NFL Picks- The big winners

So I went 8-5 last week. Shameful, for real. I'm embarassed. I'm awful. I know. Thats why this site is called Hopeless Walk On. I'm f--king hopeless. Get over it already.

Uhh...anyway...here are this weeks NFL Picks! Guaranteed as always to be amazing.

Baltimore over Denver- Denver's unlikely undefeated run ends with a long East Coast trip, and Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, and Haloti Ngata.

Chicago over the Browns- Just because the Browns are terrible. I don't even see the light for these guys at all. They're awful, and show very little potential to be anything else. Even Oakland sorta shows potential at times.

Texans over Buffalo- Buffalo just doesn't have enough offense, and Fitzpatrick (haaaavard) just will check down too much, and the Texans will put up points. Buffalo's home field advantage will not be as advantageous this early in the year when it's not -12349 degrees.

Minnesota Vikings over Green Bay- Again. I really want to pick the Pack here, because something tells me they might win at home, but I can't do it. Minni wins again and Favre haters cry themselves to sleep.

Indy over 49ers- The Niners can't keep up offensively, but their defense does an OK job all things considered against Peyton and Co. I'm excited to see Patrick Willis and Manning's matchup. I DO think that Indy will not be able to run the ball much though.

Jets over Miami- They figure out the Wildcat based on what the Saints did last week, blitzing corners and not respecting the pass.

Lions over Rams- Because....because...hell I don't know. I flipped a coin on this one.

Dallas over Seattle- Seattle, when not at home. sucks. They're gonna get beaten here by a superior team.

San Diego over Oakland- I hate San Diego. Phillip Rivers is my least favorite person in all of sports. He is so arrogant it's infuriating. LT has shown time and time again what a brat he is, even if he's an amazing talent (though diminishing). However...they deliver the beatdown.

Titans over JAX- THEY HAVE TO WIN SOMETIME! Plus I really do think they will right the ship and put together a decent second half, centered around getting the run game going again.

Arizona over Carolina- There really is a divide these days between the good teams, and the bad ones. Carolina's inept (unbalanced) offense will not be able to hang in this one. Beanie Wells has a coming out party.

Eagles over Ginas- BIRDS! Philly wins a close one.

Falcons over Saints- THE UPSET! I honestly think these two teams are sorta equal, and in fact very similarly built teams. I just figured I'd pick the upset.


In other news, Randy Moss for Prez. That is all

I DID LEGS! And, I'm a total absolute Idiot...

So I just worked out my legs for the first time...ever really. In a weight lifting sense. I've done massive amounts of running, etc playing soccer and other sports all my life, but I just did squats, leg press, leg extension, calf raises, a bunch of time on the stair machine, and abs.

I'm freakin tired- but it feels absolutely amazing to be using my legs again. Moving around and whatnot. Awesome stuff. Wed. is now leg day. So...

Mon- Chest / Tricep / Front Shoulders
Tues- Back / Bicep / back shoulders
Wed- Legs / Cardio
Thurs- OFF for now
Fri- Chest / Tricep / Front Shoulders
Sat- Back / Bicep / back shoulders
Sun- Cardio, sedintary football watching

This is what I'm going with for the next few weeks at least. We'll see what happens.

Waiting around till 7 to go into Human Sexuality class. Why I'm going to that class, missing the first couple innings of the World Series with my beloved Phillies is beyond me. I am truly, pitifully, an idiot. Which brings me to my next point.

I just spilled chocolate flavored protein all over myself. It just blew up out of my shaker after the top came off. In front of a lot of people. And a lot more people to come when I go to class. And a lot of people in the Schine computer lab right now. In a white shirt. I look like a rolled around in the goddamn mud before I came here. Awesome. It's even in my hair, all sticky......

Too easy...

NFL Picks for Week 7

Oooohh....9-5 this past week. Shameful performance. I'm embarassed. Sort of like the Eagles are no doubt embarassed. Sort of like I'm embarassed to rock Eagles gear around campus this week. It's times like these where you're happy as hell for the WORLD CHAMPION and now in the world series again Philadelphia Phillies.

