Week 11

12-1 last week(whoa)...lets try it again..

Atlanta over Denver
Indy over Houston
Miami over Oakland
NY Giants over Baltimore
Carolina over Detroit
Philly over Cincinnati
Chicago over Green Bay
New Orleans over Kansas City
Tampa over Minnesota
San Francisco over St Louis
Arizona over Seattle
Tennessee over Jacksonville
Pittsburgh over San Diego
Dallas over Washington

Enjoy the games...

Miffed

Um...well I'll be honest with you...there are quite a few things I dont know about...I watch sports..I see everything thats going on..it processes...but I dont know...

I watched Detroit take on Boston last night...alot of things going there..KG vs Sheed..Tayshaun vs Paul..Ray vs Rip..and oh yeah..the meshing process of the shipping out of Billups and in the incoming of Allen Iverson...big stuff..well...the game was a trainwreck..the Pistons individually looked okay...Rip didnt look good at all...but it just made the point of me questioning the move still...on paper it seemed like an upgrade offensively...but the actual execution of it all didnt look good..I think Rip will suffer the most because his shots will have to change a bit with a more of a scoring lead guard..it can only get better because it couldnt get any worse.

This is how I'll explain what i've seen in the NFL..

Most Surprised with(Good)
-Matt Ryan/Atlanta Falcons-Come on...he's playing better than any other QB I've seen at the rookie level..had to be here
-Tennessee Titans-The defense had always been good,but the pass offense has been actually decent..and thats all they need
-Washington Redskins-Finally it seems that everything is coming together for them..oddly enough it would be for a 1st time coach in Jim Zorn..
-Baltimore Ravens-The defense has always been great..it still is...but another rookie QB Joe Flacco has been showing everyone why he was taken where he was taken..its amazing what a good QB can do to a team...ask the Dolphins

Most Surprising(Bad)
-Seattle Seahawks-Offense has been bad due to injuries...but the defense has been bad because of...I dont know...everyone figured to have them 1st or 2nd in the division at this point..not at 2-6
-San Diego Chargers-Other than Shawne Merriman being out..this is the same team...but yet they've been mediocre..like edging out Kansas City mediocre..if it wasnt for their division they wouldnt sniff the playoffs
-Dallas Cowboys-Another talent filled team like San Diego..and the same results...just more hype behind them...I could reasonably see them not making the playoffs and you would think the world was ending..stop.
-Oakland Raiders-I figured they wouldnt be good...I get that..but all the off the field stuff..cutting DeAngelo Hall...firing their coach...Al Davis..just a mess of an organization..to another level.


San Francisco's Tim Lincecum is your NL Cy Young...I'm so happy...the kid had a great year for a team that didnt even make the playoffs...which is different for baseball because your team can affect your record...he still outplayed Johan Santana and Brandon Webb...I'm glad..and I feel he'll have more.

Week 10

10-4 last week...

Tennessee over Chicago
Jacksonville over Detroit
Baltimore over Houston
New England over Buffalo
New Orleans over Atlanta
Miami over Seattle
Green Bay over Minnesota
NY Jets over St Louis
Carolina over Oakland
Indy over Pittsburgh
San Diego over Kansas City
NY Giants over Philly
Arizona over San Francisco

Around The Sports

Here's what I've been noticing around the league...

Stephon Marbury doesnt play...again..and has been put on the inactive list.I think I may be the only one who'll say this..but he's getting a bum rap here.Its one thing for him to be acting like he did last year and past years where he's not getting along with teammates or coach..he's good at that..and I cant defend any of those situations..I'm talking about the now..here and now..he went through training camps..no issues with anyone..he played in the preseason..no problems...thought he should start,was told he wasnt going to start...accepted it and no problems..all that just to be inactive?...and they're losing?...come on...thats not acceptable.I think this is another situation where people dont like the player(ie Barry Bonds,A-Rod,TO,etc) where it clouds people's perception of a bad situation and I think that is wrong.He may not able to be traded(21 mil this year will do that) but I think if you dont want him around you get rid of him by cutting him...having him sit and do nothing for $21 mil is reasonably worse than him playing it out..and NOW New York is penny pitching?....gimme a break.

So how long before ESPN starts to criticize Brett Favre for his lackluster play?....He's throwing interceptions like its nobodies business and they've sputtered because of it..but nah he's still a gunslinger who is just having fun...remember what I said about perception?

The Oakland Raiders are reallllly bad..like turn away from the highlights bad..if you cant watch the highlights of their games..ew

Baron Davis is injured and out...did you win the office pool?

I've been hearing more Allen Iverson trade rumors now than I did when he was in Philly..I think he's gone sometime this year...but where?

Week 9

Sorry for the missed picks last week..I was dealing with some overly wild stuff this time last week..so lets get to the picks via iPod Touch

Bills over Jets
Jags over Bengals
Ravens over Browns
Vikings over Houston
Bears over Lions
Bucs over Chiefs
Titans over Packers
Cardinals over Rams
Broncos over Dolphins
Giants over Cowboys
Falcons over Raiders
Eagles over Seahawks
Patriots over Colts
Steelers over Redskins

enjoy the games

Halloween Night

You'd think everyone had a mask on today...everyone didnt look like they did the other night...here's what I noticed

Golden State....2 games in...looks better than advertised..I mean I left them for dead in the post Baron era..but they pushed Toronto tonight to OT and NO in their 1st game as well...just something of note

Tyrus Thomas...2-17?....thats it

Andrea Bargnani made me really happy today...he looked like a real 7 footer...I think there was a stretch either in the 2nd or 3rd qtr where he had the ball on the perimeter and drove to the basket for a dunk 3x in a row...I hope its clicking

Is there anything more disrespectful than playing for less than a minute?...Well Marcus Williams should be fuming..he played 7 seconds for Golden State

I may think David Lee is a tad overhyped...I want to say if he was black he wouldnt be getting this overwhelming attention and nod to get more minutes and to start...

Marbury is inactive...ouch...

Darryl Arthur grabbed 10 boards while going 0-6....a nice surprise there..

NBA!

"So Ryan..what have you thought about everything you've seen thus far in the NBA?"

Funny you should ask that question...since I have free NBA league pass for a little bit...here's what I've seen

-The mohawk is back....here's who I've seen thus far with one...Kings Kevin Martin...T'Wolves Craig Smith...Heat's Shawn Marion and Dwyane Wade...theres more on the Heat but I havent ID'd them yet...

-Minnesota will have the award for ugliest court this year...its 2 toned....inside the 3 point line is light brown...and everything outside the 3 is dark..you have to see it...then shield your eyes because its ugly.

-The Knicks are actually moving the ball quite well so far...and you know who hasnt played? Stephon Marbury and Eddy Curry...which is funny because D'Antoni has played the other 10 guys in the 1st half..

-Oden is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained foot...I wont say it....but you know what I'm thinking

-Rudy Fernandez is going to become one of my favorite players...quick

-Amare is sporting some awesome shades er..goggles?....

-I feel Mo Williams wont have much effect on helping Lebron this year...but it wont matter some how..Lebron will still be that amazing

-Watching Spencer Hawes and Kevin Love battle it out....I know there are sportswriters that are wetting themselves right now

-Michael Beasley looks dazed right now..but now that I think about it..he always does...but I like him..

-My goodness...what is Walt Frazier wearing?....I narrowed it down to Patent leather or plastic..