Danger!: Mystikal Finally A Free Man

Finally, finally, FINALLY my nigga Mystikal is back on the streets...and I'm finally, finally, FINALLY writing about it lol.

As I've told y'all before, Mystikal was my favorite rapper for the longest, so you know I was amp'd when I first heard the news. My nig was locked up for 6 years on some foolishness! Whatever, I just can't wait to hear some new shit! A lot of things have changed since 2003 so I hope he can adapt. I know he has A LOT to say and I'm feeling like he's in the same mindset he was when he made Unpredictable.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, yes, he did indeed cut off what was left of his braids lol. They were hanging on for dear life when he went in so it was only right he came out bald. Besides, do we really wanna hear any stories about how he had to sit between some dude's legs to get his hair braided?? Exactly.

Check out his first interview as a free man with Wild Wayne on Q93 in New Orleans courtesy of RapRadar.com.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/21/10

Vampire Weekend's Contra pushes 124,000 first week and takes over for Ke$ha's Animal atop the Billboard 200. That's pretty much the extent of the major movement here.

There's some activity in the top 10 this week! First off, Young Money's Bedrock moves up four spots 8-4 for a new high. Some group that goes by Train has their song Hey, Soul Sister soar 16 spots 23-7 and firmly into the top 10. And then bringing up the rear is Ludacris' How Low which finally breaks through at #10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Vampire Weekend - Contra (1)
2. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (1-2)
3. Ke$ha - Animal (1-3)
4. Lady Gaga - The Fame (3-4)
5. Alicia Keys - Element Of Freedom (4-5)
6. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster EP (10-6)
7. Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear (5-7)
8. Taylor Swift - Fearless (7-8)
9. Various Artists - Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel sdtk (6-9)
10. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (8-10)

• Omarion's new album Ollusion goes nowhere as it debuts at #19 with 19,000 sold.

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Ke$ha - TiK ToK (1-1)
2. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (2-2)
3. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (3-3)
4. Young Money - Bedrock (8-4)
5. Iyaz - Replay (4-5)
6. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (6-6)
7. Train - Hey, Soul Sister (23-7)
8. Rihanna - Hard (9-8)
9. Owl City - Fireflies (5-9)
10. Ludacris - How Low (14-10)

• The Black Eyed Peas' Imma Be going jumps another 19 spots 34-15.
• Trey Songz's Say Aah breaks the top 20 by jumping 9 spaces 28-19.
• Lady Gaga's Telephone with Beyonce moves up 11 spots 31-20.
• Pitbull's Shut It Down featuring Akon flies 14 spots north 67-53.
• Sade's Soldier Of Love finally breaks through and debuts at #58. The album, which goes by the same title, drops February 9th.
• The most popular track to freestyle over in 2010, Snoop Dogg's I Wanna Rock, jumps 13 spaces 77-64.
• Jay-Z's On To The Next One debuts this week at #78, watch out for this track, it could do some damage.
• After debuting at #94 last week, Timbaland's Say Something with Drake moves up 12 spots to #82.

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Ding Dong The CYST Is Dead

That's right, its over, the Cowboys Yankee Stadium Theory is dead. It passed away at approximately 4pm yesterday in Minneapolis, Minnesota after being shot 6 times due to lack of protection. I know, very sad.

Okay, let me stop lol.

Now of course I'm mad disappointed about my team losing, but it definitely doesn't feel like the end of the world this time around. I don't know if its because we finally got our playoff win, or because there are people all over (and especially in Haiti) dealing with REAL problems, but it just doesn't seem that bad this year. That's a beautiful thing. I mean, I'm more pissed about the Vikings running up the score at the end than about losing the game itself.

(Side note: I should probably feel a lot worse considering our 2010 season is most likely gonna be a wash. Did you see our schedule?? We play the Saints, Titans, Bears, Jags, and Lions at home, and the Colts, Packers, Vikings, Cardinals, and Texans away. Oh, and then there's the matter of the other 3 NFC East teams with play twice each. That's some tough shit. I ain't saying we're going 0-16, but the playoffs definitely aren't guaranteed with that on the schedule on the horizon.)

