Liver's Thursday/Saturday Week 15 Picks

Poor NFL Network.

When it’s all said and done, there are only going to be TWO of EIGHT games worth a damn that the NFL Network is broadcasting: Dallas/Green Bay and New England/Giants, and even that game might not mean anything except a Pats perfect season.

I give you this Thursday and Saturday night’s games as evidence. I can honestly say I don’t think I’ll watch more than 10 minutes combined of both games. I dare ANY MAN or WOMAN out there to do more.

Nice way to get big cable to cave in and carry your network. You’d think that the NFL Network would be able to flex games. Unless they can, forget about Time Warner or Comcast EVER carrying the network. This further goes to show the watering down of this once great league that now has a problem marketing 3/4 of its teams.

Is Bobby Petrino a sorry son of a bitch or what? Couldn't he have least finished out the season like a professional? QUITTER.

Of course it goes without saying that the following picks AGAINST THE SPREAD are for RECREATIONAL USE ONLY. Only Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Kiefer Sutherland, Bennett Salvatore, ALL college presidents and BCS conference commissioners, Roger Goodell, and Travis Henry's nine kids and nine mommas would be drunk enough to question the Esteemed Liver's picks.

Last week against the spread: 8-8

2007 record against the spread: 94-104-10

Thursday, December 13

Denver at Houston (PK)

Denver has been one of the more disappointing teams in the AFC with Jay Cutler further proving my “Duh” face theory along with Eli Manning, while Houston has not been able to take care of Matt Schaub. Think David Carr is sitting in Carolina saying, “I told you they had no offensive line?” Is there another QB (Matt Schaub) you can say ruined two NFL franchises in the same year? Atlanta trades him before the dogs get to Vick and then he turns out to have more glass parts on his body than Chris “Chandelier” Chandler. Yet another former Falcons QB? Make that another whiskey.

Pick: Denver

Saturday, December 15

Cincinnati at San Francisco (+8 1/2)

Hard to believe that Marvin Lewis could be on his way out after bringing the Bengals back to respectability. Then again, after the Bengals police blotter and the teams’ outright refusal or inability to play defense, maybe it’s not so strange. As for the 49ers, you’ve cost me enough money this year and because of your refusal to win, you might be handing the Patriots a Top Five pick. Makes you want to throw up. Kind of like this game. Alex Smith’s season is over and mercifully so. Makes you wonder just how important Norv “McFly” Turner was to him. Both teams had playoff expectations this year and both were HUGE disappointments. What the hell, let’s get exotic tonight; give me a Tequila Sunrise.

Pick: Cincinnati