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2005
- 2006 NFL Season Free
Football Picks Review
2004 - 2005 NFL Season
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?
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Luck with your NFL Football Wagering!
Lucky Lester
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