Week 9 in Review

Standings for the week -

Bret: 6 - 8

William: 8 - 6

Josh: 10 - 4

One's we all picked correctly -

Seattle Seahawks @ Dallas Cowboys (W)

Atlanta Falcons (W) @ Indianapolis Colts

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New Orleans Saints (W)

Cleveland Browns @ Houston Texans (W)

St. Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals (W)

One's we all picked incorrectly -

Denver Broncos @ Oakland Raiders (L)

New York Giants @ New England Patriots (L)

Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers (L)

Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles (L)

Overall standings -

Bret: 37 - 32

William: 41 - 28

Josh: 42 - 27

Chick's picks -

Aidan: 9 - 5

Zoe: 10 - 4

Tim Tebow Sucks

Josh on Tebow: I'm sick of the Tebow hype. This guy stinks. There are those who say he's a winner, and that he plays with heart. Well guess what? That doesn't matter unless you have talent, and this guy has zero talent. I can throw a ball left-handed with my eyes closed better than he can throw a football. Heck, I could probably throw an airplane better than he can, and I can't throw an airplane.

Sure, Tebow is a nice guy, but he's not being paid to be nice. He's getting paid to lead a team, win games, and play well. The only thing he has accomplished is beating the defeated Miami Dolphins. Whoopdy-freaking-do. It disgusts me how overrated and overpaid Tebow is. Tebow is making 1.618.75 million dollars this year (according to the denver post). You couldn't pay me that much to have this scrub on my team. Shave your beard Tim, you look like a bum. But then again, I guess you are a bum.

Don't get me wrong, I feel bad for talking bad about him. Really, I do. I'm even saying a prayer right now just so I don't feel so bad. But he doesn't deserve all the attention he's getting, especially when there are plenty of other under-the-radar players that are better than him.

Call me a jerk if you want to, that's fine by me. Just please don't call me Tim Tebow.

Bret on Tebow:

Tim Tebow has many haters and I am one of them. Tim Tebow had an amazing college career, but look at who he had around him and his coaching staff. Just to name a few: Riley Cooper, Aaron Hernandez, Maurkice Pouncey, Joe Haden, and Urban Meyer for the coaching staff. In the college game, quarterbacks can run around with no problems whatsoever. Every wide receiver is open on every play, unless their is an elite cornerback covering him, which there is few of. In college, he still wasn't the most accurate quarterback around.

Then you have the people who say he deserves a chance because he is a good religious man that is willing to change his game. WHO CARES? He might be the ideal man, but definitely not the ideal quarterback. Being religious can't make you complete the pass or win the game. Some said that he is coming along well because he led his team back against the Dolphins. What people seem to forget is that the Dolphins haven't won a game all year and have one of the worst passing defenses in the league.

Tebow will not be successful in the NFL at any point in his career as a quarterback.

William on Tebow:
Tim Tebow, the new starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos has been under some serious heat this year about taking the starting position from former starter Kyle Orton.  Tim Tebow has been an alright quarterback but he has a really awkward throwing motion. They tried to fix it in Florida and they couldn't. They are trying to fix it in Denver but they can't.

I can forgive him for having a bad throw every once in awhile, but I will not forgive him for missing wide open receivers. If in the last game he played in against the Lions where the Broncos defense broke down and left Titus Young open by twenty yards Tebow may have over or under threw him which is extremely unacceptable.

 He plays hard and his a winner, so im sure he will be a decent quarterback but never a star in the NFL.

Week 9 Picks

New York Jets (4 - 3) @ Buffalo Bills (5 - 2)

Bret: 21 - 17, Jets

William: 24 - 13, Bills

Josh: 24 - 17, Jets

Chick's Picks

Aidan: I like New York

Zoe: Jets

Seattle Seahawks (2 - 5) @ Dallas Cowboys (3 - 4)

Bret: 28 - 10, Cowboys

William: 21 - 6, Cowboys

Josh: 24 - 14, Cowboys

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Cowboys

Zoe: Cowboys

Atlanta Falcons (4 - 3) @ Indianapolis Colts (0 - 8)

Bret: 31 - 0, Falcons

William: 28 - 21, Falcons

Josh: 34 - 13, Falcons

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Colts. Wait, nevermind, Falcons

Zoe: Falcons

Miami Dolphins (0 - 7) @ Kansas City Chiefs (4 - 3)

Bret: 24 - 7, Chiefs

William: 23 - 13, Chiefs

Josh: 17 - 14, Dolphins

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Dolphins

Zoe: Dolphins

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4 - 3) @ New Orleans Saints (5 - 3)

