09-07-2003, 07:01 PM
And naturally the Packers got spanked. Well, ok, the Pack only lost by 5 points, but for most of the game they were spanked. I picked the Vikes to win a while ago.
Ok, the Vikings do not suck. Daunte Culpepper sucked last year, not particularly the whole team. All the games they lost were close games. If Culpepper reduces the turnovers, the Vikings have the convenience of the second best receiver in the league, and probably the fastest... Randy Moss. Case in point... Culpepper had 3 TD passes, and no interceptions. Granted, he had 2 fumbles, but it didn't cost him the game. Moss had 150 yards receiving.
Favre has an unbelievable arm and there is no better throwing on the run. The guy is strong enough to run backwards and still launch a 50 yard bomb. But, for one reason or another, he has been forcing passes the last couple of years, and he gets himself interceptions... four against the vikings. Just for the record, not only did I predict the Vikings to win, I also predicted Corey Chavous would intercept Favre twice and return them both for TD's... well, my prediction was off, he did intercept twice, but didn't return either for TD's.
Anyway, let me give some advice... don't make picks for teams you like. Understand that you're so biased that you will never pick them to lose, and people be like "See! they didn't win!" For example, I love the Raiders. So for tonight, I pick them to beat the Titans. But I will never make a bet, because I know that regardless of who they are playing and the conditions, I will pick them to win because I want them to win.
I was only saying that to Acid because he lives in LA, and I'm a firm believer that people should be fans of their home teams. It doesn't have to be your current home necessarily, but a place you lived for a while. Like my dad grew up in Boston, he's a huge Patriots fan... and I'm a Raiders fan, bit of a conflict in that snowy playoff game a couple of years ago. So I say if you live in LA, be either a Raiders, Rams, Chargers, or 49ers fan. LA has horrible fans though... many of them are hostile towards their own teams... I've gotten made fun of for being a Lakers fan... how stupid is that? Of course I like them, I live in the city and grew up with them. I understand the Lakers are an unpopular team to many people, much like the Yankees, but if you live in New York, be a damn Yankees fan... if you live in LA, be a damn Lakers/Dodgers/Kings fan. Anyway, that's my rant.
Ok, the Vikings do not suck. Daunte Culpepper sucked last year, not particularly the whole team. All the games they lost were close games. If Culpepper reduces the turnovers, the Vikings have the convenience of the second best receiver in the league, and probably the fastest... Randy Moss. Case in point... Culpepper had 3 TD passes, and no interceptions. Granted, he had 2 fumbles, but it didn't cost him the game. Moss had 150 yards receiving.
Favre has an unbelievable arm and there is no better throwing on the run. The guy is strong enough to run backwards and still launch a 50 yard bomb. But, for one reason or another, he has been forcing passes the last couple of years, and he gets himself interceptions... four against the vikings. Just for the record, not only did I predict the Vikings to win, I also predicted Corey Chavous would intercept Favre twice and return them both for TD's... well, my prediction was off, he did intercept twice, but didn't return either for TD's.
Anyway, let me give some advice... don't make picks for teams you like. Understand that you're so biased that you will never pick them to lose, and people be like "See! they didn't win!" For example, I love the Raiders. So for tonight, I pick them to beat the Titans. But I will never make a bet, because I know that regardless of who they are playing and the conditions, I will pick them to win because I want them to win.
I was only saying that to Acid because he lives in LA, and I'm a firm believer that people should be fans of their home teams. It doesn't have to be your current home necessarily, but a place you lived for a while. Like my dad grew up in Boston, he's a huge Patriots fan... and I'm a Raiders fan, bit of a conflict in that snowy playoff game a couple of years ago. So I say if you live in LA, be either a Raiders, Rams, Chargers, or 49ers fan. LA has horrible fans though... many of them are hostile towards their own teams... I've gotten made fun of for being a Lakers fan... how stupid is that? Of course I like them, I live in the city and grew up with them. I understand the Lakers are an unpopular team to many people, much like the Yankees, but if you live in New York, be a damn Yankees fan... if you live in LA, be a damn Lakers/Dodgers/Kings fan. Anyway, that's my rant.