In the movie Fletch, Chevy Chase in the role of the title character says in one scene, "It takes a big man to admit he's wrong. I am not a big man." Well the time has come for me to admit that I was wrong.

Just like the sighting of Haley's Comet or a rare white elk, on occasion the Fat Man has made a boo-boo. I was wrong about Brett Favre.

I said that Favre was washed up and would end up shitting the bed with the Vikings. That has proven to be untrue as they hold a 5-0 record and have the potential to make a deep run into the playoffs. Dare I say, even to the Super Bowl.

Favre didn't handle the situation with his retirement and unretirement well but the real blame lies at the feet of the Vikings organization who hemmed and hawed and allowed Favre to run all over them. And as FMAD Senior pointed out, if they are willing to pay him that kind of money why shouldn't Favre take it?

There is still a lot of football to play and anything is possible but suffice to say that Brett Favre's return to the NFC North has been a success...unless your name is Sage Rosenfels.

And to lighten the mood, here's one of the better prank calls in history.

Well as we head into Week Four of the season, there's a new sheriff in town. Pooty Inc went an impressive 5-0 last week to surge to the front but just like Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics, nothing is definite.

A short primer to understand the picks: A minus sign (-) next to a team means that team is the betting favorite and must win by more than the point spread. A plus sign (+) next to a team means that team is the betting underdog and can either win or lose by less than the point spread. A total is the overall number of points scored by both teams in the entire game. Betting the "over" means they will score more than the total and betting the "under" means they will score less than the total.

KJ in the U Street Corridor (5-10)
Bengals -5.5 ("The sleeping cat in Cincinnati has awoken... or something stupid like that. Two straight wins for the Bengals and the Browns stink.")
 
Bucs at Skins UNDER 37 ("Can this game end 0-0? I hope so.")
 
Jets at Saints OVER 45

Steelers -6.5 ("Don't trust a Norv Turner team, flying across the country.... yeah, still don't feel great about this pick BUT obviously my picking skills are on strike.")
 
Packers at Vikings OVER 45 ("As much as I want to, I can't bring myself to bet on my Packers again this year.")

CB Otown (7-8)
Dolphins +2.5
Raiders +9.5
Bucs +7
Chargers +6.5
Packers at Vikings OVER 45

AC Jerome (8-7)
Raiders at Texans UNDER 41.5
Bengals -5.5
Lions at Bears OVER 39
Chargers +6.5
Packers at Vikings OVER 45

SW Dave (8-7)
Bengals at Browns OVER 38
Ravens +2
Jets +7
Chargers at Steelers UNDER 43
Vikings -3.5

Fat Man After Dark (8-7)
Bengals -5.5
Bills at Dolphins UNDER 37
Rams at 49ers OVER 37.5
Steelers -6.5
Packers +3.5

Joely (9-6)
Ravens +2 ("I am not sure the line setters have been watching both Baltimore and the Patriots play.")

Dolphins +2.5 ("Prediction: the Bills barely manage to out-suck the Dolphins.")

Broncos +3 ("Tony Homo sucks again.")

Chargers +6.5 ("Pennsylvania sucks.")

Packers at Vikings OVER 45 ("Going with the fun (to watch) pick.")

Buffalo (9-6)
Ravens +2
Giants -8.5
Jets at Saints OVER 45
Chargers +6.5
Vikings -3.5

Jim Sorgi (10-5)
Bengals -5.5
Giants -8.5
Cowboys -3
Steelers -6.5
Vikings -3.5

Gator Jason (10-5)
Bengals at Browns OVER 38
Bills at Dolphins OVER 37
49ers -9.5
Chargers +6.5
Packers at Vikings OVER 45

Buchananite (11-4)
Saints -7
Texans -9.5
Bucs at Redskins UNDER 37
Chargers at Steelers OVER 43
Vikings -3.5

PizzaBagel (11-4)
Bengals at Browns UNDER 38 ("The Browns suck,  would take this if the under was 28. It is safe to say that the Brady Quinn era is not going so well and maybe it wasn't all Romeo's fault the last few years.")
 
Lions at Bears OVER 39 ("I called the Lions winning last week, I didn't think it was much of an upset, but I am sure the Bears are on high alert and do not want to be team #2. I see Cutler playing well, and the Bears  making sure they put points on the board. 28-17 game seems reasonable.")
 
