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Matt Loede's NFL Wild Card Picks
by Matt Loede, NFL Gridiron Gab
Time for playoff weekend, and here we go with our first round picks for the Wild Card weekend. For the first time in forever, the road teams are all favorites. Here we go with our picks for the Wild Card Round.
Atlanta (-1) at Arizona
I love the Falcons running game in this one, and think that if they can get going against the Cards defense, they can control this game. Arizona needs to strike quick and get the fans in the game. Kurt Warner has playoff experience, and can get his troops that have made the postseason for the first time settled down. I don't like though how bad the Cards have played for most of the second half of the season, and think it catches up to them here and the Falcons move on to play the Giants in round two. Atlanta 27 Arizona 21
Indianapolis (-1) at San Diego
The Colts are the hottest team in the league, and they head to San Diego where they won back in late November 23-20 on a last second field goal at the buzzer. Now with newly crowned MVP Peyton Manning, they head back to the coast, and I think they should be road team number two to take care of business. Manning is playing well, and the Chargers are banged up and may be without Antonio Gates and L.T. is not going to be 100 percent. Philip Rivers will keep them in the game, but in the end, the Colts move on. Indianapolis 31 San Diego 21
Baltimore (-3) at Miami
Maybe the toughest game to call, as both these teams have a lot of good, and some bad about them. The Ravens have a defense that put the Dolphins to bed early in the season, while the Fins seemed to have gotten better since then. Joe Flacco isn't playing like a rookie, but the Dolphins need to pressure him and force some mistakes. Chad Pennington is a vet that can make some plays, but I think in the end this is a low scoring game that the Ravens win with their defense. Baltimore 16 Miami 10
Philadelphia (-3) at Minnesota
Donovan McNabb has a very solid record in first round playoff games, and I think that they realize they are not going to run on this good Vikings D. They are going to have to throw, and McNabb knows that and will do it to his good core of pass catchers. Brian Westbrook is going to be a key out of the backfield. As for the Vikings, Adrian Peterson has to hang on to the ball, as turnovers are going to be the death blow of the Vikings offense. Tarvaris Jackson is rumored to be the starter in 2009, and he can cement that with a win here. Won't happen. This Eagles are going to take care of business, making it 4-0 for the road teams. Philadelphia 23 Minnesota 14
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Meet Janna Hyson, Arizona State Cheerleader
by Mr. E, Staff Writer
It must be quite an honor to be SI.com's "Cheerleader of the Week" during the first day of 2009. Another honor would be seeing Janna Hyson, the lovely female above and below, in a lot less than her cheerleader uniform. It's times like this where I wish I went to school in a warm climate. Other times like this: every minute I'm awake.
UFC92 Octagon Girl: Logan Stanton
by Mr. E, Staff Writer
After watching UFC92 last weekend, I really can only recall two things:
1) Rampage Jackson KTFO The "Axe Murderer" and
2) That one Octagon Girl was smoking hot
And given my standing with EC, I thought it would be nice to do some due diligence on the latter. She's been all over the blogosphere over the past five days, so I know that I'm not alone in this voyage.
The name, Logan Stanton. But it may be Angelica Celeste. Both sound made up to me, but I couldn't give a shit what her name really is; as long as Google comes back with images on both. Oh...and she's 19, so there's no need to feel guilty - not that any of you would. Have at it...
Top 10 sports arguments you will be sick of in 2009
by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool
I'm the kind of guy who likes to schedule dental appointments months in advance, so that I can savor the upcoming unpleasantness. Along those lines, let's present...
10. The Yankees' payroll advantage. Yes, it's ridiculous that MLB can't (a) enforce a meaningful salary cap, and (b) ensure that all of the teams that suck down cash from revenue sharing actually spend it. But there's really nothing new here; they've been doing it for 30 years in the Free Agent Era, and decades before that in the Buy Stars From Crap Teams and/or Minor Leagues era. The only hope for non-Yankee MLB fans is that they blow the dough on a terrible contract. So don't beat your head against the wall; just shower CC Sabathia with Krispy Kreme. He'll take care of all of our needs.
9. How free agency has ruined the NFL. I know that who wins or loses the games is now essentially random; the Dolphins going from 1 win to double digits and a division championship more or less proves that. I just don't want to hear about it, because it will remind me that I'm spending a good portion of my free time rooting for coin flips. And what fun is that?
8. That other sports need instant replay. The worst minutes in my life are not spent waiting for my spouse and/or kids, cleaning the gutters or getting jammed into overcrowded subway cars. They are spent waiting for some overpaid part-time ref and full-time no-nuts to parse out what just happened in some sideline peep show camera. The last thing I need is to see every other sport get so neutered. Maybe I've just seen one too many Andy Reid challenge, but let's just move on the next play. Please.
7. How the economy is affecting certain franchises. I watch sports, for the most part, to not think about things that matter. So spare me the sob stories by millionaires for billionaires, and how people really aren't making money from owning teams. No one cares.
6. The 2010 NBA free agent class. Let's just cut to the chase here; it will not change the balance of power in the league, and your craptastic franchise will not turn around from some Fairy Godplayer. No one wants to come rescue a crap team, especially in a cold-weather climate or in a state with income tax, from its recent history of boned draft picks, trades and free agent busts. But after it busts, I'm sure that the same wait until next year to not pay attention to this year crowd will be pitching the 2012 class...
5. The World Series will be played in November. Hey, we're lucky it isn't played in December, right? So long as this sport is run by Bud Selig, don't expect the right thing, the smart thing, or even the not completely insane thing. It's OK, though -- no one who is too young to stay up to watch the end of playoff games gives a damn about the sport anyway. Nice work, MLB!
4. The Death of the Newspaper and/or beat writers. No, progress (and, well, the medium you are reading this on) is not a panacea. The simple fact of the matter is that online ad rates are a bargain, in regards to offline, and have nearly always been so; it's also very questionable as to whether content will ever drive the same kind of revenue that it did in the offline world. This has also been true, for, oh, the last 10 years. Find a new story...
3. Your Fringe Sport Doesn't Get The Coverage It Deserves. Nothing is more tiresome than hearing about how wonderful your sport would be if we just all paid attention to it. If you want your sport to get more run, get an audience without Fairy Godnetwork's help.
2. The people who read and write in Sports Blogfrica are wrong, wrong, wrong, along with all of those people who want to think about new statistics. We're geeks and nerds and no-lifers and, um, the people who pay attention and watch the freaking games. You can stop insulting us any time now, really.
1. ANY Athlete's Retirement Plans. When should anyone ask an athlete if they are retiring? NEVER. When should we hear about this? WHEN THE ATHLETE IS RETIRING. When should the athlete come back after announcing his retirement plans? NEVER. THEY RETIRED. THE REST OF US ARE INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY TO EVER HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. And Happy New Year!
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