* I realized late the my prediction post never made it up on Friday.  I usually write it ahead of time, then just schedule it to post on Fridays.  Forgot to sched. this week.  Oops.  Anyway, I swear these were the calls I made…

I’ve been having a couple decent weeks at this predictificating.  Even though I’ve been off the webs for the most part over the last few days here in DC, I remain confident in my developing “skillz.”  Some exciting matchups here in Week 10!

SEASON RECORD: 27-16

• Packers – win
• Bears – lose
• Vikings – lose
• Lions – lose
• Chiefs – lose
• Dolphins – lose win lose win
• Seahawks – win lose win lose

Michelle’s b-day party is Saturday @ her place in Milwaukee, so if you’re in the ‘hood, give us a call and stop by!

A week off for most of the NFC North leaves me without much to talk about here.  I could mention the pre-season expectations for the Dallas Cowboys going in the shitter.  But since I don’t know any Cowboys fans that read this blog, what fun is that?

What are you going to be for Halloween?  I think next year, I’m going to try to think about it a little further in advance, and try to make a good, authentic costume.  This year wasn’t bad, but…

No more delays, here are your predictions for Week 9.

SEASON RECORD: 22-15

• Packers – lose
• Bears – win
• Vikings – win
• Lions – lose
• Chiefs – lose
• Dolphins – lose
• Seahawks – lose

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, unless you’re like me and you did already.

Proof positive that the sun even shines on a dog’s ass some days– I went 7-0 in my predictions last week.  That probably means I’ll be experiencing an outrageous collapse this time around, because karma works that way.  Here in the Milwaukee market, there is joy, because even though the Packers have the week off, channel 58 is carrying Brett and the Jets.  Or, you can opt to listen to AM 620, which is replaying the Instant Replay Game from 1989.

There was a hilarious and ridiculous poll in the Journal-Sentinel this past Monday asking, “Are you ANGRY that Brett Favre called the Lions to tell them how to beat the Packers in Week 2?” or something along those lines.  I couldn’t BELIEVE the number of positive responses they got to that.  I mean, seriously?  You’re gonna get upset about that?  We still kicked the holy living hell outta them.  When I heard this story I laughed with pity at two people/entities:

1. Brett Favre, because he’s apparently such a childish prima donna that he feels compelled to “stick it” to those who he thinks have done him wrong, and
2. the Detroit Lions, who have such a laughable excuse for a football team that they can get “inside information” and they still lack the talent or skill to best their opponent.

Anyway, I wish Brett no ill, but I do lose a little bit of respect for him every time something like this comes up.  I’m not sure if it’s Brett himself, or just the media that paints him as acting a lot smarter and more important than he really is, but in the end, you have to take everything he says and does with a grain of salt.  Enough commentary, then, and on to your picks for Week 8.

SEASON RECORD: 20-13

• Packers – bi
• Bears – experimenting
• Vikings – just kidding themselves
• Lions – lose
• Chiefs – lose (to Brett & the JETS!)
• Seahawks – lose
• Dolphins – lose

Don’t forget to enjoy the World Series– a great matchup of two teams that it’s hard to hate (unless you like the Red Sox, the Mets, or the Yankees).

And finally, birthday salutations to Kevin, who is turning 33 today.

I suffered last week from some last-minute injury updates: I thought Hasselbeck was going to play, and the Seahawks would prevail over GB.  As it turns out, Charlie Frye is every bit as awful as expected.  That, and (even though the result worked in my predicted favor) the Bears.  Oh, lordy, did you watch that last big play for Atlanta?  Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.  At least the NFC North is back to utter mediocrity, right where it belongs.  Here are your predictions for Week 7.

SEASON RECORD: 14-13

• Packers – win
• Bears – win
• Vikings – lose
• Lions – lose
• Seahawks – lose
• Dolphins – lose
• Chiefs – lose

And the manager job is NOT a lock for Dale…

Wow, this is not easy for someone that’s really not that interested in what’s happening in the NFL season at this point.  Kind of got beat up on the predictions last week, but after a month of the season, you start to get a feel for which teams are going to do what.  But, let’s be honest.  I don’t care that much about the record, and just have a good excuse for a Friday post until January.

Packers #1 QB will probably not make the start this week.  Soooo… previous QB’s streak: 275 games.  New QB’s streak: 4 games.  Ouch.  On to Week 5.

SEASON RECORD: 8-9

• Packers – lose
• Bears – win
• Lions – lose
• Vikings – lose
• Chiefs – lose
• Dolphins – lose
• Seahawks – lose

And a bonus pick– Brewers, Saturday: win.  Brewers Sunday: lose.

If you missed last Friday, you can clickity-click-click back on the 12th of September off to your left there, and get the skinny on prediciting the NFL games.  I decided I would (poorly) cover for Josh this year.  That said, we’ve come to Week 3!

• Packers – win
• Bears – win
• Lions – lose
• Vikings – lose
• Chiefs – win
• Dolphins – lose win
• Seahawks – win

Season Record to date: 4-2

If you’ve been with us from the beginning, you’ll recall that from Bozeman in 2002, I predicted the outcome of the majority of the Packers schedule, and a few miscellaneous other NFL games as well.

For the last 2 NFL seasons, I have ‘syndicated’ Josh’s weekly pronosticating email on my blog.  For 2008, he’s taking the year off.  I don’t have a problem with that, but it does leave me with a little bit of an empty feeling.

Remember the players’ strike in baseball in 1994?  They canceled the World Series and then the 1995 season started with “replacement players,” before the labor agreement was finally settled?  Well, I decided I would bring you my own “replacement prognostication,” just in case you’d end up missing it.  You’ll note that, just like the replacement players, it doesn’t quite seem like “the real thing”

WEEK 2:

• Packers- win
• Bears- lose
• Lions- lose
• Vikings- lose
• Chiefs- win
• Dolphins- lose
• Seahawks- win

Have a great football weekend!