Friday, January 29, 2010

No More Aloha.....

In an effort to generate more interest in their annual Pro Bowl game, the NFL has decided to play this years contest prior to the Superbowl. Memo to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell: this is an assinine idea on many levels. For starters, the NFL's two biggest draws, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees are both going to miss the game as a result of playing in the Superbowl the following week. Furthermore, guys like Brett Favre who got the snot kncoked out of him in last weeks' NFC Championship game are also going to be absent from the game. What does this leave us with? Vince Young, David Gerrard, and a slew of other players who have been late additions as a result of the massive defections that have taken place during the past week. Making matters worse, the commissioner has moved the game from Hawaii to Miami. Has this man no respect for tradition?
Without having any feel on who wins this game, I am releasing the Under (57) . While this play may appear to be the mother of all common man plays, sometimes the obvious choice is the right choice.

After perusing the various Superbowl prop bets, I came across one particularly interesting play.
Apparently there is an ad for a gay dating site (for dudes not women), that features two guys reaching for a bowl of chips before immediately breaking out into makeout mode. In full disclosure I have not seen this ad and I am strictly relying on what was reported on ESPN radio. At 5-1 odds against the spot running it might be worth a "shot in the dark" but as one astute reader noted in an email sent to me earlier - "since when has the Superbowl become a widely viewed event within the gay community? Unless I am missing something, is Joe six pack really a closet homosexual? Doubt it. Think this ad would be better served during the Oscars". Since Propick is strictly about gaming, this is not a prop play that will be released. However, I am releasing "Heads" in the annual coin flip (I have correctly predicted the coin flip in eight of the past ten Superbowls, including last year and in 2007 when the Colts last appeared).