Week 10 Picks

What a wasted weekend set of games. This could be one of the worst weeks of matchups ever. I could write DON"T CARE next to pretty much every game. Shoot me in the face........Damn you Browns

Week 10 Picks

Jacksonville (-7) at Detroit

Joe: JAX. If Jax doesn't win by more than 7, Del Rio may suspend everyone on the team (except Matt Jones, he brings the party) and play with replacement players. Dante Culpepper will either throw for 300yds to Calvin Johnson or barely break 100. Either way, NO ONE CARES, they are horrible.

Mike: JAX. No really, I'm sure Dante Culpepper is the piece they were missing.

Tennessee (-3) at Chicago

Joe: CHI. I'm bringing Rexy back. And I love Justin Timberlake too, I love even more that Madonna is making him re-unite with Britney Spears. I feel like I'm in high school again. Hit me baby one more time. What the hell does that even mean??? Does she enjoy things a little rough or what?? Must be why she is touring with Madonna. Anywho, don't really have a good reason for picking Chicago but I am, deal with it.

Mike: CHI. This is the week the Titans tumble.

Buffalo (+4) at New England

Joe: NE. Buffalo is in the tank. The poop tank. Well at least until next Monday night when they come back from 17 down to beat the Browns in another 4th quarter collapse. Yes, its always about the Browns and how they manage to suck even when they are playing well. Just like they game when they killed the Giants but still managed to give up nearly 200yds rushing. That's horrible and the Bills too have been horrible.

Mike: NE. Aging Pats will do just enough to hold off next year's AFC East champ.

New Orleans (E) at Atlanta

Joe: NO. Just can't see Matt Ryan winning a shootout against Brees. Sure he will win Rookie of the Year, but they won't score with the Saints this week. Then again I couldn't see the Browns blowing another 4th quarter double-digit lead but they managed to do that with ease. So what do I know anyway??

Mike: ATL. Teams I root for inevitably lose. Go Falcons.

St Louis (+8) at NY Jets

Joe: NYJ. Favre is due and this defense of STL will make him look "oh so good" in the grey beard. There are so many horrible teams in the NFL, its hard to write anything but horrible things about them. Yes, I am trying to use the word horrible a record amount of times for any article. HORRIBLE.

Mike: STL. Favre is done.

Seattle (+9) at Miami

Joe: MIA. I think I mentioned a few weeks ago about how much I hate Joey Porter. Pretty sure most of the league would agree since he has decided to call out everyone. I hate him. Despite that, Seattle is HORRIBLE. Miami will destroy them. Any team that uses a roster spot for Charlie Frye should get an automatic loss. He is HORRIBLE.

Mike: SEA. Kudos to Charlie for holding onto that 3rd string clipboard job.

Green Bay (+2) at Minnesota

Joe: GB. One of the 2-3 good games this Sunday.

Mike: MIN. Vikings run all over AJ. OSU linebackers are overrated.

Carolina (-9) at Oakland

Joe: CAR. No Comment. Al Davis is HORRIBLE.

Mike: CAR. Raiders won't win another game this year.

Kansas City (+15) at San Diego

Joe: KC. 15 &^%%^#$% POINTS!!! I thought this was the NFL?? Vegas really wants people to bet on KC, not buying it. They might be the HORRIBLEST.

Mike: KC. Just cover the spread, baby.

Indianapolis (+3) at Pittsburgh

Joe: PIT. Good game #2. Maybe, if Peyton channels UBER-PEYTON back from the dead. If he doesn't, he won't make it through the game healthy.

Mike: PIT. Rooney sold his soul to the devil. Hopefully the devil submits his claim soon.

NY Giants (+3) at Philadelphia

Joe: PHI. Good Game #3. Since when do I want to hear about Chase Utley's lotion habits. I hate that commercial, its...you guessed it...HORRIBLE. How many times a day in the lockerroom does he hear, "Hey Chase, it puts the lotion on its skin!!" Hopefully that happens all the time, that would make me happy. McNabb might want to put some lotion on before this game so he can escape the Giants pass-rush.

Mike: NYG. Giants keep winning to finish 18-1. Hooray Browns.

