JIGGY'S FREE NFL FOOTBALL PICKS

NFL Forecast & Week 5 Free Football Picks

Where was the love? Where?

I feel bad – I want to win for all of my amazing fans. Instead of giving my own mea culpa, I am going to leave it up to one of my ailing readers to explain my sentiments.

Dearest Jig,

It has been so many months since we last touched, since we last spoke, since we last loved. I still remember the firm (yet gentle) caresses you gave me. The permanent rug burns still warm my heart. When I looked at you and asked if I could call you Kobe and you assented, my heart nearly burst through my cheerleading outfit. I can only hope that you still think of me with fondness.

I am writing to tell you of the twists and turns that my life has lain before me and the ever present influence you seem to have on them.

When I left you that foggy morning I went directly to class (algebra is so annoying). I had a pop quiz – it was on combining like terms [http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/simplifying/combiningliketerms/index.htm] as I struggled through the quiz I could still feel your hands upon my blossoming breasts and your girth pushing against me.

When I got home that day my mother sent me to my room for not coming home the previous evening and I cried – not for the punishment but for the loss of you – I am so glad that I didn’t know it would be the last time we saw each other. Had I known that was our last night I might have killed myself.

You can only imagine the joy, the elation; I felt when three months later I noticed my stomach beginning to grow. At first I thought it was just the heroin that made my monthly visitor delinquent but then it became clear, that a little Jiggy was growing inside me – not to be confused with the little Jiggy inside me that had caused the current Jiggy.

Jiggy, your child was born during the superbowl last year. I think it was when the Patriots officially went ahead and covered the spread. It was a joyous moment for all of us. Your son is homely and awkward, but he is extremely facile with numbers and statistics. His first full sentence, and my tears well up remembering it, was ‘Dave Wansteadt, you suck.’

At first I was concerned that you wouldn’t be part of our lives – not only because you wouldn’t return my phone calls, letters or emails – but because of the distance between us. But then I found Wagercom.com. And now I feel our hearts beating as one again. Everytime I am lonely for you or our son, Baby Tuna, cries for you, we read your column and the feelings that were stolen wash over us like a soothing tidal wave.

And of course the child support was easy – we simply followed your picks and then the Jack Daniels and McDonald’s Value Meals flowed like water. Until this week.

Jig, I am writing to you begging for some good picks. Your son is hungry, my jaguar needs a lube job (please don’t make a joke here – it is too painful to not have you next to me) and our clothes are tattered. So please, pick them well this week my love – and I hope we will be reunited soon. I love you, I love you, I love you.

Adoringly,

Britney & Baby Tuna

Brit, I miss those early mornings too. And I can only promise that this week I will provide for you two. And please let your sister know that I have her cell phone in my car.

So the surprises from last week are ample. I am still floored by the numbers and performance put up by the SD Bolts. Is it possible that Drew Brees is the real deal – NO. But they stopped the Titans.

The Aint’s were exactly that. I followed the game and I think it was really dumb luck that allowed that one to get out of hand. The Saints should have been up 14-0 but they fumbled twice and one of those went for 6 the other way. This was an anomaly.

And don’t get me started about the niners.

I want to make a special mention here and a special explanation of one of my picks from last week. The Oakland Raiders are a good football team. They have an above average defense, they have a patchwork, but effective offense and they have some gems in positions – Jerry Rice for his leadership, Woodson and Sapp. Rich Gannon wasn’t going to win any athletic awards – keep in mind this is in the realm of professional athletes. So when Fairy Collins took the helm, I assumed it would be a step up in athleticism and a mild step down in leadership and decision making. What I didn’t count on was the losing mentality that dominates Kerry Collins. He is a loser first and a football player second. He single-handedly lost a very winnable game. And I hope that next Yom Kippur he prays to God to forgive him for that game. And I think it would only be fair for him to write a check to every one of my faithful fans that bet on the Raiders. I hate you Kerry.

On to the free nfl picks…

Ravens @ Skins – Baltimore Ravens – Pick ‘Em

There are a few teams that are pretending in the NF of L right now. And the skins are one of them. They are soft and the Ravens are hard. The Ray Ray defense had a let down against the Chefs. I expect Lewis to rally his troops. And anyone who confuses the skins offense with the chiefs offense aught to have their head examined. Take the Ravens.

Minny @ Houston – Minnesota Vikings -4

After a bye week we often see teams rocking and rolling. The Minny offense will be unstoppable in this one and now that Carr cut his hair he will lose his lucky power. Take the Vikes.

Cle @ Pitt - Pittsburgh Steelers -6

This one is a laugher. Two bad teams, but luckily the Browns are really bad and the Penguins are only marginally bad. I expect the world to start to fear big ben rothlisberger. This one will be great to make money on.

NFL Lock of the Week -

GMen @ Dallas – Big D (Dallas Cowboys) - 3½

The Giants are going to wake up from their halcyon dream to the unpleasantly angry Dallas Defense. This one could really be a shut out for the Cowboys. So enjoy the easy money here.

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