Week 9 Picks

Man, forget football this week.
San Francisco > Atlanta
Cincinnati > Buffalo
Detroit > Denver
Kansas City > Green Bay
San Diego > Minnesota
Jacksonville > New Orleans
Tennessee > Carolina
Tampa Bay > Arizona
Washington > New York Jets
Cleveland > Seattle
Indianapolis > New England
Oakland > Houston
Dallas > Philadelphia
Pittsburgh > Baltimore
Bye week > Chicago

NFL Week 7

In the absence of Ken Hawk, here are my weekly picks. Complete with cheerleader pics and everything.



Bal>Buf
NO>Atlanta
SF>NYG
NE>Miami
Ten>Hou
Det>TB
Arizona>Wash
Oak>KC
Cin>NYJ
Dal>Min
Seattle>ST. Louis
Chicago>Philly
Pittsburg>Denver
Ind>Jac

Maybe, I’m not quite over the beating my ‘Boys took last week.

Week 6

My picks: (45-31 overall)

Chicago > Minnesota
Cleveland > Miami
Aaaaaag?
Washington > Green Bay UPSET
Cincinnati > Kansas City
Tennessee > Tampa Bay UPSET
St Louis > Baltimore UPSET
Jacksonville > Houston
Philadelphia > NY Jets
Arizona > Carolina
Oakland > San Diego
New England > Dallas
Seattle > New Orleans
NY Giants > Atlanta

weeEk 5 piks

ken's adVICE: puT in oRten.
eVen iF hE's soBEr.
week 5 picks (34-28 overall)
NYG > NYJ
Tennessee > Atlanta
Washington > Detroit
Pittsburgh > Seattle
Arizona > St Louis
New Orleans > Carolina
New England > Cleveland
Kansas City > Jacksonville UPSET
Houston > Miami
Indianapolis > Tampa Bay
Baltimore > San Francisco
Denver > San Diego UPSET
Chicago >>> Green Bay UPSET
Dallas > Buffalo

Screw it, I give up!

A disastrous loss to the Lions - Griese did not do any better than Grossman - The Packers are 4-0, Lions are 3-1 - I think it's safe to say this season is close to being over.

Frustration - no other word can describe the situation

I think I'll have to watch the fucking Cubs now...dammit!

While we are talking about how great the Cowboys are...

In 2009, The Cowboys will begin playing at the largest, and most technologically advanced stadium in the world. The stadium will be outfitted with the two largest freestanding arches in the world (eat that St. Louis), and will also have the largest television monitor in the world (60 yards wide). The stadium is being built about 10 minutes from my house in Arlington. It will be located about two blocks from the Ballpark where the Rangers play, and about 2 miles from Six Flags over Texas, which is the original Six Flags Theme Park. Damn, this just means more fucking traffic and more fucking tourists in Arlington.

Go check out the official stadium site to see more details.

Ken hAk's weeK 4 pICks

I receive yearly evaluations in my work. If my superiors were to inform me that they were unsatisfied with my work, I would take steps to get my act together. At the slightest hint that my work is not on par, I would do what was necessary to take steps in the right direction. And if I was unable to do so, could I blame my superiors if I was demoted? What message does it send to my co-workers if I am given confidence by my superiors, and fail to reward that, and no action is taken?
This is how I approach the news of the week, the current situation with the Bears, from a business angle rather than that of an emotional fan.
Do I believe Grossman is the only problem?
No. But as every other position on a team should be open for competition, so should be the starting quarterback.
Do I believe Griese is the answer? I don't know. Individuals who say "band-aid" and "rusty" seem to forget the impacts Jeff Garcia and Kurt Warner, as example, have made as of recent. Who's to say Griese will not make an impact as well.
I do know if the Bears signed another quarterback today, he wouldn't play Sunday. I do know there is no way the Bears could play Grossman at this point.
From a business angle, I only see progress forward.
From an emotional fan, I only see a glimpse of hope.
Ken Hawks picks (29-19 overall)
New York > Buffalo
Green Bay > Minnesota
Houston > Atlanta
Miami > Oakland
Chicago > Detroit
Dallas > St Louis
Baltimore > Cleveland
San Francisco > Seattle UPSET
Tampa Bay > Carolina UPSET
Pittsburgh > Arizona
Indianapolis > Denver
San Diego > Kansas City
Philadelphia > New York
New England > Cincinnati

"Wrecks" Grossman Out, Griese In!

