From one or two plays short of the Super Bowl to the Barcalounger here in the Doormat Cave, the Jacksonville Jaguars (Gaguars, Baguars) reversed a dangerous winning trend and accomplished one of the best turnarounds in Doormat history. The Pats deflated Jacksonville and no amount of huffing and puffing will get them back. Congratulations, and enjoy the stale potato chips on the couch!
With just four games to go, there is still a race to the bottom. In the AFC, Oakland (2-10), NYJ (3-9), and Jacksonville (4-9) all have a shot. Even Cleveland, at 4-7-1 has an outside chance. But hey, this Oracle is going with Oakland all the way for a final record of 3-13.
In the NFC, Doormat surprise Green Bay (they have been good for so long we don't even have a Doormat moniker for them) is 4-7-1, but the real race in this conference is NYG, Detroit and Atlanta at 4-8, Arizona at 3-9 and San Francisco looking good at an impressive NFL-leading 2-10. I am picking SF for the Doomat champ this year, but you never know, the competition is on their heels.
And now for this week's predictions. There are some great Doormat matchups this week:
Jets- 9
Bills- 21
Giants- 28
Redskins- 21
Panthers- 18
Browns- 21
Falcons- 33
Packers- 17
(Who woulda thunk this would be a Doormat game of the week?)
Broncos- 24
49ers- 12
Lions- 36
Cardinals- 14
Steelers- 42
Raiders- 28
The Oracle has spoken!
The Porkers?
ReplyDeleteSlackers? Crappers?
DeleteThe Pork Slackin' Greenies?
DeleteThe 49ers and Raiders have the chance to register the worst combined record in the Bay Area ever this year. Worst ever was 7- 25, in 2004, with Dennis Erickson's Whiners going 2-14, and the Raiders 'respectable' at 5-11 under Norv Turner. The next 3 years weren't much better, with 8, 8, and 9 wins. 2004 also boasted a robust -315 point differential for the Whino-Raydurz. As it stands, they are 4- 20, and this weekend would be a real shock were they to win. The Steelers CAN put up a real stinker, though, so Raiders may have to double down to get the loss. the Whinos, really, honestly, I don't even know how they might win a game at this juncture.
ReplyDeleteBucs are up 7-0 on Saints, and look for them to give the Saints a tough game. 5-7 and playing solid D, with lots of takeaways, and the Winston at QB has settled down the offense. Bucs best team with a losing record, for sure.
ReplyDeleteLuckily for Saints the Bucs found a way to lose.
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