2008 NFL ATS Pick 'Em: Week Seven

Remember the closing sequences of Cool Runnings? The scene when the Jamaicans are on their final sled run and are going way too fast for the upcoming turns. Well, that is about the only thing I can think of with regards to this NFL Pick ‘Em season.

We are going at an incredible rate with regards to records and standings.

For example, last year resulted in six of the eight members finishing above .500 (an impressive feat considering one is picking against the spread). By increasing the league’s size to 20, it could easily be understood that trying to duplicate that 75% over .500 mark would be difficult.

Guess again.

Through six weeks just four lonely members are under .500, which is just utterly ridiculous.

Currently this league is sitting an 80% clip, which is just utterly ridiculous.

However, it makes sense because this season has been well, utterly ridiculous.

The New England Patriots might not even make the playoffs, and no one would be surprised. The Tennessee Titans are 4-0 with Kerry Collins running the plays. The Arizona Cardinals just defeated the mighty Dallas Cowboys. The Miami Dolphins offense is (gulp) productive.

What is going on?

Alex Lucius leads the league for the fourth consecutive week and his 56-32 record is three full games clear of the field. Last year at this point, first place had 48 wins. This year? Not so much. Jeff, Devin, Shane, and Kevin are all around the 48 win mark and are in the bottom HALF of this league. Without doing any research at all, it is fair to assume this is one of the best ATS leagues with regards to records out there. Just incredible.

Key point to remember. That Jamaican sled could not keep up with its’ blazing pace. They crashed right before the finish line. For those who feel they are too far behind and believe they are out of it, do not lose hope. As Andy Dufresne told his friend Red, “hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”

Congrats goes out to Justin Whelan for catching fire recently, posting back-to-back 11 win weeks. It has vaulted him to second place, where he sits all by himself. Justin has admitted to catching ATS pool fever. Which leads me to …

Quotes of the week are all caught up after our two-week hiatus, and there is a stiff amount of competition for week seven honors.

Before we head to the picks, we need to take a second and keep Jake Young’s parents in all of our thoughts and prayers. Jake assured me they would be fine, but they were involved in a motorcycle accident a few days ago. Jake, hope everything gets better real quick. Just for you. Go Pack Go.

Tennessee (-8) @ Kansas City

How about the new graphics? Pretty impressive eh? After a two-week delay, we are back in full force for week seven. We have a new pick of the week, three special segments and 14 games to choose from.

Also, K.O.A. is not going to go down quietly. The defending champs are in it to win it. Last year it was a spreadsheet, which was analyzed thoroughly after six weeks that helped vault the King of Arguments to the top. The idea is for the same thing to go down this year.

There is very little question at this current point with regards to the best team in the NFL. It is the Tennessee Titans. Their defensive unit is the best “unit” in the entire league. That being said, they won’t win every single game, and could reasonably finish around 11-5 without anyone being a bit surprised. This is their biggest spread they have had to cover to date, and the last time Kansas City was getting points at home, they won straight up against Denver. Even without Larry Johnson, the Chiefs manage to cover.
My Pick: KC (+8)

Let’s get in to the comments. Alex Lucius, Matt Barnes, Kevin Hunt, and Andrew Reinhart are your four participants.

Lucius: “Chiefs, because KC Barbecue potato chips are delicious.” What a way to start the week. Buckle in, because Lucius is back in full form. Not sure if that helps his record, but it’s great to read.

Barnes: “Remember when Vince Young being crazy was the biggest sports story? Man, those were the days.” I’m still not sure I comprehended all that went down with Young. I do know that Jeff Fisher is pleased it did.

Kevin: “I wish I could pick Herm Edwards.” Don’t we all Hunt? I do wish to apologize to Hunt directly, because last week his comments were just downright amazing. It’s a long season and there is no doubt in my mind that there will be a repeat performance.

Chewy: “Croyle's return will have an immediate impact, and I think KC will play well at home after the bye week.” What did the Chiefs to last year after their bye? Well they were 4-3, had a home game against the Packers and were defeated 33-22. They didn’t win a game the rest of the season, dropping nine in a row. All of a sudden I don’t like my pick so much.