Rex Grossman was finally benched, after suffering his latest ass-kicking at the hands of the Cowboys. As much as I would love to blame Grossman for all of the Bear's failures, I can't seem to ignore the lack of effort by our wide receivers who collectively fucked up various plays in the last few weeks. Furthermore, our offensive line has struggled to keep the quarterback safe in the pocket. Even worse, our defense has taken major hits with the losses of Mike Brown, Nathan Vasher, Tommie Harris, Dusty Dvoraceck, Lance Briggs, and others.

Is Brian Griese the answer?

Maybe. If he can spark the offense to, at the very least, stop turning over the ball to our opponents, our weakened defense should be able to perform to a minimal standard. Griese is not a phenomenal quarterback. He has never been tested in a leadership role. Therefore, we shouldn't expect a whole lot out of him.

This should be the Bears' goals:
1) Stop turning the ball over. Give the defense time to rest so they won't be tired in the second half. The Cowboys game is a prime example of this. It wasn't so much that Tony Romo (at least in my eyes) was brilliant, or that T.O. made the plays. Our tired defense allowed the Cowboys to get their offensive game going. We need to stop the turnovers.

2)Establish the running game. Someone needs to kick Cedric Benson in the ass in order to get him moving. He needs to start producing some long runs and 100+ yards/game, or we will be in serious trouble. If we can keep the pressure off of Griese to make plays, the passing game will naturally compliment the running game.

3)Win the next 2 games. If we don't win the next two games, or at least 2 out of the next 3, we can kiss this season goodbye. We don't know whether the Packers are for real yet, but we cannot take the chance of letting them get a big lead. Furthermore, the NFC north is getting better. We need to take control of the division NOW.

IF the Bears can win the next three games in a row, we will be in control of the division once again. Let's hope Griese does a better job than Grossman, so we can get our REVENGE against the Cowboys in the playoffs.


PICKS FOR WEEK 4

Jets > Bills
Ravens > Browns
Cowboys > Rams (although I would love the upset...jk bnd)
BEARS > Lions
Dolphins > Raiders
Texans > Falcons
Vikings > Packers (Upset...if you can call it that)
Seahawks > 49ers
Panthers > Buccaneers
Steelers > "Crown their asses" Cardinals
Colts > Broncos
Chargers > Chiefs
Giants > Eagles
Bengals > Patriots (UPSET!!!)

I have no record yet, so we'll see how this goes.

LittleNewsDay's Predictions

This may be a new weekly feature written by my 11 year old son, so keep this thread PG.

NYJ>Miami
GB>SD UPSET "take that Lefty and Ken Hawk"
Pittsburg>SF
NE>buffalo
KC?minnesota
Philly>Detroit
TB>St.L
baltimore>arizona
indianapolis>houston
denver>jacksonville
clevland>oakland
Cincinatti>Seattle
Carolina>Atlanta
Washington>giants
chicago<<<<<<<<<<<COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!"your team sucks ken and lefty"
tennessee>new orleans


MrsNewsDay's Predictions

"I don't care about football. Now get out there and mow the yard!!!!"

According to this Man...

Da Bears will beat the Dallas Cowboys 157 to 3!!!


But according to this guy......

No Bears will be left unskinned.

Be a man.

Ken Hawk is the name you know me by. It's a name with a history, a story of a butt ugly 40 year old who hasn't quite aligned his life direction yet.
McGovern is a name others know me as. I'm a scientist, a musician, a weightlifter, a runner, a volunteer firefighter, a husband, a friend, an ordinary man. And most people who know me, know I am a football fan.
This space is typically reserved for the former to express his poorly educated, poorly informed opinion.
But now, as McGovern, I feel an obligation to voice myself, for the love of my game.
Spygate.
McNabb and his issues.
Is this The View.
This is what has dominated the first three weeks of the NFL season. I don't even take a side in these "stories" anymore. I am a football fan, and a fan with passion doesn't need these paper-selling, flaming drama stories. This is what I have to say.
Be a man.
Man up. All of you.
Media. It's a story. And a story that has been over exaggerated. A story that has been drug behind a truck for a week. And it's hardly even a story.
McNabb. You are a quarterback in the professional football league in the United States of America. YOUR face is on a fan's shirt. YOUR face is on a Campbell's commercial. YOUR face is on my copy of Madden 2006.
Whether you are right or wrong, in your story, or in your "issues", you all have your lives. You have your limbs. You aren't starving. You don't have parasites in your eyes.
I am finished with the media, with the players who can't accept what they take for granted. You are paid to write about football. WRITE ABOUT FOOTBALL. You are paid to play football. PLAY FOOTBALL.
Be a man.
Life is not fair.
I don't have the luxury of being a man who writes about or plays football. But I'm a man with a passion for a game.
I'd appreciate the girls staying out of it.
Ken Hawk's picks: Week 3: (18-14 overall)

