Arguably the greatest coach of our era, Bill Bellichik made one of the worst decisions I have ever seen a NFL head coach make last night. I'm sure everyone has heard all about it so I'm not going to explain what happened, but my take:
I am one of the biggest "go for it" guys around. I think NFL coaches are absolutely crazy in their old-fashioned ways of punting and settling for field goals. Case in point: yesterday, Andy Reid three times allowed the Eagles to settle for field goals inside the San Diego 10 yard line. One on literally the one-inch line. Another time with a 4th and 1. And another time goal-to-go at the seven. Each time the Eagles were down multiple scores at the time. It's simple math Andy. You got 3 fg's = 9 points. You convert once and punch it in that's 7. Two times 14. And you might even pull off all three for 21. It just doesn't make sense to settle for FG's inside the ten.
It also doesn't make sense to punt on 4th and 3 or less in the opponents territory. In today's NFL that is such a high percentage conversion that it's absolutely crazy not to go for it. When you're on your own 28 with 2 minutes left, however, you simply can't go for it. This is a case of Bill letting his ego get in the way. Yeah, if they convert the media would probably call you a genius, personally I'd still think it was a ridiculous chance that put your team in harms way. Can't do it, just can't do it.
Around the rest of the league: The Bills are atrocious, back to Earth Dallas, back to Earth some more Denver.
And a huge, improbable win by the Bengals who are now in second place in the AFC and trying to secure a bye, much as Ocho Cinco predicted in his infamous battle on 1st and 10 with Skip Bayless before the season. All praises due, 8-5.
In college football: USC is in fact terrible. Florida, Texas and Alabama are still the cream of the crop....and I'm glad everyone is going to be all over a TCU team that beat Utah. Let me tell yous something, Utah is terrrrrrible this year. Somehow, they were ranked, when anyone paying attention knows the team is dreadful this year. The entire MWC is and I don't want to hear about TCU and how they should be in the National Championship match. They'll get smoked when they play a real team, mark my words.
And I love the small schools, but the hype surrounding a team that quite frankly, isn't that good is ridiculous.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Weekend Games
Well the NFL Network has to be depressed at the game it handed folks last night (At least we get Miami @ Carolina next Thursday...yuck). Do not tell me just because it was close that it was a good game. It was a horrible football game between two lousy teams. Mike Singletary coaching against his new team? Who cares. It is a joke of how bad of a QB Jay Cutler is. This guy has won nothing in his life and has been the definition of mediocrity, but he was anointed the second coming this off season after crying his way out of Denver. Just because a QB has a rocket arm doesn't mean he is good. I swear, every time he drops back you almost expect a pick. 5 INT's for this man last night against a Nate Clementless 49ers secondary. Some of the picks he threw were just god awful. I don't mind a QB taking chances, in fact I would love if the QB of the Bills actually flung the ball around a little a la JP Losman. Cutler managed to throw about 3 horrible interceptions that no one reading this article throws. Triple Coverage, man blanketed, fires it straight to a 49er. I think two of his picks weren't his fault - one was pass interference and the other Hester tripped, but good lord. Well at least Chicago didn't do anything drastic like sign him to a $55M dollar extension after a .500 start......OOOPS. 
On to this weekend's games:
New Orleans Saints -14 @ St. Louis Rams.
Blah. Rams stink, though Steven Jackson is quietly putting together the greatest season ever on a horrible team. He just kills himself for 100 yards a game when the whole world knows they are just going to run all day. Poor guy. Saints continue to roll I have to assume.
Jacksonville Jaguars +7 @ NY Jets
I think the Jets stink. I think the Jaguars stink. I think Maurice Jones-Drew is legit. I think the Jets defense has quited its talking ways and Kris Jenkins out has made them softer. I think I like the Jags to win, but I definitely think I like them getting 7.
Buffalo Bills +7 @ Tennessee Titans
Lets name the Buffalo Bills greatest weakness (and yes I can only choose one). Stopping the Run. Lets name the Titans greatest strength (outside of benching Kerry Collins). Running the ball with Chris Johnson. Potentially no TO this week for the bills, Edwards returns (big wahoo). Vince Young wins ballgames. Remember the Titans.
Detroit Lions +17 @ Minnesota Vikings
Strange feeling here but the Lions cover. Vikings win, but Lions Cover. My Logic- none.
Cincinnati Bengals +7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Learned a nugget from Brandon Lang this morning listening to the Junkies. Lang has been terrible this season, but he is 10-2 in his last 12 plays so maybe heating up. Anyways, the stat is that the Dog in the Bengals games this season has covered every week. I ride the trend, Bengals keep it close, Steelers probably win. Chad ocho sprays mustard packages over Heinz Field.
Tampa Bay Buccs +10 @ Miami Dolphins
J. Freeman has made me a believer after one week. The buccs are terrible against the pass...which happens to be the Dolphins weakness. Look for a lot of Wildcat, but I think the Buccs are finding out how to play. Dolphins win, Buccs score a late TD to cover.
Broncos -4 @ Washington Redskins.
Never bet the skins. Never.
Chiefs +2 @ Oaktown Raiders.
Raiders do not lay points to anyone. Take the Homophobic Chiefs to win on the road. Love Dogs.
Seattle Seahawks +9 @ Arizona Cardinals
Can we move the NFC West to the UFL already. Like the Cardinals here. No analysis allowed for NFC West games.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Green Bay Packers
Big game. Are the Boys finding their swagger. Maybe maybe not, but the win in philly last week sure was impressive. I don't like this packer team, and have always had a soft spot for Tony Romo. I take the Cowboys here to win some games before it gets too cold and Romo has his annual meltdown.
Eagles +1 @ San Diego Chargers.
Chargers escaped the Meadowlands last week with a last minute W, I think the Eagles are the better team though. Westbrook should be healthy and him and LT can battle it out for the fading former pro-bowlers with no knees award. I take Philly . Fly Eagles Fly.
New England Patriots +3 @ Indianapolis Colts
Colts just struggled against the pathetic 49ers at home coming of the bye. They then should have at the very least won in OT vs the Texans who missed a fg as time expired last week. I hate it, but how many times are the New England Patriots getting points. Too much value for me. I take Tom Brady and the points. New England has been Peyton's Daddy.
Ravens -11 @ Cleveland Browns
Brady Quinn is back...its about time. Let him finish out the season and see what you got in this guy. I still think he can be a good qb...give the guy a chance. He won't get much done this Monday though. Ravens should roll and Flacco and crew should stomp the Brownies.
And I just looked at my picks and realized I like about every Away team. Not a good sign.
On to this weekend's games:
New Orleans Saints -14 @ St. Louis Rams.
Blah. Rams stink, though Steven Jackson is quietly putting together the greatest season ever on a horrible team. He just kills himself for 100 yards a game when the whole world knows they are just going to run all day. Poor guy. Saints continue to roll I have to assume.
Jacksonville Jaguars +7 @ NY Jets
I think the Jets stink. I think the Jaguars stink. I think Maurice Jones-Drew is legit. I think the Jets defense has quited its talking ways and Kris Jenkins out has made them softer. I think I like the Jags to win, but I definitely think I like them getting 7.
Buffalo Bills +7 @ Tennessee Titans
Lets name the Buffalo Bills greatest weakness (and yes I can only choose one). Stopping the Run. Lets name the Titans greatest strength (outside of benching Kerry Collins). Running the ball with Chris Johnson. Potentially no TO this week for the bills, Edwards returns (big wahoo). Vince Young wins ballgames. Remember the Titans.
Detroit Lions +17 @ Minnesota Vikings
Strange feeling here but the Lions cover. Vikings win, but Lions Cover. My Logic- none.
Cincinnati Bengals +7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Learned a nugget from Brandon Lang this morning listening to the Junkies. Lang has been terrible this season, but he is 10-2 in his last 12 plays so maybe heating up. Anyways, the stat is that the Dog in the Bengals games this season has covered every week. I ride the trend, Bengals keep it close, Steelers probably win. Chad ocho sprays mustard packages over Heinz Field.
Tampa Bay Buccs +10 @ Miami Dolphins
J. Freeman has made me a believer after one week. The buccs are terrible against the pass...which happens to be the Dolphins weakness. Look for a lot of Wildcat, but I think the Buccs are finding out how to play. Dolphins win, Buccs score a late TD to cover.
Broncos -4 @ Washington Redskins.
Never bet the skins. Never.
Chiefs +2 @ Oaktown Raiders.
Raiders do not lay points to anyone. Take the Homophobic Chiefs to win on the road. Love Dogs.
