NFL Predictions Part III

Ten years ago, these graphics would have made you poop yourself.

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LETPLUMMERPLAY.COM 's 2008-09 NFL PREVIEW

EPISODE III...AFC EAST/AFC NORTH

AFC EAST
CHEATERS OCCASIONALLY PROSPER
Let's just face it. The Patriots are going to plow through the regular season again. An unprecedented second 16-0 season isn't really that unthinkable. Barring catastrophic injury they'll end up 14-2 at worst...and in that case New England's die hard fans (loyal since 2001!) will find a way to complain and draw attention to their woes. The Pats aren't perfect, mind you (thank God.) They can be pushed around by a tougher team. So it's too bad for the rest of us that they're in the AFC East and don't have to deal with that for a minimum of 6 games a year. Even more light and fluffy is that their NFC schedule goes through the pathetic NFC West. Those two factors add up to ten near-guaranteed wins! Circle these three games: @ San Diego, @ Indianapolis, home vs. Pittsburgh. Seriously, those are the only three games in which the Patriots should be favored by less than double digits. And yes, unfortunately that's counting the Denver game.
Fantasy Focus: QB Achilles the Mighty, WR Dog It If I Don't Like My Situation, WR Blue Collar White Guy Who Gets Too Much Homer Love...oops, we mean, Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welkah. And the Defense.

IT PUTS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN
Buffalo's a rough team to cheer for. We'll give its fans credit for sticking by them through ups and downs. Naturally, ownership and the NFL is going to repay the city by whoring the team out to Toronto to try and get more money (and grease the wheels for an eventual relocation.) Well, that's capitalism for you...and that's worked out real good for our gas pumps and real estate over the past few years, hasn't it? Hey, it's better than China. Anyway, other than Marshawn Lynch the Bills don't have a whole lot of positives this year. All we can say is: Hit Brady at the knees, fellas.
Fantasy Focus: RB Marshawn "Ambience" Lynch

GOING OUT LIKE MONTANA
And by that we mean both famous Montanas, Joe and Tony. Like Joe Montana before him, Brett Favre goes from a perennial contender to a somewhat lesser team that gets to bask in the dimming twilight of Brett's Hall of Fame career. And like Tony Montana before him, Brett's going to come out guns blazing before getting his ass blown away. The New York Jets of New Jersey couldn't protect Chad Pennington; Brett will likely be equally hounded. He won't have an easy opening schedule either...the Jets face the Parcells-revamped Dolphins, the Patriots, then the Chargers in weeks 1-3. The schedule gets easier after that, but the Jets are still a mysterious lump of clay. If nothing else, Favre getting through all 16 games without getting pummelled into a real forced retirement with a permanent limp...that would be victory enough.
Fantasy Focus: QB Brett Fav-ruh, RB Thomas Jones, WR Jerricho Cotchery

TUNA IS BETTER WITH DOLPHIN
The Miami Dolphins may finally have their act together. Oh they won't challenge for a division title, but at least with Bill Parcells aboard, they are considerably less of a joke than they've been for the past decade. The roster is such a mess that Ricky Williams is considered an important piece...but maybe they've finally got him under control (you know, just like Todd Marinovich!) They have a bunch of intruiging pieces, including their new Coach Tony Soprano...uh, Sparano, and a reasonably easy schedule outside of the fact that New England gets two free punches at them. A Super Bowl prediction would be insane, but .500 in the AFC East is kooky but doable. Not saying it'll happen, but it's doable.
Fantasy Focus: Good question.

LPP's Predicted Standings:
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: 15-1
NEW YORK JETS: 8-8
BUFFALO/TORONTO BILLS: 6-10
MIAMI DOLPHINS: 6-10

AFC NORTH
THAT'S SO RAVEN
It sounds odd to say about any division featuring the Baltimore Ravens, but the AFC North may be the most entertaining overall division in the NFL this year. True, the Ravens have yet to fully grasp Knute Rockne's revolutionary but esoteric strategy of "the forward pass," but their defense is still dangerous enough to win them at least 6 games...so all they need out of the offense is about 5 good games and they're golden. That's a tough order. Getting five good offensive games out of Baltimore a season is like getting five good songs out of Nickleback's career--it's probably not going to happen, and in fact even one would be miraculous. They'll show up at the strangest times, just enough to play spoiler.
Fantasy Focus: The Defense, RB Willis McGahee

