Everybody loves Raymond. Right? Especially this week. Especially on these pages.
"Despite the fact that we have a ‘nobody' team, a team not full of first rounders and things like that, we have a lot of guys that play at a high level."
"If he's slowed down at all, he'll still outrun my big butt." An outstanding quote from our very own Alan Branch, in relation to the injury suffered by a talented fellow named Robert Griffin III...
The 1st round of the NFL draft was full of surprises...
I love Las Vegas.
Everybody loves Raymond. Right? Especially this week. Especially on these pages.
"Despite the fact that we have a ‘nobody' team, a team not full of first rounders and things like that, we have a lot of guys that play at a high level."
"If he's slowed down at all, he'll still outrun my big butt." An outstanding quote from our very own Alan Branch, in relation to the injury suffered by a talented fellow named Robert Griffin III...
"Okay, they probably won't blow this."
"I've always dreamed of being a Super Bowl winning quarterback, doing great things."
‘The Seahawks don't lose at home. The Cardinals don't win anywhere.'
‘We should probably never, ever have a bye week again'.
I like the Miami Dolphins. I've always liked the Miami Dolphins. Just not this week. Allow me to elaborate, if I may.
Before anything else is written, Happy Thanksgiving to everybody.
I'm 6-1 over the past two weeks, including going 4-0 last week; I tipped the Seahawks at -5.5 versus the Jets and I'll include here that I wrote I had Seattle pegged as a touchdown favourite.
Whether he's predicting Super Bowl wins, pontificating on the Patriots or simply discussing the playoffs at midseason, Rex Ryan can't keep quiet and his team can't help but follow suit.
Among some of the many notes I made during last Sunday's defeat in Detroit, I wrote very simply that the Seahawks need a home game. It's hardly profound and stating the blindingly obvious, but if...
As this is a betting column, what would the odds have been on Detroit entering Week 8 owning the league's second ranked passing offense (307 yards per game)? Probably quite short, you'd think.
This picking winners ATS circus needed a turnaround, that of which the New Orleans Saints are looking to embark upon, so why wouldn't I include them last week as one of three sure things?
How to turn this thing around? Maybe look at the games this week and go with the hunch, the team I fancy because...well, just because. No science, no looking deeper than needs to be done.