Week 9 Pick Ems

Kyle and I have been crazy-busy this week, so things are running a bit behind.

Some of you had asked for my thoughts on these picks, so this week you’ll get a behind the scenes look into my stunning decision-making ability… In other words, you’ll quickly see that I have NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING!

Come on, guys… if it ain’t Orange and Blue I have no clue. :)

Kyle: So now we know the method behind Jonathan’s madness… or do we? Who else is not fooled by his clever ruse as a clueless prognosticator? Some have said, “Oh, well he never picks AFC West teams.” Again, a clever alibi to disguise his genius.

Thanks, Jon, for getting this post up. We have been insanely busy. And when I say insanely busy, I mean just that — another homework or work assignment and I’d go insane.

Last week

Kyle – Against the Spread – 1-3
Straight up – 7-6
Jonathan – Against the Spread – 1-2
Straight up – 7-6

To Date

Kyle – Against the Spread – 9-12 (.429)
Straight up – 74-42 (.638)
Jonathan – Against the spread – 13-14 (.481)
Straight up – 71-45 (.612)

Far and away, this was the hardest week to pick games so far this season.  In my mind there were two games that were well-favored either way – Redskins/Jets and Chargers/Vikings.  Otherwise, flip a coin and you have that week’s winner.  I’m afraid of going 2-12 this week, I could be that wrong.

Kyle’s pick	Jon’s Thoughts/Notes/Ramblings	Jonathan’s pick
	WAS @ JETS – I went with the Redskins this week. I think that any team bold enough to still be using a racial slur in their team name is not to be messed with!
	GB @ KC – This one’s easy. DEN needs everyone in the AFC West to lose as much as possible, so I’m pulling for the old man this week (Favre not Holmes).
	ARZ @ TB – For some reason I just like the Bucs. Maybe it’s my three years in Tampa. Maybe it’s Chucky. Maybe it’s the fact they fire cannons if they score at home. Beats me – but I like em.
	CAR @ TEN – Living in Knoxville Tennessee, I feel a bit of loyalty to the home state… well, enough to pick them to win vs CAR.
	SF @ ATL – Unlike the Bucs, living in Atlanta left me with no warm fuzzy feeling for the Falcons…. Have you gotten the feeling I’m just randomly picking these things yet?
	JAC @ NO – Um… No clue. I’ll go with the big easy.
	DEN @ DET – As Kyle as mentioned, we don’t pick against DEN.
	CIN @ BUF – My office mate (guy in the office next to mine) is a big Bills fan. I’m going to go with the Bills… it will make my Monday easier.
	SD @ MIN – I really can’t stand the Chargers for making my first Denver home game a rout, so I think I’m going to be Vikings fan this weekend.
	SEA @ CLE – Well…um… yeah, I don’t know. Let’s go with the Hawks.
	NE @ IND – The most anticipated game in the history of American Football is this week folks! Am I the only one that just doesn’t care about this game? I’ll pick Indy, cause their the underdog.
	HOU @ OAK – I’ll take Denver South over the Raiders any day, thank you very much.
	DAL @ PHI – Dallas kicked our tail in the preseason, and I’ve heard they’ve been pretty good this year. I’ll take them.
	BAL @ PIT – I made several Steeler friends this off-season during my tiff with our mascot. They were mad about PIT adding their own mascot this year. So this is a sympathy pick.