Battle For Ohio

I am so sick of this guy, but had to tune in last night, just like the rest of America.

Let me first talk about “The Game” from last night.  You know what game I am talking about, the game that might get bigger ratings than the Super Bowl this year.  The Green Bay versus Minnesota game.  Normally I would not care enough to write about either of these teams, but today I do have a couple reasons.  One; this is one of the biggest regular season games that has ever been played.  Two; I have a very good friend that has always been a HUGE Packer fan, and until recently was one of the biggest Brett Favre apologists ever, he even stuck with him during the whole Jets debacle.

I know this game broke his heart.  He had to watch his former hero pick apart his defense all night.  Peterson was ineffective and it really turned into the Brett Favre show.  Like a knife in the back of Green Bay.  The entire state of Wisconsin should be on suicide watch today.

Favre Bowl thoughts:

• Jared Allen looked amazing, but of course so did Antwan Odom in the same situation.  The Packers line might be the worst in the NFL right now.  Bengals fans send their sympathy.

• The Green Bay pass rush was embarrassing.  Seven seconds to throw the ball.  JaMarcus Russell could have completed a pass with that kind of time.

• Hey Green Bay, did Aaron Rogers win your heart last night?  Was he finally able to emerge from Brett’s long shadow?  Will you finally accept him and love him like you once did number 4?  He proved last night that he is a very good quarterback, despite having the worst offensive line in the NFL.  He was sacked at least 7 times last night and every time he got up and was poised and was ready to continue the drive.  He never really seemed rattled.  He definitely won my respect last night, and he should have won all of Packer Nations love and respect too.

• The only time Aaron Rogers looked flappable was when College, his back up left tackle, who was already getting beaten like a drum by Jared Allen, got hurt.  Aaron seriously looked like he was going to puke.  It might have been the first time he was ever scared for his life.

• I really got tired of the Favre/Gruden love affair.  I knew if Favre was going to have a good game that the media would be all over it, I prepared myself for that, but what Gruden was doing was “Maddenesque”.  I mean where was Madden at?  I am sure he was at home loading a gun to come hunt down Gruden, doesn’t he know that Brett is John Madden’s man?  If John Gruden is shot and killed, someone had better get the whereabouts of John Madden.

• Michelle Tafoya is ugly and stupid.  That is all.

Good news, Joe Namath won't be asking to kiss you!

• Did anyone else watch the Brett Favre interview last night after the game one ESPN?  It was a train wreck.  They kept trying to goat him into talking about revenge and how good it felt to beat the Packers…blah, blah, blah.  You could tell he was holding back, but there was no way that Brett Favre was going to upstage himself with that.  You knew he would focus on the team and the 4-0 start.  This isn’t his first rodeo.

• Kendra Rieger pointed out that Jared Allen has a mullet.  The best football mullet EVER.

Kenny Powers, or Jared Allen? Your guess is as good as mine.

So there is it, my Monday night Favre Bowl observations.  The game went about the way I expected it unfortunately.  I was pulling for the Packers because of my annoyance with Favre, maybe November 1st in Green Bay will be different.  Green Bay, get an offensive line, STAT!

Now on to the Pickem results from week 4.

Detroit vs Chicago:

We all knew there was no way, despite Detroit getting off the snide last week, that they could keep up with a much better Chicago team.  Emo Cutler looks to have the offense running on all cylinders and a rookie quarterback was no match for this defense, even with Calvin Johnson.  We all get the “Let’s see Detroit go on another win-less streak” award.

They forgot to add, "Are you watching a Bengals game?" to the list.

Cincinnati vs Cleveland:

One of the worst games I have ever seen.  Neither team wanted to win this game.  They both deserve a loss.  I am desperately trying to forget everything about this game.  Suffice it to say the Bengals won, by some sort of miracle, I am going to have to go on blood pressure medication thanks to this damn team.  We all get the “I watched this game and all I got was a lousy cardiac arrest” award.

Oakland vs Houston:

The, as Andy coined it, “trampoline season” for Houston continues.  They get a big win over a crappy Oakland team.  We all saw this coming, the whole World saw this coming.  You could have polled a 4-year-old girl in China and even she would have told you that the Raiders are a joke.  We all get the “Raiders are more dysfunctional than Jon and Kate plus Eight” award.

Seattle vs Indy:

Hey Seattle, how is paying a possession receiver all that money working out for you?  Despite what TJ always said, he was never a true number one receiver.  He is at his best when he can work off someone else getting all the attention and the double team.  But he got too big for his britches here, thanks Seattle.  Indy goes in and takes care of business like they should have.  Peyton looks just as good throwing to Wayne as he did throwing to Harrison.  Peyton and crew go through Seattle like Sherman did through Georgia.  We all get the “Indy’s march through the NFL” award.

