It’ll go out with a lot less fanfare than say, the last episodes of Breaking Bad, The Sopranos or Seinfeld, but that doesn’t mean saying goodbye will be easy.

This, friends — and I call you friends because most of you have become that, more than just readers — will be the final season for The Hazean as a fantasy football blog.

Admittedly, I have not really given the blog as much effort recently as it, and you, deserve. We’ve had a great run, though. I never thought it would have the impact it’s had since I started this venture in the mid 2000s. All things have an end, however, and this is it for The Hazean.

As a blog, at least.

I still will maintain a very active Twitter presence as a fantasy footballer. So if you’re ever in need of some advice, fantasy football or otherwise, make sure to contact me on Twitter @TheHazean. You can also get in touch with our resident NFL betting expert @bryan_CTP on Twitter.

It’s been fun. Thank you for reading and becoming such a great community of readers. See y’all on Twitter!

Welcome to the thirteenth week of the NFL season!

Last week: 4-4 ATS

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

If you are like me, you can’t help but notice that Christmas has completely taken over the past week or so. Can’t walk into a store or turn on the radio without the ads and music. Hell, just last night my son watched the claymation Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer. It’s November.

Thanksgiving is a special time for Americans that needs to be respected. Tomorrow I get a free pass to eat all day long and watch football all day long. If that doesn’t represent the bond between Pilgrims and the helpful Native American allies then I don’t know what does. The point here is that I plan to enjoy my weekend and I can wait a few days before watching ELF and LOVE ACTUALLY every other night until December 25^th.

That’s why I have a pick on all three games on the NFL slate tomorrow. Because we need to understand that the sanctity of Thanksgiving holiday means something. Feel really solid about the games I’ve selected this week. Anything less than 6-2 is unacceptable. My record for the entire season is 43-32-1.

On to the games!

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PITTSBURGH/BALTIMORE UNDER 40 – Obviously you will be watching the EGG BOWL over on ESPN Thanksgiving night so this game won’t be on your radar. Don’t worry, I have a solution. This game is going to be like 16-9. I don’t know who wins but we all will cash in on the lack of points scored. Take the UNDER and then proceed to root against the source of pure evil in this world – Ole Miss.   …Click here to read more

Welcome to the eleventh week of the NFL season!

Last week: 5-3 ATS

Took a week sabbatical to get over my week 9 picks. Somehow going 5-3 was the most depressing winning week of the season easily. I started the day off 4-0 on the early games. 4-0! That night I had the Texans who were the underdog and up 21-0! They lost! Let’s just say I was roaming the streets afterwards looking for Corgi’s to kick. And then topped it off with Aaron Rogers going out of the game early and I had a sour taste in my mouth from the week.

Luckily I was able to meet with various spiritual leaders, find arcades open during the day and drink Chik-fil-A banana pudding milkshakes to get me over my disappointment. I’m back and ready to take on the Norv Turner’s of the world with 8 more picks for this week. Onward and upward friends.  

My record for the entire season is 42-32-1.

On to the games!

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MIAMI +1.5 vs. Chargers – San Diego is getting points on the road against a perceived dumpster fire? YES PLEASE. Don’t even get me started on my feelings for Lamar Miller right now. Needing TWO POINTS from him last Monday he got me one to lose me a league. That whole organization is cursed.

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Brett Favre. Brett Favre. Brett Favre.

Say it with me!

Aaron Rodgers fractured his collar bone during the Packers first drive last night, and now Seneca Wallace is at the helm. Ewww.

Wallace doesn’t inspire much confidence. I’m a little nervous as a Jordy Nelson owner, but Rodgers could be back in three weeks. Just in time for the fantasy playoffs at least.

In the meantime, Brett Favre anyone?!? Lots of speculation online this morning that the Packers could make a phone call.

Obviously you’re not adding Favre to your fantasy teams … yet.

I’ve been on the road the last few days so unable to get a proper waiver wire post out today, so I’m going to send you to a “competitor’s” site. I say competitor in quotes because it’s not like they know we exist. Ha.

Waiver Wire: Week 10 at RotoWorld

Welcome to the ninth week of the NFL season!

Last week: 3-4 ATS

I compared myself to Brett Favre last week so of course I had a losing record with my picks. I blame a government conspiracy where very shady play went down in a few of my losses. Not making that mistake again.

I didn’t play the Thursday night game which delayed my picks this week. I can’t imagine the stress I’ve put you under waiting for these to come out, so I do apologize for the inconvenience.

Looking forward to this week’s slate though as the amount of teams on bye is really limiting our options. Rather than bore you with a few paragraphs of my inane “observations” I’m going to forgo that ritual and get right to my picks. Hope you all have a merry Sunday.

My record for the entire season is 37-29-1.

On to the games!

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CAROLINA -7 vs. Falcons – This line opened at Panthers minus ten and has dropped ever since. They had it right to begin with. You people betting on the Falcons each week are assuming this is last year’s squad.

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