New York > Miami
San Diego > Green Bay
Pittsburgh > San Francisco
New England > Buffalo
Kansas City > Minnesota
Detroit > Philadelphia UPSET
Tampa Bay > St Louis
Baltimore > Arizona
Indianapolis > Houston
Denver > Jacksonville
Oakland > Cleveland
Seattle > Cincinnati
Carolina > Atlanta
Washington > New York
Chicago > Dallas
Tennessee > New Orleans UPSET

A little Nascar News

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was in Dallas today to unveil his new car number and sponser for the '08 Nascar season. In February of '08 Dale Jr. will take the reigns of the 88 Hendrick Chevy with co-sponsers Pepsi (Mountain Dew & Amp Energy Drink) and the National Guard. The team also unveiled two paint schemes he will be using next year.

OK, now back to the trash talkin' about how the Cowboys are going to stomp the Bears!!!!!

Let the trash talking begin!!!!

Who's gonna win this week?

Tony Romo - Quarterback with confidence

Rex Grossman -EEEEEEEEK!!!!
I think their facial expressions say it all.
So that is why they call them Packers.

LEFTY'S TWO CENTS:

DO WE REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT CONFIDENCE?



OR DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT TALENT?

kEn HAwk's weeek 2 pICks

i dont gET iT. i bROke oUt the olD nintenDO and my tecmo bowl gAme ANd plAyed as chicago against san diego and wOn teh gAme 92-0.
Ken HAwAKs week 1: 10-6
kEn HAwSK wEeEK 2 piCKs:
Indianapolis > Tennessee
New York > Green Bay BWAHAHAHA
Cincinnati > Cleveland
Carolina > Houston
New Orleans > Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh > Buffalo
Jacksonville > Atlanta
St Louis > San Francisco
Minnesota > Detroit UPSET
Seattle > Arizona
Dallas > Miami
Chicago > Kansas City
Baltimore > New York Jets
Denver > Oakland
New England > San Diego
Philadelphia > Washington

Lefty's 2007/2008 NFL Picks

Fuck it, I'll get straight to the Superbowl: San Diego Chargers over Da Bears.

Most improved: Dallas Cowboys. I think they'll seriously kick ass this year.
Biggest bust - Peyton Manning, although he already kicked the Saint's ass! WOW!

ken haWk's WeeK 1 pICks

I liK teh chEeRlEadERS AN d teh buTTs i wiSh they hAd the cheeRlAeder coloRing boOks And tEh rEmake of 3 ninjas high noOn on mega mouNTain.
KEns wife is takinG the Raven t go To the supEr boWl, and i say thats a dAmn good piCk. but i picked teh blackhaWks, despite everyonE tellIng me They're noT even in fOotball.
kens wEek 1 picks:
Indianapolis > New Orleans
Philadelphia > Green Bay
Minnesota > Atlanta
Miami > Washington UPSET
New England > New York J
Jacksonville > Tennessee
Denver > Buffalo
Pittsburgh > Cleveland
St Louis > Carolina
Houston > Kansas City
Seattle > Tampa Bay
San Diego > Chicago
Detroit > Oakland UPSET
Dallas > New York G
Baltimore > Cincinnati
San Francisco > Arizona

keN aHWk s 2007 NFl predicktions

THe air cooLs. The leaves turn. the winDs slip through the browniNG grass. it waS a daRK anD sTormy niGht. laDies anD gentelmen, its fooTbAlll seaSOn.
the winnER of the 2007 NFl seaSOn will be teH chicago bears.
yeaS you heard it hERe first.
thE.
Chicgao.
bears.
how dO i kNWO thiS?
i plAYEd a seaSOn of MAddEn 2008, on eASY mode, and beAt Teh baLtimORe ravEns in tEh supERboWl, 77-3 , wiTHoUT brEaking a sweAt.
clearly, i wZAs the bettEr team.
in all sERoisuness,my preDictioNs foR te seaSAon. do nOT underestimAte the hawk; in two of the last three seaSOns, i hAVE correctly predicted the supEr bowL winNEr. yeS, my early pICks foR laSt yEARs comebaCk plaYUer of the yEAr FreddIE mITchell ANd Defensive plAYer oF the year teRrEll oWens maY have beeN prematURe, buT this is a new season.