Now, I'd like to take this time out to thank all the millions (and millions) of ESPN, FoxSports, CBS Sports, and all other so-called "analysts" and media members who jumped all over the Cowboys' bandwagon. I knew you'd be our downfall. Thanks.

Okay, okay, I guess this is the point where I'm supposed to place the blame on somebody actually on the team for the loss. I've heard a lot of blame put on Tony Romo, some blame put on Shaun Suisham, I even heard somebody blame Jerry Jones oddly enough. (Actually, it wasn't just "some person," it was Ryan Clark of the Pittsburgh Steelers on First Take this morning.)

Me, I'm not gonna place the blame on any one person, it was a team loss. If a gun was put to my head, I'd blame the offensive line, but it wasn't their fault Flozell Adams got hurt. That was the biggest problem right there though. Bottom line, we had trouble with protection when Flo was playing, but it was a free-for-all once he left the game early in the 2nd quarter. In the one quarter and less than 3 minutes Flo played, we gained 141 yards. We only gained 107 more the rest of the game. Its hard to get things going when your quarterback is on his butt majority of the game. In fact, I knew the game was over at half time because of this, but again, its no one's fault Flo got hurt, shit just happens.

Anyway, the good thing about this loss is that football fans can finally see that penalties themselves really don't matter, its when they occur that happens. Last week against the Eagles we had 14 penalties for 112 yards and won by 20, yesterday we had 2 for 10 and lost by 31 (or actually by 17 because that's what it was when we threw in the towel and the Vikings decided to run the score up).

In closing, I guess there's always next year... or uh, maybe 2011. I won't be as interested in football the rest of the way, but I do hope the Saints beat the brakes off the Vikings next Sunday. Those guys are fuckers and they need their ass whipped for trying to embarrass my 'Boys by running up the score. Lets go Saints!

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The Corey Holcomb Show Starts Tonight!

Tonight will mark the beginning of The Corey Holcomb Show on the Foxxhole Radio (Sirius 106, XM 149). Corey announced he was getting his own show via Twitter back on the 8th, and tonight is the first night. I figured he was going to take over The Claudia Jordan Show's time slot because Claudia has about 62 different jobs right now and it only made sense. I'll be sad to see her show go because I listen to her show all the time (though I am happy that I don't have to hear Shelly Rio's annoying anymore).

Anyway, go ahead and mark your calendars, every Monday night at 11pm The Corey Holcomb Show will be broadcasting live. Can't wait to hear who he's gonna have on his show with him! I heard Rickey Smiley had to fire Darius Bradford so that might be a good place to start. Whatever, as long as Corey is gonna be there, I'm happy because that is one funny ass nigga.

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NFL Winners & Losers: Divisional Round

1) Cowboys (1-0) @ Vikings (0-0)
Y'all know I've been watching every piece of coverage on this game that I possibly could over the past week, you know what?? I'm pissed off! No, not because my team is being disrespected, but because now everyone is on our dick. Beating the Eagles down like that in back-to-back weeks could turn out to be a gift and a curse because our bandwagon is on super swoll right now! I'm talking Mark MacGwire in '98, and that's hardly ever a good thing. In fact, its such a bad thing that I'm more concerned about it than the fact that Minnesota is 8-0 at home this year (even though they were a missed FG and last second Favre miracle from being 6-2).

All this newfound support overshadows the fact that Brett Favre has never beaten the Cowboys in the playoffs, Visanthe Shiancoe picked up right where DeSean Jackson left off last week in the trash talk department, and how tired I am of hearing that Tony Romo idolized Favre as a kid and that Flozell Adams is going to cause 52 false start penalties.

The one thing it doesn't overshadow, though, is the CYST. In order for the Cowboys/Yankee Stadium Theory to continue forward, Dallas has to win this game. That's all I got, but its a heck of a thing to have. Cowboys winners, Vikings losers.