TEN: Brian, Josh, Grothaus, Rapking, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Jake, Barnes, Sara

KC: Lucius, Justin, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Polito, Devin, Curtis, Bart, Bursa

San Diego @ Buffalo (PK)

The Chargers are a different team on the road. If it were not for a late LaDainian Tomlinson TD against Oakland they would not have covered a single road contest. On the flip side, Buffalo has not lost a game at home (2-0) and are coming off a bye.
My Pick: BUF (PK)

Maxine Hunt Pick Of The Week (0-6): SD (PK)

“Now she's just making a football guess. This is a pick, not a guess. This is serious football time now.”

Well Hunt, in just a few games get ready for the battle of Maxine’s to begin. We all knew this was prone to happen. Somewhere Randy and Big John are cracking open their favorite beers, talking Browns, lasers, and the latest developments in their golf game. Oh what a wonderful world.

Lucius: “Chargers. Because Grothaus likes the Bills.” Lucius trying to get his second quote of the week honor. This one will be tough to top.

Barnes: “Who would've thought when the season that this would be a pick 'em game ATS? Ridiculous.” Some would say, utterly ridiculous.

Chewy: “Coming off the bye week at home Buffalo is a tempting pick, but they were embarrassed by Arizona before the bye week and have given up a lot of points to bad teams like the Raiders. The Super Chargers are on the rise.” I hear ya Chewy, but there is something about traveling all the way across the country to a cold place to play a feisty and well-rested Bills squad. We shall see.

SD: Lucius, Brian, Grothaus, Braves, Chewy, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Barnes, Sara, Bursa

BUF: Justin, Josh, Luke, Devin, Bart

Pittsburgh (-9.5) @ Cincinnati

All signs point to Cincinnati as far as ATS goes. Pittsburgh has played divisional foes close all season and only once have they beaten an opponent by more than nine points. However, a great majority of these picks comes down to comfort level. Ryan Fitzpatrick again? Pittsburgh getting healthy after a much-needed bye week?
My Pick: PIT (-9.5)

THE PROMISE'S PROMISE (1-4): CIN (+9.5)

“The Bengals are playing teams close, despite their pathetic offense. No Willie Parker means the Bengals have a shot to slow down the running game. And above all, this is the early game I get in Augusta. So I just hope it's close.”

Lucius: “Cincy. Because I like Bart, and he lives close to Cincy.” Aww, how sweet. Hold on, let me go grab a tissue.

Kevin: “Pittsburgh off a bye week playing a banged up Bengals team. But don't get me wrong, I want Cincy to pull it out.” That’s what she said … or he said.

Chewy: “I would like to refute Alex's week two quote of the week. The Bengals are making me think that France would probably beat two football teams.” What’s a quick way to get a QOTW? Reference a former winner. Well played Chewy.

PIT: Justin, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Sara

CIN: Lucius, Brian, Josh, Rapking, Devin, Barnes, Bart, Bursa

Baltimore @ Miami (-3)

Baltimore could not beat Miami last season when Miami was an historically bad team, handing the Dolphins their only win of the 2007 campaign. The Ravens are headed in the wrong direction, and Miami should keep it that way.
My Pick: MIA (-3)

Barnes: “Willis McGahee and Ray Lewis return to the "U" and I hope they get ‘O’wned.” I wouldn’t expect anything less from Barnes.

Kevin: “I motion to rename the team in Florida the Miami Wildcats. Run this formation all the time and suddenly a typical four-wide shotgun or I-formation set becomes odd.” Motion granted. In other news, Cam Cameron (Baltimore’s Offensive Coordinator) makes a return to Miami. Here’s to hoping Teddy Ginn returns three punts for TD’s.

Chewy: “Baltimore's line is banged up, and, as much as I love the fullback position, it is never good news when your fullback is your leading rusher. I like Miami to win this one handily.” Teddy Ginn is going to show Troy Smith just how valuable Heisman Trophies are in the NFL.