Super Bowl winner: San Diego
Super Bowl loser: Chicago
Dark Horse: Denver

From what I have seen San Diego has too much talent to simply blow off on the assumption that new coaching will dramatically alter the team. Norv Turner is smart enough to see there's a good thing going here. No major losses over the offseason, another year of experience off a 14-2 season, quite possibly the best offensive weapon in the league, great O and D lines, and lets not forget a hunger after falling in the playoffs last year to the Patriots. San Diego had me at first instinct, and I'm sticking to it.
Some will assume a bias pick, however if this were true I'd say Chicago would be your Superbowl winner this year. All the elements are here for a return to the final, a much more intense offense, that sturdy, cruel Bears defense, a great O line, and a special teams unit unmatched in the league.
I see a challenger arising in the NFC West this year, but something tells me it will be the Broncos that will be the team that no one sees coming that fights its way into the playoffs. Cutler looks to have a more effective year with a number of weapons at his disposal, and the defense won't be giving up much with Lynch, Bailey, and now Bly in the deep. More predictions:

AFC:
San Diego
New England
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Wild Cards:
Denver
Pittsburgh

Most Improved:
Houston
Dropping off:
New York

NFC:
Chicago
Dallas
New Orleans
Seattle

Wild Cards:
San Francisco
Philadelphia

Most improved:
Arizona
Dropping off:
Carolina

VIck's Jury Selection

BND’s 2007 Predictions of Division Leaders

AFC

East – New England
North – Pittsburg
South – Indianapolis
West – San Diego

Wild Card – Cincinnati, Jacksonville
Most Improved – Houston

NFC

East – Dallas
North – Chicago
South – New Orleans
West – Seattle

Wild Card – Philadelphia, Carolina
Most Improved – Green Bay (sorry Lefty)

MLB Predictions for 2007

Predicting the outcome of the 2007 Major League Baseball season is like predicting tonight's lottery numbers - very difficult indeed! I'll give you my biased, yet reasonable predictions for what is shaping up to be a great season!

AL EAST

Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Blue Jays
Orioles
Devil Rays

AL CENTRAL (best division in baseball)

Chicago White Sox (very biased pick)
Detroit Tigers (wild card)
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians (I don't buy the hype)
Kansas City Royals


AL WEST

Angels
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

__________________________

NL EAST

Mets
Braves
Phillies
Nationals
Marlins

NL CENTRAL

Cardinals
Astros
Cubs
Brewers
Pirates
Reds

NL WEST

Padres
Dodgers
Giants
Rockies
Diamondbacks

____________________________

PLAYOFFS:

AL - Red Sox over Tigers
White Sox over Angels

White Sox over Red Sox (6 games)

NL - Cardinals over Braves
Mets over Padres

Mets over Cardinals (7 games)

WORLD SERIES - White Sox over Mets (5 games)

This may be all wishful-thinking since I'm a die hard Sox fan, but it surely sounds reasonable to me!

Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Cactus League spring-training baseball is here! I'm currently watching the White Sox vs Cubs game on TV. It's the top of the 8th and the White Sox are kicking ass! The score is 11-2. The Sox have scored 5 home runs, including two from Paul Konerko!

New Look at BigSportsDay

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Ken Hawk's Friday Huddle Quick Hits - Playoffs - Super Bowl

