Here are my 2008 NFL Predictions (***=Wildcard)

AFC EAST
1) New England Patriots 11-5
2) Buffalo Bills 9-7
3) New York Jets 7-9
4) Miami Dolphins 6-10

AFC NORTH
1) Cleveland Browns 10-6
2) Pittsburgh Steelers 9-7 ***
3) Cincinnati Bengals 7-9
4) Baltimore Ravens 6-10

AFC SOUTH
1) Indianapolis Colts 12-4
2) Jacksonville Jaguars 9-7 ***
3) Houston Texans 8-8
4) Tennessee Titans 5-11

AFC WEST
1) San Diego Chargers 13-3
2) Denver Broncos 8-8
3) Oakland Raiders 5-11
4) Kansas City Chiefs 4-12

NFC EAST
1) Dallas Cowboys 13-3
2) Philadelphia Eagles 10-6 ***
3) Washington Redskins 8-8
4) New York Giants 7-9

NFC NORTH
1) Minnesota Vikings 10-6
2) Green Bay Packers 9-7 ***
3) Detroit Lions 7-9
4) Chicago Bears 5-11

NFC SOUTH
1) New Orleans Saints 11-5
2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8-8
3) Carolina Panthers 7-9
4) Atlanta Falcons 6-10

NFC WEST
1) Seattle Seahawks 9-7
2) St. Louis Rams 7-9
3) Arizona Cardinals 7-9
4) San Francisco 49ers 4-11

AFC Playoffs
1) San Diego 2) Indy 3) New England 4) Cleveland 5) Jacksonville (over Buffalo based on Head to Head) 6) Pittsburgh (over Buffalo based on Strength of Schedule)

NFC Playoffs
1) Dallas 2) New Orleans 3) Minnesota 4) Seattle 5) Philadelphia 6) Green Bay

WILD CARD ROUND
New England over Pittsburgh
Jacksonville over Cleveland
Minnesota over Green Bay
Philadelphia over Seattle

DIVISIONAL ROUND
San Diego over Jacksonville
Indianapolis over New England
Dallas over Philadelphia
New Orleans over Minnesota

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Indianapolis over San Diego
Dallas over New Orleans

SUPER BOWL
Dallas over Indianapolis

MVP: QB Tony Romo, Dallas
Offensive Rookie of the Year: QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta
Defensive Rookie of the Year: DT Sedrick Ellis, New Orleans
Coach of the Year: Minnesota Coach Brad Childress

BET ON IT, Fearless Predictions (May add more later):
- Reggie Bush will prove he isn’t a “bust” and have over  1,200 all-around yards and score 10 TDs
- Buffalo Bills defense will be ranked in the overall top 10 of the league
- Tom Brady will miss a start due to injury this season

Nelson alerted me of Chad Johnson allegedly changing his name officially to Chad Ocho Cinco. I think it’s hilarious. Nelson is crying about it and thinks its idiotic. Ah well, should be a good season.

Pretty sweet that the Democratic ticket will be holding an event right across the river from me tomorrow. If I didn’t already have plans to go out to eat with Grandma I may have gone. Luckily, already saw Obama a few months ago so not as vital to go this time.

Haven’t caught as much of the convention as I would’ve liked… just some short videos online. The experts are saying they thought Biden’s speech was pretty weak, but most people I’ve talked to said they liked him. A quote I heard on Rush Limbaugh kind of makes sense, “Biden is a ham and cheese guy.” As in, he’s an every man and seems relatable. His friendship with McCain and mile long list of past soundbytes are going to be around until November, but so far I like him.

Nussbaum alerted me that Barack is planning to speak tonight in front of a “greek temple” type stage. It looks as if it could be some type of reference to the Chicago Soldier Field, but all it’s going to be seen as is some type of “elitist” or “chosen one” type stage. Whoever on the Obama team chose this needs to listen to the radio or follow the media. It’s basically handing the Republicans a truck full of ammunition. We’ll have to see how it plays out tonight.

I’m impressed with the LPGA’s recent ruling that all members must be able to speak a proficient level of English by 2009. You gotta think they would’ve anticipated some pretty heavy backlash from culture sensitivity and minority groups. However, it makes complete sense for this.

They are losing sponsorships and a lot of their best players are South Korean or other foreign states. If national sponsors don’t have a pick of the top 10 of your best players, they’re not going to have any interest at all. By forcing them to speak a level of English it’ll open up more corporate sponsorship.

I’m pretty surprised there hasn’t been more outrage over the subject. Even the players seem to agree with the ruling. Maybe finally people will see this as a smart business move rather then an “attack on cultural values.”

All I can say is….. it’s about freaking time.

I can’t get enough of this video. Makes me laugh out loud every time I watch. Made by these guys over at Those Aren’t Muskets.

Making Ordinary Things Extraordinary – Quarter from Casey Fenton on Vimeo.

Oh man, I feel like this should be a disney movie.

Australian media say a lost humpback whale calf has bonded with a yacht it seems to think is its mother.

The 1- to 2-month-old calf was first sighted Sunday in waters off north Sydney, and on Monday tried to suckle from a yacht, which it would not leave.

Crazy time… just finished our three hour fantasy football draft. Was a lot of fun. Feel good about my squad. Already more storylines and excitement this year then previous six years combined. Check out all the chaos season long.

Good article by Luke Russert. Basically describing an idea that’s been floating around for a while. It’d be great if the Bills became a publicly owned franchise like the Packers. Would secure their future and,  most likely, lead to a new stadium.

Ever wonder what its like to be shot at? Me either. But these Georgian reporters taped it. Guy was shot in the eye, another in the arm… and they kept reporting. Give these people a Peabody.

Whether this is true or not, I’m curious to see how it plays out. Either we have found the elusive Big Foot or these guys are going to be ripped apart in the media.

New Puppy Puggle from Casey Fenton on Vimeo.

CTIN – Draft Order Revealed from Casey Fenton on Vimeo.

Here’s a video I made for my fantasy football league. First video I made with my new camera. Was a lot of fun to edit, and I’ll be making more (weekly hopefully) all season.

The men’s 4×100 freestyle relay is going down as one of the greatest Olympic moments in American history. A thing of beauty.

If you missed it, do yourself a favor immediately: Check it out on NBCOlympics.com