Doormats are doormats and they stay at the door so you can wipe your feet on them. They are especially helpful when your feet find a dog turd in the yard. But some mats find their way in the house and maybe onto the Barcalounger where they drink your beer and smoke your Lucky Strikes. These are fauxmats. And it looks like we have some creeping in through the sliding door. Back on the patio you posers!
Those teams would be:
Buffalo Bills. 5-4? Beat the Pats this weekend and you have no more cred.
Houston Texans. Yes, 4-5 looks bad, but you are in a bad division and you are playing way to well.
Oakland Raiders. A few heartbreakers these last two weeks and reality may be settling in. You could run the table and wind up 4-12, but we doubt it. Driven by a Carr, you guys are not the losers we have come to love.
Washington Redskins. What is the matter with you guys? Have you forgotten how to lose?
Chicago Bears. The biggest fauxmat of the season! After a stellar 0-3 start Cutler suddenly can't find a free safety to throw to anymore and Bears light up three teams in a row. You have completely lost any love you may have had from the Basement Denizens. Off the patio! But leave those Chicago Brats behind. They are good.
Dallas Cowboys. Romo is back. Dallas will win too many games to deserve doormat status. You may be 2-7, but we want you out of here right now.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Only two rookie quarterbacks have ever run for a touchdown and passed for a touchdown in three consecutive games. RG III and Jameis Winston. Buccs are busting out of the basement starting last week.
By the way, has anybody noticed the the AFC South and the NFC East could both have a division winner below .500? Now that is doormat history.
But now for the predictions of the week. The Oracle closes its eyes, hums a few bars of Mason Street Blues, and spins the frozen turkey (got it out today so it will be thawed by Thursday), and here we go:
Titans- 28
Gaguars- 26
Colts- 18
Falcons- 12
Raiders- 17
Lions- 24
Rams- 15
Ravens- 12
Buccaneers- 21
Eagles- 17
Broncos- 3
Bears- 13
Jets- 21
Texans- 18
Cowboys- 28
Dolphins- 24
Chiefs- 17
Chargers- 10 (600 yards of offense)
49ers- 7
Seahawks- 24
Bills- 10 (TD in last minute of game)
Patriots- 21
Gentlemen, make your predictions.
you just can't believe the Colts are going to lose every week, can you?
ReplyDeleteI don't. I am picking them to win.But they probably won't. If they were smart they would lose out and get a first round pick next year.
ReplyDeleteThe RRRRaiders defense is just melting. Detroit may look like an offensive juggernaut against them.
ReplyDeleteYep, but gotta believe they will end 8-8. Definitely not Doormat quality play.
Deletegreat predilections! however I am thinking Toxins win again and beat jets 18-10. and maybe we should open the door for Bronco, without Manning (is He done for the year?) they might run the table.
ReplyDeleteYes we may be welcoming the bink nonk dinky donks back to the moldy green couch.
Deletealso I was reading some comments on the news feed for the Jags victory over the titanics, and one guy wrote:
ReplyDelete“it was a battle of who could be worse, another wasted thursday night!”
Eau Contere, it was a classic doormat game plan and definitely no waste! We appreciate the fine points of bad football.
Delete“Eau Contere” french ? or a location ?
Deletebut of course we appreciate BAD football, because it is often more fun than watching the Patriots.
Did you enjoy thursdays game?
I loved that game, especially how Titanics found a way to lose in the fourth quarter.
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