Betting is all about the adrenaline rush. At certain points during a bet you’re happy, other times you’re sad. See it’s no secret that when you bet on a team, you really rely on the spread, the quarterback or other relevant position such as pitcher or shortstop, his Mr. or Mrs. behaving or not, how bad a hangover he/she may have, how much sleep… you get the picture. When you bet you rely on a human. That is the bottom line. You depend on so many things one guy or a group of guys do right or wrong.
Heroes are those who lift us to victory. The QB we toast to and name our children after. Trust me I’ve seen my share of Diego Armando’s (reference to Maradona, the soccer player. Duh!) Right now, some kid is being baptized Keyshawn or T. O. or something of that nature, all because the one guy had a great night or a wonderful afternoon.
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We love the guy and hold praise. Sure. Until he screws it up and misses his target, drops the ball or shanks the damn field goal chip shot that would have put the game over! Those are the Zeroes. They kill our wagering passion and send us into a spiral of emotion. None of which can be any good, unless you like punishment. I mean losing can never be fun, and although you may suck it up and move on, bad beats on player mistakes, are unquestionably hated. So the guy who dropped it this last Sunday never gets full pardon until he helps us win.
Here’s my list of Heroes and Zeroes this week. We’ll start with the bozos who committed atrocities against our spreads and totals, disregarding our money this week. No love no passion no heart in their plays, or just plain what the hell are you thinking guy?
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1. Eli “what are you thinking” Manning and the Giants. They blew a 21 point lead. He threw into the hands of sprawling Pacman Jones. They lost by a field goal. This is two weeks of bad beats by the meadowlands hands. How much abuse can I take?
2. Michael Vick. "Fans want to see you win and they pay their money to see you put on a good show, and when we don't they've got every right to say what they want to. We've got to be professionals and handle it the way we're supposed to, and just shake it off and come back the next week and make them scream instead of boo." – Michael Vick
Us bettors don't think we could count on you pal. I have actually loved this guy’s abilities since he was with Virginai Tech, but then he was a man amongst boys. That thunder is long gone. You have to be able to pass or run, but at his spot he doesn’t much pass anymore. Almost breaking the leagues records for rushing by a quarterback with 166 yards, there was no way this team could beat the Saints? But the worst was flipping off his fans, yeah they heckled you guy, but they didn’t deserve to watch a side show.
3. Atlanta Falcons Pass Defense. Can you say Hail Mary? Three guys against one on a Drew Brees lay up that should have been swatted down. Not much more to aggravate you on that one, its unheard of that this play ever succeeded. This play single handedly destroyed the Falcons. It was grease on a bob sled folks.
4. Roddy White. How did you drop that pal? My God this guy saw himself in the end zone before catching it. ZERO!
Ok so I picked on the Falcons some. These guys used to lead the NFC South, now they most likely won’t be making the playoffs. We just recommend dropping these zeroes off of your betting card completely. You can only lose more money. Here we go with another two.
5. Philip Rivers. What happened to this guy? How do you not simply destroy the Oakland Raiders? No amount of tape should or could ever give the Raiders an edge to stop you from beating them down, hitting you’re receivers and winning this game. Rivers looked scared and very unconfident, relying on a smack right into the middle of the pile running game. Amazing that San Diego didn’t lose, but that Hero will be mentioned soon.
6. Last but not least on this week’s version is Charger Defense. Was that the second string out there? How do the almost never scoring Raiders get two scores on you? No Merriman mostly. Still the defense is a unit, one guy falls they still have to stick together. Maybe the most upsetting part was to know that the Chargers could eventually win, but after Rivers folded much of the game and didn’t score, how do you let those guys score and end up not covering? This defense has held back other teams and gotten the offense going to not only spur a win but a back door cover as well. We we’re disappointed to say the least.
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Heroes are always welcome; this week there were those who made us proud. Ok wrong word, they made us winners!
1. LaDainian Tomlinson. Only because I had them on a teaser and his antics got me a push. I will take 100 of those before a loss. His effort to be a player that makes the difference is always a bet. Yeah you risk money just the same as if you get a bum steer but this kid will die trying when others give it up and pack it up.
2. Peyton Manning. You have to love this guy. His spirit of competition is infallible. He’s a surgeon and the field is his operating room. He has Wayne and Harrison to throw to and they are great cast members but the truth is for them to catch it, the ball still has to be close baby.
3. Joseph Addai. Talk about not surrendering. This kid runs behind one of the leagues weakest blocking units, yet he got himself in gear against the Eagles. This offensive line is used to holding pockets and with a star running back change; it’s been a struggle for the Colts to establish a running back that has lots to learn. Addai played tough and never gave up. Thank you very much sir! Our salute to you.
4. Adalius Thomas. This six foot plus 257 pound of a man picked up a fumble produced by the Ravens defense that he athletically, yes for that size, athletically ran in for a lights out touch down on the Steelers. Baltimore’s defense finally capitalized, by never letting up on the pressure on Ben Rothlisberger. The big guy folded over and was taken for a ride.
5. Steve McNair. This guy is amazing, his rough spot going past the hills of Tennessee in the end there, plus a wicked divorce didn’t completely demolish this guy. We celebrate his recent success not only as appreciative bettors but as humans. Steve’s standing tall, ok and making us bucks! Love you guy!
As we go along in this write up we will continue to talk about the woes of wagering with some of these guys, today’s heroes could be tomorrow’s zeroes, let’s see what happens in the weeks to come. Will I catch more grey hair by betting and torturing myself at he hands of these fine fellows? You bet!
