The Loser Rankings: Week 2

1. St. Louis Rams- They lost 9-7 to a Washington. They've also been outscored 37-7 in two games. Things don't look very good.

2. Detroit Lions- 19 straight! My offer still stands Lions. If you win one game, you're off the list for sure by the next week.

3. Jacksonville Jaguars- Is the end drawing near for head coach Jack Del Rio? It's a road game this week, but maybe Jacksonville fans would prefer that the game was blacked out.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Central Florida is in for a long, long year.

5. Cleveland Browns- They did lose to the Broncos, ya know!

So many teams could be in the top five. Next week, we bring out the Aztec Tomb, for those teams that will start the season 0-3.

NFL Preview Show Extravaganza: Jacksonville Jaguars

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My NFL Network Picks

Indianapolis over Jacksonville- The Colts have a chance to win eight in a row. How are they staying out of the spotlight?

Baltimore over Dallas- If the Steelers can beat Dallas, why can't the Ravens?

Friday Briefs: Time to pick some games

It finally happened, for the first time this season I went 5-0 for the week. I really nailed those picks. I'm now 25-10 for the season, which means the season is at the halfway point. Time for some week 8 picks.

Baltimore over Oakland- This seems like an obvious win for the Ravens. They need this win to keep with the Steelers in the AFC North.

Jacksonville over Cleveland- The Browns are falling apart, but then again so are the Jags.

New York (Jets) over Cincinnati- The Bengals will keep losing until they decide to win.

San Francisco over Seattle- Good luck goes out to Mike Singletary as he makes his head coaching debut for the 49ers.

UPSET PICK: Tampa Bay over Dallas- No namesake, no win.

Friday Briefs: NFL Picks- Week 4

It was another great week for yours truly. I went 4-1 for the week. After three weeks, I am 11-4. Things are looking up for me. Hopefully, I can keep things going.

Tennessee over Minnesota- It makes perfect sense.

Denver over KC- Like KC has a chance?

Carolina over Atlanta- I like that the Falcons are 2-1, but the Panthers are a tough team.

Jacksonville over Houston- The Jags are back on track.

UPSET: San Francisco over New Orleans

Enjoy the weekend.

The Mondays: Patriots lose, I'm out of a survival game on Yahoo

Greetings all, another exciting Sunday has come and gone.

Miami Dolphins 38 – New England Patriots 13- Go figure, the one time I take Ronnie Brown out of the line up, he scores five touchdowns, one of them via passing. This is a huge win for the Dolphins. I swear, I never saw it coming. Does this mean trouble for the Patriots? It seems highly unlikely at this point, but if the losing becomes a trend, then Foxboro should prepare for a full-fledged panic attack.

Jacksonville Jaguars 23 - Indianapolis Colts 21- For some strange reason, the Colts and Jags are 1-2. The bigger surprise is the Colts. Wait, the Jags beating the Colts on the road is the bigger surprise. The Colts are now 0-2 in their new stadium. If I'm a Colts fan, I'm slightly concerned.

Buffalo Bills 24 - Oakland Raiders 23- The Raiders surprised me on Sunday. They had a strong chance of walking into Buffalo and knocking off one of the rising AFC teams. Trent Edwards and Marshawn Lynch came through when needed. Rian Lindell made it count and won the game on a field goal as time expired. What becomes of Raiders coach Lane Kiffin? Foxsports.com is reporting that sources have said Lane Kiffin could be fired as early as Monday. The Raiders are falling apart and it is a sad story.

Atlanta Falcons 38 - Kansas City Chiefs 14- Seriously, who saw the Falcons starting the season 2-1? I know it's not much right now, but it's a good start. Matt Ryan is showing some promise. The rookie quarterback threw one touchdown pass on the day, no interceptions. Michael Turner had a good day for the Falcons. The former San Diego Charger rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on the day.

SUNDAY NIGHT RECAP/ROMO ALERT: Dallas Cowboys 27 - Green Bay Packers 16- It was pretty much all Cowboys for most of the game. Tony Romo threw for 260 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Aaron Rodgers threw for 290 yards, but no touchdowns.

Monday Night Predictions: New York (Jets) over San Diego

Enjoy your Monday!

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NFL Picks: Week 1

The 2008 NFL season starts today (at 1 p.m. ET to be exact). We've missed it and we're ready for more football action. Without further ado, time for my picks for week 1.

1. Philadelphia over St. Louis- The Eagles should be ready to go. Sure they don't have Kevin Curtis, but I can't see St. Louis winning on the road.
   
   
2. Jacksonville over Tennessee- Great division game to start the season. I know the Titans have done well against the Jags, but I think things should be different this time around.
   
