Happy Thanksgiving to all my United States of American family and friends. Though we’ve already celebrated Thanksgiving here in the “True North Strong and Free,” I’m thankful for the football I am about to receive today. Sad as I am to say it, because I love my neighbours to the south (How about that Christmas tree we sent you, people of Boston?), I am also thankful that I am Canadian every time I turn on the news and see so many of your people who don’t appreciate what a great country you could have, if only some people could realize that “The Land of the Free” means freedom for everyone. Build bridges, folks, not walls.
Anyway, another American thing I’m thankful for is some of my favourite TV shows of all time. One show in particular, underappreciated in its time, always comes to mind at this time of year. Which show is that? Check out the picks, and see if you can figure it out.
Bears at Lions
“As God as my witness, I thought Bears could fly.”
Yes, I picked Chicago to win this division, but I’ve long since gotten over that delusion. Sure, they could get their offence in gear today and overwhelm the Lions, but with Detroit’s fearsome defensive front, I’d be less likely to bet the over on Bears points than I would the number of times Jay Cutler gets sacked, hit, and/or fumbles or throws a pick due to pressure. The Lions’ troubled offence only needs to perform decently to propel them to victory. Oh, and Dominic Raiola is an asshole. He should have been suspended, not just for what he did, but for his remorseless attitude afterward. He dared the league to do something, and the league blinked. Shame on you, NFL. Winner: Lions
Eagles at Cowboys
“I thought it would work. I planned this thing down to the last detail. It was perfect. Where did you get that QB?”
To all the experts who said that Mark Sanchez would experience a career resurgence in Chip Kelly’s offence: 4 games, 3 starts; 6 INTs, 5 Fumbles, including 2 Picks and 3 Fumbles in a 53-20 shellacking at Lambeau. Philly has beaten one mediocre and two outright terrible teams since Nick Foles went down with a shoulder injury, but has done so in spite of the Sanchize, who looks like the same turnover machine he was in the Big (Jersey) Apple. The Cowboys are better than the teams Sanchez has beaten. Pretty rotten of the league to make Dallas play a road game on Sunday night before their annual Thanksgiving home tilt. Shame on you again, NFL. Winner: Cowboys
Seahawks at 49ers
“Russell Wilson is hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement.”
Wilson was under siege on Sunday against Arizona, getting sacked 7 times, rushing 10 times for 73 yards, and getting hit numerous other times. Though the Cards’ offence was limited without Larry Fitzgerald in the lineup, the Seahawks won, in large part, due to the fact that, despite running for his life for most of the game, Wilson neither threw a pick nor fumbled (see Philly fans; it can be done). Still, that’s quite a pounding to endure before having to play a Thursday-nighter against a desperate division rival that can really get after the QB, especially since it got its top pass rusher/serial criminal back in the lineup. Seriously; after all the crap Aldon Smith pulled, he gets suspended for less time than Josh Gordon was for smoking weed. All together now: Shame. On. You. N. F. L. Winner: 49ers
Anyway, another American thing I’m thankful for is some of my favourite TV shows of all time. One show in particular, underappreciated in its time, always comes to mind at this time of year. Which show is that? Check out the picks, and see if you can figure it out.
Bears at Lions
“As God as my witness, I thought Bears could fly.”
Yes, I picked Chicago to win this division, but I’ve long since gotten over that delusion. Sure, they could get their offence in gear today and overwhelm the Lions, but with Detroit’s fearsome defensive front, I’d be less likely to bet the over on Bears points than I would the number of times Jay Cutler gets sacked, hit, and/or fumbles or throws a pick due to pressure. The Lions’ troubled offence only needs to perform decently to propel them to victory. Oh, and Dominic Raiola is an asshole. He should have been suspended, not just for what he did, but for his remorseless attitude afterward. He dared the league to do something, and the league blinked. Shame on you, NFL. Winner: Lions
Eagles at Cowboys
“I thought it would work. I planned this thing down to the last detail. It was perfect. Where did you get that QB?”
To all the experts who said that Mark Sanchez would experience a career resurgence in Chip Kelly’s offence: 4 games, 3 starts; 6 INTs, 5 Fumbles, including 2 Picks and 3 Fumbles in a 53-20 shellacking at Lambeau. Philly has beaten one mediocre and two outright terrible teams since Nick Foles went down with a shoulder injury, but has done so in spite of the Sanchize, who looks like the same turnover machine he was in the Big (Jersey) Apple. The Cowboys are better than the teams Sanchez has beaten. Pretty rotten of the league to make Dallas play a road game on Sunday night before their annual Thanksgiving home tilt. Shame on you again, NFL. Winner: Cowboys
Seahawks at 49ers
“Russell Wilson is hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement.”
Wilson was under siege on Sunday against Arizona, getting sacked 7 times, rushing 10 times for 73 yards, and getting hit numerous other times. Though the Cards’ offence was limited without Larry Fitzgerald in the lineup, the Seahawks won, in large part, due to the fact that, despite running for his life for most of the game, Wilson neither threw a pick nor fumbled (see Philly fans; it can be done). Still, that’s quite a pounding to endure before having to play a Thursday-nighter against a desperate division rival that can really get after the QB, especially since it got its top pass rusher/serial criminal back in the lineup. Seriously; after all the crap Aldon Smith pulled, he gets suspended for less time than Josh Gordon was for smoking weed. All together now: Shame. On. You. N. F. L. Winner: 49ers
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