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New York Giants (13-7) - Previously: #1 - Congratulations to the Giants for winning the Super Bowl again. I can't say I have any regrets for picking the Patriots though. I noted on my picks page that I wouldn't have even bet the game if there were other contests on the slate. It just seemed too even to me. New England could have easily won if it had just recovered one of the fluky fumbles, or if Wes Welker hadn't dropped that long pass. At the same time though, New York dominated the time of possession and should have been winning at halftime. So, it could go either way, I guess.
I'm not going to complain about the pick though because I got most of my props right. Kelly Clarkson even peed standing up after he sung the national anthem, so that's $100 in my pocket.
At any rate, I can blame my Patriot selection loss on Migelini, who predicted that New England would win, 25-18. If you didn't see Migelini's Super Bowl posts in my Live Super Bowl XLVI Blog, here they are:
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New England Patriots (15-4) - Previously: #2 - I wanted the Patriots to win because the players dedicated their season to Robert Kraft's late wife. Unfortunately, some of the key members of that team came up short. Tom Brady missed Deion Branch for two big gains in the fourth quarter. Wes Welker had a bad drop that could have iced the game. Even Bill Belichick made a dumb move in challenging a pretty obvious reception, wasting away a precious timeout in the process.
Brady's performance was the most disheartening. Remember when he was the most clutch guy ever? What happening to him? As I noted in my Live Super Bowl XLVI Blog, he always came through at the very end when he was a humble guy who drove a broken-down pick-up truck. Ever since he started banging/marrying/impregnating supermodels, however, he's always failed when it matters most.
I thought I'd get some negative feedback for saying this in my live blog, but that didn't happen. I guess most people agree with me.
In honor of this, I'm going to interview two Tom Bradys. I went back in time to talk to the 2005 version, and I just spoke to the current one. Did the current Brady remember that I spoke to a 2005 version of himself? No, of course not. If I've learned anything from watching Heroes, it's that there are plenty of loopholes to be found concerning time travel.
Me: Hey Tom, thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
2005 Tom Brady: No problem, Walt. Always a pleasure.
Me: So, how does it feel to be a three-time Super Bowl champion?
2005 Tom Brady: Terrible, actually - only because I've only won three. I was drafted in the sixth round, Walt. The f***ing sixth round. No one has any respect for me.
Me: Really? Not even after three Lombardis?
2005 Tom Brady: Oh, hell no. I'm going to win at least 10 Lombardis - maybe even more - until people start recognizing me as a great quarterback.
Me: That's great that you're so dedicated to your craft.
2005 Tom Brady: I love football. Nothing is going to get in my way.
Me: Not even hot supermodels?
2005 Tom Brady: No. You know, it's actually funny you should mention that because my agent set up a date with some sort of supermodel from Brazil. I only accepted just to be nice, but she won't even like me because of my broken-down pick-up truck. Not that it matters, since I don't want anyone distracting me from my goal.
Me: I'll remember that you said that, but I'll let you go because I know you're busy. Good luck, and I'll talk to you soon!
*** Now, I am traveling through time. Weeeeeeeeeeee!!! ***
Me: Hey Tom, thanks for taking the time to talk to me.
2012 Tom Brady: Ohhhhh!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Me: Whoa, what the hell did I just warp into? Tom, my bad, I didn't know you were having sex with 16 hot supermodels at the same time!
2012 Tom Brady: Yeahhh! Yeahhhh!! Yeahhhhhh!!! It's a slow night, Walt. I usually bang 23 hot supermodels at the same time. Ohhhhh yeaaahhhhh!!!
Me: Well, I'll let you finish...
*** Five hours later ***
2012 Tom Brady: Woooo, that was fun. Hey, you're still here?
Me: Yeah, I wanted to ask...
2012 Tom Brady: Hold on, one second. Crap, I'm late to my newest UGGs commercial shoot. I'll talk to you afterward.
*** Two hours later ***
Me: Hey Tom, I just wanted a few questions...
2012 Tom Brady: Walt, can't you see that I'm busy? I'm preparing for my next magazine photo shoot!
Me: Please, it'll just take five seconds. Didn't you once say that you wanted to win 10 Super Bowls and that you didn't care about banging hot supermodels?
2012 Tom Brady: I didn't care about banging hot supermodels? Ha! What kind of loser thinks like that? Walt, I have three Super Bowl rings. That's enough for a lifetime. Do you know what's not enough for a lifetime? Only banging 23 hot supermodels per night. That's only 8,395 hot supermodels per year. My goal is to reach 20,000 hot supermodels per year, so if you multiply that by 50 years, you get an even one million hot supermodels. When I bang my one millionth hot supermodel, I can then concentrate on getting that fourth Lombardi.
