Game of the Week: I have to say Vikings @ Packers. It may not be the best game, but with Favre heading back to Green Bay, that is pretty big in it self. When fans start to it as Favreageddon, you know its big. I am most interested to see how the fans react. I imagine their will be quite a few cheers and at least as many jeers. As for the game, I think the Packers win it in a close game. Jared Allen will not be nearly as good outside on grass. I also think Rodgers will outplay Favre. I'm picking Green Bay, but hoping Favre scores a TD and does a Lambeau Leap.
Worst game of the week: Jaguars vs. Titans. This has nothing exciting, except to see if the Titans can win a game...and maybe since VY gets to start this game. But I think the only reason you start him is to really find out that he is not your long term QB and you have to draft someone else. I am going to say Tennessee gets their first win of the year. I thinkthat they will finally come together and play good enough to beat a bad Jaguars team. VY might have an ok game because no one has seen him play and no one has really recent tape on him.
Lock of the week: Colts over the 49ers. Alex Smith is starting and that might help the Niners downfield attack, but their are few teams who stand a chance against the Colts and the Niners are not one of them. The only thing I worry about for the Colts is Frank Gore, but Bob Sanders is back and I like the Colts D with him back.
Upset alert: The best upset chance I see is the Dolphins over the Jets. Maybe not a huge upset, but they are the underdogs. Its in New York and will be different weather than they are used to, the Jets should be mad at how the last game ended. I think that Henne will outplay the Sanchize and that will be the difference. Dolphins by 3.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Week 7 Review
Dolphins. I can't believe they blew a 21 point lead. My upset alert was so close. I was disappointed as I watched that lead fall apart. They did everything they needed to...for 29 1/2 minutes. I like where they are going and Chad Henne is better than expected.
Bengals. Wow! Who saw them annihilating Da Bears like that. I didn't. Maybe they are for real...again. They are still tops in there division and have beat all their division opponents. Carson Palmer will not let this team fall apart this year. I think they have a very good chance to make the playoffs.
Redskins. How bad are they? At least they score two touchdowns this week. They hadn't had a touchdown in like 2 weeks. But they did awesome in crunch time finding another way to lose. Credit the Eagles, but they didn't look great either. Outside of 2 huge DeSean Jackson plays, they looked very pedestrian.
Cardinals. They beat the Giants and that was a big surprise to me. I know they are good, but I didn't think they could fly cross country to cold New York and end up winning. Kudos to Arizona, but whats up with the Giants now? They better figure this out, but I still think they will win the East.
Blowouts. 7 of the 13 games were decided by 14 points or more. That's a pretty high number. The league of parity doesn't look like it this year.
Not much to write about this week. Not too many surprises.
Bengals. Wow! Who saw them annihilating Da Bears like that. I didn't. Maybe they are for real...again. They are still tops in there division and have beat all their division opponents. Carson Palmer will not let this team fall apart this year. I think they have a very good chance to make the playoffs.
Redskins. How bad are they? At least they score two touchdowns this week. They hadn't had a touchdown in like 2 weeks. But they did awesome in crunch time finding another way to lose. Credit the Eagles, but they didn't look great either. Outside of 2 huge DeSean Jackson plays, they looked very pedestrian.
Cardinals. They beat the Giants and that was a big surprise to me. I know they are good, but I didn't think they could fly cross country to cold New York and end up winning. Kudos to Arizona, but whats up with the Giants now? They better figure this out, but I still think they will win the East.
Blowouts. 7 of the 13 games were decided by 14 points or more. That's a pretty high number. The league of parity doesn't look like it this year.
Not much to write about this week. Not too many surprises.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Week 7 Preview
Alright, here are this week's picks.
Game of the Week: Vikings @ Steelers. The Vikings are on a nice roll, the Steelers are getting a little desperate. They are at home and the weather is starting to turn cold. You have two very good defenses. The Vikings have a nice offense and the Steelers are a good offense. I think this one will be close, but Pittsburgh wins in a cold game in Blitzburgh. Favre will get hit more this game more than he has been hit all season.
Worst Game of the Week: Bills vs. Panthers: Two bad teams with nothing exciting on either side of the ball. Steve Smith and T.O. have done nothing all season and probably won't do much more given that the Bills are starting their backup, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Jake Delhomme has been playing like a backup all year. Maybe it will be a good defensive battle. I won't be watching it.
