Ash: Football's Finest Final Four
by Mark Asher (January 18th, 2011 @ 7:56am)
I don't think the NFL could have asked for any more with this weekend's championship games. Not only are they good matchups, but they also feature four of the most popular franchises in the NFL. Mix in that they are some of the biggest markets -- minus Green Bay -- and that should lead to monster ratings as well.
I decided this week to go where no man has gone before and make predictions for what will happen this weekend and also in two weeks in Dallas.
Wait I guess that isn't very original is it?
OK let's switch it up. Here is a list of things that I predict won't happen this weekend.
* The Chicago Bears won't film a second version of the Super Shuffle video.
* The Networks however won't be able to stop themselves from somehow throwing that original video into the broadcast.
* Jay Cutler won't throw one interception, he will throw two!
* Devin Hester won't return a kick or punt for a TD.
* Fog won't come creeping into Chicago and completely fill the stadium so we can't even see the game on TV.
* Saturday Night Live won't be able to get John Goodman and Norm from Cheers to be on this week's show to do the "Da Bears" skit. (I hope I am wrong on that prediction!)
* Oh yeah and the Chicago Bears won't win this weekend.
* Brett Favre won't sign the right name on his retirement papers. It will say something like Brent Faver.
* Green Bay Packers fans won't miss the aforementioned Brent Faver at all.
* Aaron Rodgers won't throw an interception.
* A Chicago Bears fan won't try to eat the cheesehead off of a Packers fans dome. Wait, that probably will happen..Nevermind.
* Trammond Williams won't return a pick for a touchdown...again!
* The Packers won't score less than 30 points.
* The Green Bay Packers won't lose.
* Santonio Holmes won't get his tip toes down in bounds in the corner of the end zone for the Pittsburgh Steelers and break my heart again.
* Santonio Holmes won't get his tip toes down in bounds in the corner of the end zone for the New York Jets and break my heart again.
* So in other words Santonio Holmes won't score a TD this weekend.
* I won't accept any of Gambo or Gibby's phone calls this weekend!
* Gambo won't be able to stop himself from continuing to chant J-E-T-S...Jets Jets Jets into my voicemail.
* I also won't accept any phone calls from Mike Define, Doug Tammaro, Tim Emory or any other of my annoying Steeler's fan friends!
* Rex Ryan won't be able to look at a woman's foot and not.....oh never mind
* Bill Cowher won't pick against the Steelers in the NFL Today pregame show.
* Darelle Revis won't get burned for a TD, better yet...won't get burned for a catch!
* Troy Polamalu won't steal that dude's Head and Shoulders again.
* Rex Ryan won't miss the halftime snack in the locker room.
* Ines Sainz won't interview Mark Sanchez after the game.
* Jenn Sterger won't get any texts from Brent Faver.
* Antonio Cromartie won't have another child. Actually that I can't predict.
* The Pittsburgh Steelers won't win this weekend.
* The Jets won't lose this weekend.
* I won't be right on a lot of these predictions!