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Beat Jerry - Conference Championships Preview

Who do I want to see represented in the Super Bowl?   The. University. Of. Central. Florida.   San Francisco -- UCF superlative DE Bruce Miller is the Niners' starting rookie fullback. He's had numerous fine moments this season de...

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Beat Jerry - NFL Wild Card Weekend Preview

Love these first four NFL playoff games. Not as a prognosticator because I don't believe there is a guaranteed lock among them. But that's why they should make for a delicious weekend.   But, first, old business:   Last Week & Last ...

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Beat Jerry Week 17 NFL Preview

As the photo indicates, it was not the best of years for me as a prognosticator. But I do want to salute two RBs for the seasons they are finishing Sunday. Neither will be in the playoffs but both continued to play great football for rotten teams. &...

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Beat Jerry Week 16 NFL Preview

We've seen some wonderful things this NFL season but nothing can touch what we saw in Denver last week. No, not Tim Tebow or Tom Brady. The monkey riding the dog.   Surely you've seen it by now. What I love is that the dog is really runn...

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Beat Jerry Week 15 NFL Preview

Take your Tampa Yucs -- please.   The Yucs' most recent loss was against Jacksonville, the same awful team that got whipped Thursday against Atlanta. And the Yucs didn't just lose, they lost 41-14 -- the identical score by which the Gags lost ...

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Beat Jerry Claus - Week 14 NFL Preview

Ho-ho-ho! Santa is gonna have no trouble figuring out what to get this guy for Christmas.   We're talking about Jim Kosek, a TV weatherman. Jim apparently is an Indianapolis Colts fan who has grown more and more frustrated as the winless seaso...

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Beat Jerry Week 13 NFL Preview

If you believe nothing changes in the NFL, consider Sunday's annual showdown between the Indianapolis Colts (0-11) and the New England Patriots (8-3). Even when we knew Peyton Manning probably could not play this season, we never dreamed the Colts co...

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Beat Jerry Week 12 NFL Preview

Here's hoping you had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Which makes me wonder what the Indianapolis Colts were thankful for -- that a comet didn't destroy their city? Other than that, it's been a really rotten year for them.     Coach J...

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Beat Jerry - Thanksgiving Edition

Gobble, gobble.       Don't know about you but my family has a great Thanksgiving tradition. Because we all still live in Orlando, we get together at my house for the feast. The special Thanksgiving splatter mat is lovingly...

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Beat Jerry Week 11 NFL Preview

This is for all Fantasy Football followers:   Last week Tennessee QB Matt Hasselbeck had a 21-yard run but went down at the 1-yard line. Chris Johnson scored from there for just his second TD of the season. In the locker room later, Johnson ...

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Beat Jerry Week 10 NFL Preview

How many "picks" will we watch in the first Thursday Night Special of the season?   Five? Ten? A thousand?   Last week Carson "Living Dead" Palmer threw three picks for the Raiders while, yes, Philip "Cry Me A" Rivers threw the same ...

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Hello Kitty?  Beat Jerry Week 9 NFL Preview

A Hello Kitty Smart Car?   OK, showing you San Diego DL Antonio Garay in his Hello Kitty Smart Car has nothing to do with anything. I just love the idea and wanted to use the photo. Sue me.   Let's move on.   San Diego does play ...

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Beat Jerry Week 8 NFL Preview

Looking for a good deal on a house in South Florida? How about 5,182 square feet that was once valued at more than $2 mil but the asking price is $1.5 mil. And trust me, you can get it for a lot less than that because the current owner is desperate t...

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All Hail Tebow - Beat Jerry Week 7 NFL Preview

As it is written, so shall it be:   *** Denver 28, Miami 0   *** Tim Tebow completes 16 of 26 passes for 178 yards and 2 TD's.   *** Tim Tebow rushes 15 times for 48 yards and 2 TD's.   *** Miami Coach Tony Sparano is fire...

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Tampa Bay Denial - Beat Jerry Week 6

I'm so foolish. After the Tampa Yucs were drilled last week 48-3 by San Francisco, I figured Buc Nation would come to its senses and admit the team is not particularly better than Miami and Jacksonville. In other words, they all suck.   But ad...

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NFL Commish is M.I.A. - Beat Jerry Week 5

Trash talking.   It's back, baby! And it's due to the lockout.   Have you noticed something about the Commish since the season began? Nothing -- and that's the point. After being the Face of Corporate Evil during the lockout, Roge...

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Top 10 Signs Your NFL Dream is a Nightmare

Article Featured on ESPN Page 2 - Jerry Greene 10.6.11 Let Mike Vick make this perfectly clear: The Philadelphia Eagles are not a "dream team." Not during the lockout. Not during the brief preseason. And certainly not now.   Said Vick Wed...

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The Ghost of Chris Johnson - Beat Jerry Week 4

I'm not in a good mood. Misery loves company so let's talk for a moment about Chris Johnson, the Tennessee Titan RB that signed a contract extension valued at 53 million dollars!   And his rushing totals this season? How about 24, 53 and 21 y...

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Beat Jerry - Week 3 Preview

  There are two kinds of people in the world.   AFC people who like order and hate surprises.   NFC people who love chaos and unpredictability.   Don't believe me? Let's look at both conferences after just 2 of the season's...

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Kyle Orton is the Elephant Man?

 Beat Jerry Week 2 Preview When I think of Denver quarterback Kyle Orton (which is not all that often) I think of John Merrick from "The Elephant Man," when he declares: "I am not an elephant! I am not an animal! I am a human being! I am a m...

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Trying to Beat Jerry -- Week 1 2011

    Last Season: Some quick bookkeeping for both those who played last season and for newcomers so you can realize just how tough it is to take me down. I closed strongly with 12-4 records both straight up and against th...

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Beat Jerry - Season Preview 2011

If you are reading this, hopefully it means either you have already registered for the 2011 version of "Beat Jerry" or are about to register. If, somehow, you are reading along now (albeit slowly) but have no intentions of joining the FREE Beat ...

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