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Wild Card weekend picks

Posted: January 5, 2013 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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The regular season wrapped up with Dan the Man and I going 12-4 while Mr. Fantasy went 11-5. I won the regular season picks going 161-80-1 for the season. Mr. Fantasy finished second with an overall record of 154-87-1 for the season. Dan the Man was third at 151-90-1 for the season.

We’re wiping the slate clean for the playoffs; so here are our picks for the 1st weekend.

Dan the Man has:

Houston over Cincinnati

Minnesota over Green Bay

Indianapolis over Baltimore

Seattle over Washington

 

Mr. Fantasy has:

Houston over Cincinnati

Green Bay over Minnesota

Indianapolis over Baltimore

Seattle over Washington

 

Here are my picks for this week.

Houston over Cincinnati

Green Bay over Minnesota

Baltimore over Indianapolis

Seattle over Washington

Last week of the regular season. Picks!

Posted: December 29, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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Last week we all had really good weeks led by Mr. Fantasy at 15-1; the best week of the year. I was 14-2 and Dan the Man went 13-3 last week. For the season I have the lead at 149-76-1; Mr. Fantasy is in second at 143-82-1 while Dan the Man is in third at 139-86-1.

A lot of agreement this week between the three of us; so here are the games we agreed on.

Atlanta over Tampa Bay

Buffalo over the Jets

Pittsburgh over Cleveland

Chicago over Detroit

Tennessee over Jacksonville

The Giants over Philadelphia

New Orleans over Carolina

Seattle over St. Louis

New England over Miami

Denver over Kansas City

San Diego over Oakland

The 49ers over Arizona

There where a few games we didn’t agree on; here they are.

I have Indianapolis, Mr. Fantasy and Dan the Man took Houston.

Dan  the Man has Minnesota, Mr. Fantasy and I have Green Bay.

Mr. Fantasy has Dallas, Dan the Man and I have Washington.

Mr. Fantasy has Cincinnati, Dan the Man and I have Baltimore.

See how you do against and follow us on Twitter @Burketime, @Mantime8 and @Mrfanofsports

Who Ya Got; Rookie of the Year (NFL)

Posted: December 28, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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As far as awards go this may be the toughest of all to pick a winner. There where so many good rookies in the NFL this season that even getting a ballot of five together meant leaving a couple of players out. The advantage to this is everyone has their opinion and this is how my ballot shakes out.

Andrew Luck is the NFL Rookie of the Year on my ballot. Luck led the Indianapolis Colts to a 10-5 record and a playoff spot. Luck threw for 21 touchdowns and 4183 yards; he also rushed for 5 touchdowns. There where a lot of expectations put on Luck being the #1 overall pick in the draft and he handled them well. The only negative to his rookie season where the 18 interceptions he threw. Since the Colts went to picking #1 in the draft with just a couple of wins to a playoffs spot this season that helps boost Luck to the NFL’s Rookie of the Year.

This is a close call but I put Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins second on my ballot. He could just as well be the Rookie of the Year but I went with Luck. Griffin threw for 3100 yards and 20 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions. Griffin has also ran for 752 yards and 6 touchdowns. If the Redskins can get a win in their last game of the season against the Dallas Cowboys they’ll make the playoffs. Griffin has led the Redskins to a 9-6 record this season but has missed a game and parts of a couple others due to injuries. Even with that Griffin would be a good choice as a Rookie of the Year.

Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks is third on my ballot. Wilson a third round draft pick is one of the biggest surprises this season. Most people thought he’d sit behind free agent singing Matt Flynn but Wilson went to camp and won the starting job. He led Seattle to a 10-5 record and a playoff birth. Wilson has thrown for 2868 yards and 25 touchdowns. He also added 3 rushing touchdowns this season. Wilson has played just as well as Luck or Griffin and I wouldn’t be surprised if he won Rookie of the Year.

Enough with the quarterbacks for now. Alfred Morris of the Washington Redskins comes in at #4 on my ballot. Morris had to of been the steal of the draft. Morris was taken in the 6th round with the 173rd pick. Morris has carried the ball 302 times this season. Morris has rushed for 1413 and 10 touchdowns while averaging 4.7 yards per carry. Morris is the perfect to compliment to quarterback Robert Griffin III (#2 on my ballot). The Redskins are 9-6 with their make or break game coming up this Sunday against Dallas.