Tennessee vs Jacksonville:

Andy is living in the past and could not see all the holes on offense for the Titans.  All they can do is run the ball.  Kerry Collins is starting to look old.  Clearly this is not a good team.  It’s time that everyone buries the Titans this year.  Will they always look this bad?  No, not with Jeff Fisher as the coach, but they will NOT make the playoffs.  Andy gets the “Back to the Future” award for getting this one wrong.

New Jersey A vs Kansas City:

Playoff team meets team that will have a top 5 pick.  Jared Lorenzen could have managed this game for the Giants.  What is there to say about this game?  The Giants are a legitimate Super Bowl contender and Kansas City is a legitimate toilet bowl contender.  We all get the “No case of mistaken identity here” award.

Baltimore vs New England:

Well, Jesy and I didn’t learn a lesson from last week.  Never bet against Tom Brady when he has something to prove.  I thought Baltimore was rolling and that New England’s defense wasn’t enough, I was wrong.  The worst part is that now the Ravens have a chip on their shoulder coming into the Cincinnati game.  The Bengals are going to get killed.  Andy makes up for the Tennessee loss here and looks brilliant on a tough game to call.  He gets the Bill Belichick “I see things that other people don’t” award.  Andy probably cheated somehow too!

Look, its the Bucs and the Redskins trying to escape!

Tampa Bay vs Washington:

The Crap Bowl of the week, was just that. a 16-13 snore fest in which Washington lucked into winning.  I would say more about this game, but no one cares.  Even gamblers stayed away from this game.  Jesy was the only one who picked Tampa, probably on a coin flip like the rest of us.  Jesy gets the “Wrong side of the coin” award for letting this one slip away.

Buffalo vs Miami:

Things are going to start going very badly for Jesy.  Probably about as bad as things are going for Terrell Owens right now.  I love that his only option was to go to Purgatory and rot on a pretty bad Buffalo team.  How long until they are moved to L.A.?  Jesy gets the “I put my faith in TO and all I got was this lousy award” award.  Ouch.

New Jersey B vs New Orleans:

New Orleans did what everyone thought they would do, out match the Jets defense.  Too many weapons for ‘ol Rex to account for.  It also helped that Mark Sanchez finally returned to Earth and proved that maybe he isn’t part of the Christ blood line.   At this point you have to wonder who is going to beat the Saints, they are playing so well on all sides of the ball.  We all get the “Oh when the Saints go marching in” award for calling the steam rolling Saints!

Dallas vs Denver:

Again I ask, HOW THE HELL IS DENVER 4-0??!!??  I knew in my heart that trusting Tony “Homo” was a bad idea, and it bit us all in the ass.  I might have to start taking Denver until they lose.  4-0, really?  Ugh.  Is it Bizzaro World?  Tony Romo virtually ignored Jason Witten and Roy Williams, his most legit targets, and Kyle Orton looked like a Pro Bowl quarterback.  Insanity!  Up is down, light is dark, Britney Spears wins mother of the year.  Oh god, my head is spinning, I have to go lay down before I throw up.  We all get the “We were fooled by Tony Romo” award for blowing this call.

St. Louis vs San Francisco:

Wasn’t tough to call this one, well unless you were Jesy, lol.  St. Louis is a BAD team who will contend for the number one over all pick for 2010.  San Francisco, on the other hand, is a team on the rise.  Mike Singletary, like a Phoenix, has taken this team out of the ashes and brought them to the legitimate table in the NFL.  Jesy gets the ” What happened to the best show on turf ?” award.

San Diego vs Pittsburgh:

Oh, how I would have loved to have been wrong on this one.  To watch the Steelers lose three in a row would have eased the pain of the Bengals game nicely.  But alas, the Chargers come up short and Big Ben’s head gets even bigger.  Sadly, Pittsburgh as an organization is just too well run to lose three in a row.  Hell, I am still shocked that they lost two in a row and one was to the Bengals.  Jesy and her hatred, while I love it, bites her in the ass again.  She will lose just about any Pittsburgh game this year!  She gets the ” Blinded by hate” award.

Green Bay vs Minnesota:

Not much more to go over here, why beat a dead horse?  Green Bay’s offensive line actually looked worse than I though it would.  At the beginning of the year I really thought Green Bay had a shot at the Super Bowl, but not with this Swiss cheese o-line.  Minnesota looks so balanced it is ridiculous, and they get a cupcake next week in St. Louis.  Sorry Packer fans.  Jesy gets the “Green and Gold and Black and Blue” award.

Week 4 Results:

• George: 12-2

• Andy: 12-2

• Jesy: 7-7

Still hanging on with a .500  record this week, not bad, but not good enough!  Sorry Jess.

Year Totals:

• George: 46-16

• Andy: 40-22

• Jesy:  34-28

Will the streak of no losing record continue?  Tune in next week and find out!