HOT STUFF COMING THROUGH
Considering all the flak he takes, Ben Roethlisberger had one of the quietest 32 TD seasons we've ever seen last year. Combined with Willie Parker and the usual tenacious Steeler D, the Steelers should cruise into the playoffs. Should. They just don't seem like an elite team and Cleveland knocked on the door hard last season. If Fast Willie runs out of gas, there's trouble brewing. Besides, no team with a mascot as creepy as Steely McBeam should be allowed within fifty yards of a Super Bowl game. They'll win double digits, make the playoffs, win their first playoff game, and then get bounced. Whether it's out of the AFC Championship or just the second round is up to the football Gods. And Indianapolis.
Fantasy Focus: QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Willie Parker, The Defense

VICTORY TASTES GOOD, LIKE SALTWATER TAFFY OR A CHUNKY
After John Elway killed the spirit of the Browns so much that the assface owner chickened out and left town for a pile of money to a town that had already had an assface owner leave town because there wasn't enough money in it, Cleveland took a few years off and then became an expansion joke. Well, joke's over. Somewhere along the way, the Browns became relevant again, and they probably won't go away any time soon. Their offense went from nothing to threat in a heartbeat, and the defense--while not overwhelming--shows up enough times a year to keep them in a few games. Derek Anderson made Brady Quinn irrelevant overnight and with Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow around to correct throwing errors, he won't be giving up that starting spot anytime soon. But they have to turn the corner soon. Two years sounds about right...they can get back just in time for the Broncos to be there to kick them in the crotch again.
Fantasy Focus: QB Derek Anderson, the WRs, TE Kellen Winslow

THE DEFENSE RESTS
It's nice when you can make a Bengals joke with double meaning. Carson Palmer might actually make it through a full season this year, which is good because it's probably going to be another long defenseless effort for the Bungles. Assuming that no one else gets arrested, they can win any game by putting up 38 points out of nowhere. But then there will be the days when 38 points won't be enough because the defense lets 45 go by. Since we don't give a crap about the Bengals, we'll enjoy those shootouts, especially if they're playing against someone we have on our fantasy team.
Fantasy Focus: QB Carson Palmer, the WRs

LPP's Predicted Standings:
PITTSBURGH STEELERS: 11-5
CLEVELAND BROWNS: 10-6
CINCINNATI BENGALS: 7-9
BALTIMORE RAVENS: 6-10

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NFL Predictions Part II

These teams get no respect. And with good reason.

For the four of you that read it (including our staff,) it's time to continue...

LETPLUMMERPLAY.COM's 2008-09 NFL PREVIEW!

PART II - NFC SOUTH AND NFC WEST

NFC SOUTH
Quick intro: We here at LPP figure that no division in football gets as little respect as the NFC South. Mostly because Dallas should be in this division but during realignment Jerry Jones threatened to sue the NFL if the Cowboys got taken out of the NFC East. This would have cut out their high-profile NY, Philly, and DC visits and Jerry can't live without that media attention. Unfortunately, the decision sealed the fate of the NFC South as a crappy, second-rate division full of afterthoughts. There's a Super Bowl champion from this decade who still gets second-rate status in their own state behind the very-much HAS-BEEN FRANCHISE that is the Dolphins (Tampa Bay.) There's a team most people simply forget unless they're Sunday's opponent, even though they represented the NFC in the Super Bowl not five years ago (Carolina.) There's a team that sits in the 9th biggest city in America that people only care about because their last quarterback tortured and killed a bunch of dogs (guess who?) Finally, there's a team that may only still be in its host city because Mother Nature nearly wiped half the state off of the map (New Orleans...remember the "Los Angeles Saints" rumors? We do.) That's pretty sad.

TERMINUS
Atlanta, while big, is just an overgrown small town in a sweaty, sweaty region of the country. Just thought we'd get that out there. Michael Vick is still locked up for the time being, so the biggest star on the team is probably...um...Jason Elam? They also picked up Michael Turner, which should finally determine if he's really a big-time back or if San Diego's O-line had just been really generous when he subbed for LT. Atlanta's going to suck this year. If you're a fan of theirs, deal with it. Not to sound depressing, but if you're a fan of Atlanta in any sport you're probably used to suffering. Worst of all, you don't even get the sympathy that Boston and Chicago fans get when their teams suck for long periods of time. But you whine about it less, so f*** those bitchy cities. We feel you, Atlanta. Even if we'll never visit you except as an airport layover.
Fantasy Focus: RB Michael Turner; K Jason "Monday Night Jihad" Elam.

