edge?

Edge: dave over german by 1
Actual: german over dave by 21

Edge: rish over rishi by 5
Actual: rishi over rish by 1

Edge: anish over craig by 1
Actual: anish over craig by 43

Edge: mark over matt by 6
Actual mark over matt by 33

Edge: burnsy over miguel by 3
Actual: burnsy over miguel by 55

Edge: kirat over chris by 8
Actual: kirat over chris by 60


Results: This week the edge was 4-2, but the results were blowouts, not the close games predicted by the edge. It's too early to say, but the edge doesn't look that helpful as a predictor.

07 Picks: Week 1 Recap

Week 1
Dave: 8-6-2 = Up $40
Mark: 8-6-2 = Up $40
Sports Guy: 7-7-2 = Even
Sports Gal: 9-5-2 = Up $80

I hate pushes. Oh well, at least we started up. (As always, $20 per game, no Vegas commission)

There was only one game (Broncos) in which the favorite won but did not cover.

chiefs vs lions

Dating back to the year I met Mark:

2006: Chiefs 9-7, Lions 3-13
2005: Chiefs 10-6, Lions 5-11
2004: Chiefs 7-9, Lions 6-10
2003: Chiefs 13-3, Lions 5-11
2002: Chiefs 8-8, Lions 3-13
2001: Chiefs 6-10, Lions 2-14

And this is the year I bet the Chiefs will be better than the Lions?

Lions 1-0, Chiefs 0-1

Home Team Challenge Week 1 Wrap

After suffering through the Chiefs, this was about the only thing that could cheer me up:


Kirat currently has first, despite pulling a Burnsy and starting a TE that's not playing.
Burnsy and I could pass as we both have RB's tonight: McGahee and Gore respectively.
Rishi has Housh tonight and Matt also has McGahee.
And Mr. 3Peat is going to be in last by a healthy margin. Not that he can't or won't come back, but it's a nice start to the season.

when a loss is more than a loss

Sure, I'll be there in Week 5, rooting on the red and gold, but that aside...

The Chiefs' season is essential over. There wasn't too much hope before the season, but there was just a sliver that maybe if the defense is really improved that maybe KC could be this year's sleeper team. But no...

There are teams out there that lost, but showed enough potential that you can't count them out: Saints, Bears, Jags...

There are teams out there that lost and suffered injuries, so who knows if they can rebound: Rams, Giants...

And there are the teams that you thought were going to stink, and they stunk, and you don't have much hope at all for: Chiefs, Bucs, Browns.

The Chiefs are going to get whooped by the Bears next week, open their season at home against the Vikings (which look a lot better than expected) and then go on the road to San Diego. Their road games are almost sure losses and smart money says they'll be 0-4.

- - -

On the one hand, I suppose it's not as crushing if I know it's coming. But it does take a little air out of the football season. When there's only one team in your life (no baseball or basketball team) and they stink...sigh.

But that's why there's fantasy, and the whole league in general. And wasn't it cool to see Randy Moss become the second coming of Randy Moss? Even if I didn't have him.

The Hoagie Central "Giant Fucking Lock of the Week"

This week's GFLW is the Steelers.

They've won 13 of 14 against the Browns and who's the Browns quarterback? If this was Week 8, the line would be Steelers -13. But it's Week 1, and Vegas isn't quite sure what to think about anyone. But trust me the Steelers are going to cover the measly 4.5.

Report: Hoagie Central has been linked to HGH

In what can only be described as a stunning development, the New York Daily News is reporting that Hoagie Central received a 12-month shipment of HGH in March 2007. This raises all kinds of questions about all the sports blogs out there...who can you trust anymore? Sources close to Hoagie Central are saying that the HGH was only used behind the scenes, in the template and hardware, and that it did not contribute to the stellar writing. But that won't stop the questions from being asked.

NFL Week One: Open Thread

Just in time for kickoff, here's a place where we can comment all weekend about the games your fantasy picks or whatever you want.

For the Home Team Challenge, these are my guys:

Schaub, Matt QB HOU 42
Alexander, Shaun RB SEA 53
Gore, Frank RB SF 41
Johnson, Andre WR HOU 29
Harrison, Marvin WR IND 39
Gonzalez, Tony TE KC 24
Vinatieri, Adam K IND 28
Steelers, DST DST PIT 42

And here are Mark's picks:

Manning, Peyton QB IND 79
Parker, Willie RB PIT 39
Jackson, Steven RB STL 63
Brown, Reggie WR PHI 26
Williams, Roy WR DET 32
Daniels, Owen TE HOU 12
Nugent, Mike K NYJ 21
Redskins, DST DST WAS 28

Here's to a good season.

And Addai goes down on the first play! Wow.
And then Harrison gets me a touchdown and Mark gets it for Manning too.

does the edge matter?

nfl.com provides a breakdown of expectations for players and is able to make predictions for fantasy matchups. but how accurate are they?

Here are the week 1 edges:

dave over german by 1
rish over rishi by 5
anish over craig by 1
mark over matt by 6
burnsy over miguel by 3
kirat over chris by 8



I'll resist the temptation to lay $20 bucks on Hoagie Middle East (-6).

bs report

After listening to Adam Carolla be a guest on Simmons' podcast for the second time, I've come to the conclusion that I like the Sports Guy's podcasts, but I would much prefer Adam Carolla's podcasts.

P.S. I think in the Kimmel podcast they were joking about how in the early days of the Kimmel show, when they didn't have a guest ready, they just brought out Carolla. I guess some thing's don't change.

nfl coverage across the pond

I couldn't really be any more excited for the start of football season. And I'm not the only. The BBC has an article, and it's pretty interesting just to note the differences:
"defence" "3 February" and "semi-final" instead of NFC Championship game.


Eh. This post sucks. I'm just excited.

new nfl logo

When I heard the idea, I thought it was ridiculous. How can they change such a great logo, I scoffed.

But...I actually like it. The football is better, the stars are better, and while the letters are a little jarring, I think it was time for the old L to go. I kinda prefer the old F, but overall I think it's a nice change. It won't take effect until the 08 Draft...not sure why they revealed it now.

football picks: back and better than ever

All lines for the year will be through sportsbook.com:

Saints +6 over Colts
Texans -3 over Chiefs
Broncos -3 over Bills
Steelers -4.5 over Browns
Titans +6.5 over Jags
Rams -1 over Panthers
Eagles -3 over Packers
Falcons +3 over Vikings
Redskins -3 over Dolphins
Pats -6.5 over Jets
Seahawks -6 over Bucs
Chargers -6 over Bears
Lions +1.5 over Raiders
Cowboys -6 over Giants
Ravens +2.5 over Bengals
49ers -3 over Cardinals

recent comments added

Thanks to this site, it was really easy to install a recent comments widget:

http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/2007/03/recent-comments.html

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