Lock of the Week: Colts over the Rams. I was wrong last week when I picked the Eagles over the Raiders. That said I think this one is a certain lock. What is there about the Rams that could beat the Colts? The Colts offense is so much better, its not even close. The Colts defense is far better. Also, the human missle, Bob Sanders is back. Peyton is coming off a bye week and the Colts have had 2 weeks to get healthy and study up for a team they probably just needed to show up without any practice to beat. Colts 38 Rams 10. Well see if I am off, but either way. Colts win.
Upset Alert: Now by upset, I could go off of who the underdog is, but I try and pick one that isn't one that people are nearly split on the winner. I try to make it a little bit difficult. This week the Falcons are underdogs to the Cowboys and the Bears are underdogs to the Bengals. In both cases I think the underdogs will win, but those would not surprise anyone.
So my actual upset alert this week is going to be the Dolphins over the Saints. Here's why. The game is in Miami, I don't think the Saints will be ready for the heat like Miami has practiced in. Miami is coming off a bye week and is more healthy and ready to go. I think that the Phins will do to the Saints what they did to the Colts. They will control the clock with the Wildcat and a controlled game by Chad Henne. It was only because of a Peyton miracle that the Colts won that game. Drew Brees is good, but he is not Peyton. I am going to say Dolphins 24 Saints 20.
Enjoy week 7 everyone.
Game of the Week: Vikings @ Steelers. The Vikings are on a nice roll, the Steelers are getting a little desperate. They are at home and the weather is starting to turn cold. You have two very good defenses. The Vikings have a nice offense and the Steelers are a good offense. I think this one will be close, but Pittsburgh wins in a cold game in Blitzburgh. Favre will get hit more this game more than he has been hit all season.
Worst Game of the Week: Bills vs. Panthers: Two bad teams with nothing exciting on either side of the ball. Steve Smith and T.O. have done nothing all season and probably won't do much more given that the Bills are starting their backup, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Jake Delhomme has been playing like a backup all year. Maybe it will be a good defensive battle. I won't be watching it.
Lock of the Week: Colts over the Rams. I was wrong last week when I picked the Eagles over the Raiders. That said I think this one is a certain lock. What is there about the Rams that could beat the Colts? The Colts offense is so much better, its not even close. The Colts defense is far better. Also, the human missle, Bob Sanders is back. Peyton is coming off a bye week and the Colts have had 2 weeks to get healthy and study up for a team they probably just needed to show up without any practice to beat. Colts 38 Rams 10. Well see if I am off, but either way. Colts win.
Upset Alert: Now by upset, I could go off of who the underdog is, but I try and pick one that isn't one that people are nearly split on the winner. I try to make it a little bit difficult. This week the Falcons are underdogs to the Cowboys and the Bears are underdogs to the Bengals. In both cases I think the underdogs will win, but those would not surprise anyone.
So my actual upset alert this week is going to be the Dolphins over the Saints. Here's why. The game is in Miami, I don't think the Saints will be ready for the heat like Miami has practiced in. Miami is coming off a bye week and is more healthy and ready to go. I think that the Phins will do to the Saints what they did to the Colts. They will control the clock with the Wildcat and a controlled game by Chad Henne. It was only because of a Peyton miracle that the Colts won that game. Drew Brees is good, but he is not Peyton. I am going to say Dolphins 24 Saints 20.
Enjoy week 7 everyone.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Week 6 Review
Lock and upset. Eagles. How could they lose that game? I almost picked the Steelers as my lock of the week over the Browns, but I thought the Raiders were worse than the Browns. Maybe they are, but wow. This was a huge upset. So It took until week 6 for me to get the lock of the week wrong. It happens. The Raiders were all over Donovan McNabb. How do the Eagles not get into the end zone? This is one of the big upsets of the season to me.
I did get my upset of the Texans over the Bengals right though. I knew the Bengals would throw away a game at home. And the Texans are a pretty good team. It was only a matter of time before the Bengals gave one away.
Broncos and Jets. The Broncos are for real. I was wrong along with everyone else in the nation. The Broncos are not a product of their schedule. They are a good team and with Kyle Orton and a new coach are probably going to be in the playoffs. Big ups to Josh McDaniels. J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. What happened to that team. Mark Sanchez was being heralded as the next big thing and was Joe Namath part II. Rex Ryan was a genious. The Jets D was the second coming of the Ravens D. Not so fast my friend. They have fallen just as quickly as they rose to the top. They better get it figured out. Though they might have a problem because they are flying to Oakland to play the Raiders. Cross country flight against a team riding a high after knocking off the Eagles.
