Week 9 Write-Up

Sorry this write-up is late.  I have been in shock from what I saw when Mike Singletary visited my apartment last week to give me a motivational speech about my less-than-stellar and non-punctual columns.....

To review last week's bag results, Lenny fell further into the abyss and is moving closer each week to clinching the bag.

Ryan                10-6

Jason                9-7

Randie              8-8

Lenny               4-12

Is there a more pathetic professional sports organization than the Oakland Raiders?  Every week there is another story that speaks to the chaotic tenor of the club.   Do you think JaMarcus Russell is enjoying life these days?  Saturday, the entire team basically throws you directly under the bus.  For Michael Vick.  Then you go out and have one of the worst performances since the advent of the forward pass (31 yards?  A 19 QB rating?)  That's right, current players said they would be willing to give up parts of their salaries if the team would go out and sign Vick, like now (he's due of prison at the end of the summer, I believe).   Isn't Russell the 4^th highest paid player in the league this year?  Lenny, do you still have that football with his image on it?  Maybe you can have him sign it for you one day...He should fit right in there in Oakland:

Secondly, you know things are bad when the quality of your team is being used as political fodder.  At Invesco Field in Denver, a liberal group hired a plane to fly a banner above the stadium that read "McCain is a Raider Fan."  Keep in mind the Broncos were playing Miami, not Oakland, last weekend.

And third, the Raiders decided to jettison starting CB DeAngelo Hall, a guy for whom they gave up a 2^nd round draft pick and possibly 7.5 million dollars too much.  He has since signed with the Redskins for the base minimum...

This week Oakland plays host to a solid Carolina team and Lenny's Rams are here in New York to play the Brett Farve's.  Lenny, you should go cheer them on.  I'm sure good seats are available....

Randie is ensured of a 1-1 record this week as his bag team's square off as Houston plays host to Baltimore.  With Matt Schaub out this week, expect more high-flying heroics from the uber-athletic Sage Rosefelds.  Perhaps he can fumble away another victory.

Ryan might be in for a tough week as Atlanta's defense is going to have trouble stopping the New Orleans attack and Sunday night the Eagles are facing the disciplined New York Tom Coughlins's...

My Dolphins play host the hapless Seahawks.  Are there any sports fans left in Seattle these days?  Holmgren is a dead-coach-walking.  The team managers had to suit-up at wide receiver for a few games early in the season.  The Sonics left town for essentially a rural outpost.  In roughly over two weeks a college football game is going to played in Pullman between arguable two of the worst Pac-10 teams ever.   Wazzu lost 59-0 to Stanford?!?  The Huskies haven't won all year?!?  The 2008 Mariners season was an unmitigated disaster where they ended up losing 101 games...It won't get any better this week.  Expect NFL Commissioner-elect Joey Porter and the rest of the Miami defense to easily contain the Seahawks anemic attack.

Don't look now, but guess who is back at the helm for my mighty Bears......

Chicago looks to be the first team to knock off the undefeated Titans.  I'll wear my #8 jersey proud on Sunday.  Expect a stellar performance from good-Rex as the Monsters of the Midway finally expose Tennessee. 

Then again, bad-Rex could show up and the Bears might very well be screwed....