2016 NFL Picks - Week 10
You didn't ask for an all-limerick NFL picks column, but you're getting one!
Nov 11, 2016
You didn't ask for an all-limerick NFL picks column, but you're getting one!
Nov 4, 2016
Naturally last week I picked my best week of the season not to select my five favorite games because I didn't "feel good about any of them."
Oct 28, 2016
You can pick NFL games, and you can pick your nose, but you can't pick an NFL game's nose.
Oct 22, 2016
Dashed these off real quick so I didn't have to say I missed a week...
Oct 14, 2016
Like any of this matters, since the Vikings aren't playing.
Oct 8, 2016
Here goes very nearly nothing.
Sep 30, 2016
Much like the Steelers and Cardinals, I'm in need of a bounce back week!
Sep 24, 2016
My best bets and my overall picks were both one game over .500 last week. Ride this gravy train to prosperity, everyone!
Sep 17, 2016
Let's see if I can write an NFL picks thing for a few weeks in a row, shall we?
May 26, 2016
Remember when the Oscars happened? Like, months ago? Well, this happened too! And finally, we got our stuff together and got it published. Featuring extra-special contributions from Holly Moyer and Betsy Rosenblatt! Enjoy!
Feb 28, 2014
It's BAAAA-aaaack. Wait, that's a typo: it's back. Featuring special guest movie drafter Alicia Kirk.
This is one of the movies to come out of our fabulous, scintillating PoopReading.com Movie Draft (which you should totally read first). It's way longer than we agreed we'd make these. Inexcusably, self-indulgently longer. Enjoy!
Oct 3, 2013
"Breaking Bad" is gone. But don't cry over spilled meth; there is still greatness out there.
Jul 10, 2013
I had a bad dream. I wrote about it.
Feb 22, 2013
Why just settle for rooting for Oscar-nominated actors when you can use them as pawns in your own diabolical chess game?
Jun 20, 2012
I love comedy. I love women. I love Adam Carolla. I love the internet. When all of those things threaten to converge, "Denzel-and-Chris-Pine-in-a-runaway-train"-style, I've simply got to say something.
Feb 29, 2012
The New Land? More like The Booooo Land. ["I was saying Booo-urns Land."]
Feb 24, 2012
Is it possible to mine an iota of excitement from this year's Oscars? Is Rooney Mara the name of a female person? Can a chat room transcript still make for captivating reading even if nobody in it is impersonating a 15-year-old girl? We aim to answer all these questions with a hearty "Indeed, sir!"
Any Oscar that Warrior doesn't win is an Oscar that goes to the wrong person. Well, except maybe costume design. The guys in Warrior mostly just wore fighting trunks.
Dec 9, 2011
The fantasy playoffs have begun... or, if you went up against Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown in last night's game like I did, they might be over before they even started.
Dec 2, 2011
Let's get this over with.
Nov 27, 2011
Just the picks, ma'am. [The full column will be back next week]
Nov 18, 2011
Just one more week, and then these pesky byes will be done plaguing fantasy football players forever! Well, or until next season.
Nov 11, 2011
The football picks are back! Not with a vengeance, by any stretch of the imagination... but they're back nonetheless.
Nov 4, 2011
I'm taking a bye week...
Oct 28, 2011
Sure the World Series has been an absolute classic... but now it's time to read about football!
Oct 21, 2011
A lot of games this week are going to have that "new quarterback smell."
Oct 17, 2011
It's just like our Movie Draft, but with twice the rules and half the fun. Oh dear lord, what have we done?
Oct 14, 2011
I sort of rushed this one. Feel free to rush your reading of it.
Oct 7, 2011
10-6 with the picks last week... inching toward respectability! ("Inching Toward Respectability" will be the title of my autobiography, incidentally)
Sep 30, 2011
50-50 for the second straight week... finally, my picks are not appreciably worse than flipping a coin!
Sep 27, 2011
In which all of our lists, combined, tell you all you really need to know about what you should be watching.
