Redemption against the point spread
Ol' Coach tells you not to get too high during the good times and not to get down on yourself when things don't go your way.
Well, last week, we went 0-4 against the spread and it was a confidence-rattling setback. But we tried not to lose faith in our prognostication skills. We just stuck with the game plan, worked hard, stayed focused, believed in our coaches and our teammates ...
Oops, sorry, just lapsed into a Brian Billick moment there.
Where was I? Oh yeah, the point spread picks. We kicked butt this week, 4-0. The easiest pick was the Colts over the Panthers. Carolina QB Vinny Testaverde scared me a little because you never know what those old guys are capable of but an ankle took him out of the game.
The Eagles (against the Vikings) and Browns (against the Rams) fell behind early but made up ground quickly.
The only one I had to sweat was the over in the Patriots-Redskins game. The number was 48 and I was getting ZERO help from Washington, which is exactly what I was worried about. But then the Pats' backup QB, obviously trying not to slip to No. 3 on the depth chart, ran for the last New England touchdown and the Patriots covered the over-number all by themselves (bless their merciless little hearts). The season mark here against the line is 14-11-2.
