GolfHos

 ;D

several teams facing do or die games this week.

pitt, at 2-4  needs to finish out @ 9-1 (games against denver, new orleans, carolina, cincy, baltimore x2)  at worst (8-2 finish with lucky results from other teams might draw a wildcard) to have a legitimate playoff shot...   fortunately draws oakland to start it

dallas-carolina, with the loser probably missing the playoffs (4 losses @ the halfway point).... how will romo handle his first start?  can anyone contain steve smith? can jake delhomme NOT throw a ridiculous pick to lose a game at the buzzer?

vikings-pats in a battle of 2 under-rated defenses against 2 meager offenses...  vikings might be the toughest opponent left on the pats schedule


kansas city, with the shocking upset of san diego last week can actually pull ahead of san diego in the standings  IF   st louis can beat san diego today...     which san diego team will show up?  of course, having  'roids  in the lineup while he appeals his suspension should help the chargers out.

2 supposed playoff teams (indy, cincy)  with arguably 2 of the 4 worst run defenses in the league match up against 2 teams with good running games (denver, atlanta)
can denver's d  live up to the hype against peyton and co ? can indy put the game in turnover jake's  hands?  can cincy stop ron mexico and the throbbing red herpes march?


can brian billick actually do a worse job with the ravens offense?  is this team done?  playing in the superdome against the improving saints  isn't going to help.    does bush have the speed to beat ray lewis and co. to the edge?


can andy reid  coach away another victory?  the jags after starting the season hot are in must-win situation after the humilating defeat to texas last week.  mcchunk inexplicably threw rookie-like picks last week, and it should be a better defense this week... 
 

i smell another bad week in the pickem pool
 :'(

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ugh

They'll be showing JAX/PHI and SF/CHI, followed by PIT/OAK here.  I don't mind those too much.  I'd like to watch IND/DEN, but this is the first day in a while where I don't have to be anywhere today, so I'm glad to be watching anything.

The Steelers schedule is rough, I doubt they can pull it off.  But today should be pretty easy against Oakland.

I think the Panthers will beat the Cowboys soundly with Romo throwing several picks.

I can't figure out KC or Seattle at all.

I don't have a strong opinion about a lot of games except for Denver over Indy.

RickB_ missed out on the pickem pool again.  I guess he's done for the season.

HAHAHAHA.   and sometimes i think that I act like a baby...

 ;D

and.... the pickem page won't load for me....

 :'(

WHAT a throw and catch  by vick to lelie
 [sm_shock]

no-balt  trading fumbles early.

 :o

why did i pick   philthy?
looks like another week of them getting steamrolled.

(well, besides  pittsburhg needing to see a jax loss)

Already ugly for SF.

10:39 left in the 1st, CHI already up by 10. I believe it's going to be a boring game.

jeebus   reggie bush idiotic halfback pass (intercepteD)
 kills a saints scoring drive.

and seneca wallace throws a tD?

 [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

aikman just said marvin lewis runs a tight ship   and the bungles off field problems shouldnt reflect on him


wtf.
lol

17-0 CHI w/ 1:55 remaining in the 1st.  [sm_jack]

llol

Alex Smith fumbles AGAIN. Recovered by CHI, returned to about the 13 yard line. Touchdown makes it 24-0. 1:02 remaining in the 1st.

Why, why, WHY, can't FOX go to a different game when the one they're showing is a complete joke?

stupid bush interception has made the no-balt  game 14-0 instead of 7-7


ugh
 >:( >:(

lovely nfl rules

 >:( TV's busted. 

serves me right I guess.  I have a paper due tuesday.

[threadjack] Are you fuggen kidding me? Christmas commercials in October?  [sm_disgust] [/threadjack]

gawd,   saints  tailback (#27, whoever that is)  just bobbles a screen from the saints 15  that gets picked and returned for a td.  21-0  baltimore.    i don't think they can blow that lead.

looks like arizona is just rolling over and going for the #1 pick  now that oakland has won a game

kaesviharn just got crumpled.

saints march back quickly  with a quick td drive  .   maybe they won't give up

baltimore defense looks to be in-fighting with blame on the blown coverage.

philthy might finish 1st half with 60 yards of total offense.  jayzuz, at least when jax kicked pittsburgh's ass around,  it was IN  jax, not at the linc.   LOL

qb controversy in  seattle ?

damn  fujita ! !


wtf  was that play?

what was mcnair thinking?

