After breaking down the entire NFL and making my picks last week, I found out a few things. First, I can pick NFL winners straight up with no line. I also learned that I am going to be wrong on a few of my predictions. For example, I predicted Houston would make the postseason. I guess they will make the leap another year. I was 12-4 straight up last week. I am on a hot streak with NFL and wrestling pay per view picks. Can I keep it up? You bet your ass. Week 2 picks with depth this week.
Carolina at Atlanta
Jake Delhomme what the hell happened? You got a huge contract extension over the summer and I was hoping you forgot about that NFC playoff game last year. Here is hoping you don't fall completely apart and Carolina is drafting a franchise QB in the 2010 NFL draft. Atlanta has their franchise QB in Matt Ryan. I picked Atlanta to win the South. I am taking Atlanta in this game.
Minnesota at Detroit
Adrian Peterson is the MAN! Is there any denying after seeing what LDT did for San Diego this is a no brainer. Adrian is the best back in football. Detroit got blown out by the Saints. I think Det will improve but it is going to take time. I love Adrian and the Vikings.
Cincinatti at Green Bay
I have a good friend who is a Bengals fan and the only thing I texted after watching the end of their game last week was I'm sorry. I can think of only a handful of teams that would happen to and unfortunately the Bengals are one of them. Green Bay looked good on the offense and the defense will continue to improve. Carson needs to take care of the ball and move the what once was a high powered offense. Green Bay will take this game and won't need a hail mary.
Houston at Tennessee
I thought for sure Tenn defense would take a hit without Albert inside. That was not the case in week 1. As I said Houston was my biggest disappointment in Week 1. The Titans and Vikings are very similar teams. They both run the ball very effectively and play defense. Plus their quarterbacks are older than dirt. I will take the veteran Collins to take care of the ball and a Titans win.
Oakland at Kansas City
I have to say I am so excited about how well Oakland played on Monday night. The main problem is after a performance like that, I was given the worst thing a fan could have: hope. I have hope that Oakland is heading in the right direction. They dominated San Diego for about 58 mins. To bad a blown, don't kid yourself it was a blown call, in the end zone and Oakland may have won their home opener. Kansas City actually played well against Baltimore until they turned it on late. Call me a homer I don't care. I am taking the Raiders.
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Rex Ryan went out and left a message on the season ticket holders cell phone to pump them up this week for the Pats game. I love this idea and way to be personal with the fans. The jets surprised me last week with their win over Houston. I am still not sold on the savior Mark Sanchez. Tom Brady and the Pats struggled against the Bills. I can not see it happen 2 weeks in a row. Patriots come into the Meadowlands and get it done.
New Orleans at Philadelphia
I wish McNabb was completely healthy for this game. McNabb vs Brees would be so much fun. I hope he still plays. The Saints looked like they were playing a JV team last week against Detroit. I believe this could be one of the best games of the week. I still, as I am writing this, don't know who to pick. I am flipping a coin and taking the home team, Philadelphia.
Saint Louis at Washington
In all honesty Washington looked like a playoff team last week against the Giants. The Rams look like they are in over haul mode and are a long ways away. I am sure this will be the lock of the week on most peoples pick. Jason Campbell has to play smart and lead the offense. Against the Rams defense, I am sure he will. Redskins win this game.
Arizona at Jacksonville
Arizona decided to lay a big fat turd on the field last week against San Fran. How can you lose to a team that is not even close to being ready for a playoff push? My god that was embarrassing. Jacksonville's defense was solid but the offense stuck it up. Well what the hell is going to happen in this game? I have no clue but I am taking the home team. Jacksonville wins and Zona starts to fall.
Seattle at San Francisco
A team looking to bounce back and did last week, welcome back Seattle. Matt needs to take care of the ball a little better after 3 picks last week against the Rams. I have no interest in buying into the 49ers yet. Seattle don't let me down. I will take Seattle.
Tampa Bay at Buffalo
The Bills impressed me even if they did choke against New England. They outplayed the Pats until the better team decided to show up. Tampa did not play to bad against the Cowboys either. I expected the Bucs to roll over and forget about this season but they are playing hard for their very young coach, Raheem Morris. Buffalo needs to use T.O. and Lee Evans more in the offense. Edwards should have a nice game and the victory.
Pittsburgh at Chicago
Jay Cutler, how do you like Da Bears fans now? You decided to play one of the worst games of your career in your first game as a Bear. I know that is not a good idea. Now you get to play one of the best defenses in the league. Big Ben has some issues with the ground game but they had those same issues last year. Cutler won't throw 3 picks again to give Chicago hope. In the end, the Steelers will show why they are one of the best in the league.
Baltimore at San Diego
Philip Rivers proved his new contract was worth it after leading the charge down the field to beat the Raiders. My question is what the hell took so long in that game? I could ask the same thing to Baltimore. They should have crushed the Chiefs, instead it was close until the 4th quarter. Neither team can afford to let that happen in this match up. Plenty of good games and toss ups this week. Flacco is a much more polished QB than Russell, who damn near beat San Diego, so I am going with Baltimore.
Cleveland at Denver
Does anyone want to watch this game? If this is like last weeks game against Cincy, even Denver fans will find the exit early. Brady Quinn is showing signs of improvement. I have no idea why Carson Palmer didn't dominate a bad Denver defense last week. I hate Denver because of my Oakland allegiance. I will take Cleveland even though this game might tie at 12 after overtime.
New York Giants at Dallas
Dallas opens up the brand new stadium with a possibility of 100,000 fans. I would like to see them go home crying. I am sorry but I don't like Dallas at all. I couldn't stand their fans, even if some of them are my friends, when I lived there. They looked OK in the opener in Tampa. New York had to make a few plays to beat Washington. Eli has to out play Romo in this game in order to win. If he can do that and New York can get one big play out of either the defense or special teams they will win. But..I will swallow my hatred and take Dallas.
Indianapolis at Miami
Indy struggled against a solid Jags defense. Peyton found Reggie Wayne plenty but lost his 2nd wr Anthony Gonzalez for the next month. Miami was slowed up by Atlanta and couldn't find the ground game. Is the wildcat a one and done thing? Not if they use Pat White and he throws the ball out of it once in a while. I like Peyton a lot and can't see them losing to Miami in this one.
Alright those are my picks for week 2 of the NFL. Bet on it, bank on it and go broke.
J Call
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
Breaking Point Review and Raw 9-14
Your favorite WWE blog is back for another blog. Last night Breaking Point was a unique fun and some what disappointing ppv. Raw has to generate my interest in Cena being the champion again. Batista is back but more importantly the sure fire hall of famer and the greatest womens wrestler of all time Trish Stratus is back. Trish will be the gm and will certainly be easier on the eyes than Bob Barker. Before we get to Raw I have to talk about the ppv and the arrest that happened last week.
Breaking Point was a nice idea for a pay per view but ultimately it failed in a few matches...Ok just one match. DX and Legacy had a great contest. I loved and was shocked Legacy got the big pay per view win. Legacy did exactly what they said they were going to do, make DX tap out. HBK lost the match because he was wrapped around the ring post by a figure four and then Dibiase had the million dollar dream on Shawn as well. A very cool ending and I am sure we will see one more match. I may not be a big Cena fan and was not happy he won against Orton but my god what a match! Cena and Orton fought tooth and nail, pushing one of them to the Breaking Point (pun intended). Orton used handcuffs and chains, absolutely crazy and I loved it. The match that was a HUGE letdown was the main event. Punk vs Undertaker was suppose to be a 20 to 25 min match using plenty of submissions. I may love Punk being the champ and giving him time to develop into a brilliant heel, watch his promo and you will see why he is getting there, but the screw job is not the way to do it. I am quite certain we will see Punk Taker Hell in a Cell match.
The arrest I am talking about is Jeff Hardy. I don't condone what Jeff was doing. Jeff was caught with a lot of drugs and pills and was arrested. I am a huge Jeff Hardy fan. I am saddened by this news. I sure hope Jeff gets help he seems to need and get his life back on track. I wish you the best Jeff.
