OK, fellas. A new spin this week for me. I'd like to use my rant space to introduce you to my favorite and least-favorite bassists ever:

I love the Bucs over the Falcors!!!! Best bassist in a band that would totally suck with out him - Tom Barney, Steeley Dan. Like Ronde Barber, the Bucs D would be brutal without him, but with him, The Falcons have a lot to fear. Tom Barney saves his team of morons and old-guys as well. Bucs by 7!!!

I love the Chiefs over the Ravens!!! Best bassist to wear the worst clothes - Geddy Lee, Rush. Geddy Lee is one of the stupidest looking bassists ever but he can shred it up on the double bass. Likewise, the Chiefs look dumb in their bright red uni's, but if that offense can get going, they should win this one. Chiefs by 10!!!

I love the Jags over the Colts!!! Just like the Jags are a team I like to root for, Michael Ivins of the Flaming Lips is a bassist that you root for in concert. He's mesmorizing! Jags by 3!!

I love the Lions over the Purp!!! This is probably my most depressing pick ever. The most depressing bassist I've ever seen is Dean Dinning of Toad the Wet Sprocket. He's so clearly a nerd that you can just imagine him playing oboe in highschool band. Lions by 4!

I love NE over Miamah!!! Unsung hero in the Pats dynasty? How about Richard Seymour? The guy is a monster but doesn't really get the star recognition. Most unsung hero in a rock dynasty? How about the bassist in Tears for Fears. I don't even know his name, but he's a rad bassist. NE by 10!!!

I love the Pants over the G-men!!! I think Jake Delhomme right now is weak link on a pretty good team. He's been brutal. The weakest bassist in a great band? Without question is D'Arcy of Smashing Pumpkins. She is so incredibly poor. I once watched the Pumpkins on Leno and actually pulled out a clump of my hair. Pants by 7!!!

I love the Bungels over the Raydahs!! Just as Ocho Cinco is really fun to watch, my favorite bassist to watch is Becks bassist Justin Meldel-Johnsen (also plays for Tori Amos). I loved when he had the pink afro during the Midnight Vultures tour. Bungels by 17!!!

I love the Skins over the Eagles!!! Just as this is probably a suprise pick to many of you, a suprise bassist on my list is almost certainly the bassist for Bow-Wow-Wow. Another outstanding bassist in a crappy crappy band. Skins by 7!!!

I love the Tits over the Texans!!!!! Man the Tits got some sauce. They are a resolute bunch. Just as the Tits are playing funky-dunky, and the Texans aren't really even a football team, so Stevie Wonder is a funky-dunky bassist who doesn't even play bass. He plays a better bass on keys that 90% of bassists. As he has gotten older, he has also grown Tits. Seriously, Tits by 7!!!

I love the 9ers over the Pack!!! Mr. Favre is a great player who has been known to make dumb decisions, not unlike Chris Novacelic of Nirvana who played pretty well, but then would decide to throw his bass directly above him so that it would fall on his head and almost kill him. Love that clip. 9ers by 6!!!

I love Zona of the Shawks!!! The Card remind me of a young Sting. Raw, untrained, starting plucking with his thumb and got better and better as the years went on. In a few years this Cards team will be punching Stuart Copeland backstage, having 8 hour orgies with his wife, and wearing docker while playing to stadiums full of over-weight women and men with male-pattern baldness. Zona by 7!!!

I love the J-E-T-S over the Bills!!! Chad Pennington has shown a knack for improvization at the line this year, which is a reason for sucess. Likewise, when Erik Fratzke of Happy Apple improvises to his full potential, that band is really clicking. Sometimes Erik can be offensive, like when he wore a t-shirt at a concert that said, "Look at my Vagina". Hopefully Chad isn't offensive this week. JETS by 10!!

I love the Bolts over the B'cos!!! B'cos? I think I've been saying that they are overrated all season, and now you are finally listening. I used to love Stefan from DMB in highschool. I was listening to them on the radio recently...man, he's a pretty average bassist. Can I get a witness? Bolts by 14!!!

I love Dallas over NO!!!! I bet Tony Romo was a dork before his sucess the last 6 weeks. Not unlike the dorkiest bassist ever, Mike Gordon of Phish. First time I saw Phish live, Mike was wearing all denim with the top button buttoned on his jean shirt. He's pretty dang good though, so is Romo. Boys by 7!!!

I love the Rams over the Burrs!!! Don't know why, but I'll take a chance here. The Rams haven't been a cool team since the black guy was playing bass for the Spin Doctors, but I'll go with that funky slap bass for my final pick.

Salut. Prost. Sorry that Blogger for some reason wouldn't let me put up more pics.