Seattle Seahawks +9 @ Arizona Cardinals
Can we move the NFC West to the UFL already. Like the Cardinals here. No analysis allowed for NFC West games.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Green Bay Packers
Big game. Are the Boys finding their swagger. Maybe maybe not, but the win in philly last week sure was impressive. I don't like this packer team, and have always had a soft spot for Tony Romo. I take the Cowboys here to win some games before it gets too cold and Romo has his annual meltdown.
Eagles +1 @ San Diego Chargers.
Chargers escaped the Meadowlands last week with a last minute W, I think the Eagles are the better team though. Westbrook should be healthy and him and LT can battle it out for the fading former pro-bowlers with no knees award. I take Philly . Fly Eagles Fly.
New England Patriots +3 @ Indianapolis Colts
Colts just struggled against the pathetic 49ers at home coming of the bye. They then should have at the very least won in OT vs the Texans who missed a fg as time expired last week. I hate it, but how many times are the New England Patriots getting points. Too much value for me. I take Tom Brady and the points. New England has been Peyton's Daddy.
Ravens -11 @ Cleveland Browns
Brady Quinn is back...its about time. Let him finish out the season and see what you got in this guy. I still think he can be a good qb...give the guy a chance. He won't get much done this Monday though. Ravens should roll and Flacco and crew should stomp the Brownies.
And I just looked at my picks and realized I like about every Away team. Not a good sign.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Devastating Loss
The Giants suffered a crushing blow to their playoff hopes with a tough loss to the Chargers yesterday. It was the national game and I'm sure just about everyone saw it. Quite simply, Tom Coughlin decided the clock was more important than the game and for that reason they deserved to lose.
Looking at the schedules you must expect Dallas, Philly, Minnesota, New Orleans and NFC West Team X to probably make the playoffs. That leaves one spot for the Giants, Falcons....Packers and Bears. It's going to be a wild race and it appears that you may need 10 wins to get a wilcard spot thanks to the plethora of completely hopeless teams in the NFL this year.
The Bengals beat a terribly overrated Ravens team and now apparently they are the class of the AFC according to ESPN..
Dallas beat Philly in a pretty good Sunday Night game. Can't say I'm surprised, it's the NFC East, never know what will happen.
The Green Bay Packers slept-walked into Tampa Bay and 32-year-old Raheem Morris notched his first NFL win at the rip old age of 32. Pretty crazy watching his press conference afterward, how does this man land this job at such a young age?
Vince Young does nothing but win football games.
NO and Indy both were scared a bit this week but got by and remain undefeated.
Looking at the schedules you must expect Dallas, Philly, Minnesota, New Orleans and NFC West Team X to probably make the playoffs. That leaves one spot for the Giants, Falcons....Packers and Bears. It's going to be a wild race and it appears that you may need 10 wins to get a wilcard spot thanks to the plethora of completely hopeless teams in the NFL this year.
The Bengals beat a terribly overrated Ravens team and now apparently they are the class of the AFC according to ESPN..
Dallas beat Philly in a pretty good Sunday Night game. Can't say I'm surprised, it's the NFC East, never know what will happen.
The Green Bay Packers slept-walked into Tampa Bay and 32-year-old Raheem Morris notched his first NFL win at the rip old age of 32. Pretty crazy watching his press conference afterward, how does this man land this job at such a young age?
Vince Young does nothing but win football games.
NO and Indy both were scared a bit this week but got by and remain undefeated.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Sunday Countdown
Rough last week for the millman picking games. Let's see if he can turn it around and check out some game previews while we are at it...
Minnesota Vikings -10.5 @ St. Louis Rams
I don't want to mention "He who shall not be named" in this preview, but I have to give a quick kudos to his performance last Monday. This week I turn to purple Jesus to go wild and run all over the Rams. Take the Vikings, lay the points.
Cincinnati Bengals +8.5 @ Baltimore Ravens
If the Bengals can continue this magical ride they have been on I will be impressed. Ocho Cinco has been tweeting all week that he is going to be doing his best Ricky Bobby Talledaga Nights impression when he hits pay dirt. I hate to keep pumping him up, but best guy in the NFL hands down. He has said the fine check is in the mail already. Ravens had a bad beat @ new England last week in a game they couldn't pull out thanks to Mark Clayton trying to catch a ball with his chest. Baltimore did their fair share of talking and complaining after the loss and no matter how valid it may be, you just always look like a whiner doing it. Regardless I love the Bengals here and think they stick around and play some ball...Gus Johnson is calling the game and CBS/NFL rig the games to make sure they are close when he calls the shots. I take the Bengals here.
Redskins +3.5 @ Carolina Panthers
Has to be one of the worst games of the week. I take Carolina coming off a bye to get it done.
Pittsburgh Steelers -11 @ Detroit Lions
Fast Willie Parker may have been relegated to the Injured not so fast backup Parker from here on out. Coach Tomlin has restored his faith in mendenhall and he had a hell of a game last week. Look for him to rip through a bad Detroit defense and Pitt wins big.
Dallas Cowboys -9 @ Kansas City Chiefs
Hmmm. Tough loss last week for the Cowgirls. Tony Romo could not squeeze the ball past champ Bailey and the boys are slowly losing ground to the Gmen and Eagles in the NFC West. They will get the win here this weekend, but I like the Chiefs to make a game of it. Take the points.
Oakland Raiders +16 @ NY Giants
Jamarcus Russel is laughable, Tom Cable is two days away from being whisked into police custody...McFadden has bust all over him and is now out 2-4 weeks with a knee issue. Derius Heyward Bay is being paid about 7 Million per catch at this point in his career. No upside and positives to mention here. On a tangent me and my buddies were at Marshall High School the other day throwing the football around. I nailed a legit 35 yarder and then attempted one from 40. A terrible shank and the first reaction out of the mouth was...That a boy Janikowski. Raiders can't even get a break on the George marshall high school field. I don't love it, but I can't back the Raiders no matter how many points they are getting. Giants win and win big. As impressed as I am with this Giants team...they have had a cake schedule with the only real tough game being @ Dallas Sunday night so far (who haven't impressed). Would like to see this team when the schedule turns harder...
Tampa Bay Buccs +15.5 @ Philly Eagles
McNabb back, Westrbook back, coming off a bye....ehh I take the Eagles and the Points...but it is a ton.
Cleveland Browns +6 @ Buffalo Bills
Please lose. Fire Jauron. In all seriousness, the Bills at this point should not be favored 6 points over anyone in the league. That being said, the Bills probably win because they need to keep pace to go their standard 7-9.
Atlanta Falcons +3 @ San Francisco 49ers
I really like both of these teams. 49ers last week did what good teams do against bad teams...absolutely stomped the Rams. I like the Falcons off the bye though. Matty Ice should be able to move the ball and they have a big bruising back. Should be a close hard fought game.
Houston Texans +5.5 @ Arizona Cardinals
Andre Johnson vs Larry Fitz. I don't see any team stopping the other. I love dogs. Love the Texans here in an evenly matched game between two mediocre teams.
New England patriots -3.5 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos a huge win last week move to 4-0. The defense has surrendered next to nothing and Orton has been the definition of the game manager. They take care of the ball and move the chains and play methodical football. At home, I am starting to believe in this Broncos team and will take them over the Patriots. Patriots are good, but they are a normal team that will finish 12-4, 11-5 this year so they will take some losses.
Indy Colts -4 @ Tennessee Titans
Titans stink. Colts are one of the best teams in the league. What manning is doing with his young guns is impressive. I think I could be the head coach of this team and it wouldn't matter because Peyton is that good and he calls everything anyways.
New York Jets -2 @ Miami Dolphins
Dolphins are not that impressive, don't let that big win over the Toronto Bills fool you. The jets were still in the game with the Saints even with Sanchez playing like a rookie. I take the Jets here.
Minnesota Vikings -10.5 @ St. Louis Rams
I don't want to mention "He who shall not be named" in this preview, but I have to give a quick kudos to his performance last Monday. This week I turn to purple Jesus to go wild and run all over the Rams. Take the Vikings, lay the points.
Cincinnati Bengals +8.5 @ Baltimore Ravens
If the Bengals can continue this magical ride they have been on I will be impressed. Ocho Cinco has been tweeting all week that he is going to be doing his best Ricky Bobby Talledaga Nights impression when he hits pay dirt. I hate to keep pumping him up, but best guy in the NFL hands down. He has said the fine check is in the mail already. Ravens had a bad beat @ new England last week in a game they couldn't pull out thanks to Mark Clayton trying to catch a ball with his chest. Baltimore did their fair share of talking and complaining after the loss and no matter how valid it may be, you just always look like a whiner doing it. Regardless I love the Bengals here and think they stick around and play some ball...Gus Johnson is calling the game and CBS/NFL rig the games to make sure they are close when he calls the shots. I take the Bengals here.
