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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with NFL picks against the spread, Weasel on Press Row, Crazy golf stats, Rushmores and hate mail

Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (27) eludes New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown after catching a pass from Alex Smith during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (27) eludes New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown after catching a pass from Alex Smith during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (27) eludes New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) as he crosses the goal line for a touchdown after catching a pass from Alex Smith during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

By Jay Greeson 8 min read

OK before we get started, Thursday around the Fab 4 (plus 1) picks was anything but a good omen.

We picked the Pats, and they lost outright as a 9-point favorite and just turned Kareem Hunt into a fantasy football demigod. We picked Venus, and she lost n three sets. We picked CoCo Vandeweghe and she got smoked in straight sets. If we had turned to politics, I like would have picked Dewey over Truman and Nixon over Kennedy.

No es bueno.

With that fair warning let’s get to the mailbag.

From a lot of you