The Hangover Pt 3

It's one of the worst feelings ever. Indulging on too much of a good thing then having to pay the price once we awake the next day. The groggy disoriented feeling like someone or something has knocked you around and left you in a complete disarray.

We general associate a hangover with alcohol but is it possible for it to occur outside the "nightlife"? Say to a sports team....?

Let me introduce to you the San Francisco 49ers.

"KAMAN, what the hell is this post about? WTF is Da Man talking about?!?"

Our top notch stats team here on the show provided me with a such a gem of a stats nugget it's almost too good to be true. Observe, The Hangover Effect...

The 49ers this season are on a unprecedented run considering for almost the last decade this team has been dormant laying waste in the awful NFC West.  While others saw dormant, I saw a rebuilding of young talent.  The 9ers do a couple of things well and it starts with DEFENSE. 1st in the NFL in opp rushing yards, 7th overall in defense. And on offense, 7th in rushing yds. Simply put, the 49ers get after the ball on D and pound you with the run on O (there's gotta be a pause somewhere in that statement).  We wear teams out with our big D (and there it is). Wear them out so much to the point that AFTER playing the 49ers, teams tend to "falter" for a bit.

"Preposterous!"

Let's go inside the numbers...  The 9ers are 9-2. Out of those 9 teams 8 of them "faltered"

W1 SEA - lost 3 of the next 5 gms (I get it, its the Seahawks. Next)

W3 PHI - lost 3 of the next 5 gms (waaaay before the "collapse" but they suck still right?**)

W4 TB - lost 4 of the next 5 gms (came in, 3-1)

W5 DET - lost 3 of the next 5 gms  (came in 5-0)

W6 CLE - lost 3 of the next 4 gms (came in .500 team)

W7 WAS - lost 2 of the next 3 gams (this beat beat the Giants, W1. Speaking of...)

W8 NYG - lost the next 2 games (came in 6-2. **AND lost to PHI??)

W9 ARI - only one game played so far (a W, but they do play DAL, SF respectively)

Only the Bengals posted a winning record in the next few games AFTER playing the 49ers.

But Da Man, what does it all mean??

Honestly, it all means nothing. LOL. It's just a fun stat. Unless.... you're a Giants fan. A closer look at the wins and losses of all the teams above, they all got a W in a least one of the 3 following games. The Giants already took an inexplicable loss to PHI and got ramnooddled (thanks Riley) by the Saints. And just whom do the G-Men play this weekend, the 11-0 Packers. So if it all holds true, the Giants will be giving the Pack their first loss of the season.

"Yea, no way. Not gonna happen. Have you SEEN the Giants pass rush??"

I have. And, LOCK IT IN folks the New York Football Giants will beat the Packers on Sunday.

-DM

More on this LOCK to come....

NFL Week 9 "LOCK IT IN" Picks of the Week

So I was 0 for 2 in my LOCK IT IN segment for Week 8. I am guaranteeing a bounce back this week. D.S. has tied me in our football pool and that is something I can not allow.

Here are my Week 9 "LOCK IT IN" Picks of the week:

NY Giants at New England Patriots

The Giants are coming off a sluggish win over the Miami Dolphins. With that said Eli continues to put up big numbers. The Pats are the Pats but they have a weak secondary. I expect this game to be a shoot out with the Giants just edging the Pats.

Final Score: Giants 33  Partiots 30

San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins

Just this week I told Da Man that the 49ers were pretenders while the Giants are contenders. Of course I said this to just antagonize him. Unfortunately he know thats and just pretty much ignored me. I think the 9ers are legit and I am looking for them to beat up on Da Skiiiiiiinzzzzz. You're welcome for the above image.

Final Score: 49ers 27  Redskins 10

J-ROD OUT

- J-Rod

NFL Week 8 "LOCK IT IN" Picks of the Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my LOCK IT IN segment. Lets get right to it!!!!!

