NFL Week Seven: Et tu?

Well those first six weeks flew by quickly. We are one week away from the half way point. Injuries are still plaguing many of the more popular athletes in the league.  This week, the Steelers learn they will be without Ben Roethlesberger after he tore his meniscus and had surgery.  Added to that list is the Packers Eddie Lacey and James Starks.  The Cowboys are dealing with their potential QB controversy with Dak Prescott performing well, and Tony Romo scheduled to return in the next few weeks. We should all be so lucky, right?  

Then, there is Josh Brown kicker for the New York Giants. This guy is piece of work. He receives only a one game suspension for what he calls treating his wife "like a slave." He appears now to be a serial abuser of his ex-wife Molly, and it appears that the NFL and the Giants knew more than they let on. Sorry, I so little sympathy for this guy, who claims he felt like a "god" when with his wife. The NFL truly needs to weed all of these abusive guys in the league. Being able to play a sport, act, or sing well does not allow a person to treat women in this manner. It is unacceptable. I'm a firm believer in zero tolerance for domestic violence. ZERO.

If you missed it, my Chiefs did win last week beating the dreaded Raiders (Raider Hater). Four years ago, I finally saw my first Chiefs game, and it was against the New Orleans Saints at the Super Dome. This week, the Saints head to Arrowhead to take on my Chiefs. (One day, I'm going to make it to Arrowhead.) The Saints are my aunt's favorite team, and I actually took her to her first Saints game, which was also the first time I ever got to see Tony Gonzalez play live and in person, but I digress. She and I will be sitting on opposite ends of the sofa this week as we watch my Chiefs beat her Saints. Yes, I am pettty, but you know this, right? My Chiefs won the last meeting when Jamaal Charles scored a touchdown in overtime in the end zone in front of me. It was awesome! 

Speaking of Tony Gonzalez, he did a really good job, plus they gave him more lines, on NCIS.  He will be returning in the role of Tony Francis this week as well.  Looking forward to more acting work from Tony G.

Fantasy fans: Remember Big Ben and Eddie Lacey are out, and the Cowboys and Panthers have a bye this week. Last week wasn't so great, but it wasn't so bad either as I finished the week with a 9-6 record.  Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis left me shaking my head, too.  My record is 54-38 on the year, so let's see if I can stay on the positive side.

Sunday, October 23, 2016  
New Orleans Saints vs. Kansas City Chiefs:  Kansas City
Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals:  Cincinnati
Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions:  Washington
Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans:  Indianapolis
Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins:  Buffalo
Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Jets:  Baltimore
Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles:  Minnesota
Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars:  Oakland
San Diego Chargers vs. Atlanta Falcons:  Atlanta
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. San Francisco 49ers:  San Francisco
New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams:  Los Angeles
New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers:  New England
Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals:  Arizona

Monday, October 24, 2016
Houston Texans vs. Denver Broncos:  Denver

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Tennessee Titans:  Tennessee

That's all, folks!  Enjoy your games, and pour one out for the poor guy on the receiving end of Negan's bat, Lucille, because The Walking Dead returns tonight!!!!! As Negan said, "You can breathe. You can blink. You can cry. Hell, they're all gonna be doing that." That is how most of our Sundays go...make the best of yours!!!!

FYI: I will be live blogging the season premiere of tonight's episode of The Walking Dead!!!

NFL Week 6: What Quarterback Controversy?

It's week 6, and as if the action on the field is not enough, we have to deal with the off the field issues around the NFL.  Like Cam Newton, is he damaging his team by riding his segway down a busy street with no helmet?  Will Tony Romo be able to take back his job from Dak Prescott? What is wrong with Brock Osweiller? SC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls Colin Kaepernick's protests stupid, before apologizing for not really understanding what it was about. Oh, by the way, Kaep will be starting today with 49ers after restructuring his contract.

Back to the field, how about those Chargers and that win against the Broncos that no one, not even Philip Rivers saw coming?  How about those shockingly horrible uniforms the Broncos were wearing? That uniform however matched their sloppy play against a San Diego Chargers team that had been finding multiple ways to lose close games.

So who in the office pool had Minnesota as the last remaining undefeated team?  They lose Teddy Bridgewater before the season even began, and they lose Adrian Peterson in the second week of the season (so did I, because he was on my fantasy team). The only thing they haven't lost is a game, even with Sam Bradford at the helm. Is he who we thought  he was going to be?  It's still early...

