Patriots

' fans had a rough day today, the 49er faithful suffered through the Apocalypse. 

-The hated Patriots improved to 2-1 with a pretty convincing win over the Falcons, though Tom Brady didn't quite air it out like he used to -- again. Nonetheless, the Pats had this one under control. Fred Taylor broke out in a nice way for them. Randy Moss played through injury while Wes Welker sat another one out. Neither scenario seemed to effect the outcome much. Moss was solid, if unspectacular. 

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Dolphins are coming off wins over the Patriots and Chargers while the Texans gave up a 17 point lead over the Colts in the last 4 mins and lost the week earlier in OT to the Jaguars. So both teams are feeling totally different vibes right now. These two teams have faced each other 3 times with Houston 3-0. I've been thinking all week about this one. This is a hard pick. Houston is desperate for a win, but I just have a gut feeling that Miami is going to find a way to win this game. I hate that I feel like that being a Texans fan, but I'm going with Miami in this one. Dolphins have been my favorite team to watch this season so far. I know I shouldn't root for the Fins to score off the Wildcat formation against my team, but ah ---. Okay maybe a lengthy run by Brown off the formation. Either way Miami wins my pick here. Which would pit the Lions/Texans in Week 7! The "Winless Bowl"!  Winners - Miami Dolphins   UPSET SPECIAL4) New England

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            Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!

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Bush, he went after the most powerful professional sports franchise, the New England Patriots.

I wish I could say that this is an isolated incident but it is not. ESPN, the supposed on-air and on-line sports mecca, does this on an hourly basis. They have strayed so far from highlights and facts that they have now morphed into the sports world's version of the Enquirer or TMZ. This is being highlighted by the "SpyGate" coverage. These former players, these "professionals" are proving to be anything but. Mark Schlerith and Chris Carter sound like two sour, jealous, couch potatoes arguing over who's hotter Gisele or Heidi. Schlerith completely ignored the fact that he was part of a "mini-dynasty" whose coach, Mike Shanahan, was quoted in a Rick Reilly Sports Illustrated article as saying;

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When the NFL schedule was released I was thrilled to learn that the Jets have a primetime game this year, and a good one at that! They square off on Monday Night Football at San Diego against the Chargers in week 3. However, I have since read an article on newyorkjets.com by Editor-in-Chief Randy Lange, entitled "The '08 Sked's Monday Night Crunch." Lange very carefully articulates the perils of having to play a Monday night game in a different time zone (particularly an east coast team traveling into the pacific time zone) and then having to return home for a 1pm Sunday game the following week. The Jets this year are faced with such a predicament and Lange points out how recent history has not looked kindly on teams dealt such a difficult scheduling constraint. First of all, it hasn't happened very often since 2002 which would suggest that the scheduling gurus are possibly making a conscious effort not to put teams in this bind. (For example, east coast teams should be granted byes after a west coast Monday nighter, or possibly a Sunday night game which would afford them several more hours to adjust and prepare.) And when it has happened, victims of this circumstance have not fared well, losing most games for which they return home.

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t our founding fathers had in mind when they devised the legislative branch. 

I despise the Patriots dynasty as much as anyone and I was among the many who questioned how Spygate was laid to rest so quickly and easily back in September 2007. Before the evidence was even confiscated, fines and penalties were levied against Bill Belichick and the team. And then when the tapes and notes were turned over to Roger Goodell, they were all destroyed in Foxborough, rather than being saved and brought to NFL headquarters in New York. But, as much as I resent the organization getting away with anything, and as much as I wish there could be a federal investigation, I know that the NFL is an autonomous organization that has the right and responsibility to govern itself. As long as no federal laws are being broken, the federal government has no right to intervene. I would take great personal satisfaction in Belichick’s legacy being ruined and the

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bsp;Giants team that is best suited to try and play ball control and keep Tom Brady and the vaunted Patriots' offense off the field. But football is unique in that days of gameplanning can be shot to hell almost instantly. The

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The Super Bowl this year has many people predicting an easy Patriots win, even though there is a general acknowledgement that the Giants will bring a solid game plan and sound execution to the contest. Despite the consensus that the Giants are worthy of being in the game on Sunday after an impressive playoff run, almost every NFL fan and analyst has resigned him or herself to the fact that they are just 100% outmatched. Oh, how wrong they are. 

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The two major trends going into Super Bowl XLII are the Patriots' utter domination in the win column, and the Giants' road winning streak, which is pretty remarkable in its own right. One of those trends will come to an end in less than a week.

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The Patriots’ days are numbered. In the modern NFL, it is impossible for a team to go 19-0 and even though they seem as poised as any team in NFL history to accomplish such a feat, the odds are stacked against them deeper than a trips bunch formation. 

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To make matters more painful, we must coincide our forced optimism with a Patriots team that seems to be bound for greatness.

Hopefully, as the combine gets underway and draft day approaches, the Jets management won’t do anything too hasty. I have one big concern for 2008; the quarterback situation. It shouldn't be a concern, but unfortunately it already is because of the pathetic midseason decision to suddenly usher in the Clemens era.

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