Redskins +3.5 @ Carolina Panthers
Has to be one of the worst games of the week. I take Carolina coming off a bye to get it done.
Pittsburgh Steelers -11 @ Detroit Lions
Fast Willie Parker may have been relegated to the Injured not so fast backup Parker from here on out. Coach Tomlin has restored his faith in mendenhall and he had a hell of a game last week. Look for him to rip through a bad Detroit defense and Pitt wins big.
Dallas Cowboys -9 @ Kansas City Chiefs
Hmmm. Tough loss last week for the Cowgirls. Tony Romo could not squeeze the ball past champ Bailey and the boys are slowly losing ground to the Gmen and Eagles in the NFC West. They will get the win here this weekend, but I like the Chiefs to make a game of it. Take the points.
Oakland Raiders +16 @ NY Giants
Jamarcus Russel is laughable, Tom Cable is two days away from being whisked into police custody...McFadden has bust all over him and is now out 2-4 weeks with a knee issue. Derius Heyward Bay is being paid about 7 Million per catch at this point in his career. No upside and positives to mention here. On a tangent me and my buddies were at Marshall High School the other day throwing the football around. I nailed a legit 35 yarder and then attempted one from 40. A terrible shank and the first reaction out of the mouth was...That a boy Janikowski. Raiders can't even get a break on the George marshall high school field. I don't love it, but I can't back the Raiders no matter how many points they are getting. Giants win and win big. As impressed as I am with this Giants team...they have had a cake schedule with the only real tough game being @ Dallas Sunday night so far (who haven't impressed). Would like to see this team when the schedule turns harder...
Tampa Bay Buccs +15.5 @ Philly Eagles
McNabb back, Westrbook back, coming off a bye....ehh I take the Eagles and the Points...but it is a ton.
Cleveland Browns +6 @ Buffalo Bills
Please lose. Fire Jauron. In all seriousness, the Bills at this point should not be favored 6 points over anyone in the league. That being said, the Bills probably win because they need to keep pace to go their standard 7-9.
Atlanta Falcons +3 @ San Francisco 49ers
I really like both of these teams. 49ers last week did what good teams do against bad teams...absolutely stomped the Rams. I like the Falcons off the bye though. Matty Ice should be able to move the ball and they have a big bruising back. Should be a close hard fought game.
Houston Texans +5.5 @ Arizona Cardinals
Andre Johnson vs Larry Fitz. I don't see any team stopping the other. I love dogs. Love the Texans here in an evenly matched game between two mediocre teams.
New England patriots -3.5 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos a huge win last week move to 4-0. The defense has surrendered next to nothing and Orton has been the definition of the game manager. They take care of the ball and move the chains and play methodical football. At home, I am starting to believe in this Broncos team and will take them over the Patriots. Patriots are good, but they are a normal team that will finish 12-4, 11-5 this year so they will take some losses.
Indy Colts -4 @ Tennessee Titans
Titans stink. Colts are one of the best teams in the league. What manning is doing with his young guns is impressive. I think I could be the head coach of this team and it wouldn't matter because Peyton is that good and he calls everything anyways.
New York Jets -2 @ Miami Dolphins
Dolphins are not that impressive, don't let that big win over the Toronto Bills fool you. The jets were still in the game with the Saints even with Sanchez playing like a rookie. I take the Jets here.
Friday, October 2, 2009
BCA ?
A strong 13-4 against the spread last week the BCA is here to weigh in on the Slate of NFL games this weekend.....
Cincinnati Bengals -6 @ Cleveland Browns.
Hard Knock Curse? The Bengals are coming of one of their most impressive come from behind victories in some time. The browns have relegated starting QB Brady Quinn to backup duty and given the reigns of this offense to Derek Anderson a former PRO-bowl caliber QB several years ago. I am not sure if a QB change will make much of a difference. This team is turning into a circus and Mangini is looking foolish. Braylon Edwards...where have you gone? Really like this Cincy Team and Ocho will be sporting some pink cleats for Breast Cancer Awareness. Take the Bengals and lay the points.
Detroit Lions +10 @ Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are in the W column! Unbelievable victory over the lifeless Skins. Now they travel to Soldier Field where the Bears after laying a stinker opening night have posted some solid victories over Pittsburgh and Seattle. I like the Lions to get comfortably back to their losing ways, but will they cover. Cutler begins to get this offense rolling Bears win, lay the points.
Oakland Raiders +9.5 @ Houston Texans
Oh Jamarcus Russel. You my friend are about to be written off for good. Texans got hosed last week vs Jacksonville fumbling the all away at the goal line for a costly loss. Texans can put up points, but Oakland defense should be okay. Texans win the game, but Oakland finds a way to hit paydirt 2 times and covers!
Seattle Seahawks +10.5 @ Indianapolis Colts
Some seriously large lines here. Seattle isn't that bad, but still not confident they cover...Indy is quietly proving to be a force this year. I take the Colts and gun to my head I lay the points, though I don't like the game.
Tampa Bay Buccs +7.5 @ Washington Redskins
If Matt Stafford can do it...can Josh Johnson? Don't think so. As much as I dislike the Skins I fear that they get it done at home and even cover. Tampa is just really bad this year, maybe the worst team in the league. Another tough line, because I don't trust the Redskins to score 8 points let alone cover, but another gun to the head game I lay the points. Be on the lookout for a lot of bags on heads...Junkies local radio show is apparently handing out 10K+ of bags for fans to wear after the embarrassing loss to Detroit last week.
Tennessee Titans -3 @ Jacksonville jaguars.
This is the last week I ride the Titans...if they don't do it this week I will admit they stink.
Giants -9 @ KC Chiefs
Giants just continue to roll. Really interesting to see these young WR develop. Chiefs stink. Giants win and cover.
Baltimore Ravens +2 @ NE Patriots
Riding this Ravens squad until they prove me wrong. How about Willis McGahee hitting paydirt 5 times so far this year. He looks motivated with a young Ray rice on his heels getting a lot of carries. Flacco is the truth.
Buffalo Bills -1.5 @ Miami Dolphins
Both of these teams are beaten to a pulp. Chad Pennington will hand the keys over to Chad Henne do to a bum shoulder, but the Dolphins have Tyler (yancy) Thigpen in the stable now. Maybe Pat White gets some serious wildcat action now? Leodis McKelvin gets shelved for the year for the Bills with a broken Fibula. Nice season buddy - cost us the game and the gods repay you with a broken leg and vandalized house. I take the Bills and lay the points. Lee Evans notoriously destroys the phins and they will force the ball to T.O so hopefully a couple go for big gainers.
NY Jets +7 @ New Orleans Saints
Love the Jets. They are so good. So are the Saints. Dirty Sanchez vs Poop face Brees. what a match up. Jets Cover....Saints win.
St. Louis Rams +10 @ San Francisco 49ers.
Lets hope that Kyle Boller still gets the ball in this game so he can keep throwing to his FB Fells (?). No Frank Gore for 49ers....but Vernon Davis welcome to the NFL with a two TD performance. Steven Jackson will have another strong performance (back to back 100 yrd games), but it won't be soon till he gives up on this team for not getting any support. I like the 49ers here, but I do like the Rams to cover.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos first test and its funny for all the ribbing McDaniels took for a crazy off season, he has this team on top of the AFC West at 3-0. I like the Cowboys and lay the points.
Chargers +6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are having a letdown performance after the Superbowl win, but might be able to get things on track. Chargers should have LT and Merriman back in the lineup and I just think 6 pts is too much for a team of the Chargers caliber. Steelers may roll, but there is too much value so I take the points and chargers.
Packers -3 @ Vikings
Will touch on this game later...Favres return needs more time to ponder...
Cincinnati Bengals -6 @ Cleveland Browns.
Hard Knock Curse? The Bengals are coming of one of their most impressive come from behind victories in some time. The browns have relegated starting QB Brady Quinn to backup duty and given the reigns of this offense to Derek Anderson a former PRO-bowl caliber QB several years ago. I am not sure if a QB change will make much of a difference. This team is turning into a circus and Mangini is looking foolish. Braylon Edwards...where have you gone? Really like this Cincy Team and Ocho will be sporting some pink cleats for Breast Cancer Awareness. Take the Bengals and lay the points.
Detroit Lions +10 @ Chicago Bears.
The Detroit Lions are in the W column! Unbelievable victory over the lifeless Skins. Now they travel to Soldier Field where the Bears after laying a stinker opening night have posted some solid victories over Pittsburgh and Seattle. I like the Lions to get comfortably back to their losing ways, but will they cover. Cutler begins to get this offense rolling Bears win, lay the points.
