You Be The Guru
Well now fans, we all dreamed of scoring the highlight reel touchdown or coming thru with the game winning kick as kids. I know that now your dreams have matured - you want to be the guru. So, you'll have to click 'comments' and weigh in this week.
The coaching carousel should begin spinning any day now. Who will be the first coach to get his walking papers? To help you a bit I'll give you a few pointers (even THE guru relies on some insider information each week). In the "Honey, pack up the china" category: Texans coach Dom Capers; Ravens coach Brian Billick; Saints coach Jim Haslett. In the "Isn't your cousin a realtor?" column: Vikings coach Mike Tice; Raiders coach Norv Turner; Titans coach Jeff Fisher. and in the "Fans are lobbying for my head" column: Packers coach Mike Sherman; Rams coach Mike Martz (and Joe Vitt, the medical-leave interim). I'll toss another little tidbit at you. This is one of those things that make you go 'hmmm': Redskins coach (legend/messiah) Joe Gibbs replaced Steve Spurrier who Redskin fans ran out of town on a rail for being 11-14 in his first 25 games with the team. Guess where the Skins were under Gibbs after his first 25 games. All together now, 'hmmm'.
News: By now you've heard, T.O. has officially been K.O.'d by the arbitrator. In Chicago, QB Rex Grossman is set to be back in uniform this weekend. As I had previously forecasted, now Lovie Smith has a decision to make, Grossman or stick with rookie Orton. The Colts are a perfect 10-0. Members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins bought a case of champagne this week. Their tradition has been to ice champagne each year that another team reaches the 10-0 mark, and covenant to get together and celebrate when they lose, preserving their 1972 perfect season as the only one in NFL history. Will the Colts remain perfect? Okay here's your chance. Be the Guru. Click 'comments' and let your prognosticating powers amaze me.
1) Who will be the first coach fired?
2) Will T.O. finally be out of the limelight or will we hear more from him?
3) In Chicago, does Orton finish the season or do they turn back to Grossman?
4) Does Indianapolis go undefeated in the regular season?
5) If not, which week will the '72 Dolphins pop the champagne?
Having pretended to be the guru, if you're really feeling it go ahead and take a crack at this week's slate. See if you can beat the guru across 16 games. Here's how it's done:
In my "theres-only-one-guru, say-goodbye-to-Capers-first, 2-more-weeks-of-T.O., Orton-sticks-but-perfection-ends-in-Jacksonville' picks for week number 12: Falcons over Lions; Broncos over Cowboys; Bengals over Ravens; Panthers over Bills; Bucs over Bears; Vikings over Browns; Chiefs over Patriots; Chargers over Native Americans; Titans over 49ers; Texans over Rams; Jaguar over Cardinals; Raiders over Dolphins; Eagles over Packers; Seahawks over Giants; Saints over Jets; Colts over Steelers.
The coaching carousel should begin spinning any day now. Who will be the first coach to get his walking papers? To help you a bit I'll give you a few pointers (even THE guru relies on some insider information each week). In the "Honey, pack up the china" category: Texans coach Dom Capers; Ravens coach Brian Billick; Saints coach Jim Haslett. In the "Isn't your cousin a realtor?" column: Vikings coach Mike Tice; Raiders coach Norv Turner; Titans coach Jeff Fisher. and in the "Fans are lobbying for my head" column: Packers coach Mike Sherman; Rams coach Mike Martz (and Joe Vitt, the medical-leave interim). I'll toss another little tidbit at you. This is one of those things that make you go 'hmmm': Redskins coach (legend/messiah) Joe Gibbs replaced Steve Spurrier who Redskin fans ran out of town on a rail for being 11-14 in his first 25 games with the team. Guess where the Skins were under Gibbs after his first 25 games. All together now, 'hmmm'.
News: By now you've heard, T.O. has officially been K.O.'d by the arbitrator. In Chicago, QB Rex Grossman is set to be back in uniform this weekend. As I had previously forecasted, now Lovie Smith has a decision to make, Grossman or stick with rookie Orton. The Colts are a perfect 10-0. Members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins bought a case of champagne this week. Their tradition has been to ice champagne each year that another team reaches the 10-0 mark, and covenant to get together and celebrate when they lose, preserving their 1972 perfect season as the only one in NFL history. Will the Colts remain perfect? Okay here's your chance. Be the Guru. Click 'comments' and let your prognosticating powers amaze me.
1) Who will be the first coach fired?
2) Will T.O. finally be out of the limelight or will we hear more from him?
3) In Chicago, does Orton finish the season or do they turn back to Grossman?
4) Does Indianapolis go undefeated in the regular season?
5) If not, which week will the '72 Dolphins pop the champagne?
Having pretended to be the guru, if you're really feeling it go ahead and take a crack at this week's slate. See if you can beat the guru across 16 games. Here's how it's done:
In my "theres-only-one-guru, say-goodbye-to-Capers-first, 2-more-weeks-of-T.O., Orton-sticks-but-perfection-ends-in-Jacksonville' picks for week number 12: Falcons over Lions; Broncos over Cowboys; Bengals over Ravens; Panthers over Bills; Bucs over Bears; Vikings over Browns; Chiefs over Patriots; Chargers over Native Americans; Titans over 49ers; Texans over Rams; Jaguar over Cardinals; Raiders over Dolphins; Eagles over Packers; Seahawks over Giants; Saints over Jets; Colts over Steelers.
1 Comments:
(1) Norv Turner. Two words: Al Davis.
(2) The lime has soured for T.O.
(3) Orton stays.
(4) No go.
(5) 12. A guess; yes I should at least check their week 12 opponent but... ooh! ooh! Steelers? 12.
By Radioactive Jam, at 11/25/2005 8:52 PM
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