If he was good enough to be considered Defensive Player of the Year then Luke Kuechly Middle Linebacker of the Carolina Panthers should get consideration for Rookie of the Year. He leads the NFL on tackles with 151. Of course being a Middle Linebacker, he doesn’t put up huge sack numbers; he has 1. Kuechly has intercepted 2 passes this season to go along with all his tackles. In a down year for the Panthers (6-9) Kuechly is a bright spot for their defense.

There you go pick one of mine or come up with your own Rookie of the Year. You can follow me on Twitter @Burketime

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Merry Christmas

Posted: December 28, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in baseball, football, sports
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If you caught our last episode on BTR, I promised to blog about my Christmas sports presents. It was a pretty great day, present wise for me. I know, I know that’s not what it’s about but We are all about sports. Lets start with my mother-in-law. I was secretly hoping she’d get me another gnome of some Chicago team but even better a brand new stainless steel barbecue set which are not cheap by any means. The other Cubs set I own is more for display than cooking. I can’t wait to use them, what the hey, regardless of the weather this weekend in Chicago, I might have to fire up the grill. I was very excited to open up the box with my brand new Brandon Marshall T-shirt. Now I know it isn’t formal or really even business casual but I showed to her moms house on Christmas wearing this shirt with my New Era Fitted hat to match. Speaking of New Era, check out my blog about how much I love their fitted hats. My brother-in-law and I had a game of touch football against the youngsters and we probably would have won if he didn’t blow out his knee. We didn’t think it was that bad until he threw his cigar. I know what your thinking, but our last game on thanksgiving was won and he had his cigar the whole time we played. That morning I had another box to open and inside contained my brand new New Era 5950 San Francisco Giants 2012 World Series fitted cap. If you follow me on twitter you probably seen the pic before but now it’s officially on my dome. After tweeting a pic of me wearing it New Era favorited my tweet. Yes I am that cool! At least I think I am.
But nothing tops the gift I didn’t open that morning, my brand new weight set and adjustable bench. I found it on Craigslist a couple of weeks ago. Fortunately the seller lived within 10 mins from me. I have actually been watching Craigslist since the summer and I just couldn’t find what I was looking for, for a good price. I bought an adjustable bench with adjustable arms for the Olympic bar. The weight tree included the standard barbell set. He also threw in an E-Z Curl bar and the few barbells that attach to it, along with two individual curl bars. And the added bonus of just one 30lb dumbbell. That’s right ONE dumbbell. Who goes out and buys one dumbbell? That guy but its cool, ill just get the funny looks when I go to buy 1 dumbbell. Now I just need some heat in the garage.

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Who Ya Got; Coach of the Year (NFL)

Posted: December 27, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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This is a tough award to pick and may be the toughest of all to select a top coach. There are quite a few good candidates for this award. Everyone has a favorite coach; so here’s the way I have them for this season.

My choice for NFL Coach of the Year is Bruce Arians of the Indianapolis Colts. To tell you the truth I don’t even know if he qualifies for the award. His job is offensive coordinator but he’s filled in this season as head coach while Chuck Pagano recovers from cancer treatments. The Colts are 10-5 while Arians has filled in and are in the playoffs. Pagano came back to his job Monday but Arians did a fantastic job while filling in. Not to mention the work he did with Andrew Luck. If he doesn’t qualify for the award they should change it and just give this award to Bruce Arians.

In any other year Mike Smith of the Atlanta Falcons would probably win Coach of the Year. The Falcons are 13-2 with a game to go and I believe have clinched home filed advantage throughout the playoffs. Smith and the Falcons still have a lot to prove even though they’ve done so well in the regular season. I think the Falcons need to win a playoff game or two and even though they say it doesn’t affect these awards I think in a voters mind I think it does. Anyway Smith has done a good job with the Falcons this season and should get a lot of votes for Coach of the Year.

3rd on my ballot is Gary Kubiak of the Houston Texans. The Texans are 12-3 and at times have looked like a Super Bowl contender. The Texans a lot like the Falcons have to prove something come playoff time, but for the regular season Kubiak keeps this team winning. Houston maybe the most balanced team in the NFL and of course that’s where coaching comes in. If the Texans can get a win this week (@Indianapolis) and clinch home field though the playoffs in the AFC that could help Kubiak get so extra votes.

