The Office 09.12.08: NFL Week 2

Posted by Ken Schmidt on 09.12.2008

Last season was filled with plenty of surprises, but not for the Sports Kid who hit every game he told you to gamble on. Check out this week's Sports Kid picks along with the rest of the 411 Office as they attempt to decipher the second week of NFL action.

Man, that was an…..interesting first week of the season. I am going to take this opportunity to open up about a little team called the Chicago Bears and a bit about their encounter with some guy named Peyton Manning. Also, I'll throw a little Brady talk in. The Bears looked really good in this game and I don't mean that as they looked great like the Eagles, Cowboys, and Steelers looked great, the Bears looked good. This all comes down to what preseason means in the NFL. There is all this talk about preseason being worthless and that it shouldn't be played because all it does it get players hurt. Well America you now have your answer. Peyton Manning looked rusty than Kim Kardashian's Ass-Blaster Aerobic Machine Sunday night. He looked like he hadn't played a real timed football game in half a year. Oh wait, that's because he hasn't! Tom Brady, didn't play a single snap in the preseason (not to say that is to blame for his injury) but he even looked a bit sluggish out of the box. Face it, it is a risk to play your stars in the regular season, but than again it's also dangerous for Peyton Manning to drive a car, take a shower, and be a member of the full contact more taste league (I do love that commercial even though I hate Peyton and Eli). The Colts will bounce back and be the division winner this year but it just goes to show, get the rust off your players in the preseason, get them in the game, and you won't find yourself 0-1.

Sports Kid Units

Last week the Sports Kid boasted a decent 10 FOR 10 in my sports kid units of the week. Now I am not going to gloat for long but I am going to say if you bet $10 per unit you'd have 100. $100 per unit and you'd have 1000. Keep that in mind as I break down this week.

Oakland at Kansas City

The Chiefs may not make the playoffs this year but they certainly made a big splash this year by taking out the MVP. Any who, some bigger things to take away from that Pats game was the fact that Larry Johnson is not going to put up the numbers Priest Holmes once did as a RB in KC but he will be a top running back this season. Also, the Chiefs' defense is no joke. However, watching the Raiders this week I had to laugh because their offense looked like a disaster movie, bodies running all over the place, a young African American male running for his life and eventually getting squashed in the end. Can you get the kid some help? Tuesday morning JaMarcus Russell had to feel like his body weighed 400 pounds it was so stiff after all the hits he took. Expect the Chiefs to be up that young man's ass all game and to easily make this a laugher when they hand the ball off 40 times once they get the lead. The game opened at 4 but as of right now the line slanted downwards, go figure. I'll take 4 Sports Kid Units on the Chiefs -3.5

Tennessee @ Bengals

Is Vince Young alive or is he dead? That was what Jeff Fisher was asking police Sunday night. Hey kid, I used to hate it when I was in middle school soccer and a fan from the other team made fun of my hair and I'd throw the same temper tantrum like you did. Than I turned 15 and got over it. Grow up kid. Either way, Vince Young crying or not this game will come down to the Titans defense picking on Carson Palmer, who looked rattled against the Ravens. The Titans have a lot to prove and right now are the only team in their STACKED division with a win. Making it 2-0 would go a long way, especially if there is the feasible upset of the Vikings over the Colts. 3 Sports Kid Units on the Titans +1

Green Bay @ Detriot

I hate picking two road teams to bet on but this one seems pretty sure fire. The Lions looked like the new joke of the NFL when the ATLANTA FALCONS ran all over them, literally. I mentioned what I thought of Aaron Rogers the first time I saw him play live and I will repeat the sentiment, he's good. This one smells like a blowout and with the Lions keeping the line low because they play decent at home I am going to go with my gut and take my second road team this week. 3 Sports Kid Units on the Packers -3

The Office

Things are off and running with a lot of the same as last year. Melissa knows nothing about football but wins while I continue to flounder just over .500, like I did most of last year. My brother continues to not really care about lines, he likes picking winners and the Rizz once again digs himself an early hole. Football is fun. Here are the standings, followed by last week's winners "Pick of the Week" (excluding my busy Registered Nurse girlfriend), and than this weeks picks.

