I do want to address the NFL, but I think my 2-11 week this past weekend precludes me from being able to.  I apologize to the two of you who agree with my picks every week.  Then I decided to address the Rangers World Series win and my great 15-1 pick.  Who the crap is David Freese?  Seriously.  Oh well, great game though.  Last night was a mere formality after Game 6.  If I told you Allen Craig and David Freese were the senior partners at a corporate firm called Freese & Craig, LLP a month ago, you all would have believed me.  Don't lie.  Okay, I'm over it now.  Really, I am.  DAVID FREESE!  Okay, I'm done now.

I'd like to address the Occupy Wall Street Movement because they're about as useful as the NBA Players' Association. 

Here is the mission statement of the Occupy Wall Street Movement according to their website:

"Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District, and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States and actions in over 1,500 cities globally. #ows is fighting back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process, and the role of Wall Street in creating an economic collapse that has caused the greatest recession in generations. The movement is inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, and aims to expose how the richest 1% of people are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that is foreclosing on our future."

And here is the problem with that.  The uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia had goals, namely, the overthrow of the then current regimes.  They were deemed successes when Hosni Mubarak and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali were ousted respectively.  What exactly is the endgame for Occupy Wall Street?  I'm guessing they're not trying to oust President Obama.  Do they want the mass redistribution of wealth, and if so, why aren't they living in communist countries?  Are they trying to get Obama's jobs bill passed?  Do they know what their goal is?  From what I can tell, they're just a bunch of angry people causing traffic jams.

At least the Tea Party had a goal.  They wanted to live in a country without a black president.  Wait, what?  They're saying they don't like spending.  Where were they in the eight years before Obama?  Going to two wars and cutting taxes simultaneously were somehow ok?  Deregulation leading to the worst recession since '32 and massive bailouts were cool?  Sorry, I'm sticking with my original theory here.  They're obsessed with Herman Cain because then they can pretend like they're not racists.  It's the Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Theory.  Exit Thurgood Marshall.  Enter Mr. Conservative/I'm Not Going To Talk On the Bench For Years at a Time.  But I digress.

Back to Occupy Wall Street.  I've been hoping for a counter-Tea Party movement centered around the dying middle class, Congress' polarization, and the Republican party's clear unwillingness to do anything positive for this country while Obama is hanging out in the Oval Office.  Forget Occupy Wall Street.  We need banks.  We need the people running them to have incentives to do the right thing and make money.  That's why we need regulation, to keep them in check.  I get why people are angry.  I'm angry too.  But misguided anger will not help anything.  At best, they'll have speeches geared toward them in 2012 followed by more of the same.  Here are the places these geniuses need to occupy:

Occupy Kentucky:  I want a month of Fire Mitch McConnell signs.
Occupy Virginia's 7th District:  I want that weasel Eric Cantor gone.  He reminds me of Eric from Billy Madison, just a pure weasel.
Occupy the golf course John Boehner's on:  On second thought, don't, I hate to see a grown man cry.

You see, ousting these horrible non-leaders is a goal.  Passing a jobs bill would be a goal.  What do these OWS people want?  And that is why so many people can't stand them.  They're just camping out causing some raucous without any real aim.  They're just misguided people complaining really loudly.  Set a goal, try to attain it and then I might start listening.  Until then, please clean up after yourselves and stop causing traffic jams.

Speaking of not causing jams, what is wrong with the NBAPA?  Talk about aimless.  The 53% mantra was almost as annoying as the 99% mantra with the OWS.  Stand United?  How about going on the offensive against a bunch of billionaires who clearly have no intention of bargaining and clearly are waiting you out, knowning that they have more money than you and can get by without professional basketball.  How about exposing their funny accounting?  And most importantly, how about not sending Kevin Garnett in as you chief negotiator when times get tough?  There is a reason people hire businessmen, consultants, and lawyers in these situations and it is because they're trained for negotiations of this magnitude, can remain objective, and advise their clients accordingly.  Which part of that is Kevin Garnett qualified for?  This:  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSmD5oAhTmo)

Okay, so what have we learned?  Here:

1.  Have a goal, otherwise, no more camping party, unless there are mountains and trees around.

2.  Kevin Garnett screaming cannot be your negotiating strategy.

3.  RW had a bad week with his picks and the below should be taken with a grain of salt.

WEEK 8 PICKS

Indianapolis +9 at Tennessee
Jacksonville +9.5 at Houston
Minnesota +3.5 at Carolina
New Orleans -13.5 at St. Louis
Baltimore -12.5 vs. Arizona
New York Giants -9.5 vs. Miami
Buffalo -4.5 vs. Washington
Denver +3 vs. Detroit (TEBOW!)
Pittsburgh +2.5 vs. New England
San Francisco -9 vs. Cleveland
Cincinnati -2 at Seattle
Dallas +3 at Philadelphia
Kansas City +3 vs. San Diego

Last Week:  2-11
Season:        45-51-7 (amazing how a 2-11 week can kill your season)