Mike Shanahan of the Washington Redskins comes in fourth on my ballot. The Redskins are 9-6 and have a win and you’re in-game this week against the Dallas Cowboys. Shanahan has a rookie quarterback in Robert Griffin III and a rookie running back in Alfred Morris but even with that the Redskins have a chance to win their division. There may have been some doubts about Shanahan without having John Elway under center, but this season has helped change some of that. Will see how many ballots Shanahan ends up on.

Maybe Pete Carroll should be higher on my ballot than fifth but that’s where I have him. Seattle is 10-5 so far this season and no one wants to play them in Seattle. Carroll went with a rookie quarterback in Russell Wilson over free agent signing Matt Flynn and the choice turned out to be right. Carroll also has the second leading rusher in the NFL in Marshawn Lynch. The Seahawks are a playoff team this season and that helps put Carroll on my list because I don’t think anyone had Seattle in the playoffs at the start of the season.

There you go feel free to compare my picks to yours and as always follow me on Twitter @Burketime

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Who Ya Got; Defensive Player of the Year (NFL)

Posted: December 27, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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When you mention the award for Defensive Player of the Year two guys come right to mind. They could really be 1 and 1a and I wouldn’t be surprise if at the end of the season they end up splitting the award. I didn’t take the easy way out like that and I went with one over the other. There’s still one game to go and if one of them went nuts it could have a huge effect on voting. Anyway, here’s my ballot.

I went with J.J. Watt, defensive end for the Houston Texans. Watt sits at 20.5 sacks right now and like I mentioned there is one game to go. The Texans are 12-3 and are looking at a bye in the playoffs. The Houston defense is giving up 20.2 points per game and Watt is a big part of that. Watt is also putting up these numbers even though Brian Cushing was lost for the season.

Aldon Smith is second on my ballot. Smith is only one sack behind Watt at 19.5. Smith is a big reason the 49ers defense ranks in the top ten in all the major stats. Third in points allowed at 17.3; fourth in passing yards allowed at 199.7; sixth in rushing yards at 96.8 for an overall ranking of second at 296.5 yards per game. The 49ers are in the playoffs this season and are 10-4-1 with a game to go.

As I look past sack totals for the third spot on my ballot I’m going with Luke Kuechly. Kuechly is the middle linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and while the Panthers have had a down year at 6-9; Kuechly leads the NFL with 151 tackles. Last time I checked tackling was an important part of the game. My guess is Kuechly will be over looked on most ballots, but I believe he belongs on the list.

Von Miller and his 17.5 sacks ends up in the fourth spot on my ballot. He’s the leader of the Denver Broncos defense and that defense has helped the Broncos go 12-3 this season. The Broncos are third in yards allowed per game at 302.2 this season; fifth in points allowed per game at 19.1 and third in rush yards allowed per game at 91.0. All good reason to include Miller in the Defensive Player of the Year talk.

Charles Tillman fills out my ballot for Defensive Player of the Year. While Tillman has just three interceptions all three of them have been returned for touchdowns. Tillman does much more for the Bears defense. Tillman has 71 total tackles so far this season, but he has forced 10 fumbles making him dangerous to be around with the football.

It’s always tougher to pick a Defensive Player of the Year, so let me know Who Ya Got? You can follow me on Twitter @Burketime

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Who Ya got; NFL MVP

Posted: December 27, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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With one week left in the NFL regular season I thought it might be a good time to hand out some awards. So who is the National Football League Most Valuable Player. There are some good choices for M.V.P. this season, but I think one player was above all the others. Here’s the way my ballot would look. My pick for M.V.P. would be:

Adrian Peterson, running back for the Minnesota Vikings. A.D. yeah I got that right, his nickname is All Day. Is there a better player in the NFL right now? No. He leads the league in rushing right now with 1898 yards and isn’t too far off from breaking the season record for rushing yards. Peterson needs 204 rushing yards this week against Green Bay to set the record. With Percy Harvin injured Peterson has been the only true offensive threat for the Vikings but teams still can’t stop him. Peterson is the player mostly responsible for the Vikings being able to win and you’re in the playoffs situation this weekend. I haven’t even mentioned that he’s coming off major reconstructive knee surgery. With all this considered; Adrian Peterson is this season’s M.V.P.