Bret: 35 - 34, Saints

William: 31 - 21, Saints

Josh: 38 - 31, Saints

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Saints

Zoe: Saints

San Francisco 49ers (6 - 1) @ Washington Redskins (3 - 4)

Bret: 17 - 10, Redskins

William: 35 - 24, 49ers

Josh: 28 - 17, 49ers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Red . . . skins

Zoe: 49ers

Cleveland Browns (3 -4) @ Houston Texans (5 - 3)

Bret: 38 - 23, Texans

William: 42 - 21, Texans

Josh: 35 - 13, Texans

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Texans

Zoe: Texans

Cincinnati Bengals (5 - 2) @ Tennessee Titans (4 - 3)

Bret: 14 - 10, Titans

William: 24 - 13, Bengals

Josh: 23 - 17, Bengals

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Bengals

Zoe: Titans

Denver Broncos (2 - 5) @ Oakland Raiders (4 - 3)

Bret: 42 - 0, Raiders

William: 35 - 17, Raiders

Josh: 34 - 17, Raiders

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Broncos

Zoe: Raiders

New York Giants (5 - 2) @ New England Patriots (5 - 2)

Bret: 49 - 0, Patriots

William: 27 - 23, Patriots

Josh: 28 - 25, Patriots

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Patriots

Zoe: Giants

St. Louis Rams (1 - 6) @ Arizona Cardinals (1 - 6)

Bret: 28 - 17, Cardinals

William: 25 - 12, Cardinals

Josh: 26 - 13, Cardinals

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Raaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmmmsssssssss

Zoe: Cardinals

Green Bay Packers (7 - 0) @ San Diego Chargers (4 - 3)

Bret: 31 - 28, Chargers

William: 31 - 14, Packers

Josh: 42 - 24, Packers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Packers

Zoe: Packers

Baltimore Ravens (5 - 2) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (6 - 2)

Bret: 10 - 7, Steelers

William: 13 - 10, Steelers

Josh: 28 - 20, Steelers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Steelers

Zoe: Steelers! Steelers! Steelers!

Chicago Bears (4 - 3) @ Philadelphia Eagles (3 - 4)

Bret: 34 - 14, Eagles

William: 21 - 10, Eagles

Josh: 27 - 17, Eagles

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Eagles

Zoe: Eagles

Week 8 in Review

Standings for the week -

Bret: 8 - 5

William: 10 - 3

Josh: 9 - 4

One's we all picked correctly -

Arizona Cardinals @ Baltimore Ravens (W)

Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles (W)

Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans (W)

Miami Dolphins @ New York Giants (W)

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans (W)

Washington Redskins @ Buffalo Bills (W)

Detroit Lions (W) @ Denver Broncos

Cleveland Browns @ San Francisco 49ers (W)

One's we all picked incorrectly -

Minnesota Vikings @ Carolina Panthers (L)

New Orleans Saints (L) @ St. Louis Rams

San Diego Chargers (L) @ Kansas City Chiefs

Overall standings -

Bret: 31 - 24

William: 33 - 22

Josh: 32 - 23

Chick's picks -

Aidan: 4 - 9

Zoe: 8 - 5

Week 8 Picks

We decided to have a new segment this week:  "Chick Picks"-- in other words, we enlisted the girls' input. We did not know how things would work out. We're gonna give it a shot anyway.

Arizona Cardinals (1 - 5) @ Baltimore Ravens (4 - 2)

Bret: 24 - 10, Ravens

William: 17 - 13, Ravens

Josh: 17 - 16, Ravens

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Ravens

Zoe: Ravens

 Minnesota Vikings (1 - 6) @ Carolina Panthers (2 - 5)

Bret: 35 - 21, Panthers

William: 31 - 12, Panthers

Josh: 34 - 16, Panthers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Panthers

Zoe: Vikings

Dallas Cowboys (3 - 3) @ Philadelphia Eagles (2 - 4)

Bret: 42 - 35, Eagles

William: 34 - 24, Eagles

Josh: 27 - 24, Eagles

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Cowboys

Zoe: Eagles

Indianapolis Colts (0 - 7) @ Tennessee Titans (3 - 3)

Bret: 24 - 3, Titans

William: 24 - 17, Titans

Josh: 21 - 17, Titans

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Colts

Zoe: Titans

New Orleans Saints (5 - 2) @ St. Louis Rams (0 - 6)

Bret: 49 - 0, Saints

William: 77 - 0, Saints

Josh: 45 - 3, Saints

Chick's Picks

Aidan: The 5 - 2 Saints

Zoe: Saints

Miami Dolphins (0 - 6) @ New York Giants (4 - 2)

