Packers @ Bears
- This one could go either way. They split the series with the home team winning each game. However Green Bay looks really good right now and will have an extra day's rest when they head into Chicago. The Packers have the edge on Offense while both defenses are playing excellently right now. The Bears have the Special Teams edge but that can easily be manipulated by the Packers in terms of what happens. So I think the Packers will win by at least 3 points, possible a touchdown.
Jets @ Steelers
- The Jets barely beat the Steelers a few weeks ago at Pittsburgh, but the Steelers didn't have Polamolu playing. This will give the Steelers a huge edge against that Jets offense who have always looked bit a shaky. I think the Steelers offense matches up well with the Jets Defense, especially on the ground game so the Jets will probably be forced to play 7-8 men in the box all day. The only way the Jets can win this one is if they cause a lot of turnovers on defense deep in Steelers territory.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
No News is Old News
There hasn't been much news that I could discuss lately. I don't think I need to discuss tragedies as the news does that enough. In addition, I don't feel I'm qualified to judge motivations, no matter how bad they are. I can discuss football, but I think I do that well enough in my football picks. I might start discussing the NHL soon because I am going to the all-star game, but I don't watch that much hockey until the playoffs roll around.
There's also not much to talk about on the video games front either. I've played a few games, but I'm not really playing all that much. I played through the second Professor Layton and that was pretty good, but when I started the third, the early puzzles made me infuriated at their obscurity.
So needless to say, news is slow, so don't expect a lot of updates when I can't discuss the daily events because they aren't daily.
There's also not much to talk about on the video games front either. I've played a few games, but I'm not really playing all that much. I played through the second Professor Layton and that was pretty good, but when I started the third, the early puzzles made me infuriated at their obscurity.
So needless to say, news is slow, so don't expect a lot of updates when I can't discuss the daily events because they aren't daily.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
NFL Divisional Round Picks
Last week I was 4-0, so I'm happy with the results since I can gloat forever that I picked the 7-9 team to win a playoff game. But alas, it's time for tihs week's picks:
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
- I like the Ravens, but I think the Steelers will win this one. These two always play close, but last week Baltimore was really banged up in their win. While Pittsburgh is banged up as well, the bye will help Polamolu recover and he'll be the difference.
Green Bay @ Atlanta
- These two played close in the last game, but Atlanta had a rough stretch near the end, including a close loss to New Orleans when they decided to not play to win. With Green Bay rolling now that they seemingly have a running game, I expect them to win by at least a touchdown.
Seattle @ Chicago
- This mainly comes down to whether or not I trust Jay Cutler at quarterback. The simple answer is no I don't. He's not known for playing well after a bye week, and the Seahawks offense looked really impressive last week. These two played at Chicago earlier this season so I expect a similar game with a similar result since they matchup extremely well against one another.
New York @ New England
- I know people are expecting this game to be closer than last time because it'd be a miracle if it wasn't, right? I expect them to play well, but given that New England plays better when they have extra time to prepare and New York doesn't (remember they had an extra day of rest) I expect the Patriots to win this one.
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
- I like the Ravens, but I think the Steelers will win this one. These two always play close, but last week Baltimore was really banged up in their win. While Pittsburgh is banged up as well, the bye will help Polamolu recover and he'll be the difference.
Green Bay @ Atlanta
- These two played close in the last game, but Atlanta had a rough stretch near the end, including a close loss to New Orleans when they decided to not play to win. With Green Bay rolling now that they seemingly have a running game, I expect them to win by at least a touchdown.
Seattle @ Chicago
- This mainly comes down to whether or not I trust Jay Cutler at quarterback. The simple answer is no I don't. He's not known for playing well after a bye week, and the Seahawks offense looked really impressive last week. These two played at Chicago earlier this season so I expect a similar game with a similar result since they matchup extremely well against one another.