2) Ravens (1-0) @ Colts (0-0)
December 17, 2009. That's the last time the Colts played a full game. That's one nearly a whole month off for a team whose offense relies heavily on timing and precision. Long story short, I'm worried about rust. I mean, there's a reason Indy is 0-3 in the divisional round after having a bye for wild card weekend in the Peyton Manning era. No. 18 probably won't be a problem tomorrow, but I do worry about young players like Pierre Garçon, Austin Collie, and Donald Brown.

It doesn't help that they're playing a running team who can keep the ball out of Peyton's hands for extended periods of time. Of course the Colts don't need much time to operate with to come out victorious (see Week 2 win in Miami), but if they are indeed rusty they could be in trouble without time to work out the kinks.

On the Ravens side of things, Joe Flacco is going to have to throw more than 10 passes in order for his team to win. I'm worried about him and that hip because he looked extremely gimpy last Sunday. Flacco was not listed on Baltimore's injury report though, so the hip must be fine.

At the end of the day, I'm still pissed that the Colts passed up an opportunity to go undefeated, and all that bad karma will follow them into this game. Ravens winners, Colts losers.

3) Cardinals (1-0) @ Saints (0-0)
Everyone has been saying how they've been going back and forth on who'll win the Cowboys-Vikings game, well I've been going back and forth on this game. All of these games could go either way, but this one even more so than the rest. I honestly think we could see Cards-Packers II tomorrow. Two high powered offenses and two not-so-awesome defenses, that usually equals a high scoring shoot out.

Earlier today I was leaning towards picking New Orleans because they re-signed Deuce McAllister and I thought that would give them an emotional lift. Then I came to my senses. N.O. already has 3 RBs (Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, and Reggie Bush), so if they re-signed Deuce, that means there MUST be something wrong with at least 2 of them. I mean, its not like they picked up Deuce to help out next season, they got him to play now. If they have to turn to a guy they (and nobody else) wanted all season the day before a huge game, that's a red flag rather its a shoot out or not.

Not to mention Kurt Warner is plays like a man possessed during the playoffs. Cardinals winners, Saints losers.

4) Jets (1-0) @ Chargers (0-0)
If they is any chance for a blowout, this is it. I know Vincent Jackson is going to be lost on Revis Island like Chad Johnson the weeks before, but who's going to account for Antonio Gates?? How about Malcolm Floyd?? Darrelle Revis is a helluva player, but he can only guard one person at a time.

I just see Phil Rivers doing whatever he wants this Sunday and punching his team's ticket to the AFC Championship game. Oh, and Nate Kaeding will NOT miss those chip shots Shayne Graham did last week. Chargers winners, Jets losers.

Playoff Record: 2-4 (.333)
Regular Season Record: 167-88 (.655)
Last Week: 2-2 (.500)

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/14/10

Susan Boyle's I Dreamed A Dream finally loses her spot at #1 as Ke$ha's debut album Animal moves 152,000. Doesn't matter, Ms. Boyle's damage is done as she gets a triple platinum plaque to take home. The RIAA isn't shipping many of those out these days...then again, I don't think they actually ship those plaques out lol.

A little bit of action this week on Hot as Ke$ha debuts a track called Blah Blah Blah at #7. In addition, Young Money's Bedrock and Rihanna's Hard finally make it to the top 10.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Ke$ha - Animal (1)
2. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (1-2)
3. Lady Gaga - The Fame (2-3)
4. Alicia Keys - Element Of Freedom (3-4)
5. Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear (4-5)
6. Various Artists - Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel sdtk (7-6)
7. Taylor Swift - Fearless (5-7)
8. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (8-8)
9. Justin Bieber - My World (6-9)
10. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster EP (9-10)

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Ke$ha - TiK ToK (1-1)
2. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (2-2)
3. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (4-3)
4. Iyaz - Replay (3-4)
5. Owl City - Fireflies (5-5)
6. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (6-6)
7. Ke$ha - Blah Blah Blah (7)
8. Young Money - Bedrock (12-8)
9. Rihanna - Hard (15-9)
10. Jay Sean - Down (7-10)

• Ke$ha has a 2nd song debuting this week at #27 called Your Love Is My Drug. I'm sure its just as bad as the others.
• Trey Songz's Say Aah jumps 12 spots 40-28.
• Also jumping 12 spots this week is The Black Eyed Peas' Imma Be going 46-34.
• A third track by Ke$ha, Take It Off, debuts at #85.
• Timbaland's Say Something with Drake finally debuts at #94.

