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JIGGY'S FREE NFL FOOTBALL PICKS
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Jiggy's 2005 Football Picks Season Record
Wins: 41 Losses: 35 | Ties: 3
NFL Free Picks Winning Percentage: 54%
Record updated Mondays
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PRE-SEASON SPECIAL - JIGGY PREVIEWS THE 2006-2007 NFL SEASON
Le Retour de Jiggy…
With my porn neatly tucked away for the first time since the Steelers won the superbowl, I hungrily sat down to enjoy the first three hours of football in the 2006/2007 season. The Jokeland Raiders are facing off against the new Eagles (sans T.O.).
To all of you Raider fans out there, I have some bad news. After watching exactly 30 minutes of preseason football, it is 100% certain that the Raiders will not win the superbowl this year. In fact, I would be surprised if they won six games. The great news for the Raider Nation is that you’ll likely get a nice high draft pick next year.
Here are my quick thoughts on this game – McNabb looks relatively sharp, but with a wide receiving corps that couldn’t get arrested in a Philly sports bar and a running back in Westbrook who will likely be hurt by week seven the Eagles are not looking great. At least their defense looks strong. It is notable that many high school defenses would also look strong against the fearsome tandem of Aaron Brooks (who managed to keep the Saints as well, the Saints – he was Hurricane Katrina before it was cool – wreaking havoc on a town that already was blighted and in dire need of a saviour) and LaMont (from the Sanskrit meaning, ‘The Mont’) Jordan.
[Note to EA Sports – it would be really cool if you could do a couple of things for me – first, create a high school football game and second, allow the HS, NCAA, CFL, NFL Europe, Arena League, WNBA and NBDL to all play together in one game. The reason that this is important is because I really believe that the Harvard Saracens of 1992 could hold the 2006 Raiders to under 16 points. It is true that these Saracens (or were they Wolverines) had the gutty DJ playing a rangy free safety as well as Greg ‘lights out’ Peters in the defensive backfield – but I still think the Raiders could muster at least one score. But if they did, then they’d have to kick to the aforementioned DJ (automatic touchdown). Anyway – it would be exciting to match Concord De La Salle against many of the NFL teams – I’d take the Spartans and the points.]
 Back to the Raiders – it is cute that Al Davis opted to bring back Art Shell. In essence he has gone’ black to the future.’ This is not a poor decision. Art is a motivator, he is a detail guy and I am sure the players believe in him. But the problem is that the players who believe in their new coach are incapable footballers. Aaron Brooks still sucks, Randy Moss still needs to hustle on every play, the O-line is still suspect and the whole team still has a losing attitude – no hustle and too many penalties. When the claim to fame of your back-up running back is that his father was Huggy Bear and your back-up qb’s two attributes are that he has a funny name and that he is amphibious (I know it is ambidextrous – but he may as well be able to breathe in water – he certainly can’t play football with his left or his right hand.) I will say that Andrew Walter can play this game – look for him to make an impact soon – not this year – but soon. Also notable – He Hate Me rides again. We’ll see if the ever-likeable Rod Smart can catch on in Oakland, let’s hope so!
The NFL –
Like that quiet time when Janine and Taylor Rain had decided to retire, Jenna Jameson was married and only working on-film with her hubby, the NFL is in the midst of a new era. Many of the perennial powerhouses are down this year and many of the stand-out players are recovering from injury or find themselves on new teams. Additionally, many of the players that are expected to carry their teams are young. Let’s quickly go over the uncertainties… Just the AFC today – lord knows that there are many dirty websites to explore and only a few weeks before the wagering is for real.
AFC East
The Patriots are already up to shenanigans. They are coming off of a disappointing post season where they lost to a rowdy Denver Bronco team. Then they start this year with an aging running back in Corey Dillon, Matt Cassell running the offense (for some reason they kept Tom Brady home for the first three days of practice) and an aging defense. Despite the superior coaching staff, it is looking like the run of the Patriots is officially over.
Miami is going to be an exciting story to watch. No Ricky Williams (at last count Ricky had crossed the substance abuse policy of the NFL sixty-seven times. For the love of porn, let the guy smoke a spliff every once in a while. ) Duante Culpepper is likely going to be the starting quarterback, that is if he can handle the charge of Joey Harrington. [This is a rant and needn’t be read. Why is Joey Harrington still in the NFL??? Why is Aaron Brooks a starter anywhere??? Why can’t these personnel people admit when they have made a mistake – regardless of how much you have paid someone, if they can’t play in the NFL, then they just can’t play in the NFL.] But the bigger questions are whether or not Duante’s knee will hold up and can Duante play qb without Randy Moss running routes. We shall see. And in addition to the qb excitement, we have a 2nd year running back who is expected to carry the full load (please people, get your minds out of the gutter) and an aging defense. Miami is going to be exciting.
The Jets don’t know who their qb is going to be and their starting (and from what I can tell, only) running back was born during the latter half of the civil war. So there are a couple of big questions. (Jiggy pearl of wisdom – Kellen Clemens will win the starting job and do some serious work for this team.) They do have a young aggressive defense, anchored by big Jonathon Vilma (from where? The U). The Jets also have the shining hope that every organization gets when they cast off the accursed (and stupid – though physically fit) Herm Edwards.
