Week 9

Another edition of NFL picks, straight up no line. I think I'm just too lazy to look up the line.

Atlanta at Miami
The Falcons run defense is good enough to force Gus Ferrotte to try to beat them. On the other side the Falcons run more than anyone, probably because Mike Vick can't throw. I said that Vick wasn't going to be a good QB in the NFL when he got drafted, how much longer do we have to wait before i can say "I told you so"? Falcons win.

Carolina at Tampa Bay
Chris Simms is still playing quarterback which means i'm not taking him. Steve Smith is getting MVP buzz, so watch for him to crap the bed this week. But I still think the Panthers can win this one on the road. Only one more week to the Tim Rattay era in Tampa.

Chicago at New Orleans
I'm not sure if this game is in San Antonio or Baton Rouge but it sure isn't in New Orleans. The Bears slapped Jeff Garcia around last week and they will do the same this week. Bears win on the legs of Cedric Benson, here's hoping he doesn't cry. The Tom Benson hate-o-meter continues to climb.

Cincinnati at Baltimore
Stil no Ray Lewis or Ed Reed, means Bengals offense all day. The Steelers took the Ravens lightly last week, the Bengals won't do that. The Bengals defense should have an easy time stopping what amounts to a 1-AA offense. Take the Bengals, I think I've picked four straight road teams. Which means one or all of the above picks were wrong.

Detroit at Minnesota
The second coming of Joey Harrington, unfortunately for Lions fans he hasn't gotten any better. Vikings win this one on the strength of Brad Johnson, and promptly quit the season to end on a high note.

Houston at Jacksonville
Texans do not make it two in a row, Jacksonville bounces back from a disapointing loss to the Rams. What more can you say about this game except to hope for a bunch of turnovers from the Texans.

Oakland at Kansas City
Shootout, AFC West style. No defense in sight in this game. The Chiefs win at home, but it should be interesting. Does the ever increasing drama with Terrell Owens make Randy Moss look more stable every week? If TO keeps this up, he will make Moss look like Steve Largent, well without the whiteness.

San Diego at Jets
J_E_T_S, JETS, JETS, JETS... no i'm just fuckin with you. Chargers win on the road. LaDainian Tomlinsen has more touchdown passes than the entire Jets team. If Tomlinsen keeps throwing TD passes can I start him at QB in my fantasy league.?

Tennessee at Cleveland
The Browns are somehow favored in this game after losing to the worst team in football. Browns might win but i doubt it. The defense isn't good enough to stop Steve McNair. One day i think McNair will leave a body part on the field, and still go out the next week and throw for two hundred.

Giants at San Francisco
Matt Gulatta is starting this week for the 49ers, their line does a worse job at protecting him than the Brush Arcs circa 1997. (the mighty Arcs made the D-I state playoffs this year for the first time ever. You wish you were a Brush Arc!) Giants go into Candlestick and win.

Seattle at Arizona
No one is talking about the Seahawks. Don't know why, they're pretty good. Shaun Alexander is the second best running back in the league, we'll see how good he is once he gets that extension. I think Kurt Warner is starting this week for the Cards, and since his deal with the devil expired three years ago Hawks win.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay
I'm taking the Packers in this one, for no other reason than i hate the Steelers. If you want a better explanation, Charlie Batch. There's a reason he hasn't started a game in three years. As bad as the Packers are they have been in almost every game this year. Favre is at the point in his career, like Marino at the end of his, where he can still put up numbers but can't win a game byhimself. Except i don't think Favre will have the chance to lose by 50 in the playoffs.

Philadelphia at Washington
This one kinda depends on if TO plays or not. Say what you will about his off the field antics, the man guts it out on the field. If TO plays the Eagles win, if not then its a close game. This Skins team isn't that good, and when their defense doesn't show up they get blown out like they did last week. I think they'll rebound this week, but its still not good enough.

Indy at New England
Regardless of what Bill Simmons thinks the Colts are going to win this game. The Patriots are too banged up to beat the best team in the league. It will be close but Manning will have a field day on the depleted secondary. But, if the Colts lose Manning will bever win a big game, ever like John Elway before Terrell Davis carried him to two Super Bowls.

Too many road teams got picked so it might be a bad week for me, but you get what you pay for.