   
3. New Orleans over Tampa Bay- This seems like a no-brainer to me because the Saints are a much better team than the Bucs. The Saints will be back in the saddle again, to quote Aerosmith.
   
   
4. New York (Jets) over Miami- Miami is coming off of a 1-15 season, need I say more?
   
   
5. Upset Pick: Houston over Pittsburgh- The Texans showed a lot of promise last season. This year could very well be their breakout year and it all starts in Pittsburgh.

Enjoy the games

NFL Preview Show Extravaganza: Jacksonville Jaguars

We cap out the week and the AFC South with a preview of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Jags have continued to improve each season under current head coach Jack Del Rio. Since his debut season in 2003, Del Rio hasn't finished worse than .500 in the regular season and has taken the Jags to the playoffs twice.

Del Rio hasn't quite reached the stature of previous coach Tom Coughlin, but Del Rio has a chance to take the Jags to another level in 2008.

The Jags have a chance to do something that no other team (except the Colts) has done in the division and that's win the AFC South.

The 2007 Jags were solid all around. For the second straight season, the Jags were a top 10 offense and defense. The Jags had the ability to score a lot of points on offense and suffocate their opponents on defense.

By far, the Jags biggest win in 2007 came against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 15. The fact that the Jags went on the road to a cold Pittsburgh and ran over the Steelers defense makes them a threat in the AFC.

If the Jags are to win the division this season, they'll need to beat the Colts, which they didn't do during the 2007 season. Their last win against the Colts came in 2006. If the Jags were to win just one game against the Colts, it could make the difference in the AFC South.

The Jags will open up the 2008 season on the road when they face the Tennessee Titans. At home, the Jags will face Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Minnesota. On the road, the Bears will play Denver, Cincy and Detroit.

Time for those burnin questions (yearbook style):

• How does David Garrard do: He does fantasticamundo (Ole!)
  
  
• Passing yards for Garrard: 3100
  
  
• Touchdown passes: 23
  
  
• Interceptions: 14
  
  
• Leading rusher: Fred Taylor (but Maurice Jones-Drew gets the touchdowns)
  
  
• Leading receiver: Not Matt Jones
  
  
• Number of times Del Rio wears a suit: At least once
  
  
• Coolest names (Top 3): Vince Manuwai, Uche Nwaneri, Gerald Sensabaugh
  
  
• 80s song to best describe team: Panama- Van Halen
  
  
• In 2008, the Jags will: Win the division, go 12-4

Enjoy the weekend because we close out the previews next week.

Moving on after a tornado

I know I promised you folks a week off from my writing, but something came up and I want to write about it. There were multiple tornadoes reported all across the Northeastern part of Iowa. For the record, I am okay, the tornadoes that occurred on Sunday were nowhere near where I lived, but I did find a lot of debris in my family's yard. This is my only post of the week.

On May 25, it was a terribly humid Sunday. People in Iowa were out and about, celebrating Memorial Day weekend, attending graduations and graduation parties. However, the town of Parkersburg, Iowa suffered one of the worst tornadoes in the history of the state.

The small town of almost 2,000 residents experienced an EF5 tornado, which is considered the highest on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado occurred shortly before 5 p.m.

The tornado caused serious damage throughout the town. When it was all said and done, five of the towns citizens were dead, more than 50 were injured and hundreds of homes were destroyed, forcing an entire town to evacuate from the places that they called home. Debris flew far away and went as far as Prairie Du Chen, Wisc.

The high school didn't get off that easily either.

Aplington-Parkersburg High School suffered serious damage. The tornado rendered the high school, virtually useless. The school will have to be torn down and could take years, as opposed to months, for it to be rebuilt.

The story of AP is significant in the sense that their football team is renowned for current NFL players that are on the sidelines. AP has turned out such stars as Kansas City Chiefs center Casey Wiegmann, Green Bay Packers defensive end Aaron Kampman, Detroit Lions defensive end Jared DeVries and Jacksonville Jaguars center Brad Meester.

All four players played under AP coach Ed Thomas, who has won 281 games in his 36 year coaching career, ninth all-time in Iowa High School football history.

Last season the Falcons, as they are known, went 8-2 on the season. They were knocked out in the first round of the 1A state tournament by Newman Catholic from Mason City. AP has multiple state championships with their last one coming in 2001.

At this point, it is unknown what will happen to AP. It is also unknown what will happen to its football team. The town is in complete disarray from the tornado. It's heartbreaking to see this kind of hardship on this small town.