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Sade - Soldier Of Love

You know what?? I do believe this is my first time seeing a Sade video. Of course I've seen Sade Adu before, but as far as the band and music videos are concerned, nope, never. But damn, Sade is still as beautiful as ever at 50, and going on 51 this Saturday.

Anyway, Soldier Of Love the album drops February 8th, and you KNOW I'm gonna be all over that shit. Here's the actual track since I never posted it during my time away. I'm gonna post all the freestyles over the beat too later so stay tuned for that.

Sade - Soldier Of Love

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LT & The Electric Glide

When I first saw this, I couldn't tell if he was joking or not...hell, I still can't tell if he's joking or not. Its not even funny, like at all. I mean seriously, what the fuck is this shit?? And why is he doing it now?? Shit sounds like the Cha-Cha Slide. I'm sorry San Diegans, but I'm gonna be forced to root against your Chargers this Sunday, solely because of the stupidity of this video.

LT, if you're gonna introduce a new dance, do it right... like this white girl after the jump.



LMAO! This shit never gets old lol.

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The CYST Lives On

The last time we spoke CYST the Yankees had just won the World Series, and the Cowboys were a few days away from their first meeting with the Eagles. One day removed from the 'Boys beating the Birds for the a third time, the last time we talked CYST seems like forever ago.

Anyway, I'd like to take this time to call out ESPN real quick. That's right "Worldwide Leader In Sports," I'm talking to you. I was sitting around watching playoff football, minding my own when friend of the website Markeyea pointing out that ESPN.com totally jacked my theory for their recap of the Cowboys-Eagles game. Don't believe me?? Take a look for yourself, its a chart towards the bottom.

Damning, I know.

Ain't that some shit though?? I'm just an ordinary ass independent writer, why take my idea?? I'm hurt! I'm offended! And yes, by hurt and offended I do mean in need of somebody in the stats and research department to cut me a fuckin' check. I'm serious, I want my got damn money. I don't know if I have to speak to Russell Baxter, somebody at the Elias Sports Bureau, or even the fine folks over at Disney, all I know is that I want my money.

You know what?? I don't even need any money, but come on ESPN, give me something! Don't just rape me and leave, have a heart. Hell, I'd even settle for a trip to L.A. to watch Bill Simmons beat Cousin Sal with that foot long Subway sub. Something. Anything!


But I digress.

Okay, lets go ahead and update the CYST. First off, Dallas won the division. The Yankees won the AL East, the Cowboys won the NFC East.

Second, like the Yankees, the Cowboys destroyed their first round opponent. The Yanks dismantled and swept the Twins, the 'Boys annihilated the Eagles.

Finally, both clubs had their best offensive player, and chronically bad playoff performer, come up big. In the first round Alex Rodriguez had a .455 batting average, 6 RBIs, and 2 homeruns. Last night Tony Romo went 23 of 35 for 244 yards, 2 touchdowns, and a 104.9 passer rating.

The CYST is alive

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NFL Winners & Losers: Wild Card Round

1) Eagles (11-5) @ Cowboys (11-5)
Do you know how much stock I put into that 24-0 win against the Eagles last Sunday?? Well if you guessed zero, you actually went a little too high. That game meant less than nothing. Philly played a series or 2 and quit, I don't care what anybody says. Yeah, they had the #2 seed and a playoff bye on the line, but I've seen the Eagles play plenty of times, and that wasn't them. I actually felt like I was being set up while watching that game, as if the Eagles had some master plan to keep our playoff win drought going. I mean they didn't blitz, receivers were dropping easy catching, McNabb was throwing off the mark, it just didn't seem right.

