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Week 3 - Redemption

By Ace Cummins

I have to admit, it took the entire week to get over the horror show that was Week 2. I went from dejected and jaded to a surprisingly defiant and enthusiastic. Sure it took five days, but you can’t keep a good man down. However, I was no where near close to “good” in Week 2. It happens. Ace will move on. But I will learn as I move on, turning lemons into lemonade, and losses into future wins.

The story of Week 2 can be told with one defining stat: Underdogs were 12-3-1. Really. No lie. And the only dog I picked was the hapless Chargers that were routed by the Pats on Sunday night. So much for karma. I forgot to factor in that karma doesn’t account for terrible coaching. And Norv Turner definitely qualifies. He will single handedly destroy the Chargers. Numbers don’t lie. In his ten years as a head coach in the NFL, Turner now has an overall record of 59-83-1. He has only three winning seasons under his belt and only one 10-win season. He’s not the guy I would have hired. By Week 6 Chargers fans will be reminiscing about Marty Ball.

Week 3 picks…

Colts (-6) @ Texans
I have been waiting for this game. I really wanted to take the surging Texans at home against the big bad champs, and would have gladly until Texans’ superstar wide receiver Andre Johnson was hurt last week and now out for this week. Without Andre the upstart Texans won’t be able to hold off the Manning Bunch. It’s all good though, Johnson will be back in the future and we can take them against a lesser team at home. Manning to Wayne twice = Colts by 14.

Jaguars @ Broncos (-3)
The Jags rush defense has been atrocious this year and the main positive for Denver has been the rushing attack led by Travis Henry who has rushed for over 100 yards in his first two games as a Bronco.

Which reminds me… Back in August Henry was ordered to pay child support for the nine kids he has fathered by nine different women over four different states. What can I really say about that? Words cannot do that justice. Henry is really raising the bar for the future Shawn Kemps of the sports world. Luckily he has a $25 million contract.

Henry’s nine kids will be able to watch Daddy lead the Broncos to a win against the lackluster Jags who have shown nothing to me this season. Broncos at home win by 10.

Bengals @ Seahawks (-3)
Last week the ‘hawks were the first five-star loser in OSB history. But I still think they are a good team. They are a botched hand-off away from being 2-0. Not to mention they are a very tough home team and the Bengals gave up 51 to the Browns in Cleveland last week. Seattle by a touchdown.

Browns @ Raiders (-3)
This is a huge game for the Raiders. Gigantic. If they lose, they won’t reach two wins. If they win I think they could have a shot at as many as six wins. Coach Kiffin knows this. After the made field goal - timeout - missed field goal fiasco in Denver last week that begs for a rule change the Raiders smell blood. A poor Browns team that are steel reeling off their 51 point outburst against the Bungals is a great formula to get Kiffin his first career win as a head coach.

*****Five-star pick of the Week***** Cowboys (+3) @ Bears
The ‘boys are 2-0 against the spread this year. The Bears are anemic offensively negating Dallas’ mediocre to poor defense and questionable secondary. With a win the Cowboys are in the driver’s seat of the NFC bus. Albeit a very poor bus. The NFC is just plain horrid. Cowboys and points makes me happy.

Ace Cummins is 15-12-2 overall and 6-1 on 5-star picks. Please send all hate mail, questions, fantasy football lineup dilemmas and 10% of your profits to ace.osb@gmail.com.