Raw kicks off with Batista coming to announce something about his career. I had heard reports it was going to be Batista announcing he is moving over to Smackdown. I believe he is announcing he will be back very shortly. Batista starts by saying Thank you. He is making us believe he is retiring. I doubter. Batista says he has come back to say goodbye. He goes on to say he had the time of his life in this ring. The former WWE champ Randy Orton comes out to the ring. You had to know Orton was going to do this. Randy is a egotistical maniac and must get himself into the spotlight. Randy says he is not very happy about losing the title last night. I wouldn't be celebrating either Orton. He says the fact Dave is retiring makes him happy. Randy says save the speech because no one cares. He says Dave is retiring because of him and the injuries he gave him. Batista starts laughing. Randy asks whats so funny? Batista says there are 2 things. One Orton is very predictable and two, he slides the arm brace off, I know something you don't know. Batista is here to announce he is going to Smackdown. One more thing, Trish gave Batista one last match tonight on Raw. A no holds barred match with Randy Orton. I love that match. I also love the addition of Batista to Smackdown. They needed a big name and got one. The only ? is does Raw get something in return?
Lilian announces the 7 time Womens champion and Raw gm for the evening, Trish Stratus. She is out looking finer than ever. She says she is going to make a great gm. She made the Batista vs Orton. She talks about how Orton is deserving of a rematch and she came up with an idea. The next ppv, John Cena vs Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell. Trish says she has stratisfaction. She gets a match going. The United States Champion, the electrifying Kofi Kingston teams up with Primo, with new crappy entrance music. They go up against The All American American Jack Swagger and The Miz. This match happened on Superstars but since only 20 people watch Superstars, the WWE decided to have it again. The Miz and Primo start it out with a few moves. Swagger in grounding the high flyer Primo. 2nd rope splash from Swagger misses and Primo tags in Kofi. Kofi with a few chops and a couple of dropkicks. Miz gets in the way and distracts Kofi while Kofi was on the top rope hitting Swagger with a few right hands. Swagger throws Kofi into the turnbuckle followed up with the pump handle slam and the victory. Miz steals the United States belt to end the segment. I like the ending here. I would have liked to see the match go on a little longer but the Miz stealing the belt is a perfect heel move. Kofi and Miz are starting to build a good feud. WWE make sure you have them on each and every week!
The Diva champion Mickie James bounces down to the ring for guest commentary. Gail Kim takes on Alicia Fox. This match is a number 1 contenders match for the Diva title. I have to be honest I just dont care much for Fox. Gail starts to build momentum and a huge flip splash for a 2 count. Gail went for another splash and misses. Fox hits the axe kick and wins a shot at Mickie's title. Whoopie. Mickie will keep the belt. Where is Beth Phoenix?
A video of Orton punting Batista last year. If it was such a big surprise that Batista is back and healthy, how could they come up with a video so quickly? Oh wait nevermind.
Jericho in the back with Beth and Trish. Trish makes fun of Jericho and Show together. Beth talks about how Jericho can back up his words while Trish ran away when new blood came in. Beth makes it clear she thought Trish left because of her. Trish says she will face them in a match tonight! HELL YEAH! I love it. My favorte wrestler Y2J teaming up with my favorite womens wrestler Beth Phoenix to take on Trish Stratus and I will guess Cena. I was hoping Trish would take on Beth at mania next year but my gift came early.
"Last night was the biggest win in Legacy's career." I heard that every time heading into the break. I get it. Now shut up Cole! Dibiase goes one on one with The headliner the show stealer the main event the icon the heart break kid Shawn Michaels. Before the match, Cody asks are you ready? I find it very funny they are making fun of DX. The only people ever to make DX tap out was Legacy. Cody mentioned a few names and one of those names I will mention later on. Dibiase goes on to say what they did last night was exactly what they said they were going to do. I believe I wrote that above. Dibiase says last night was only the beginning. DX heads to the ring. Nice promo by the Legacy. Legacy needs to get over as a dominate and powerful team. A win last night followed with a great match tonight will go along way in accomplishing that. Dibiase starts with a fury of fists and kicks. A quick neckbreaker and Shawn is in control. A canadian crowd is not going to cheer for Shawn Michaels, just won't happen. You screwed Bret chant. I told you. Powerslam by Dibiase gets the momentum back in his favor. Michaels falls to the outside in front of Rhodes but HHH gets in the way. Suplexed back in the ring by Dibiase. Michaels gets into a side headlock and fights out. HBK chant now. I cant believe that. Standing dropkick for a 2 count. Michaels went for his version of the figure four but Dibiase racks the eyes with the help of Rhodes distracting the ref. Shawn barely getting to his feet. A very loud HBK chant now. Shawn lands a crazy right and both men are down. The million dollar dream was locked in for a moment. Dibiase going for a piledriver but gets tossed to the outside. HHH gets in Dibiase face and Shawn starts to build on it. A couple atomic drops then a few more right hands. The big elbow drop connects. Time to tune up the band. Shawn seems to have some vision problems. Rhodes trips HBK before he can go for sweet chin music. HHH beats the hell out of Rhodes on the announcers table. Shawn and Dibiase are in the damn crowd. Now this is how a feud is suppose to be. Crazy as hell and you don't know what to expect but a pure 6 brawl.
In case you are missing MNF because of Raw. The New England Patriots just had a miracle 4th quarter comeback. I need two tvs tonight. I missed a great Patriots Bills game and my team the Raiders are on next but I don't wanna miss a great Raw either.
Hornswaggle and Bourne come out 2gether. Its a tag match with these two against Chavo and a pet monkey. Time for a piss break. It turned out to be Carlito. Doesn't matter.
Another Orton Batista video. This time was the cage match at Extreme Rules. Batista won the WWE title that night. I have to say that I am actually looking forward to the Orton Batista match tonight. Raw has been a very solid program so far. The only downer was the last match.
John Cena in the back giving a nice promo about how some people talk and can't back it up. He says Orton gave it all away last night. Cena said he made a promise that he would not quit and he kept that promise. He talks about how he is keeping another promise that he will not give the belt back to Orton and Orton will be the luckiest man alive just to leave the Cell.
The Gm of Raw tonight Trish Stratus comes down to the ring. Her tag team partner is...MVP. I like that better than Cena. Y2J makes his way then Beth. Beth and Trish start the match up. Beth starts to go to work with a few right hands and a body slam. Trish starts to fight back with a few chops of her own. MVP and Jericho fight on the outside and Show runs down to start the double team. Mark Henry comes to make the save. They announce a dq but Trish makes a restart with a 6 person match. I guess the JeriShow MVP Henry feud isn't going to stop. Back from break and Jericho is dominating MVP. MVP finally with some offense and Jericho tags Beth. Beth is in MVP's face and starts shoving him and goes for a kick. MVP catches it and tags in Trish. A press and right hands followed by a double ballin elbow. Henry takes out Show on the outside. MVP leaped over the top to take out Jericho. Trish does her little leap thing and then stratisfaction and picks up the win over Beth Phoenix. I enjoyed that match. I would still like Trish and Beth to face off again at Wrestlemania 26.
One more Batista Orton video before the break. Orton out 1st. Batista is going to Smackdown for no apparent reason, that is what I just learned. No trade or anything he is just leaving. Ok WWE way to make it look legit. Orton went right for a chair but Batista stopped that. Orton slid in and tried to land his sick ddt, Batista countered that as well. Out of the ring and now back in. Orton with his back breaker and starts to kick every part of the animal's body. Randy hits a knee drop and goes for the same chair. Batista back up and spears Orton. Now fighting on the announcer's table. I have no idea how that thing is standing after the DX segment. Batista sends Orton into the ring steps and back in the ring. RKO attempt which is countered. Randy starts to leave but Cena comes out. Randy is trapted. Cena throws him back in for a spinebuster by Batista. The Batista Bomb and its over. Randy loses his title last night. Tonight, he gets the crap kicked out of him by Batista. Next week Randy must get back on a roll. I realize he got beat by Cena and a returning Animal. You can't hurt Orton's character though. He will bounce back next week on Raw. Speaking of next week's Raw...
Cedric the Entertainer is next weeks GM. Um why? Are you f'n kidding me? We have had a couple of weeks with solid general managers and now we get Cedric the Entertainer. I have no idea why. At least Bob was relevant and funny. Cedric hasn't done crap in, uh ever. I got to get to the Oakland game. I will be back Friday with my NFL picks and analysis of week 1.
J Call
Breaking Point was a nice idea for a pay per view but ultimately it failed in a few matches...Ok just one match. DX and Legacy had a great contest. I loved and was shocked Legacy got the big pay per view win. Legacy did exactly what they said they were going to do, make DX tap out. HBK lost the match because he was wrapped around the ring post by a figure four and then Dibiase had the million dollar dream on Shawn as well. A very cool ending and I am sure we will see one more match. I may not be a big Cena fan and was not happy he won against Orton but my god what a match! Cena and Orton fought tooth and nail, pushing one of them to the Breaking Point (pun intended). Orton used handcuffs and chains, absolutely crazy and I loved it. The match that was a HUGE letdown was the main event. Punk vs Undertaker was suppose to be a 20 to 25 min match using plenty of submissions. I may love Punk being the champ and giving him time to develop into a brilliant heel, watch his promo and you will see why he is getting there, but the screw job is not the way to do it. I am quite certain we will see Punk Taker Hell in a Cell match.
