Okay, I’m a Dorky Attorney
I have been out of law school for 19 months now. I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about the trial for Barry Bonds. It will be so much fun to watch all the coverage as it is going on, but what will annoy me is the continuous “Barry is going down because he took steroids” chatter. That is not what he is being accused of. If you want to better understand what is going on in this trial, read a little bit of this article from the San Francisco Chronicle writers who wrote Game of Shadows.
From the start of the indictment, Barry professed his innocence, and today entered a plea of Not Guilty. His attorneys also said that a plea bargain would be unlikely. This could go on for a while, and I will try to follow the events as much as possible, occasionally providing updates.
In other, and much more important news, Kevin Everett is walking. This story was released today. There is not nearly enough press covering how big of a deal this is. Everett was supposed to be extremely close to death after making a tackle in Week One of the regular season. Then, he was going to be paralyzed for the rest of his life. Now, before the regular season is even over, he is able to walk on his own. This is just an amazing story and the procedure that was performed needs more publicity. I wish the media covered this with a little more fervor.
As for the Week 14 picks, well, we started off a little rough last night. The NFL network games have really hurt me the past two weeks. I did not get my post uploaded in time last week for the Packers-Cowboys game (I swear I had the Cowboys), and then last night Todd Collins defeats Brian Griese in the 2008-2009 emergency quarterback or insurance salesman sweepstakes. You have got to be kidding me.
For the rest of the games, we will go with my picks in bold and the home team in ALL CAPS.
WEEK 14 PICKS
X Chicago -3 at WASHINGTON
Carolina at JACKSONVILLE (-11) - I was crazy enough to take the 49ers against the Panthers, what makes you think I wouldn’t take Jax at -11?
Dallas (-10.5) at DETROIT - I mistakenly typed “-105″ initially, and still considered taking the Cowboys. I guess you could say that I really do believe that the Lions are in self destruct mode. After I type this, I can honestly see Kitna throwing five touchdowns, three of them to Mike Furrey, who until two weeks ago, had been a proud member of my Cobra Kai fantasy bench.
Miami at BUFFALO (-7.5) - Initially I was going with Miami, but the Kevin Everett story completely changed my mind. Miami’s best shot at a win this season went out the window, when Kevin Everett was able to walk out of the hospital on his own accord.
New York Giants at PHILADELPHIA (-2.5) - I really don’t know on this game, but McNabb is back, which means A.J. Feeley can stop throwing late game passes to the wrong team. Seriously, how much of a tease was Feeley these past two weeks? He showed flashes that were really good, but then, when it mattered, he would throw a pick. Then after the close loss, you would look at his stats and realize that he threw 7 interceptions in two starts. And you never realized it because he played so well at times. You know what, even if Feeley…wait a minute, how can I take the Eagles after the 12 sack game? I’ve changed my pick five times while writing this, so let us revert back to the original pick:
New York Giants (+2.5) at PHILADELPHIA
…Give me a second, I just took Eli Manning on the road with Reuben Droughns as his only running back.
…
…Alright I’m back.
Oakland at GREEN BAY (-10.5) - Even if Brett Favre doesn’t play, I’m still taking the Packers. Try and stop me.
Pittsburgh (+10.5) at NEW ENGLAND - I rode the N.E. payday long enough, and got burned the past two weeks. Besides, Santonio Holmes and Troy Polamalu are back for this one. Even Anthony Smith’s stupid prediction won’t prevent the Steelers from covering.
San Diego (-1.5) at TENNESSEE - Albert Haynesworth really cannot mean that much to a team can he?
St. Louis (+6.5) at CINCINNATI - This is how little I think of Cincinnati. I don’t even know who will be playing quarterback for the Rams.
Tampa Bay (-3) at HOUSTON - Tampa is playing well, and nobody can figure out how or why it is happening. They have a McCown filling in at quarterback, they have Earnest Moonlight Graham playing running back, they are incredibly old, and Jon Gruden is still coaching them. What is going on?
Arizona (+7) at SEATTLE - Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin may both be out of the game on Sunday. It is at Seattle. However, Arizona may have discovered something special in themselves and make a game out of this. Am I trying to hard to talk myself into backing Urban Legend’s team? Probably.
Minnesota (-9) at SAN FRANCISCO - Repeat after me: I will not take the 9ers again this season. Repeat this mantra over and over again. Good. Let’s move on.
Cleveland (-3.5) at NEW YORK JETS - Jets fans are officially the lowest form of humans. Classless. Tasteless. Inappropriate. I think I probably know some of those guys.
Kansas City (+6.5) at DENVER - Can anybody tell me what is going on in Denver? They look dreadful. Then, they look terrible. Then they show some life. Then they are dreadful again. I’m looking for terrible this week.
Indianpolis at BALTIMORE (+9.5) - The only reason I picked Baltimore: I saw several promos for the upcoming season of “The Wire” and it TOTALLY clouded my judgment. Best show on television; bar none.
New Orleans (-4.5) at ATLANTA - New Orleans is a better road team than home team, and they get to play in a dome. Oh, did I mention that Chris Redman is starting for the Falcons in that game? Go Saints.
Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 6-7-1
Week 11: 7-8-1
Week 12: 7-9
Week 13: 9-5
Overall 2nd Half Record: 38-35-2
Know that feeling all too well!
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