Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by Myke.

Week 9 was a rather predictable week of football and the elite teams are starting to emerge and separate themselves from the non-elite teams.  I went 11-2 last week bringing my season total to 97-32.  That gives me a solid 75% at picking the winners.

It is starting to become very clear that we have some very sad NFL teams and they are not looking very good at all.  Washington, St Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, Oakland and Kansas City all appear to be battling for the #1 overall pick in next years draft.  Some other very low teams have made a few adjustments and look to be making a run at saving their season and their fan base.  Tennessee has won the second strait game and Tampa Bay won a very solid game for their first win.  I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Tennessee could possibly make it to 8-8 for the season which would be a great turn around and possibly save the Vince Young draft pick and future of his NFL career.

A few teams that appear to be on a downward tailspin are the NY Giants, Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.  The Giants brought in a ton of free agents yesterday and today and I am not sure if that is to spark the team with fear or if they are actually looking at any of these guys.  If you want to strike fear into your team, bring Larry Johnson in and let him workout side by side with Jacobs.  The Packers lost to Tampa Bay and they looked like they still had visions of Brett Farve in their head.  Rogers is running for his life and has yet to learn how to get rid of the ball.  He has a huge amount of talent but yet he still makes very dumb mistakes.  As for the Bears, well Lovie Smith…you wanted to call the defensive plays and you now get to accept the blame on that side of the ball.  This defense looks lost and over-matched big time.  Offensively they look to be making strides forward with Cutler.  If they were to throw in a legitimate receiver, Cutler would be dangerous.

Denver, oh Denver.  You go from 6-0 to 6-2 with 2 very bad losses to AFC opponents.  First Baltimore roughed you up through 4 quarters then the Steelers roughed you up for about 2.5 quarters.  Get the ball down field and start spreading out the defense.  You have 2 damn good receivers, Royal and Marshall, but yet you are afraid to throw the ball down field over 20 yards.  In the NFL we call that scared s***less and not having any trust in your offense.  Spread the ball around, stretch the field deep and get creative with the play calling.

Right now there is 2 elite teams in the NFL, Indianapolis and New Orleans.  Both teams have been tested 2 games in a row but yet they still win.  Both teams have played at about a C level and still win.  That is scary, because when a team can win without bringing their A game to the table…that means they can beat anybody thrown in front of them.

Here is my top 5 teams at the half way mark of the season.

1. New Orleans
2. Indianapolis
3. Pittsburgh
4. New England
5. Minnesota

Let’s move on to this week’s games and do not forget we have a Thursday night game this week.

(4-4)    at    (3-5) - Chicago
I think Chicago saw their offense click for the first time last week and I expect them to continue that run.  San Francisco seems to have fallen again with poor QB play and a defense that needs to really step it up.

(3-5)    at    (2-6) - Tennessee
I am sticking with Tennessee and their new found honor at QB, defense and their play calling on offense.  Buffalo is still one of those teams that could win any given Sunday but they seem to forget how to execute come game time.

(8-0)    at    (1-7) - New Orleans
Dangerous game for New Orleans but they will light it up on the offense and the defense will get back to making plays again.  Look for the defense of New Orleans to score a TD and the offense to score at least 28.

(1-7)    at    (3-5) - Miami
I liked the game last week from rookie QB Freeman but I am not sure he can do that on the road and against a team that can run all day everyday.  Look for Miami to put on the running shoes and crank out a solid 250 yards on the ground.

(1-7)    at    (7-1) - Minnesota
Minnesota is coming off their bye week and needed it badly with some key injuries.  Look for Minnesota to give Detroit a heavy dose of the running game and another solid defensive outing.  I do not see this game being close at all.

(4-4)    at    (4-4) - Jacksonville
This could be a very well matched up game and I think this game will come down to the defense on both sides of the ball.  I would look for the Jaguars defense to step it up a notch and pressure Sanchez into some bad throws.  Jacksonville will win this one on the road and creep over the .500 mark.

(6-2)    at    (6-2) - Cincinnati
This is going to be a huge game this week and I expect both defenses to beat the crap out of each others offense.  I am on the Bengals bandwagon to make a serious run into the playoffs.  This is my major upset of the week.

(6-2)    at    (2-6) - Denver
This is the game the Broncos needed.  A good rebound relationship…I mean rebound game to get back on track.  I would expect Denver to get their running game going and for Orton to try at least 2, maybe 3 20+ yard passes…I hope anyways.

(5-3)    at    (3-5) - Atlanta
Atlanta has had some tough losses this year but I am putting money on the fact that they beat up Carolina and keep pressure on New Orleans.  Atlanta will have a very solid and well balanced pass/run attack all day long.

(1-7)    at    (2-6) - Kansas City
This is a sad but on the schedule game this week.

(6-2)    at    (4-4) - Dallas
Sorry Packer fans but you will lose back to back home games.  The offense is a bit out of sorts and the defense is not good.  On the Dallas side of the ball, they have their offense clicking well and their defense is starting to shine.  Look for Rogers to run for his life again and the defense to get beat up all day.  Rogers will have good numbers but it will be in comeback mode all day long.  Look for Dallas to control this game with their running attack.

(3-5)    at    (5-3) - Arizona
Look for Arizona to light up the scoreboard again as Warner continues to roll and put some distance in their division.  Seattle had a chance early this year but they blew it big time with poor play calling and poor execution.

(5-3)    at    (5-3) - San Diego
This will be a good battle of two teams fighting for their division lives.  San Diego can smell the division as Denver is falling and San Diego is climbing.  Philadelphia will fall again this week with a poor running game.  This game will be close in the end with SD pulling it out late.

(6-2)    at    (8-0) - New England
I am calling this the “Could have been great” game of the week.  I know Indianapolis is 8-0 but I am not impressed with their play as of late.  They have won games that have been close but their running game is going to kill them if they are not careful.  Ont he other side, New England is starting to look very tough with a solid passing game and a good running game.  With the victory, New England will jump ahead of Indianapolis in the Power Rankings.

(4-4)    at    (1-7) - Baltimore
Cleveland will again help another team get back on track.  Baltimore will be too much for Cleveland to handle and this will spell the beginning for Mangini to fall to the way side.  Look for Holmgren to get a job soon and take over the Football Operations piece and bring in a solid “good resume” coach to clean house.

Well, let the games begin ladies and gentlemen.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by Myke.

Back in 2002 a group created an Internet phenom with Stars Wars Gangsta Rap.  Well they have made their comeback with a sequel to the original and it is even better.  The second video is a bit more on the vulgar side (which is why I found it very funny).  If bad language bothers you, do not listen tot he second video…I am warning you…don’t do it…

ALL NEW! Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles

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