Week 13

The Brooklyn Hillbilly(14-8-1)

Buffalo at WASHINGTON(-5.5)
So I'm watching the Sportscenter that came on right after the Boys-Pack game last night(because Time Warner Cable is so supercoolawesome, they decided for me that I didn't want the NFL network, and they didn't even have to ask me! Thanks Big Brother!!!), and they had a moment of silence for Sean Taylor before showing the highlights of the game. Now, I'm as sentimental as the next guy, and the moment is totally appropriate for all the games this week, but are highlights important enough to justify a moment of silence? I need some guidance on this, wheres Bill O'Reilly to tell me what I think when I need him?

A horrible tragedy for the Redskins and Sean Taylor's family, nothing you can really say. My heart and prayers go out to them. My buddies from back home are uniformly depressed by the situation. This team has been underachieving for the past few years and losing one of your stars of the future only makes things worse. It can pretty much be said that Gibbs II has been a flop, despite a team with a decent amount of talent. I hate to say it, but Bill Simmons is right, coaches decline in effectiveness after age 55. Gibbs just cant keep up with the modern NFL. The Skins need to follow the Steelers lead and hire a tough, young, defensive-minded coach who will run the ball and let Jason Campbell manage games. They need to return to the mentality of their "Hog" days with tenacious D and a grind it out offensive line/backfield. As for their strategy of getting small quick wide outs who drop balls and get lit up, Ill let the staff of Lids in Union Station in Washington, D.C. sum it up: "We needs some tall niggaz to catch them deep balls. Santana cant do it all by hisself. Randle was good in Pittsburgh, I thought he would be good here. He needs to do sumpin". Couldn't agree more fellas.

As for Sundays game vs. Buffalo, you gotta think this game is over before it begins. The Skins will be fired up and playin with a lot of emotion with them. Plus they are better than the Bills, which helps you win games, sometimes(see below). The Bills are hurting, literally, and Trent Edwards gets another start. Here's to experience, cheers! Skins win 24-13



Cincinnati at PITTSBURGH(-7.5)
What can I say about the Steelers that wont get me put on any violent person watch lists? Well, I'm on a few already, so fuck it. The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting worse as a football team, and there is very little time to correct course. The only thing worse than the O-line this year has been the play calling. For a few weeks, I blamed the line and the o-coord for Ben's occasional fuck ups, but its become clear in the last two games that he is having trouble with the "OH MY GOD, YOU'RE ABOUT TO GET SACKED, THROW THE FUCKING BALL AWAY' concept that is essential for QBs to master in the NFL. I wont dwell on the field conditions at Heinz on Monday night other than to say, we looked like a high school program from the front office to the pathetic showing we made on the field. Just utterly embarrassing. I was the guy who in Week 5 or 6 said we could hang with the Patriots. Now, I hope we don't lose by more than 28pts. This is the time where Mike Tomlin needs to put his imprint on this organization and give the team a kick in the ass and thorough dressing down. The Steelers are only 1 game up on the Browns and have to get their shit together. NOW. The Bengals are, well, nothing has changed with them. They still suck and I still hate them. I'm just looking forward to Chad Johnson's twice-a-season choke job Sunday night. While this is harder than usual, I say Steelers win 28-14.