Me: That's great that you get to have sex with so many hot women, but I have to say, I'm disappointed as a football fan.
2012 Tom Brady: As a football what? Look, Walt, I'd love to talk to ya, but I need to get my supersonic jet plane waxed.
Me: Supersonic jet... what happened to your old truck?
2012 Tom Brady: Ha! Like I could ever bang one million hot supermodels with that old thing.
And with that, I now feel incredibly stupid for picking the Patriots.
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Forehead
10-04-2011
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Still no respect for the Skins, who are playing out of this world defense with an offense doing just enough? Personally, I'm glad you bet so heavily on the Rams...I hope that hole in your wallet eats at your cold, dead heart.
Lee Ving
10-04-2011
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Joe Buck...the cure for insomnia. Ben Stein would be more exciting.
Tom P
10-04-2011
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I did something similar, benched Beanie and put in Hunter. Had I played Wells and Cam Newton instead of Big Ben, I would've had 48 points more than my total. I won my matchup anyway, but it's just extremely disappointing.
Wow
10-04-2011
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Absolutely no love for the Seahawks. They are much more competitive than their talent would indicate. Miami, Denver and Minnesota are worse. Nice to see my Titans getting props though. Hasselbeck is solid, and that defense is WAY underrated. RIP Kenny Britt. My fantasy team isn't the same anymore.....
kevin I like waffles
10-03-2011
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waffles
Lucas
10-01-2011
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I agree. Kyle Orton sucks!
Denver Phin Phan
10-01-2011
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Holy crap was I wrong. I ripped Walter for picking the Phins to completely collapse, and give up on their lame-duck coach. I thought the team had more heart, and wouldn't lose more than 9 with last year's top-ten defense. At this point, they should sell off the players for draft picks, and go all-in for the #1 pick...
DTS
09-30-2011
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Don't jump on the Bills bandwagon yet. Stay away from the kool aid & wait until we get toward the end of the season. It's the Bills for pete sake....they have a history of choking
Mike
09-29-2011
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Bills beat Patriots, Bills beat Raiders, Raiders beat Jets. Both Patriots and Jets are ranked higher than Bills. Hmmmm...
Unqualified Opinion! This is what happens when a high school drop-out with a blog, living in his mom's base-ment, gets access to a computer.
john
09-29-2011
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Bills number 10?, YOU are a blithering MORON!
brian
09-28-2011
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o btw i just looked i was so mad i spelled alot wrong. sorry bout that ha
brian
09-28-2011
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p.s....i know my titans wont win alot but id like to ay one thing . to the fans of the lions and bills im so happy for yall. not had teams to be proud of for many years and im glad yall got somethen to smile about, hell ill go on record to say id be happy to see tem in the super bowl. sure it wont happen but id be so glad for the fans..
Brospeh
09-28-2011
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How do the Steelers move up after almost losing to the Colts? Doesn't make much sense, but I suppose you are just calling it a bad week for the team *cough blowout loss to the Ravens cough*.
brian
09-28-2011
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u have titans fall to 21????there 2-0 and u have joke teams like phily 11, the bears, panther,atlanta, and waitin ti choke teams redskins raiders teans ahead????????titans are not the best but at least 10-12 12th
Funny Fat Guy
09-27-2011
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Walt, I typically find your faux dialouges to be the antithesis of funny. It is the same tired material where the joke is "hey, look at how drunk or stupid this guy is because he can't talk," and refuse to make any other joke. See: your Kerry Collins joke. Just awful.
But you got it right for once with Carrol and the Poop Salad. You based that joke on a solid analogy. It was clever. Not laugh out loud funny, but it rang true. And you said "poop." In the future...y'know, maybe more of that. |
Run Defenses, Pass Defense, Pass Protection:
Something new this year - I'm keeping track of precise run defense, pass defense and pass protection rankings in Excel. The benefit to this is that it'll be broken down by week. Here are the download links:
2011 NFL Defensive Rankings Spreadsheet (2007 Excel)
2011 NFL Defensive Rankings Spreadsheet - (1999-2003 Excel)
2013 Fantasy Football Rankings - May 23
2013 NBA Mock Draft - May 22
2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 21
Charlie's 2014 NFL Mock Draft - May 20
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