Baltimore (E) at Houston

Joe: HOU. Can't pick Baltimore because I would be the healthiest person in their secondary right now and Andre Johnson is a beast. Even Sage Rosenfels will pick their secondary apart. Something DA failed to do, he's HORRIBLE.

Mike: BAL. Where was Ray Lewis on Nov 22, 1963?

San Fran (+10) at Arizona

Joe: ARI. THIS IS THE MONDAY NIGHT GAME?!?!?!!?!?!? Who the frick cares?!?!?! Singletary could coach the game with no pants on and still no one would care, and his team still would suck.....i mean, be HORRIBLE.

horrible count -- 14

Mike: SF. 49er fans aren't happy about Prop 8. This will make them feel better.

Noooooooooooo!

Week 10 Browns vs Broncos

Denver (+3) at Cleveland

JOE picks Cleveland
Tommy Maddox and Kelly Holcomb combined for 796 yards in a 2002 Wild Card game, I'm taking the under on that for Brady Quinn and Jay Cutler. That fact makes my head want to explode. It proves that anyone can have a good game or series of games (DA) but an actual franchise QB is a little harder to find.

This game marks the beginning of another chapter in Browns history, well since 1999, and will be their 11th starting QB in 10 years. Ty Detmer, Spergon Wynn, Tim Couch, Doug Pederson, Kelly Holcomb, Jeff Garcia, Luke McCown, Trent Dilfer, Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn ..... uuuuuugh. I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

Somehow Dilfer sees that list and thinks "lack of stability." I look at it and see Dilfer on the list and think .... dry-heaved again .... he's not even in the top half of that group. And yet he is considered a great analyst on ESPN, even though he couldn't have came across as any more bitter and any more wrong to any Browns fan when he ripped the Browns for benching DA. I didn't mind him on TV until then and now I don't want to hear his opinion on anything ever.
But tonight we will focus on Quinn, and hopefully get a handful of cuts to his sister in the stands, because like every player that comes to any Cleveland sports team, he is looked at to save the franchise. Is there any way to live up to this hype that's been created and has been building for two years?? Not really, unless your name is LeBron. Judging how Brady has handled himself in the spotlight before, I expect only good things.

This could be considered blind-hope but I believe its the best move the team could have made. It should have been made after the 0-3 start but at least it was made. Anderson will never be better than above-average at best but in Quinn you get that feeling of something better. Sure he hasn't been on the field for more than one regular season drive (11 plays for a FG after Winslow dropped a TD pass) but he has that "it" factor and a presence that can't be ignored. And it was ignored too long. But finally like Indiana Jones, the Browns have "chosen wisely." Although the franchise won't be granted eternal life for this choice, for this week (at least) Brady Quinn will be immortal.

My Rankings of Browns QBs Since Return

• 10. Pederson
• 9. Detmer
• 8. Wynn
• 7. Dilfer (Actually I rank Ken Dorsey ahead of Dilfer too even without a start)
• 6. McCown
• 5. Frye
• 4. Garcia
• 3. Anderson
• 2. Couch (I loved Couch, still think he would have been great on a better team)
• 1. Quinn (Optimism Reigns Supreme)

MIKE picks Cleveland
I heard a story of a kid who went to Vegas with $100 for blackjack. Hand after hand, the cards simply did not go his way. $80 left ... $50 left ... $20 left ... Finally, with only $10 remaining, the kid finally hit a good hand. "Double-down," he said. The risk paid off and soon, the kid found himself gaining back the money he lost. When he finally left the table, he earned back his original $100. He also took another $65 from the house.

Sometimes when things look bleak, it's time to double-down. Cleveland will be doing that tonight when they throw Brady Quinn into the fire on a short week. But what is there to lose? To stay with Derek Anderson is like pocketing that final $10, embracing the lost season and just being happy that Cleveland has an NFL team. But by putting all their chips in Quinn, the Browns are hoping for that good hand to not only bring them back to even, but to catapult them into the playoffs.

And if the house shows 21, at least they're preparing for next year.

Tonight, Quinn proves methodical and accurate. Browns 27, Denver 13.

PS: Don't forget. Derek Anderson is just one play away.