Oakland Raiders +9.5 @ Houston Texans
Oh Jamarcus Russel. You my friend are about to be written off for good. Texans got hosed last week vs Jacksonville fumbling the all away at the goal line for a costly loss. Texans can put up points, but Oakland defense should be okay. Texans win the game, but Oakland finds a way to hit paydirt 2 times and covers!
Seattle Seahawks +10.5 @ Indianapolis Colts
Some seriously large lines here. Seattle isn't that bad, but still not confident they cover...Indy is quietly proving to be a force this year. I take the Colts and gun to my head I lay the points, though I don't like the game.
Tampa Bay Buccs +7.5 @ Washington Redskins
If Matt Stafford can do it...can Josh Johnson? Don't think so. As much as I dislike the Skins I fear that they get it done at home and even cover. Tampa is just really bad this year, maybe the worst team in the league. Another tough line, because I don't trust the Redskins to score 8 points let alone cover, but another gun to the head game I lay the points. Be on the lookout for a lot of bags on heads...Junkies local radio show is apparently handing out 10K+ of bags for fans to wear after the embarrassing loss to Detroit last week.
Tennessee Titans -3 @ Jacksonville jaguars.
This is the last week I ride the Titans...if they don't do it this week I will admit they stink.
Giants -9 @ KC Chiefs
Giants just continue to roll. Really interesting to see these young WR develop. Chiefs stink. Giants win and cover.
Baltimore Ravens +2 @ NE Patriots
Riding this Ravens squad until they prove me wrong. How about Willis McGahee hitting paydirt 5 times so far this year. He looks motivated with a young Ray rice on his heels getting a lot of carries. Flacco is the truth.
Buffalo Bills -1.5 @ Miami Dolphins
Both of these teams are beaten to a pulp. Chad Pennington will hand the keys over to Chad Henne do to a bum shoulder, but the Dolphins have Tyler (yancy) Thigpen in the stable now. Maybe Pat White gets some serious wildcat action now? Leodis McKelvin gets shelved for the year for the Bills with a broken Fibula. Nice season buddy - cost us the game and the gods repay you with a broken leg and vandalized house. I take the Bills and lay the points. Lee Evans notoriously destroys the phins and they will force the ball to T.O so hopefully a couple go for big gainers.
NY Jets +7 @ New Orleans Saints
Love the Jets. They are so good. So are the Saints. Dirty Sanchez vs Poop face Brees. what a match up. Jets Cover....Saints win.
St. Louis Rams +10 @ San Francisco 49ers.
Lets hope that Kyle Boller still gets the ball in this game so he can keep throwing to his FB Fells (?). No Frank Gore for 49ers....but Vernon Davis welcome to the NFL with a two TD performance. Steven Jackson will have another strong performance (back to back 100 yrd games), but it won't be soon till he gives up on this team for not getting any support. I like the 49ers here, but I do like the Rams to cover.
Dallas Cowboys -3 @ Denver Broncos
Broncos first test and its funny for all the ribbing McDaniels took for a crazy off season, he has this team on top of the AFC West at 3-0. I like the Cowboys and lay the points.
Chargers +6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers are having a letdown performance after the Superbowl win, but might be able to get things on track. Chargers should have LT and Merriman back in the lineup and I just think 6 pts is too much for a team of the Chargers caliber. Steelers may roll, but there is too much value so I take the points and chargers.
Packers -3 @ Vikings
Will touch on this game later...Favres return needs more time to ponder...
Friday, September 25, 2009
Sunday Showdowns
Cleveland +13 @ Baltimore
Should be a yawner here. Baltimore has an aging defense, but was impressive in a road victory over a good Chargers team last week. If this offense continues to put points on the board, something we haven't seen from Baltimore ever, then this team is going to be scary. Flacco is starting to look more and more like a real NFL QB as opposed to a game manager relying on the defense. Baltimore rolls in the game, and covers.
Tennesee Titans +3 @ NY Jets:
Both teams surprised me last week. I had the Titans primed for a victory against the Texans and the Jets dead against the Pats. Tennessee needs to turn their season around. They are in an 0-2 hole and can't afford to start 0-3 against the AFC. The jets beat the Patriots, but how impressive is that seeing as the Patriots seem to be just another solid team this year, and people might have to curb expectations that they can't go 16-0 every year. I take the points and the Titans straight up. They are desperate and will show it.
Packers -6.5 @ St. Louis
Packers bounce back here and St. Louis is just too one dimensional at this point. They have quite the putrid offense, though they have played on the road against solid defenses the first two weeks vs Seattle and Washington. Until they can prove to throw the ball around Steven Jackson will be keyed on and have to earn every yard. I forgot who mentioned this to me, but it was a great point that Jackson is probably thinking if he was playing with the greatest show on turf he is a Hall of famer and a superbowl MVP. Very unlucky as I think he is still one of the better backs in the league. I take the Packers and lay the points until St. Louis proves they can score.
Washington Redskins -6.5 @ Detroit Lions
This is the play of the day folks. Ride the Lions and Ride them hard. Washington is so bad. Zorn won't take the leashes of Campbell and Portis is running against 10 man fronts. Detroit is not terrible and most teams would be 0-2 after starting vs the Saints and Vikings, two Superbowl contenders in most minds. I think the Lions win this game and break the 19 game losing streak, but I definitely think they at least cover. Lions have some skilled offensive players and if they get a score or two it will be hard for the Skins to put up much more.
Chiefs +8.5 @ Philly Eagles:
I take the Eags here, Chiefs just bore me. Vick action this week?
Atlanta Falcons +4 @ NE Patriots:
Real Tough game here. It will be interesting to see how the Patriots rebound after a tough loss last week. I guess I need to stop doubting the Falcons, because they seem to be just really good. I think NE is just an average team, and the whole AFC seems pretty average in general. That being said I take the Patriots @ home and lay the points.
Jaguars +3.5 @ Houston Texans:
Weird game here, not sure what to make of either of these teams. Jacksonville just looks very bland and the Texans seem to be hit an miss. Texans ultimately have to many playmakers in Schaub, Slaton, and the best receiver in the league Andre Johnson. They get it done at home.
San Francisco +7 @ Minnesota:
This will be Minnesotas first test as they won't have the Lions or Browns to beat up on for victories anymore. San Francisco has shown to be a fairly stout defense and will key on All Day Peterson. I like the Vikings to win, but San Fran Keeps it close and covers.
Giants-7 @ Tampa Bay:
Tampa Bay just does not have a good team this year and they are so susceptible by the big play. Dallas torched them for 3 long scores, and Buffalo had 2 long bombs as well as 3rd that was dropped that should have gone for the score. Giants get it done and roll to an impressive 3-0.
Saints -6 @ Buffalo Bills:
Until someone shows they can stop the Saints I think you need to keep riding them. Buffalo will be able to put up some points on this defense, though the NO does not have as weak of a defense as they shown in years past. The RB core of Bell, Bush, and Thomas is banged up and could pose for some difficulties. My heart says Bills, but my head says take the Saints and lay the points.
Bears -2 @ Seahawks:
Big win last weekend as predicted by the Bears. I like them to beat the Hawks in a close game on Sunday as either an injured Hassleback or Seneca Wallace (pick your poison) will have to get under center for the Hawks. Always tough at home though.
Steelers -4 @ Bengals.
Child Please. Kiss da baby.
Dolphins +6 @ Chargers
Chargers furious, Dolphins huge let down game. Chargers roll.
Broncos -1.5 @ Oakland
Broncos will have to prove they can beat a team outside of Ohio and Oakland is a tough place to play. I like Oakland here I guess. This team could be good if they had a QB. Should have held on to Garcia and dumped fat boy Russel.
Colts +2 @ Cardinals:
Tough game, but safety in numbers is to take Peyton on Prime time getting points.
Carolina -9 @ Cowboys:
Cowboys get the first win in the new palace, but the Panthers should be able to get a late meaningless score for the backdoor cover.
Should be a yawner here. Baltimore has an aging defense, but was impressive in a road victory over a good Chargers team last week. If this offense continues to put points on the board, something we haven't seen from Baltimore ever, then this team is going to be scary. Flacco is starting to look more and more like a real NFL QB as opposed to a game manager relying on the defense. Baltimore rolls in the game, and covers.
Tennesee Titans +3 @ NY Jets:
Both teams surprised me last week. I had the Titans primed for a victory against the Texans and the Jets dead against the Pats. Tennessee needs to turn their season around. They are in an 0-2 hole and can't afford to start 0-3 against the AFC. The jets beat the Patriots, but how impressive is that seeing as the Patriots seem to be just another solid team this year, and people might have to curb expectations that they can't go 16-0 every year. I take the points and the Titans straight up. They are desperate and will show it.