Anyway, lets get into some storylines and stats. Storyline #1, DeSean Jackson talking shit. First DeSean hit up Twitter after Sunday's game to say he and his team would "sting" the Cowboys' ass in tomorrow night's game. Then the guy hits up UStream to say, "Them boys are scared of me." In 2 losses to Dallas this season Mr. Jackson has 5 catches for 76 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Storyline #2, the Eagles's website director Dave Spadaro spitting on the star at midfield before last week's game. The Eagles can't seem to help, but give the Cowboys more and more motivation to get their first playoff win since 1996. I love it!

As far as stats go, Philly's defense has 25 INTs, but have given up 27 passing TDs. Andy Reid 7-0 in opening playoff games, Wade Phillips is 0-4 in the playoffs overall. And last, but not least, the Cowboys have never beaten a team 3 times in one season, but 12 of previous 19 have. That last one is daunting, BUT just because something has never happened, doesn't mean it can't. Cowboys winners, Eagles losers.

(Side note: Every time the Eagles and Cowboys have met in playoffs, the winner has gone on to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.)

2) Packers (11-5) @ Cardinals (10-6)
I exchanged a few texts with my old buddy Tyler (aka Pimp) yesterday about who we like in the playoffs this year. You already know who I like in the NFC, but guess who he took?? The got damn Arizona Cardinals! If we were speaking in person, he most definitely would've been subject to "the fuck you talking 'bout nigga?" face (yeah, you know the face, that one).

Don't get me wrong, what the Cards did in the playoffs LAST YEAR was great, but after all, that was indeed LAST YEAR. Not only aren't the Cards sneaking up on anybody this year, but they also don't have a "rookie QB on the road" team and a Jake Delhomme led team to gain momentum against this year.

And that's not even to mention their health issues with key players like WR Anquan Boldin and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie.

The Packers, on the other hand, are completely on fire right now. Aaron Rodgers is at the top of his game and he's already beat the Cardinals twice this season. Okay, okay, one of those was a preseason game (though it was the 3rd preseason game in which starters play into the 3rd quarter) and the other was last week when Arizona wasn't playing for anything. A win is a win though, and Green Bay knows they can beat AZ. And at the end of the day, they are a better team. Packers winners, Cardinals losers.

3) Ravens (9-7) @ Patriots (10-6)
Waaaay back in Week 4 these 2 teams met out in Foxborough. The result was a 27-21 win by the Patriots, but, as in most cases, the final score doesn't tell the whole story. This was a game littered with bad calls including a few phantom roughing the passer calls in favor of Tom Brady that extended a few New England drives. The other big factor was Mark Clayton's HUGE drop on 4th down inside the Pats' 10 with 28 seconds left in the game.

The reason I bring that game up is because the Ravens have not forgot. This Sunday if they get flagged for roughing the passer against Tom Brady, it'll be welled deserved. I expect to see the Ravens front four in Brady's face a lot. After all, not only did they need to get their revenge, but they also have to make up for their suspect secondary.

On the Pats side of things, all everyone is talking about is Wes Welker this, Wes Welker that. Here's something they may not have realized: New England won all 3 of its Super Bowls pre-Wes Welker. Look, the Patriots are a machine, when a part is missing, they just plug someone else in and keep it moving. I've been saying this for years, but the Pats are about the system, not the players. Does it help to have a Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and Wes Welker?? Of course. Does it make that big of a difference if they don't have one?? No. Julian Edelman will fill in fine.

The Pats offense won't be the unit to let them down, it'll be their defense. They'll have no answer for Ray Rice and their secondary is just as suspect as Baltimore's, minus Ed Reed. The Pats are 8-0 at home this season, but I just don't see them winning this one. Ravens winners, Patriots losers.