NY Giants 9.5 over Miami



The NY Giants stand alone at first place in the NFC East. Yes they've had their ups and downs but the injuries haven't helped. But even with all the adversity the Giants remain in first. Reports are that Bradshaw, Tuck, Umenyiora, Bosley and Amukamara all had light practice this week and are questionable for week 8. Even with the question marks take the G-Men to trounce the win less Dolphins.

New Orleans Saints 11.5 over the Rams

The Saints DEMOLISHED the Colts last week and I believe they are a way better team than the Rams. Look for another blowout by Brees and Co.




Green Bay Packers 23.5 over the bye week

 This area down here is reserved for Will

I am taking the Pack to cover



Bye Week 6.5 over the Jets

Take the bye week as the Jets falter again.

 J-ROD OUT!!!

-J-Rod

NFL Week 5 “LOCK IT IN” PICKS OF THE WEEK

My week 5 "LOCK IT IN" picks of the week go out to Scott "If I had reversed all my picks last week I would have won" Smith.

NY Jets at New England (-9.5):  Yes, the NY Jets and NE Patriots have once again made it to my LOCK IT IN segment. The Jets are coming off of back to back losses. In a situation like this I would give the Jets the nod but unfortunately for them they're facing Brady and company at NE. This one should be a blow out. Take the Pats.

Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers (-7.5): As we stay in the AFC, Big Ben may get the day off due to injury but even if he does start he will be pretty banged up.  Tennessee at 3-1 could have easily been undefeated at this point of the season. Chris Johnson is coming off a big game and the fact that the Steelers gave up 155 yards to Arian Foster last week doesn't bold well for them. I like the Titans for the upset.

- J-Rod

NFL Week 4 “LOCK IT IN” PICKS OF THE WEEK (follow up)

Here are my results for the "LOCK IT IN" picks of week 4.....



For week 4 I have two “LOCK IT IN” picks. 

Jets at Baltimore (-3.5) – As Broadway Joe said this week, if you tell your players they are great constantly…. Even after a loss they eventually start to believe it and don’t prepare as hard. Well the Jets aren’t that good to begin with so it really doesn’t matter what they believe. Take the favored Ravens on this one and LOCK IT IN!!!!!

CORRECT - As I have been saying from the start, the Jets are OVERRATED. This team never was and never will be an elite team. The only elite football team in NY wears blue and I am not talking about the Bills. The Jets are a above average team at best. Mark Sanchez maybe becoming the Tony Romo of the AFC.

NE at Oakland (+4.5) – Can you imagine being part of Raider Nation? Just last week coming off the easily predictable win over the Jets the silver and black were riding high….. right up until the point they realized that the Patriots had lost and would be coming down to Oakland the following week. It was as if a million voices cried out and were suddenly silenced (Obi-Wan). The Pats are gonna put a hurting on the Raiders this week. Look for Brady to have a huge day running up the scoreboard. Take the all mighty Patriots.

Correct: - The AFC is back to normal as the Pats have bounced back from that loss to Buffalo to reassert themselves as the conference's best team. 

Week 4's LOCK IT IN PICKS were indeed a lock. Come back later in the week for J-Rod's Week 5 LOCK IT IN PICKS of the week.


- J-Rod

NFL Week 4 “LOCK IT IN” PICKS OF THE WEEK

For week 4 I have two “LOCK IT IN” picks.

Jets at Baltimore (-3.5) – As Broadway Joe said this week, if you tell your players they are great constantly…. Even after a loss they eventually start to believe it and don’t prepare as hard. Well the Jets aren’t that good to begin with so it really doesn’t matter what they believe. Take the favored Ravens on this one and LOCK IT IN!!!!!

NE at Oakland (+4.5) – Can you imagine being part of Raider Nation? Just last week coming off the easily predictable win over the Jets the silver and black were riding high….. right up until the point they realized that the Patriots had lost and would be coming down to Oakland the following week. It was as if a million voices cried out and were suddenly silenced (Obi-Wan). The Pats are gonna put a hurting on the Raiders this week. Look for Brady to have a huge day running up the scoreboard. Take the all mighty Patriots.

Since I know I will get crap by "he whose name shall not be spoken" about Tom Brady, here is a little video favorite of mine....

-J-Rod