Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Playoff Football and Phish New Years

So, it's been awhile but I wanted to get back to writing a bit. Jason Rousman and I are tied for first place after the first week of the playoffs in our pick-em pool having erroneously picked NO to beat Seattle but getting the other three games right. After a far from good fantasy season, I hope we can at least take this title down. Here are our picks for this week's games:

BALT - 3 point underdogs? Best road team in NFL history? Even if they lose, they're covering
ATL - Everyone wants GB but not us. Atlanta had a great season, Matt Ryan is the most underrated QB in the NFL, and they were 7-1 at home this year. GB was 3-5 on the road and 1-2 indoors. ATL gets our respect and our pick
CHI - I know we got burned on Seattle last week but the bottom line is, they're really not that good. I expect Hassleback to come back down to earth this week resulting in a Chicago romp
NYJ - NE will win by a TD or less in a game that's close throughout

I'm especially psyched for the two AFC games - two bitter division rivals, they should both be tight and hard-fought.

In other news, check out this Phish Ghost from New Years: best jam I've heard in a long, long time. It's as transcendent as live improvisational music gets and I'm glad the boys can still throw down this well!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Sf8lOdGRw

Also, the Meatstick meets It's a Small World dance number from New Years Eve is really cool - well done: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H1sht6IDmQ&feature=related

Fast forward to the 4:30 mark to get to the good part.