From: root@june.cmp.rpi.edu (J.R. Ordon)
Subject: Re: My NFL Playoff Predictions
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:27:41 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.193751.17154@gdwest.gd.com> collins@gdwest.gd.com (Gary J. Collins) writes:
>In article <c872__-@rpi.edu> root@june.cmp.rpi.edu (J.R. Ordon) writes:
>>
>>Well, I was one of the first to respond to Nelson's picks, my picks went in
>>exact opposite to Nelson's, I managed to go 3-1, the only loss was my
>>Vikings, but even if wasn't a fan I would've picked 'em anyway.
>>
>>I'll get my picks for this week out first:
>>
>>
>>Chargers vs Dolphins -- All the pointers except for defense come down on 
>>                        Miami's side. I don't know why, but I just feel the
>>                        Chargers are the team of destiny. I think they will
>>                        find a way to win.
>>
>   So everything that counts, EXCEPT DEFENSE, is in Miami's
>   favor.  And you believe, though you can't nail it down as
>   to why, that the Chargers will win.  Sort of a Jean Dixon
>   1993 destiny prediction, I guess.
>>
>>Bills vs Steelers -- Bills engineered the comeback of the century against the
>>                     Oilers. But that's history, and I expect a letdown in
>>                     Pittsburgh, especially if they don't score early.
>>                     Defense wins Championships and I think the Bills are just
>		      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>                     too banged up on both sides of the ball. 
>>
>   Yet you write here, DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS.  Perhaps this logic
>   could apply to the Chargers?  Perhaps it is not DESTINY,
>   but a well-coached, disciplined, cohesive team that has won
>   12 of their last 13, and that boasts one of the leagues's
>   best DEFENSES that is giving the edge to San Diego, and not
>   to Miami, who has, at best, struggled through the last 9
>   games of the season.
>
>   Perhaps not all the pointers (barring, of course, DEFENSE) come
>   down on Miami's side.  Even if by some drug-induced analysis one
>   could say such a lop-sided commment, then, according to
>   your logic of DEFENSE winning championships, that one 
>   abstaining pointer would be enough to side with San Diego.
>
>   In other words, the Chargers have found a way to win.  It
>   is NOT Destiny.  Destiny exist only in NFL FILMS, in that
>   famed retrospective view of theirs.  
>
>   The Chargers' way is via successful execution of offense, 
>   defense, and special teams.  This Destiny thing is new to me. 
>
>      Gary John (collins)
>
The Destiny thing was just an observation, not my reasoning for picking
the Chargers.


Let's face it, the Chargers play in a pussy division, even the NFC Central
is better, and if you really want to compare Humphries and crew with 
Marino and his bunch, go ahead, the only people that would pick the
SD crew would be Charger fans.

The ONLY real advantage the Chargers have is defense, the 2 teams may tie
on running games, but that's it. Defense, in most cases, 
wins championships. The last Steeler SB victory is an example of a 
great offense winning it, their defense was average, but the offense
was superb.

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J.R. Ordon
From: oz@hpkslx.mayfield.HP.COM (Kent Ostby)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:12:28 GMT
Subject: Re: Bledsoe to enter the draft
Organization: HP Response Center Lab