I’m hoping the Patriots will have the balls to go ahead and sign this dude.
The 2010 NFL football season is shaping up to be an interesting one to say the least with two of the league’s biggest and longest tenured running backs parting ways with their respective teams.
The releases of LaDainian Tomlinson and Brian Westbrook have set off a firestorm of rumors and speculation about where the two backs might end up next season. Both still have a little something left in the tank, so it’s just a matter of finding the right team for their skill sets.
As far as LaDainian Tomlinson is concerned, he limits his prospective employment to teams capable of winning the Super Bowl. He has reduced his options to a very small field. And then he’s 
going to have to take a very modest contract, given his performance level in 2009 (730 rushing yards, 3.3 per carry, 20 catches) for a very good team.
There is a reasonably good chance no Super Bowl contender will offer Tomlinson, 30, that chance. But history says that Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots might, or Mike Shanahan in Washington could. This is not to say the Redskins are a Super Bowl contender.
It appears that unless Tomlinson is willing to join a team like the Cincinnati Bengals or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his best chance to reach the Super Bowl still might be through San Diego. And he just cashed out there.
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Posted on: March 8th, 2010
First, the Bengals then the Chargers. How good has this Jets team been?!?
In case you didn’t know, YES, the last team to make it to the NFL playoffs will play in the 2010 AFC championship game. Go figure.
Coach Rex Ryan said the New York Jets should be the favorites to win every single game they play in the postseason and they certainly made a point in their last two playoff games. But can these guys keep it going against arguably THE team to beat in the AFC the last few years?
Yup, Mark Sanchez and the rest of the Jets are going to take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts with the winner earning the ticket to Super Bowl XLIV at Dolphins, Stadium in Miami, Florida. Can the Jets keep this Cinderella run they’ve been having?
Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, who completed 12 of 15 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown in the Jets’ wildcard playoff win over the Bengals, had another stellar performance in their playoff win over the heavy favorites San Diego Chargers. The USC product completed 12 of 23 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown in his return to California, sending the state’s beloved Chargers to an early vacation.
The Jets’ strength however, is their defense. They managed to shut down Chad Ochocinco in Cincinnati before neutralizing the Chargers offense in San Diego last Sunday. Can they do the same against Peyton Manning? That friends, is…
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Posted on: January 24th, 2010
I’ve mentioned here a couple of times how I’m participating in an NFL pool this year, Pauly’s Pub. The league name comes from its commissioner, the Rt. Hon. Dr. Pauly. It’s a straight-up “pick ’em” pool — meaning everyone picks winners for all the games (i.e., not against the spread).
I started the year slowly with my entry — “More Cowbell” — then had a nice stretch of four weeks or so during which I got back into contention. However, with three weeks to go I am now a longshot to make the money (i.e., the top four spots out of 40). I’m currently tied for eighth, but am five games behind the two teams tied for third. Would be remarkable somehow for me to gain that much ground over the last 48 games, I think.
Overall this year I’ve picked 143 of 208 games correctly. That’s just 68.75% overall, although better than almost 96% of the tens of thousands participating in ESPN’s Pigskin Pick’em game. My worst week was Week 7, when I only picked a miserable 7 of 14 correctly. My best came the following Week 8, when I chose the right team in 11 of 13 games.
Kind of interesting to see that of all of entries on ESPN, the absolute best anyone has done is 158. That’s basically just getting one more correct per week than I have. The top entry in Pauly’s Pub, “Fear the Ginger,” a.k.a. Lance Bradley (Bluff Magazine Editor-in-Chief), has hit an impressive 155. He appears to have locked the sucker up, as our buddy Julius Goat (“Some Jive-Ass Slippers”) is in a distant second with 149.
We’re all searching for a system, I suppose. Except for those who have already discovered theirs. For example, if I understood a series of tweets Mr. Goat sent out last week correctly, he makes his picks following a complicated rubric based on the relative fear induced by team names.
Topping the list as the least threatening names (according to JG) are the Browns (“‘The Browns In the Superbowl’ sounds like a euphemism. Not a good sign”), the Cardinals (“only intimidating if you are a seed”), and the Chargers (“once was much stronger, but in the age of cell phones and laptops it has downgraded to wussy accessory”). Search his Twitter timeline for more. (And for even more grins, start following.)
I’m not much for gambling on sports, really. Not too long ago I wrote a post here called “Confessions of a Non-Gambler” in which I explained how poker actually tended to diminish rather than encourage whatever small urge I might have had to wander over to the sports book and place a bet. The utter lack of control — which I know some enjoy immensely — is what tends to make sports betting less fun for me.