New York @ New England
- I know people are expecting this game to be closer than last time because it'd be a miracle if it wasn't, right? I expect them to play well, but given that New England plays better when they have extra time to prepare and New York doesn't (remember they had an extra day of rest) I expect the Patriots to win this one.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wild Card Weekend Picks
Saints at Seahawks
- Everyone's picking the Seahawks in this one. They lost at the Saints earlier this year, but they're getting their QB back, they have a big home field advantage, and Drew Brees has been interception happy for a dozen straight games. It all seems like a perfect storm for me for this game to not only be closer than what it should be, but an upset in the making.
Jets at Colts
- I don't like the Jets, but they have a pretty good defense. With a banged up Colts offense, I can see them holding the Colts down for a long time, enough so to keep them ahead in the late game. I know Peyton Manning's a great QB, but his team's too banged up on offense to do what they did against the Jets last season in the AFC Championship.
Ravens at Chiefs
- The Chiefs have looked good for most of the season, but so have the Ravens. This matchup's pretty even, but this one mainly comes down to experience and the Ravens have it, the Chiefs don't.
Packers at Eagles
- Earlier in the year Vick had a coming out party against the Packers after Kevin Kolb got injured. It was too much of a deficit to overcome, but they made the game close. Green Bay also didn't gameplan for Vick in that game as well as had a few injuries which are fine now. The weather shouldn't play a factor in how the Packers play, so the edge goes to Green Bay here.
- Everyone's picking the Seahawks in this one. They lost at the Saints earlier this year, but they're getting their QB back, they have a big home field advantage, and Drew Brees has been interception happy for a dozen straight games. It all seems like a perfect storm for me for this game to not only be closer than what it should be, but an upset in the making.
Jets at Colts
- I don't like the Jets, but they have a pretty good defense. With a banged up Colts offense, I can see them holding the Colts down for a long time, enough so to keep them ahead in the late game. I know Peyton Manning's a great QB, but his team's too banged up on offense to do what they did against the Jets last season in the AFC Championship.
Ravens at Chiefs
- The Chiefs have looked good for most of the season, but so have the Ravens. This matchup's pretty even, but this one mainly comes down to experience and the Ravens have it, the Chiefs don't.
Packers at Eagles
- Earlier in the year Vick had a coming out party against the Packers after Kevin Kolb got injured. It was too much of a deficit to overcome, but they made the game close. Green Bay also didn't gameplan for Vick in that game as well as had a few injuries which are fine now. The weather shouldn't play a factor in how the Packers play, so the edge goes to Green Bay here.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Raiders ditch Cable
Just when you think Al Davis can't get any more stupid, he goes and fires Tom Cable after the Raiders' best season since losing the Super Bowl to the Buccaneers all those years ago. It's just baffling to me that something like this could happen.
But then I remember who owns the Raiders.
But then I remember who owns the Raiders.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sub Par Playoffs
The last game of the regular season wrapped up a few hours ago, and it was determined that a team without a winning record would not only be going to the NFL Playoffs, but hosting one of its' games. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams in what was an absolutely awful game from beginning to end, where a lone touchdown was the deciding factor.
The Seahawks will host the Saints next week in which will probably be Seattle's only playoff game this season, but left out in the cold are the New York Giants, who finished tied with Green Bay, but lost out due to losing last week's head-to-head with Green Bay. The Giants were three games better than Seattle, but because each division must have at least one winner representative in the Playoffs, they got the short end of the stick. It's a product of the system that something like this has to happen, and while I don't like the Giants, I think something like this should be avoided in the future. Bad teams shouldn't deserve to be in the Playoffs. When your team can't muster a winning record, you just don't belong.
