A terrible week last week 3-11-2. I better start picking it up, or I'm going to get fired from my own blog. Now that would be an accomplishment. On to the punishment er I mean picks.

Oakland (+4) over Miami
Houston (-3) over Atlanta
Cleveland (+4) over Baltimore
Chicago (-3) over Detroit
Green Bay (-3) over Minnesota
Dallas (-14) over St Louis
NY Jets (-3.5) over Buffalo
Carolina (-3) over Tampa Bay
San Francisco (-2.5) over Seattle
Pittsburgh (-6) over Arizona
San Diego (-12) over Kansas City
Denver (+10) over Indianapolis
Philadelphia (-3) over NY Giants
New England (-8) over Cincinnati

This week's mini rant

This whole US Women's goalie change has me cracking up. The coach Greg Ryan has the nerve to sit the American's best goalie Hope Solo, great name by the way. Anyways, the rub here is how many chances do American women soccer players get chances to play in truly big games, that warrant national coverage. Maybe the Olympics every 4 years? Basically it's the World Cup or bust. So in the World Cup Semi Finals, she should be happy and not disgruntled that she got pulled for an over the hill goalie, who supposedly matches up better? Solo wasn't scored on in her last 300 minutes. That's pretty impressive. I agree with her, she was upset and rightfully so. Her one shining moment was taken away. She didn't get her chance. This isn't TO crying for the ball. This isn't Tiki Barber announcing his retirement in the middle of the season. Ruining what little chance the Giants had of advancing to the Super Bowl. Not only that, but that these comments from her right after the game. When she is going to be most upset.

Now her teammates are upset at her. She won't be at the third place game. It's funny because instead of being mad at her. They should be mad at their coach. Because he cost them a chance for glory. She just spoke the truth. She feels she could have stopped those shots. Maybe she could have. Maybe she wouldn't. But the reason we will never know is not Solo's fault. It's the coach's. She was robbed of her opportunity for greatness. Her teammates were robbed of the same thing and the sooner they realize that. The better off they'll be.

I was 6-10 last week against the number. Took quite the beating. Overall this season I'm 15-15-2. We'll attempt to get back to my winning ways this week.

Indianapolis (-7) over Houston
San Diego (-6) over Green Bay
Minnesota (-3) over Kansas City
Detroit (-5.5) over Philadelphia
Buffalo (+17) over New England
NY Jets (-3) over Miami
Pittsburgh (-10) over San Francisco
Baltimore (-7.5) over Arizona
St. Louis (+3.5) over Tampa Bay
Denver (-3.5) over Jacksonsville
Cincinnati (+3) over Seattle
Cleveland (+3) over Oakland
Carolina (+4) over Atlanta
Washington (-4) over NY Giants
Chicago (-3) over Dallas
New Orleans (-4) over Tennessee

This week's mini rant. Don't you think people are making too big of deal at of this spy gate stuff? I mean really, Do you think Belichek can break down signals at halftime to let Tom Brady know what defense they are running? That's how Brady won three Super Bowls, by having the exam before hand. So what you are telling me is the Jets didn't have any new signals since the last time they played? If that is truly the case. Shame on the Jets. They should change them for every game. I don't believe there's an advantage. The penalty was sufficent. A first round pick is a steep price. No matter what you say. No matter that they hoard them and had two this year. You shouldn't change the just penalty because New England found a way to have two this year. You need most of your first round picks to be successful players. You can miss on some. But mostly they need to be goood players or your depth gets eaten away at. I think Goodell got this one right.

Last week I was 9-5-2 against the number. Onto another hopefully successful week

Pittsburgh (-10) over Buffalo
Cincinnati (-7.5) over Cleveland
Indianapolis (-7.5) over Tennessee
Houston (+7) over Carolina
St Louis (-3) over San Francisco
Green Bay (+3) over NY Giants
Atlanta (+10.5) over Jacksonville
New Orleans (-4.5) over Tampa Bay
Detroit (-3.5) over Minnesota
Dallas (-4) over Miami
Seattle (-3) over Arizona
Denver (-10) over Oakland
Chicago (-12.5) over Kansas City
Baltimore (-10) over NY Jets
New England (-3.5) over San Diego
Philadelphia (-7) over Washington

Division winners

AFC
New England
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
San Diego

NFC
Philadelphia
Chicago
New Orleans
Seattle

AFC Title Game
Indianapolis over New England

NFC Title Game
Philadelphia over Chicago

Super Bowl
Indianapolis over Philadelphia

I'll start updating more regularly with all kinds of new stuff. But Today is just quick picks of the NFL season. Although I start 0-1 after my loss Thursday.

Pittsburgh (-5.5) over Cleveland
Houston (-3) over Kansas City
Denver (-3) over Buffalo
Tennessee (+7.5) over Jacksonville
St Louis (-2) over Carolina
Philadelphia (-3) over Green Bay
Atlanta (+3) over Minnesota
Washington (-3) over Miami
New England (-6.5) over New York Jets
San Diego (-6.5) over Chicago
Seattle (-6) over Tampa Bay
Detroit (+3) over Oakland
Dallas (-6) over New York Giants
Cincinnati (-3) over Baltimore
Arizona (+3) over San Francosco