Patriots. It seems like the Patriots love snow days. They always seem to win, and win big when it snows in Foxboro. 59-0 over a team that many had predicted to be a super bowl contender. Though the Titans are not what we thought they were. Tom Brady had a nice day to say the least. The Pats are interesting this season. Sometimes they look great, sometimes...not so much. The bigger surprise is the demise of the Titans. What happened? 13-3 to 0-6. Thats the NFL for you. Horrible one year, great the next or vice versa.
I did get my upset of the Texans over the Bengals right though. I knew the Bengals would throw away a game at home. And the Texans are a pretty good team. It was only a matter of time before the Bengals gave one away.
Broncos and Jets. The Broncos are for real. I was wrong along with everyone else in the nation. The Broncos are not a product of their schedule. They are a good team and with Kyle Orton and a new coach are probably going to be in the playoffs. Big ups to Josh McDaniels. J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. What happened to that team. Mark Sanchez was being heralded as the next big thing and was Joe Namath part II. Rex Ryan was a genious. The Jets D was the second coming of the Ravens D. Not so fast my friend. They have fallen just as quickly as they rose to the top. They better get it figured out. Though they might have a problem because they are flying to Oakland to play the Raiders. Cross country flight against a team riding a high after knocking off the Eagles.
Patriots. It seems like the Patriots love snow days. They always seem to win, and win big when it snows in Foxboro. 59-0 over a team that many had predicted to be a super bowl contender. Though the Titans are not what we thought they were. Tom Brady had a nice day to say the least. The Pats are interesting this season. Sometimes they look great, sometimes...not so much. The bigger surprise is the demise of the Titans. What happened? 13-3 to 0-6. Thats the NFL for you. Horrible one year, great the next or vice versa.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Week 6 Preview
Game of the week: Giants vs. Saints. Its in N'awlins. I like the G-Men in this one bacause of the defense, though I do think the Saints D has improved. Everyone likes Brees better because of his numbers, but lets take fantasy out of it. Who would you want? I would take Eli as my QB. He is calm and colelcted and his winning record on the road over the last few years is amazing. He is 20-3 on the road since the beginning of the 2007 season, including the Super Bowl. I think the best thing the Saints have going for them is that they are coming off a bye week and have had 2 weeks to get healthy and prepare for the Giants. This should be a good game, I like the Giants better at D and running the ball.
Worst game of the week: This was a three way race, but I have to go with the Buccaneers vs. Panthers. There is nothing good about this game. The Bucs offense is offensive and the D is horrible. The Panthers should be better but they are not. This has stinker written all over it. On the bright side, it should better than last weeks worst game of the week.
Lock of the week: Eagles over the Raiders. The Raiders are horrible and the Eagles are starting to hit there stride. I like the Eagles by about 4 TD's. Ok maybe 3 TD's, but a 30 point win would not surprise me.
Upset alert: I hope I am wrong, but I think that there is a good chance the Texans beat the Bengals. The Bengals have had very little success over the last few years and when they do, it seems as if they cannot handle it like men. We will see and I hope they stomp Houston, but I fear an upset here.
Worst game of the week: This was a three way race, but I have to go with the Buccaneers vs. Panthers. There is nothing good about this game. The Bucs offense is offensive and the D is horrible. The Panthers should be better but they are not. This has stinker written all over it. On the bright side, it should better than last weeks worst game of the week.
Lock of the week: Eagles over the Raiders. The Raiders are horrible and the Eagles are starting to hit there stride. I like the Eagles by about 4 TD's. Ok maybe 3 TD's, but a 30 point win would not surprise me.
Upset alert: I hope I am wrong, but I think that there is a good chance the Texans beat the Bengals. The Bengals have had very little success over the last few years and when they do, it seems as if they cannot handle it like men. We will see and I hope they stomp Houston, but I fear an upset here.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Week 5 Review
Broncos. I hate to admit it, but the Broncos are good. 5-0 is good no matter who you are. They also beat a good Patriots team...at least I think they are good. Coach Josh McDaniels has them playing hard and well. Kyle Orton is doing what he needs to do for them to win. The Broncos are far better than I thought they would be. They are going into San Diego on MNF this week and that is going to be a much better game than anticipated previously. Big ups to the Broncos. Thumbs down to those mustard and crap uniforms. Please do not wear those again. Those were the worst uni's I've ever seen. If anyone can find anything worse, feel free to let me know.