• And at last, after the burning days, the heated battles, the trials of time, the moment of truth has arrived.
• Indianapolis versus Chicago. The Super Bowl. Ken Hawk made an epic quest, enduring directional difficulties, car problems, forced to hitchhike with his wang, having a light bulb crammed up his ass, driving on a flat tire, you name it.
• And Hawk would bask in this glorious moment, if he didn't end up in Miami, Indiana. What a dickbrain.
• That said, this is the end of the Ken Hawk NFL blog. The Hawk is on his way back to the advice column and his music.
• It's been a competitive season and a fun journey covering every moment, dissecting every week and having some laughs along the way. I hope both of the readers enjoyed this as much as I did.
• So lets get down to business one more time, the Colts and the Bears.
• The matchups favor the Bears. The Colts haven't been that dominant, high scoring team they have been in the past two years. Manning and Harrison both have fought through the playoffs, but not without their respective struggles. Still, America loves Peyton. The comeback against New England earned him respect with all of the people who said he could not.
• The cycle continues. The nation follows the better story. The Bears are still that lesser team. The problem is for all the talent that Chicago has, on its offense, its defense, its special teams, its coaching, the emphasis falls on one player.
• I believe the situation gives room for Chicago to prosper. Again they are underestimated, even quickly picked to lose by some. Their defense was steadfast is halting the NFL's No. 1 offense two weeks ago. The offense is balanced enough to put points up on the Indy D. And Chicago's special teams have a sizable advantage in overpowering the Colts coverage.
  
• Ken takes the Bears. There has been no other team so underestimated, so scrutinized, and yet so adamant, so unbreaking in the face of pressure. This team demands respect, and I believe this is the week they get it all.
• Chicago > Indianapolis
  

CHICAGO BEARS TO SUPER BOWL XLI

• And then, it happened.
• The Bears silenced the nation with a 39-14 solid pounding of the New Orleans Saints to take the George Halas trophy and the NFC Championship.
• The team that NFL fans and sports writers alike unanimously chose to fall on Sunday didn't just win. They beat a very good New Orleans club. And they did it as a team.
• For an entire season no team has been so ragged as they endured criticism week to week, with parasitic writers leeching every weakness to pen out whatever story they can get.
• A top seeded Chicago team entering the divisonal game against the Seattle Seahawks was picked against and regarded heavily to falter, and did not.
• And still following the game, many pegged the team to perish in the wake of the Saints and the aura of their amazing season.
• And the Bears may have been some of the few who bought into themselves this game. A 39-14 conclusion echoes a sincere statement.
• That no matter how much you don't like them, no matter how much you will disrespect them (very classy, Reggie Bush), they came out against all odds on Sunday and crushed the Saints.
• Some will say the Saints were the best story of the year. But how about the team that no one wanted? To endure as the Chicago Bears have, to go through week after week as the nation questions your judgement, and win, speaks volumes.
• The Bears may never get the respect they feel they deserve. But today, they wake up NFC Champions. They clearly dominated the Saints and earned their place in the Super Bowl. Jay Mariotti of the Sun Times, Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN.com and 8 ESPN analysts who made the Friday headline "Sorry, Bears" by all taking the Saints to win can only shake their heads.
• But this is where the Bears have been all season, and exactly where they want to be now. Underdogs by a mile. The nation is already buying into Peyton fever.
• In two weeks, an angry Bears team will come out fighting. And whether or not the sporting world will ever stand by them, they have stood by each other this season. And that makes for a great story.
• Congratulations to the 2006-07 NFC Champions.

Lefty's Two Cents&trade


Ken Hawk couldn't have summed Chicago Bears' fans feelings any better! We have been the underdogs the whole season. We've been the team that's not good-enough to beat good teams. We've been the worst 13-3 team in history. We've been labeled guaranteed losers against this year's feel-good team. How did we respond? By consistently proving the so-called experts wrong! Da Bears are already 7 point underdogs against the Colts and their Peyton-frenzy. The Bears WILL show the world how foolish it is to write off a team based solely on a shaky quarterback (who has actually been rather impressive) and depleted defense (tell the Saints this). THIS is the team of destiny. THIS is truly the underdog story of the year. Disrespect has fueled the Bears all year long, and the sports pundits have despicably, to Bear's fans joy, disrespected and underestimated this team once again. I don't guarantee victory for the Bears on February 4th, but I do guarantee that they will play their asses off! Nevertheless, I have a good feeling!


In 2005, the Chicago White Sox weren't respected as much as the St. Louis Cardinals or the New York Yankees. They were the underdogs for most of the playoffs. Yet they were able to bring a World Series Championship home to Chicago! I have the same feeling for the Bears in Superbowl LXI. Like the Sox, the Bears started off HOT, cooled down considerably, and then kicked ass in the playoffs. Sox swept the Astros in the World Series in impressive fashion. I honestly feel the Bears will impressive on Superbowl Sunday. These parallels may not have the most logic. But in the world of sports, logic doesn't always reign. Mr. Manning, meet Mr. Urlacher! Give 'em hell LOVIE...GO BEARS!