The arrest I am talking about is Jeff Hardy. I don't condone what Jeff was doing. Jeff was caught with a lot of drugs and pills and was arrested. I am a huge Jeff Hardy fan. I am saddened by this news. I sure hope Jeff gets help he seems to need and get his life back on track. I wish you the best Jeff.
Raw kicks off with Batista coming to announce something about his career. I had heard reports it was going to be Batista announcing he is moving over to Smackdown. I believe he is announcing he will be back very shortly. Batista starts by saying Thank you. He is making us believe he is retiring. I doubter. Batista says he has come back to say goodbye. He goes on to say he had the time of his life in this ring. The former WWE champ Randy Orton comes out to the ring. You had to know Orton was going to do this. Randy is a egotistical maniac and must get himself into the spotlight. Randy says he is not very happy about losing the title last night. I wouldn't be celebrating either Orton. He says the fact Dave is retiring makes him happy. Randy says save the speech because no one cares. He says Dave is retiring because of him and the injuries he gave him. Batista starts laughing. Randy asks whats so funny? Batista says there are 2 things. One Orton is very predictable and two, he slides the arm brace off, I know something you don't know. Batista is here to announce he is going to Smackdown. One more thing, Trish gave Batista one last match tonight on Raw. A no holds barred match with Randy Orton. I love that match. I also love the addition of Batista to Smackdown. They needed a big name and got one. The only ? is does Raw get something in return?
Lilian announces the 7 time Womens champion and Raw gm for the evening, Trish Stratus. She is out looking finer than ever. She says she is going to make a great gm. She made the Batista vs Orton. She talks about how Orton is deserving of a rematch and she came up with an idea. The next ppv, John Cena vs Randy Orton in a Hell in a Cell. Trish says she has stratisfaction. She gets a match going. The United States Champion, the electrifying Kofi Kingston teams up with Primo, with new crappy entrance music. They go up against The All American American Jack Swagger and The Miz. This match happened on Superstars but since only 20 people watch Superstars, the WWE decided to have it again. The Miz and Primo start it out with a few moves. Swagger in grounding the high flyer Primo. 2nd rope splash from Swagger misses and Primo tags in Kofi. Kofi with a few chops and a couple of dropkicks. Miz gets in the way and distracts Kofi while Kofi was on the top rope hitting Swagger with a few right hands. Swagger throws Kofi into the turnbuckle followed up with the pump handle slam and the victory. Miz steals the United States belt to end the segment. I like the ending here. I would have liked to see the match go on a little longer but the Miz stealing the belt is a perfect heel move. Kofi and Miz are starting to build a good feud. WWE make sure you have them on each and every week!
The Diva champion Mickie James bounces down to the ring for guest commentary. Gail Kim takes on Alicia Fox. This match is a number 1 contenders match for the Diva title. I have to be honest I just dont care much for Fox. Gail starts to build momentum and a huge flip splash for a 2 count. Gail went for another splash and misses. Fox hits the axe kick and wins a shot at Mickie's title. Whoopie. Mickie will keep the belt. Where is Beth Phoenix?
A video of Orton punting Batista last year. If it was such a big surprise that Batista is back and healthy, how could they come up with a video so quickly? Oh wait nevermind.
Jericho in the back with Beth and Trish. Trish makes fun of Jericho and Show together. Beth talks about how Jericho can back up his words while Trish ran away when new blood came in. Beth makes it clear she thought Trish left because of her. Trish says she will face them in a match tonight! HELL YEAH! I love it. My favorte wrestler Y2J teaming up with my favorite womens wrestler Beth Phoenix to take on Trish Stratus and I will guess Cena. I was hoping Trish would take on Beth at mania next year but my gift came early.
"Last night was the biggest win in Legacy's career." I heard that every time heading into the break. I get it. Now shut up Cole! Dibiase goes one on one with The headliner the show stealer the main event the icon the heart break kid Shawn Michaels. Before the match, Cody asks are you ready? I find it very funny they are making fun of DX. The only people ever to make DX tap out was Legacy. Cody mentioned a few names and one of those names I will mention later on. Dibiase goes on to say what they did last night was exactly what they said they were going to do. I believe I wrote that above. Dibiase says last night was only the beginning. DX heads to the ring. Nice promo by the Legacy. Legacy needs to get over as a dominate and powerful team. A win last night followed with a great match tonight will go along way in accomplishing that. Dibiase starts with a fury of fists and kicks. A quick neckbreaker and Shawn is in control. A canadian crowd is not going to cheer for Shawn Michaels, just won't happen. You screwed Bret chant. I told you. Powerslam by Dibiase gets the momentum back in his favor. Michaels falls to the outside in front of Rhodes but HHH gets in the way. Suplexed back in the ring by Dibiase. Michaels gets into a side headlock and fights out. HBK chant now. I cant believe that. Standing dropkick for a 2 count. Michaels went for his version of the figure four but Dibiase racks the eyes with the help of Rhodes distracting the ref. Shawn barely getting to his feet. A very loud HBK chant now. Shawn lands a crazy right and both men are down. The million dollar dream was locked in for a moment. Dibiase going for a piledriver but gets tossed to the outside. HHH gets in Dibiase face and Shawn starts to build on it. A couple atomic drops then a few more right hands. The big elbow drop connects. Time to tune up the band. Shawn seems to have some vision problems. Rhodes trips HBK before he can go for sweet chin music. HHH beats the hell out of Rhodes on the announcers table. Shawn and Dibiase are in the damn crowd. Now this is how a feud is suppose to be. Crazy as hell and you don't know what to expect but a pure 6 brawl.
In case you are missing MNF because of Raw. The New England Patriots just had a miracle 4th quarter comeback. I need two tvs tonight. I missed a great Patriots Bills game and my team the Raiders are on next but I don't wanna miss a great Raw either.
Hornswaggle and Bourne come out 2gether. Its a tag match with these two against Chavo and a pet monkey. Time for a piss break. It turned out to be Carlito. Doesn't matter.
Another Orton Batista video. This time was the cage match at Extreme Rules. Batista won the WWE title that night. I have to say that I am actually looking forward to the Orton Batista match tonight. Raw has been a very solid program so far. The only downer was the last match.
John Cena in the back giving a nice promo about how some people talk and can't back it up. He says Orton gave it all away last night. Cena said he made a promise that he would not quit and he kept that promise. He talks about how he is keeping another promise that he will not give the belt back to Orton and Orton will be the luckiest man alive just to leave the Cell.
The Gm of Raw tonight Trish Stratus comes down to the ring. Her tag team partner is...MVP. I like that better than Cena. Y2J makes his way then Beth. Beth and Trish start the match up. Beth starts to go to work with a few right hands and a body slam. Trish starts to fight back with a few chops of her own. MVP and Jericho fight on the outside and Show runs down to start the double team. Mark Henry comes to make the save. They announce a dq but Trish makes a restart with a 6 person match. I guess the JeriShow MVP Henry feud isn't going to stop. Back from break and Jericho is dominating MVP. MVP finally with some offense and Jericho tags Beth. Beth is in MVP's face and starts shoving him and goes for a kick. MVP catches it and tags in Trish. A press and right hands followed by a double ballin elbow. Henry takes out Show on the outside. MVP leaped over the top to take out Jericho. Trish does her little leap thing and then stratisfaction and picks up the win over Beth Phoenix. I enjoyed that match. I would still like Trish and Beth to face off again at Wrestlemania 26.
One more Batista Orton video before the break. Orton out 1st. Batista is going to Smackdown for no apparent reason, that is what I just learned. No trade or anything he is just leaving. Ok WWE way to make it look legit. Orton went right for a chair but Batista stopped that. Orton slid in and tried to land his sick ddt, Batista countered that as well. Out of the ring and now back in. Orton with his back breaker and starts to kick every part of the animal's body. Randy hits a knee drop and goes for the same chair. Batista back up and spears Orton. Now fighting on the announcer's table. I have no idea how that thing is standing after the DX segment. Batista sends Orton into the ring steps and back in the ring. RKO attempt which is countered. Randy starts to leave but Cena comes out. Randy is trapted. Cena throws him back in for a spinebuster by Batista. The Batista Bomb and its over. Randy loses his title last night. Tonight, he gets the crap kicked out of him by Batista. Next week Randy must get back on a roll. I realize he got beat by Cena and a returning Animal. You can't hurt Orton's character though. He will bounce back next week on Raw. Speaking of next week's Raw...