Bret: 31 - 0, Giants

William: 21 - 11, Giants

Josh: 21 - 18, Giants

Chick's Picks

Aidan: I like New York

Zoe: Dolphins

Jacksonville Jaguars (2 - 5) @ Houston Texans (4 - 3)

Bret: 35 - 14, Texans

William: 17 - 10, Texans

Josh: 31 - 17, Texans

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Jaguars

Zoe: Jaguars

Washington Redskins (3 - 3) @ Buffalo Bills (4 - 2)

Bret: 31 - 21, Bills

William: 3 - 0, Bills

Josh: 28 - 17, Bills

Chick's Picks

Aidan: People with redskin

Zoe: Redskins

Detroit Lions (5 - 2) @ Denver Broncos (2 - 4)

Bret: 31 - 10, Lions

William: 24 - 23, Lions

Josh: 35 - 12, Lions

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Broncos

Zoe: Lions

New England Patriots (5 - 1) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (5 - 2)

Bret: 65 - 0, Patriots

William: 38 - 24, Steelers

Josh: 28 - 27, Patriots

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Patriots

Zoe: Steelers

Cleveland Browns (3 - 3) @ San Francisco 49ers (5 - 1)

Bret: 14 - 10, 49ers

William: 27 - 7, 49ers

Josh: 17 - 14, 49ers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: The gold and red one

Zoe: 49ers

Cincinnati Bengals (4 - 2) @ Seattle Seahawks (2 - 4)

Bret: 14 - 7, Seahawks

William: 21 - 6, Bengals

Josh: 24 - 14, Bengals

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Bengals

Zoe: Seahawks

San Diego Chargers (4 - 2) @ Kansas City Chiefs (3 - 3)

Bret: 35 - 34, Chargers

William: 28 - 27, Chargers

Josh: 28 - 7, Chargers

Chick's Picks

Aidan: Chargers

Zoe: Chargers

Week in Review

Standings for the week -

Bret: 6 - 7

William: 6 - 7

Josh: 7 - 6

One's we all picked correctly -

Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans (W)

Dallas Cowboys (W) vs. St. Louis Rams

Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers (W)

New Orleans Saints (W) vs. Indianapolis Colts

One's we all picked incorrectly -

Detroit Lions (L) vs. Atlanta Falcons

Miami Dolphins (L) vs. Denver Broncos

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (L) vs. Chicago Bears

Oakland Raiders (L) vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens (L)

Overall standings -

Bret: 23 - 19

William: 23 - 19

Josh: 23 - 19

NFL Week 7 Picks

Cleveland Browns (2 - 3) vs. Seattle Seahawks (2 - 3)

Bret: 24 - 20, Browns

William: 27 - 20, Browns

Josh: 27 - 18, Seahawks

Detroit Lions (5 - 1) vs. Atlanta Falcons (3 - 3)

Bret: 35 - 17, Lions

William: 28 - 24, Lions

Josh: 42 - 11, Lions

Tennessee Titans (3 - 2) vs. Houston Texans (3 - 3)

Bret: 28 - 21, Texans

William: 35 - 14, Texans

Josh: 27 - 17, Texans

Miami Dolphins (0 - 5) vs. Denver Broncos (1 - 4)

Bret: 21 - 20, Dolphins

William: 23 - 14, Dolphins

Josh: 34 - 29, Dolphins

New York Jets (3 - 3) vs. San Diego Chargers (4 - 1)

Bret: 14 - 7, Chargers

William: 21 - 17, Chargers

Josh: 21 - 17, Jets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4 - 2) vs. Chicago Bears (3 - 3)

Bret: 23 - 20, Buccaneers

William: 38 - 28, Buccaneers

Josh: 27 - 24, Buccaneers

Carolina Panthers (1 - 5) vs. Washington Redskins (3 - 2)

Bret: 30 - 21, Panthers

William: 24 - 23, Redskins

Josh: 31 - 20, Panthers

Oakland Raiders (4 - 2) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (2 - 3)

Bret: 28 - 10, Raiders

William: 35 - 13, Raiders

Josh: 35 - 12, Raiders

Arizona Cardinals (1 - 4) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (4 - 2)

Bret: 24 - 20, Cardinals

William: 31 - 7, Steelers

Josh: 16 - 15, Steelers

Dallas Cowboys (2 - 3) vs. St. Louis Rams (0 - 5)

Bret: 42 - 3, Cowboys

William: 17 - 14, Cowboys

Josh: 38 - 21, Cowboys

Minnesota Vikings (1 - 5) vs. Green Bay Packers (6 - 0)

Bret: 35 - 24, Packers

William: 45 - 7, Packers

Josh: 65 - 0, Packers <----------------------------------Take a look at the score

New Orleans Saints (4 - 2) vs. Indianapolis Colts (0 - 6)

Bret: 38 - 21, Saints

William: 31 - 20, Saints

Josh: 35 - 31, Saints

Jacksonville Jaguars (1 - 5) vs. Baltimore Ravens (4 - 1)

Bret: 31 - 10, Ravens

William: 38 - 13, Ravens

Josh: 27 - 17, Ravens

Heisman Watch 2011

The Heisman trophy is the number one individual reward in all of college football. It is given every year to the best player in the nation each season. There are many deserving players this season as always but here are my top five candidates through week 7.