Debbie Schmidt 11-5
Melissa Fox 11-5
Sat 11-5
411 9-7
John Curry 9-7
Ken Schmidt 9-7
Dan Owen 8-8
Charlie Von Plato 8-8
Dustin James 7-9
Sean Garmer 7-9
Rizz 7-9
Shawn Lealos 6-10
Dan Schmidt 6-10

Sat's Pick of the Week: My pick of the week has to be the Falcons (+8) covering and possibly winning against the Buccaneers. My basic reasoning for this is that I think that the Falcons are better than what people think and the fact that Tampa Bay will be without Jeff Garcia for the week.

Debbie Schmidt's Pick of the Week Bet the house on the Giants (-9) over the Rams. This is not the ram team of old...it is just an OLD ram team. Bulger looks like my grandfather running and I do mean running around out there. Their defense looked helpless last week against the Eagles and this week will be more of the same I fear. Time to blow up this rams team and start over....

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Game	Ken Schmidt	Melissa Fox	Debbie Schmidt	Sat	John Curry	Dan Owen	Charlie Von Plato
Bears @ Panthers (-3)
Titans @ Bengals (-1)
Packers @ Lions (+3)
Bills @ Jaguars (-6)
Raiders @ Chiefs (-4)
Colts @ Vikings (+2)
Giants @ Rams (+9)
Saints @ Redskins (-1)
49ers @ Seahawks (-8.5)
Falcons @ Buccaneers (-8)
Dolphins @ Cardinals (-7)
Chargers @ Broncos (+2)
Ravens @ Texans (-4.5)
Patriots @ Jets (-2.5)
Steelers @ Browns (+6)
Eagles @ Cowboys (-7)

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Game	Dustin James	Sean Garmer	Shawn Lealos	Dan Schmidt	411
Bears @ Panthers (-3)
Titans @ Bengals (-1)
Packers @ Lions (+3)
Bills @ Jaguars (-6)
Raiders @ Chiefs (-4)
Colts @ Vikings (+2)
Giants @ Rams (+9)
Saints @ Redskins (-1)
49ers @ Seahawks (-8.5)
Falcons @ Buccaneers (-8)
Dolphins @ Cardinals (-7)
Chargers @ Broncos (+2)
Ravens @ Texans (-4.5)
Patriots @ Jets (-2.5)
Steelers @ Browns (+6)
Eagles @ Cowboys (-7)

Note: Rizz's picks were entered before Sunday's games but not in time for the column, we have deadlines people

Suicide

Well as I expected the crowd slimmed a little last week, I am surprised more people didn't crash land with the Chargers and Colts both losing, however I am sure around the world suicide pools are around 50% out. Here are last weeks picks:

Ken Schmidt New England
Rizz Detriot
Debbie Schmidt Pittsburgh
Sat Arizona
Dustin James Philadelphia
John Curry Minnesota
Shawn Lealos New England
Sean Garmer Detriot
Dan Owen Baltimore
Dan Schmidt Jets
Charlie Von Plato Broncos
Melissa Fox Indianapolis

This week pretty much the entire pool are banking on the New York Giants to win, so if they do fall than only Dan (who picked Tennessee), Charlie (who picked Seattle), and myself (who picked Seattle) will remain. Go Rams!

Time to Punt

Is there anything better than Monday Night Football? A night where the boys *and girls* come together to watch the home team play their biggest rivals while everyone thinks lots of beer (or glass bottled soda if your me and you want to blend in), eats foods that human beings were not meant to be eat (anything dropped in a deep fryer, god I love wings), and by the end of the night there will be tears; possibly happiness and possibly frustration, by one thing is for sure. Tuesday is going to suck waking up.