4) Jets (9-7) @ Bengals (10-6)
All of these games were tough to figure out, but this certainly was the toughest. When I say this game could go either way, it literally could. Two good defenses, two shaky pass offenses, two stout rushing attacks (that's includes two former Chicago Bears at RB in Cedric Benson and Thomas Jones).

The Jets dismantled the Bengals 37-0 in the season finale, but while doing so, they may have shown too much. I'm sure the Bengals wouldn't have thought to game plan for Brad Smith and the Jets' version of the wildcat, but they will, and that just put more pressure on Mark Sanchez's shoulders.

And speaking of Mark Sanchez, a rookie QB on the road is never a good thing. Lets not forget, what Joe Flacco did last season was a first all-time, rookie QBs still aren't to be trusted in the playoffs. Yes, I'm wondered about who Carson Palmer will throw to while Chad Johnson (he said he'd change his name if he got shut down last week, and I'd call 0 catches for 0 yards being shut down) is lost on Revis Island, but I can't take Sanchez on the road, most likely in snow. Bengals winners, Jets losers.

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Thursday Billboard Update - 1/7/10

Welp, we're now in the slow part of the year (few new releases or big sales) so bear with me.

The Hot 100 sometimes heats up around this time, but its not on fire right now.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (1-1)
2. Lady Gaga - The Fame (6-2)
3. Alicia Keys - Element Of Freedom (4-3)
4. Mary J. Blige - Stronger With Each Tear (2-4)
5. Taylor Swift - Fearless (5-5)
6. Justin Bieber - My World (7-6)
7. Various Artists - Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel sdtk (20-7)
8. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D. (15-8)
9. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster EP (12-9)
10. Owl City - Ocean Eyes (14-10)

The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Ke$ha - TiK ToK (1-1)
2. Lady GaGa - Bad Romance (3-2)
3. Iyaz - Replay (2-3)
4. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (5-4)
5. Owl City - Fireflies (4-5)
6. David Guetta - Sexy Chick (9-6)
7. Jay Sean - Down (7-7)
8. Jason Rulo - Whatcha Say (6-8)
9. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (14-9)
10. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A. (8-10)

• Lil Wayne's dream of working with Eminem finally came true in 2009. The result was a song called Drop The World and it debuts at #18 this week.
• The Black Eyed Peas' Imma Be jumps another 20 spots 66-46 this week.

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NFL Winners & Losers: Week 17

1) Eagles (11-4) @ Cowboys (10-5)
I'm still torn on this game. No, not on whether I think the Cowboys can win or not, but because I don't know if I want them to. On one hand, Dallas can take the NFC East title, a home playoff game, and a possible bye week with a win. On the other hand, I think it'd be smart to keep the momentum going and that means playing on wildcard weekend. Also, if they win, it increases the chance they'll end up playing the Eagles again the next week (if they Eagles win they automatically get the #2 seed and a 1st round by) and there's not many things harder than beating a team 3 times in one season (See the 2007 Cowboys). Its a weird spot. I mean, you always want your team to win, but some times its just not the best thing for them.

Screw it, I want to win. And you know what?? I think the 'Boys will win. Yes, I know they've lost 9 straight season finales, but this team it different. Not the players, but the feel, and the attitude. I like it. Cowboys winners, Eagles losers.

2) Packers (10-5) @ Cardinals (10-5)
Much like the Eagles-Cowboys game, this game could also be replayed next week in wildcard weekend. The Packers really have nothing to gain by playing their starters in this game because the Vikings have already clinched the division and they cannot move any higher than the 5th seed anyway.

On the Cardinals side of things, they actually still have a shot at the #2 seed and the bye week with a win and losses by both the Cowboys and Vikings. Needless to say, their starters will mostly play this game.

Its hard to guess because you don't know how much or for how long the Packers' starters will be playing, but the Cards actually have something to gain, so I give them the edge. Cardinals winners, Packers losers.

3) Steelers (8-7) @ Dolphins (7-8)
This was shaping up to be a prime time Week 17 match-up... then the Dolphins lost to the Texans last week. Now the Dolphins basically have nothing to play for and the Steelers still have a pretty decent shot at the postseason seeing they own the tiebreaker over the Broncos.