1. Russell Wilson is having a monster season after transferring to Wisconsin from NC State this season. He is a versatile quarterback and they whole reason behind the success of the Badgers offense. He is the best player in the country at this time.

2. Andrew Luck is my second player in the Heisman ranks right now. He has thrown for nearly 1400 yards and 14 touchdowns this season while only throwing two interceptions all season. He will have a lot of work to do to pass Russell Wilson.

3. Robert Griffin III is a surprise candidate this year out of Baylor University. He is having a monster season throwing for 1520 yards and 19 touchdowns and the season is only halfway over. He is on pace to throw almost 40 touchdowns this season, which is unbelievable.

4. Kellen Moore, no surprise is right around the Heisman Trophy race at this point in the season. The Boise State quarterback has 1400 yards and 17 touchdowns but they have had no challenges this season, and will need to be undefeated to get him more respect.

5. Trent Richardson is kind of a surprise but he is having a good season at Alabama this year. He has rushed for 729 yards, 11 touchdowns, and a stunning 6.3 yards per carry. He may not win the Heisman but he’s definitely having a great year.

- William Whisler

Week in review

Records from last week -

Bret: 7 - 6

William: 8 - 5

Josh: 6 - 7

Overall records:

Bret: 17 - 12

William: 17 - 12

Josh: 16 - 13

One's we all picked correctly -

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals (W)

Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers (W)

New England Patriots (W)  vs. New York Jets

One's we all picked incorrectly -

Indianapolis Colts (L) vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings vs. Arizona Cardinals (L)

New York Giants (L) vs. Seattle Seahawks

NFL Week 5 Picks

Buffalo Bills (3 -1) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (1 - 3)

Bret: 28 - 24, Bills

William: 28 - 21, Bills

Josh: 34 - 27, Eagles

Indianapolis Colts (0 - 4) vs. Kansas City Chiefs ( 1 - 3)

Bret: 17 - 7, Colts

William: 20 - 17, Colts

Josh: 23 - 17, Colts

Minnesota Vikings (0 - 4) vs. Arizona Cardinals (1 - 3)

Bret: 24 - 20, Cardinals

William: 35 - 21, Cardinals

Josh: 31 - 13, Cardinals

New York Giants (3 - 1) vs. Seattle Seahawks (1 - 3)

Bret: 38 - 14, Giants

William: 21 - 10, Giants

Josh: 34 - 11, Giants

Pittsburgh Steelers (2 - 2) vs. Tennessee Titans (3 - 1)

Bret: 16 - 13, Titans

William: 17 - 10, Titans

Josh: 19 - 18, Steelers

Carolina Panthers (1 - 3) vs. New Orleans Saints (3 - 1)

Bret: 31 - 28, Panthers

William: 35 - 24, Saints

Josh: 42 - 38, Saints

Jacksonville Jaguars (1 -3) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (2 - 2)

Bret: 23 - 17, Bengals

William: 23 - 20, Bengals

Josh: 15 - 12, Bengals

Houston Texans (3 -1) vs. Oakland Raiders (2 - 2)

Bret: 34 - 21, Raiders

William: 28 - 13, Texans

Josh: 22 - 21, Texans

San Francisco 49ers (3 -1) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3 - 1)

Bret: 24 - 14, 49ers

William: 24 - 20, 49ers

Josh: 28 - 23, Buccaneers

Denver Broncos (1 - 3) vs. San Diego Chargers (3 -1)

Bret: 35 - 7, Chargers

William: 15 - 11, Chargers

Josh: 31 - 11, Chargers

New England Patriots (3 -1) vs. New York Jets (2 -2)

Bret: 42 - 3, Patriots

William: 35 - 21, Patriots

Josh: 31 - 17, Patriots

Atlanta Falcons (2 -2) vs. Green Bay Packers (4 - 0)

Bret: 42 - 38, Falcons

William: 28 - 27, Packers

Josh: 34 - 20, Packers

Detroit Lions (4 - 0) vs. Chicago Bears (2 -2)