BAL: Lucius, Brian, Grothaus, Rapking, Jeff, Curtis, Bursa

MIA: Justin, Josh, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Polito, Shane, Devin, Kevin, Jake, Barnes, Sara, Bart

Dallas (-7) @ St. Louis

This might be the toughest game to pick.

Here is what we know:
- The Cowboys have not covered a game since week three, losing their last three.
- The Rams just beat the Washington Redskins on the road last week.
- The Cowboys are banged up and had a complete mess of a week.
- Roy Williams typically hurts your chances of covering games.

Here is what we don’t know:
- Will Tony Romo play?
- Can the Rams build off their week six victory?
- Is anyone listening to me?

At the end of the day, I’d much rather stay with the Cowboys. They have enough talent on that team to recover from a disastrous week. They only need to win by a touchdown.
My Pick: DAL (-7)

Lucius: “The only way St. Louis wins this game is if they pickup Ice Box from the Little Giants. Seeing as Ice Box is only 12 years old, I like Dallas.” Is it too soon to give out quote of the year? This did get me thinking … Shawna Waldron is the actor who played Ice Box. She is 26 years old and still acting. Shawna was even nominated for a Young Artists Award in 2000 for her performance in the critically acclaimed TV series “Ladies Man.”

Ice Box grew up. Wow.

Barnes: “I have my own opinion of how Romo broke his pinkie. Think he got a little too ambitious with Jessica's ... well you know (yep, don’t even care there is a girl or dad in this league).” I think he was going to finish that sentence like this: “with Jessica’s icebox.”

Kevin’s Random Thought For The Week

“Did the phrase ‘coming out party’ take on a completely different meaning after ‘coming out of the closet’ became common to describe someone openly expressing being homosexual? And did the latter phrase make anyone think twice about where they hid for surprise birthday celebrations? I just hope the next pop culture phrase describing a revelation of homosexuality isn't ‘jumping out from behind the couch’ or the surprise birthday might go extinct.” Yep, he is going to be the crazy uncle, no doubt.

Chewy: “Romo is hurt, and the Cowboy's secondary is in pieces. But, the Rams suck, period, and Brad Johnson has never lost a game to them. I think Terrell Owens is going to have a great rest of the season especially with Roy Williams distracting some of the secondary's attention away from him.” The random ridiculous statistic of the week goes to Chewy. Brad Johnson has never lost to the Rams? How is that possible? Kurt Warner is fuming.

DAL: Lucius, Justin, Brian, Josh, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Rapking, Shane, Jeff, Curtis, Jake, Barnes

STL: Polito, Devin, Kevin, Sara, Bart, Bursa

Minnesota @ Chicago (-3)

How deflating must that loss to the Falcons last week been for the Bears? That game was over, yet their decision to squib kick at the end doomed them. Don’t really have a clue what will happen between these two Norris Division rivals, but Minnesota has flip-flopped wins and losses the last several weeks. They are due for a win.
My Pick: MIN (+3)

Barnes: “Let the misery of living in Chicago continue!” It could be worse. People could live in Seattle.

Kevin: “Orton will have confidence enough to lead this team, especially at home.” Too … many … jokes.

Chewy: “I think the Vikings will win this one big. The Vikings don't want to lose going into the bye week, and remember Peterson ripped them for 224 yards the last lime they met.” I do wonder however, if the Bears remember that performance as well?

MIN: Justin, Brian, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Jake, Barnes, Sara

CHI: Lucius, Josh, Grothaus, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Devin, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Bart, Bursa

New Orleans @ Carolina (-3)

Carolina looks great at home and impressively bad on the road. New Orleans on the other hand? They are still not quite healthy, although Drew Brees looked untouchable last week. Don’t you hate it when there are competing trends? The smart pick would be Carolina, but nonetheless, I am still three games better than my pace set last year, so …
My Pick: NO (+3)

Barnes: “Toss-up game of the week for me. Carolina is good at home but I think the Saints are turning the corner.” Something tells me Barnes got an advance screening of my column this week.