That said, I’m digging having a rooting interest in every single game this year. I’m an NFL fan anyway, and can thus be engaged no matter who is playing or what the situation. But this year I’m finding myself living or dying with every friggin’ game. Whether I miraculously make the cash or not, the increased fun I’ve had following games was most certainly worth more than the modest entry fee.
Thus, relatively inconsequential games like that Detroit-Cleveland epic from Week 11 in which the Lions (whom I picked) lost on the last play 38-37 now stand out in my mind as the most memorable of the year. So do other, more significant games like that New England-Indianapolis debacle from Week 10 in which Belichick crazily went for that fourth down late. (Had the Pats there, I did.)
But I’ve won my share of games on last-second plays, too. Much like the percentages in poker, such things tend to even out, I guess.
Not surprisingly, I’ve done best when trying to predict games involving the league’s worst teams. Have only missed picking games involving the St. Louis Rams (1-12) and Detroit Lions (2-11) a single time all year. (And, as mentioned, could’ve been perfect with Detroit thus far if not for that game they lost to the Euphemisms.) Also doing well with the two remaining undefeated teams, the Indianapolis Colts (13-0) and New Orleans Saints (13-0), having only picked against them twice each. Of course, I assume most everyone has done well with those teams.
Meanwhile, I’ve guessed incorrectly seven times when picking games involving the surprising Cincinnati Bengals (9-4), the uneven Jacksonville Jaguars (7-6), and the disappointing Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7). I also have missed seven games involving the hard-to-figure San Francisco 49ers (6-7), although one of those was a Thursday game I forgot to pick. (Did get the Niners right last night, though. Woot!)
So, fellow NFL prognosticators… how have you done? Let me know. Meanwhile, I have some injury reports to study.
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Posted on: December 15th, 2009
After seven games and a flawless 7-0 record, most sportsbetting experts and oddmakers have been forced to make considerable adjustments on the New Orleans Saints odds to win this year’s title. The Saints, who opened the season at 20/1, are now 3/1 favorites to win the Super Bowl XLIV, the best odds they’ve had in franchise history.
The other undefeated team, the Indianapolis Colts, is the second favorite at 5-1. New England is third choice for most oddmakers in Las Vegas at 11-2. The Saints are also the heavy favorite to win the NFC Championship at 3-2 odds, followed by the Minnesota Vikings at 7-2.
This is the first time since 1991 the Saints started a season with seven straight victories. The Saints have a good chance to achieve their eight straight victory next Sunday when they receive the Carolina Panthers. The Saints are clear favorites to win that game with a spread of -13 points. However, things will not be easy for New Orleans after week 9. The Saints will have to pay two visits in the upcoming weeks, first, they will travel to Saint Louis to meet the Rams and the Buccaneers on week 10 and 11th before receiving the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football (Week 12). For more Sportsbetting info and live odds, please visit WDIAV Sportsbetting section or click here.
Odds To Win 2009 Super Bowl:
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New England Patriots 11/2
Minnesota Vikings 8/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10/1
Baltimore Ravens 13/1
Philadelphia Eagles 14/1
Dallas Cowboys 18/1
New York Giants 18/1
Denver Broncos 22/1
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Cincinnati Bengals 25/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Green Bay Packers 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Atlanta Falcons 40/1
Miami Dolphins 60/1
New York Jets 60/1
San Francisco 49ers 65/1
Carolina Panthers 150/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 200/1
Seattle Seahawks 200/1
Buffalo Bills 400/1
Tennessee Titans 400/1
Washington Redskins 500/1
Oakland Raiders 750/1
Cleveland Browns 1000/1
Detroit Lions 1000/1
Kansas City Chiefs 1000/1
St. Louis Rams 1000/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1000/1
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Posted on: November 8th, 2009
Always a gracious host, Chad Ochocinco sent a special gift for the Ravens ahead of their trip to Cincinnati this Sunday. On 105.7 FM earlier today, Ochocinco said he ordered gift baskets with deodorant to be sent to the Ravens’ secondary as well as Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. According to Ravens Insider:
“I not only sent them gift baskets, but I sent them something they could use so they don’t sweat,” Ochocinco said.
Stay classy (and hilarious) Chad! It’s too bad this won’t be but a mere footnote as his most entertaining moments as a Bengal, because this is definitely one of his better stunts.
In related news, the Bengals are tied for first with Pittsburgh in the AFC North, both 5-2. The 4-3 Ravens are in sole possession of third place, having lost to Cinci earlier this year in Baltimore.
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Posted on: November 7th, 2009
