Robopunk
I have a horrible cold medicine hangover. I don't see how it's possible that I can take two generic brand Nyquil-wannabe geltabs last night at 9:00, and be a complete zombie this morning, but that's what's happening. I hit my snooze bar like six times this morning, which isn't all that unusual, but I fell into a deep, deep sleep each time, meaning that it was like waking up all over again every nine minutes. Torture. I don't even remember my shower, though I appear to be clean enough, so I must have taken one.
Way, way back in the day, a friend of Pipeline who shall go nameless was fond of drinking entire bottles of Robitussin. This is a rather common means of getting really wasted, but it's not one that I've ever tried. For one thing, there's no way in hell I could choke down a whole bottle of that crap. For another, I decided the heat flashes and itchy skin were side effects I could do without, though by most accounts from this friend, everything after that was pretty entertaining. After what I'm going through this morning, I can't imagine what it must be like to ingest that much medicine.
Anyway, let's move on to...
NFL Week 3 Recap
The Seer went 8-5 yesterday, and is now 16-13 on the year, with tonight's big Raiders/Broncos matchup still to come. The Seer is now at 55.1% in this young NFL season, still somewhat short of our 58% goal. But progress is made in small steps in this racket. Let's review...
The Seer said the Jets would beat the 6.5 point spread, but they lost by 7 to the Patriots. The Jets are really struggling offensively.
The Seer said the the Steelers would cover their 6 point spread, and they won by 7 against the Bengals. Interesting, though, to see those Bengal lines for the rest of the year. They are quickly becoming that "team so underrated they are overrated" team.
The Seer said the Colts would cover their 7.5 point spread against the Jags, and they did.
The Seer said the Vikings would cover their 3.5 point spread against the Lions, and they did.
The Seer said the Saints would beat the 5 point spread against them, and they ended up losing to the Titans, 27-12. I'm officially flummoxed by both of these teams. If I were really the betting type, I'd lay off both of them for awhile. Especially the Saints.
The Seer said the Bucs would cover their 3.5 point spread against the Falcons, and laughed at the low spread. The Bucs won by 21. Easiest game of the week, by far.
The Seer said the Chiefs would cover their 8 point spread against the Texans, and they did, winning by 28. Another easy game.
The Seer said the Giants would beat the 2 point spread against the Redskins, and they did, winning the game outright.
The Seer said the Packers would cover their 8 point spread, and instead the Packers leave Arizona with their tail between their legs, and trying to cover their tracks. They lost 20-13. Wow. It was reportedly 106 degrees on the field in the 4th quarter. Word from a friend in Milwaukee says the Journal-Sentinel's headline this morning was "It's Not The Heat...It's The Humility." The Pack looked like a 9-7 team to me before this fiasco. Now, who knows? Watch those Pack lines in the weeks to come.
The Seer said the Rams would beat the 3 point spread, and they did, only losing by 1 to the Seahawks. How about Seattle, 3-0? Guess folks in Green Bay may not be quite so snooty about Mike Holmgren these days, huh?
In a pick 'em game, the Seer liked the Ravens over the Chargers, and the Ravens won 24-10. I didn't think San Diego would be this bad.
The Seer said the 49ers would cover their 7 point spread against the Browns, but that's not what happened. The Browns won, 13-12. This just didn't add up at all. The 49ers score 49 against a horrible Chicago team, then nearly win against the Rams while racking up the points, then can't score a TD at home against a Browns team that gave up 295 to Jamal Lewis last week? I don't get it. And what about the Browns? They lose 9-6 to an Indy team that seems to be pretty decent, then they play the Washington Generals bit for the Ravens, then they shut down Jeff Garcia, Terrell Owens and Co.? I don't get that, either.
The Seer said the Bills would beat the 3 point spread against Miami, but that didn't happen. Miami ran the ball all night long with Ricky Williams, and the Patriots couldn't get Bledsoe on the field long enough to generate any offense. Miami looked strong--how did they lose to Houston?
There you have it. Hope you all had a great weekend.
Digital photos to come, soon.
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