I still haven't made much headway in the great mp3 player search, which I intend to have completed before I go travelling at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is about time for me to open up Eileen's computer again and do some surgery, which is always a dicey situation.

Unlike my Dell, which has an inspired case design that makes it ridiculously simple to upgrade everything, her HP has everything crammed into the case in the most haphazard fashion. In order to add RAM awhile back, we had to take out the fan, hard drive, and both CD drives. Now one of her sticks of RAM is bad, so it's time once again for computer parts to be strewn all over the carpet.

NYG at ATL: The Giants are the most inconsistent team I've seen in a long time. If Eli Manning wasn't a Manning, he would get torn up by the talking heads for his inconsistent play. I mean, he's just Jake Plummer with a pedigree at this point. ATL

HOU at DAL: That was classic Drew Bledsoe last week against the Eagles. First he completes an impossible 4th and 18 pass to set them up for the game-tying touchdown. Then he throws a bonehead interception in the endzone to lose the game. It's like deja vu for me. DAL

BUF at DET: And then there was classic Mike Martz in last week's Lions game. Midway through the 3rd quarter, they had run the ball 5 times all game. BUF

SEA at STL: For some reason everyone is picking the Rams in an upset special, so is it a real upset special if I pick the Seahawks? No. SEA

PHI at NO: The Saints have been extraordinarily lucky this season, and it's about time for their luck to run out. PHI

CIN at TB: Again, it seems like all the talking heads are picking the Bucs even though they have a rookie QB in his second game against a team coming off a bye week that only a few weeks ago some were saying could go undefeated. CIN

TEN at WAS: The Titans almost upset the patsy-scheduled Colts last weekend, but they couldn't pull it out because Vince Young is a poor man's Michael Vick at this point. WAS

CAR at BAL: Speaking of lucky teams, it's the 4-1 Ravens who've squeaked by such great teams as Cleveland. In a funny twist, "Jaws" made the outrageous claim last weekend that they had a chance to go undefeated. That was before they lost to the Broncos in a predictable fashion. CAR

MIA at NYJ: Neither of these teams is any good, but I'll go with the Dolphins in the smallest of mini-Upset Specials. MIA

KC at PIT: I know I promised not to pick the Steelers if they lost last weekend, but I have exactly zero faith in the hometown Chiefs. PIT

SD at SF: This is the kind of game that the Chargers inexplicably lose. There's a reason they haven't made the playoffs in the past few seasons. I think they'll pull this one out, though. SD

OAK at DEN: This one has all the makings of a whitewash. DEN

CHI at AZ: As does this one, nothing like putting the best matchups in prime time. CHI

Posted by: rkc at October 19, 2006 9:54 PM