Frey's NFL Week 14 Locks of the Week

Trap Games.

I always thought that they were entities that only preyed on the other guy. 

I was unwary.  I was pompous.  I insulted all of those kind-hearted, God-fearing people who built all of those architectural masterpieces in Las Vegas.

Last week I insulted the intelligence of the fine people of Las Vegas.  They are the salt of the earth and I feel shame.

Trap games are real. 

They are out there. 

And, Henceforth, I will avoid them with the same amount of zeal with which I avoid betting on the Bills.

Now that I have repented, let’s see if I cannot get a little redemption.

Indianapolis (-3) @ Cleveland

There are 2 inviolable rules that I referenced when making this pick:

1)      Never bet on an inferior team embroiled in a Quarterback controversy

2)      God hates Cleveland

God already hated Cleveland.  Who do you think He is pulling for this week?

Take the Colts and lay the 3.

Houston (-4) @ Jacksonville

This one is dangerously close to a trap game except for the dual facts that:

1)      Houston is a .500 team with an inconsistent QB

2)      Jacksonville already won as many games as they thought they would this year.  As a result, they’ll lack that sense of desperate urgency that we saw last week.

A visual of the excitement level in Jacksonville at this time of year

I don’t sense a blowout but a win by the Texans by a TD or so seems likely to me.

St. Louis (-1.5) @ Washington

Can anyone out there honestly tell me that Mike Shanahan hasn’t been completely exonerated given RG III’s utter disregard for anything resembling accountability or rational thought?

I am hopeful that the original “Redskin” will get his shot somewhere else and soon.

Washington has no reason to keep their offensive name now that Shanahan has been fired

With the cancer finally removed, perhaps Colt McCoy and the rest of Washington’s slightly less than average roster can recapture some of their self-esteem.  

I just don’t think that a game against a resurgent Rams team is the time or place to start the march to mediocrity.

New England (-3) @ San Diego

It causes me physical pain to pick this game. 

It’s like picking a winner between the gout and shingles; between Kidney Stones and Colitis.

I have to pick the Kidney’s Stones here because they cheat and because they are just better than Colitis.

Recycled photo of Belichick and Brady on the sidelines during a time out

The gout should win by around 10 I should think.

Last Week: I don't remember

Season Record against the spread: 27-25