Ricky Williams likely isn't gonna go and Pittsburgh simply has more on the line at the end of the day. Steelers winners, Dolphins winners.

4) Patriots (10-5) @ Texans (8-7)
This would've been a nice match-up had it took place 5 weeks ago, but this game is now meaningless. New England is basically playing for the right to be either the #3 or #4 seed, and the Texans really have nothing to play for. Bill Belichick said Tom Brady is gonna play, but he's still hurt so there's no way he plays the entire game.

If the Pats can jump out to a nice sized lead, I think they coast, but I don't think that'll happen. Besides, the Texans have a knack for finishing 8-8 so I'll count this in their win column. Texans winners, Patriots losers.

5) Bengals (10-5) @ Jets (8-7)
I still can't believe the NFL flexed this game into the Sunday night spot. The Bengals have NOTHING to play for, meaning the Jets will play against back-ups have at least one half of this game. I know the Cowboys just played on NBC last week, but a game for the NFC East title isn't more exciting than this game??

The only thing I can think of as to why the Bengals may player their starters for longer than planned is because they have a chip on their shoulders after not having one player selected to the Pro Bowl. I'll still take the team I know will play the whole game though, Jets winners, Bengals winner.

6) Giants (8-7) @ Vikings (11-4)
The Giants have left the building! I think they thought last week was Week 17 and ended up shutting it down a bit early. Now in now way do I like the Vikes at this point, but the Giants have already checked out. Vikings winners, Giants losers.

7) Ravens (8-7) @ Raiders (5-10)
If you're looking for a blow out, this might not be your game. Out of the 5 wins Oakland has on the season, 4 of them have come against teams with over .500 winning percentages. Bottom line: this will be no walk in the park for the Ravens. If they win they're in, and I say they'll win. Ravens winners, Raiders losers.

8) Chiefs (3-12) @ Broncos (8-7)
How long ago was that 6-0?? Man, talk about falling off. And who is exactly is going to be suiting up for Denver's receiving corps?? Brandon Marshall has been benched by the coach, so has Tony Scheffler. Eddie Royal is hurt. Stick a folk in the Broncos, they're done. Chiefs winners, Broncos losers.

(Side note: Be on the look out for a possible flop by Kansas City in order to keep their position in the draft.)

9) Saints (13-2) @ Panthers (7-8)
The Panthers are rolling and Drew Brees and most of the Saints starters aren't going to play. Panthers winners, Saints losers.

(Side note: If the Saints do indeed lose this game, they will be the first team in NFL history to win their first 13 games and lose their last 3. You can't expect much from N.O. in the playoffs now because all of their momentum is gone.)

10) Jaguars (7-8) @ Browns (4-11)
Neither of these clubs has anything to place for in 2009, but with Mike Holmgren now the President of the Browns, their players will be auditioning or next season. That Jerome Harrison has been a monster these pass couple week and he'll probably roll right over a lifeless Jaguars defense. Browns winners, Jaguars losers.

11) Falcons (8-7) @ Buccaneers (3-12)
This game could probably go either, but Atlanta is the better team so I'll take them. Falcons winners, Bucs losers.

12) Bears (6-9) @ Lions (2-13)
If Jay Cutler can duplicate his performance from Monday night against the Viking, the Bears should roll. I think he will and Chicago will end the season on a high note. Bears winners, Lions losers.

13) 49ers (7-8) @ Rams (1-14)
There is no reason for the Rams to win this game. As of right now, they have the #1 pick in the 2010 draft, but if they win, that pick then falls to the Lions. St. Louis wants that pick so they'll roll over. 49ers winners, Rams losers.

14) Redskins (4-11) @ Chargers (12-3)
Phil Rivers is going to play, but probably on a half or maybe even a quarter. The Chargers will punch the Redskins in the mouth early and they will quit as they did last week against the Cowboys. Chargers winners, Redskins losers.