Sep 23, 2011
We're getting there, folks. Just a few more weeks, and I should have this whole thing all figured out.
Sep 21, 2011
There will be an opening at Number 1. So long, "Friday Night Lights."
Sep 16, 2011
Week 1 is basically my preseason, i.e., the records really shouldn't be of any concern. It's just all about getting your schemes installed. This week, it's for real!
Sep 9, 2011
The glorious return of my not-so-glorious football picks. Please enjoy responsibly.
Jul 26, 2011
I wish I had more to say about "Breaking Bad." Unfortunately, it's so good that I'd feel silly adding anything.
May 5, 2011
If you take a dispassionate look at this list from a sociological standpoint, it does make the exercise seem a bit less unseemly.
Mar 3, 2011
Now that "Friday Night Lights" is off the air, this title might start changing hands a bit more often.
Feb 25, 2011
I'll be honest: these won't be as good as last year's. Last year I won the Oscar pool. This year? Just hoping to finish in the top half. Still, read on. Like you've got anything better to do...
Feb 24, 2011
When you hear a movie is "quirky," that usually just means you're going to have to pretend to like it if you don't want your hipster friends to think you're stupid. Luckily for us, Rhubarb is the other kind of quirky. The kind that's actually just good.
Feb 21, 2011
What were you going to do with the Oscars on Sunday – just watch them? We remixed the sumbitches! Welcome to the future!
Dec 15, 2010
Once published on the NFL.com's long-gone Blog Blitz website, now published here
Sep 21, 2010
If you don't watch these shows, you're bad and wrong.
Sep 13, 2010
Now that the 2010-2011 TV season is about to start, we figured we'd better get started on last season's Top Ten lists! Tune in throughout the week for more lists from the whole PoopReading.com crew; I know you will!
Jun 15, 2010
Like with most things, I'm naturally inclined to blame Clinton and hippies. But in this instance, try as I might, I couldn't find a way to blame Clinton.
May 5, 2010
I suspect that "Friday Night Lights" will hold this title until it goes off the air for good. There's really nothing "Modern Family" or anybody else can do, which is a bit of a shame, but "Friday Night Lights" is just so damn good.
Mar 9, 2010
Meryl Streep and Morgan Freeman... how can you possibly go wrong?
Mar 4, 2010
I haven't seen any of the movies, which means my judgment will not – cannot! – be clouded. This is my year.
Mar 3, 2010
We did this last year and you shit your pants from its awesomeness. All we can say is, we hope you bought at least two new pairs of pants this year.
Mar 2, 2010
Brandon wants to shoot DVDs into space. Mike wants to shave Morgan Spurlock. Joe threatens to punch Jameson in the face. Jameson threatens to burn down the Internet. But in the end, the love is just too strong...
Mar 1, 2010
We conclude our look at the most overlooked by taking a look at Best Picture. Also, be sure to check back with us every day this week... we're about to go Oscar nuts at PoopReading.com!
Feb 25, 2010
After this comes the big dog: Marmaduke! No, I mean... Best Picture!
Feb 23, 2010
Just two more to go after this one: Best Director and Best Picture. I don't know about you... but I'm going to miss the Snubbies when they're gone.
Feb 19, 2010
We finish out the week – but not the Snubbies, so don't worry – with Best Actress. More to come, so join us again on Monday. Or Tuesday. No later than Tuesday.
Feb 17, 2010
We continue our week-long righting of the past decade's Oscar wrongs.
Feb 16, 2010
The Oscars may not be able to get it right, but by God, we will. Join us all week for the Snubbies!
Dec 20, 2009
Just the picks. Very busy.
Dec 11, 2009
Everyone had a bad Week 13 picking games, apparently. Not just me.
Dec 6, 2009
Well, it's not really a proper picks column, per se, but I wanted to make sure to get my picks in for the record, at least.
Nov 27, 2009
I need a good week. I'm only one game above .500.
Nov 26, 2009
A quick picks column for the three Thanksgiving Day games.
Nov 20, 2009
The bye weeks are done. Everybody's playing. Life is as it should be.
