Oof. Ugly week last week. Hit only three of six straight up and two of six against the spread.
Maybe it’s a good thing sports gambling isn’t legal here.
The divisional round is typically my favorite weekend of the NFL playoffs. The pretenders are usually out. There are usually four really good match-ups. This year is no different.
So, yeah, postseason is here. We’ve been getting away from pick and gambling segments, but I’m bored – so, what the hell.
Would love to see your picks below. (more…)
After amassing a commanding lead, Andy went big in Week 4–and his losses put him back within reach for my bets in Week 5.
Andy lost $800 on the Bears, Miami and St. Louis/San Francisco, only picking up one win in the terrible Cardinals/Bucs game.
Meanshile, I plodded along at 2-2 for the week–bot lost my two bigger bets ($200 on the Bears straight up and $300 on the Bungles).
Here’s where we stand.
| Week 4 | Season | Week +/- | Bankroll | +/- | |
| Andy | 1-3 | 7-9 | -$618 | $10,387 | + $387 |
| Tony | 2-2 | 6-10 | -$173 | $9,618 | – $382 |
Jake Perper
Founder and head writer for Bears Backer
Twitter: Bears Backer
His team picked third:
RB Doug Martin
RB Steven Jackson
WR Larry Fitzgerald
WR Danny Amendola
RB Le’Veon Bell
QB Matthew Stafford
RB Montee Ball
QB Tony Romo
TE Jared Cook
WR Vincent Brown
K Matt Bryant
D Patriots
His thoughts: (more…)
Brian Urlacher announced his retirement Wednesday morning via a statement linked to his Twitter account and in so doing, he joins a parade of former NFL stars who have called it quits before the 2013 kicks off in a couple of months.
Urlacher indicated that while he could continue playing “I’m not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that’s up to my standards.”
Photo credit: Wikipedia user Jauerback
While I can’t speak to his passion, it was clear to anyone watching the last couple seasons that he is no longer the player he was when he arrived in the Chicago 13 seasons ago. So even though there were rumors of interest in his services from Minnesota and Denver, I suspect his decision to retire may have had something to do with a weak market for his services.
Nonetheless, he leaves the league a highly decorated star. He and Ray Lewis, who announced during the 2012 season that it would be his last, both exit as franchise cornerstone linebacker superstar players who lasted double-digit seasons with just one team.
Congratulations to Urlacher, who now only has to wait to see when he should show up in Canton for his inevitable induction and enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In a typical year, Urlacher’s eight Pro Bowl appearances, four first-team Associated Press All Pro awards and 1,052 tackles (according to Pro Football Reference’s stats) would make him a fairly sure bet to be a first ballot enshrinee. He also was a member of the Team of the 2000s. (more…)
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