Results tagged “nfl”

Quick hit picks for Week 11.

The NFL is unquestionably the "No Fun League." This week, the league fined Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco for being an entertainer—which is what he is. Ochocinco was fined $20,000 for flashing a dollar bill at an official during the review of a play where he was not able to get both feet on the ground in bounds. Basically, the league said, "We take ourselves very seriously, probably too seriously. We realize we're an entertainment provider, but we will not let our employees provide entertainment to their fans. In fact, we forbid it. We also realize that tickets are impossible to buy and that serious fans often cannot even watch their team's games because of our ridiculous blackout rules. We turn a blind eye to gambling on NFL games and refuse to acknowledge it even exists."

This week, Miss Bee is back at it with her picks. She made them based on the median inner-city bus driver wage for each metropolitan area. For New England she used Boston. These numbers are taken from Department of Labor surveys.

It's Friday and I'm back. All Da Way Turnt Up for All Hallows' Eve. So smash your pumpkins and go crazy with Week 8's "turnt up" picks.

I swear to deliver the picks, all of the picks and nothing but the picks. I just hope they're the correct picks.

Here we are in October. Fall is in full swing. The temperature is falling. We're entering "Project Bundle Up" territory where every attractive girl wears enough clothing to overheat an Inuit.

In an experiment that would make Warwick Estevam Kerr cringe, I attempted to mix things up and let Miss Bee author last week's picks column. Well, as it turned out, that experiment got all Africanized on me. Comments from fellow Phillyists noted things like "I am dying. Andy better watch out, you might have to take his job for comedy alone." Not only does this comment imply that I'm humorless, but it also suggests that this job would be better done by a flying, pollinating insect—however clever she may be, not to mention busy. But, your voices have been heard. You can find the Bee's picks and pithy banter at sidebar for no additional cost. We're making a contest of this. I pick against the spread; she picks straight up. Winner gets what? That's where you come in. Please suggest a suitable prize for the winner (read: punishment for the loser) in the comments.

Alright, kids. We know you miss Andy incredibly, but you're just going to have to deal with Miss Bee's picks this week. We can't promise you any picks that involve, you know, anything based on actual substance and strategy. After all, she did try out to be an Eagles cheerleader. Oh, and it's gonna be twitter-style, cause we're into that. 140 character reasoning for each pick. This should be interesting. As always, home team in CAPS. Here's your Chips and Dip picks for this week:

It's Friday. Friday means beer. Let's get the weekend started with some NFL picks. As always, HOME TEAMS in caps:

One game into this NFL season and I am already 0-1. While the Steelers marched to victory against the Tennessee Titans last night in overtime, they did not cover the 6.5 points that the experts in Vegas assigned as the spread. There will be no discussion of Hines Ward's fumble at the three-yard-line which would have undoubtedly made the final score 17-10 and given this "expert" a cover. Alas.

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment.

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets.

               

Remember a while back when we talked about a presentation we saw on 3D technology, which included footage from the upcoming 3D computer-animated film Monsters vs. Aliens? Well, this Sunday at the end of the second quarter of the Super Bowl you'll see an all-3D commercial break, featuring a trailer for Monsters vs. Aliens and a 60-second SoBe Lifewater commercial starring those lizards from last year's SoBe Super Bowl commercial. We couldn't care less about the lizards (frankly we thought last year's SoBe commercial was quite possibly the worst ad shown during the Super Bowl; it was a pointless, annoying, and confusing collection of things that had probably all been thrown together because they'd been labeled as cool by focus groups), but we are pretty excited about the 3D Monsters vs. Aliens trailer. To watch it properly, you'll need a pair of free 3D glasses, which you can pick up at a SoBe Lifewater display in your local grocery store, drug store, or retail outlet.

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...and we promise that we'll forget about that tie against the Cincinnati Bungles.

This guy sure is.

Last night, a buddy and I were talking about this year’s Eagles team and season on the whole. He’s a huge Eagles fan and has been all his life despite growing up in Steelers country. So, he feels your pain.

Holy Sweet Tap-dancing Jesus! I agree with Angelo Cataldi!

Really, Donovan? Really?

Just a quick post to get this week's picks on the record. (Day jobs stink.) My first pick also stinks as I picked New England -3.5 last night. 0-1 to start the week. A legit column will follow next week. Scout's honor.

I have nothing to say today. Anything that I could possibly say will not even approach the importance of what happened in America this week.

Today is Halloween.