NFL WEEK 9 2022

 What a bittersweet Sunday, filled with happiness and the sadness of endings, and the remembrances of an old friend. 

First, Happy Birthday Sy Gaer! There is now a generation of REGJB lawyers and judges who never saw the hand thrust in the air, the arguments on behalf of "this poor child" (for a  client often older than him when he started that refrain); the courage and defiance while  under the barrage of prosecutors and police who were bullying him and would only "negotiate voltage" when the court asked about a plea offer. He was always the underdog- at his own doing- and he often won cases no one else could. We miss his signature greeting - your first name followed by "darling" (regardless of whether he was addressing a male colleague), and his omnipresence in the REGJB. He was in trial perhaps 45 to 50 weeks a year. We never heard him say he couldn't try a case because he was scheduled to be on vacation.  The case set for trial, he would pull out his little black book, make a notation, and trudge on to the next courtroom to defend yet another "poor child" who, having been arrested multiple times was, in his opinion, proof of "police harassment". He was a character that will never be seen again in the hallowed halls of our simple courthouse. And we miss him. 

ASTROS WIN WORLD SERIES: The baseball season ended Saturday night. No more balls and strikes and endless debating of whether to pull a pitcher or not (The Astros used four pitchers to throw the second no hitter in world series history earlier in the week). Now the countdown begins to when pitchers and catchers report. Spring arrives heralded by the crack of a bat in the grapefruit leagues. Every team is in first and hope for a magical run- like the Phillies just did- springs anew. It will not be soon enough for \us to hear "play ball!"

On to football, where Hanzy & Coco snatched the crown last week as the winner of the REGJB Survivor Pool from an enraged Fake Alex Michaels. They had an easy pick- Eagles over Steelers, while the favoured Bengals dropped the ball and were soundly defeated on MNF by the up and down Browns. 

On to the picks. 

Dangerous game for our Dolphins as they head to Chi town to play a resurgent Bears. Each team fortified by a solid pickup as the trade deadline expired last week. The Bears have a new beast of a receiver in Chase Claypool, while the Dolphins D is fortified by a solid B+/A- linebacker aptly named Chubb.  Da Bears are getting 5. The Fins have shown that they can win the games they need to this year (as long as Tua is their QB). The Bears are good, and we are loathe to not grab a home bear-dog, but we are riding these Fins to the AFC championship game. Miami -5- not a lot of Maduros on this one- just enough to have some fun today. 

Speaking of home dogs. How can we pass up the Jets getting 13 at home against the Bills? Buffalo will probably win, but not by 13. Take the Jets to rebound after an awful loss last week. 

The Titans are getting 12.5 on the road at KC for the Sunday night game. KC is 20-3 in the coach Andy Andy Reid era coming off a bye week. Tennessee has revved up the Derrick Henry train during their 5-game win streak. Henry is averaging 130 yards per contest. Tennessee is also starting rookie QB Malik Willis tonight. Oh this is close, but what the heck- take the points and end the day rooting for a high scoring game. Be careful with the spread, but we love the over 46.5.