Behind Peterson for me would be Calvin Johnson; Megatron. I know his team the Detroit Lions are 4-11 at this point in the season but you can’t argue with the numbers he’s put up. 117 catches for 1892 yards an average of 16.2 yards per catch and 5 touchdowns. The Lions offense is Johnson and every team knows it, but he’s still put up these kinds of numbers. Johnson is the best receiver in the NFL and #2 on my M.V.P. ballot.

There are a few quarterbacks names you could throw into a hat and pick one out for this award but I’m going with Peyton Manning. Coming off a neck injury which cost him all of last season. Denver is 12-3 right now and have a chance to end up with the best record in the AFC. They’re second in scoring at 29.5 points per game. Manning has 34 touchdown passes and 4355 passing yards with one game to go.

Marshawn Lynch is the fourth name on my ballot. I know Russell Wilson gets most of the press for Seattle but Lynch is actually second in the NFL in rushing yards at 1490. Seattle is second in the NFL in rushing yards per game at 161.7 yards. Lynch seems kind of hidden in Seattle’s success this season. 10-5 and a playoff berth guaranteed. Lynch while not the M.V.P. this season deserves a lot of credit for where the Seahawks are this season.

In the last spot on my ballot, I’m going with Brandon Marshall. Yeah I know there are four or five quarterbacks I could throw into this spot but I’m going with Marshall. The Bears offense has been embarrassing at times this season and when they throw the ball everyone knows it’s going in Marshall’s direction. Even though teams know this Marshall still caught 113 passes for 1466 yards and 11 touchdowns this season. This is the reason I thought Marshall should get on my ballot.

There you have it my M.V.P. ballot. There is one game to go but I don’t think it would change the way I’ve selected my players. Feel free to let me know what you think.

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Start’em and Sit’em Week 16

Posted: December 24, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports
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Last week I told you

Quarterbacks Start’ems.

  • Tony Romo –26 of 43 for 416 yds 4 TDs
  • RG III-16 of 24 for 198 2 TD / 1 INT
  • Cam Newton- 18 of 29 for 170 yds 2 TDs / 1 INT
  • Joe Flacco –25 of 36 for 309 yds 3 TDs

Quarterback Sit’em

  • Matthew Stafford –37 for 56 443 yds 1 INT
  • Jay Cutler-12 of 26 for 146 1 TD
  • Ben Roethlisberger-9 of 18 for 84 yds 1 TD
  •  Colin Kaepernick-19 of 36 for 244 yds 1 TD / 1 INT

Running Back Start’em

  • Steven Ridley-18 for 84 yds
  • Alfred Morris-22 for 91 yds 1 TD
  • Chris Johnson-11 for 28yds
  • Jamaal Charles-22 for 226 yds 1 TD

Running Back Sit’ems

  • Steven Jackson-19 for 81 yds 1 TD
  • BenJarvus Green-15 for 14 yds
  • Trent Richardson-9 for 53 yds

Wide Receiver Start’em

  • Steve Smith-4 for 45 yds 1 TD.
  • Dez Bryant/Miles Austin- Saints-9 for 224 yds 2 TDs / 4 for 45 yds 1 TD
  •  Andre Johnson-7 for 97 yds
  • Cecil Shorts-6 for 54 yds

Wide Receiver Sit’em

  • Larry Fitzgerald-8 for 111 yds
  • Danario Alexander-3 for 69 1 TD
  • Mike Wallace-1 for 13 yds
  • Hakeem Nicks-Shut out!

Tight End Start’em

  • Greg Olsen-6 for 53 yds
  • Jason Witten– 6 for 60 yds
  • Heath Miller-3 for 45
  • Daniel Owen –3 for 27

Tight End Sit’em

  • Brandon Pettigrew– DNP
  • Antonio Gates– 2 for 44 yds 1 TD
  • Jermichael Finley-5 for 70 yds
  • Kyle Rudolph-3 for 39 yds 1 TD

Let me know how you like this and if you agree.  You can always get me @mrfanofsports or Email the show.