Packers -6.5 @ St. Louis
Packers bounce back here and St. Louis is just too one dimensional at this point. They have quite the putrid offense, though they have played on the road against solid defenses the first two weeks vs Seattle and Washington. Until they can prove to throw the ball around Steven Jackson will be keyed on and have to earn every yard. I forgot who mentioned this to me, but it was a great point that Jackson is probably thinking if he was playing with the greatest show on turf he is a Hall of famer and a superbowl MVP. Very unlucky as I think he is still one of the better backs in the league. I take the Packers and lay the points until St. Louis proves they can score.
Washington Redskins -6.5 @ Detroit Lions
This is the play of the day folks. Ride the Lions and Ride them hard. Washington is so bad. Zorn won't take the leashes of Campbell and Portis is running against 10 man fronts. Detroit is not terrible and most teams would be 0-2 after starting vs the Saints and Vikings, two Superbowl contenders in most minds. I think the Lions win this game and break the 19 game losing streak, but I definitely think they at least cover. Lions have some skilled offensive players and if they get a score or two it will be hard for the Skins to put up much more.
Chiefs +8.5 @ Philly Eagles:
I take the Eags here, Chiefs just bore me. Vick action this week?
Atlanta Falcons +4 @ NE Patriots:
Real Tough game here. It will be interesting to see how the Patriots rebound after a tough loss last week. I guess I need to stop doubting the Falcons, because they seem to be just really good. I think NE is just an average team, and the whole AFC seems pretty average in general. That being said I take the Patriots @ home and lay the points.
Jaguars +3.5 @ Houston Texans:
Weird game here, not sure what to make of either of these teams. Jacksonville just looks very bland and the Texans seem to be hit an miss. Texans ultimately have to many playmakers in Schaub, Slaton, and the best receiver in the league Andre Johnson. They get it done at home.
San Francisco +7 @ Minnesota:
This will be Minnesotas first test as they won't have the Lions or Browns to beat up on for victories anymore. San Francisco has shown to be a fairly stout defense and will key on All Day Peterson. I like the Vikings to win, but San Fran Keeps it close and covers.
Giants-7 @ Tampa Bay:
Tampa Bay just does not have a good team this year and they are so susceptible by the big play. Dallas torched them for 3 long scores, and Buffalo had 2 long bombs as well as 3rd that was dropped that should have gone for the score. Giants get it done and roll to an impressive 3-0.
Saints -6 @ Buffalo Bills:
Until someone shows they can stop the Saints I think you need to keep riding them. Buffalo will be able to put up some points on this defense, though the NO does not have as weak of a defense as they shown in years past. The RB core of Bell, Bush, and Thomas is banged up and could pose for some difficulties. My heart says Bills, but my head says take the Saints and lay the points.
Bears -2 @ Seahawks:
Big win last weekend as predicted by the Bears. I like them to beat the Hawks in a close game on Sunday as either an injured Hassleback or Seneca Wallace (pick your poison) will have to get under center for the Hawks. Always tough at home though.
Steelers -4 @ Bengals.
Child Please. Kiss da baby.
Dolphins +6 @ Chargers
Chargers furious, Dolphins huge let down game. Chargers roll.
Broncos -1.5 @ Oakland
Broncos will have to prove they can beat a team outside of Ohio and Oakland is a tough place to play. I like Oakland here I guess. This team could be good if they had a QB. Should have held on to Garcia and dumped fat boy Russel.
Colts +2 @ Cardinals:
Tough game, but safety in numbers is to take Peyton on Prime time getting points.
Carolina -9 @ Cowboys:
Cowboys get the first win in the new palace, but the Panthers should be able to get a late meaningless score for the backdoor cover.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Weekend Roundup/We All Need Somebody to Leaaaan On
Not a whole lot to talk about as far as college football this weekend. Texas took care of business against Texas Tech. Tennessee was plenty competitive enough to prove Florida is not in fact the 07 Patriots reincarnate. The biggest thing to happen, of course, was USC being beaten by Washington. Amazing what a little coaching can do. A year ago Washington was completely hopeless, now they grab the USC offensive coordintaor and a year later beat arguably the most talented team in the nation. Guess Pete Carroll really needs somebody to lean on right now.
I'm going to try to cover the baseball playoff races tomorrow...for now, from the NFL....
I had to help move my cousin's stuff and after being promised we'd be done by 1, I of course, didn't get home until about 3. That said, from the bits and pieces of the Jets/Pats game that I saw the Pats continue to look pretty bland. Brady is missing open targets and looks a little uncomfortable preparing to take a hit. Underrated in the whole thing was that Wes Welker was out so Brady was missing his safety valve. Against a fierce pass-rush with a true lockdown #1 CB (Darrelle Revis), that is a tough thing to not have. Credit due to Rex Ryan and the Jets though. They got in Brady's face and shut them down. The first have they pounded the football and were very patient before opening it up for Sanchez a bit in the second half. Brilliant gameplan and execution, the Jets have now placed themselves in the driver's seat in the AFC East.
Oakland won in come-from-behind fashion? When is the last time that happened? Looked like a painful game to watch, but I could be wrong.
New Orleans has an offense.
Frank Gore and Chris Johnson went wild. Gore had over 200 rushing yards on under 20 carries. Meanwhile I don't even want to write out Chris Johnson's stats as he went for 50 points against me in my fantasy league dropping me to 0-2. By the way, the Niners are 2-0.
Buffalo beat Tampa in one of the most boring games I have ever almost watched. I actually stopped flipping over to it during commercials in the Pitt/Chicago game (and this was when it was a 6 point game). It just was so boring. Brought me back to being in Fredonia and seeing all the exciting looking scores at 1 o'clock as the only game on was the Boring Bills. Nice rebound off the heart-breaker, looked for a second like they might repeat the floppage.
Speaking of Pitt/Chicago, that was a pretty boring close game as well. I don't even know if I have a true comment to make about the game. Jeff Reed cost the Steelers the win missing some easy ones.
CBS switched over to the Baltimore/SD game after that. Philip Rivers carved up the Baltimore defense with a steady mix of dump-offs to Darren Sproles and deep balls to Vincent Jackson. Problem for the Chargers was that they missed Tomlinson's nose for the end zone when they got down there. They settled for 5 field goals inside thirty yards. On top of that, they decided to get into a power formation and run the ball with Darren Sproles on 4th and 2 at the end of the game deep in Baltimore territory. An absolutely terrible play-call after Rivers carved up the Baltimore defense to run the speedy but weak Sproles in a power set. That worked right into Baltimore's strength and Ray Lewis dropped Sproles about 14 yards behind the line of scrimmage. to ice the game.
How does it feel to usher your Hey Technology stadium in with a loss, Cowgirls fans? In all seriousness, my thoughts are this: the Giants were mighty fortunate to win last night. There was the interception off Jason Witten's foot. The Manningham bobbled TD after (though to be fair, despite fortune the said Philips interception should have been a TD, so maybe that was just karma). And at the end, the Ratliff deflected ball Eli threw to pick up the first down that resulted in eventually kicking the game-winning field goal. Hell, there was even the Felix Jones fumble that went right into Sinorice Moss's hands which he then fumbled just for the Giants to recover again.
The Cowboys absolutely carved the Giants defense up on the ground after Flozell Adams tripped Justin Tuck and had him sidelined awaiting a MRI. Obviously, Tony Romo is the reason the Giants won. He made a couple terrible passes that resulted in interceptions. The Cowboys secondary was as bad as the Giants run defense though. Giants wideouts were running wide open all day and Eli dissected them with relative ease.
All and all it was an even game that could have went either way and I expect no different when Dallas comes to New York later in the year.
Indy-Miami tonight has the potential to be pretty good. The Colts are missing #2 WR Anthony Gonzalez. The Dolphins got off to a poor start in Atlanta last week as Indy barely held off Jacksonville. Miami should try to get Ronnie Brown going a bit more this week but ultimately you have to expect Peyton Manning to find a way to get the win.
Overrated:
New Orleans Saints: They beat the Detroit Lions and the Kevin Kolb-led Philadelphia Eagles. From all accounts they seem to be the exact same team as the past couple years, explosive offense, no defense. Why are they suddenly considered the class of the AFC?
New York Jets: Like this team, I honestly do. Well-coached, for real defense. Great young quarterback. Going to need them to prove it against a team that can handle the blitz a bit though. Schaub was a statue and Brady looked scared. When it's all said and done the Jets are likely an 8-8 team.
