Week 10 Picks

Sherman Tanks vs. The Hellhounds
You're kidding, right? The Hellhounds haven't been within single digits of a win since week 3. They aren't the Tampa Bay Bucs of the TRU Fantasy Football League. They're worse. They got nothing. Prediction: Phil should shave his head in shame. Plus, it would be funny.

I'm not sure who the worst team in the NFL is anymore. It should be Tampa, but they won so we won't have a winless team this year. I think pound for pound, it's Washington. They've got two wins, but they were by 2 to St. Louis and 3 to Tampa. Both were at home. They've also lost to Detroit and Kansas City. That gives them my vote. But by the end of the year, it could be Oakland.

No Talent Ass Clowns vs. Waived & Confused
The real Toilet Bowl as the Jo(h)ns duke it out. Johns? Toilet Bowl? Get it? But with only one game separating them, it's a big game. Both teams are coming off a loss but Waived is coming off three straight. And Waived could be in trouble relying on a bunch of Bengals and Jay Cutler while the Clowns have Brett Favre facing the Lions. Prediction: Jon thinks he can win with a bunch of Bengals facing the Steelers? Is he insane?

Speaking of the Bengals, it was a funny idea for Chad Johnson to try to bribe the refs. However, the $20K fine was well deserved. I think the NFL does try too hard to stifle fun, but after that NBA ref went to jail for trying to fix games, the NFL needs to crack down on any insinuation that their refs could be on the take. Too many paranoid people out there already think they are. You don't want to feed that.

Dark Lords vs. Meat Curtains
Meat is 8-1 with some of the luckiest matchups. Five wins by fewer than 10 points. However, their last (and only) loss was to the Dark Lords. Will it happen again? Maybe. Maybe not. The Dark Lords had a midseason surge to get above .500 but have lost two straight. Even worse are some of the matchups that definitely favor Meat. Ray Rice versus Cleveland. Ronnie Brown versus Tampa. While the Dark Lords have Aaron Rodgers (and his shitty offensive line) facing Dallas. Prediction: Have to take the Meat Curtains matchups.

I watched a lot of college teams running the "Wildcat" formation yesterday, and it seemed like most were failing. UK actually runs it better than most, but the reason for that is they put Randall Cobb back there. Obviously, you should run it better when you put your best quarterback in that position. If this formation is so good, why is that the NFL team that runs it the best is Miami and they're 3-5?

Spooner St. Sporks vs. Lonmunu
The Sporks finally get back in the win column. Can they do it for a second week? In a word, yes. Lonmunu certainly has some advantages especially Adrian Peterson facing Detroit. However, they've also got DeAngelo Williams and Roddy White both questionable which may limit what they can do even if they play. Oh, and the Sporks have Drew Brees and Pierre Thomas going against St. Louis. Prediction: Take the Sporks.

I saw someone claiming that Minnesota was still better than New Orleans. Not sure why. Minnesota got beat by Pittsburgh and should have lost to San Francisco and Baltimore. Minnesota is better than they were last year, but not a ton. A lot is at the margins. They went 10-6 last year with Tavaris Jackson who is atrocious. They still have that good defense, good O-line and Adrian Peterson. Now they're winning some of those games they let go at the end. But Pittsburgh showed that if you do a good job containing Adrian Peterson, Minnesota won't win passing 50 plus times a game.

Los Bastardos vs. They Might Be Daves
I just have a feeling Daves running game will be good this week. Just a gut feeling. Prediction: They Might Be Daves.

That NFL Network game was a bore. Which I'm glad to see. I get tired of the NFL putting top games on their network while trying to overcharge for it and then whining to Congress to try to make cable companies put it on basic. Yet, not mentioning their shitty decision to only allow DirectTV to have the NFL full access package. So, I'm glad they got a garbage game this week.

For the year: 12-18