Bucs at Redskins UNDER 37 ("Again 2 anemic offenses here, The skins cant score and that is a problem, the offense just does not seem to have a clue. I see the crowd booing again and getting into the Players heads.. Tampa is horrible and going with a Univ of San Diego QB.. Go Torreros!!, this will be a ground game and one for the kickers.")

Chargers +6.5 ("Steelers are tough at home, but the Chargers are playing really well, I can see SD coming in and giving Pitt a tough time.")
 
Vikings -3.5 ("I know the world is waiting for this game, I heard the war in Iraq is going to take a hiatus and the ice caps are going to stop melting just so everyone can watch Favre play against the Pack.. I see the Vikings players wanting this one for him.")

Pooty Inc (12-3)
Bengals -5.5
Raiders at Texans UNDER 41.5
Jets +7
Chargers +6.5
Packers at Vikings OVER 45

Two weeks of picks and it's still anyone's Degenerate Dozen competition. PizzaBagel is out to an early lead but that could mean NOTHING come December. Onto the picks!

A short primer to understand the picks: A minus sign (-) next to a team means that team is the betting favorite and must win by more than the point spread. A plus sign (+) next to a team means that team is the betting underdog and can either win or lose by less than the point spread. A total is the overall number of points scored by both teams in the entire game. Betting the "over" means they will score more than the total and betting the "under" means they will score less than the total.

KJ in the U Street Corridor (3-7)
Falcons at Patriots OVER 45
Steelers -4 ("Bengals will have Lambeau hangover.")
Giants -7
Cardinals -2
Panters at Cowboys UNDER 46 ("Panters" was a typo but I'm keeping it.")

CB Otown (4-6)
Jets -2.5
Lions +6.5
Saints at Bills OVER 52.5
Colts at Cardinals OVER 48
Cowboys -9

Joely (5-5)
Bears -2 ("I think Forte breaks out this weak while another body part probably falls off Matt Hasselback.")

Chargers -6.5 ("No way the SD defense is as malleable as the Colts D.")

Packers -6.5 ("The rams have yet to score a TD, which makes it hard to lose by less than one (unless you play the Redskins I guess.")

Colts +2 ("Someone on the internet said they would win.")

Panthers at Cowboys OVER 46 ("Delhomme is pushing up the score either through TDs or INTs."

AC Jerome (5-5)
Texans -4
Ravens -13
Jets -2.5
Colts at Cardinals OVER 48
Cowboys -9

SW Dave (5-5)
Browns +13
Steelers at Bengals OVER 37
Bears -2
Colts +2
Panthers +9

Jim Sorgi (6-4)
Bears -2
Steelers -4
Giants -7
Colts +2
Cowboys -9

Fat Man After Dark (6-4)
Vikings -7.5
Patriots -4
Giants at Bucs OVER 44
Colts at Cardinals OVER 48
Cowboys -9

Buffalo (7-3)
Browns at Ravens OVER 38.5
49ers +7.5
Bears -2
Cardinals -2
Panthers at Cowboys OVER 46

Gator Jason (7-3)
Packers -6.5
Giants at Bucs OVER 44
Falcons at Patriots OVER 45
Colts +2
Cowboys -9

Pooty Inc (7-3)
Giants -7
Broncos +1
Packers -6.5
Colts +2
Panthers at Cowboys UNDER 46

Buchananite (7-3)
Saints -5.5
Jaguars at Texans UNDER 47
Broncos +1
Colts +2
Panthers at Cowboys UNDER 46

PizzaBagel (8-2)
Lions +6.5 ("If they are going to win this year it will be this week. The Skins are horrible and Detroit has to have confidence it can play good defense against them, I see a close game and if Detroit is in it, i see the crowd helping out. Also I just want to see what DC is like on Monday after this happens.")
 
Packers -6.5 ("The Packers have the offense to score lots of points, the defense has always been the problem.. the answer play the Rams who have scored a total of 7 pts this season. they might double that in week 3, but I see the Pack scoring at least 14.")
 
Browns at Ravens OVER 38.5 ("Battle of Old and New Cleveland. The Browns suck, and I see the Ravens pounding them. Baltimore avg. 35pts a game and Browns avg. giving up 30. just need Quinn to find someone for a TD and this one goes over, but wouldnt be suprised if it doesnt happen and the Ravens take the over my themselves.")

