn't it interesting how a win can make us ignore the performance of one player? Take a look at the analysis of our favorite writer. He wrote about how much better Manning was than McNair in Saturday's game. Nevermind the fact that McNair had a better completion percentage, the same number of picks, more yards, and a better passer rating. Make no mistake, McNair was shitty, but Manning was shittier. He just benefitted from a better performance from his supporting cast.

Andy Reid punts away the game

Final minutes of the game, 4th and 10 and the Eagles are willing to go for it in an attempt to save thier season. However, when they get a false start penalty and are instead faced with 4th and 15 he punts the ball away. Of course then the Saints just run out the remaining minutes and the Eagles never touch the ball again. Mind-boggling. His season was on the line, he only had one timeout left and he punted? Why was he willing to go for it on 4th and 10 but suddenly 4th and 15 is unattainable?

Seattle was very lucky to get this far in the playoffs

And it showed, allowing Rexy to embarass their secondary for 282 passing yards.

Marty has to go

I know that everyone loves him, and the talking heads on ESPN Radio are doing everything but pleading for him not to be fired, but the way he mismanaged the end of the game last night was inexusable.

First there was the inexplicable challenge after the interception. To the surprise of no one, the call on the field was upheld and he lost a crucial timeout. Then he calls a timeout at the line of scrimmage coming out of a timeout. Thats two timeouts wasted. Think that his team could have used those timeouts in the final minutes as they lined up for a 54-yard field goal with 8 seconds left?

Stomping on a team's logo after a win is classless

We thought the University of Miami had a monopoly on this. We know you probably won't hear this anywhere else, because everyone else in the world thinks the Patriots represent everything that is right in the world, but they aren't. They are a smug team who talks as much trash and taunts their opponents as much as any team in the league. And when they lose their coach throws tantrums and refuses to give respectful handshakes to opposing coaches. Fuck the Patriots

Divisional Playoff Orgy!

This weekend is the best weekend on the pro football calendar as far as I’m concerned, and your boy WCT heads into the divisional weekend with huge momentum building from the past two weeks of picks. Last week I was 3-1, and the only one I got wrong, was the Giants-Eagles game, when I inexplicably decided to pick along with Peter King. I won’t make that mistake again this week.

On to the picks!

Indianapolis at Baltimore (-4)

No one ever went broke betting against Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy in the playoffs, but this one is really tough. I see this game being very close, but I think that the Ravens can cover the number. The Colts did well stopping Larry Johnson last week, but what are the chances they do that two weeks in a row? Steve McNair is exactly the quarterback that the Ravens have needed to get over the hump since the immortal Trent Dilfer was released. Not only that, but the Ravens D’ looks as good as it has looked since they won it all in 2000. I think that Ray-Ray knows that he is over the hill and this is probably his last chance to get another ring. Take the Ravens and lay the points

(just to be safe lets double-check with Peter, yep he picks Indy to beat the number. I’m taking the Ravens)

Philadelphia at New Orleans (-5.5)

Ok, last week I stuck with my late-season strategy and took the Eagles -7 and it cost me a perfect wild-card week. Not only that, but the Saints are my NFC super bowl pick, and I think the Jeff Garcia bubble is about to burst. The NFL screwed Philly by making them play a playoff game on a Saturday after winning on a Sunday. And not only are they playing after a short week, but they are playing a team that has been off for 13 days. The Saints have played very well at home this year, and after the home playoff drought that those fans have suffered through, the dome is going to be nuts on Saturday night. Take the Saints

Seattle at Chicago (-9)

Easiest one on the board by far. Take the Sexy Rexy and the Bears. Done

New England at San Diego (-4.5)

Anytime you can get the Patriots getting points against a (basically) rookie quarterback, and the second-worst playoff coach of all time, you take those points my friend. I think that the Super-Chargers might pull off the win, but it will be close.

Wild Card Orgy!

If you haven't noticed (and you probably haven't) I am on FIRE with my NFL picks. This is in stark contrast to my crapping the bed in my college bowl picks on awful announcing!, but that's another story for another day.

Without further Apu (zing!) here are my NFL Wild Card weekend picks. Lets keep the momentum going!

Kansas City at Indianapolis (-7)

First of all, let me say that these are definitely tough picks. I could see any of these eight teams winning this weekend. The Colts didn't lose at home all season, but I can't see them completely stopping Larry Johnson. When I come to a dillemma like this, I usually just see who Peter King picks, and go the other way. Petey has the Chiefs beating the spread, so I'll take the Colts and lay the touchdown.

Dallas at Seattle (-2.5)

This one looks pretty easy. The Cowboys come into this game on a slide, but so do the 'hawks. And Seattle played a soft schedule, in a weak division, and hasn't really beaten a legitamate opponent in weeks. Hell, they lost to the niners on a Thursday night with the division title on the line. Hasselbeck and Alexander have both missed time this year, and they have yet to get into rhythm this year. Take the 'boys and the points.

New York Jets at New England (-8.5)

Mangini vs. Belichek. I call it Stoic Bowl III. I can't stand the sight of the Patriots, so I really don't want to bet my reputation on them to cover. I really think they are going to beat the Jets, and I really think they are going to win comfortably, I just can't bring myself to lay that many points. The Pats rarely blow teams out, so I will reluctantly take the Jets and the points.

New York Giants at Philadelphia (-6.5)

This one seems like Eagles all the way. Petey-Pete has Philly covering, so I am really skittish, but I have been riding two things down the stretch this season: Betting for the Eagles, and betting against the Giants. Therefore this would be a double-whammy. Take the Eagles and lay the points. The Giants have been a train-wreck since week 8, and the party ends here.

Nick Saban is a Spectacular Douche

That's all for right now