What Would Wall Street Do: Feed the Dog a Team From Texas

My favorites for the Box this week are NO, NYJ, and CAR, all in the top 5. NO will be hell bent this week to punish someone for that embarrassing loss. I wouldn't be surprised if Drew comes out deep and doesn't stop. It'll be a shootout, but with a rusty Schaub, my money's on NO.

NYJ are a.) not as bad as they seem, and b.) not good at all. I think that's the perfect combo, plus an Eric Mangini who's familiar with Big Ben, for a three point loss and a beatdown of the spread. CAR is similar to me, despite the QB problems. I think if the D plays anywhere near the way they played in the 1st quarter of the IND game, it's a game that ends with a three point loss and a beatdown of this massive spread.

My least favorites: BUF, SD, BAL, and SF. Firstly, betting against NE is like mailing a check to the North Pole. Somebody's getting rich, and it ain't me. I'm glad the pick is a distant 13th. For the SD game, it's not hard to figure out how to win: stack the box, and laugh at Philip Rivers. Honestly, he's a step away from wearing a bonnet instead of a helmet.

I would have loved a JAC pick out of the Box here, but it was not to be. BAL is another one—BAL?? It may end up being a good pick if Boller gets the ball. Wait, wait...did I just say that starting Boller is a GOOD thing? Ridiculous.

I agree with you on the STL v. SF game, too—Alex Smith DOES wear a bonnet when he plays. Did you see him launch almost every ball about 5 yards above his receiver's head on Monday night? How did anyone think SF could play on Monday night? Or is that where they put the game that's over early enough to get to bed early enough for work the next day?

In other news, here are the Box's overall W/L record on the year, and over the Box's lifetime (two years). Room for improvement, but respectable (and even profitable) if I were betting every game:

OVERALL RESULTS: 2007

Through Week 10

Win: 75

Loss: 63

Push: 6

Overall Win %: 54.17%

OVERALL RESULTS

Through Week 10

Win: 224

Loss: 167

Push: 9

Overall Win %: 57.13%

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