Colts +2 ("I know that Arizona is almost in a must win, but Peyton doesnt let his team lose and the Colts are a machine, I see Arizona having the Superbowl loser curse and missing the playoffs this year.")
 
Panthers at Cowboys OVER 46 ("Panthers have let up 66 pts so far in the first 2 games, their defense is terrible and partly do to the Offense turning it over. I see a better performance by Delhomme, but I also see the Cowboys not wanting to lose the first 2 at a new stadium. The offenses are going to show up.")

When "Gamer", the newest Gerard Butler movie was over and the credits started to roll, I believe I said one word: atrocious. This movie has so many things that is wrong with cinema these days, it is ridiculous. It is tasteless trash and should not have ever been made, much less make any money. The technology makes no sense, the plot has hole that can sink a battleship, the acting is sub-par at best, and everything seems like it was thrown in without any coherency. One of the biggest sins, in my book, is the fact that they made Michael C. Hall look like a bad actor. I will get to that later, but trust me when I say this is the worst movie of the summer, and that’s saying a lot.

The plot, if you don’t know already is about a video game, in the future. In this game, you can take control of a death row inmate and make him go through a warzone. The only thing is that you are literally taking control of a real person and if they die in the game, they actually die. Of course, there is a prize if an inmate lives through 30 games, they get set free. There is also something about Michael C. Hall’s character trying to take over everyone’s mind and do his will. It’s not very clear. This basic plot has been done time and time again, and barely any of the movies are any good. For most of it, I just didn’t care enough to follow. For the other part, I was just plain confused. I don’t want to give anything away, just in case any of people out there are stupid enough to see this, but there are holes, and they are obvious. It is a wonder this got out of the editing room, but I assume they cared even less than I did.

Gerard Butler is weird to me. He can be King Leonidas, or he can be Katherine Heigl’s love interest in The Ugly Truth. I just don’t get him. I think he might be schizophrenic or something.  In Gamer, he is back to his action movie personality and is just rough and tumble the whole time. Now, this is fine and dandy, but I’ve just seen it before. And, this time, there aren’t any memorable lines à la “This is Sparta!” He’s fine, just he could have been more. But, now we get back to the Michael C. Hall fiasco. I have some sort of man-crush on Michael C. Hall. He is great in everything he does. From Six Feet Under, to Dexter, he is just all around awesome. Gamer makes it seem like this is not true. They made him have a stupid, stupid, stupid country accent and almost made it seem like Michael C. Hall is a bad actor. It just wasn’t fair to him. And don’t even get me started on his dance scene. Yes, dance scene. He as eccentric, loud, and stupid. It didn’t fit Michael C. Hall at all. Everyone else was blah, so they aren’t even worth mentioning.

When I said tasteless up above, I meant it. One thing they are not showing in any of the previews is Society. Society is the first video game that Michael C. Hall’s character made. Of course, this uses the same technology as Slayerz, the death row inmate game. It is basically the real life version of The Sims. The only difference is that there are no rules. You can make this other person do anything you want. It’s the real life Massively Multiplayer experience, and it is awful. People dress slutty, they act accordingly and even go as far and eat scorpions and do other things that are just overall bad for their health. I honestly felt insulted that they thought that maybe, someday, a game like this would be legal. I also feel insulted on another level as someone who enjoys video games. The one person they show playing Society is fate, but like beyond fat. He’s gross, sweaty and just plain awful. One person I saw it with said that that is what the average person who would play a game like that is like. This is just plain not true. I feel like most people would act normal, or close to it. Also, they would actually be close to normal in real life. Yes, there would be some who are obscene to the extreme, but come on Gamer, at least a little respect. Or, you could have not named an avatar “Raping Rick.” I kid you not, seriously. Everything in the Society world is obscene and just in bad taste. I was disgusted, and that saying a ton for me.

It is a very bold statement to say that a movie is the worst of the summer. I mean, this summer alone gave us Transformers 2, G. I. Joe, and Terminator: Salvation. Gamer is that bad. It’s not even fun to hate, like Transformers was. I was not surprised about this however, by just looking at the trailers. I would have not seen it if I don’t write reviews, and the people I went with didn’t want to see Extract. (P.S. I may need new friends.) Gamer is an example of everything that is wrong with movies and should be put in the trash bin forever. Don’t see it. If you want any dignity left in your life, you will keep miles away from this movie.