After watching far too many political debates, I can't help but think that polling is the equivalent of the halftime stats. It does tell a story, true, but not one that really matters when it's all over. You can mention them and try and make a case with them, but if the final score doesn't line up with them, who cares?

Unless you're playing some kind of political fantasy football, I suppose. I always figured Karl Rove was doing that.

So here goes with the NFL picks for Week Six. As always, these are merely the opinions of one man and should not be used as the basis for any financial investment of any kind. Your mileage may vary. If rash develops, discontinue usage.

WEEK SIX:

Cincinnati at NY Jets - Going into what was basically a job interview in Dallas, Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco Johnson Mellencamp responded with a jaw-dropping forty-three yards in catches against the Cowboys.
No offense, but Kenny Stabler used to gain that much ground with a fumble.
Pick: Jets

Baltimore at Indianapolis - The Baltimore Ravens offense lead the league in time of possession, and are in the bottom five in scoring points. This makes them the equivalent of "The English Patient." Long, and very hard to watch.
Pick: Colts

Detroit at Minnesota - How can you trust the special teams of the Vikings when their punter couldn't hit out-of-bounds against the Saints? That's worse than not hitting the broad side of the barn, because there's two sidelines.
Pick: Vikings

Oakland vs. New Orleans - Al Davis might not be screwing up his team by calling his own defenses, but he's certainly not helping by telling the offensive coordinator to throw it to Biletnikoff.
Pick: Saints

St. Louis at Washington - Two coaches, two quarterback changes, still 0-4. The Rams are 13.5 point underdogs in this one, which is still slightly better than the ten point underdogs they were last Sunday during their bye week.
Pick: Redskins

Jacksonville at Denver - How could Jacksonville not know the Steelers were going to throw the touchdown pass to Hines Ward inside of the last two minutes of their Sunday night game? In the program, it clearly says "Hines Ward, Ht: 6'0", Wt: 205, Pos: WR who catches TD passes inside of the last two minutes."
Pick: Denver

Dallas at Arizona - Kurt Warner has indicated he's thinking about retiring. Show of hands, how many of you thought this had already happened at least once?
Pick: Cowboys

Green Bay at Seattle - The Packers are underdogs to a one-win team. That's like people thinking Corey Haim could beat you up.
Pick: Packers

Miami at Houston - The evacuation has been lifted in the wake of last week's Rosenfels collapse.
Pick: Texans

New England at San Diego - This is definitely a battle between the two best teams in the AFC, unless you want to point out that they've both been beaten by the Dolphins. I don't want to do that, it's like pointing out that Marisa Tomei has an Oscar. Once you accept it, nothing else makes sense.
Pick: Patriots

Also, I'll take the Giants over the Browns, Panthers over Bucs, Bears over Falcons, and the Eagles over the Niners.

Last Week: 9-5 (64%), 46-28 (62%) overall.

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