Thanks, and the giving of it

Today is Thanksgiving, and there is much to be thankful for. Currently I am thankful to be home with my family where I am getting ready to load up on food and watch a game that may closely resemble football, despite the fact that the Detroit Lions are playing.

I am thankful for a lot of things: my friends, my family, my health, my job - I really can't complain about much even though I like to rant and rave about sports at the drop of the hat. Currently I am thankful not to be working and thankful for the whiskey tea I am drinking that is massaging my hangover.

I am also thankful for Tom Coughlin, who makes my New York Football Giants true competitors. I am thankful for the emergence of Justin Tuck as the baddest man around, as well as the O-line, that keeps Eli upright. I will stop gushing, because I finished 8-8 last week, missing some key key matchups, so without further ado...

Tennessee (-11) over Detroit - I would give this the AGS pick, except it's Thursday. I feel like we could maybe be experiencing a Thanksgiving miracle, but only to cover. But that's crap. Detroit has the worst run defense in the league, and who has made their success by mainly running the ball? That's right, the Titans. This "game" is going to turn into a slaughter.

Dallas (-12) over Seattle - I would sit through Seattle at Detroit if I could watch a game like Tennessee versus Dallas, instead we have a 10-1 team against an 0-11 team, and a 7-4 team against a 2-9 team. Seattle isn't even going to show up - they are not a team that seems very interested in winning. Even if Rob Johnson were at QB, I would probably still take Dallas over Seattle with this spread. The Seahawks love to come into town and get beat to Hell, and I think today will be no different.

Arizona (+3) over Philadelphia - I would say this is a trap game except for the turmoil that the Eagles are experiencing. This will be a good test for Arizona - coming east, playing in the cold, having to maybe abandon the passing game and rely on the run. All of these things are doable for this offense. They hung tough with the Giants last week, but that was in the comfort of their turf. The Eagles do not look like a mentally tough team. They look flat, they look weak, and they look like they've only got so much fight in them. I'm taking the Cards and the points.

Also, what the hell is this NuggNuts commercial series that McDonald's is running? This has got to be the stupidest thing I've ever seen - and how the hell do they think that NuggNuts sounds appealing? That's disgusting, it conjures so many horrible visual images that I don't know if I can keep my breakfast down...McDonald's, I am not thankful for you.

Happy Turkey day!

-Jobimoto out.
Gobble, gobble.