The Seahawks played yesterday and I lost my Super Bowl. Oh well. It ended up bringing out one bright spot and that is the greatest text I have received in 2008. “Its not the hawks day but at least the jonas brothers brought their a game”
Congratulations Saverio, you earned it.
I had a friend IM me today about my recent anti-Tony Romo stance. He reminded me that I should like him for his most inept moment of all time that directly led to a Seahawks win. I realized that he was right, I love Tony Romo because I could watch this all day.
There’s a Monday night game tonight where I need Marshawn Lynch to go off for about 33 points to save my fantasy season, but as far as I’m concerned this week is in the bag.
Aaron Rodgers: 15/6/94.5
Brett Favre: 18/12/93.0
Obviously 3 more TD passes and 6 more INTs would have the Pack right back on top.
As per usual NFL.com is having a sale tonight. 20% OFF your entire order.
The hopelessness of my fantasy and Seahawks seasons is not lost on me. I know that I have little reason to care about football beyond gambling for the rest of the season. However, there is something I believe in. It’s a theory that each season is not necessarily towards the goal of winning the championship. Sometimes there are smaller victories you can take that make your season a success. A great example of this theory is the Brewers season. They hadn’t made the playoffs since 1982. They didn’t NEED to win the World Series this year, they needed to make the playoffs. That’s why the game I was at where CC Sabathia pitched the Brewers to victory over the Cubs in the last game of the season to clinch the playoffs was probably the greatest game I have ever been to, because that was their World Series. They didn’t need to beat the Phillies, that was their moment in time. It was spectacular.
This season my Super Bowl is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is sacred in my family. We will have a great time. I will drink a case of beer. I will eat more than my body will allow. Then I will eat some more. In the midst of all this is my Super Bowl. Matt Hasselbeck leads the Seattle Seahawks into Dallas against Tony Romo and the hated Cowboys. I hate the Cowboys more than any team in sports except for the Yankees (their recent unholy alliance only solidifies this). I need for us to beat them.
Somehow it’s become okay to root for the Cowboys around here because Tony Romo grew up like 15 minutes from where I’m sitting right now and comes home over the summer. In fact, I saw Tony Romo at a bar over the summer. He was shooting basketball with his high school coach or something like that (basically, someone that gives you an excuse to hang out with people twice your age because you don’t have any friends besides Mr. Belding) and you know what I realized? Tony Romo is a fucking punk. He checked his iPhone every five minutes and in the two hours he was there I didn’t see him drink a single beer. Not one! It’d be one thing if I could make fun of him for drinking some sissy beer like a Blue Moon (I want my beer to taste like ice cream!) or a Miller Chill (Miller Lite isn’t citrusy enough!), but for him to not even drink. During the offseason. During the summer. Man, fuck Tony Romo. People think he’s cool because he’s dated a few hot chicks, but the fact of the matter is this: you have to have chips to play the game. Anyone who is a starting QB in the NFL can date a hot celebrity (even Kliff Kinsbury hooked up with Jessica). So don’t give me that shit. Fuck Tony Romo. Fuck the Cowboys.
Thanksgiving will be the third week back for Matt Hasselbeck. By that point he should have his timing back, he should be the Pro Bowl QB that we all know and love. The Cowboys secondary is weak and he can pick it apart. I imagine the line will be Cowboys -7 1/2, but that’s what’s going to make it all the sweeter. We are going to go into Texas stadium as 7 1/2 point underdogs and kill the Cowboys playoff chances. That’s my Super Bowl, so make it happen Seahawks. I don’t ask for much.
I made my return to gambling on the NFL this weekend since my fantasy team needs multiple miracles to make the playoffs and the Seahawks need to sign an early 80s Steve Largent, 2000 Shaun Alexander and one of Chuck Knox’s defenses to even have a shot at the wildcard. So, I decided to try gambling on the NFL to spark my interest. A lot of the games I liked, but didn’t have what it took to bet them. However, there were only two “locks” in my opinion. Green Bay and Kansas City, both of whom won. Of course, I can’t just bet two games and be happy. I had to do a couple three team parlays (both of which I was 2/3), a teaser (Rams, what was I thinking?) and then made a bet on the Cardinals on Monday. As well as a parlay of the Cardinals and the over (I was half right). At the end of it I ended up being up about $6 dollars (which is actually thanks to Scotsman’s Grizzlies pick at NBAtips.net). That’s the great thing about gambling. I was like 80% right about my bets, but I ended up with a very small profit because of my greed. If I had stuck the course, not done any parlays and bet more games I’d have been like 5-2.
The Packers won ATS, but lost the game overall. There is no way they should have though because the first safety was a complete joke. In fact, it looks the referee made his own rules instead of, you know, following the rule book. At some point we need to make these things reviewable. Intentional grounding, pass interference and everything else. If it does or could lead to a score, it needs to be reviewable.
In other news, MATT HASSELBECK should return this weekend. He is the miracle that my fantasy team needs! I was looking at stats today and I noticed that Seneca Wallace has only thrown one interception. He hasn’t been the greatest QB by any stretch of the imagination, but he hasn’t given the ball away either. Which is more than Matt could say in his first season as a starter. I still remember the chants of “Dilfer! Dilfer!” at Husky Stadium pissing me off to no end. I mean, sure we might have won THAT game with Dilfer in there but there’s no way that Super Bowl would have happened with Dilfer in there. I guess I’m just a big picture guy. Anyways, I’m glad to have my favorite QB back. Even if we do suck.
Finally, I got an email from NFL.com and they are running a 25% off special (yesterday) today and tomorrow. It’s a pretty good deal and if you’re team doesn’t suck, you might want to pick up some stuff now. Replica jerseys for $60 is a pretty good deal and I think these sweatshirts are the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Enter the code NFL25 at checkout to receive the discount.