My Chiefs are headed to Raider land this week to take on Jack Del Rio and the rest of that (be polite). The Chiefs can't afford to take this team lightly. The Raiders are 4-1 sitting atop of the AFC West after that mess of a performance turned in by the Broncos who dropped to second with his 4-2 record, while the Chiefs are sitting only 2 games above the basement dwelling Chargers.  The Chiefs went into their bye with an embarrassing nationally televised game against the Steelers.  I'm hoping the first Raider week of the year goes my Chiefs way.

I know, I know, Tom Brady won his first game back. I get it, but we all expected it, and it was Cleveland, so...Fantasy Fans, do not forget that Minnesota and Tampa Bay have byes this week.

For the fans who think that I don't still follow the Tony Gonzalez goings on:  Tony Gonzalez will be appearing on this week's episode of NCIS. Hopefully, he will have more than the one scene he has had in the previous two episodes. Also, Tony G. will be appearing on Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle later this season competing against Ray Lewis, yeah, that Ray Lewis.  He will also be in the new XXX movie with Vin Diesel which will premiere in January. So much for an easy retirement.

Last week was a great one for me. One: because the Chiefs were not on tv to embarrass me, two: my fantasy team Lucille Swings cleaned up without a kicker (4-1, y'all), and three: I went 11-3 last week with my picks bringing my season total to 45-32.

Sunday, October 16, 2016
San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills:  Buffalo
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Chicago Bears:  Chicago
Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions: Detroit
Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots: New England
Cleveland Browns vs. Tennessee Titans: Tennessee
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Miami Dolphins: Pittsburgh
Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints:  Carolina
Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants: New York
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins: Philadelphia
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders: Kansas City
Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers: Green Bay
Atlanta Falcons vs. Seattle Seahawks: Seattle
Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans: Indianapolis

Monday, October 17, 2016
New York Jets vs. Arizona Cardinals: Arizona

Thursday, October 20, 2016
Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers:  Packers

That's all I've got for today. This will be a busy tv week for me: Tony G. on NCIS,  American Horror Story, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (live?), and the return of The Walking Dead (finally!). Until next week, "Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is."-Michael Keaton

NFL Week 5: You Think You Know

Those of you who are about my age remember that wonderful time in the NFL when Jim Mora was the coach of the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.  Mora was a decent coach with .541 winning percentage, but much like Herman Edwards, Mora is mostly remembered for the soundbites that he provided after a Saints or a Colts lost. This is one of my particular favorites.



Last week was one of my worse weeks ever when it comes to making predictions. The only teams that seem to have their game plans in order are Denver (The last unbeaten team in the AFC), Minnesota, and Philly. Denver won the Super Bowl (Peyton had very little to do with that), so it is expected of them, but Minnesota and Philadelphia? WHAT?!

New England is no longer undefeated after that nightmarish game against...Buffalo? What the what, New England. The Colts lost in England to...wait for it...the Jaguars. Yes, those Jaguars and not the fancy car. The Falcons embarrassed the Panthers while Oakland and the Saints slipped past San Diego and Baltimore. The biggest embarrassment came later that evening on national television when the Pittsburgh Steelers took my Kansas City Chiefs to the woodshed. I have never been so glad that Fear the Walking Dead was on at the same time. There was less carnage on that show than at the game...RIP Chris Manawa, not that I'm really going to miss your annoying character...

Thank goodness, the Chiefs have had the week off so maybe they can figure out that it was not just the rain that led to that 43-14 debacle. Sheesh...to think people picked them as  a playoff team, and Tony G actually picked them to win this game. I mean, so did I, but man...stop embarrassing us on national tv. We all have to go back to work and defend that on Monday to laughing co-workers, especially Steelers fans.

My fantasy teams both lost last week and will probably lose this week because Lucille Swings is batting without Cam Newton (although Andy Dalton is a decent replacement) and no kicker, because I've dropped all the people I am willing to drop during the bye week, and I'm not taking a chance that someone will grab Cairo Santos before I can get him back. Lockte and Loaded is a nightmare, and I will soon refer to them as the team who shall not be named. Fantasy players the byes for this week are Kansas City, Jacksonville, Seattle, and New Orleans.

