Playoffs picks: Go Seahawks

By Jeff

Other than the overhyping of Reggie Bush and Jeremy Shockey's existence, there is nothing about the New Orleans Saints I dislike. The coach cares about his players, Drew Brees seems like a great guy and the whole team is a shining light of hope for the city they represent.

Yet I want them to lose this weekend against the Seattle Seahawks.

No, it's not because I once bet on the Seahawks to go undefeated in the regular season, which I can justify. I put $5 down with Bill Belichick's college roommate when he gave me 100-1 odds. A high school kid with the chance to win $500 is going to take it, no matter what the bet is.

After reading that paragraph I just realized how ridiculous the whole scenario was. Whatever.

Jesus > Saints.

The reason I want the Seahawks to win is I want them to turn this postseason on its head. After analysts and experts were calling them the worst playoff team in the history of the NFL, which is historically correct, I would love for them to win at least one game.

Feel free to call me out for being a hypocrite. I make fun of terrible teams all the time, and I'm way less qualified than the analysts and experts you see on the television throughout the week. But it's great seeing these guys tear down players or teams, only to have it all explode in their face. It's especially fun when these experts then refuse to give credit to that player or team. They just go and rip apart the other team or player.

So this postseason, at least in the NFC, I'm cheering for the Seahawks and the chaos their success would bring. It's just too bad the Saints would have to lose for this scenario to come to fruition. Call me selfish. It's completely true.

My picks for this weekend's playoff games are below. The home teams are in caps. I may have sucked in the regular season, but everyone is 0-0 when the playoffs come around. Wooo!

SEATTLE (+10) over New Orleans: While I want the Seahawks to soar, they're losing this game. But they are a decent home team and the crowd can be pretty intense. Then there is the weather factor and all of the Saints running backs landing on IR this week. Oh, and the Seahawks have a Jesus impersonator on their team. It may have not worked out in Denver, but Tim Tebow didn't actually look like Jesus.

INDIANAPOLIS (-2.5) over New York Jets: We all know the Colts defense can't stop the run consistently, but the Jets' running games is not what it was last season. LaDainian Tomlinson fell off in the second half of the year and Shonn (Why the double n?) Greene never got going at all. It comes down to me believing more in Peyton Manning and his substitute receivers than Mark Sanchez and his erratic play.

Baltimore (-3) over KANSAS CITY: Everyone in Pittsburgh is talking about how they want to play the Chiefs because the Steelers shut down the running game. Well, the Ravens do too. Not as well as the Steelers, but they're certainly one of the toughest rush defenses in the league. They are going to force Matt Cassel to beat them, and it's not going to happen.

Green Bay (-2.5) over PHILADELPHIA: Michael Vick has been great this season, but the long season has taken its toll. So have all the hits he's taken. The Packers get after the quarterback and will make Vick very uncomfortable.

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