BY THE WAY, DID ANYONE ELSE NOTICE HOW BRIAN URLACHER WAS CLOSING IN ON REGGIE BUSH FOR A FEW SECONDS? THIS DUDE IS FUCKING FAST! HE OUT-RAN THE SAFETIES AND WOULD'VE CAUGHT ANY OTHER RUNNING BACK. BUT REGGIE BUSH MADE A HORRIBLE MISTAKE BY TAUNTING #54, AND HIS TEAM PAID THE PRICE!

Ken Hawk's Friday Huddle Quick Hits - Playoffs - Conference Week

• Unstoppable. Unblockable. Unrelenting. Ken Hawk. The legendary loser of Blabbermouth. Love him. Hate him. The guy is going to get a doorknob stuffed up his ass by teenagers either way.
• "Mr. Hawk, you're saying you didn't come to the hospital with this sooner because you thought you'd get laughs at parties?"
• Conference Weekend. Its the Saints vs. the Bears and the Patriots vs. the Colts. Two teams that no one saw coming and two with the biggest ongoing rivalry of football in the new century.
• ...the fuck was I talking about?
• The final four square off Sunday. The fight begins when the Saints head north to face the mighty Chicago Bears.
• Chicago is favored by 2 in the odds, but the talk is all the Saints' amazing season and the chance of the franchise's first Super Bowl victory.
• And why not, it has been amazing. 27 players that returned from a 3-13 season, a new coach, a new quarterback and rookie RB and the Saints are in the NFC Conference game.
• The Bears have had a rollercoaster of a season. A 13-3 record, a postseason victory for the first time since 1988, and Chicago still remains a target for anyone with an opinion based on the play of the unpredictable Rex Grossman.
• Now, I've never been a huge fan of Rex's play. But I would love to see anyone take up Grossman's place and weather that storm. I have lot of respect for a guy who has been so dogged and doubted, and endured, and still played, and WON a solid playoff game. To go in with so many criticizing you, and win, I'd say thats a bigger accomplishment that winning without struggling at all.
• New Orleans has the team to win here, and they very well may, but I believe the Bears have a better shot than most give them credit for. Great offense vs. great defense, I'll take the D. The Saints secondary tends to give up the long ones, where Berrian and Muhammad will certainly be. Hester is due after getting the kinks out last week. Cold weather ahead, and NO hasn't played in a place like Solider Field this year. Like last week, I think Grossman shows up again. Saints have the story of the season, but at this point I'm rooting for the Bears in every way I can.
• Pats and Colts. I thinks its safe to say this is the rivalry of this decade.
• New England comes in after that upset over the No. 1 seed San Diego. The same weekend, Indianapolis takes down the No. 2 seed Baltimore and the league's best defense.
• The fact is the New Englanders continue to be the white whale to Manning, but Hawk believes this round will go to Indy. I'm a firm believer in momentum, and the past two weeks the Colts defense has been something reborn, shutting down the running attack of the Chiefs and holding back the Ravens to a pair of field goals.
• Some will point out the history, but history is rewritten everyday. Indianapolis is a team trialed by fire, battle tested, and finding their stride just at the right time.
• Ken Hawk says this is the year the Colts rewrite history, take down their demon, and move to the Super Bowl.
• Ken's picks: Conference Championships Week:
• Chicago > New Orleans
• Indianapolis > New England