A PANTHER IS JUST A BIG PUSSY...CAT
Ho-hum. Carolina never seems to know what kind of team they've got. A contender? A pretender? "Ah, who cares?" they say. "Let's just throw Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith out there and see what happens." We really believe this is the heart and soul of Panthers football. The only reason this franchise stays afloat is because the South is batshit-crazy for football. If there was no NFL team the fans would all sit in the parking lot with portable TVs and tailgate all Sunday anyway. Even if the Panthers are good--even if they're a Super Bowl contender--who cares? We're about as excited to see what Carolina's going to do this year as we are about having to get yearly prostate exams after age 35. On that note, we'll just move on.
Fantasy Focus: The Defense (except for the Saints games); WR Steve Smith

MARDI (GRAS) BALL
The most exciting team in the NFC South--again--are the good old Saints. Drew Brees is a fantasy beast, Reggie Bush gets reamed for his light rushing while racking up receptions, and they've got some dynamic receivers. They even picked up that jackass Jeremy Shockey from the Giants, so now they have a media-hungry dick on the team to divert attention away from Bush and Brees. And oh yeah, their defense couldn't keep a 5-year-old away from a cookie jar. So we'll be seeing a lot of "38-31"-type of scores. Hopefully for the Saints, they'll be on that "38" end. They have the offensive horses; it's the on other side of scrimmage that they stumble. Still, there are only two teams with a real chance to make playoff noise in this division; the Saints are one of them. (Broncos fans...get ready for a shootout at Invesco on 9/21.)
Fantasy Focus: Most of the offensive starters, but count on RB Bush missing 2-3 games minimum and take injury-riddled TE Shockey at your own risk.

JAKE WUZ ROBBED
The Tampa Bay Fake Raiders do come in with decent expectations. But we still hate them for hijacking half of Jake Plummer's rightful money like it was a SALARY instead of a a BONUS given by Denver years ago. You think we forgot? F*** you, Fake Raiders! Anyway, Larry Coyer (thanks again, Shanahan) should again be able to put together a top ten defense. It's the offense that sometimes forgets to show up. It's like a reverse New Orleans! The receivers are over the hill, the running backs are tough, serviceable, and injury-prone, and they usually carry eight or nine quarterbacks, even though a healthy Jeff Garcia is really the only one that's any good (and he's usually not 100% healthy.) Unfortunately for Jake supporters like ourselves, Tampa's got the best chance of winning this division simply because they're the only team that plays consistently solid defense. However, we are happy enough with the karmic knowledge that no matter what happens, this team ain't winning a Super Bowl this year. Nor for the next 20 years.
Fantasy Focus: The Defense, WR Joey Galloway

LPP's Predicted Standings:
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: 9-7 (wins tiebreaker)
TAMPA BAY BUCCAFAKERAIDERNEERS: 9-7
CAROLINA PANTHERS: 7-9
ATLANTA FALCONS: 4-12

NFC WEST
THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN?
The NFC West is as big of a mess as its AFC counterpart. Three teams with low expectations and murky futures and one good-but-not-great team. In the NFC West, that one team is the Seattle Seahawks. To further muddle things, Seattle doesn't even look as good this year. Shaun Alexander, perhaps the best player in team history, is gone after a steep two-year decline. The current RB situation features his former backup Maurice "Definitely Not Mercury" Morris and Julius Jones, the former backup in Dallas. Matt Hasselbeck's lingering injuries are popping up again. They have a crop of solid #3 receivers and no #1. Their defense is efficient but occasionally disappears. Seattle is our prediction for Biggest Disappoinment Team (NFC) this year, which is sad because poor Seattle already lost the SuperSonics and the Mariners stink. Still, the Seahawks may end up atop the NFC West, simply because Mike Holmgren is a pretty darn good coach (despite looking like a walrus with a thyroid problem) and the rest of this division is stunningly bad.
Fantasy Focus: QB Matt Hasslebeck, if he plays; The Defense--pick and choose your matchups, though.