And then there is Buffalo. The Bills are also Qb’less. But at least they have the self proclaimed best running back in the NFL in Willis McGahee (from where? The U.) The Bills also have a defense with some key players coming back from injury. So who knows, maybe they won’t be the embarrassment of the AFC East – though they probably will be.
AFC Central
The Steelers have some big questions for a returning superbowl champion. You have the great (and he will win more superbowls) Ben Rothlisberger – but he can’t seem to remember to wear a helmet. You have big questions at running back with the retirement of the Bus and Wee Willie Parker still seems like a flash in the pan to me. But the D will be back and be strong. So there is an argument for them to at least make the playoffs. We shall see.
 Cincy. Cincy. Cincy. Another recovering knee story with Carson Palmer and another team that probably outperformed last year. Let’s see if the defense is as good as they looked last year and let’s see if Rudy is for real. We know Chad Johnson can play, but if Carson ain’t back, then it is going to be a long year for the pussy cats from Cincinnati. Remember, they are still the Bengals.
Baltimore has a new qb in Steve Mcnair. I feel that Mcnair’s best years are behind him. And then the Ravens have Ray Ray and Ed Reed (both from where? The U) back – both former NFL defensive players of the year. There are big uncertainties at running back with Jamal ‘drug dealer’ Lewis coming back for a full season and Mike ‘I watched porn when it was on VHS tapes’ Anderson. How is this going to play out? So the Ravens could be good – but they will probably disappoint.
Cleveland? Who knew they still had a pro franchise? Charlie Frye is that spunky (yes, I used the word spunky in a positive manner) little Akron Zip that we all want to succeed. Braylon Edwards should probably compete favorably and we’ll all get to enjoy the trainwreck that is Kellen Winslow Jr. I suspect Kellen will find someway to destroy his whole season soon. We should get a pool together. I suspect it will be something fantastic, like his bling being stolen by a hooker – he of course then chases the hooker, tripping on a bottle of Cristal (though we all know that Cristal is very 2003) and breaking both of his arms as he falls. It will also be nice to see the exciting shootout at running back betwixt all the nobodies. Poor Romeo Crennel.
AFC South
Indy is one of the few teams without gargantuan changes – unless you count the loss of their all-world running back, Edgerrin James (from where? The U.) They still have their in-the-closet qb, Peyton Manning and the rest of their offense is intact. Joey Addai is going to be a stud – there may not be a drop-off, once he learns the offense. And we know how academics are stressed at LSU, so we know Addai will be ready to study. The defense was strong and will likely be strong again. I am afraid that the Colts look to be strong this year.
Jacksonville will just be fun to watch. Not a whole lot of new talent to enjoy – but they did manage to draft two bruins with their first two picks. They’ll be able to pop the keys in and drive the Mercedes (Lewis) and then switch over and run the ball with the munchkin (Maurice Drew.) And we are all excited to see the Matt Jones experiment continue. Jacksonville is a playoff team this year and should be a great story.
The Titans are a joke. Any team that drafts Vince Young that early deserves no further comments. (Although it would be comedically honest to end this paragraph here, I want to add one more thing – Lendale White is going to be a starter soon and he is going to be better than Reggie Bush.)
Houston is really not worthy of note. They had the chance to get Reggie Bush (though this columnist doesn’t believe the hype on Reggie, the team could have at least sold many more jerseys and created some much needed excitement) and they blew it. They may want to think about playing a few seasons in NFL Europe – you know, to get the hang of this whole ‘football’ thing.
AFC West
Denver is boring to write about, but fun to watch. They plug in a new running back every year, down and out qbs(Elway excluded) and manage to field a competitive team. So well all enjoy the orange.
 KC has Herm Edwards and Trent Green, so they are sure to disappoint. The excitement around Larry Johnson is great and he should be a nice story – but Herm has a way of killing dreams. The team has no receivers and a porous defenses, so they are destined to fail.
Oakland has already been discussed. They have put their franchise in the capable hands of Aaron Brooks. Enough said.
The Bolts. The Chargers sent Drew Brees packing and gave the keys to one of the most exciting offenses in the league to Phil Rivers. This is going to be interesting. I suspect that Brees was done – he may never recover from his injury. And I suspect that Phil Rivers can ball, I mean every scout in the NFL thinks he can play. We shall see. We’ve got all world running back, LT, all world TE in Antonio Gates and we’ve got young stud on defense in Merriman. I love the bolts. I think they get it rolling this year.
 When the porn world was shaken, the young stars stepped up. Teagan Presley (who loves taking pictures with Jiggy), Jana Cova, Austyn Moore (who also loves taking pictures with Jiggy), Jenteal, Maripossa (yes, she also loves taking pictures with Jiggy) Jenna Haze… I could go on. The point of the story is that there were questions about who would fill the holes (pun totally intended) of the departing stars and in the end, the young starlets stepped up! I think the same will be true of the NFL. This will be a year of change, and I for one am super psyched to take it all in.
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