Liver's 2009 NFL Week Seven Picks

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The Liver is still rejoicing after the Longhorns’ 16-13 victory over Oklahoma last Saturday. How many millions has Sam Bradford cost himself now?

What is it with ESPN and these sexual indiscretions with female staffers? First it was Harold Reynolds then Woody Paige and now 46-year-old Steve Phillips and his affair with a 22-year-old dumpy ESPN production assistant that has turned into his own personal Fatal Attraction . He couldn’t do any better than that?

The spurned, chunky lover did a full-on Glenn Close complete with stalking phone calls and text messages to Phillips’ wife, and Facebook messages to his son. This culminated in her leaving a written letter to Phillips’ wife on her front door detailing the entire affair and crashing her car into a pole after Phillips’ wife came home to find her on her property. No bunny boiling in the pot? No kidnapping his son and taking him on a roller coaster?

Phillips must be a compete idiot considering that this isn’t his first time on this horse. When he was the GM of the N.Y. Mets in the 90s, he copped to having multiple affairs. Doesn’t he know by now that there is NO PRIVACY when it comes to these things?

These days, even if you’re a minor celebrity, you can’t get away with ANYTHING in the world of Facebook and Twitter. There HAS TO BE something in the water there in Bristol, Connecticut.

I don’t know why but I’m rooting for Bobby Bowden to end his tenure at Florida State on his own terms and not have to deal with all the crap that he’s had to over the last couple of weeks. I know they’re not a top 10 program anymore but I think 33 years on the job earns you the right to go out when you want to.

As if you needed more evidence as to why NOT to work with your wife. L.A. Dodgers owner and chairman Frank McCourt fired his wife Jamie as CEO of the team yesterday. By the way, the McCourts are also going through an already ugly divorce where both sides are fighting for control of the team. Isn’t marriage a beating enough without having to see your spouse on a daily basis?

Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill yesterday allowing the construction of a 75,000 seat stadium in the L.A. area for a potential NFL team to hang its hat on. Don’t waste your time breaking ground on it, the people of L.A. will NEVER pay for it. That’s why the NFL will NEVER come back to L.A. No one cares enough in this town about the NFL to help foot the bill for a new stadium.

Of course it goes without saying that the following picks AGAINST THE SPREAD are for RECREATIONAL USE ONLY . Only Rick Pitino, LeGarrette Blount, Donte’ Stallworth, Braylon Edwards, Miguel Cabrera, Tila Tequila, Steve Phillips, Travis Henry, Serena Williams, Michael Jordan, Tony Romo, Richard Heene (a.k.a. Balloon Boy’s father), the Liver’s biological father (a.k.a. The Most Interesting Man in the World) and all Somali Pirates would be drunk enough to question the Esteemed Liver's picks.

Last week’s record: 6-8

2009 record against the spread: 56-34, .622 


Sunday, October 25

San Diego at Kansas City (+4 ½)
You can go ahead and call it a season for the 2009 Chargers. The offense is solid through the air but the running game is awful and the defense is getting worse each game. They would need another late-season Broncos collapse to get back in the AFC West race and I don’t see that happening with the 2009 Broncos team.

The running game, which is tied for last in the NFL, has allowed teams to pressure and blitz Phillip Rivers late in games.  Kansas City is coming off its first win and might be able to capitalize on an inconsistent Chargers defense that is fading late in games. Pick: Kansas City


Green Bay at Cleveland (+7)
Green Bay still has pass protection problems as last week’s five sacks indicated. Luckily they’re going up against a Cleveland team that has the 32nd ranked defense and the 31’st ranked offense in the NFL. Pick: Green Bay 


Minnesota at Pittsburgh (-4)
This is shaping up to be the game of the weekend as the undefeated Vikings pay a visit to the Steelers. The Vikings defense forgot there were four quarters in the game last weekend and nearly gave away the game to the Ravens. The Steelers still have problems putting teams away as they showed last week against the Browns. Four turnovers don’t help either.

The Steelers will need to be flawless to beat the Vikings here. If the Vikings can conti

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