Rex Grossman Is Our Quarterback

Man, Tom Brady really sucks. I think it’s best to just spend as little time as possible on last week, with my Pats pick (and my prediction of a big game for Randy Moss) looking good early on, only to have the team fall apart in the end against what I consider to be a pretty mediocre Dolphins team. The one thing I can say is that it’s 100% Tom Brady’s fault, just like everything else that has gone wrong for me this football season. With the holidays approaching, I’m getting low on cash, and I need to start getting serious again as soon as possible. It’s another tough slate of games, with some of the lig’s elite teams appearing a little fragile of late and some of our bottom feeders looking tough to bet against. It’s truly an upside-down world when the Raiders are scoring at will against the Super Bowl champions. Nevertheless, I think there are two possible opportunities here: the Chiefs hosting the Bills in basically a pick ‘em game and the Packers -3.5 visiting Chicago.

We can start in KC, host to a contest between two teams kind of on the rise but still pretty crappy. All things being equal on the momentum front, I think the Chiefs have the advantage in the talent department. Jamaal Charles is still doing work, and the Bills run defense remains at the bottom of the lig. With the spread a paltry -1 in favor of Buffalo, this game comes down to which mediocre team can pull it together for a hard earned victory. My money is on KC.

The pick (home team in caps): KANSAS CITY (+1) over Buffalo

The skirmish in Chicago is a little more cut and dry. It’s very simple, Jay Cutler is a disaster at the QB position. He has already thrown 20 interceptions this year, is the furthest thing from a winner I’ve ever seen behind center, and is stupid looking. And don’t get me started on Matt Forte, who couldn’t manage to break 100 yards against the St. Louis Rams last week. Never has there been such a clear cut situation where the OC should be fired than in Chicago right now. Ron Turner was the OC in Chicago during the suffocatingly boring Dave Wannstedt years, was the worst head coach in the history of The University of Illinois (which is really saying something), and, according to Wikipedia, prescribes to an offensive philosophy that “blends elements of the Air Coryell System,” which is kind of like saying he uses MS DOS. The combination of those three characters is what has led to the single most disappointing team performance in the NFL this year. Green Bay, on the other hand, is full of youth and vigor, even amongst the older players. If you just saw Don Driver play, would you have any idea the man was 34 years old? Aarons Rodgers looks like he’ll be an HOFer, and with four wins in a row, the team seems to be going in the right direction. I like the Packers to embarrass the Bears on Sunday.

The pick: Green Bay (-3.5) over CHICAGO

Season record: 12-6