Overachievers

Normally when you think of overachievers, you think of the slightly nerdy girl in your high school's Student Council that hung out at the teachers desk all period, and was dressed like she was auditioning to be in an Old Navy performance fleece commercial on a daily basis. That is all fine and good. But tonight, the overachieving 2010 Chicago Bears have been crowned as NFC North division champs! They've got a 5-0 division record heading into their final two games and have clinched a playoff spot. Granted, the Bears have caught some luck along the way, but they have no reason to apologize for their season thus far. Is it their fault the Vikings fell victim to the "Black QB/White RB/There's absolutely no way we win this game" curse? The Bears are the only team to have defeated Mike Vick when he makes it through an entire game, and have guaranteed themselves at least a split with the Packers--not too bad. Through all of the criticism, Jay Cutler has played his way through his first winning season as an NFL quarterback, and will be playing in his first career NFL playoff game come January.

Still, what feels best about the Bears securing the NFC North title Monday night was the way it must have tasted in Packer fan's mouths. The Pack were a highly touted preseason favorite to not only win the NFC North, but the NFC as a whole. ESPN's array of analysts all penciled them in as the Super Bowl representative for the NFC. They might not even make the playoffs! Our division rivals in Green Bay can now become comfortable next to Miller Lite, Megan Fox, and a decent personality in the "Overrated (clap-clap, clap-clap-clap)" column. They can blame it on the injuries, blame it on Mike McCarthy, or blame it on the a-a-a-a-alcohol. It makes no difference to me. Nobody gave the Bears a shot (not saying that I did), but they found a way to weather the storm and play their way into the postseason. What else is looking up for the Bears may you ask? A better question is, what isn't? The other division favorite this year, the Minnesota Vikings, are without a quarterback, without a head coach, without a stadium, and will be watching "Without a Paddle" airing on TBS during the early months of 2011. I think the Lions season speaks for itself, so I won't even go there. Props on beating the Packers.

With the playoff clinching in the past. The Bears can now concentrate on devising a game plan to knock off the most arrogant team in the NFL, and their obnoxious head coach, Rex Ryan, who will without question be Trimspa's next ad campaign. Would it be sweet to knock off the Pack in Week 17 heading into the playoffs? Yea it would, but it doesn't really matter, we already clinched. Wisconsinites can add the season finale to the list of meaningless sporting events they've endured in their lives along with every single Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers game since 1998. Bear the eff down!

As for Pick of the Day, the only negative from Monday night's victory was that the Pulse Man lost his bet. I'm sure everyone who reads this must have been spitting nails. For tomorrow, the Pulse Man likes the new look Magic giving 3 to the Mavs in Orlando tomorrow.

Pick of the Day: Mavericks @ Magic (-3)- MAGIC

Record:(41-28-0)

Now I'm done. Rack me

Frost

No Moss Lost

On a day when most people internally weighed the decision whether or not to vote Dan Seals or Bob Dold("Dold with a D, not an E" as his TV commercial so annoyingly states) for congress, I was supremely concerned in conveying my piece of mind about possibly acquiring Randy Moss to the management of the Chicago Bears. And my vote is an astounding yes. Apparently Brad Childress just realized that Randy Moss occasionally takes plays off, says ridiculous things in interviews and likes to be fed well at team functions. Where has he been the last decade? Randy has been sounding off in press-conferences, dodging blocks like the bird flu, and running half-speed routes since he was drafted in 1998. Actually, even before the NFL Moss made sure he was in the headlines. He got tossed out of both Notre Dame and Florida State as an 18 year old. How this slipped by "Chilly", I'll never know. I'll let him continue to figure out how he can keep his team under .500 with the most talent in the NFC. But when the opportunity presents itself for the Bears to sign the most explosive wideout of our generation, you start "Jumpin Jumpin" like you're Destiny's Child.

I'm not saying Randy Moss' post-game press conference wasn't the definition of ridiculous, and I'm not saying that watching him dog routes like he was dressed as a three-toed sloth (notoriously the world's laziest animal) for Halloween simply isn't true. But, as a coach you have to know that you have to throw Randy the ball to keep him interested in the game. There's no doubt Randy has ADD, except the difference between him and a teenager is that his athleticism lets him get away with his predicament on the NFL gridiron, not a remedial class where the teacher is begging for his attention. And, so he supposedly lost his cookies on a caterer (no pun intended) and told the poor Tinucci's Restaurant owner that he wouldn't "feed this s*#$ to his dog". Who cares? Who is anyone to criticize Randy Moss' pallet? The guy's a world-class athlete and if he wants to berate food service managers during his free time, let him be. Everyone always criticizes him for what he does on the field, what makes this Gus Tinucci, culinary artist extraordinaire free from a little constructive criticism? Randy's dog probably eats damn good food.

If the Bears think that putting a waiver claim in on Randy Moss is a big chance, they're absolutely right. He's been thrown off two casts like he's Angelina on the Jersey Shore and he comes with more baggage than a flight from Barbados. But what Randy Moss also brings is the ability to stretch the field, provide great sound bites, and convert random 3rd and 27's simply by pointing him in a single direction. Randy Moss doesn't want to go to the Rams, or to the Seahawks, or back under the senile leadership of Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders. He want's to sip Alize and Hennessy with Devin Hester and turn Jay Cutler into the quarterback he has the potential to become. Pony up and make the offer. Don't forget, straight cash homie.


If you failed to watch any of the links, this video should suffice. Compliments to JYD

As for Pick of the Day, the Heat put up 129 points on the poor T-Wolves as they have once again established themselves as the worst team, scratch that, worst franchise in the NBA and suffered yet another 30 point defeat. For tomorrow night, the Pulse Man likes the Suns (+1) and one of his favorites, Goran Dragic to take care of business at home against the Spurs.

Pick of the Day: Spurs @ Suns (+1)- SUNS (-105)

Record:(28-22-0)

Now I'm done. Rack me

Frost