Eagles-Boyz and Week 17 Picks

Week 16 was an unqualified success. 10-4-1. Very satisfying. Cumulative stands at a very nice 94-78-3.

The miserable performance the Giants threw in totally messed up my weekly 4 best bets. Oh, and a popular theory says the Giants biggest problem is attitude. I say that's nonsense. Their biggest problem is they play confused. Especially on defense. It's so obvious. The only game the defense held up on was the Skins game. They're pretty stoppable. If I were the new Skins head of operations, I'd seriously consider a new quarterback. Really.

And now Osi says he's on the way out. Why IS that exactly? All I know is that the Giants used to have a defense, have almost always had a good defense, and I can't really get used to this bunch. It's the coverage, stupid, and the pass rush, that just isn't there. Seems Antonio Pierce could have made a big difference. But maybe not.

My comment on the Jets for that selection (over the Colts) was "who knows who'll play for Indi ?".........Manning was pissed, it was great, heh-heh.

I thought the big radio guy went too tough on the Jets for defending their victory. I mean, they won. What would you have said if they had STILL lost? Let's face it, these Jets will say stupid things because....well, they're a long way from diplomatic, and it doesn't take much success to go to their heads. But they're a tough bunch on defense. Would you rather have them talk about execution? (finger down throat)

The Jets are having a party at Giants Stadium at halftime. I have a feeling the Bengals will do all they can to put a damper on proceedings. That doesn't mean the Jets will necessarily fold either. It's just that it might be a very tough game. I may even eschew NFL Redzone to watch the WHOLE thing. After all, fantasy season is over for me. (I did take third though, woohoo!)

The tough thing is watching the Jets offense. It can be a painful thing. And I'd hope they let Sanchez loose a little throughout the game, I think they'll need his arm against the Bengals. The kid throws a nice pass, epecially when he's on the run. Seems like caging a tiger to put these shackles on him. Yeah, I know, he turns it over but still.....he's not friggin' Craig Morton, ya know?

But Week 17 is dominated by the Cowboys-Eagles game. It's got everything...tradition? You bet. Exciting players? Yeah, well, I've shown two of them up top there. Jason Avant isn't even DeSean Jackson or Jeremy Maclin, two even more spectacular receivers. He made a really nice catch at the goal line on what looked like a deflection against the poor Broncos, and then later on Asante Samuel just did what he does best....intercept the ball and get it going the other way.

Anyway, my point is you've got these wacky young guys and Number 5 going against a none-too-brash Tony Romo, that gigantic offensive line and Jersey's own Miles Austin. Then there's Marion Barber and geez, Jerry Jones too. What a friggin' circus it could be!

Anyway, let me extend my current winning pct to the final week.

For your Week 17 consideration:
Favorite Spread Underdog 4 Best My Pick Reason

MIN 9 Nyg * MIN It's all over...even the shoutin'
NYJ 10 Cin Cin Ocho Cinco's playing...why not the others?
BUF 5 Ind Ind Difficult to pick Bills under any circumstances
CAR 5 NO CAR Panthers gone wild. last two
CLE 1 Jac Cle Browns favored again! Keep Mangini?
DAL 3 Phi Phi Eagles are better...for NFC East title and poss 2 seed
Chi 3 DET * Chi Did ya see da Bears-Vikings game?
Hou 8 1/2 NE Hou Another one-hand clapping affair
Pit 3 MIA Pit Both have chances..Steelers have the goods
49ers 7 STL * 49ers First time non-losing since 2002, for big Mike S.
Atl 3 TB Atl Falcons have the QB
ARI 3 Pack ARI this is the first of two meetings
DEN 13 1/2 Chiefs * DEN Broncs hope Bengals beat Jets
Bal 11 OAK OAK At home with nothin' to lose and 13 1/2
SD 4 Was SD Who knows how bad Skins are


The best bets for Week 17:



Vikings – Must get well for playoffs, tough loss to Bears....Favre against that horrible Giants secondary. Peterson against that deflated D.



Bears– Bears showed a lot against the Vikings as for potential, the Lions don't have much to motivate them.



Broncos – after tough Eagles loss, they'll run the Chiefs wild. They have a decent shot at playoffs.



Niners – I really think the Niners players will take advantage of a losing team as tribute to Singletary. A win and they'll have the best Niners record since 2002. Optimism will abound in the city by the bay.


That's it. HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

P.S. Okay, Mets fans, we have Jason Bay at long last. Let's see ...that lineup....1.Reyes, 2.Castillo?, 3.Beltran, 4.Bay, 5.Wright,6.Delgado7.Francoeur 8.B. Molina?9. Pitcher

Then....starters the same for now....Santana, Maine, Pelfrey, Perez, Niese, Parnel...........,then Kelvim Escobar and Ryota Igarashi added to relief corps....hmm.

Prices will be coming down, folks...

J -E -T - S...........