Cardiac Cats. Or the Bengals. They are 4-1 and a tipped pass away from 5-0. Are they for real? I don't know, but they seem like it. Even though they are not destroying anyone, they are winning. Wins over the Packers, Steelers, Ravens, and nearly the Broncos. Those are 4 quality teams. The Bengals and Carson Palmer in particular are staying calm and poise at the end of games. I think they might be a front runner for this division if they can keep improving every week.
Wildcat. How about the Dolphins and the Wildcat offense. Everyone was saying that the Jets would stop it because Rex Ryan knew how to do it. Well his Jets D is good, but still not what he had in Baltimore. The Phins added a few new wrinkles, but more than anything, they just flat out overpowered the Jets D-line. Lots of so called experts said that the Wildcat was a phase and now that teams had an entire offseason to look at it, it would be shut down. It does not appear so. The Dolphins are able to control the clock and if not for having to play Peyton Manning in week 2 would be 3-2 and tied for the AFC East lead.
49ers. What happened? They just were not the same team. They were undisciplined and just were horrible. What was Dre Bly doing with his Primetime impersonation? Couple of things Dre. You were still 70 yards from the end zone. Make sure you get there first. Next, you were down 35-10. Tell me what there is to celebrate about that. That was one of the biggest bonehead plays that I can remember in recent history. I don't remember Primetime ever being caught from behind. Hope the Niners take a long hard look during the week off. If you haven't seen it, go to this link and watch it. Scroll down to the lower video. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8135ca4e&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
My game ball this week goes to Matt Hasselback. Look at the stats and the win. That will explain it all.
Cardiac Cats. Or the Bengals. They are 4-1 and a tipped pass away from 5-0. Are they for real? I don't know, but they seem like it. Even though they are not destroying anyone, they are winning. Wins over the Packers, Steelers, Ravens, and nearly the Broncos. Those are 4 quality teams. The Bengals and Carson Palmer in particular are staying calm and poise at the end of games. I think they might be a front runner for this division if they can keep improving every week.
Wildcat. How about the Dolphins and the Wildcat offense. Everyone was saying that the Jets would stop it because Rex Ryan knew how to do it. Well his Jets D is good, but still not what he had in Baltimore. The Phins added a few new wrinkles, but more than anything, they just flat out overpowered the Jets D-line. Lots of so called experts said that the Wildcat was a phase and now that teams had an entire offseason to look at it, it would be shut down. It does not appear so. The Dolphins are able to control the clock and if not for having to play Peyton Manning in week 2 would be 3-2 and tied for the AFC East lead.
49ers. What happened? They just were not the same team. They were undisciplined and just were horrible. What was Dre Bly doing with his Primetime impersonation? Couple of things Dre. You were still 70 yards from the end zone. Make sure you get there first. Next, you were down 35-10. Tell me what there is to celebrate about that. That was one of the biggest bonehead plays that I can remember in recent history. I don't remember Primetime ever being caught from behind. Hope the Niners take a long hard look during the week off. If you haven't seen it, go to this link and watch it. Scroll down to the lower video. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8135ca4e&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
My game ball this week goes to Matt Hasselback. Look at the stats and the win. That will explain it all.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Week 5 Preview
Sorry this is coming so close to game time. I was at a wedding all night and then I came home and stayed up late to watch the Huskies beat Arizona...with a little luck. So here is week 5.
Game of the week: Patriots at Broncos. The Pats are 3-1, the Broncos are 4-0 even though I think overrated a little, they are better than I thought. 4-0 is still 4-0. The Broncos are the only team in the NFL that the Golden Boy (Tom Brady) has a losing record against. He is 1-5 against them. So a very bad losing record. His only win vs Denver was in 2003. There just are not a lot of high quality games it appears this week. So this is it. I am picking the Patriots, but would not be surprised if Denver pulls it out.
Worst game of the week: Browns vs. Bills. Once again, nothing exciting about this one. I do think T.O. could have a nice game, but there is absolutely nothing that intrigues me about this one.
Lock of the week: I thought about picking the Giants. But that would be 3 weeks straight. I will take the Minnesota Vikings over the the St. Louis Rams because its someone different and the Rams are the worst team in the league I believe. A.D., Favre and that Minnesota D will crush the Rams.