Ken Hawk's Friday Huddle Quick Hits - Playoffs - Divisional Week

• This day in history, 1977: An 8 year old Ken Hawk participates in show-and-tell in his 3rd grade class: "thiS iss a bOneR. sometiTMes i get these when im watchinG teh tv. i showd my dAd aand he puchED me."
• "man teahcer is hoT today." BOING!
• Divisional week. 8 teams. 4 winners. In honor I'm posting pictures of 4 winners below.
• A quick summary of the games and then we can all get on with our lives and rough up the suspect to these cheerleaders, alright?
• Things start out Saturday when the Colts head back to Baltimore to meet the AFC North Champion Ravens.
• It was a fairly impressive outing by the Indianapolis defense last week. The problem was Kansas City's plan to depend on the run. Of course Dungy was going to come with a counter strategy. Trent Green didn't have a prayer against the 2nd best pass defense.
• But Baltimore isn't Kansas City. The Ravens are a stingier, more balanced attack of a team. Crappy weather predicted. Ken Hawk is taking the birds.
• I'll take both of those as well, damn.
• Saturday night its the Philadelphians at New Orleans.
• The Eagles' run game and defense got the team through a close rivalry game last week with the Giants. Garcia wasn't on fire, but Philly got it done.
• The first meeting this year went the Saints' way 27-24 and established them as a power in the NFC. This time around, one of two great stories will end in the Crescent City.
• Possible upset? Last week Garcia's play slipped a bit, perhaps a sign of things to come. Ken likes NO's vast weaponry and playcalling. Saints.
• On Sunday, its the Seahawks and the mighty Chicago Bears. The speculation falls on Grossman and the Bears' defense.
• Ken Hawk says the Chicago D shows up and proves a lot of people wrong. This is the team that beat the Giants at their best, shut out the Jets, and forced 5 turnovers on the Pats on a road trip.
• Point: the playoffs are a different atmosphere. The dominant Bears D will be in full force.
• I have the Bears in this battle. The Seattle O was mild if not rusty last week. The defense is plagued by injuries. Outmatched on special teams. Something tells me Grossman plays a good game. A Bears defense in full force overpowers the 'Hawks, and the Bears head to the NFC Championship.
• Finally, the Patriots at the Chargers on Sunday afternoon in what is expected to be a monumental game.
• I see why the Pats are the trendy upset here. Any time this team ends up in the playoffs, it's trouble. Belichick has a history with rattling young quarterbacks.
• Nevertheless, Ken Hawk is going with the Chargers. The balance of talent sides with San Diego, this is simply the better team. Despite Philip Rivers' struggles, the offense finds ways to win. The D makes crap crap itself. This is the most complete team I have seen this season.
• Ken's picks, Divisional Week:
• Baltimore > Indianapolis
• New Orleans > Philadelphia
• Chicago > Seattle
• San Diego > New England
  
  
  
  
  

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Ken Hawk's Friday Huddle Quick Hits - Playoff Week 1

• Happy 2007 from Ken Hawk! The man celebrated the New Year's Eve at a drinking contest, and decided to make things interesting by matching his opponents' drinks with his own shots of motor oil.
• Hawk (right) was arrested at 6 AM New Year's Day, publicly intoxicated and talking to a discarded pair of pants in a bus station men's room.
• The playoffs have arrived and the second season begins. Back to 0-0. What a team has done up to this point no longer matters. Last year 3 of 4 visitors won the wild card weekend.
• This cheerleader makes my pants smile.
• At the moment it looks like the home team in each of the wild card games is favored over the visitors.
• The Sunday AFC wild card game features the Patriots and Jets in Foxboro, split 1-1 between them during the season.
• This will be a cold one, a rivalry gets mean as the Jets got the Pats' number once this season. Hawk doesn't see New England being caught off-guard again by a New York team inexperienced in several phases of its structure.
• Ken will also be taking the Eagles to put an end to the Giants season on Sunday. Philadelphia carries incredible momentum into the playoffs. A troubled New York club hasn't beaten a good team in weeks, and would need a perfect game to overcome their rivals, and Hawk just doesn't see it happening.
• The two Saturday wild card match-ups look to be less one-sided and a bit more intriguing.
• In the AFC its the Chiefs at the Colts. Kansas City is locked and loaded with Johnson and set to roll. Indianapolis comes in with the No. 2 passing offense in the league.
• The Chiefs seem to be the upset of the week, but Ken's going with the Colts. I just don't see a road-challenged KC outscoring the Indy offense. Colts execute and win the shootout.
• And the NFC pits a fight in the Northwest when the Seahawks play host to the Cowboys.
• Both teams have been hard to gauge what with some serious inconsistency the past few weeks. The Cowboys have looked as if they've lost their identity. The Seahawks haven't had much of a fight in them at all this year.
• This is about as difficult as they get, but this one's for you BND. I'll be going with the 'Boys for an upset. Bottom line, Dallas' play has been shaky, but Seattle has never recovered to the 2005 play. At this point the team has simply suffered too many injuries to hold off the Cowboys rush and receiving corps.
• Wild Card weekend picks:
• Indianapolis > Kansas City
• Dallas > Seattle UPSET
• New England > NY Jets
• Philadelphia > NY Giants