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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IPBprez" data-source="post: 20832" data-attributes="member: 51"><img src="http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/ribbons/sports_ribbons/columnist/ZillgittZenZone.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Embarking on a new spiritual trek with Week 1 picksWhen you last left the Zen Zone, it had reached the summit, finishing the playoffs with an 8-3 record straight up and 7-4 against the spread, including 3-0 straight up and 3-0 ATS in the AFC and NFC titles games and Super Bowl.But while sipping tea in a Tibetan teahouse and enjoying the fruits of my prognostications, a nervous peace settled in, probably the same feeling Patriots coach Bill Belichick got immediately after beating Philadelphia in Super Bowl XXXIX and then shifting his thoughts to the 2005 season."Success is fleeting. Your work is never done," whispered a Buddhist monk.Then, the monk admonished my regular-season record, particularly my mark against the spread."You barely beat Sean Salisbury's straight-up mark last year. If I had wagered with a reputable betting parlor, I would have lost everything I owned</blockquote>

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