Baltimore Ravens: The defense isn't what it used to be. Flacco has been playing better and a healthy Heap / Ray Rice getting more touches has the offense on the rise. I'm still not convinced they're very good and if the Chargers didn't settle for field goals numerous times inside the 15-yard line they would have beaten them.
Green Bay Packers: They are who we thought they were.
Underrated:
Jacksonville: Couldn't beat the Colts and has some misfortune with fumbles and a blocked kick returned for a TD that put them in a big hole vs the Cards yesterday. Long a quirky team, I feel strongly that this team is not dead at 0-2.
San Diego: Offense is a beast...if they can ever get Merriman to get back to beast status this team is going to be insanely tough.
Indy Colts: I'll say it before tonight..a) I think this is a game Indy could lose...b) No matter what happens tonight I think the Colts are probably the class of the AFC considering how poor New England looks.
One final note, not sure if anyone else caught the Money Mayweather-Manuel Marquez fight Saturday night. Couple things: Mayweather remains the greatest boxer I've ever had the joy of watching. He is far and away the most technically superior pound-for-pound boxer of our generation. He is a ghost. You can't hit him. When you do hit him, it's always as he's hitting you. Marquez is a hall of fame boxer and Mayweather made him look foolish - he didn't lose a single round in my eyes. Mayweather connected on nearly 60% of his punches, Marquez on something like 7%. Ridiculous. After the fight Sugar Shane Mosley bum-rushed a Max Kellerman/Floyd Mayweather Jr. interview calling out Mayweather saying they should fight. Things got quite heated and almost came to blows. Kellerman tried to continue the interview and switched topics, asking a question about why Mayweather chose to fight Marquez to which Mayweahter starting talking about something else..Kellerman asked him to answer the question again and Mayweather grabbed the mic saying "I'm going to talk about what I want to talk about because first off all, you talk too much." Kellerman refused to swallow his pride and ended the interview. After, he gave a speech about how Mayweather hurts himself acting like that. I disagree. Either way, Kellerman could rip it up on the mic, in case some of you are unaware check the video.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Sunday Looming
We are all obviously waiting for Sunday to hit.
Let me remind you all...no team is as bad as they looked last week, and no team is as good as they looked the weak before. Here a couple thoughts on the upcoming games.
Carolina @ Atlanta
I like Carolina to bounce back here. Tough game on the road...though I will go based on my theory of the NFL is wacky. There is no way Carolina and Delhomme are THAT bad....right..?
Minnesota @ Detroit
Fairly impressed at Detroit last weekend vs the Saints. At least they through the ball around and put points up. Minnesota is too good, mainly Purple Jesus. Expect him to run for another 180 and 3tds against a porous Defense. Vikes all the way...
Cincy @ Green Bay
Cincy fresh off a devastating, and I mean devastating loss will travel to Lambeau to face a Packers team coming off a big Sunday night victory against the division rival Bears. I expect Green Bay to go 2-0 and get the W. Though Chad Ocho has tweeted that if he scores hes going for the Lambeau Leap...so lets all hope for that.
Houston at Tennessee.
Tough Opening Slate of games for the Texans going against a Jets and now Titans Defense. I expect Shaub and Johnson to hook up at least once, but Slaton could be in for another rough day as the Titans shut down the Steelers and Parker on the ground. Tennessee gets the Win.
Oakland at Kansas City
Both team impressed against good teams last weekend. Not sure if Matt Cassell will be playing this weekend, not sure if it matters. Should be a hard fought game and I don't know if I am sold on Oakland yet. They are probably the better team, but until Jmarc can start playing consistent football, I'll take the home team in Arrowhead.
New England @ Jets.
Let's hope both teams catch swine flu and they can't play. If that doesn't happen I am going with the Patriots. Patriots are better than they looked last Monday, and the Jets aren't that good. Why does Houston come in with so much hype every year. I swear the past 4 years they are everyone surprise playoff team then they play.500 ball.
New Orleans @ Philly
One of the best games of the weekend. Hopefully Mcnabb can go for Eagles fans, but Garcia is legit. I can't think of a better QB who has proven to be a winner get tossed aside as much as Jeff Garcia. Westbrook showed signs of life last week and Mccoy is a good spell. I like Philly at home, though we will see how this defense does against an offense like New Orleans.
St. Louis @ Washington
I expect this to be a Redskin victory as St. Louis looks to be terrible again. Though it appeared that way last year and the Rams upset them @ FedEx field. IF the skins lose this game people will be calling for Zorns job.
Arizona @ Jacksonville
I like Jacksonville here at home, though they have no home field advantage really. Zona is a pewch 9-7 team from last year who got hot. Warner is done, and Zona will have the west coast 1pm kickoff curse against them.
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo
Not only will Buffalo get the victory here, but if Fred Jackson has another game like last Monday, it will be awfully hard to not give this guy atleast 50% of the time in the backfield when Lynch gets back. Look for T.O and Evans to do some damage the way the Cowboys receivers did as I think Tampa will focus to much on stopping the screen that was so effective against the Pats.
Seattle @ San Fran
Yawn. Don't care. Seattle?
Pitt @ Chicago
Tough game, I like Chicago though. may be biased, but Cutler won't throw 4 picks every game. I think they will exploit the secondary the way the Titans did in the first half with Troy P. sidellined. Titans would have won that game if they still attacked in half 2.
Batlimore @ San Diego
Both teams won. Both have good defenses, and I guess both have good offenses now that Flacco and Rice seem to be the truth. LT not practicing this week...not a good sign as this was supposed to be his bounce back season. I like the Chargers still none the less.
Cleveland @ Denver.
Unreal game by the Broncos last week. I like them to roll again this week, let's hope Gus Johnson gets a chance to have another call like he did last weekend. Broncos are the pick.
Sunday Night Giants @ Dallas.
Hate both of these teams, but I will watch none the less just to hope at least 9 punts hit that stupid video screen that everyone won't stop talking about. As for the game, I guess I like the Cowboys...lot of people sleeping on them this year. This has been the least hyped this team has come into a season in quite some time.
Indy @ Miami
Indy here. Miami is primed for a fall back to earth season I think.
Let me remind you all...no team is as bad as they looked last week, and no team is as good as they looked the weak before. Here a couple thoughts on the upcoming games.
Carolina @ Atlanta
I like Carolina to bounce back here. Tough game on the road...though I will go based on my theory of the NFL is wacky. There is no way Carolina and Delhomme are THAT bad....right..?
Minnesota @ Detroit
Fairly impressed at Detroit last weekend vs the Saints. At least they through the ball around and put points up. Minnesota is too good, mainly Purple Jesus. Expect him to run for another 180 and 3tds against a porous Defense. Vikes all the way...
Cincy @ Green Bay
Cincy fresh off a devastating, and I mean devastating loss will travel to Lambeau to face a Packers team coming off a big Sunday night victory against the division rival Bears. I expect Green Bay to go 2-0 and get the W. Though Chad Ocho has tweeted that if he scores hes going for the Lambeau Leap...so lets all hope for that.
Houston at Tennessee.
Tough Opening Slate of games for the Texans going against a Jets and now Titans Defense. I expect Shaub and Johnson to hook up at least once, but Slaton could be in for another rough day as the Titans shut down the Steelers and Parker on the ground. Tennessee gets the Win.
Oakland at Kansas City
Both team impressed against good teams last weekend. Not sure if Matt Cassell will be playing this weekend, not sure if it matters. Should be a hard fought game and I don't know if I am sold on Oakland yet. They are probably the better team, but until Jmarc can start playing consistent football, I'll take the home team in Arrowhead.
New England @ Jets.
Let's hope both teams catch swine flu and they can't play. If that doesn't happen I am going with the Patriots. Patriots are better than they looked last Monday, and the Jets aren't that good. Why does Houston come in with so much hype every year. I swear the past 4 years they are everyone surprise playoff team then they play.500 ball.
New Orleans @ Philly
One of the best games of the weekend. Hopefully Mcnabb can go for Eagles fans, but Garcia is legit. I can't think of a better QB who has proven to be a winner get tossed aside as much as Jeff Garcia. Westbrook showed signs of life last week and Mccoy is a good spell. I like Philly at home, though we will see how this defense does against an offense like New Orleans.
St. Louis @ Washington
I expect this to be a Redskin victory as St. Louis looks to be terrible again. Though it appeared that way last year and the Rams upset them @ FedEx field. IF the skins lose this game people will be calling for Zorns job.
Arizona @ Jacksonville
I like Jacksonville here at home, though they have no home field advantage really. Zona is a pewch 9-7 team from last year who got hot. Warner is done, and Zona will have the west coast 1pm kickoff curse against them.