The Seahawks will host the Saints next week in which will probably be Seattle's only playoff game this season, but left out in the cold are the New York Giants, who finished tied with Green Bay, but lost out due to losing last week's head-to-head with Green Bay. The Giants were three games better than Seattle, but because each division must have at least one winner representative in the Playoffs, they got the short end of the stick. It's a product of the system that something like this has to happen, and while I don't like the Giants, I think something like this should be avoided in the future. Bad teams shouldn't deserve to be in the Playoffs. When your team can't muster a winning record, you just don't belong.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Christmas Jeers
I know it's a week late for Christmas tales, but I've been really sick for the past month or so, and for a couple of days last week I wasn't able to talk so now that I'm better I thought I'd talk about what I got and I enjoyed/didn't enjoy for Christmas.
Disliked
I didn't like being sick on Christmas, since it's my favorite holiday of the year. I always get excited for Christmas, the wrapping and opening of presents, the putting up of the trees and lights. It's all so festive and it really does make you feel like a kid again, at least for a brief moment. But since I was sick this year I really didn't get to enjoy it as much as I usually do, and it really hurts me to say that.
I also didn't like the meager amount of sporting events on Christmas. There were five basketball games and one football game, which was terrible. The most anticipated basketball game turned out to be over by the end of the first quarter so it didn't really mean much.
As for my biggest dislike, it's Golden Sun Dark Dawn. I love the original Golden Sun games on Game Boy Advance, but this game is just really hard to get into. The story is really stupid, reiterating the same thing to me multiple times in the opening cinematic and then continues to tell me that same thing another twenty times in the first two hours of gameplay. It's just really off-putting to the consumer when something like that is beaten like a drum into the player's mind for so long. At least Metroid Other M stopped with Samus saying "baby" so much after the first ten minutes.
Liked
I liked getting a new DS, specifically the DSi XL. I know the next-gen DS is coming out in March but I'm weary of what the price will be as well as the product line-up for it. With the DSi XL I've downloaded a couple of pretty good DSiWare games and the screens are MUCH BIGGER than what I had with the DS lite so my eyes aren't straining as much. Now I can play a lot more handheld games than I have been in the past. I bought Shantae's Risky Revenge and Mario vs. DK, and both seem really solid for the half hour or so I played them.
I also liked Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the most part. I haven't jumped into the multiplayer, and I probably never will, but the story was interesting enough to keep me going until the end. It is a letdown from Assasssin's Creed II however. I also liked Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and while I didn't get to play as much of it as I wanted I felt satisfied by the little I did play of it.
Disliked
I didn't like being sick on Christmas, since it's my favorite holiday of the year. I always get excited for Christmas, the wrapping and opening of presents, the putting up of the trees and lights. It's all so festive and it really does make you feel like a kid again, at least for a brief moment. But since I was sick this year I really didn't get to enjoy it as much as I usually do, and it really hurts me to say that.
I also didn't like the meager amount of sporting events on Christmas. There were five basketball games and one football game, which was terrible. The most anticipated basketball game turned out to be over by the end of the first quarter so it didn't really mean much.
As for my biggest dislike, it's Golden Sun Dark Dawn. I love the original Golden Sun games on Game Boy Advance, but this game is just really hard to get into. The story is really stupid, reiterating the same thing to me multiple times in the opening cinematic and then continues to tell me that same thing another twenty times in the first two hours of gameplay. It's just really off-putting to the consumer when something like that is beaten like a drum into the player's mind for so long. At least Metroid Other M stopped with Samus saying "baby" so much after the first ten minutes.
Liked
I liked getting a new DS, specifically the DSi XL. I know the next-gen DS is coming out in March but I'm weary of what the price will be as well as the product line-up for it. With the DSi XL I've downloaded a couple of pretty good DSiWare games and the screens are MUCH BIGGER than what I had with the DS lite so my eyes aren't straining as much. Now I can play a lot more handheld games than I have been in the past. I bought Shantae's Risky Revenge and Mario vs. DK, and both seem really solid for the half hour or so I played them.
I also liked Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the most part. I haven't jumped into the multiplayer, and I probably never will, but the story was interesting enough to keep me going until the end. It is a letdown from Assasssin's Creed II however. I also liked Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, and while I didn't get to play as much of it as I wanted I felt satisfied by the little I did play of it.
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