At this point, football is secondary to everything else. On a smaller magnitude, Parkersburg experienced its own version of what New Orleans experienced during Hurricane Katrina. It's important for the town of Parkersburg to rebuild. Even though the memory will forever be etched in the heads of many folks, there will come a time when Parkersburg returns to its normal self.

Hopefully, the high school can be rebuilt and can be built better than before. AP can truly rise again.

If you're interested in lending a hand, please visit the Hawkeye Chapter of the American Red Cross. Just click on the link.

Thursdays: Doing Week 15

Greetings everybody! It's Thursday, yes I know it is. I'm so happy and thrilled to be giving you this opportunity to look at week 15 of the 2008 NFL season. I'll finish out the series tomorrow, with weeks 16 and 17. Sorry, no playoffs for you. I can't predict the future that fast.

Week 15- Dec. 11, 14 & 15

New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears- The Bears/Saints rivalry has become a new rivalry to pop up on the NFL radar. We saw these two teams clash in the NFC Title game in 2007 and last year, the two battled it out. Now we reach this point at week 15 and the Saints already have a playoff spot wrapped up, or are still fighting for one. It will be interesting to see if the Saints are still fighting for a playoff spot, will the Bears play a spoiler?- 8:15 PM ET on NFL Network

Green Bay Packers at Jacksonville Jaguars- I hope the Jags are thanking the NFL Gods right now. It's not a fun time playing December football in Lambeau Field- 1 PM ET on FOX

Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts- Ohhh boy! Peyton Manning is going to have a field day passing against that Detroit secondary.

I'll see everybody on Friday!


Oh No Romo

Hump Day: THE NEW SCHEDULES ARE HERE, THE NEW SCHEDULES ARE HERE!!!!!!

This is the happiest day of the year here at Oh No Romo! It is the day that the schedule for the 2008 NFL season comes out. I am ecstatic and thrilled.

Instead of posting the entire schedule here, I'll give you three games to watch for each week of the year. That would be a total of 51 games to watch for this season. I'll do the first two weeks today. Then the next two weeks will be on Friday and I'll continue from there.

Week 1

Washington Redskins at New York Giants- The Super Bowl champs open at home against a division foe- September 4 on NBC at 7 PM ET

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers- A tough test for the Texans on the road. A win at Heinz Field would be a great way to kick of the Texans season- September 7 on CBS at 1 PM ET

Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns- The Browns open their 2008 campaign at home against the defending NFC East champion Cowboys. It's a great early test for both teams and we'll see who starts the season 1-0- September 7 on FOX at 4:15 PM ET

Week 2

Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars- This should be a classic- September 14 on CBS at 1 PM ET

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns- Two AFC North foes are going at it on Sunday Night Football. My how sweet it is! - September 14 on NBC at 8:15 PM ET

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys- Two NFC East rivals going at it on Monday Night. Let the Romo Love Fest begin.

I'll have weeks three and four in a day or so.

See ya

Nos

Friday Briefs: Making the Picks

I know you are probably wondering why I haven't been posting on the site as of lately. Well, I'm at home, where the dial up grows and my impatience wears on me. That being said, I will be heading down to Chicago on Sunday and will not be around to make my usual 'Mondays' post. You won't be seeing me do a recap for week 16. Don't worry, I have plenty of stuff planned for when I get back (or so I think).

Time for some picks.

• Carolina Panthers over Dallas Cowboys
  
• Jacksonville Jaguars over Oakland Raiders
  
• Green Bay Packers over Chicago Bears (Sorry guys)
  
• Seattle Seahawks over Baltimore Ravens
  
• Buffalo Bills over New York Giants

In case I don't see you. Have a happy holidays.

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Hump Day: The Jaguars

Happy August 1st everybody. Today, we do the Jaguars.

The Jaguars finished tied for second in the AFC South. They went 8-8. In the first round of the draft this year, the Jags drafted S Reggie Nelson out of Florida.

They will face such teams this season as, the Falcons, the Broncos, the Chiefs, the Steelers and the Bucs.

Here are those ultimate questions (Yearbook style):

1. In 2007, the QB will be: Byron Leftwich
2. Or: David Garrard
3. Or: Quinn Gray (certainly not Daunte Culpepper)
4. Matt Jones is most likely to: Have a breakout year
5. Maurice Jones-Drew will: still be the shortest guy to score on the Colts
6. Jack Del Rio is: One really cool name that could get the Cowboys job next year
7. Kiss song that best represents team: Do You Love Me?
8. In 2007, the Jaguars will: Clinch a spot in the Wild Card

We'll SEE YA guys tomorrow, when we preview the Houston Texans.

Later dudes

Nos