Cedric the Entertainer is next weeks GM. Um why? Are you f'n kidding me? We have had a couple of weeks with solid general managers and now we get Cedric the Entertainer. I have no idea why. At least Bob was relevant and funny. Cedric hasn't done crap in, uh ever. I got to get to the Oakland game. I will be back Friday with my NFL picks and analysis of week 1.
J Call
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
NFL Week 1 and Award Prediction
I have taken upon myself to preview the entire NFL here on BBSD. Now is the time to dive in on who is going to win the whole damn thing plus awards. I am going to predict the winners each week on BBSD. You can keep tabs on how you do against me and email me how dumb I am each and every week. The NFL, anything can happen.
In case you didn't read my NFC or AFC blogs you can scroll down and find them. Here is a recap of the division winners and wild card teams I have predicted so far.
NFC Division Winners AFC Division Winners
#1 NYG #1 NE
#2 ARI #2 PIT
#3 GBP #3 IND
#4 ATL #4 SD
NFC Wild Cards AFC Wild Cards
#5 PHI #5 BAL
#6 MIN #6 HOU
I love some of the match ups if this happens. The first round would feature Favre's Vikings vs Rodgers's Packers. Indy hosting a division rival Houston Texans. Second round could be Manning vs Brady, Big Ben vs Balt's D, or Warner vs Matty Ice, Eli vs Favre. I love looking at future match ups. Anyway, the way I saw it after the first round winners Minne, ATL, SD, and IND. Tom Brady against Peyton Manning again would be so damn good. 2ND round winners are NYG, MIN, NE, and PIT. I love the Giants and New England in the title game, a rematch from 2 years ago. I am taking the New England Patriots to win the whole thing. Tom Brady is the MVP of the regular season and Super Bowl. Here are a few other awards:
Comeback Player of the Year: Matt Hasselback, QB. Seattle. Matt had injuries galore last year and with a full season without injuries he could lead the Seahawks to the playoffs.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mark Sanchez, QB. NYJ. I don't think it will matter how many wins Mark gets the Jets. He has been announced as the savior of the Jets. The media will make him the ROTY.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: James Laurinaitis, LB. STL. I maybe being a little biased on this pick but I don't care. I love this kid. Yes, his dad was a wrestler and I am a huge wrestling fan. James will be a tackling machine and his new coach will put him in the right spot on a ton of plays. A 2ND rounder, James will be a force to deal with for the Rams.
Week 1 predictions
No depth on why I am picking them. Here are my week 1 winners:
Pitt, Atl, Cin, Min, Ind, Nos, Dal, Phi, Bal, Hou, Nyg, Ari, Sea, GB, NE, Oak.
Next week I will go in depth on the match ups.
J Call
In case you didn't read my NFC or AFC blogs you can scroll down and find them. Here is a recap of the division winners and wild card teams I have predicted so far.
NFC Division Winners AFC Division Winners
#1 NYG #1 NE
#2 ARI #2 PIT
#3 GBP #3 IND
#4 ATL #4 SD
NFC Wild Cards AFC Wild Cards
#5 PHI #5 BAL
#6 MIN #6 HOU
I love some of the match ups if this happens. The first round would feature Favre's Vikings vs Rodgers's Packers. Indy hosting a division rival Houston Texans. Second round could be Manning vs Brady, Big Ben vs Balt's D, or Warner vs Matty Ice, Eli vs Favre. I love looking at future match ups. Anyway, the way I saw it after the first round winners Minne, ATL, SD, and IND. Tom Brady against Peyton Manning again would be so damn good. 2ND round winners are NYG, MIN, NE, and PIT. I love the Giants and New England in the title game, a rematch from 2 years ago. I am taking the New England Patriots to win the whole thing. Tom Brady is the MVP of the regular season and Super Bowl. Here are a few other awards:
Comeback Player of the Year: Matt Hasselback, QB. Seattle. Matt had injuries galore last year and with a full season without injuries he could lead the Seahawks to the playoffs.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Mark Sanchez, QB. NYJ. I don't think it will matter how many wins Mark gets the Jets. He has been announced as the savior of the Jets. The media will make him the ROTY.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: James Laurinaitis, LB. STL. I maybe being a little biased on this pick but I don't care. I love this kid. Yes, his dad was a wrestler and I am a huge wrestling fan. James will be a tackling machine and his new coach will put him in the right spot on a ton of plays. A 2ND rounder, James will be a force to deal with for the Rams.
Week 1 predictions
No depth on why I am picking them. Here are my week 1 winners:
Pitt, Atl, Cin, Min, Ind, Nos, Dal, Phi, Bal, Hou, Nyg, Ari, Sea, GB, NE, Oak.
Next week I will go in depth on the match ups.
J Call
Monday, September 7, 2009
Raw 9-7
I have to say I am feeling pretty bummed tonight. I was looking forward to a great weekend. I had 3 days off. College football was starting. Then it happened. No secret I am a sooners fan and when Bradford went down, I turned into a Patriots fan of a year ago. But I have to shake off what happened over the weekend and have fun watching Monday Night Raw! Nothing better to cheer a guy up then Bob Barker. Come on down you're the Raw GM on a special Labor Day Raw. I loved The Price is Right ever since I was a little boy. I dreamt that one day I would be Bob Barker. Tonight, I am hoping he has fun and we get a great wrestling show. Raw is live from one of the great wrestling cities of the United States, Chicago, Ill.
I have a few comments about Smackdown before I write on Raw. First, Thank you CM Punk. You pulled off one of the best promos you have ever done. You came out to gloat about taking out Jeff Hardy and the best way to capitalize on that is to dress up like him and mock Hardy. Bravo man! John Morrison and Rey Mysterio had one of the best all around contests Smackdown has had in a long time. What a contest! Sadly, Rey is suspended so we won't be seeing him for a while. I hope its Morrison, Ziggler and Rey when he comes back. Smackdown keep it up because it has been great!
Howard Finkel announces the legendary game show host, Bob Barker! I miss the Fink. Bob gets a huge ovation. How can you not love Bob Barker? Bob says we are really going to party tonight. Bob has been working in television for over 50 years. Now that is impressive. We have a pricing game to start Raw. Howard starts to announce wrestlers who come out of the crowd. Santino runs like hell towards the stage. Jillian Hall is next. IRS, Irwin R. Shyster, no clue on the spelling. Last but not least Y2J Chris Jericho. He takes his sweet time and comes from the back. They bid on the new Smackdown DVD. Santino bid 1,465 dollars. Jillian starts to sing and sings her bid, which was 75 bucks. I.R.S asks about taxes and bids 50 bucks. Jericho leaves the podium and comes up to Bob. They are eye to eye. Jericho starts to speak but Bob interrupts. Jericho starts to rant about nobody calls him Chris and should be called Mr. Jericho, cuz he is the best in the world at what he does. I can't agree. Jericho almost says he is one half and Bob interrupts and says he heard 1 which turns into Jericho's bid. Y2J wins the DVD and a chance at a trip to Hawaii if he wins his match tonight against MVP. The match starts right now.
MVP and Jericho start with some technical mat wrestling. This match is adding fuel to the fire for the MVP and Henry vs JeriShow match at Breaking Point. The match continue with MVP hitting a few moves and Jericho counters flipping MVP on the apron. Y2J goes to kick him off and MVP ducks as Jericho crashes to the floor. 1st commercial break of the night. I like what the WWE did in the first segment. I enjoyed Bob coming out and doing his old shtick from The Price is Right. Jericho played the perfect heel in the entire segment before the match. We come back and MVP goes for a big boot and gets dumped to the outside. Jericho gains the upper hand while MVP tries to retaliate. Small package for 2. Jericho hits a huge clothesline but only for 2. Crowd starting to get into it..finally, MVP chant. Running enziguri is missed and MVP starts to pick up the pace. Bulldog by Jericho followed by a lionsault but missed. MVP nails a few of his signature moves. Ballin elbow is countered into the Walls of Jericho. Reversal into another small package for 2. MVP with a vicious big boot for 2. MVP countered the Codebreaker by holding on the ropes. He flips over for the 1,2,3 and the win. I like that a lot. MVP and Henry need to look like they can beat the tag champs on Sunday night.
Bob is in the back with Kelly Kelly plugging his book. DX show up. They start to talk about Happy Gilmore. DX gets to spin a wheel you press a button and it picks who their opponents will be tonight. HBK lands on Chris Masters and Triple H gets Randy Orton. I believe it will be a tag team match. They never really said. The only question I have is why Chris Masters?