Nov 13, 2009
I could have won money on the NFL last weekend, but I voluntarily chose not to. Details inside...
Nov 6, 2009
Bad week last week. Good week this week? One week, two week, red week, blue week! (Sorry; I haven't been getting much sleep...)
Oct 31, 2009
Happy Halloween, everyone, and Happy Week 8 of the NFL Season!
Oct 23, 2009
Man, I thought of such a witty, insightful blurb for this space, but now I can't for the life of me remember what it was.
Oct 16, 2009
Sometimes, don't you just kind of feel bad for people who don't like football?
Oct 9, 2009
In which the handsomeness of AFC East quarterbacks does not go unremarked upon.
Oct 2, 2009
10-6 last week... let's keep it up. Let's creep steadily toward non-mediocrity.
Sep 25, 2009
Hope you like limericks. This week, it's nothing but limericks.
Sep 18, 2009
And we're off to a .500 start...
Sep 11, 2009
Are you ready for some [guy's picks column about] footbaaaaaaaaall?
Sep 10, 2009
It's "Glee." It'll be "Glee" for a while.
Aug 28, 2009
In which all four of our Ten Best lists are factored in, and we tell you, once and for all, what the best shows really are.
Aug 24, 2009
Which shows will make the list? Who will be Number 1? Will your favorite show make the cut? Brett Favre! [okay, Brett Favre doesn't actually have anything to do with this, but I just wouldn't feel right not including him somewhere]
Aug 19, 2009
Some fellow Vikings fans aren't as excited as I am about Brett Favre coming to town. I try to explain to them why they're wrong.
Jul 29, 2009
Other than the mountains of irrefutable evidence that Barack Obama is a natural born United States citizen, what evidence do we actually have that Barack Obama is a natural born United States citizen? One patriot dares to ask the tough questions...
Jul 1, 2009
The Oscars just changed the rules so that ten movies will be nominated for Best Picture instead of five. But which movies might have been nominated if they'd changed that rule five years ago?
Jun 8, 2009
Really, not to toot our own horn here, but if you like baseball, and you like movies, then I don't know why on earth you wouldn't want to read this.
Jun 1, 2009
Let's finish what we started, shall we?
May 22, 2009
Jesse "The Body" Ventura over real gubernatorial candidates, "American Idol's" Kris Allen over everyone else, VHS over Beta, and more...
May 20, 2009
Don't get hung up on the title of this piece; it's something of an in-joke between me and PoopReading.com contributor Jameson Simmons, from back before this website was even a gleam in anyone's eye. The piece itself is about "Glee," the TV show.
May 8, 2009
Lots of stuff to cover this week, folks. We've got sports, we've got TV; well... mostly just sports and a little bit of TV.
May 7, 2009
A link that our own Brandon Kruse put up earlier in the week inspired me to think about who has earned my "lifetime pass." Kevin, Joss, Sarah and Norm: thanks for all the good work.
May 1, 2009
My descent into Facebook madness continues unabated...
Apr 24, 2009
Gay marriage, Kent Hrbek, and "Chuck."
(this blurb should not be taken to mean that Kent Hrbek is getting gay married to a guy named Chuck. I mean, I haven't specifically heard that he isn't, but, in this particular case, I think we can take the absence of any evidence that he is to mean that he is not)
Apr 10, 2009
I whine about an obscure baseball urban legend and recommend a show on DVD.
Apr 8, 2009
You never thought you'd see the day, but after four months it's finally here... I unveil the second of my multi-part series, in which we consider the top TV shows ever set in Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida and Georgia.
Apr 3, 2009
Thoughts on NASCAR (sort of), "Castle" (watch it), and Uncle Ned Packers Fan (I'll explain...)
Mar 27, 2009
A sports team with stupid uniforms finally suffers real consequences; plus, trifling thoughts on "American Idol" and "Dollhouse."
Mar 18, 2009
In which you find out who I pick to win it all. And I know the suspense has been killing you.
