Eli's the Real Deal! And a Summary of the NFL Season!

Last night's incredible finish to the Giants fourth Super Bowl championship can be directly linked to their much maligned quarterback, Eli Manning.

I've always said, if I had a quarterback to pick in the in the fourth quarter with the game on the line, I'd pick Eli Manning. I didn't understand the criticism on Eli on his interceptions in the last few years. Much of the miscues was because of receivers being unable to catch the ball.

Hey, it's not Eli's fault the receivers have butter fingers!

Ever since watching him in 2006, when he led the Giants to victory against the Eagles in overtime, I knew Eli had the goods to be an elite quarterback. Eli is fearless, as was the case in '07 with the Tyree catch and last night with the Manningham catch. He's a proven leader, in te caliber of other New York sports greats, Derek Jeter, Reggie Jackson, Joe Namath, Willis Reed and Mark Messier.

With his second win in four years, Eli has forever silenced his naysayers and he may have just punched his ticket to Canton. (When Eli won in '07, I correctly predicted that he was going to win more rings than his brother, Peyton. Now Peyton has some work to do!)

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And with that, ends another season of Smooth's Football Picks. We hope you enjoyed our picks this year and hope you come back again this August!

See you then!


NFL Regular Season Results
Last Week’s Results
Against the Spread: 8-4-4
Head to Head: 12-4

Regular Season to Date
Against the Spread: 119-95-41
Head to Head: 161-95


CFL Grey Cup
Against the Spread: 1-0
Head to Head: 1-0


NCAA Bowl Picks
Against the Spread: 20-9-3
Head-to-Head: 23-9


NFL Playoffs
Against the Spread: 6-2-3
Head to Head: 9-2