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Jiggy's 2009 Football Picks Season Record
Wins: 34 | Losses: 32 | Ties 2:
NFL Free Picks Winning Percentage: 52%
Jiggy's 2009-2010 Post Season Football Picks Season Record
Wins: 3 | Losses: 7 | Ties 0:
NFL Free Picks Winning Percentage: 30%
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The Sad Truth
The sad truth of it all is that endings are rarely as good as beginnings.
The beginning of every date, every relationship, every class, every night at the strip club and every athletic season is full of hope, youth and excitement. Dare I say - the bloom of youth – and everything that goes with it. But the end is what’s left. The end is, well, the end.
You all know that feeling before the first date (or any date for that matter) with that certain, special someone. One feels jittery [Jiggy no longer feels jittery – partially because of his mounds of experience and partially because when you are paying for it there is little mystery. And, as a corollary to all that follows – the end of hooker dates (and we can argue about whether there is a term for this particular kind of date – or if there even should be one. Jiggy believes that there should be more words rather than fewer in this fair language of ours – this leads to fewer miscommunications and generally more precision (and efficiency)] and flush with possibility. The proverbial world is one’s oyster. The night could be the first night of true love. It could be a story that will keep your friends (and those that drink on your prodigious bar tab) laughing for eons. It could be the night that double anal with vegetables and popsicles is finally achieved properly.
 Editorial Note: Sages and scholars have argued for generations (maybe longer) about the proper way to have double anal with vegetables and popsicles. Jiggy is firmly in the camp that all three (though this may have to be called triple anal), popsicle, vegetable and penis are all inserted in the anus simultaneously. The ‘sequential camp’ argues, as their name would suggest, that one after the other is admissible. They even argue the insertion of the phallus (and I am talking about the penis here) in the rectum (and I am talking about the woman’s rectum – because if it were a man’s then it would be gay – not that there is anything wrong with that) is not essential (but preferable). I ask you, dear readers, if you were in the midst of that blessed night (and I am not sure if blessed is the correct modifier here because blessed often lacks dirty-ness) and while making the beast with two backs you went sequentially with the vegetable (jiggy advises carrots and cucumbers because they do not often break or rupture – and either of those will put a quick end to the blessed (or whatever the correct modifier is) night) and then with the popsicle. And yet, the penile train never ventured into the darkest (and dirtiest) of tunnels – would that really be the night that one had hoped for? Jiggy postulates that it would not be. This is one (of the many issues) with the sequential camp.
Editorial Note on Editorial Notes: A feckless (and faithless) reader pointed out to me (Jiggy) that these so called ‘editorial notes’ are not in fact editorial notes. The thrust of his argument was that these ‘editorial notes’ are not written by the editors, but rather by the writer (Jiggy again) himself and thus they are not editorial notes. To that reader, I say (editorializing I am sure) go fuck thyself. [What a blessed sentence.]
Anyway, back to the point. The beginning of all things are filled with the joy and anticipation of the unknown – the end of things is sadly filled with truths and facts.
 This seems like a great time to talk about Brett Favre (because we are talking about ends.) Jiggy has always been and will always be a Niner fan (therapist and prescription medication bills stemming from this loyalty will be sent to Scott Mcloughan and Jed York presently) and thus he has always hated Brett Favre. That hatred makes subjective assessments difficult. But as a journalist (or editorialist) I feel that I owe Brett more than that.
Brett was a dominant player for many years in this league. His stats bear that out. His physical gifts are ample. And his records are Olympian. (The mountain, not the Beer or the Senator – Dukakis that is.) But for Jiggy, the way he went out (ends worse than beginnings) showcases something about Brett and much about the league.
Brett was ‘that guy’ all his life. He never had to play by the rules because his physical gifts were so great that the rules didn’t apply to him. He could wing balls too far, across his body, in to coverage blah blah blah. And in the early part of his career, this worked like a charm. But in the end – it was too much to overcome.
Now, the question is, what caused this deterioration. Jiggy would argue that it wasn’t Brett’s skills – his throws are still sharp, his reads are probably better than when he was younger – but rather it was the NFL that changed around him. As the money has increased and the popularity of the league has skyrocketed (and this is actually a cute, backward argument for markets and their efficiency – but that really would be better in another forum) the professionalism of the personnel and coaches has risen.