Picks for Week 16

Posted: December 23, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports, Uncategorized
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I’m a little late with our picks, but here they are. Last week Dan the man won again with an 11-4 record. Mr. Fantasy and I both tied at 8-7. For the year I am in the lead at 135-74-1; Mr. Fantasy is in second at 128-81-1. Dan the Man is making a late season charge and is 126-83-1.

Last night we all had Atlanta over Detroit; so as I start this we’re all 1-0.

Here are our Sunday picks.

What we agreed on.

Carolina over Oakland

Miami over Buffalo

New England over Jacksonville

Indianapolis over Kansas City

Washington over Philadelphia

St. Louis over Tampa Bay

San Diego over The Jets

Green Bay over Tennessee

Denver over Cleveland

Chicago over Arizona

A lot of agreement this week, but here’s are the games we split on.

Dan the Man has Dallas, Mr. Fantasy and I have New Orleans

Dan the Man has Pittsburgh, Mr. Fantasy and I have Cincinnati

Dan the Man has Dallas, Mr. Fantasy and I have Washington

I have the New York Giants, Mr. Fantasy and Dan the Man have Baltimore

Dan the Man has San Francisco, Mr. Fantasy and I have Seattle

Start-em / Sit-em week 16.

Posted: December 22, 2012 by Sports Time Radio in football, sports
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Hoping your still in, most people have been eliminated by now.

Quarterbacks Start’ems.

  • Tony Romo –The Saints give up 287 yds passing a game.  Tony Romo will have a big day and keep his playoff hopes alive for one more week.
  • RG III-The Eagles are 13th against the pass, but nothing left to play for.  RGIII is trying to get his team into the playoffs and is a good play this weekend.
  • Cam Newton- Oakland is 27th against the pass.
  • Joe Flacco –The Giants are 28th against the pass.  F

Quarterback Sit’em

  • Matthew Stafford –Falcons give up yds thru the air, but the Lions offense seems to be sputtering.  Nothing left to play for, I don’t think this changes.
  • Jay Cutler-Bad System!!!!
  • Ben Roethlisberger-Bengals secondary is tough, Steelers have struggled the last two weeks.
  •  Colin Kaepernick-Faces a very good, big and physical secondary.

Running Back Start’em

  • Steven Ridley-Has scored a TD in five of his last 6 games and is seeing lots a carries.
  • Alfred Morris-He is a work horse and has good match up this week against an average run defense.
  • Chris Johnson-Has had 100 or more total yds 7 times.  Green Bay can give up yds on the ground.
  • Jamaal Charles-Has had 100 or more total yds 8 times has broken 150 yds 3 times.  He faces a below average rushing defense and scores big.

Running Back Sit’ems

  • Steven Jackson-TB does not give up yds on the ground.  St Louis will throw early and often.
  • BenJarvus Green-Ellis-Steelers are 4th against the rush and the Bengals are not a great rushing team.
  • Ryan Mathews-Bust this year!
  • Trent Richardson-Denver is 2nd against the rush.

Wide Receiver Start’em

  • Steve Smith-Good match up against a bad Raiders team.
  • Dez Bryant/Miles Austin- Saints can’t play defense except against the Bucs.
  •  Andre Johnson-Has average 131 yds a game over the last 7 weeks.
  • Cecil Shorts-He gets his targets every game.

Wide Receiver Sit’em

  • Larry Fitzgerald-Bad team, No offense.
  • Danario Alexander-J-E-T-S, JETS, JETS, JETS play defense, Nothing else!
  • Mike Wallace-Bengals secondary is tough.
  • Hakeem Nicks-Can’t get my finger on the pulse of the Giants.  I’m staying away!!!

Tight End Start’em

  • Greg Olsen-
  • Jason Witten– I’m starting all Cowboys this week.
  • Heath Miller-He should see a lot of targets this week.
  • Daniel Owen –Good offense against soft pass defense

Tight End Sit’em

  • Brandon Pettigrew– Not the number 1 targeted TE on the team.
  • Antonio Gates– Bust this year
  • Jermichael Finley-Bust this year
  • Kyle Rudolph-Inconsistent in the 2nd half and faces tough defense.

Let me know how you like this and if you agree.  You can always get me @mrfanofsports or Email the show.

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