Last week, my picks were a garbage dump with a 5-10 finish. My record for the season is now at 34-29. I hope I will do far, far better this week. Who knows...

Sunday, October 9, 2016
San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders: Oakland
New England Patriots vs. Cleveland Browns:  New England
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions:  Philadelphia
Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts:  Indianapolis
Tennessee Titans vs. Miami Dolphins:  Tennessee
Houston Texans vs. Minnesota Vikings:  Minnesota
New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers:  Pittsburgh
Washington Redskins vs. Baltimore Ravens:  Washington
Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos:  Denver
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Dallas Cowboys:  Dallas
Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams:  Los Angeles
New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers:  Green Bay

Monday, October 10, 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Carolina Panthers:  Tampa Bay

Thursday, October 13, 2016
Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers:  Denver

Until next week, “All I could have said was I don’t know, a sentence that was becoming a kind of witness to our own ignorance or incompetence. Or both.” 
― Jeff VanderMeer

NFL Week Four: Say Hi to the Bye

I'm frustrated right now for a number of reasons. Our presidential election feels like the pre-match yell fest before a WWE title bout.  American Horror Story is horrible. I'm ticked off about the ending of Stranger Things (and having to wait until next year to see what happens next).  Last week, I lost Adrian Peterson for my fantasy team, and now I might lose Dez Bryant, although he has been that great.

The one silver lining, did you see my Chiefs last week?  Marcus Peters loves the interception. He already has 4 on the season including two against the Jets. Poor Ryan Fitzpatrick, six interceptions...yikes! Now, the Chiefs are prime time bound as they head to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers who are recovering from a 34-3 spanking at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles. The Terrible Towels will be out in full force Sunday Night! Word on the street, however, is that Jamaal Charles will be back on the field Sunday Night.

It's our last week without Tom Brady, America. Enjoy it, not that the Pats have stumbled without him. 

J.J. Watt is out for the season after having back surgery for the second time this year. Good luck J.J., see you next season. Hopefully, not against my Chiefs...

It is that period that many of the lovers of fantasy hate...BYE WEEKS start this week. First up: Philadelphia and Green Bay. Set your lineups accordingly, ladies and gents. My #1 fantasy team Lucille Swings is still undefeated at 3-0, whereas that dumpster fire that I forgot to draft, Lochte and Loaded is 1-1 with the worse lineup ever. Don't forget that the non-hyped London game between Indianapolis and Jacksonville 

Last week, I messed up. Some of those games just...well, I went 8-8 bringing my total to 29-19. I can do better, I hope...

Sunday, October 2, 2016
Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars:  Indianapolis
Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons:  Carolina
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears:  Detroit
Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots:  New England
Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets:  Seattle
Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Redskins:  Washington
Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Ravens:  Baltimore
Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans:  Tennessee
Denver Broncos vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  Denver
Los Angeles Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals:  Arizona
New Orleans Saints vs. San Diego Chargers:  San Diego
Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers:  Dallas
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers:  Kansas City

Monday, October 3, 2016
New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings:  New York

Thursday, October 6, 2016
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers:  Arizona

Enjoy your games everybody! In honor of Banned Books Week, I leave you with this thought, "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." 
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

American Horror Story: Season Six...

I'm done with American Horror Story.  I'm done...

I was really going to Live Blog my thoughts about this season. Episode One was okay. I did the post as I watched. The second episode, well, I had computer problems, but as I watched, I really found myself not caring. I mean, not at all...

Episode 3 aired as I was recovering from allergies which knocked me out of work earlier in the day. I barely could lift my head off the pillow.  As I watched through barely opened eyes, I found myself truly not caring about American Horror Story. Not even Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, and Gaga could make me care. I hate this season. I hate all of the characters. I hate the fact that they all do the stupidest things. I hate that there seems to be horror movie cliches "as far as the eye can see." So, there are alleged connections between the seasons. Guess what? I truly do not care! I have lost interest in it.

That said. I will watch next week and probably the week after, why because I'm a creature of habit. Why because I hope that it will get better, and I am not rolling my eyes like I did when I started and stopped watching Scream Queens. FYI, I hate Scream Queens.  Sure, I know my favorite show The Walking Dead is not perfect either, but at least, I care about the characters. I really don't like anyone on this show. Sigh...maybe it will get better...we can only hope.