Third and Long

So after a long hiatus, I’m finally back. Honestly, it’s my fault. I went and told the press that my webhost wasn’t involving me enough in the blogosphere, and after a strong first two posts, now people are questioning whether or not I was going to cause controversy and implosion with my sports blog. It’s understandable that the press would jump to such conclusions. I did call my first blog “gay” and said that my other blog “choked under pressure” during important posts. My last stop, really, was this blog, and before the first post, people thought I had attempted suicide when I had an allergic reaction to some sleeping pills.

Okay.

I lied.

All of this never happened to me. It happened to Terrell Owens.

Then why have you been gone, James? What took you away from the wonderful world of sports blogging? Well, voice of the people, I honestly have no excuse. Except for fantasy football. The one piece of evidence I have going my way is that I’m 5-0 in fantasy football, and…that other than that, I have no life. But, on the other side of the coin, Week 6 of the NFL is about to kickoff tomorrow morning, and quite a few teams are playing out of their gourds, and as a test of sports knowledge, every Saturday evening I’ll post the lines of Sunday’s games, with my three predictions. The following day, when the events of the NFL are covered, we’ll see how well I did, and if I have any idea of what I’m talking about…

ON TO THE BOOKIE PLAY!

Chicago Bears (-3) at Atlanta Falcons           You’re gonna tell me that after Kyle Orton has looked absolutely man-tastic, and with the Bears defense feeling an ’06 revival that Matt Ryan is going to beat this team? Because Michael Turner sure isn’t…at least not alone, and with a Bears offense with Matt Forte and Kyle Orton not playing turnover ball, three points seems like a pretty small gap for the Bears. Expect a 7-10 point win. Just because you beat a banged-up, dislocated shoulder’d Rodgers doesn’t make you a playoff contender. Yet. Green Bay Packers (-1) at Seattle Seahawks           Did I miss a game-time memo? When did Seattle become impressive? I know that coach Mike Holmgren gave the troops a talk this past week, but getting Bobby Engram back at WR just means the defense definitely knows who the ball is going to. Even after a loss to the Falcons last week, I still expect a 10-13 point win by the Pack. Carolina Panthers (+1½) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers            I’m getting a strong feeling that Jake Delhomme is going to have one of those seasons like he had going to the Super Bowl years back. Maybe it’s because the offense is healthy, maybe it’s because of the rotation of the planets. I know, however, that Jeff Garcia, despite signing my football and living with a playmate, still has some dust on him from the bench he’s been sitting on since the start of the season. I’m guessing a 7-10 point win from a strong passing effort from Delhomme. 

Well…we’ll see if I’m proved wrong. If this blog seems a little less stable than my last few, know that I’ve written two articles for my school paper today, so my hands are a little tired. Also, I’m looking forward to the possibility of 6-0 in fantasy football…Whoa, slow down. One game at a time, James Belichick. 

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