Friday, October 17, 2014

Benster and D Pick Your Games -- Lord Have Mercy, Where is Percy Edition?

Old dude, did you ever read any of those "Where's Waldo" books when you were a kid? Or did they even have offset printing in those days?

Where's Waldo hadn't been created yet. I think the first book came out in the 1980s. Besides, there's really not a lot of "reading" involved in a Where's Waldo book. But anyway, why do you ask?

Because I see that Percy Harvin has been traded to the Jets. He's harder to find than Waldo these days.

I'll bet there's a story behind all that. I'll be curious to see what happens to him in New York.

His next stop might be Galesburg at this rate. I'll let you know if he shows up here. In the meantime, watch me work!

Purdon't Boilermakers (+14) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers. No Badgers this week, Geritol Fan, so we'll start out with this one. The Gophers are getting some love now that they're leading the Big Ten West. Minnesota is not home free at this point considering they still have to play Iowa, Bucky, and Nebraska. That being said ,considering what is happening nationwide, Minnesota winning the West would not surprise me, especially against a Purdue team that is getting better but not there yet. The Real U 34, Purdon't 9.

I'm pretty confident the Gophers will hold serve at home, but I'm not sure a 14-point spread makes much sense. Purdue's got some work to do, but we're starting to see some progress. I watched some of their game against Michigan State last week and they weren't intimidated at all. I think they come in and play the locals pretty tough. Minnesota 27, Purdue 23.

Knox College Prairie Fire (NL) vs. Cornell College Rams. Boy oh boy, old dude. It's the school I chose against the school I might have chosen, up in Mount Vernon, Iowa, baby! Knox looked bad last week mostly due to playing a physical D3 version of Nebraska football circa 1995. Knox can still finish good and I think that the mojo of the undefeated soccer team will rub off in Mt. Vernon. Old Main 26, One Loss at A Time 17.

A young fella like you chooses a college for a lot of reasons. You apparently didn't take winning football into consideration. Cornell will contend for the conference title this year, as they usually do. Your beloved Fire? Not so much. This one won't be pretty. Cornell 35, Knox 14.

Minnesota Vikings (+5) vs. Buffalo Bills. So now what, Vikings? Two pretty bad stompings in a row by division opponents, and now a trip to Buffalo? What will happen this time? Mike Zimmer sounded
frustrated on KFAN with the amount of picks that have hampered his team. That being said Buffalo is one of the teams that is sneaky good if they can figure out a way to pull it together. I like Zimmer to coach up the Norseman and get a W. Vikes 21, Buffalo Wild Wings 18.

I have no idea what to expect from either of these teams, to be honest. On paper, Buffalo is probably a better squad at the moment, because they have a pretty good defense, but then again, they haven't exactly figured things out on offense, either. The Vikings are finding out that it's going to be hard to win if they don't have a credible running game. At this point, they don't. Buffalo 31, Vikings 17.

Carolina Panthers (+7) vs. Glorious Green Bay Packers. Meanwhile, the Packers return to Green Bay after a nifty escape from the Tuna Net in Miami. The last time Carolina came up to Lambeau they won but that was a very different time for both teams. The major worry is the banged up secondary for Green Bay because we all know that Scam Newton likes to run, whether it is from defenses or from allegations about his shady doings. I like the chances for Green Bay because they win in October and, with no Greg Hardy or Steve Smith this time, I look for Green Bay to continue to relax and have fun. Green Bay 49, Carolina 17.

I think the Packers are hitting their stride. Cam Newton is a problem, because he's liable to run, but he's got very little help at this point. I think he'll make the Pack nervous a few times, but in the end it will be a happy day at Lambeau, because the Panthers don't have the defensive backfield that can slow down Jordy Nelson and his pals. Packers 35, Panthers 23.

Miami Tuna Net Victims (+3.5) vs. Bear Down Chicago da Bearz. Oh, so many subplots, old dude. It's Brandon Marshall versus his old team. It's, it's... well, maybe there's only that one subplot. The question for both teams is which quarterback shows up. Jay Cutler will either be brilliant or will find a way to lose the game. The Bears have been very good on the road but have lost 3 home games this year, which will kill them later on. I like Miami because they ambushed our boys and if Chicago loses there will be questions asked about the decisions that were made by the general manager and the head coach. Not Sorry Charlie 24, da Bearz 20.

The Bears played very well last week in Atlanta, which was something of a surprise. The thing that should worry the Bears is that the Miami defense is very quick, especially on the defensive line. That could get Jay Cutler nervous and when that happens, bad throws start to come. I sense a shootout. Chicago 31, Miami 28.

I think that's all we have time for, old dude! Next week, you show up in Galesburg! What then! Ben out!

1 comment:

Gino said...

the bears are definately a week to week team.
will we see good bears, or bad bears today?

i guess it depends on what side of the bed the coaches wake up on, because i dont think the inconsistency has that much to do with the talent.