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Jiggy's 2009 Football Picks Season Record
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FREE NFL PICKS - WEEK FIFTEEN
On Ritual
I think it was Durkheim who lectured (or wrote) on humans and their need for ritual. Humanity separates sacredness from profanity through Ritual. Eating bread, drinking wine, munching on a (Christ) wafer, lighting a candle or singing a song are just humans being humans. But when we spice up these mundane activities with tradition, ritual and prayer – whammo now you have something sacred.
It is during the holidays that I often think on Durka Durka and his words. I am always shocked (though never surprised) at how the high-paid MBA marketing teams within big companies in American manage to make this beautiful time of year all about one thing. Consumerism. It is sort of sad – but also sort of ineveitable. I mean, WWASS. (What would Adam Smith Say?)
Editorial Note- Adam Smith often wrote about the invisible hand (or was it Milton Friedman) and Jiggy can’t help but be reminded of the similarities between that hand and ‘the stranger.’ (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stranger&defid=70692) I am not sure if there is anything deeper going on here than a simple nerdy economist pun. But hey, it is the holidays.
The other thing that I am made bitterly aware of is how much of a Christian nation we are. Sure there are some lame attempts to litter a menorah or a kwanza tree (what the F is that) in between the endless displays of Santa suits, Christmas trees, Naked elves (sorry that was Jiggy personal Christmas wish – more on that later), and candy canes (surpisingly, more on that later as well). One almost forgets that there is anyone else living here.
Back to ritual… So during this season, we decorate trees with whorenaments, we sing carols, we give and receive presents. And why do we do all of this? Because baby Jesus was born in a manger like 2000 years ago.
Editorial Question – So, pre manger, and pre baby Jesus, the time was called BC (for before Christ or Before Common Era – if you are politically correct). And then there is AD (after death of JC). What were the years called whilst he was alive? Noodle on that one.
All of these rituals take the mundanity (it should be a word) out of common actions, singing, exchanging gifts, drinking way too eggnog and makes them holy.
So Jiggy is going to propose a few new rituals.
First – there should be some celebration of the way in which Dallas falls apart at the end of every season. I propose that we have special Mondays (or Tuesdays) where women have to wear one fewer article of clothing for every point that the Cowboys lose by after being ahead. Imagine the Cowgirls are winning 7-3 late in the fourth quarter. Then, they give up the inevitable late score to their opponents (imagine someone crappy like the Skins.) Well then on Monday, women should all forego three articles of clothing. I would vote for pants, underpants and wristwatches. But that is just me.
Second – I know that some teams have been eliminated and there is a fiduciary duty to try and get viewers to keep watching, but maybe there is a way to do it without some of the clichés. Every time one of our favorite NFL announcers says one of the following phrases, we should temporarily be allowed to run to the nearest clock tower (bolt action rifle in hand) and pick off as many people as we can with one cartridge.
• You can throw out the records when these two teams play.
• Sure, neither team can make the playoffs, but there is pride on the line.
• No NFL team wants to lose, they don’t care about draft picks, these guys are professionals.
• These guys still have a shot to make the playoffs – they just need (insert highly improbable chain of events here)
Third – There should be a name for what the Colts and the Saints are doing. The names I came up with are all filled with the words insanity, stupidity and many expletives. The Colts have won 5 league championships, two of which were superbowls, before 2006, the last one was 1970. The Saints have never won one. Maybe that should be the goal, not this ridiculous perfect season. The coaches of these two teams need to sit their starters (maybe for two quarters, maybe for three, maybe for the whole games). There is no reason to play. Yes, there is some degree of pride and yes, there is some marketing advantage. But come on people. The NFL is filled with injuries. There is no reason to risk the health of your star players to get some silly record. If Drew Brees gets hurt, Mark Brunell steps in. Let me say that again, if Drew Brees gets hurt, Mark Brunell steps in. If Peyton Manning gets hurt, Curtis Painter goes under center. These teams are good because of their start players (specifically their star QBs) sure there is some help from defenses, running games (not much) and wide outs, but if either of those QBs gets hurt, that is the end for that team. No questions asked, not ifs ands or buts about it.
And finally the ritual that Jiggy has been working on, arguably for years. And I think we began this discussion some years ago, but here we go.
In December, after you have been winning money from Jiggy all year, then it is only logical that your bet size has been growing. So, in December, when Jiggy hits a 4-0 week there are some steps that I would like all of you to follow.
 1. Scream loudly as the final whistle blows, locking in your 4-0 week.
2. Decide which of the games was most pleasing to you. Maybe one of them had your favorite fantasy athlete in it. (Jiggy favorite fantasy athlete is Sasha Grey.) Maybe one of the teams was your home team, maybe you just hate the Colts (lord knows, I do).
3. Choose the team that won you the money in that game. Buy two jerseys from that team and a brown leather bag.
4. Purchase (through craigslist, or the yellow pages or the local free weekly paper) three prostitutes, two normal (though hot) and one midget.
5. Send all three of them, with the jerseys and the bag to Jiggy place (895 O’ Farrell usually) with a thank you card.
6. Once they arrive, they will put on the jerseys and then put the midget in the leather bag. Then they will pretend to kick the winning field goal (or extra point) where one girl is the Kicker, one girl is the holder and one girl is the ball.
Happy Holidays.
FREE NFL PICKS:
Tommy Braaaady (NE) @ K-Gun (Buffalo) – NE -7
The Pats need to prove to the world and themselves that they are a better team than they have been. It is time for Hoodie to do what he do. Imagine if you had just a few games to go from being a mediocre team to a world championship team – you’d make sure that every game was statement game. I am on the Pats.
Hotlanta (atl) @ NYJ – NYJ -5.5
The only winners are the ones that won’t have to watch this one.
Howard the Duck (clev) @ I am not sure Kansas City is even in Kansas (KC)– KC-1
Again, who really cares? Only us gamblers. The chefs can take this one.
TB @ Sea – Sea -6.5
It is a real long flight from Tampa to Seattle. And I think the seachickens will roll.
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