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The Rams probably think they have a good chance to turn their franchise around from last year's pathetic 3-13 record and actually make a run. Well, they're wrong, at least about the "make a run" part. St. Louis does look to improve, however. If Steven Jackson and Marc Bulger can avoid getting steamrolled and play 13-16 games, the Rams can put a ton of points on the board pretty quick. Unfortunately, they're the poor man's Saints--their offense isn't as good and their defense is even worse. To top it off, they have to get through the entire NFC East and the Patriots before November even starts. That's not a good thing, especially for team morale. If they can get lucky here and there, maybe catch a few teams off guard, and avoid losing the entire offense to injury again, they might have a very outside chance at the Wild Card. But we're talking way, way, outside chance, like if 8-8 is good enough to get in.
Fantasy Focus: If healthy? QB Marc Bulger; RB Steven Jackson; WR Torry Holt

JERRY RICE ISN'T WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR
The 49ers have fallen a long way since the glory days of Montana, Rice, Young, Watters, and Craig. Hell, they've fallen a long way since T.O. and Garcia. Something just seems like it's never going to work again there, which is a shame for one of the NFL's former shining lights. The QB situation is a mess, and there's a bunch of #2's stuffed in WR (which is at least better than Seattle's All-#3 team.) Frank Gore is a beast of a runner though, assuming he doesn't get hurt, which you can't assume. The defense will continue to crumble under heavy pressure. To sum up, the Niners are not going anywhere for the time being and should be crossing their fingers for one hell of a draft pick next year. 6-10 is a reasonable goal. 7-9 would be a miracle. 9-7 or better? Check for locusts and keep an eye on your firstborn children.
Fantasy Focus: RB Frank Gore and nothing more.

JAKE PLUMMER'S GREATEST MIRACLE
We can't let a mention of the Arizona Cardinals go by without reminding our readers that the one playoff win, the one bright moment in this teams' long and miserable last 20 years, came from the arm of Jake "The Snake" Plummer. So what about this year? Well, they finished 8-8 last year, which can be taken one of two ways: Either they played over their heads and toughed out an unlikely .500 season or their competition was so bad that anything worse than .500 would have been embarrassing. We'll go with the former (surprising, considering the franchise.) Arizona might just be on the way up although their defense is still a work-in-progress and they can't get enough of former All-Pro running backs that roll into town five years past their prime. There's also a question mark at quarterback, where the choices are astoundingly odd. Do you go with Kurt Warner, a proven vet with way too many miles on the meter whose reputation mostly rides on his old St. Louis powerhouse offense anyway? Or do you turn the keys over to Matt Leinart, who slowly but surely is looking less and less like a golden boy prospect and more and more like a guy who's overwhelmed despite being given receivers that Jay Cutler would eat a bowl of dry Kool-Aid powder to get on his team? Either way, they picked the right division in which to roll the dice. No 16-0 juggernauts here, thank you very much. Semi-Bold Prediction: Arizona's winning the division. And getting murdered in the playoffs. (One step at a time...)
Fantasy Focus: WR Larry Fitzgerald; WR Anquan Boldin

LPP's Predicted Standings:
ARIZONA CARDINALS: 9-7
ST. LOUIS RAMS: 7-9
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: 7-9
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS:5-11

Stay tuned...the AFC East and Central will be coming up soon.

Our NFL Predictions - Part 1

Not this year. Well, maybe.

Hey kids! What time is it? It's time for...

LETPLUMMERPLAY'S NFL PREVIEW!!!

Sure, we love Jake Plummer and we love the Broncos, but other teams can and do exist outside of Denver! Who'da thunk it? without further ado, here's a heaping helping of our expert analysis for the upcoming NFL season! Remember, our predictions are for entertainment purposes only! If you listen to us and gamble on our picks...you're an idiot!

PART I - NFC EAST & NFC NORTH

NFC EAST:
THE NEW YORK GIANTS OF NEW JERSEY
Let's start with Da Champs. After a stunning--dare we say, awe-inspiring-- victory over the Cheatriots, the Giants come into the 2008-09 season not only with no respect in terms of a repeat, but with second-page status thanks to the Brett Favre deal. These guys are getting the short end of the stick, and it should inspire them. It probably won't. They'll probably get a Wild Card, but despite Eli Manning having what should be a fully matured season (maybe even coming within a sniff of Peyton's numbers) the Giants are still more of a single big-game team than a season-long juggernaut. Then again, the 2007 Giants remind us of the 2001 Patriots a little in terms of coaching, teamwork, and a general lack of egos (now that Strahan and Shockey are gone.) Will continue to improve into a powerhouse or will they pull a one-and-done? History seems to indicate the latter, but we'll see.
Fantasy Focus: QB Eli Manning; The Defense; RB...uh, pick one and cross your fingers.

