NICK'S PICKS - WEEK 9, 2014
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Buddies vs. Dragons (Pick 'Em)
Mike, after looking at the schedule and seeing that his sputtering Buddies have the 7-1 Dragons coming to town, began to moan as if he had a terrible tooth ache. See, he knows that his 4-4 Buddies can ill afford to lose this week as they try and stay alive in the playoff hunt. Little did we know, well, until Joleen posted a story about him on Facebook, that he really did have tooth troubles. Talk about a bad week for the West coast Kinsman. Good things are on their way though as the Dragons are without Aaron Rodgers and there's no way Big Ben even comes remotely close to his week 8 showing. Another remedy to help him overcome his pain, keep Doug Martin out of the lineup. Martin is like the Trip McNeely of the YFFL: "Remember that one year I was soooo amazing!?!? That was cool. That was cool. Those were the days. Want to talk about it some more?"

Thugs vs. Brothers (Pick 'Em)
The battle of the top scoring teams from each conference collide. Unfortunately, given the Brothers hard luck record, they're currently on the outside looking in as far as the playoffs are concerned. It only gets worse for the team and their record.

Eaters vs. Mallards (Pick 'Em)
The league (outside of Kurt) hopes that Steve has made an attempt to acquire a legitimate quarterback by gametime. Otherwise, the competition committee should vote to penalize his 2015 draft position. The league can ill afford someone taking a dive given how tight knit the AFC is this season.

Merry Men vs. Chickens (Pick 'Em)
Steve, ignore my comments about the Mallards, they do not apply to this game. No real starting quarterback is necessary.

Llamas vs. Boys (Pick 'Em)
Anyone going to take the DeMarco Murray gamble and overpay in a trade? The Llamas have had him running with a for-sale sign on for the last couple weeks.

Refugees vs. Huskers (Pick 'Em)
The Huskers, the second most disappointing team of 2014. The main honor goes to the over-hyped Mallards of course.

Orangutangs vs. White Guys (Pick 'Em)
Jon has got his tweeter feed flowing with anyone close to the Cowboys organization and Dallas Media to be on top of Romo's playing status. If Romo does not go, acquiring a QB quickly is what may keep the Tangs securely in a playoff position.

Poop vs. Beans (Pick 'Em)
As bad as this game looks, it will still have slightly better ratings than the 2014 MLB World Series.