Anyway, this weeks slate of games. Hopefully I do better than 9-5.

San Diego over Kansas City- Even though it's in loud ass Arrowhead stadium. SD is too good to lose to a team this bad right now. Although that said, I think that KC will be good a lot sooner than most people think. Just not now.

Indy over St. Louis- Destruction...no chance of upset here. If St. Louis wins I'll ...I shouldn't do that...

Bengals (whodey) over Chicago Bears- Should be an excellent one. Jay Cutler and age/injuries on defense is transforming this team from basically the opposite of what they have been in recent years in terms of team identity.

Green Bay over Cleveland- Beatdown.

Pittsburgh over Minnesota- Just because Pittsburgh is at home. Game of the week.

New England over Tampa- Hahahahahah

San Fran over Houston- Some would say this is an upset. Another outstanding game this will be, and other reason to get NFL Sunday Ticket. Frank Gore is back and they are off a bye week where I'm sure Singletary put the fear of god into his players. This is despite Michael Crabtree playing.

Jets over Oakland- Too much talent, too much fire, too much determination to drop another one. That said, they've surprised me dropping the last three, so ...plus with NT Kris Jenkins out, the only thing the Raider offense has, the run, will be helped out...

Carolina over Buffalo- They got the run going last week, and this continues against Buffalo's shoddy run defense.

Miami over NO- Upset...they control the clock and keep the offense off the field, hurting Brees and co's rythm.

Atlanta over Dallas- Even though they're at home. Even though there will be 100,000+ yelling at Matt Ryan.

Ginas over Arizona- Arizona's top ranked run D will falter a bit, and the better team wins here. Home field helps a lot.

Philly over Washington- I'll cry myself to sleep otherwise.

Doctor Visit ...Greatttt Successss

So I visited with the doctors during my visit home this past weekend/Monday.

All is going well- very well. I'm more than two months ahead of schedule. I'm supposed to start jogging in February, and I am lightly jogging right now, albeit very slowly and ....lightly...

I was given a huge list of exercises that I can do, with varying degrees of difficulty. I'll be working my ass off on those, and hopefully keep this giant bubble of ahead of scheduleness going. In the meantime, I'm still lifting like a crazy man. My doctor weighed me in at 178, so I don't even know what to think anymore about the weight thing. Who cares, really. Either way I weighed nowhere near that before. so I'm gaining.

Back in lovely Syracuse, where the clouds are always out for your pleasure and enjoyment. Making major gains in the weight room, as well. I'll post where I'm at soon, and compare it with where I was a month ago, as posted on the site. Should be pretty cool.

False Alarm

So I posted a couple weeks ago that my weight was up to 176. That is a lie. After weighing myself on two other scales, there is good news, however. After the last couple weeks serious eating and lifting I DO weigh in at a whopping 174 now. Just to clarify. As if you care.

I'm like one of these chicks that watch their weight like hawks. I gained 2 lbs today...oh god....even though I probably just left 2 lbs in the toilet....OK too far.

Anyway, that's what this is turning me in to. I'm off for the weekend for lifting, so I'm happy, sore, and going to eat myself senseless.

Monday, I have an appointment with the Physical Therapy people, most notably Colleen the ultimate Physical Therapist at the Rothman Institute just outside Philly. Hopefully she tells me I'm doing awesome because it's starting to feel pretty good down there. Walking isn't that big of a deal now, and I want to start light jogging soon.

NFL Picks

Although I'm overly cynical I think lately about what people give a shit about reading about on Hopelesswalkon, I still seem to be getting good feedback about the NFL Picks. By good feedback, I mean people actually give a shit.

So with that said, my WEEK 6 NFL Picks

Washington over Kansas City- They get it done. Barely. Somehow.

Bengals over Houston- They're looking like an excellent team. Hopefully the offense starts to go off soon, because I have Chad Johnson on my fantasy team...

