Survivor Pool Week 6

So I took the Packers this week in my Survivor Pool...or should I say that for the second consecutive week I opted for a team that was squaring off against the Detroit Lions. I knew, neither the Packers or Lions would fail me. Final score, Packers 26 - Lions 0....Survivor Pool lasts another week.

This week presented a certain challenge; I knew that the Packers would win and I knew that the Steelers would win.....clear locks. But I also knew that the Steelers would probably be more attractive down the line during a cold weather game at Heinz Field in late December. I also knew that the Packers would never be more attractive than week 6, playing at Lambeau, coming off a bye, and facing a woeful Lions team full of injuries. As you've read here......I knew quite a lot last week (although zero evidence of that exists with my pick 'em pools).

The masses didn't speak clearly in last week's poll however, with the majority splitting their opinions between the Steelers (6 votes) and the Jaguars (6 votes). I asked for a bold call and many people gave it to me......take the Jaguars at home against the woeful St. Louis Rams. I was pretty much set on that direction too until I listened to the 619Sports.net Newsletter sent out to subscribers. Craig and Chris made such a compelling case to take Jacksonville, and with Survivor Pools being predicated on having viable options with good teams later in the year, I figured that everyone would be on the same page----all would back the Jags despite annihilation at the hands of the Seahawks the previous week because the St. Louis Rams are THAT bad.

This got me thinking......if everyone makes a play at the Jaguars and the Jags lost it would decimate the Survivor Pool......so I opted out, and took the Packers in hopes that a crappy Rams side might edge out an equally crappy Jacksonville side. Atari Bigby of the Packers did his part for me...

Seriously.....is there a name more cool than Atari Bigby? I'm not even biased! I had ColecoVision as a kid.

...and I almost looked like a savant when the Rams looked as though they would bounce the Jags. 'Twas not to be in a week 6 overtime contest. So how many people chose the Jags? It was only one player anyway so I essentially built up this scenario, wasted many minutes typing as well as your time reading, and delivered zero drama-----you knew I won with the Pack and that the Jags won in OT. Sorry, good reader. One sap did take the Eagles though so I send a heart felt thank you to the Hapless Raiders.

Five players remain and these are my teams off the board:

• Patriots
• Vikings
• Ravens
• Bears
• Eagles
• Packers

What to do with the Detroit Lions on the bye? Here are my best options; what say you?

Why We Get The Lions Each Thanksgiving

Upon reflection there's only one possible reason that every 4th Thursday of November we are forced to stomach the Lions along with four different styles of yams...and it's not tradition.

Gentlemen...we are facing a highly organized, Holiday Season Conspiracy. This HSC has been orchestrated by the women in our lives...

Mothers, Wives, and special lady friends comprise one of the most powerful lobbies in the United States of America....and they infiltrated the NFL Commissioner's Office long ago...

Think about it...it makes perfect sense! We know that each year we will spend our Thanksgivings watching football and EATING an obscene quantity of food. But what happens each Thanksgiving morning? There, to little surprise, is a project waiting for you. These projects include quick trips to the grocery store to pick up forgotten items or ventures into the garage to drag out the Christmas bins...Christmas does start tomorrow, just ask the woman in your life! These women tell you what needs to be done, prefaced by, "I don't care when you do it as long as it gets done!"

You check the TV guide...Lions play the early game (always)...and the decision is made...

....off to work because you know you won't miss a thing (except a holiday drubbing). During the Lions game it is also an excellent time to travel, if need be, to the homes of your friends or relatives for their presentations of Thanksgiving Dinner.

Why just today I was tasked with babysitting and grocery store duty where I missed the 1st quarter of the game and it was 21-3 Titans when I returned...and I didn't feel one bit bad about missing it. The 4th quarter will be used for drive time to the Parents' house. It is a vast HSC!

This powerful cabal of women, somehow infiltrated the NFL Commissioner's office and convinced him to always run a meaningless game in the morning (see Lions) and in return, we surmise, the women agreed to leave the TV on so the ratings would stay high and we would be subjected to the all-important revenue making commercials necessary as we pass by mid-chore...

Beer...

Roger Goodell has been anything but benevolent during his reign but we suspect that he knows better than to fuck with these power brokers...thus the status quo remains despite the annual No-Contest that is the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Performance.

It all seems very reasonable...why else would we get the Detroit Lions each year?

I have that outfit for when I cook

We don't need anymore turkey (It's 44-10...time to start driving.)

Dallas v Seattle looks to be a stinker also...Thank goodness Ma and Pa have the NFL Network...Cardinals v Eagles should be good.

Happy Thanksgiving.

The Good Ol' Thanksgiving Days