YEE-HAW YIPPEE-KI-YAY
With Adam "Dig Dug" Jones on board (we aren't supposed to call him Pac-Man anymore) the Cowboys look...well they look about as good as they did last year, a team with double-digit wins and no brains. They were the most talented team in the NFC and possibly the second-most talented team in the league, yet they ran into the same problem as the Cheats...out-muscled and out-gutted by a focused unit. The core remains the same. Is Tony Romo a real championship franchise QB or is he just the next Jim Everett? Who knows? Who cares? All we know is that the Cowboys will definitely be the most entertaining franchise in the NFL again...well, off the field at least. If nothing else, T.O. will probably say something totally off the wall by week 8. Probably about Jessica Simpson.
Fantasy Focus: Pretty much the entire starting offense.

THE MOST RACIST TEAM NAME IN ALL OF SPORTS
Nothing excites us about them this year. Or any year. Seriously. If they didn't have Clinton Portis we would have no non-Fantasy knowledge of this team at all. F*** Washington, for as long as they have this nickname and five years afterwards. Chiefs? They suck, but the name's fine. Indians? Okay, pretty bad. Braves? Actually almost dignified. Redskins? No, sorry, that's f***ing stupid, Mr. Grand Wizard. This isn't about being a PC pussy, this is about a bad name. If American Indians made up 80% of NFL rosters or bought noticeable amounts of season tickets, or if the USA actually gave a s***, you bet your ass this would be a real issue, too. Hey, that new NBA team in Oklahoma City needs a name, and there's a lot of black guys on the team, should we call them the Blackskins? Yeah, f*** you, Washington. The last useful thing to come out of that franchise was Champ Bailey. Can we get an Amen?
Fantasy Focus: RB Clinton Portis (duh); K Shaun Suisham

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Every year sportswriters either underestimate the Eagles or grossly overestimate them. "Hey, they might win it all!" "The Eagles stink!" And however the majority opinion leans, the Eagles will go the opposite way and either pleasantly surprise or catastrophically disappoint. We're sick of it, and we're going the safe route: 8-8. That's right Eagles, let's see you turn that table. 8 Wins and 8 Losses? They'll find a way to make it 8 Losses and 8 Wins. We're on to you, Eagles. We like Donovan McNabb a bit. He's still an underrated quarterback, but then again, Donovan never gives anyone a real reason to think he's more than that, does he? Hey, Bernie Kosar was "underrated" too. You know why? He never won a Super Bowl either.
Fantasy Focus: K David Akers; RB Brian Westbrook (as usual.)

LPP's Predicted Standings:
DALLAS COWBOYS: 13-3
NEW YORK GIANTS: 11-5
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: 8-8
WASHINGTON REDSKINS: 7-9

NFC NORTH:
JILTED EX-WIVES
The Packers aren't going to the NFC title game this year, but they aren't going to wither up into pushovers, either. Maybe Brett Favre was BRETT FAVRE, but as good as he could be he was also a wild-armed chucker at times, as the team discovered two weeks before the Giants showed up to the Super Bowl. Favre just happened to be good in (almost) all the right spots last year. Well, you don't get those kind of opportunities without your team hitting all the spots, do you? The Packers have as good a chance as anyone to make some noise, the problem is, they don't have the horses to do anything but surprise a few teams before January. Luckily, their division stinks worse than a moldy old Provolone loaf and they're in prime position to rack up double-digits in the W column. Will Aaron Rodgers be able to pick up where Favre left off? Hmm...probably not, but even if Aaron Rodgers is only half as good as Favre it makes him twice as good as Jon Kitna. Well, guess who's the next best QB in the NFC North? Exactly.
Fantasy Focus: QB Aaron Rodgers; WRs Donald Driver and Greg Jennings; RB Ryan Grant; K Mason Crosby