Bret: 35 - 28, Lions

William: 35 - 31, Lions

Josh: 28 - 27, Bears

Top 5 hitters and pitchers in the playoffs

Pitchers:

1. Roy Halladay

2. Justin Verlander

3. Yovani Gallardo

4. C.C. Sabathia

5. Ian Kennedy

Hitters:

1. Albert Pujols

2. Ryan Braun

3. Prince Fielder

4. Justin Upton

5. Adrian Beltre

This is our list of top five pitchers and hitters over the course of the playoffs so far. These pitchers are the guys you would love to have on the mound everyday if they were able to be. This list of hitters are the guys who managers and pitchers are afraid to throw to, especially with the game on the line. Who did we leave out? Who did we put to high? Let us know.

Week in review

Records from last week -

Bret: 10 - 6

William: 9 - 7

Josh: 10 - 6

One's we all picked correctly -

New Orleans Saints (W) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Atlanta Falcons (W) vs. Seattle Seahawks

Green Bay Packers (W) vs. Denver Broncos

New England Patriots (W) vs. Oakland Raiders

One's we all picked incorrectly -

Philadelphia Eagles (L) vs. San Francisco 49ers

Minnesota Vikings (L) vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Cleveland Browns (L) vs. Tennessee Titans

NFL Week 4 Picks

Lions (3-0) at Cowboys (2-1): The Lions look to remain unbeaten at Dallas.

Bret: Dallas 24 Lions 20

William: Lions 28 Cowboys 17 

Josh: Lions 17 Cowboys 13

49ers (2-1) at Eagles (1-2): The Eagles look to get back on track with a big win against the 49ers.

Bret: Eagles 24 49ers 21

William: Eagles 21 49ers 10

Josh: Eagles 27 49ers 24

Vikings (0-3) at Chiefs (0-3): The Toilet Bowl.

Bret: Vikings 31 Chiefs 10

William: Vikings 28 Chiefs 10
Josh: Vikings 23 Chiefs 14

Redskins (2-1) at St. Louis (0-3): Deceivingly close game.
Bret: Rams 21 Redskins 10
William: Redskins 17 Rams 3
Josh: Rams 10 Redskins 6

Saints (2-1) at Jaguars (1-2): Saints look to roll over the Jags.
Bret: Saints 35 Jaguars 10
William: Saints 35 Jaguars 21
Josh: Saints 34 Jags 13

Titans (2-1) at Browns (2-1): Both teams aim to prove that they are legit contenders.
Bret: Browns 17 Titans 14
William: Browns 24 Titans 20
Josh: Browns 13 Titans 7

Steelers (2-1) at Texans (2-1): A meaningful game that rests on the shoulders of Matt Schaub.
B: Texans 28 Steelers 27
W: Steelers 20 Texans 17
J: Steelers 27 Texans 17

Bills (3-0) at Bengals (1-2): Bills look to continuing rolling.
B: Bengals 34 Bills 31
W: Bills 31 Bengals 10
J: Bengals 26 Bills 24

Panthers (1-2) at Bears (1-2): Bears look for a much needed win.
B: Bears 35 Panthers 28
W: Panthers 24 Bears 14
J: Bears 27 Panthers 24

Falcons (1-2) at Seahawks (1-2): Falcons look to demolish Seattle.
B: Falcons 28 Seahawks 7
W: Falcons 28 Seahawks 7
J: Falcons 35 Seahawks 10

Giants (2-1) at Cardinals (1-2): Giants look to advance to 3-1 while the Cards try to stay alive.
B: Cards 28 Giants 21
W: Giants 42 Cards 6
J: Giants 21 Cards 17

Broncos (1-2) at Packers (3-0): Packers try to advance to 4-0.
B: Packers 48 Broncos 3
W: Packers 35 Broncos 7
J: Packers 31 Broncos 17

Dolphins (0-3) at Chargers (2-1): Dolphins attempt to get first win of the season.
B: Chargers 38 Dolphins 7
W: Dolphins 24 Chargers 21
J: Chargers 28 Dolphins 21

Patriots (2-1) at Raiders (2-1): Raiders face another tough test.
B: Patriots 45 Raiders 21
W: Patriots 28 Raiders 0
J: Patriots 38 Raider 31

Jets (2-1) at Ravens (2-1): A crucial game for both teams.
B: Ravens 14 Jets 10
W: Ravens 21 Jets 20
J: Jets 17 Ravens 14

Colts (0-3) at Buccaneers (2-1): Colts search for first win on Monday night.
B: Buccaneers 28 Colts 27
W: Colts 23 Buccaneers 20

J: Buccaneers 21 Colts 17