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October 28, 2005
The Hoser Picks, NFL Week 8: NFL predictions for those who would prefer ritual disembowelment to listening to Michael Irvin. By sportsfilter's own wfrazerjr.
fraze are you positing that Alex Smith is an immortal? Or that he digs tights and fur boas?
posted by lilnemo at 05:35 PM on October 28, 2005
REGGIE ROBY DIED? WHY DOESN'T SOMEBODY TELL ME THIS STUFF?
posted by Desert Dog at 05:46 PM on October 28, 2005
Wow, I didn't even know Reggie Roby was sick. (And it was up to Metafilter vice SpoFi to tell me about Sheryl Swoopes.) justgary, I'm enjoying your picks more with each week that goes by -- especially because this seems like the most upredictable, schizophrenic season in at least a decade. (At this point I'd half believe the Panthers and Bengals in the big show at the end.)
posted by alumshubby at 06:04 PM on October 28, 2005
Alum, thanks, but they ain't mine. All credit/blame goes to wfrazerjr. (The author's name is at the top of any column.)
posted by justgary at 06:13 PM on October 28, 2005
I like the picks too, although I'll pessimistically disagree with your assessment of the New England defense. Time will tell on that, I think, but it hasn't told yet.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 06:19 PM on October 28, 2005
DAVE Cowher? Screw you, wfraztyerdkdsds! PITTSBURGH STEELERS FOOTBALL RULES!!!!!!!1111! ;)
posted by scully at 08:47 PM on October 28, 2005
Hey Hoser, that's some funny stuff! I will stick with stockman1021 this week! Keep it up, good stuff!
posted by uzdoug at 06:01 AM on October 29, 2005
Week 8 Predictions actually look like this. Arizona 20 Dallas 27 Chicago 35 Detroit 24 Cleveland 13 Houston 20 Green Bay 24 Cincinnati 30 Jacksonville 17 St. Louis 21 Miami 27 New Orleans 13 Minnesota 3 Carolina 21 Oakland 34 Tennesee 14 Washington 37 N.Y.Giants 24 Kansas City 28 San Diego 24 Philadelphia 24 Denver 27 Tampa Bay 35 SanFrancisco 14 Buffalo 17 New England 35 MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Baltimore 14 Pittsburgh 28
posted by red_kal_el at 08:19 AM on October 29, 2005
Terrapin, I think I crossed Bill Cowher with that other brilliant Pittsburgh strategist, Dave Wannstedt. I shudder to think of that union.
posted by wfrazerjr at 08:21 AM on October 29, 2005
That would be one bushy and intense union, wfrazerjr.
posted by scully at 09:48 AM on October 29, 2005
(At this point I'd half believe the Panthers and Bengals in the big show at the end.) Strangely enough, I believe that was my pick, but I can't find the Locker Room thread to verify. I think I may have even picked the Bengals to win, but I'd had a lot of NyQuil that day.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 04:04 PM on October 29, 2005
Houston gets their first win this week against Cleveland.
posted by flicknut at 04:47 PM on October 29, 2005
No they already lost to the SOX!!!!!!
posted by volfire at 10:10 AM on October 30, 2005
Alex Smith != Dr. Furter, lilnemo, and that goes for both of them! Although I see you shiver with antici...pation.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:09 PM on October 30, 2005
Kansas City at SAN DIEGO (-4.5): Damn it, Arrowhead's worth at least a touchdown in any game. As long as Ladainian doesn't run back kicks and sell beer in the stands, the Chiefs will cover. Chiefs 28, Chargers 27. Somehow I ignored the "at" and read "Arrowhead's worth at least a touchdown" and assumed the game was in KC. There goes 5 or so confidence points. Thanks for nothing, fraz...
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:08 PM on October 30, 2005
I particularly like the cue of the Brian Billick firing. The Ravens are an AWFUL football team. Nice write up, but I'll be keeping my money in-house this weekend.