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo
Not only will Buffalo get the victory here, but if Fred Jackson has another game like last Monday, it will be awfully hard to not give this guy atleast 50% of the time in the backfield when Lynch gets back. Look for T.O and Evans to do some damage the way the Cowboys receivers did as I think Tampa will focus to much on stopping the screen that was so effective against the Pats.
Seattle @ San Fran
Yawn. Don't care. Seattle?
Pitt @ Chicago
Tough game, I like Chicago though. may be biased, but Cutler won't throw 4 picks every game. I think they will exploit the secondary the way the Titans did in the first half with Troy P. sidellined. Titans would have won that game if they still attacked in half 2.
Batlimore @ San Diego
Both teams won. Both have good defenses, and I guess both have good offenses now that Flacco and Rice seem to be the truth. LT not practicing this week...not a good sign as this was supposed to be his bounce back season. I like the Chargers still none the less.
Cleveland @ Denver.
Unreal game by the Broncos last week. I like them to roll again this week, let's hope Gus Johnson gets a chance to have another call like he did last weekend. Broncos are the pick.
Sunday Night Giants @ Dallas.
Hate both of these teams, but I will watch none the less just to hope at least 9 punts hit that stupid video screen that everyone won't stop talking about. As for the game, I guess I like the Cowboys...lot of people sleeping on them this year. This has been the least hyped this team has come into a season in quite some time.
Indy @ Miami
Indy here. Miami is primed for a fall back to earth season I think.
Friday, September 11, 2009
NFL is Officially Back: Steelers-Titans Review
Mulldog's Thoughts:
Before I really get into it, I just want to say it feels great to have the NFL back. We even got a little bonus football for the long wait as the Steelers took it 13-10 in Overtime. But now...
Why is all the analysis during and after the game raving about these two teams, claiming this was a preview of the AFC Championship Game? Was I watching the same game or do I just live on a different planet? That was a disgusting, poorly played game where both teams (hopefully) looked extremely rusty. The Steelers offensive line failed to open up a single hole all game and couldn't keep the defense away from its quarterback. There were missed field goals, bad fumbles, missed receivers, and yellow markers everywhere. You would have thought it was the Raiders-Lions with all the sloppy play. Yet somehow, since it was the Steelers-Titans, and they were both great last year, that was considered a great game. Sorry, but color me unimpressed - I'm not going to take to much out of it because it's the first game in primetime, but both teams need to play better if they plan on making the playoffs in a stacked AFC.
And all of this raving about Ben Roethlisberger. Seriously, what was everyone watching? Roethlisberger played terribly almost all night. He missed open receivers, threw one bad interception...took terrible sacks to take his team out of field goal range (and other times to turn 3rd and shorts into 3rd and longs). Look, Big Ben is my fantasy QB this year..he can make plays and at times he looks pretty good, but just because the defense shut down the opponent all night and Ben was able to chuck it around a bit on a gassed defense late, doesn't mean he's all of a sudden Peyton Manning. He played terribly for 3.5 quarters, let's not forget that.
Kudos to the Titans defense, which performed very well, especially against the run without Albert Haynesworth. I question how much of this is a poor Steelers run-blocking offensive line and a bad running back (fast Willie)...I would hold off the "Titans defense is as good as last year" until they play again. Their secondary looked shaky when they couldn't get to Ben and I'm interested to see how they do against a more balanced attack.
God, if the Titans didn't have Chris Johnson would they ever score? Their offensive line is incredibly, truly one of the best units int he league, and yet their receivers are all terrible, their QB stinks and the only time they are at all dangerous is when CJ has the ball.
Troy Polamalu is a damn freak. Too bad he got injured because he looked better than ever, the interception was exceptional, but personally I was more impressed with his open-field tackle of Chris Johnson where he showed a burst that was even too quick for the speedy Johnson and took out his legs on what looked like a big gain waiting to happen.
Both teams have solid defenses. I want to see what they do against some other teams before anointing these two the class of the NFL off that effort though.
Before I really get into it, I just want to say it feels great to have the NFL back. We even got a little bonus football for the long wait as the Steelers took it 13-10 in Overtime. But now...
Why is all the analysis during and after the game raving about these two teams, claiming this was a preview of the AFC Championship Game? Was I watching the same game or do I just live on a different planet? That was a disgusting, poorly played game where both teams (hopefully) looked extremely rusty. The Steelers offensive line failed to open up a single hole all game and couldn't keep the defense away from its quarterback. There were missed field goals, bad fumbles, missed receivers, and yellow markers everywhere. You would have thought it was the Raiders-Lions with all the sloppy play. Yet somehow, since it was the Steelers-Titans, and they were both great last year, that was considered a great game. Sorry, but color me unimpressed - I'm not going to take to much out of it because it's the first game in primetime, but both teams need to play better if they plan on making the playoffs in a stacked AFC.
And all of this raving about Ben Roethlisberger. Seriously, what was everyone watching? Roethlisberger played terribly almost all night. He missed open receivers, threw one bad interception...took terrible sacks to take his team out of field goal range (and other times to turn 3rd and shorts into 3rd and longs). Look, Big Ben is my fantasy QB this year..he can make plays and at times he looks pretty good, but just because the defense shut down the opponent all night and Ben was able to chuck it around a bit on a gassed defense late, doesn't mean he's all of a sudden Peyton Manning. He played terribly for 3.5 quarters, let's not forget that.
Kudos to the Titans defense, which performed very well, especially against the run without Albert Haynesworth. I question how much of this is a poor Steelers run-blocking offensive line and a bad running back (fast Willie)...I would hold off the "Titans defense is as good as last year" until they play again. Their secondary looked shaky when they couldn't get to Ben and I'm interested to see how they do against a more balanced attack.
God, if the Titans didn't have Chris Johnson would they ever score? Their offensive line is incredibly, truly one of the best units int he league, and yet their receivers are all terrible, their QB stinks and the only time they are at all dangerous is when CJ has the ball.
Troy Polamalu is a damn freak. Too bad he got injured because he looked better than ever, the interception was exceptional, but personally I was more impressed with his open-field tackle of Chris Johnson where he showed a burst that was even too quick for the speedy Johnson and took out his legs on what looked like a big gain waiting to happen.
Both teams have solid defenses. I want to see what they do against some other teams before anointing these two the class of the NFL off that effort though.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Preview: The Norths
Let's start in the more boring of the Northern Divisions, shall we? - The AFC North:
As usual, I see things a bit different than most here, but essentially, I think the only really good team here is Pittsburgh (and I don't even love them that much).
1. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6
I think the offense will be pretty good as Roethlisberger should bounce with some more steady line play and Rashard Mendenhall I think will uproot fast Willie Parker as the primary back at some point, which will help. They still have a lot of firepower on defense and while I think it may regress a touch from last year, this team still appears to be a 10 or 11 win team that should win a pretty weak division.
2. Cleveland Browns: 8-8
This probably surprises some people and I admit it may be a bit of a strange pick. Say what you want about Mangini, but the Jets were not smart to fire him (though the Ryan signing I did like). He had that Jets team routinely outperforming expectations and Mangenius may be able to pull a similar act off with this Cleveland team. They have finally announced Brady Quinn as their starting quarterback and I think that is the right move. Quinn, as much as I don't like him, should be a pretty good NFL QB. I would expect to see a rejuvenated Braylon Edwards who has a ton to prove. On top of that, they are finally ready to give up on Jamal Lewis and go to James Davis and/or Jerome Harrison which will result in a huge boost in the ground game. Here is an offensive line with a stud Left Tackle in Joe Thomas. A very good LG in Eric Steinbach. A stud rookie center in Alex Mack and some big guys in free agents Pork Chop Womack and John St. Clair battling to start on the right side, this line has the potential to be very good which is the very recipe for a breakout season.
3. Ravens 6-10
Here is a team that is tough to figure. Part of me says they will win this division. Part of me says to put them below the Bengals. I'm just not sure. I think Ray Rice could emerge and the offensive line has some potential. I really don't see Joe Flacco taking a huge step forward and think the offense is likely to marginally improve at best. The problem then becomes an aging defense which just lost some of its best players. This defense has been too dominant for too long to completely fall apart, but look at the Bears last year for proof that a few injuries can ravish even a defense which has been consistent year-in and year-out. I fear that is the more likely scenerio this year and the Ravens may be in a lot of trouble.
