Well I need to give you my picks for the weekend's games about the NFL and thankfully, the NFL Network is carrying both of the undefeated teams in the early part of the football weekend. I am not thankful that I have to go to either the Doz's house or a bar to see the games although I am glad because it gives me a chance to rant about how much I hate now when teams go towards to perfection.
Its awful. We have two NFL teams, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts are making their push towards a perfect unbeaten season, which doubles the chances that one of those teams will actually go unbeaten for the regular season. This also means that we have to see Mercury Morris, and Bob Griese plus different members of the 72' Dolphins team. The only reason why I would like to see the Saints or Colts do the unbeaten season is to see Morris go away for good. Officially burying his 15 minutes of fame because personally, no one I hate more than Morris in terms of pseudo-NFL celebrities.
I am not a fan of the undefeated seasons (see 2007 rant) because ESPN and other sports networks work round the clock to compare the schedules seeing if the teams can really do it. Why not just go by a week-by-week basis dissecting the games the Colts/Saints play and then break it down like usual game win or lose? No that would be too easy. Now this isn't half as bad as the Patriots run for the unbeaten season for a couple of reasons... a.) There are so many other things going on the sports world, no one realizes that the Saints/Colts could do something only two other teams have done, b.) the Saints/Colts are not doing it in the same fashion as the Patriots did.
That category b. is something that I have been big on the whole year. I find it weird that I am not as impressive with either team that much. I like the Saints but unless you count the New England game, they haven't looked like world beaters on both sides of the ball. The Colts really haven't had that standout game, rather just Peyton Manning playing at another level that the rest of the NFL. I have picked both teams to lose countless times for the reason of it, it has to be this weekend. But they are good teams finding alternative ways to win ball games.
Now it's the whole play/rest starters question but that is absurd to think about because honestly, you have to keep the players fresh to try to win the Super Bowl. The starters playing is not neccessarily going for the undefeated season, more like not letting our playoff arch-enemy the San Diego Chargers beat us in three to four weeks. Anyways here are the perfection picks...
Indianapolis (13-0) at Jacksonville (7-6)- The Colts have struggled in Jacksonville at times in the past decade and I think the Jaguars need to show the world that they are deserving of that six seed of the playoffs in AFC. I think the Colts are going to treat this like any other game and Peyton Manning will do work against the Jags by the fourth quarter. IND 24-14
Dallas (8-5) at New Orleans (13-0)- Another team that has prove they belong in the postseason talk, the Dallas Cowboys who look the Dan Marino Dolphins who were classically known for collapsing in the month of December. The Saints crowd should be jacked and the Saints offense is facing likely a DeMarcus Ware-less Cowboy team, rut roh. This will be a classic Tony Romo shitting the bed game, not close. NO 38-14
Sorry everyone, one more week of perfection talk.
-Charlie.
2 comments:
I agree that ESPN over hyps everything. But, we need to sit back and look at how truly amazing this situation is. There are two teams in one season that are flirting with 16-0 record. Im personally pulling for the saints similar to how us wisconsinites are rooting for the packers. Talk about a whole city getting behind their team, the super dome has become practically impossible to win in on the road. And the players are feeding off it. On the other side, the Colts seam to flirt with 16-0 every season almost to the point where this reutein. In a way , this has plagued their team the entire decade. Every year they coast into the playoffs. I want to hear someone on the Colts say they want to go undefeated. Win as much as you can when you can because playing in the super bowl is all about momentum. The Giants are a prime example. The Colts are very consistent, arguably the most consistent franchise in sports the past ten years. Although this is a compliment, I say it knowing the perfect storm awaits. Statistically there is no reason to bet against them, but we all know the Shakespearean tragedy at the end of the road. Pursuing perfection to me should be the only goal for any team.
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