I guess if we can waste a segment a week on Hornswaggle why not a match with Masters. Chavo is in the ring and Bob announces he can win a new car if he wins his match against Evan Bourne. Thank god, we may not see Hornswaggle. I actually signed an online petition to stop the Chavo Hornswaggle segments. Match begins with what I expect fast pace action. I have to say that these two men should have a good match. Evan starts flying around the ring hitting a big kick off the second rope for a 2 count. Chavo goes for a tornado DDT but gets a knee to the face. A sick fall by Evan. Both men on the top Evan went for a hurricarana and Chavo leaped off the ropes and Evan crashed to the mat. The little bastard shows up after Chavo hits the three amigos. Hornswaggle gets in the ring and distracts Chavo. Rollup by Evan for the victory. Chavo losing streak is now at 212 matches.
Cody Rhodes comes to the ring. He is speaking tonight. Wow, there is a shock. He starts to talk about what happened last week on Raw. He says his dad didn't make him a main eventer Randy did. Cody says Dusty is an excellent father, but wasn't his choice. Family or Career. Cody chose his career. Cody says there is nothing he wouldn't do for his career. The huge Chicago crowd gives John Cena a huge ovation. A little different than back at Wrestlemania 22 when he faced the game Triple H. I remember that night being an anti Cena crowd. Cena goes for the FU quickly but Rhodes reverses into a ddt attempt that Cena throws Rhodes off him. Cody rolls to the outside as we head to another commercial. As a fan, you have to know Legacy is not going to stay together for more than a few more months. I have loved the group when they are shown together which is rare. I think last week was a test to see how the crowd would react if Rhodes turned face. Dibiase has been rumored to turn face for a few months now. I think its smart to see which one will get the bigger following before you turn either one face. Back from break, Cena with his fisherman suplex. A bulldog leads to a 2 count. Rhodes baits Cena to the outside and trips Cena into the announcer's table. Action is back in the ring now. Rhodes starts hitting Cena with boots and right hands in the corner. Cena gets trapped and Rhodes goes after the legs. Russian leg sweep by Rhodes for a 2 count fall. Rhodes locks Cena in a chinlock. Cena powers out but Rhodes gets an arm bar applied. Rhodes is trying many submission moves to get Cena to tap. Cena lifts Rhodes from the mat on his shoulders, guy has crazy strength. A few shoulder tackles and Cena heads to the top. Rhodes moves out of the way of the leg drop. WOOOOO!!! Figure Four is blocked into the STFU but Orton runs down to save his buddy. Orton runs away. FU to Rhodes! Randy stares down Cena to lead into the break. The match wasn't great but it served its purpose. Cena needed to face one of the Legacy members.
Next week Batista returns to Raw. I guess he has some special announcement he has to make. Bob comes back out for another bidding contest. We need another player. It turns out to be Chicago White Sox catcher, A.J. Pierzynski. The crowd loved that pick. The prize is a Wrestlemania trip package. A.J bids 1000, I.R.S 2000, Jillian sings 5000 and Santino 1200. Santino ends up winning and gets a chance to win the hot tub. Santino is in the ring asking if the Bella twins comes with the hot tub. Bob announces a bodyslam contest. The opponent turns out to be the largest athlete in the world, The Big Show. Santino has to bodyslam the Big Show to win the hot tub. Santino tried once but failed and Show picks him up to win. Bob announces we have another bodyslam contest opponent, Mark Henry. I have no idea if Herny can even pick up the Big Show. Both men make an attempt to pick each other up but can't do it. Show and Henry are trying to wear each other down so they could pick him up. Show goes for it again but falls down. Show hits an elbow and goes for it but Henry reverses and slams Show for the win. MVP comes out to embrace his tag team partner. Both men pick up victories over their opponents leading up to Breaking Point. I told you it only works if MVP and Henry look like legit contenders to win the tag team belts.
Batista is returning next week and the greatest women's champion is the GM next week. Trish Stratus will be coming back to the wrestling world. WOOHOO! Lawler and Cole in the ring run down the Breaking Point card. I usually do a prediction blog. If you recall I was 8-0 on my Summerslam predictions. For Breaking Point, I am teaming up with ShowStoppers on BBSD Radio. If you want to know what I think is going to happen at Breaking Point, you will have to listen to ShowStoppers (you should be anyway if you are a wrestling fan).
Bob is in the back with Chavo who whines about losing his chance at a car. He says Hornswaggle and Evan cheated him out of his match. Chavo continues until Bob throws a right hand in the gut and Chavo goes down. He says he had a great time and does his signature have your pets spade and neutered line.
Are you ready? The two sure fire hall of famers Triple H and Shawn Michaels, aka DX, come down to the ring. Main Event Time! Crotch chop pyro is followed by a little mic work from The Game. The whole DX schtick of Lets get ready to suck it and if you're not down with that suck it. Masterpiece Chris Masters gets a chance tonight to show he can hang with the big boys tonight. I hear voices in my head they council me they understand. They talk to me. Orton holds the gold for everyone to look at. I am a little perplexed at this match up. Where the hell is Dibiase? He makes sense in this match more than Masters. Last commercial break is over with. Currently its Triple H and Orton. Tag to HBK who lands a double axe handle followed by a stiff boot. HBK keeps the momentum with a neckbreaker. Another tag back to Triple H. The history between Orton and HHH is well documented. RKO attempt block and HHH hits a suplex and a knee drop. Faces are making the tags in the early going. HBK back in. Masters gets tagged in and starts landing some offense. Inside out throw to the turnbuckle by Masters and then a backbreaker. The viper back in now. Knee drop for a 2 count on HBK. Now the heels start to dominate with a few tags back and forth. Masters dumps Michaels to the outside and Orton lands the cheap shot. Good tag work going on in this match. I am seeing some double team moves, ref distractions and quick tags. Randy stalks Shawn and hit a perfect and I mean perfect dropkick. Right hand on Orton, Chops by Shawn. Flying burrito by Shawn. Nip up by Shawn to tag Triple H. Orton tagged Chris. Triple H starts to hit all his signature moves even the double a spinebuster. Shawn hits the elbow drop. Orton comes to stop it. Masters with enough time from the distraction to put HBK in the masterlock. HHH breaks up the masterlock. Sweet chin music on Masters. Orton comes in put HHH takes him down. Sharpshooter by HHH? WTF? Figure four by Michaels and Masters taps out. Legacy comes to the rescue of Orton. DX and Legacy are beating the hell out of each other in the back. Orton escaped everything and stayed by the entry way. Rhodes and Dibiase high tail it in a car.
Orton is in the ring now with microphone in hand. Randy says this Sunday Legacy will make DX submit and he will retain the title because that is the only thing he considers important. Cena rushes to the ring and the fight is on. Outside the ring Cena throws Orton into the table. Orton slides into the ring and Cena gets caught. DDT off the ropes and Cena is out. Orton grabs a chair and sets it up. RKO on to the chair and I start to hear some cheers from the Chicago crowd. Raw ends with Orton towering over Cena. What does that mean heading into Sunday? You will have to listen to ShowStoppers to find out what we predict. I will be back with an NFL blog Thursday morning to tell you who will win the MVP, Rookie of the Year, Conference winners and most important the Super Bowl winner.
J Call
I have a few comments about Smackdown before I write on Raw. First, Thank you CM Punk. You pulled off one of the best promos you have ever done. You came out to gloat about taking out Jeff Hardy and the best way to capitalize on that is to dress up like him and mock Hardy. Bravo man! John Morrison and Rey Mysterio had one of the best all around contests Smackdown has had in a long time. What a contest! Sadly, Rey is suspended so we won't be seeing him for a while. I hope its Morrison, Ziggler and Rey when he comes back. Smackdown keep it up because it has been great!
Howard Finkel announces the legendary game show host, Bob Barker! I miss the Fink. Bob gets a huge ovation. How can you not love Bob Barker? Bob says we are really going to party tonight. Bob has been working in television for over 50 years. Now that is impressive. We have a pricing game to start Raw. Howard starts to announce wrestlers who come out of the crowd. Santino runs like hell towards the stage. Jillian Hall is next. IRS, Irwin R. Shyster, no clue on the spelling. Last but not least Y2J Chris Jericho. He takes his sweet time and comes from the back. They bid on the new Smackdown DVD. Santino bid 1,465 dollars. Jillian starts to sing and sings her bid, which was 75 bucks. I.R.S asks about taxes and bids 50 bucks. Jericho leaves the podium and comes up to Bob. They are eye to eye. Jericho starts to speak but Bob interrupts. Jericho starts to rant about nobody calls him Chris and should be called Mr. Jericho, cuz he is the best in the world at what he does. I can't agree. Jericho almost says he is one half and Bob interrupts and says he heard 1 which turns into Jericho's bid. Y2J wins the DVD and a chance at a trip to Hawaii if he wins his match tonight against MVP. The match starts right now.
