Just like in the NFL, there is still much to be
determined for the final playoff spots in the Point Pool. Unlike the NFL, only
the Top 5 make it to the playoffs.
No Thursday Game this week… PICKS ARE DUE FRIDAY, 12/26
BY 6:00 P.M. ET.
Here is the Low Down for Week 16 (with some added cheer
for the holidays):
Congrats once again to Rob D for hitting the biggest gain
this week. I think he should officially change his name to Lucky MoFo. Either
that, or Stylez.
The average points wagered by each team was 73%.
Overall, more bad picks were made than good picks. 57% of
the picks were bad to 43% good. And, more points were wagered on bad picks. 60%
of the points wagered were on losers.
The average gain/loss for the week was a loss of 4,750.
10 Dogs were winners in Week 16.
8 of those Dogs won outright; including Seattle and
Washington, whom our own NFLostradamus Big Papa predicted to be outright
winners proving once again that he is not only sexy, but smart too!!
The Pats can conceivably miss the playoffs with an 11-5
record, while
clinch the AFC West, thereby hosting a game. How sick is that? Oh, and
again this week and lose 5 of their last 6 games to finish 8-8 and still host a
playoff game. Blah! I thought the BCS was BS.
Did you see that Bruce Gradkowski is starting for the
Browns on Sunday AT
If his numbers from this past Sunday are any indication, it could be a long day
for ol’ Brucey. He went 2-5 for 8 yards and 1 INT against the Bengals. What
happens when the Steelers break his arm(s) during the first quarter? Who will
the Browns put in? Do they have anyone left? Please tell me that Cromeo is
going to suit up! What other options do they have? Who knows, Cromeo might score
the first offensive TD for
in 6 weeks!!
Maybe if the Steelers Defense scores enough Pick 6’s,
Ben to touch the ball. 4 Fumbles?? Come on Seven. You’re better than that!
The Lions have a fighting chance to be the first ever
0-16 team. Good News!! The Lions have not won in
What’s up with the Jets traveling West? Do they have the
worst travel agent ever? The Jets are 0-4 on the West Coast, whereas the other
East Coast teams have combined for a really nice 10-1 record this year. I bet all of the other teams are staying at a
Holiday Inn Express!
Why can’t
win at home anymore?
at home used to be one of the sure things. No longer. Prior to this season, the
Broncos have enjoyed the second best home field record (going 207-82 since ‘70).
They are 4-4 this season and considering that one of those wins was based more
on a Hochuli’s blown call against the Chargers, that’s a generous 0.500. I was
going to make a joke that the Barrel Man must have moved. I wanted to include a
pic of the local hero in case you guys on the East Coast didn’t know who he
was. I found
Barrel Man his own site!!!). And I saw that he frickin retired at the end of
last season. WTF?? That’s definitely the reason for the home field drought!
Barrel Man to step in and fill that cask!! I’ll hold tryouts before next
season. Here’s a better picture!
I loved the
game. For a lot of reasons. I won money. That’s always nice! I loved the snowy,
wintery conditions! The best football is always played in snow, as far as I’m
concerned. And I loved Matt Cassel literally throwing his success in the face
of stupid Matt Lionheart.
loved loved loved Wes Welker’s snow angel!! Best snow angel ever. And, unless I’m
wrong, the only time a snow angel was penalized 15 yards in the NFL.
I just kept thinking on Saturday night that
last game at Texas Stadium. All of the former Cowboy greats standing on the
sidelines. It really should have been a winning moment for all. Well, that
feeling vanished after I saw
"defense" give up back to back TD runs of over 75 yards. So Long,
miss you.
Is it just me, or does it seem like people are more
outraged by
stomping on the Terrible Towel than having our President pelted in the head by
a shoe??
Finally, for all you last minute shoppers? (like me)
I absolutely hate shopping. Hate it. I hate shopping when
the stores are empty. This time of the year, when the parking lots are a mob
scene and the stores are packed with idiots, it’s unbearable. I am an online
shopping whore. I buy everything online. One of my favorite sites is Amazon. It’s
a one-stop online shop for me. They have anything you can possibly imagine.
Books, movies, clothes, electronics. Heck, my sister even got a years worth of
cereal through Amazon. One feature I really like in the Amazon site is the
recommendations. They track your purchases and try to type cast you. Once you
get past the creepiness of it (I mean who wants a computer to be able to
dictate your likes and dislikes??), it is actually kind of a handy feature.
Well, I was shopping recently and noticed that I had a
lot of strange health related items. See, a couple of years ago, I bought one
of my friends some Iodine for his birthday. The Perfect Gift, right? Actually,
it was just a joke. The guy had never heard of iodine, or Monkey Blood, as I
call it. One of our mutual friends had a vicious wound on his arm (so bad that
we had to name the scab because she seemed to develop a personality of her
own). I suggested using Monkey Blood on the wound. My mom used to always treat
my flesh wounds with Monkey Blood, and I turned out just fine! A little iodine
and some gauze and you are good as new. That’s all you need in your First Aid
Kit. While I was describing my love for Iodine, my friend (the one with the
approaching birthday, not the one with the puss-seeping gash) looked at me like
I was crazy. That may, or may not be, a look that I am all too familiar with.
But in this case, I decided that he needed some Iodine in
his life and decided to gift him a lovely bottle. I purchased the gift thru
Amazon and spent $5 (total/all together) for 32 oz of Iodine. (funny, I just
saw in Wikipedia that Iodine is used in making methamphetamine and that large
purchases are tracked by the DEA!).
Well, lo and behold, my recommendations have been
tailored for someone who has an affinity for Monkey Blood and such things. My
recommendations include a skin stapler (with 25 staples), an ammonia inhalant,
a synthetic suture / needle combination, bloodstopper trauma dressing and a
waterjel burn gel unit.
Looks like I’m going to have to step up my First Aid
Kit!!
Good luck to those of you who are still alive in the pool
with a shot at the playoffs! Hope Santa
brings you a big stocking filled with Point Pool Points!!!
And Happy Holidays to everyone. Or, the words of Russo, "Have a great
enough of this political correctness crap". Amen!!
Cheers,
~Juicy!