well hey Don't drive angry Or ride I suppose And with that

But just to prove that life wasn't going to give me a pass, that was just the head to head teams. (Thank the heavens that the Bills were getting Dick Jauron bounced with multiple taints, making my streaming defense pick of the Titans D the win of the week) The lesson, as always: I can't win. Especially since I am an Eagles fan in the relentlessly confusing Andy Reid Era, where every game is a lovely mix of Which Team Shows Up This Week... but at least we don't root for any of the truly terrible teams in the league So I can't lose, either At least not until January. And if you are thinking that you've seen this Eagles season before, and if I'm thinking that I've seen this exact same close-but-no-money fantasy football season last year.. well, hey Don't drive angry Or ride, I suppose And with that... on to the picks! MIAMI at Carolina (-three) Hoo boy! Is it another one of those classic NFL Network matchups, the ones with the awkward and overblown slo-mo promos that just define absurd hype I can't get enough of those!This week's had Julius Peppers clebrating a tackle while the cult voice announcer said, "Here, Kitty, Kitty." That's because the Dolphins run the Wildcat offense a lot Boy, where do these guys get their ideas Anyway...

all eyesores aside, two teams that run and run some more, and both coming off wins. Carolina had the bigger one, surprising the home off a bye Falcons (grr) with some actual competency from Jake Delhomme and the usual road-grading running game.Miami survived the suddenly frisky Bucs on a last-minute game-winning drive, proving that you just can not hope to contain Chad Henne all game. I'm just sorry that the NFLN promo didn't talk about Hanging Chads.That would have even worked before original Dolphins starting quarterback Chad Pennington got hurt, and leads us to the following question, which is nearly as compelling as this small market snorefest... why are the Dolphins cornering the market on quarterbacks named Chad Maybe that was NFLN's back up idea for this game Anyway, back to the gambling.

The Dolphins will win, you won't see it, and the game will put coffee drinkers to sleep But hey... WILDCAT! WILDCAT! WILDCAT! You can't say it enough! It's always exciting! Dolphins 24, Panthers 17 Pittsburgh at Kansas City (10) The first of two AFC games this week where a terrible team will get smacked around the head and shoulders by a conference heavyweight. Once upon a time the Chiefs were a tough team at home, but those days are long gone.Perhaps Chiefs Fan is thinking that last week's win in Oakland is one to grow on, but honestly, you beat JaMarcus Russell in what might have been (please, Lord, please) his final start in the NFL The road win is too small Throw it back. The Steelers will probably be missing Troy Polamalu, which means the defense will be more susceptible to the pass than usual, and give up seven more points than they should.But the Chiefs have decided to be accommodating by having one wide receiver Dwayne Bowe get nicked for a drug suspension (a diuretic). To be fair, if you had to play football for Todd Haley and live in Kansas City, you'd be on something, too.Something stronger than a diuretic. And the same should go for fans who have to watch an offense where the one wide receiver is Chris Chambers. Jason Snelling and Jerious Norwood are reasonable backups and the road team will still run for yardage, but neither of them are the home run threat threat that the starter is.