NFL Preview: Will Tom Brady anger and Albert Einstein energy theories determine Bears and Vikings success?

"Anger was a great way for me to approach the playing field."

-Tom Brady-

When it comes to human beings, anger is an energy that can be destructive. Anger is an energy source and can be used positively or negatively. To simplify the energy of anger, think of it as a Triple AAA battery-there's a positive end and a negative end. Used together, they create a useful energy to power a flashlight.

Albert Einstein described anger in a short quote, "Anger dwells only in the bosom". In other words, Einstein described it as perspective: it's a basic choice individual humans make in deciding if their universe is a friendly (positive) or unfriendly (negative) place. It shapes how we treat ourselves and each other. It determines our success in our personal lives and business. And it can be used to determine our success on a National Football League playing field.

When it comes to self-motivation, one would be challenged to find a National Football League player with a greater drive and determination than Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. Brady played for 21 seasons in the NFL and quarterbacked his teams to seven Super Bowl championships along with five Super Bowl MVPs. Brady admits anger motivated him during games. Brady freely admits he was trying to kill his opponents during games because he knew they'd like to kill him. It helped him focus on the game.

If the television camera caught Brady's eyes at the right angle during a game, not only did Brady look focused, he looked serial killer dangerous. But Brady also admits a key component: after the game, he was friendly with his opponents. He knew how to turn the switch off and that ability made him a success not only on the field, but off the field.

Football handicappers must understand anger-it's an energy. Energy can be used in a good and controlled way such as water going through hydroelectric dam generators. It's controlled as it powers up the nearby peaceful community. On the other hand, you can have bad energy build up unseen for months and finally erupt in an uncontrolled explosion like the catastrophic 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption.

Humans are made up of atoms. We're nothing more than a bunch of vibrating atoms that form a physical form of matter. We take up space. Energy on the other hand, doesn't have mass and doesn't take up space. Energy, whether positive, or negative, powers us. Anger is not an atom. It's an energy best described as an emotion powering humans who are made up of atoms.

Humans aren't the only things made up of atoms. Atoms make up physical particles such as rock, liquids, such as water, or a gas such as steam. What differentiates solid, liquid, and steam is how fast their atoms vibrate. In layman terms, solids, such as mountains, vibrate slowly and stay together. Liquids such as water vibrate faster. Gas, such as steam, vibrates the fastest of the three.

If the late NFL Monday Night Football announcer John Madden was still in the booth talking about a quarterback during a game with Al Michaels, he could have said, "Al, his atoms are vibrating so much, he's steaming. I think he's having a melt down." Not only would Madden have been recognized with another Emmy, he would have won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

All of this brings the question: What does Tom Brady, Albert Einstein, an exploding mountain, a hydroelectric dam, a peaceful community and vibrating atoms have to do with handicapping a football game? Everything. Read my Circa Million and Survivor selections and learn. On that note:

1). Chicago Bears (3) Read any football motivation book about using anger for success and it's summed up as controlling anger to focus it on your opponent. In the case of the Chicago Bears, there's anger. NFL "Talking Heads" announced the Detroit Lions will win the NFC North a month ago. This is locker room material. Bears coach Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams will vibrate to the point the entire Bears team vibrates but they won't melt down. Instead, they'll blow out the Carolina Panthers. Afterwards, the Chicago Bears theme song will be the Beach Boys 1967 hit, "Good Vibrations".

2). Minnesota Vikings (1-) QB Kyler Murray and WR Justin Jefferson are frustrated by their lack of success in the NFL. Murray became the Vikings starting quarterback over JJ McCarthy in a competition best described in a Kamala Harris style word salad as "a complex, tension filled quarterback hierarchy". Forget the salad dressing, here's the translation: Kyler Murray hates JJ McCarthy. Hate is a bad energy, but this week it will be used to focus on the Packers. As Albert Einstein would say, "They're gonna' vibrate a lot." The Vikings are not addressing the uncontrolled anger under the surface between McCarthy and Murray. As the season progresses, this conflict could lead to their destruction. It's best to use the Vikings early in the Circa survivor contest because you may not know what you'll get later in the season. The Vikings are anointed "The Mt. St.Helens of the NFL" and their theme song will be the Beatles 1968 hit, "Helter Skelter". . *Survivor pick*

3). Houston Texans (+1/2) Going to keep this one simple: Texans will represent the AFC in Super Bowl LXI.

4). Pittsburgh Steelers (3-) Knock Aaron Rogers all you want. The dude demonstrated character by sticking to his guns with his opinions. Character counts in the NFL. The Steelers seem to be a lot more "together" than a disjointed Falcons team. *Survivor pick*

5). New Orlean Saints (+7) Saints projected to progress skyward as season progresses. Lions expected to collapse as season progresses. At the end of the season, they will be shopping for a new coach. Perhaps earlier if Saints pull the upset. However, if the Lions focus with all their offensive firepower, they could blow out the up and coming Saints. Needless to say, we're taking the Saints because you don't win the Circa contests without risking a game or twenty.