Mar 17, 2009
This'll get us to the Sweet Sixteen; tomorrow I'll take us the rest of the way.
Mar 6, 2009
To welcome my second daughter into the world I've got some parenting tips; and for no reason in particular I've got a slight bone to pick with the movie In Bruges.
Mar 3, 2009
A little kid's question at the Baseball Hall of Fame prompts a father to conclude that the job of the Hall of Fame voter is not the same as the job of a dad.
Feb 26, 2009
Family commitments have kept me from writing anything new the last day or two, but I figured I'd put up this oldie but goodie. Not to be immodest, but it might be my favorite thing I've ever written.
Feb 24, 2009
I loved, loved, loved "The Adam Carolla Show." And now it's gone.
Feb 20, 2009
My Oscars picks column comes to PoopReading.com... and the world will never be the same. Okay, fine; it will. Just go ahead and read this in any case, okay?
Feb 19, 2009
The third of four reviews of the films from the 2009 Movie Draft showcases the comedic talents of Richard Jenkins, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman, as Melissa Leo looks on (hey, somebody's got to play the straight man).
Feb 17, 2009
Fire. Sliced bread. The automobile. Flight. Landing on the moon. These were some of mankind's greatest achievements. Until now.
Feb 13, 2009
If Alex Rodriguez is the most hated man in sports right now, hockey player Bryan Little of the Atlanta Thrashers should be the most beloved.
Feb 12, 2009
While everyone debates which movie deserves to win at this year's Oscars, we take a look at who should have won in 2003. Be warned: the Academy's choices don't look any better in the long view.
Feb 11, 2009
Finally – and definitively – all-time great Super Bowl #17 through all-time great Super Bowl #1. And I don't want to hear any arguments out of any of you.
Feb 10, 2009
A few months ago, Clint Eastwood basically called our generation a bunch of pussies. Was he right? In there anyone out there who can take up the mantle of Clint, or, for that matter, of Harrison Ford? This piece's title might give you a clue...
Feb 9, 2009
In which I take you on a magical journey from the 27th-best Super Bowl ever all the way to... the 18th-best Super Bowl ever. Don't worry; the good ones are coming soon.
Feb 6, 2009
In which I cover reality TV and grammar. And if there are two more compelling subjects out there waiting to be tackled, I'd certainly love to hear what they are... yeah. Thought so.
Feb 4, 2009
Some say the Steelers-Cardinals Super Bowl was the greatest ever played. Spoiler alert: it wasn't. You'll have to wait until later in the week to find out what was; for now, though, read about all-time-best Super Bowl #43 through all-time-best Super Bowl #28. Why #28? Because that's when I got tired.
Jan 30, 2009
Come on, Steelers. You've got to win. For anything to make any kind of sense, ever again, you've just got to.
Jan 29, 2009
Too much committee thinking and group input will invariably lead to the worst possible solution.
Jan 23, 2009
Normally on Fridays in this space you get an NFL picks column out of me. Such a column is significantly more difficult to put together when there is no NFL football being played, so I debut a new Friday feature. I hope you like it.
Jan 21, 2009
I only saw 20; that's what happens when you start having kids, I'm afraid. But, out of those 20, there were surprisingly few dogs. Find out which one I liked best; I'm sure you're just dying to know.
Jan 20, 2009
We originally published this piece back in November, but it seems like a good fit for inauguration day. And, if you haven't read it, it's new to you!
Jan 16, 2009
Pretty much everyone went 1-3 last week; I went 2-2. So, at least that's something. Plus, I single-handedly fix the NFL's overtime problem.
Jan 14, 2009
Now that "American Idol" is losing steam and getting desperate, to the point of adding a fourth judge to a panel that's been the same for seven years, I figure this is the perfect time to start writing about it on the internet.
Jan 12, 2009
The title goes back to "30 Rock"... and, since all that needs to be said about that show's principals has been said already, we take a bit of a look at the episodes written by the man who's written most of the best ones.