MVP and Jericho start with some technical mat wrestling. This match is adding fuel to the fire for the MVP and Henry vs JeriShow match at Breaking Point. The match continue with MVP hitting a few moves and Jericho counters flipping MVP on the apron. Y2J goes to kick him off and MVP ducks as Jericho crashes to the floor. 1st commercial break of the night. I like what the WWE did in the first segment. I enjoyed Bob coming out and doing his old shtick from The Price is Right. Jericho played the perfect heel in the entire segment before the match. We come back and MVP goes for a big boot and gets dumped to the outside. Jericho gains the upper hand while MVP tries to retaliate. Small package for 2. Jericho hits a huge clothesline but only for 2. Crowd starting to get into it..finally, MVP chant. Running enziguri is missed and MVP starts to pick up the pace. Bulldog by Jericho followed by a lionsault but missed. MVP nails a few of his signature moves. Ballin elbow is countered into the Walls of Jericho. Reversal into another small package for 2. MVP with a vicious big boot for 2. MVP countered the Codebreaker by holding on the ropes. He flips over for the 1,2,3 and the win. I like that a lot. MVP and Henry need to look like they can beat the tag champs on Sunday night.
Bob is in the back with Kelly Kelly plugging his book. DX show up. They start to talk about Happy Gilmore. DX gets to spin a wheel you press a button and it picks who their opponents will be tonight. HBK lands on Chris Masters and Triple H gets Randy Orton. I believe it will be a tag team match. They never really said. The only question I have is why Chris Masters?
I guess if we can waste a segment a week on Hornswaggle why not a match with Masters. Chavo is in the ring and Bob announces he can win a new car if he wins his match against Evan Bourne. Thank god, we may not see Hornswaggle. I actually signed an online petition to stop the Chavo Hornswaggle segments. Match begins with what I expect fast pace action. I have to say that these two men should have a good match. Evan starts flying around the ring hitting a big kick off the second rope for a 2 count. Chavo goes for a tornado DDT but gets a knee to the face. A sick fall by Evan. Both men on the top Evan went for a hurricarana and Chavo leaped off the ropes and Evan crashed to the mat. The little bastard shows up after Chavo hits the three amigos. Hornswaggle gets in the ring and distracts Chavo. Rollup by Evan for the victory. Chavo losing streak is now at 212 matches.
Cody Rhodes comes to the ring. He is speaking tonight. Wow, there is a shock. He starts to talk about what happened last week on Raw. He says his dad didn't make him a main eventer Randy did. Cody says Dusty is an excellent father, but wasn't his choice. Family or Career. Cody chose his career. Cody says there is nothing he wouldn't do for his career. The huge Chicago crowd gives John Cena a huge ovation. A little different than back at Wrestlemania 22 when he faced the game Triple H. I remember that night being an anti Cena crowd. Cena goes for the FU quickly but Rhodes reverses into a ddt attempt that Cena throws Rhodes off him. Cody rolls to the outside as we head to another commercial. As a fan, you have to know Legacy is not going to stay together for more than a few more months. I have loved the group when they are shown together which is rare. I think last week was a test to see how the crowd would react if Rhodes turned face. Dibiase has been rumored to turn face for a few months now. I think its smart to see which one will get the bigger following before you turn either one face. Back from break, Cena with his fisherman suplex. A bulldog leads to a 2 count. Rhodes baits Cena to the outside and trips Cena into the announcer's table. Action is back in the ring now. Rhodes starts hitting Cena with boots and right hands in the corner. Cena gets trapped and Rhodes goes after the legs. Russian leg sweep by Rhodes for a 2 count fall. Rhodes locks Cena in a chinlock. Cena powers out but Rhodes gets an arm bar applied. Rhodes is trying many submission moves to get Cena to tap. Cena lifts Rhodes from the mat on his shoulders, guy has crazy strength. A few shoulder tackles and Cena heads to the top. Rhodes moves out of the way of the leg drop. WOOOOO!!! Figure Four is blocked into the STFU but Orton runs down to save his buddy. Orton runs away. FU to Rhodes! Randy stares down Cena to lead into the break. The match wasn't great but it served its purpose. Cena needed to face one of the Legacy members.
Next week Batista returns to Raw. I guess he has some special announcement he has to make. Bob comes back out for another bidding contest. We need another player. It turns out to be Chicago White Sox catcher, A.J. Pierzynski. The crowd loved that pick. The prize is a Wrestlemania trip package. A.J bids 1000, I.R.S 2000, Jillian sings 5000 and Santino 1200. Santino ends up winning and gets a chance to win the hot tub. Santino is in the ring asking if the Bella twins comes with the hot tub. Bob announces a bodyslam contest. The opponent turns out to be the largest athlete in the world, The Big Show. Santino has to bodyslam the Big Show to win the hot tub. Santino tried once but failed and Show picks him up to win. Bob announces we have another bodyslam contest opponent, Mark Henry. I have no idea if Herny can even pick up the Big Show. Both men make an attempt to pick each other up but can't do it. Show and Henry are trying to wear each other down so they could pick him up. Show goes for it again but falls down. Show hits an elbow and goes for it but Henry reverses and slams Show for the win. MVP comes out to embrace his tag team partner. Both men pick up victories over their opponents leading up to Breaking Point. I told you it only works if MVP and Henry look like legit contenders to win the tag team belts.
Batista is returning next week and the greatest women's champion is the GM next week. Trish Stratus will be coming back to the wrestling world. WOOHOO! Lawler and Cole in the ring run down the Breaking Point card. I usually do a prediction blog. If you recall I was 8-0 on my Summerslam predictions. For Breaking Point, I am teaming up with ShowStoppers on BBSD Radio. If you want to know what I think is going to happen at Breaking Point, you will have to listen to ShowStoppers (you should be anyway if you are a wrestling fan).
Bob is in the back with Chavo who whines about losing his chance at a car. He says Hornswaggle and Evan cheated him out of his match. Chavo continues until Bob throws a right hand in the gut and Chavo goes down. He says he had a great time and does his signature have your pets spade and neutered line.
Are you ready? The two sure fire hall of famers Triple H and Shawn Michaels, aka DX, come down to the ring. Main Event Time! Crotch chop pyro is followed by a little mic work from The Game. The whole DX schtick of Lets get ready to suck it and if you're not down with that suck it. Masterpiece Chris Masters gets a chance tonight to show he can hang with the big boys tonight. I hear voices in my head they council me they understand. They talk to me. Orton holds the gold for everyone to look at. I am a little perplexed at this match up. Where the hell is Dibiase? He makes sense in this match more than Masters. Last commercial break is over with. Currently its Triple H and Orton. Tag to HBK who lands a double axe handle followed by a stiff boot. HBK keeps the momentum with a neckbreaker. Another tag back to Triple H. The history between Orton and HHH is well documented. RKO attempt block and HHH hits a suplex and a knee drop. Faces are making the tags in the early going. HBK back in. Masters gets tagged in and starts landing some offense. Inside out throw to the turnbuckle by Masters and then a backbreaker. The viper back in now. Knee drop for a 2 count on HBK. Now the heels start to dominate with a few tags back and forth. Masters dumps Michaels to the outside and Orton lands the cheap shot. Good tag work going on in this match. I am seeing some double team moves, ref distractions and quick tags. Randy stalks Shawn and hit a perfect and I mean perfect dropkick. Right hand on Orton, Chops by Shawn. Flying burrito by Shawn. Nip up by Shawn to tag Triple H. Orton tagged Chris. Triple H starts to hit all his signature moves even the double a spinebuster. Shawn hits the elbow drop. Orton comes to stop it. Masters with enough time from the distraction to put HBK in the masterlock. HHH breaks up the masterlock. Sweet chin music on Masters. Orton comes in put HHH takes him down. Sharpshooter by HHH? WTF? Figure four by Michaels and Masters taps out. Legacy comes to the rescue of Orton. DX and Legacy are beating the hell out of each other in the back. Orton escaped everything and stayed by the entry way. Rhodes and Dibiase high tail it in a car.