15) Titans (7-8) @ Seahawks (5-10)
The Seahawks are awful and the Titans want to get Chris Johnson his much-deserved 2,000th rushing yard. Should be a blowout. Titans winners, Seahwaks losers.

16) Colts (14-1) @ Bills (5-10)
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being retarded, 10 being a short bus full of retarded kids driven by Gucci Mane), what the Colts did like week is at least a 25. You go up by 5 and you start pulling starters?? How freakin' dumb is that?? No, seriously, what sense does it make?? I understand resting a few banged up guys, but what are the chances Peyton Manning actually gets hurt?? The guy hasn't missed 1 game in his whole career and has only been sacked 10 times this season! Per pass attempt (553), Manning has a .01808% chance of being sacked, leaving him in for another 30 minutes (or at least until you had a sizable lead) isn't exactly high risk.

Jim Caldwell's decision to rest guys also brings up this crucial question: How much rest do these guys need?? Seriously, if they only played 1 half last week, what will they play this week?? One offensive series? One snap? Either way, it won't be much. So add last week's rest, plus this week's rest, plus next week's rest, and you know what that equals?? Too much rest! Not only did the Colts lose their mojo and mystique when they laid down for the Jets, but now they're going to be at risk of being out of rhythm after when they do come back after nearly a month off.

And besides all of that, by conceding the undefeated season, the Colts actually ended up putting even more pressure on themselves because now they HAVE to win the Super Bowl. I mean, not only is their fanbase pissed (Did you hear about how GM Bill Polian had to end his weekly radio show early because of the steady stream of anger callers??), but football fans in general are pissed as well, so if this decision does not lead to a ring, there will be hell to pay. They've positioned themselves in a way that says, "The only way we can win the Super Bowl, is by giving up on the undefeated season." That's not true, but now they're going to have to back up the message moronically they've sent out. (Oh, and lets get one thing straight, winning a Super Bowl ring is nowhere near as impressive as being undefeated and winning a Super Bowl ring. One teams wins the Super Bowl every year, only one team has ever went undefeated all the way through.)

You know what I'd like to do?? I'd like to have a candid conversation with players in the Colts locker room. No media, no recorders, no mics, or laptops, just some guys talking. I wonder how many of them feel good about this?? Not only was the opportunity stolen from them, but now they have to hear about it from family and friends for who knows how long. Its funny, what was supposed to help the team, will most likely end up being their downfall.

Bills winners, Colts losers.

(Side note: The Colts WILL lose in the playoffs to either the Chargers or Patriots, whoever they face first. Book it. Too much bad karma around the Colts right now.)

This Week: 15-1 (.938)
Overall Record: 167-88 (.655)
Last Week: 10-6 (.625)

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Fiyah 5'z: The Best & Worst Of 2009

Best Albums
1) Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
2) Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Links II
3) Clipse - Till The Casket Drops
4) Asher Roth - Asleep In The Bread Aisle
5) Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap

Honorable Mention
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
Method Man & Redman - Blackout! 2
Joe Budden - Padded Room
Eminem - Relapse
Trick Daddy - Finally Famous: Born A Thug, Still A Thug

Best Mixtapes
1) J. Cole - The Warm Up
2) Drake - So Far Gone
3) Joell Ortiz - Road Kill
4) Styles P - Phantom Empire
5) Lil Wayne - No Ceilings

Honorable Mention
Lloyd Banks - 4-30-09
Saigon - All In A Days Work
Joell Ortiz - Covers The Classics
Busta Rhymes - I Bullshit You Not
dead prez - Pulse Of The People (Turn Off The Radio Vol. 3)

Worst Albums
1) Pretty Ricky - Pretty Ricky
2) Gucci Mane - The State Vs. Radric Davis
3) Twista - Category F5
4) Sean Kingston - Tomorrow
5) KiD Cudi - Man On The Moon

Dishonorable Mention
DJ Paul - Scale-A-Ton
Mike Jones - The Voice
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Busta Rhymes - Back On My B.S.

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