Tuesday Morning Quarterback

In a shocking turn of events yesterday morning, after what many bloggers consider an MVP-type season, Vinny and Marco joined the dozen or so other victims of Black Monday when they were fired as co-General Managers of The Spread Zone. During their brief tenure at TSZ, the rookie GMs took an underachieving, abstract, drunken concept that had never accomplished anything and transformed it into a tough, gritty, tangible, playoff-caliber idea that has touched the lives of many, including thirty-one faithful followers.

"I'm stunned," commented an anonymous source. "It doesn't make any sense. Those guys are the Bill Belichick's of NFL blogging - only funnier, better looking, and they know how to rock the hoodie. The Internet is going to regret this big time."

Even players in the NFL community were surprised by the move. When asked to comment, Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler said, "Sometimes change is a good thing. And sometimes change is what you need to buy gumballs. And sometimes change is what you do when you spill something on your clothes. And sometimes changes is a word David Bowie sings about. And sometimes change..." is what people do to the channel when you're on TV Jay Cutler. What an idiot.

Fortunately, unlike twenty-five percent of the NFL organizations who fired their coaches, coordinators, GMs, and towel boys yesterday, Vinny and Marco were hired back almost immediately when a petition - signed by both of them - landed on the desk of TSZ headquarters demanding their reinstatement under threat of a 2013 lockout.

And nobody wants to start blogging next season all rusty and injury prone...

TSZ Welcomes: Good morning, everyone. We have a brand new follower at The Spread Zone in Genese B., and over a dozen Friday Five inquirers including Stan J., Andrew G., Andrew B. Lowen A., Jeff W., Michael M., Kyle N., Vianet, Navin, Pongchut, Hon, Miles, and a trio of Matt's - Matty B., Matt X., and Matt S. Plus we received  nice e-mails from a long-time readers Nancy M. and Harley. We love the unsolicited kind words and encouragement. It's nice to hear that TSZ feels like a refuge for the hard weeks and a party for the good ones. We also have Matt D. and Angel L. tweeting away with Marco on the weekends.

Coffee Thank You's: Although we feel as though we earned at least a tall, skinny, wet cappuccino for our Friday Five, maybe even a grande soy hazelnut breve, the line on the San Diego game did move by kick-off on Sunday, so perhaps those who inquired did not give us credit for the 4-1 ATS. Nonetheless, we're glad you all came by The Spread Zone and we're happy to have you on our mailing list. Hopefully, we can help each other make a little extra money in the new year.

The playoffs are just around the corner my friends. Stay tuned for our picks against the spread for the Saturday and Sunday games. If you have any questions, feel free to send us an e-mail at:

vinnyandmarco@gmail.com

Happy New Year, everyone.

Vinny and Marco