Kevin: “The Panthers got embarrassed at Tampa Bay last weekend. Big bounce back game for them and I don't trust the Saints on the road.” This would be the safe pick ladies and gentlemen.

Chewy: “I think the Panthers and the Saints both told us volumes about themselves last week, but we will see for sure this week. One win will put either of these teams at the top of their division. I think the Saints have a lot more potential in them especially with McAllister returning to full health, and we have already seen the best of the Panthers this year.” Great comment Chewy. You are right, this is a key game for the all-off-a-sudden competitive NFC South. The Saints are currently in last place and the Panthers want to keep them there. This division race should go undecided all the way to week 17.

NO: Brian, Josh, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Curtis, Jake, Barnes

CAR: Lucius, Justin, Rapking, Devin, Kevin, Sara, Bart, Bursa

San Francisco @ New York Giants (-10.5)

The 49ers have lost by the following amounts the past three weeks, 14, 9, 14. Meanwhile, the Giants will be looking to blow off some steam after last week’s Monday Night debacle.
My Pick: NYG (-10.5)

Kevin: ‘The Browns are that good. And I still hate J.T. O'Sullivan.” Yet you are still riding the Kyle Orton train? Am I missing something?

Chewy: “I will not pick for another spread of over ten points this year unless it is against the Rams or the Bengals.” What if the Cowboys were facing the Lions? I bet you’d take the Cowboys. No?

Barnes: “According to Emmitt Smith, the Cleveland game was a trap game for the Giants. The same guy also said the guy who made the song ‘Mama Said Knock You Out’ was L Cool JJ.” And Barnes is on the board for possible QOTW.

Take a break and enjoy some Emmitt.

SF: Lucius, Chewy, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Bursa

NYG: Justin, Brian, Josh, Grothaus, Braves, Jeff, Devin, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Barnes, Sara, Bart

Detroit @ Houston (-9)

My apologies to anyone who has to watch this game for work purposes or has a relative actually playing. This one could be ugly. The Texans and the Lions have combined for just one win and have only covered once each. In situations like this, take the points.
My Pick: DET (+9)

Lucius: “There is no real winner in this game. It's like me and Bart having an eating contest. Whoever wins is still chubby and feels like they will die.” I have no words.

Barnes: “This may be the best shot Detroit has at winning a game this year ... and yep, I'm picking Houston still.” Quick glance at Detroit’s schedule reveals that the Lions should start preparation now to draft another WR with a top-five pick in the upcoming NFL draft.

Kevin: “I almost want to pick the Lions in this one just hoping these teams will tie and not get a win this season. But Houston should win big.” Well the Texans already have a win, but I like where your head is at. Last tie in the NFL was back in 2002 when the Falcons and Steelers both put up goose eggs in the extra period.

Chewy: “I like what Slaton has been doing on the ground for the Texans, the Schaub to Johnson connection is there, and Super Mario is starting to sack the QB a lot again. I like Houston to win big at home.” So is ten just the magical number? I realize I am posing a plethora of questions, but, this is what we do.

DET: Lucius, Brian, Josh, Luke, Shane, Jake, Bart, Bursa

HOU: Justin, Grothaus, Braves, Chewy, Polito, Devin, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Barnes, Sara

New York Jets (-3) @ Oakland

One of those dangerously low spreads. Almost too low. It gets to the point where you tend to out-think yourself. Not going to happen here. Oakland has failed to cover at home. Enough said. Yes, we are going with Occam’s Razor for this contest. Let’s put that theory to test.
My Pick: NYJ (-3)

Barnes: “One of those games you see on the NFL schedule and just pray you don't get on your television set.” That’s blasphemy for Brett Favre’s minions.

Kevin: “The Jets, Browns and Colts all play on the road on CBS at the same time on Sunday. I have to fill-in on Sunday, so I will only be watching the Colts-Packers game from my desk. I'm taking the road teams.” Fair enough.

Chewy: “The sad thing about the Raiders is that the worst part of their team isn't their horrible play or dumb owner, but it is the stupid queer outfits that their fans wear.” Congrats to Chewy for solving the riddle as to the origins of the Art Shell Face. It was all the ridiculous outfits in the stadium. It all makes sense now.