Jan 9, 2009
This is the week we turn it around. I feel good about things. I mean, if I can go 0-4 last week, I can just as easily go 4-0 this week. I mean, you'd think so, right?
Jan 5, 2009
I wrote this a few months ago, but it still holds true. Besides, if you haven't read it, it's new to you!
Jan 2, 2009
I would have sworn that it was "on a pile of money with many beautiful women," but, I looked it up and Brandon had it right. I shouldn't have doubted him. Anyway, here's some crap about football.
Dec 26, 2008
Merry Christmas and Happy Inevitable Late-Season, Playoff-Missing Collapse, Vikings Fans!
Dec 19, 2008
If you don't want to hear from a pessimistic Vikings fan who can imagine several nightmare scenarios whereby his team misses the playoffs... then don't read this. Otherwise, enjoy!
Dec 16, 2008
The contents of a pamphlet found among Iraqi shoe-thrower Muntadhar al-Zeidi's personal effects shed some light on his methods...
Dec 12, 2008
Two winning weeks in a row, everybody. The force is strong with this one. Read on...
Dec 9, 2008
In the first of a series, we take a look at Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas and California. And yes, we know there are only 50 states; the District of Columbia has shows, too.
Dec 5, 2008
Finally, a winning week last week, folks. Can't nothing stop us now!
Dec 4, 2008
I didn't give "How I Met Your Mother" the title of The Best Show on TV, "How I Met Your Mother" took the title by brute force.
Dec 2, 2008
Finally, we get to talk about the ladies. Part One was a regular sausage fest, huh fellas?
Dec 1, 2008
These people should have been recognized. Now, finally, in the form of an internet post that almost no one (except you!) is ever going to read, they will be.
Nov 26, 2008
I didn't have a losing week last week, folks! Everything's coming up Mulder!
Nov 21, 2008
Included herein: several paragraphs of boring commentary about NFL officiating, followed by 32 Zooperstars. What are Zooperstars, you ask? Well, you're in for a treat...
Nov 20, 2008
As we prepare to bid "The Shield" a fond farewell next Tuesday, at last it assumes its rightful place at the top of the television heap.
Nov 19, 2008
In a train car on a dark night in Sydney, I find out all I will ever need to know about Adelaide. I'm dying to visit someday.
Nov 14, 2008
This is the week. I can feel it, guys; my picks are good. My picks are solid. This is the week.
Nov 7, 2008
I pretty much mailed it in this week, folks. I'm not going to lie.
Nov 3, 2008
In defense of an embarrassing buffoon.
Oct 31, 2008
Everyone should vote... to read my NFL picks column! (Get it? 'Cause... the election?)
Oct 24, 2008
I haven't had a winning week in a while; that means I'm due, right?
Um... right?
Oct 21, 2008
McCain, Palin and Biden all have kids in the military, but not Obama. What; are his children too good to fight for our country? Read on...
Oct 17, 2008
I feel really good about this weeks picks, you guys. Of course, I wouldn't tell you if I didn't...
Oct 15, 2008
Last time I said that Part 1 was shows 10 through 5; I lied. It was 10 through 6. If you can bring yourself to trust me this time, I give you shows 5 through 1.
Oct 13, 2008
Oct 10, 2008
Because my guess is as good as yours.
Oct 8, 2008
It's not actually a drinking game. But still.
Oct 7, 2008
Shows 10 through 5... the other half of the list is coming soon.
Oct 5, 2008
Falcons @ PACKERS -5.5
Oct 2, 2008
I always say that you don't really know anything until Week 5. Well, it's Week 5... and I'm still confused.
Sep 4, 2008
And we're off and running with another season of the NFL and, perhaps even more importantly, another season of my NFL picks column!
There's an old story about Willie Mays hitting a triple, and someone saying, "the only man who could have caught it, hit it." Such is Joe Mulder's lament: the person who most desires the services of PoopReading.com, co-created the site. Joe has written for The Athletic Reporter (which he also co-created) and "Cheap Seats" on ESPN Classic (which he did not). He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughters.
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