THE PURPLE APOSTLES
As one of our favorite websites has implied, Adrian "Purple Jesus" Peterson is the most dangerous man in the division, maybe all of football. The kid is capable of breaking all sorts of records. 2000+ yards? No sweat. 30 TDs? Why not? 3000 all-purpose yards? Just watch him. Unless he gets hurt...and he doesn't seem too durable. So let's not start praying at the altar just yet. Unfortunately, despite having Purple Jeebus and a tough defense, the Vikings are quarterbacked by one of those wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men you see outside of tire shops and Fuddruckers and their receiving corps is less reliable than bootleg Chinese jet fighter parts. Maybe John David Booty will get some playing time, if for nothing else than getting some Booty out there on the field. This is a one-man show in the classic mold of the old Barry Sanders Lions or the Eric Dickerson Colts. Poor Adrian.
Fantasy Focus: The Defense; RB Adrian Peterson; RB Chester Taylor (late round, just to be safe)

POLISH SAUSAGE
Bears...Bulls...Ditka...Bears...oh, sorry, just dozing there. The Bears have turned a Super Bowl threat into "what the **** happened?" in the space of less than two years. That's Al Davis-level impressive. If it wasn't for the Soldier Field advantage and a weak schedule, they'd look even worse--but at least they'd have better draft picks. 7-9 doesn't really seem that bad if you're, say, a Falcons fan, but in Chicago with a division that weak...you may as well be dancing on George Halas's grave. Brian Urlacher commented during the Brett Favre saga that Chicago didn't need him at QB...which is a sure indication that Urlacher's taken more punishment to the brain than anyone realizes. Sexy Rexy Grossman and Cowboy Kyle Orton are the current options under center. Frankly, if we were Chicago fans we'd be wondering when the team will be going to the infamous A-11 setup so they can get two bad QBs on the field at the same time to possibly equal one mediocre QB. It's going to be a long season, but if injuries shake up Green Bay and Minnesota, Chicago could back into the playoffs if they can muster up even a 9-7 finish.
Fantasy Focus: The Defense, but don't expect what they did two years ago. Not much, unless you want a kicker, than K Robbie Gould is reasonable.

DELTA CITY
As much as we bag on Shanahan and Denver management, we do remember to thank the Football Jesus (the one who doesn't play in Minnesota) each and every seasonal Sunday for making sure Matt Millen isn't "running" the Broncos. The nicest thing we can say about Lions management is at least they haven't changed the uniforms. Their commitment to crapulence is stunningly consistent...by God they've been running the team this way since before Barry Sanders realized he was playing in a no-win situation and by God they'll run it that way until the city of Detroit unleashes RoboCop on them. Their defense can't stop the run and their offense more or less consists of "go long." Jon Kitna, as we stated, is the second-best QB in this division and that pretty much sums up how bad the Lions really have it. With this schedule and this weak sauce division, incredibly the Lions do have a chance to get that overdue 10-win season Kitna blabbed about before the team flushed itself last season. But they won't. The worst thing about all this is...they stomped Denver's guts out last season. Man, did that ever suck. But then, that's how far we'd fallen, so hey...
Fantasy Focus: Amazingly enough, The Defense, because they overplay receivers and get picks from bad QBs (in this division, that's at least 4 games); every starting WR; K Jason Hanson

LPP's Predicted Standings:
GREEN BAY PACKERS: 10-6
MINNESOTA VIKINGS: 9-7
DETROIT LIONS: 7-9
CHICAGO BEARS: 6-10


We'll be back with the rest of the NFC sooner or later, or maybe we'll do the AFC East and North next. Who knows? Depends on how our meds kick in. Until then, we wish we could predict that someone would...


LET PLUMMER PLAY!!!

Nothing Better To Do...

Still in search of Jake, we found the above.

It's a slow day at work, slow enough for me to have been violated and offended by a Raider fan via AOL's Instant Messenger. I paste the message for your pleasure:

Mxxxxz, Hector says:
so i see that you guys will be 1 thug down for the monday night opener.....LOL

Of course Hector was referring to Brandon Marshall. It's frustrating. I was looking forward to that opening game on Monday night. I'm afraid for our Broncos, I'm afraid for Jay. Who will he throw the ball to? Maybe he ought to just run all game, see if he can break some kind of QB rushing record. Then I see Jay commenting on how much he loves Brandon and supports him.

To quote, Jay says: "Brandon is not a bad guy, at all, he's a good guy."

When of course at the beginning of the summer Jay said "Yeah, he's not my favorite person right now. I mean, I support him, but it's always something with him right now."

Sounds a bit WISHY WASHY Jay. Do you support him? Is he not your favorite person? Hope your not so indecisive Monday September 8th.