NYJ: Brian, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Sara, Bursa

OAK: Lucius, Justin, Josh, Devin, Barnes, Bart

Cleveland @ Washington (-7)

Come on without. Come on within. You’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinn.

Manfred Mann knew it. When will the Browns? Okay, moving on.

Well, when Josh passed me in the standings, something had to be done. Josh balked at asking his mother for guidance, so, that is where we are going. In the newest pick of the week segment, let me introduce to the world, Mother’s Intuition Pick of the Week.

My mom, Maxine, is going to bank on her intuition in order to help her eldest son stage a mini-comeback. The conversation this week started with a question regarding a particular team she wanted to pick or conversely not pick.

She quickly responded with the Browns, but her excitement was soon derailed when she learned the Browns were going on the road to face the Washington Redskins.

“Yes, last week was great, but you have to look at the entire season as a whole. On the road, without their fans behind them will not serve the Browns well. Give me the Redskins.”

Mother’s Intuition Pick Of The Week (0-0): WAS (-7)

We are omitting quite a bit, but I was impressed with her football knowledge. Also, the name of the pick was all Maxine. Let’s hope it works out, because had we not done this I would have picked Cleveland.

Lucius: “Drink like a man. Bark like a dog.” It’s safe to say Lucius and I screwed up our Browns ticket situation this year. We originally only had two face-value tickets to the Giants game. We got greedy, decided to buy tickets to the Cowboys AND Steelers. Turns out that I only went to the Dallas game, Lucius went to first two, and neither of us attended the Giants on Monday Night. Yep, go browns.

Barnes: “It's funny. In baseball, easily go with Cleveland. In basketball, it's a toss-up. In football, it's not even close. You know, kind of like the Browns' chances of making the playoffs.” Ouch, that stings the nostrils just a bit. I’ll say this. If the Browns can get a split out of their next two games then they are still in decent shape. If not, then as Braves would say, “book it,” they’re done.

Chewy: “Give the ball to big Jamal, Romeo! If the Brownies give Jamal his 25-30 carries for no other reason then DA can't screw things up too bad then (not to mention that Cleveland wins every game in which he gets at least 25 carries) they will win.” Again Chewy deserves some credit, not only for that correct stat, but for prognosticating the Browns win against the Giants last week.

CLE: Lucius, Justin, Brian, Josh, Braves, Chewy, Rapking, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Sara, Bursa

WAS: Grothaus, Luke, Polito, Devin, Jake, Barnes, Bart

Indianapolis (-1.5) @ Green Bay

The Colts have covered their last two road contests. The Packers have not covered their last two home contests. Don’t you just love it when all trends point to one side?
My Pick: IND (-1.5)

Kevin’s Ballbuster Pick Of The Week (3-3): IND (-1.5)

“Took the 11th game listed (not including the Browns game). Picking the team whose Offensive Coordinator coached in college first (or ever).

Tom Moore for the Colts takes the cake, mainly because he's about a million years old and most likely really enjoys cake. He won't have Joseph Addai this week, but Dominic Rhodes will be fine. And just for the record, Moore coached at Iowa in 1961. Ridiculous. He went up against Green Bay Offensive Coordinator Joe Philbin, who, oddly enough, was an O-line coach at Ohio University in 1994. The Bobcats went 0-11 and scored just 82 points the entire season. I just know OU will come back to bite me in this pick now.” 82 points in 11 games? That’s hard to do.

Barnes: “Prior to Favre's retirement, this game had Jim Nantz and his best scripted stuff all over it. Now, it just screams Phil Simms nonsense for 60 minutes.” Don’t those two usually go hand-in-hand regardless?

Chewy: “Peyton is back. Eli is not better than him. Whichever sports talker came up with that idea probably uses a magic eight ball to make his decisions.” Yeah I’m with ya Chewy. That entire discussion came about way too quickly. Peyton’s been doing that for eight years. Eli? Maybe eight weeks.