Pittsburgh over Cleveland- Big.

Minnesota over Baltimore- Probably the game of the week. Great matchup of two up and coming offenses vs. two badass defenses. I think Minn has the better offense AND better defense.

Jax over St. Louis- This is the #1 game of the week for what I will avoid watching on Sunday Ticket. Good god this sounds horrible. I wouldn't go to this game if someone gave me front row seats.

New Orleans over Ginas- I'm not sure anyone can keep up with New Orleans right now. They are killing it on both sides of the ball. That said, I wouldnt be at all surprised to see the Giants be the ones to knock them off. I think the key match up as usual with the Giants is how their D-line does against the Saints offensive line, particularly with Jamaal Brown out at LT.

Carolina over Tampa- They finally get the run game going a bit.

Green Bay over Detroit- Remember last year when Detroit played GB close? And then GB decided to start playing and scored like 27 points in one quarter? I think GB kicks their ass the whole game.

Philly over Oakland- Philly makes em seem a bit better than they are, due to the long road trip. But we still Fly Eagles Fly

Arizona over Seattle- Zona goes into Seattle and beats them, even though Seattle is damn good at home.

Jets over Buffalo- A beating for this struggling team. Rexy's boys are back in business.

New England over Titans- Wow, what a schedule to start the year for Tennessee. First time I'm picking against them. Which means they get their first win this weekend. Freakin Titans.

Atlanta over Chicago- Matt Ryan vs. Jay Cutler. Should be a solid one.

San Diego over Denver- No question. The buck stops here. San Diego wins this one convincingly.

NFL Pick Results

9-5 this past week. I'm getting worse. Goddammit.

My ankle feels good today though. Sitting in RTN 364 next to my professor, good times. About to go lift.

Relative Lack of Excitement

It has occured to me that there has been, well, a lull around here lately. In my life, really. I think that I've been training, lifting, and am just in the groove. The beginning new car smell has worn off and I'm just in the grind of this thing.

My ankle has plateaued a bit, so I'll be visiting a physical therapist as I mentioned, provided I can afford it. Let's hear it for credit cards...

Eating, Gym, Eating, Schoolwork, Eating, Gym...

I invite you to hang in there with me as I progress.

I still want nothing else than to play college football. I realize that might not come across in every post since, on a daily basis, I'm pretty much a goofy idiot. But let it be known that I'm working my ass off.

Goin to the gym now...I've got goals...

NFL Picks

I've been beastly (see previous posts). I intend to continue the domination, hopefully with a bit more domination.

Andddd the picks ladies and gentlemen (not you Rich, or you Josh)

Minnesota over St. Louis- Do we even need to discuss this? That greybeard is still a beast. I love how everyone hated on him the whole offseason, and when he comes back and actually plays, everyone is back on his jock. I hate the media. They make everyone hate the guy by having "Favre Updates" every 10 minutes, when there is NO NEW STORY. THE GUY SAID NOTHING, and EVERYONE HATED HIM. They always say, man if he just didn't say anything, it would have blown over. He went that route and still got killed. I freakin love the guy.

Dallas over KC- Another not even close one. Boom, F--K you KC.

Carolina over Washington- I'm picking against Wash. every game this year just about, if you haven't figured that out yet. Jason Campbell must go.

Philly over Tampa- A beatdown of epic proportions. Phils and Birds, on the road to vic-tor-yyyyy....

Giants over Oakland- There are some sacrificial lambs this week, Oakland is another one. Jamarcus continues his woeful run.

Buffalo over Cleveland- CLOSER THAN THE EXPERTS THINK...

Cinci over Baltimore- The upset! Gonna be a good one. Can Benson wear down Baltimore D? Can their corners hold up against Chad Ochocinco? I'm guessing it's going to be Foxworth for most of the day.

Pittsburgh over Detroit- Destruction of the Lions. Mendenhall continues his new run of dominance.

