On the evening of September 4th, 2008

.... the Washington Redskins will be in the Meadowlands to take on the New York Giants in the opening game of the 2008 NFL Regular Season. That is a long ways away but that doesn't mean we can't start preparing for another exciting NFL season now. The blog will be taking great measures to ensure that you all have prosperous NFL campaigns as I will be doing team-by-team previews of all 32 NFL franchises over the summer. In order to thoroughly evaluate each club, I will be doing chat sessions with "experts" of each team, who can give the blog an in depth look at that team's chances in 2008.

I am taking sign ups right now with a target date of June 21st to publish the first of these team previews. That day we will be previewing the 2008 Green Bay Packers and our guest will be a noted NFC North expert - Chris Bennett. Chris is one of the most respected baseball sharps in Vegas and he was raised in the middle of NFC North country in Minnesota, so I feel he is an ideal guest to kickoff these previews. Chris has even been so kind as to agree to come on and do a second chat session after Brett Favre inevitably unretires. What a guy.

So far the entire NFC North is spoken for and I am currently in talks with Jeff Sherman to come on and discuss his favorite team - the Atlanta Falcons. Having a guy like Jeff come on the blog will really lend it some (much needed) credibility and I want to thank him in advance for taking time away from his busy radio schedule to contribute to my blog. Jeff can be a little rough around the edges at times but seriously - he is a great guy. In fact, I'll throw in another plug for his site right now - http://www.golfodds.com/. Some would say it's even better than mine. You be the judge.

Austin Bhushan appears to be the frontrunner to give us his take on the Denver Broncos' chances in 2008. Austin reportedly made the Broncos regular season over/under total an eyebrow-raising 12.5 and we're all wondering why. I can't wait to have him on the blog to shed some light on that. (I'm assuming he'll be around work at some point in the next month but if not I do have his cell phone number.)

The most interesting chat sessions could be in the NFC East with the possibility of noted NFL SuperFan Ed Salmons discussing the Philadelphia Eagles prospects for this season. Perhaps I will take a shot or two at the Eagles during such a chat. And perhaps Ed would come back on the program to discuss the outlooks of the Washington Redskins and QB Jason Campbell in '08. You don't want to miss out as Ed takes unnecessary shot after unnecessary shot at the Redskins and fits in hurtful references to the #21 as I get angrier and angrier before slamming my laptop shut.


These previews have infinite possiblities so sign up now! You all know where to find me and if you don't - just find Jorgen's girlfriend and look around. I will be in my normal spot at a safe distance that still affords me a good visual.


Okay, that's enough NFL talk for now. I have big news on the NBA front. Chad Jackson has stated that the San Antonio Spurs are a "lock" in Game 7 of their playoff series with the New Orleans Hornets. My advice is simple: take every dollar you can find and bet it on the Hornets. Chad's gone so far as to recommend playing the Spurs on the moneyline, meaning that he feels they will win this game straight up. Therefore, my feeling is that if you can get any alternate point spreads such as Hornets -8, -10, or even -15 points at plus, plus money you should lay those numbers until the end of time. Chad was so confident that the Spurs would win the game, I am now convinced that the Hornets will win by as many as 20 points. Enjoy.


Here are some plays for Sunday, you know - for the degenerates:

Cavaliers (Silver Bullet Special)

Twins/Rockies Under

Pirates

Those Fightin' Phils


I don't even have a Covers.com stat sheet in front of me with pointless numbers that everyone in America has access to, so I'm not sure how good these picks really are. I like the Cavs tomorrow but I think it's more of what my old gambling buddies and I call a "Hate Pick," due to the fact that I can't stand this garbage Boston team. The Twins Under play was given to me by the aforementioned Chris Bennett so I feel it's pretty strong. The Pirates play is stupid. That last play on the Phils is a result of Mike Jaz coming into the back room and telling me he liked the Blue Jays on Sunday. I literally made a note of "Blue Jays Opponent," and later found out it was the Phillies. Plus it's an excuse to watch Chase Utley play the game of baseball and isn't that what really matters? Card looks solid.

I put up a new poll today. (Jeff your vote doesn't count, bro.) Congrats to Chad Jackson for winning the last poll. He received twice as many votes as anyone else in the "Favorite Fade" category. Big surprise. (Scotty, you can exhale now, pal. You're not everyone's favorite fade.)

In closing, I'm going to bring back an old favorite from way back in the early days of the blog: the trivia question.

Sunday's Trivia Question: Who was the last horse to win the Triple Crown?

I have to ask Race Book Coordinator Chris Graham to refrain from answering this question as I am sure it is beneath him.

The rest of you take your time with that one and please....



Enjoy the game.