IND: Lucius, Brian, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Chewy, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Barnes, Sara, Bart, Bursa

GB: Justin, Josh, Devin, Jake

Seattle @ Tampa Bay (-10.5)

Seneca Wallace on the road. I’ll repeat. Seneca Wallace … on the road.
My Pick: TB (-10.5)

Chewy: “ Seattle, I am a man of my word.” Aw yes, the power of ten.

Kevin: “The Bucs dominated Carolina last week and Seattle doesn't travel well at all. The story is that Seneca Wallace is starting for the Seahawks, which is unfortunate because for some reason I wanted nothing more than two washed up former Browns quarterbacks to duke it out. I can hear the promos now ...

‘It's Sunday Night. Can Tampa Bay Buck the Seahawks down in the NFC standings? Or will Seattle turn up the heat and Frye the Buccaneers? The booth gets 400 pounds lighter without John Madden ... SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL ON NBC!!’

I have to work on Sunday and this is the game that will push back the 10 p.m. newscast. FAN-tastic. At least it's not the Lions-Texans.” No John Madden? Is Frank Caliendo available? Now that would be great television.

Barnes: “I've got Rays fever. Do you have Rays fever? Cause the Bucs have Rays fever.” They better enjoy it while it lasts, because the Red Sox are on the verge of breaking that fever, real quick.

SEA: Lucius, Brian, Chewy, Polito, Bursa

TB: Justin, Josh, Grothaus, Braves, Luke, Rapking, Shane, Devin, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Barnes, Sara, Bart

Denver @ New England (-3)

The Patriots have not played at home since their week three embarrassment to the Miami Dolphins, while the Broncos have not covered outright since week two. Denver has not done much to impress me as a whole recently, and the Patriots want to avenge that Dolphins disaster.
My Pick: NE (-3)

Barnes: "The Patriots look older and older on defense with each game. Kind of like Lou Holtz does each week on ESPN.” Man, in one week you rip on the Browns and Lou Holtz. Barnes, you did everything short of driving up to Athens and kicking me square in the balls. Just for that, let me remind everyone that Barnes went 3-13 last year one week, with all three wins coming via tie.

Kevin: "People may really start to question the Pats after this week. And not just their execution, but their manhood. It might be bad enough that we see Bill Belichick jump out from behind the couch. Stay tuned.” And he brings it full circle. Job well done.

Chewy: "Come on, NE is the favorite in this one? Cutler has produced more offense this season than the Patriots whole team.” Got to admit Chewy, this is a big game for your Broncos. They drop this one, and questions will be raised. Those Chargers are coming in a hurry.

DEN: Lucius, Brian, Josh, Grothaus, Chewy, Rapking, Polito, Shane, Jeff, Kevin, Curtis, Jake, Barnes, Sara, Bursa

NE: Justin, Braves, Luke, Devin, Bart

SPECIAL SECTION TIME

Just a quick preview.

Lucius gives us a brief glimpse into what his head deals with on a daily occasion.

Chewy recaps his first five Chew On This segments, and Polito, well, Bart, Lucius and Chewy should all read Po’s Knowledge Dropping. I want to know what they think about it.

ALEX’S THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

“So many topics I can discuss here, but I do need to take a nap sometime. First and foremost, Lienenkugels Sunset Wheat is the world's greatest beer. It is like Fruity Pebbles in a can. Secondly last night I was in an intriguing (I don't know how to spell that word) political argument with Chris Borer and realized that no matter who wins this election, we will invade Iran in ten years, mark it down.

Watching the debates is probably the worst thing I have ever done. I hate big words. Both candidates just laugh or smile when the other is talking and both candidates talked about how hurtful and painful the other's supporters comments are. Seriously? McCain your 100 years old, Obama, grow a pair. You guys are running to be the leader of one of the most powerful countries in the world and you can't take getting called names?

Whatever.

The Browns are going to win out. Braylon Edwards says we are now 2-0 in a 14 game season. That doesn't make sense, but I like it. We are going to win it and as Kevin said, go undefeated in the regular season just like the Patriots last year with a 13-3 record. I like it.”