Orton is in the ring now with microphone in hand. Randy says this Sunday Legacy will make DX submit and he will retain the title because that is the only thing he considers important. Cena rushes to the ring and the fight is on. Outside the ring Cena throws Orton into the table. Orton slides into the ring and Cena gets caught. DDT off the ropes and Cena is out. Orton grabs a chair and sets it up. RKO on to the chair and I start to hear some cheers from the Chicago crowd. Raw ends with Orton towering over Cena. What does that mean heading into Sunday? You will have to listen to ShowStoppers to find out what we predict. I will be back with an NFL blog Thursday morning to tell you who will win the MVP, Rookie of the Year, Conference winners and most important the Super Bowl winner.
J Call
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
AFC Preview
Last week I wrote about the NFC and gave you a preview of exactly how I see the NFC going down this year. I got a few hate emails from the Dallas Cowboys fans. I will talk about that a little later. For now, I will preview the AFC. I start in the worst division in the AFC, the west.
AFC West is going to be horrible, flat out horrible. My favorite team, Oakland Raiders won't win more than 4 games. Denver threw away their future when they traded away Jay Cutler. KC Chiefs have no shot even with Cassell. San Diego is the only bright spot and they could make a deep run into the playoffs. Lets take a closer look:
Oakland Raiders
Here is where I will tell Dallas fans to shut up. I am a huge homer to my Raiders but I am also a realistic fan. I didn't pick Dallas to be in the playoffs because of Wade Phillips and Tony Romo. I am a realist and don't see them making the playoffs. Send more of your hate mail to mccall316@yahoo.com. Oakland is terrible from top to bottom. I love Lechler and Asomugha and that's about it. I hope McFadden can break out and have a big year. The question marks are all over the place and I see no answers in sight. Final Verdict: 4-12 and Cable is fired.
Denver Broncos
Kyle Orton replaces Jay Cutler at the most important position on the field. Josh McDaniels might be shipping another stud on offense, Brandon Marshall before the regular season starts. What the hell are you doing? Denver had potential if it would have sat tight and fixed the defense. Instead, they went into overhaul mode and blew up the entire thing. Big mistake! The schedule is not forgiving either. I can't see this team winning more 5 games. Final Verdict: 5-11
Kansas City Chiefs
Hey Matt Cassell, I have one question for you. Would you like to go back to New England? I bet you would. Kansas City has no offensive line, no running game, and one established wide receiver in Dwayne Bowe. They traded away their best weapon in Tony Gonzalez. Again, this team will be looking at a top 10 draft pick. Final Verdict: 4-12
San Diego Chargers
If the Chargers weren't coached by one of the worst clutch coaches in the NFL, I would think about taking this team to the Super Bowl. The Chargers have a great offense with Rivers, Gates, LDT, and Sproles. The defense is solid to the core. The Chargers will win this division by week 11 and unless they are in the hunt for the top spot in the playoffs, San Diego can rest their starters. Final Verdict: 11-5 and West division winner.
The AFC North may not be the best top to bottom division but it could feature some of the best games. Baltimore and Pittsburgh will have 2 of the best games against each other. Cincinnati and Cleveland won't be great teams but could be at least competitive in games. But no one should stop the defending champs.
Cleveland Browns
If Cleveland was smart they would just had the starting qb job to Brady Quinn. I think Quinn has a bright future and will be the best option to win games. Cleveland has some talent on both sides of the ball. I like Braylon Edwards, Joe Thomas, and Shaun Rodgers. I look at their running backs and see absolutely no talent. Cleveland is rebuilding and should show some signs of promise after this year. Cleveland will struggle in a strong division. Although, Cleveland does play the AFC West teams so they may get a few more victories than last year. Final Verdict: 5-11
Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals have some of the worst luck in the NFL. Andre Smith signed on Sunday and was hurt by Tuesday. Are you kidding me? I like Carson Palmer, OchoCinco, and Rey Maualuga. If Palmer and Chad can stay healthy this team could be respectable. Marvin Lewis has to step up the defense or he will be searching for a new job. Like Cleveland, I see no talent in the running game for the Bengals. I say Palmer stays on his feet and helps his team get back on the right track. Final Verdict: 6-10
Baltimore Ravens
I watched some of Flacco in the preseason and I love his poise and arm strength. My buddy, Chris, will tell me Flacco doesn't have to do much for the Ravens to win, and I will agree. Joe has a stellar running game and a great defense. If Flacco can be mistake free, his team will win a lot of ball games. Baltimore has a fairly easy schedule and should roll into the playoffs. They may not win the division in my eyes, but they have a shot to make a run in the post season. Final Verdict: 11-5 and a wild card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The defending world champion Pittsburgh Steelers! I know how much a lot of people hate hearing that lol. Big Ben is going to lead his team again deep into the playoffs. Does he get hurt? Yes but its never serious. I love the make up of this team. Great ground game, solid passing game, and a fantastic defense. Why wouldn't you pick this team to win the division? I have no clue. I have no doubt this team will make the postseason. Final Verdict: 12-4 division winner.
The AFC South is going to surprise a few people. I like the Texans if Schaub can stay healthy. Jacksonville should be much better than last year. Indianapolis is always a playoff contender. Tennessee is the team I think will fall apart. Why?
Tennessee Titans
I have a feeling Kerry Collins will not be able to carry this team again. They have a great running game, even if I hate LenDale White. The Titans signed Nate Washington to help out the air attack. The loss of Haynesworth will be the biggest hole to fill. The defense will be good but not as good. If Collins fails, the Titans have to rely on VY and I don't see how he can get it done. A brutal schedule does not help matters. Final Verdict: 6-10.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Maurice Jones Drew is going to be the heart and soul of this team. Jax adds Torry Holt but this isn't 2000, it is 2009. Last year, the Jags relied on a very young defense team and hopefully they will live up to their potential. David Garrard is a decent option as a starter but needs to stop turning the ball over. Eugene Monroe should help the offensive line. Jacksonville has a ton of young raw talent. It is to early for me to see them make the playoffs. Final Verdict: 7-9
Houston Texans
I can not stress how much I love Andre Johnson. If I had to choose one wide receiver it may be this man and not Fitz. The offensive line must help Schaub out and keep him standing up. The very expensive defensive line of Mario Williams and Amobi Okoye must produce. Mario is already on his way and so is DeMeco Ryans. If there was one team that could make the leap this year, its the Houston Texans. Final Verdict: 9-7 Wild Card.
Indianapolis Colts
One of the most consistent teams in the last decade should win the South. Peyton Manning still has a few good years in him. Reggie Wayne is going to be the number 1 guy this year. The ground game is a question mark, but it will still deliver enough. The defensive line is the other question mark and I think it will improve. New coach, new assistants, same result. Final Verdict 10-6 Divison winner.
The final division in the AFC is the East. Can the Dolphins repeat their incredible performance last year? Will T.O. help the Bills get over the hump and win some damn games? Is Mark Sanchez the hero New York wants him to be? Well I can answer those questions with one question of my own. Does it matter?
New York Jets
Slow down on saying Sanchez is the savior. I bet he learned a lot playing against the Ravens in the preseason. His first pass was a pick 6. The Jets have a great running game with Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. I really like the draft pick of Shonn Greene as an insurance in case Jones goes down. The wide receiving core leaves little to the imagination but you don't need superstars. Vernon Gholston has to start living up to his potential. The Jets have a bright future if Sanchez improves throughout the year. It just won't be this year. Final Verdict: 5-11
Buffalo Bills
I loved the Cowboys releasing Terrell Owens about has much as I loved Buffalo signing him. Lee Evans and T.O. together will be a nightmare for secondaries through out the league. The offense should score quite a few points once Lynch comes back from his suspension. If Edwards struggles with this offense, you know he is a bust. The defense must improve from last year and adding Maybin from Penn State should help. I like the make up of this team but in this division, they are going to be average. Final Verdict: 7-9.
Miami Dolphins
I would have voted for Chad Pennington for the MVP award last year. You read that correctly and I am not insane. He was the main reason this team won the division and made the playoffs. They used the wildcat last year and you can figure they will use it more with Pat White. The Dolphins suprised many people last year but won't sneak up on anyone this year. I love Jake Long, Ronnie Brown, and rookie Vontae Davis. The defense has to be better in the secondary but as I said will it matter in this division? Final Verdict: 8-8
New England Patriots
Why do I ask will it matter? Because the Patriots are going to run away with this division. I may not like New England but I am smart. They are a team on a mission. Tom Brady will want to prove he is back and as dominate as he was 2 years ago. He still has Moss and Welker to throw to. Oh and he has a brilliant coach. I get tired of hearing about them as much as I do about the Cowboys. The difference is the Patriots know how to back it up. They will again this year. Final Verdict: 13-3 division winner and top spot in the AFC playoffs.
