Football Picks (Adam v COIN II)

You know…

I have to admit.  Life in the fast Blog lane has been great! 

Better, in fact,  than I could have ever imagined. 

The fan mail, the comp-tix, the hundreds upon hundreds of girls knocking my door down just for the chance to see THE keyboard (yes, the one and only) that makes all of this sports magic happen…I have no complaints.

But I do have to confess — I thought the only thing that could ever stop me from spitting out fine, quality blog-material would be Writer’s Block.  That, I figured, would be my kryptonite…my Achilles’ heel…my writer’s equivalent of smelling something foul, only to look at the bottom of your shoe and realize…DAMN!!! 

Anyhoo… as I was saying…I figured if anything got in the way of me producing a blog entry it would be Writer’s Block — NOT the Cable Company!!!!!

Yes, ladies and gents, the Cable Company.  The same Company that brings you TV and other boob tubular entertainment — also completely jacked up my internet connection!

And without internet hook-up, there is no blog.  Oh hum.

So, as a result, my weekly football picks entry will be super abbreviated (since I’m running out of time—the games kick off soon!!!)

Okay…so…. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!

Adam vs the COIN part deux!

For those of you new to the From the Bleachers blog, this is how it works.  For each match-up, I predict the winner and then flip a coin (to select the Coins’ choice). 

Heads = home team                            Tails = road team

We then compare how we did … which hopefully for my creditability’s sake, results in my favor. Geesh!

Last week, for all you  curious readers, went down like this.

The Coin actually nailed a couple of remarkable upsets in selecting the Titans (over the Colts), the Cardinals and the Texans…and almost made us all look bad when he picked the Lions over the Patriots. 

I, on the other hand, struggled mightily — suffering one of my worse week’s of the year (I knew I should have busted out the tarot cards for pre-selection consultation).  Luckily for my sanity, I still finished atop the coin.

Last week:

The Coin:  7-9               Adam: 10-6

THIS WEEK:

Thursday:

Adam picked the Steelers (a last second change of heart, once he realized the Browns were starting their back-up QB)  Good choice Adam — as the Steelers crushed Cleveland 27-7.

The Coin picked: The Steelers

So going into Sunday’s action…

Adam: 11-6                    the Coin 8-9

THE BEST OF THE BEST:

Oakland @ Cincinnati:

The Bengals are one of the hottest teams in the league right now…I don’t see the Raiders slowing them down at all…especially in Ohio.

Adam says:  Bengals 27    Raiders 9

The Coins says: The Raiders

Apparently, the Coin thinks he’ll keep getting lucky by picking huge upsets.

MINNESOTA @ DETROIT:

OOOOOH, hope this games on TV   Both teams have high post-season aspirations — too bad ‘post season’ for them means, watching movies on the couch with the ‘fam.  (Heh heh watch, i probably just jinxed it and the Vikes will sneak in and capture the final NFC playoff spot LOL)

Adam says:  Vikings 20  Lions 13

The Coin says: Lions

For those of you new to Adam V Coin — he likes to pick opposite me in the early going.

BALTIMORE @ KANSAS CITY:

One of the better games of the week — and possible playoff preview!  That is, if the Chief’s loss to the Browns last week doesn’t come back and bite them in the you know what.  The Ravens are a better team right now than the Chiefs, but Kansas City’s tough to beat at home — and they NEED this win more than the Ravens do.  Plus, I’m rootin’ for KC (one of the few times you’ll ever hear me say those words together in a sentence).

Adam says:  Chiefs 16  Ravens 14

The Coin says: Ravens

Yep, the Coin is pissin’ me off…

NEW ENGLAND @ MIAMI:

This should be a very intriguing match-up.   Two injuries of note:  Junior Seau out for the year with broken arm,  and Miami’s missing their starting running back Ronnie Brown.  Before I reveal my pick — Did you know the Patriots are 5-0 on the road this season?  More importantly, did you know that the Dolphins aren’t as good as the Pats?  

Adam says:  Patriots 24  Dolphins 17

The Coin says: The Patriots

Even the Coin knows better than picking against the Patriots two weeks in a row.

ATLANTA @ TAMPA BAY:

Two teams playing Super Bowl Caliber ball right now.  But believe it or not, the Falcons are still in the heat of a playoff battle.  Let’s see if they can prove they belong?

Adam says: Falcons 3  Bucs 2  Falcons 23  Bucs 10

The Coins says: Bucs

The way the Falcs have been playin’, I can’t really fault the Coin for picking that way.

NEW YORK GIANTS @ CAROLINA:

This is actually a HUGE game –as both teams are battling each other for what could very well wind up being the last remaining playoff spot.  The Giants played better last week, despite a tough loss.  NY is also slowly getting healthy…Carolina played terrible in front of a nationally televised audience last Monday –and to make matters worse, will likely play without their starting QB.  The Giants are due!  I mean REALLY DUE!

Adam says: Giants 26  Panthers 17

The Coins says: Giants

The New Yorker in me would have kicked Coins’ a-s had it picked the cats.

INDIANAPOLIS @ JACKSONVILLE:

Many people are prognosticating a Jaguar upset over the Colts this week — stating amongst other things that the Colts aren’t as strong as last year and that they don’t play well against the Jags.  I think the fact that soooo many are starting to count the Colts out spells doom for the Jags — look for a Colt team with something to prove against an inconsistent, but dangerous team! (Though I will be rootin’ hard against Indy)

Adam says: Colts 28  Jags 14

The Coins says:  Jags

Of course — it wouldn’t be fun if the Coin agreed with me on such a big game. 

DENVER @ SAN DIEGO:

The Chargers are getting healthier on defense.  First Shawne Merriman returns last week – this week Luis Castillo is due back! And they’d love nothing more than to take out weeks worth of frustration on rookie Jay Cutler.  This is San Diego’s chance (with a convincing performance) to show once and for all they are the class of the division.  QB Philip Rivers is due — and needs to have a strong game this week to prove to himself, the team and to the league he is still for real…especially with San Diego battling a new round of injuries to their receiving corps.

Adam says: Chargers 27  Broncos 16

The Coin says: Chargers

San-dee-a-go…Supe-er-Char-gers!!!!  (even the coin can’t deny that’s one killer song)

NEW ORLEANS @ DALLAS:

This was the hardest game of the week for me to pick.  Should be a good one — and as much as I’m rooting for them, I just don’t think the Saints have enough to beat the over-hyped Cowboys in Dallas.  But, I hope I’m wrong.

Adam says:  Cowboys 27  Saints 23

the Coin says: Saints

I wish I had the same courage as the Coin to pick the Saints in this game.

BEST OF THE REST:

Adam says: Eagles 30   Redskins 17

Coin says: Eagles

Adam says:  Titans 23   Texans 16

The Coin says: Texans

Adam says: Seahawks 23   Cardinals 17

The Coin says: Cardinals

Adam says:  49ers 33   Packers 21

The Coin says:  Packers

Adam says: NY Jets  27  Bills 21

The Coin says: Bills

Adam says:  Bears 21   Rams 12

The Coins says: Rams

Well, that’s all of this week’s picks! Thanks for reading…enjoy the games everyone!!

ps.  I guess I unintentionally lied — this entry wasn’t THAT short after all.  Just slightly abbreviated