In the good old days, you didn’t have to practice in the offseason – hell, you didn’t have to practice full time during the season. Coaches used to be content to give a little fire and brimstone speech and run student body left 17 times per game. (I am exaggerating to make a point here). But now, the league is full of very savvy, extremely prepared coaches and players. Now, there are few, if any blown coverages, now, if you make a mistake, you will be punished for it. Now, the league finds your weaknesses and exploits them.
Brett Favre wasn’t just an ‘aw shucks’ guy for the media – he really was a hayseed. A hayseed that had a thunderbolt for an arm and a body that was somehow impervious to pain and injury – but a hayseed none the less. Brett was loved because he treated the game like it was a pick up battle on thanksgiving at the local park. And the point is that in the 90s when Brett entered the league, that worked. Now it won’t.
So, good riddance Brett – I hope you enjoy your retirement (though Jiggy believes he will be back next year) in your wrangler jeans, with your pick up trucks and riding lawn mowers. To you I say, ‘ good day sir.’
So now, the superbowl. This one actually has the makings of an exciting game. And the rooting interest are easy to see.
If you like family dynasties and privileged prima donnas – you will like the Colts. If you like cold, emotionless winners who are like machines, you will like the Colts. If you like vaguely homoerotic themes and 35 second audibles before every snap – you will root for the Colts.
If you like flash, big offense, remarkable annoying military cheers and moles. You will like the Saints.
Jiggy doesn’t like either team – but he would love to see the Colts lose and the Saints win. It would just be so much more fun if Reggie Bush wasn’t on the Saints. But alas and alack, we go to war with the army we have, not the one we want.
The Match Ups:
QB: Advantage Colts
Though close, it would take a Helen Keller like porn star to miss this one. Peyton Manning, despite all of the homosexual rumors (not that there is anything wrong with being gay) is the better QB. He has a better command of the field and he has been groomed to play this position since he was like 8 cells big. Drew is compelling and has an amazing mole – but that doesn’t get the nod here.
RB: Draw.
Neither team is lining up an all-pro in the backfield. The Dolts are rolling with Joey Addai and Donny Brown (sometimes Courtney Simpson) and for the Aints Reggie Bush and ‘Lucky’ Pierre Thomas will be toting the pig. This is sort of like a tom hanks double feature. It should be entertaining and enticing – but it isn’t.
WRs: Advantage Colts
Again, this one is close. Reggie Wayne is one of the best in the game – if you don’t agree, then you are stupid and probably shouldn’t be reading this column anyway – it is over your head. Austin Collie (total pornstar name) and Pierre Garcon (total French pornstar name) are great players and hold a slight edge over their NFC counterparts. I am not hating on Marques Colston, Devery Henderson or Lance Moore, but they are just a touch worse than the Colts trio.
TEs: Advantage Colts
Shockey is one of the most hatable humans in the world. Not just in football, but in the world. And yet, he is only the second most annoying tight end to come out of The U. Congrats to you Kellen Winslow jr. you are actually better at something than Jeremy Shockey, you are better at being annoying. Shockey is alright at his job, but Dallas Clark (another pornstar name) is far better. Clark is the quintessential Iowa Hawkeye. He isn’t flashy, but he gets the job done.
Defense: Advantage Saints
This one should shock the world. Jiggy thinks that the Saints Defense is marginally better than the Colts defense. So whatever.
Special Teams: Who cares?
 So with the advantages all rolling toward the Colts, we have to expect them to win. But will they cover the 4.5 points? Jiggy is going with the dawgs here. I like the Saints to shock the defense of the Colts with their 17 wide receiver sets (it seems that way anyway) and look for Peyton to actually turn the ball over (I am thinking pick six for Darren Sharper). Jiggy is also going to go with the under. All this chatter about amazing offenses has the world drinking the koolaid. I look for a tight game in the 24-21 range. I think the Saints win – but with a spread as large as it is – who cares.
See all you bitches next season – and thank you for the picks of your girlfriends and wives in their skivvies – very helpful whilst slaving over a hot keyboard. But please, for the love of everything holy – if pubes are sticking out the sides of the panties – photoshop or just keep the picture. It doesn’t seem like it – but yes, even Jiggy has standards.
Namaste.
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