| 03 October 2009
Here's what sucks about the NFL right now
1. Nike and Mike Vick's "people"
Either Nike totally boned Vick to gauge the public's outcry on re-signing him to a deal with the apparel supplier (if you believe them), or Vick's agent broke the news about Vick and this "Nike" deal to show potential sponsors that MV 7 has appeal with fans again. Either way, I hope 7 has aligned himself with the right people, or else he's going to be the brokest dude ever. Either way it is confusing to me because Vick has a terrible image (so why would Nike sign him to anything) and he still hasn't completed a pass so his agent is a douche too. Dare I say, Vick is becoming a Vick-tim of more terrible decisions?
2. Jamarcus Russell and the Raiders in general
Can you believe that someone has a lower quarterback rating than Jake Delhomme? There is one, his name is listed above. He currently has a rating of 39.8. How does one get a 39.8 QB rating? Here we go:
31/75 - 41.3% - 378 yards - 1 TD - 4 INT
Good thing he held out of camp as a rookie. Although he is still smarter than Michael Crabtree because at least he signed and got $60 million guaranteed. I've said it many times, as awesome as Al Davis WAS, he's a fucking loon bag now. He can't hire a coach, his scouts are awful, and the spending on marginal players is outlandish. Look at some of this baggage:
Nmandi Asomugha- Potentially 4 years $55 million
Shane Lechler- A punter making $16 million over 4 years
Jamarcus Russell- Guaranteed $60 million
Richard Seymour- Final year of his bloated contract the Patriots wanted to cast off
Tommy Kelly- $50.1 million
Javon Walker- $16 million guaranteed, $55 million potential
Darius Heyward-Bey- $23.5 million guaranteed (no catches so far this year)
3. The New Texas Stadium
$90 dollars for a pizza my ass!
4. New Rules
The defense-less receiver flag is the latest of the most fucked up rules ever created. It's the most subjective call in the game and an official has to make a decision in less than a second, sometimes with an obstructed view. Most of the time the WR is "defenseless" because his shitty signal caller has hung him out to dry with an errant pass. Quarterbacks are pussies. This penalty will cost teams games. Football is a contact sport and you will be paid handsomely to catch balls over the middle. Deal with it.
BETS
1. Oakland @ Houston UNDER 42.5
So the Raiders are averaging 12 points a game, or 4 successful field goal tries from that fat bastard Janikowski. Considering the Raiders scored 3 last week, they might score 0 this week.
Oakland 3- Houston 20
$25
2. Baltimore +1.5 @ New England
Ray Lewis is going to come out pumped up, shimmy his hips pregame like Elvis, take credit for tackles made by other players, then talk shit post game about how no one believed in the Ravens. Is there any other defensive player that gets so pumped up after a play without doing anything? With that said, New England doesn't look good right now. They don't look terrible, but I think the Baltimore offense has really found a running game that's solid and a passing game that is finally efficient to say the least.
Baltimore 20 - New England 17
$40
3. AND NOW FOR MY
San Diego + 7 @ Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh certainly isn't as bad as their record would indicate, but please tell me why Ben Roethlisberger can't throw a completion until his team is behind AND it is late in the game. Here are some situational stats for Roethlisberger:
When ahead: Rating- 81.0
When tied: Rating- 90.9
When behind: Rating- 96.4
Sure, you can wax all you want about the Steelers running the ball when they have the lead, but can you remember the last time Pittsburgh could successfully run the ball? It is not this year, it wasn't last year, it was 2007.
That's why I am taking the Chargers +7. Because San Diego will jump out to a lead around half time, then late in the game the lead will shrink to three points and Ben will rally the troops and score a TD so the Steelers win by four. Also, why does San Diego have to go to Pittsburgh for the second year in a row?
Pittsburgh 31- San Diego 27
$75
4. Tennessee -3 @ Jacksonville
The Titans are due for a win, right?
Tennessee 24 - Jacksonville 17
$25
5. Parlay the whole thing for $10, it pays 110
Results
Last week 2-2
Overall 4-4
$$$ +25
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