Just got back from the dogpark.  LMAO at the bears-niners score.

mcnair: 3 td passes this year on balls that were tipped by defenders

 [sm_shock]

hmm, the only good finish to the early games might be the seattle/kc game. >:(

ugh

andy reid with some more great clock management at the end of this blowout.

rotf


choke on a doughnut, tubby.

houston and seattle with potential qb controversies

 [sm_shock] 8)

philthy should have recovered the onside kick, but no one was there to fall on it.

ROTF.

philly fans booing the hell out of the home team.

 [sm_devil]

ron mexico experience dusts off cincy

I'm shocked by the eagles at the end of that game.  They look like they'd given up in their final drive.

I'm worried about Big Ben's health.  What if all 800 lbs. of Warren Sapp were to fall on him? 

wth, 3 and out for the steelers. [sm_disgust]

dammit, int for raiders, looked like double coverage. >:(

So far that cut away shot of the Raiderette has been the highlight of the game. :(

steelers always* play bad when they aren't on in hd.

 :-[

jeebus.

cowher has NO clue.

OH THE HUMANITY!!!! [sm_stretch]

uhoh, is it time to get worried yet?


wow, qwes, er orijedn appears to be some sort of soothsayer.

fire bill cowher.

laughingstock of the league.

anyone that plays down to the raiders level deserves to have their franchise revoked.

what the *fudge* ?!?!?!?!??!


that was a catch.

cowher , if he had any balls, would  punch an official in the mouth.

ugly quarter. :'(

I would've gone for it on fourth with Davenport.  Defending Super Bowl champs wussing out to the hapless Raiduhs.  For shame.

and we would have run the same stupid  play behind starks for another no gain.

 :-[

foote and porter  cost us  6 points with their mouths and hands of stone

ugh
 >:(





davis for st.l   just killed them with that fumble.  what an *bunghole*.

The Steelers lack of discipline and self control week after week after week is un-freaking-believable.  That comes back to the head coach. >:(

yep.
fire !

we couldn't block an army of ants.

the raiders don't have a good D, these sacks are embarassing.

yep, league average  D,  league worst O  going into the  game.

Do you guys really think cowher could be fired?  Ownership is pretty loyal, I think he'd have to leave on his own.

at this point , he needs to be.

good game going on in Denver.  should go down to the wire.

holmes, amazingly, can catch over the shoulder sideline fades,  but struggles with punts...

 ???

can't believe  san diego is running away with that game.  st.l.  was right in it until that stupid fumble return .  talk about your classic 14 point swings.

ugh

i mean ,  players DO make mistakes, and are responsible for execution... but*,  as bad as they have played this year, they've also squandered 3  10 point leads....    that is reason enough for me to say... gotta go.

are you kidding me?????!!! >:(  INT again

well, there went the season


what a genius play call on 4th and a long 1.

nice   cutback  by parker.

finally.

nice td  DROP  by miller.

feck.

which cost us the game.

 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

rats

FIRE BILL COWHER .

well, willie parker is fired up at least.
and okobi gave him a great shove at the end to get him in

feckin horsecollar penalty

huge drive here

good test of cowher's playcalling coming up in the next two plays.

WTF is wrong with Pittsburgh's O-line?  Raider front is eating them up.

Game comes down to this play.....

 [sm_shock]

season *fiddlesticks*ing over.

Game over.

Raider defender was over Holmes back.

<---- optimist  :)

oops. :'(

steelers should lose out and draft a freaking lineman

ouch, afternoon games killed my picks.

Time to get the scissors and make myself one of these...


 [sm_anon]


Memo to Steelers:

Hail Mary passes generally work best when they come down in the end zone.

i really , really, really  hope  they win out, and miss the playoffs...  then they can think ALL offseason about choking away all these games.

Cowboys/panthers is a pretty good game.  should be a good finish.

holy crap,  barber just destroyed  gamble  .