Week 2

Congrats to James whose 11 win performance wins him the week -- you may not have noticed because he's in the cellar overall, a result of getting his entry in only after most of the games had been played. Still that's the kind of spirit we like, overcoming obstacles on vacation to get your picks in. And he was rewarded with the weeks high score.

There's a four way tie for the overall lead after two weeks.

The Packers were the real Lock of the Week as they were selected by all of us on their way to covering against the still hapless Lions. They'll face a tougher task at home, entertaining the Cowboys on the (not-so) Frozen Tundra Sunday Night. Always tough to travel after playing Monday night. And the Pack are the week's only home dog. I'm just saying.

And apparently all of you were laughing at me and my pick of the Rams, as I apparently missed the memo that in fact the Rams really are that bad. While the Browns ability to keep it close in an ugly Sunday night game against the Steelers caught all of us except Chris -- who actually lived in the Steel City - by surprise.

And there's still time to hop on the Bills Bandwagon -- but time is running out as Trent Edwards is being proclaimed a big time quarterback.

This week both of last year's Super Bowl teams are favored by double digits at home. Can the new look Pats beat a team by 13? I know it's the Dolphins, but still -- did they look that good last week?

Lock of the Week hates to pile on the Texans in the wake of Hurricane Ike -- but we'll take the town's former residents, the Titans over the Houston denizens this week.

Get those picks in and make it a good week.

Jono

2008 Season

Welcome to another year of the Pigskin Pick'em blog. The Football season seemed to sneak up on me and so I didn't get a chance to make any preseason predictions. Good thing for all of us as none of them would have been correct anyways.

Lots of teams had hopes of making the playoffs for the first time in a while like the Bills and Vikings; others believed they'd be back in the playoffs after a down year like the Jets and Eagles; some thought this was the year they'd win a playoff game -- I'm looking at you Dallas; some had expectations of a championship, New England.

After one week some of those predictions look quite good, others not so much.

Was Week One a changing of the guard as San Diego and Indy lost at home?

Was it the dawn of a new generation of quarterbacks as Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler had excellent games?

Or was it just one week? A blip on the season forgotten a few weeks from now when things have returned to their natural order? We shall see.

One think is for certain, the Tom Brady injury changes the complexion of the entire season in a way that no other event could have. Many more teams can hope not just of getting to the Playoffs but bringing the Lombardi trophy home as the Patriots go from a prohibitive favorite to another team with a suspect quarterback. The Jets are now a 2.5 favorite at home. All because of Brady. Now Giselle has to rearrange her weekends to deal with her brooding, injured boyfriend instead of going shopping while he was at the stadium.

Seeming to enjoy the distraction from his impending nuptials, Flood finds himself in the top 1% of all entries with his 12 win week.

HomeDogs -- one of our favorite trends were only 2-4 last week.

Some things to remember:

No one ever went broke betting against the Lions on the road. Especially when they are favored.
Double Digit spreads are tough to beat.

Tough to find a Lock of the Week this week. The HomeDogs all look like Dogs for a reason. Do I really want to bet on the Rams?

Still +8.5 at home is appealing against a Giants team that looked good and bad in Week 1. Well, I'll take the Rams without a lot of conviction, and add that I like the Panthers and Broncos for what it is worth. If you've been reading this over the years, you're smart enough not to listen to me anyways.

Make it a good week. And Tell people they can still join if they are interested in doing so.