the 4th star

Usually I just pick teams out of a hat (you didn’t know — sorry). This time I’ve decided to poll the vast Manitoba celebrity community. OK. It’s not that vast. But lucky for us there are only 11 National Football League post season games to cover. Shouldn’t be that hard to find 11 people, should it? We will see, I guess. Please note: On the off-chance these people don’t reply to the pick requests that I probably won’t get around to sending them in the first place, these selections (or responses) may not actually be from them. Darren Ford, why don’t you take some ownership and make a pick this weekend?

New York Jets (9-7) at San Diego Chargers (13-3)
Sunday, 3:40 p.m. on CBS
Previous meeting: None
Jets road record: 5-3
Chargers home record: 6-2
The spread: Jets +7.5
The money line: Jets +270
The over/under: 42 points

Everyone thinks I’m going to pick the Jets this weekend. I know what the people are saying, how this is a chance for the Jets to show one of those sunbelt teams that football just doesn’t work down there. Are you listening Roger Goodall? San Diego is not a football market and one day, when all the money is gone, the league will realize that and bring a team back where it belongs. Yes, I’m taking the Jets — but not for that reason. I’m taking them because they have an owner. Woody Johnson. From the Johnson & Johnson estate. What an owner! I love owners. An owner is everything for a professional sports team. I hope to own an owner one day. An owner to call our own. Keep the faith. We deserve a team — whatever that means. Our owner-ship will come in. The moment is near.

What is taking so long?

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