CHEW ON THIS - VOL. VI. - By: Andrew Reinhart

“Here is a review of my featured topics.

Not to toot my own horn, but here is something I have noticed about my topics thus far.

Vol 1: Broncos O-Line: The Broncos look like a new team this year on offense, and their rebuilt O-Line has only allowed two sacks all season.

Vol 2: Miami 1st Round Pick Jake Long: Behind this monster and his great blocking Miami has one of the most innovative and impressive rushing offenses in recent NFL history.

Vol 3: Houston's D-Line: Mario Williams has averaged two sacks in the past weeks.

Vol 4: Sam Adams: Won Super Bowl XXXV, and a pro bowl selection in 01, 02, and 04. He had three career interceptions. He is married with three children and owns an arena football team.

Vol 5: Linemen Getting Interceptions: They are like buffets, a little taste of Heaven on Earth.”

PO‘S KNOWLEDGE DROPPING - Week Six in Review - By: Ryan Polito

"Most Dominant #1:

The NFL - With all the parity in the league these last few years it’s been really enjoyable to get a few good games here and there. After sitting on my ass all last Sunday being able to watch every game (because of the Steelers having a bye), I saw one of the most exciting NFL weeks of my life.

FIVE games came down to last second finishes with a few major upsets involved.

1. The Rams kicked a GW FG as time expired to stun the Skins.

2. The Texans ran a QB sneak on 4th and goal with :03 left to finish the Fins.

3. The Vikings played like crap but kicked a GW FG as time expired to make losers of the Lions.

4. The Falcons had the most improbable win as they gave up a TD with only :11 sec left and managed to have time for a game-winning FG thanks to a retarded "squib" kick by the Bears.

5. And I cannot leave out my favorite finish from Week 6; The Cardinals blocking a punt and returning it for a TD to beat the Cowgirls 30-24 in OT.

Overall, a tremendous week of action in the NFL. One can only hope we have many more weeks to come of this madness.

Most Dominant # 2:

Brad Sciullo - Brad is a 5-foot-11, 180-pound Western PA chef who recently took a shot at eating a 20 lb burger in order to win $400 and three free t-shirts. He accomplished this feat in less than 5 hours. Pictures are all over the internet of him actually stuffing this monstrosity in his mouth. But below I have the picture of the massive burger. No word yet on whether he is still alive, but a dominant feat so far ... maybe even good enough to be most dominant of the year?

Most Dominant #3:

Phil Hellmuth - I’m not sure how many poker lovers we have in this league, but I’m damn sure one of them. So I’m putting the classic rant of Phil Hellmuth's from this years WSOP main event on here: be sure to count the number of times the word "idiot" is used.

With there being so many dominant performances this week in the world I’ve decided not to ruin to positive vibe in my section today with a least dominant section. I could put up people like Tommy Bowden for getting canned, or Pacman Jones for being a moron for the 50th time in his life, but I’ll pass on it.

Three very dominating performances this week, but next week I may just revert going back to least dominant accomplishments ... like the story of my life. Be sure to check out the Fun Fact of the week below and I will see you all next week. Peace. Go Steelers.

Fun Fact of the Week:

All week I’ve seen ESPN run on the bottom of their screen a story about Kellen Winslow being hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. It was on the 15th time of seeing it I decided I had to know why no station was disclosing his injury. After doing some intense research I now know exactly why he wanted to keep the story a secret. Winslow was hospitalized and unable to play against the Giants due to swollen testicles. With the majority of the people in this group being Browns fans I’m sure you all know this by now, but I figured I’d share with everyone else.

Obviously I’m not laughing at him or anything cause god knows if I had that injury I’d be on suicide watch. Glad Winslow got through it and look forward to seeing him back on the field being his hard-ass self again ... oh yea and watching him lose to the Steelers like he has done every game in his career.”

THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE.

Thanks to everyone for a successful week seven. Hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. Special thanks to Lucius, Chewy and Polito for their special sections. Top notch boys.

Let me know what you thought about the new additions. The more the better.

Until next time, “read it, roll it, hole it.”