In the Disappointment of The Week category we have TiVO intuitively taping the show Happy Endings for me only to find out it's not an offering from Cinemax After Dark, but an ABC primetime sitcom. It's sad to find out the one you love just doesn't "get" you anymore. And while we're on the subject doesn't Elisha Cuthbert somehow sound a lot hotter than she is? But then again I shouldn't have expected too much from New York Ranger Sean Avery's "sloppy seconds" (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3740267).
Dear Steve Avery: I'd take "sloppy twelfths" on this...but then again I don't have a very "discerning palette" at this point.Also congratulations to the New York Giants for not only winning their last two games to make the playoffs, but in the process shutting up the entire Ryan coaching family and Jerry Jones. Speaking of the latter does JJ wish he had some of that wasted Roy Williams money (both WR and SS) to shore up his offensive line and secondary both of which got abused more than Chaz Bono's new penis (enjoy, guy!). Throwing money away on a supefluous WR and a big hitting Strong Safety who couldn't cover "Smoke on the Water" with a year of guitar lessons is the reason guys like Jones and Daniel Snyder need to step aside and let real Football people handle personnel decisions. Then again I'll never get tired of this...
Ah, that's the Money Shot!We're keeping our playoff posts mercifully short, but here's our look at today's games. In the early tussle Fred's Pick is Cincinnati +4. After watching the Bengals once stout run D get shredded more and more as the season went on we can't concur on this one. Ray Rice sliced through them like a Ginzu through a Fresca can last week and you can figure on heavy doses of Arian Foster and Ben Tate today which might make the Under 38 enticing. Expect the Texans to play it close to the vest with either Tyler Yates or God forbid Jake Delhomme at QB and with rookie Andy Dalton in his first playoff game against the league's #2 defense this might turn into a conservative field position battle. Additionally, if either squad gets a 2 score lead expect them to hunker down even more and go into turnover-safe, clock management mode early. Also remember the Bengals went 1-6 against teams with winning records this year and 0-6 vs. playoff teams. Houston with Matt Schaub and Mario Williams would have been a contender for the Super Bowl, in this weakened state the ceiling is much lower, but they may be able to get past here on their run game and defense alone.
I do love the "Veronica Lake" look...ask your grandfather...he'll explain it.What the early game lacks in fireworks should be made up by the New Orleans-Detroit contest. When Matt Flynn is puttin' a half dozen TD caps in your ass you can bet Drew Brees and his 50+ TDs this season is gonna have a field day. In fact if Vegas is offering a prop on New Orleans TD passes vs. Tebow completions we'd have to lean toward Brees and the boys. That Matt Stafford gets to throw to Calvin Johnson, who will physically dominate anyone the Saints throw at him, only adds to this offensive circus. The number is at 59.5 and may hit 60 before game time and there are so many weapons on both sides that one offshore book is listing 14 players in their prop bet on who will score the first TD which means if you take the Field you're pretty much resigning yourself to needing a defensive score. Gun to our head we'd play New Orleans -10 and the Over, but this might just be a fun one to watch.
Today's Official Plays: Fred-Cincinnati +4, Me-Hou./Cin. Under 38
We'll have Tebow crap and more game analysis tomorrow. Good luck, enjoy the games and here's probavbly what you really came for...
Seriously, why would anyone even care if they're real?