To recap the AFC
Division winners: New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and San Diego Chargers
Wild Cards: Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
Next Wednesday I will have my playoff predictions and awards. If you have a problem with my predictions, I want to hear them. Send your hate mail to mccall316@yahoo.com.
J Call
AFC West is going to be horrible, flat out horrible. My favorite team, Oakland Raiders won't win more than 4 games. Denver threw away their future when they traded away Jay Cutler. KC Chiefs have no shot even with Cassell. San Diego is the only bright spot and they could make a deep run into the playoffs. Lets take a closer look:
Oakland Raiders
Here is where I will tell Dallas fans to shut up. I am a huge homer to my Raiders but I am also a realistic fan. I didn't pick Dallas to be in the playoffs because of Wade Phillips and Tony Romo. I am a realist and don't see them making the playoffs. Send more of your hate mail to mccall316@yahoo.com. Oakland is terrible from top to bottom. I love Lechler and Asomugha and that's about it. I hope McFadden can break out and have a big year. The question marks are all over the place and I see no answers in sight. Final Verdict: 4-12 and Cable is fired.
Denver Broncos
Kyle Orton replaces Jay Cutler at the most important position on the field. Josh McDaniels might be shipping another stud on offense, Brandon Marshall before the regular season starts. What the hell are you doing? Denver had potential if it would have sat tight and fixed the defense. Instead, they went into overhaul mode and blew up the entire thing. Big mistake! The schedule is not forgiving either. I can't see this team winning more 5 games. Final Verdict: 5-11
Kansas City Chiefs
Hey Matt Cassell, I have one question for you. Would you like to go back to New England? I bet you would. Kansas City has no offensive line, no running game, and one established wide receiver in Dwayne Bowe. They traded away their best weapon in Tony Gonzalez. Again, this team will be looking at a top 10 draft pick. Final Verdict: 4-12
San Diego Chargers
If the Chargers weren't coached by one of the worst clutch coaches in the NFL, I would think about taking this team to the Super Bowl. The Chargers have a great offense with Rivers, Gates, LDT, and Sproles. The defense is solid to the core. The Chargers will win this division by week 11 and unless they are in the hunt for the top spot in the playoffs, San Diego can rest their starters. Final Verdict: 11-5 and West division winner.
The AFC North may not be the best top to bottom division but it could feature some of the best games. Baltimore and Pittsburgh will have 2 of the best games against each other. Cincinnati and Cleveland won't be great teams but could be at least competitive in games. But no one should stop the defending champs.
Cleveland Browns
If Cleveland was smart they would just had the starting qb job to Brady Quinn. I think Quinn has a bright future and will be the best option to win games. Cleveland has some talent on both sides of the ball. I like Braylon Edwards, Joe Thomas, and Shaun Rodgers. I look at their running backs and see absolutely no talent. Cleveland is rebuilding and should show some signs of promise after this year. Cleveland will struggle in a strong division. Although, Cleveland does play the AFC West teams so they may get a few more victories than last year. Final Verdict: 5-11
Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals have some of the worst luck in the NFL. Andre Smith signed on Sunday and was hurt by Tuesday. Are you kidding me? I like Carson Palmer, OchoCinco, and Rey Maualuga. If Palmer and Chad can stay healthy this team could be respectable. Marvin Lewis has to step up the defense or he will be searching for a new job. Like Cleveland, I see no talent in the running game for the Bengals. I say Palmer stays on his feet and helps his team get back on the right track. Final Verdict: 6-10
Baltimore Ravens
I watched some of Flacco in the preseason and I love his poise and arm strength. My buddy, Chris, will tell me Flacco doesn't have to do much for the Ravens to win, and I will agree. Joe has a stellar running game and a great defense. If Flacco can be mistake free, his team will win a lot of ball games. Baltimore has a fairly easy schedule and should roll into the playoffs. They may not win the division in my eyes, but they have a shot to make a run in the post season. Final Verdict: 11-5 and a wild card spot.
Pittsburgh Steelers
The defending world champion Pittsburgh Steelers! I know how much a lot of people hate hearing that lol. Big Ben is going to lead his team again deep into the playoffs. Does he get hurt? Yes but its never serious. I love the make up of this team. Great ground game, solid passing game, and a fantastic defense. Why wouldn't you pick this team to win the division? I have no clue. I have no doubt this team will make the postseason. Final Verdict: 12-4 division winner.
The AFC South is going to surprise a few people. I like the Texans if Schaub can stay healthy. Jacksonville should be much better than last year. Indianapolis is always a playoff contender. Tennessee is the team I think will fall apart. Why?
Tennessee Titans
I have a feeling Kerry Collins will not be able to carry this team again. They have a great running game, even if I hate LenDale White. The Titans signed Nate Washington to help out the air attack. The loss of Haynesworth will be the biggest hole to fill. The defense will be good but not as good. If Collins fails, the Titans have to rely on VY and I don't see how he can get it done. A brutal schedule does not help matters. Final Verdict: 6-10.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Maurice Jones Drew is going to be the heart and soul of this team. Jax adds Torry Holt but this isn't 2000, it is 2009. Last year, the Jags relied on a very young defense team and hopefully they will live up to their potential. David Garrard is a decent option as a starter but needs to stop turning the ball over. Eugene Monroe should help the offensive line. Jacksonville has a ton of young raw talent. It is to early for me to see them make the playoffs. Final Verdict: 7-9
Houston Texans
I can not stress how much I love Andre Johnson. If I had to choose one wide receiver it may be this man and not Fitz. The offensive line must help Schaub out and keep him standing up. The very expensive defensive line of Mario Williams and Amobi Okoye must produce. Mario is already on his way and so is DeMeco Ryans. If there was one team that could make the leap this year, its the Houston Texans. Final Verdict: 9-7 Wild Card.
Indianapolis Colts
One of the most consistent teams in the last decade should win the South. Peyton Manning still has a few good years in him. Reggie Wayne is going to be the number 1 guy this year. The ground game is a question mark, but it will still deliver enough. The defensive line is the other question mark and I think it will improve. New coach, new assistants, same result. Final Verdict 10-6 Divison winner.
The final division in the AFC is the East. Can the Dolphins repeat their incredible performance last year? Will T.O. help the Bills get over the hump and win some damn games? Is Mark Sanchez the hero New York wants him to be? Well I can answer those questions with one question of my own. Does it matter?
New York Jets
Slow down on saying Sanchez is the savior. I bet he learned a lot playing against the Ravens in the preseason. His first pass was a pick 6. The Jets have a great running game with Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. I really like the draft pick of Shonn Greene as an insurance in case Jones goes down. The wide receiving core leaves little to the imagination but you don't need superstars. Vernon Gholston has to start living up to his potential. The Jets have a bright future if Sanchez improves throughout the year. It just won't be this year. Final Verdict: 5-11
Buffalo Bills
I loved the Cowboys releasing Terrell Owens about has much as I loved Buffalo signing him. Lee Evans and T.O. together will be a nightmare for secondaries through out the league. The offense should score quite a few points once Lynch comes back from his suspension. If Edwards struggles with this offense, you know he is a bust. The defense must improve from last year and adding Maybin from Penn State should help. I like the make up of this team but in this division, they are going to be average. Final Verdict: 7-9.
Miami Dolphins
I would have voted for Chad Pennington for the MVP award last year. You read that correctly and I am not insane. He was the main reason this team won the division and made the playoffs. They used the wildcat last year and you can figure they will use it more with Pat White. The Dolphins suprised many people last year but won't sneak up on anyone this year. I love Jake Long, Ronnie Brown, and rookie Vontae Davis. The defense has to be better in the secondary but as I said will it matter in this division? Final Verdict: 8-8
New England Patriots
Why do I ask will it matter? Because the Patriots are going to run away with this division. I may not like New England but I am smart. They are a team on a mission. Tom Brady will want to prove he is back and as dominate as he was 2 years ago. He still has Moss and Welker to throw to. Oh and he has a brilliant coach. I get tired of hearing about them as much as I do about the Cowboys. The difference is the Patriots know how to back it up. They will again this year. Final Verdict: 13-3 division winner and top spot in the AFC playoffs.
To recap the AFC
Division winners: New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and San Diego Chargers
Wild Cards: Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
Next Wednesday I will have my playoff predictions and awards. If you have a problem with my predictions, I want to hear them. Send your hate mail to mccall316@yahoo.com.
J Call
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