Atlanta over San Fran- The GAME OF THE WEEK. Going to be an awesome one. Matt Ryan wins it in the end for the Falcons.

New England over Denver- The master beats another one of his pupils.

Arizona over Houston- Another good game. Who woulda thought 3 years ago this would be a RUNNER UP for this fair sites game of the week? Not me. They're in the big time now. On the real though, who would have thought. Not me.

Jacksonville over Seattle- JAX continues their short run. This is despite the long trip to Seattle and their intimidating home record.

Tennessee over Indy- They gotta win sometime. They're too good to keep losing. I'm going down with the damn ship with these guys. Also, on my fantasy team this week I am starting Kerry Collins, Lendale White, and Chris Johnson...I'm praying for a shootout. On an unrelated note, WHO HAS TWO QB'S WITH BYE WEEKS THE SAME WEEK? Me. I'm an idiot. But we already knew that.

Jets over Miami- The Jets might win the Superbowl next year if "Sanchise" progresses the way he should.

Alright alright!! I eagerly await an unmoving day on the couch this Sunday.

Setback

After getting rid of the ankle brace for a few days and generally feeling excellent, with tons of progress and the like, I'm pretty banged up.

There is bruising at the bottom of the ankle/heel area, and it's swelled up nicely. I don't know what the hell I did to it. I didn't tweak it at any point, at least that I felt, that stuck out.

More in a couple days. I'm lifting like a champion, eating like a champion, and doing all the right things. But I'm getting frustrated.

I'm like 2 months ahead of schedule. But I'm F--king frustrated, no two ways about it. This has been going on for months already. I'm making a couple calls and I'm going to find a way to pony up a bit of my no money to get some physical therapy. I'm told its next to unheard of to have this surgery and not do physical therapy, so OK MEDICINE, YOU WIN!

NFL Picks, other updates tomorrow and Friday.

NFL Picks- Still Pretty Good

So I went 10-4, not bad. Reasonable. That puts me at 23-7...solid. More to come Thursday as well as workout update, injury update, etc etc etc tomorrow

Stay Tuned!

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NFL Picks- Week 4

13-3 last week. Let's see if I can repeat this success ...don't count on it. Expect massive, massive failure this week.

That said, maybe I get lucky again. Just maybe.

Houston over Oakland- Jamarcus Russell is just terrible, so gotta go with the up and comers Houston.

Titans over Jax- Tennessee WILL NOT go 0-4... ha ha ha...really though they destroy Jax.

Pats over Ravens- Man...what a game this will be. Rematch from 2007 where they almost killed each other. I'm just picking the Pats because they're the freakin Pats and they're at home.

Cinci over Cleveland- I would pick about 3 college programs over Cleveland right now...

Giants over KC- You saw what the Birds did last week with their backup QB...

Chicago over Detroit- CLOSER THAN THE EXPERTS THINK!

Tampa Bay over Redskins- Zorn's seat gets hotter as TB upsets the mighty Skins...they're terrible. I repeat terrible.

Indy over Seattle- In the Dome? Absolutely. Domination.

Jets over NO- Defense wins ...stuff....this is the hardest game of the week to pick. I really have no clue. I think Rexy's D ends up confusing Breese just enough.

Miami over Buffalo- Even without Pennington. Pennington sucks. There is a REASON why a guy is a COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR so many times. The guy has to go away to come back. He's injury prone. He's terrible. They just upgraded. Maybe Henne can occasionally keep the D honest and throw the ball more than 10 yards.

SF over St. Louis- Singletary's run of dominance continues....one play from beating the mighty Vikings too. Hell of a team here. Look at Vernon Davis go.

Dallas over Denver- NOT AS CLOSE as the experts think. Dallas dominates. Tashard Choice baby.

Pittsburgh over SD- Tough one to pick. Should be an amazing game.

Minnesota over Green Bay- Wow. I FREAKING LOVE FOOTBALL!! I'm rooting for Old Man Wrangler, for the record. And I love the Pack.