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2004
- 2005 NFL Season
2005 - 2006 NFL Season Free
Football Picks Review
Lucky Lester back atcha once again. I thought I'd throw
out a little recap of week one in NFL action.
In the big picture I came out of the blocks hot and
roared to a record of 10-5-1 record and failed
to pick only five of the NFL's first sixteen games
of the season. Unfortunately, ole Lester can't be right
all of the time so lets take a closer look at where
I went wrong with my picks.
My
Super Picks fell way short of my hopes and I paid for
it. Remember a little bet where I suggested that mortgaging
your Grandma's house might be a good idea? Well…
I now refer to that bet as, "Sure Grandma, you
can live with us!" This bet was also known as the
Falcons/Niners game. I seem to recall almost
throwing up I mean who'd a thunk the powerful Vick propelled
Falcons wouldn't slide past the spread of -3.5 against
the sorry San Francisco squad that played Ken Dorsey
for quality minutes for God's sake. I thought for sure
the Falcons would step up in this game and prove that
Vick could dominate in his third year. But all they
could do is muster up just enough points not to cover
and leave me cleaning out the spare bedroom so my grandma
could move in… my wife's grandma that is! You didn't
think I'd put my own grandmas mortgage on the Falcons
game did ya? Hah, not a chance! Unfortunately my three
other Super Picks followed suit, as the poorly named
section ended up at 0-4.
Short
Recap of Super Picks
Falcons-Niners: Them damn Falcons, heart breakers
indeed. Vick looked more like the Vick of his rookie
year and less like the All-Pro Vick everyone thought
would show up. He still mustered a win out of the cluster,
but stuck me on a small couch in the living room. Tears
fill my eyes every time I think about how long Grandma
will be staying. There's always next week… right?
Chiefs-Broncos:
So, I underestimated Plummer a little. But truly, I
underestimated Shanahan's knowledge of his own team.
He trades away one of the top three most promising backs
in the league and still rushes for tons of yards with
Quentin Griffin. He's good. Champ Bailey made his efforts
felt with an interception and multiple plays that showed
why he's the best corner in the league. The Chiefs might
rebound next week, but the Bronco's might look to good
to bet against.
Texans-Chargers:
Wow, is LaDainian Tomlinson good or is he good? The
Texans were getting unlucky bounces every snap and that
contributed to their loss, but LT is something else.
Drew Brees didn't lose the game, which is a great improvement
from last years Charger attack. I still believe in the
Texans, but if Drew Brees plays mistake free football,
I can see the Chargers winning more games than I had
previously thought possible. We'll see how long he keeps
that up.
Ravens-Browns:
I still can't believe Ray Lewis let his defense lose
to the Browns. The Browns, you know the team that used
to be the Browns was the Ravens, now the Browns are
the Browns and the old Browns are the Ravens. Whew!
Anyway, 20-3, wow, I never saw that coming. Look for
Ray to find the real Ravens team this week in practice
and hopefully trick them into coming to play this Sunday.
So the account took a hit, next week right? There's
always next week.
As
for the rest of my picks, well I was 10-1-1.
The Colts pushed against the tough Patriots in New England
and the Ram's looked like the Raider's of yester-year,
barely beating the stink'n Cardinals. Every other game
I picked was spot on. The Titans's beat Miami as some
sort of cruel punishment, like they haven't had enough
problems since Ricky went postal! The Raiders lost by
just enough to make me a winner anyway. The Buccaneers
looked like a mess letting Clinton Portis walk, or run
all over them, missing Warren Sapp as I had predicted.
The Jaguars just about gave me a heart attack in the
ugliest game played so far, but still managed to sneak
past the Bills in the closing second with a touch down
pass to rookie Earnest Wilford. The Jet's beat the Bengals
by more then the 4.5 points they needed to make me a
happy man. Both teams looked like offensive juggernauts
didn't they? The Lions gave me hope by winning outright
over the Bears, ending their "away from home"
losing streak. The Seahawks flew over the Saints in
New Orleans letting fans know that they can win anywhere
even in the state of a million beads and doubled distractions!
The Eagles shellacked the Giant's and as predicted Kurt
Warner felt the effects of the blitzing Eagle defense.
The Cowboys didn't have enough offensive power to stay
close to the Vikings, and Terrence Newman talking trash
to Randy Moss didn't help their chances as Moss abused
him for two touchdowns, (heheheheh). And for win number
ten, well the Packers galloped into Carolina and stomped
on the Panthers then added injury to insult by breaking
Steve Smith's leg. Ouch! But at least Lucky came away
unscathed. My 10-5-1 is quite the start, and who cares
about Super Picks (sniffle, sniffle) anyway?
WAGERING
SMART MAKES WATCHING NFL GAMES MORE FUN
Good
Luck with your NFL Football Wagering!
Lucky Lester
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