http://sportprojections.com/blog Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Championship Weekend Picks San Diego at New England (-14) – Do the banged up Chargers have one more win left in them? With Rivers, LT, and Gates all banged up, it is going to be hard to score many points. The defense should do an admirable job against the ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/18/championship-weekend-picks/ Holmgren’s Swan Song? Was Sunday’s defeat at the hands of his former employer, the Green Bay Packers, the last we will see of Mike Holmgren on the sidelines for the Seattle Seahawks? Mike was quoted recently as saying, "Where I am in my coaching life, I've got more years ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/14/holmgren%e2%80%99s-swan-song/ Which QB Would You Choose? As we have been analyzing the Divisional playoff match-ups, we started looking at the key ingredients to championship teams. Defenses are always vital in postseason football, as are special teams. But the dominating factor is QB play. We all know there have ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/11/which-qb-would-you-choose/ Divisional Weekend Picks – Seattle at Green Bay (-7.5) – The last time the Seahawks visited Green Bay in the playoffs, Matt Hasselbeck guaranteed a score after winning the coin toss in overtime. Instead, Hasselbeck threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown. The Seahawks ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/11/divisional-weekend-picks-%e2%80%93/ The Mitchell Report was issued on December 14th. It took three weeks for Roger Clemens and his attorneys to finally figure out how to combat the allegations against him. Clemens must have been grilled for hours by his counsel about his relationship with his once personal trainer Brian ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/07/clemens-you-need-to-show-mcnamees-motive/ Washington at Seattle (-3.5) – The Seahawks are as good as it gets at home. They outscored their opponents 217-111 this year and went 7-1 at home. The Seahawks should win this game, but you can't measure the emotion and unity of this Redskins team since the loss ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/04/playoff-predictions-for-wild-card-weekend/ Here are the records so far for conferences during the bowl season: • SEC 7-2 • Big 12 5-3 • Mountain West 4-1 • Pac-10 4-2 • Big Ten 3-5 • ACC 2-6 • Sun Belt 1-0 • Big East 3-2 • WAC 1-3 • Conference USA 2-4 • Independent 0-1 • MAC 0-3 Notes for the BCS Bowls for next year: • A non-BCS school must play at least one top BCS conference team in order ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2008/01/02/college-football-bowl-season-results/ Week 17 NFL Picks – Welcome to week 17 of the NFL season. We have no idea which players will play this week and/or how long they will be in the game. If you feel the need to place money on any NFL games this week, ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2007/12/28/week-17-nfl-picks-%e2%80%93/ Week 17 of the NFL season is upon us, and except for a few teams, playoff fates have been decided. There are two positions up for grabs, 1 AFC wildcard and 1 NFC wildcard, with 5 teams vying for those positions. There is also 1 perfect season on ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2007/12/28/to-rest-or-not-to-rest-the-ultimate-question/ NFL Picks Week 16 – Dallas (-10.5) at Carolina – The Cowboys lose one game, and it's the end of the world. Is Tony Romo's thumb okay? We'll find out on Sunday. The Panthers gained some confidence by shutting down the Seahawks last week. Expect ... http://sportprojections.com/blog/2007/12/21/nfl-picks-week-16-%e2%80%93/