Upset alert: I am going to say watch out for the Chiefs over the Cowboys. The Cowboys have had trouble stopping the run and rushing the passer. The Chiefs might be able to have a good running game and decent play action off of that. I think it will be a little high scoring with scores in the mid 20's to mid 30's. Not overly confident, but this is one upset that I feel the Chiefs could pull off. Second week in a row I have chosen America's team to get upset.
Enjoy week 5.
Game of the week: Patriots at Broncos. The Pats are 3-1, the Broncos are 4-0 even though I think overrated a little, they are better than I thought. 4-0 is still 4-0. The Broncos are the only team in the NFL that the Golden Boy (Tom Brady) has a losing record against. He is 1-5 against them. So a very bad losing record. His only win vs Denver was in 2003. There just are not a lot of high quality games it appears this week. So this is it. I am picking the Patriots, but would not be surprised if Denver pulls it out.
Worst game of the week: Browns vs. Bills. Once again, nothing exciting about this one. I do think T.O. could have a nice game, but there is absolutely nothing that intrigues me about this one.
Lock of the week: I thought about picking the Giants. But that would be 3 weeks straight. I will take the Minnesota Vikings over the the St. Louis Rams because its someone different and the Rams are the worst team in the league I believe. A.D., Favre and that Minnesota D will crush the Rams.
Upset alert: I am going to say watch out for the Chiefs over the Cowboys. The Cowboys have had trouble stopping the run and rushing the passer. The Chiefs might be able to have a good running game and decent play action off of that. I think it will be a little high scoring with scores in the mid 20's to mid 30's. Not overly confident, but this is one upset that I feel the Chiefs could pull off. Second week in a row I have chosen America's team to get upset.
Enjoy week 5.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Week 4 Review
Roughing the Brady. Thanks to Keith Olbermann for the roughing the Brady phrase. I thought that both the roughing the passer calls were a little weak. The one where he got hit in the helmet...ok. But the one where T-Sizzle hit him down low. He barely brushed his thigh pads. I like Brady as a player. He even admitted that it wasn't a big hit, so why was he calling for the penalty. Rodney Harrison said it perfectly when he called out his former teammate and said to take the skirt off and put on some slacks. I'm glad the NFL did not fine Ray Lewis or Ed Reed. On that particular hit...or non-hit, I know that its not the players fault and the official calls it, but the only QB's in the league who get that call are Brady and Peyton Manning. I am a big fan of Manning and still like Brady. The thing is, why didn't this rule get changed after the 2005 season when Carson Palmer tore his ACL and everything else like Brady? Because Palmer is not Brady and does not have the rings? You saw all the pink on Sunday being worn by the players, well, if they keep this rule in place they might as well give QB's the pink jerseys to go with it. Everyone will know only 2 hand touch the guy in the pink jersey.
Pink. I thought it was cool that the NFL and the players wore pink. This is the most masculine sport in the U.S. and these guys were not afraid to wear pink. It was for a great cause and the NFL and players should be applauded for it.
Broncos. They are 4-0. Now it gets tough. We will see what they really are made of in the upcoming weeks. Looking at the schedule I think they will finish the season 8-8, which is better than I expected to start the season. If they beat New England this week I may re-evaluate everything.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Week 4 Preview
Game of the week: This was a hard choice so this week I am picking two. First, Ravens at Patriots. This is a chance for the Ravens to prove what many have been saying, that they are the best in the league. I like the Ravens D more than the Pats and the offense has been great and the Pats have been so-so. The Pats have been off, but Brady is still one of the best. This will be a fun one to watch. Reluctantly I have to say the Ravens will win. I hope I am wrong, but I think they are better all around.
Number 2. Jets at Saints. Sanchez at Brees. I think the Saints will win. They are at home, and have an explosive offense. The Jets have a very good D and a good offense. I just trust Brees a little more in this spot. But I have picked against the Jets every game this season and they keep proving me wrong. This is a huge statement game for the Jets.
Worst game of the week: Buccaneers at Redskins. There is just nothing to be excited about in this game other than to see if Jim Zorn is going to keep his job for another week or not. I feel bad for the guys who have to announce this game. Feel more sorry for the fans who bought these tickets.
Lock of the week: Giants over the Chiefs. I know the G-Men were my pick last week, but come on, they are playing the Chiefs. Nuff said.
Upset of the week: I don't feel really confident about this but I a picking it anyways. Broncos over the Cowboys. In Denver I just like the Broncos right now. Marion Barber is banged up and Felix Jones is out. I just have a hunch that Denver gets this done.
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