I've been competing in various NFL no-spread contests for years, where you must pick winners of each game. Picking outright winners in the NFL is a highly underrated skill and quite useful in terms of gambling.

I'm always looking for an opportunity to take a dog I think can move me up a slot. Even though I loved him as a QB in college, I think the Arizona coach is done and has messed up the franchise in a way that will be difficult to repair. They have sold their soul to an offense and a QB that are basically a college offense and a college QB. And both the coach and QB are big checks, so tough to fix. Defensive coordinators solved the offense and the QB after a little more than a season, plus Arizona dumped some of their best receivers. As with most things in the NFL, they are discovering it ain't the system that made it work; it's the players.

My point is that even though I think Arizona is done for the season, I did not have the cajones to go against them with underdog Seattle. Seattle has been pretty consistent and played reasonably well, but I couldn't pull the trigger. So I salute you for taking Seattle.

I got killed picking NFL sans spreads this week, but I may have gotten killed a little less than most people, so I am looking forward to the standings tomorrow.