4. Bengals 5-11
Everyone's actual favorite to break out in this division this year is the Cincy Ocho Cinco's. By the way, did anyone catch Ocho vs Skip Bayless on 1st and 10 the other day? Was pretty terrible as all they did was whine at each other. Shocking that Ocho thinks he's back, Carson is back and the Bengals will win 12 games. Meanwhile, the team did have an improved defense last year, but it was still nothing more than average and is likely to get worse this year..so even if the offense bounces back a bit, it is unlikely that the team will make much of a move forward. Wouldn't surprise me if they return to form of a few years ago when the offense was great and the defense was terrible. Also wouldn't shock me if both units are terrible.
NFC North
Let's start out with what we know:
4. Detroit Lions: 3-13. This team should win more games than last year simply by dealing with a little better luck. That said, Stafford is garbage and this team is garbage. Finally they may have some better coaching and management and perhaps in a few years the Detroit Lions will finally be respectable. But it isn't going to happen this year. You won't be seeing a Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco story in Detroit with Matthew Stafford, I can promise you that.
3. Green Bay 7-9. Everyone is in absolute love with this team and I can see why to a degree. Aaron Rodgers is a good young quarterback. Still, what is so appealing about this team? They have some decent parts on defense, but also some holes and aging players. They have a good quarterback and a good receiver in Greg Jennings. But this isn't an offense which has a plethora of weapons that can't be shut down. Certainly any of these top 3 teams are capable of winning this division, but I think Green Bay is actually the least likely.
2. Minnesota Vikings 10-6. I think they get a wildcard. Why? Easy, no more Tavaris Jackson. The guy couldn't even complete passes at the D-1AA division and somehow the Vikings thought he was the truth. They started him for so long it actually was a cross between bizarre and comical, pathetic and entertaining, absurd and cruel punishment to the fanbase. Interesting thing here is the suspensions to the DT's. They could hurt a team which is based around defensive line play as much as any non-Giants team in the league. Purple Jesus should be in for a monster season and I think this team is wild card bound.
1. Chicago Bears 12-4. My personal pick for the team to beat in the NFC. People are underrating what an incredible leap it is up from the NFL's biggest douchebag - Kyle Orton to another more talented, whinier, douchebag Jay Cutler. Sure he will make poor decisions at times and sometimes he battles fits of inaccuracy, but he makes this offense so much more explosive and the points scored column should tick up at a much higher rate this year. I already documented the injuries suffered to the defense last year...and while I hate to take anything away from the pre-season, from what I saw this defense is ready to GO. I think we see a big return from the Bears in '09 and I find this team as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
As usual, I see things a bit different than most here, but essentially, I think the only really good team here is Pittsburgh (and I don't even love them that much).
1. Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6
I think the offense will be pretty good as Roethlisberger should bounce with some more steady line play and Rashard Mendenhall I think will uproot fast Willie Parker as the primary back at some point, which will help. They still have a lot of firepower on defense and while I think it may regress a touch from last year, this team still appears to be a 10 or 11 win team that should win a pretty weak division.
2. Cleveland Browns: 8-8This probably surprises some people and I admit it may be a bit of a strange pick. Say what you want about Mangini, but the Jets were not smart to fire him (though the Ryan signing I did like). He had that Jets team routinely outperforming expectations and Mangenius may be able to pull a similar act off with this Cleveland team. They have finally announced Brady Quinn as their starting quarterback and I think that is the right move. Quinn, as much as I don't like him, should be a pretty good NFL QB. I would expect to see a rejuvenated Braylon Edwards who has a ton to prove. On top of that, they are finally ready to give up on Jamal Lewis and go to James Davis and/or Jerome Harrison which will result in a huge boost in the ground game. Here is an offensive line with a stud Left Tackle in Joe Thomas. A very good LG in Eric Steinbach. A stud rookie center in Alex Mack and some big guys in free agents Pork Chop Womack and John St. Clair battling to start on the right side, this line has the potential to be very good which is the very recipe for a breakout season.
3. Ravens 6-10Here is a team that is tough to figure. Part of me says they will win this division. Part of me says to put them below the Bengals. I'm just not sure. I think Ray Rice could emerge and the offensive line has some potential. I really don't see Joe Flacco taking a huge step forward and think the offense is likely to marginally improve at best. The problem then becomes an aging defense which just lost some of its best players. This defense has been too dominant for too long to completely fall apart, but look at the Bears last year for proof that a few injuries can ravish even a defense which has been consistent year-in and year-out. I fear that is the more likely scenerio this year and the Ravens may be in a lot of trouble.
4. Bengals 5-11Everyone's actual favorite to break out in this division this year is the Cincy Ocho Cinco's. By the way, did anyone catch Ocho vs Skip Bayless on 1st and 10 the other day? Was pretty terrible as all they did was whine at each other. Shocking that Ocho thinks he's back, Carson is back and the Bengals will win 12 games. Meanwhile, the team did have an improved defense last year, but it was still nothing more than average and is likely to get worse this year..so even if the offense bounces back a bit, it is unlikely that the team will make much of a move forward. Wouldn't surprise me if they return to form of a few years ago when the offense was great and the defense was terrible. Also wouldn't shock me if both units are terrible.
NFC North
Let's start out with what we know:
4. Detroit Lions: 3-13. This team should win more games than last year simply by dealing with a little better luck. That said, Stafford is garbage and this team is garbage. Finally they may have some better coaching and management and perhaps in a few years the Detroit Lions will finally be respectable. But it isn't going to happen this year. You won't be seeing a Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco story in Detroit with Matthew Stafford, I can promise you that.3. Green Bay 7-9. Everyone is in absolute love with this team and I can see why to a degree. Aaron Rodgers is a good young quarterback. Still, what is so appealing about this team? They have some decent parts on defense, but also some holes and aging players. They have a good quarterback and a good receiver in Greg Jennings. But this isn't an offense which has a plethora of weapons that can't be shut down. Certainly any of these top 3 teams are capable of winning this division, but I think Green Bay is actually the least likely.
2. Minnesota Vikings 10-6. I think they get a wildcard. Why? Easy, no more Tavaris Jackson. The guy couldn't even complete passes at the D-1AA division and somehow the Vikings thought he was the truth. They started him for so long it actually was a cross between bizarre and comical, pathetic and entertaining, absurd and cruel punishment to the fanbase. Interesting thing here is the suspensions to the DT's. They could hurt a team which is based around defensive line play as much as any non-Giants team in the league. Purple Jesus should be in for a monster season and I think this team is wild card bound.
1. Chicago Bears 12-4. My personal pick for the team to beat in the NFC. People are underrating what an incredible leap it is up from the NFL's biggest douchebag - Kyle Orton to another more talented, whinier, douchebag Jay Cutler. Sure he will make poor decisions at times and sometimes he battles fits of inaccuracy, but he makes this offense so much more explosive and the points scored column should tick up at a much higher rate this year. I already documented the injuries suffered to the defense last year...and while I hate to take anything away from the pre-season, from what I saw this defense is ready to GO. I think we see a big return from the Bears in '09 and I find this team as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
Are you Ready for some Football?
-Frist off, if you didn't see the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga this Saturday, Rachel Alexandra made history in incredibly exciting fashion. She became the first filly (female horse) to ever win the Grade I Woodward. It is very rare for a filly to run against older males at all, she did so and actually beat them, securing her spot as the horse of the year...and also is going to now be widely considered one of, if not the greatest fillies of all-time. Why I really post this however is to listen to Tom Durkin give what is one of the best calls in recent sports history. Just an enthusiastic, brilliant racing call that rivals anything I have heard from a sports announcer in recent history, enjoy:
-Just got back from Buffalo, sorry that the NFL Divsional Previews have been dis-jointed if we still have any readers out there. I will be churning out all but the AFC East and NFC East throughout the rest of the day, so if you're still following, be sure to keep coming back and let's talk some football. NFC East I will be giving an extended breakdown of tomorrow morning and I'm not sure when, but the Millman will be handling the AFC East at some point.
-Tonight we have an excellent kickoff to the NFL season as the Titans head to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. These are two teams I am a bit down on this year, but if one of these teams has a chance to be truly bad this year it is obviously the Titans. Kerry Collins, I think, should have a tougher time this year. The running game with Chris Johnson and a motivated Lendale White could be very good. Meanwhile, the biggest loss comes in the form of DT Albert Haynesworth..and I think we are going to see the Titans really struggle due to this loss (and the Redskins really improve). Hard not to side with Pittsburgh tonight.
-During Wimbledon, I made a post about an American teenager named "Melanie Oudin". Sound familiar? Unfortunately, Oudin lost last night in the US Open Quarterfinals, but she certainly made a lot of noise, upsetting three ranked opponents and becoming the youngest American woman to make the US Open Quarters since Serena won the whole thing at the same age (by the way, Cris Everett also lost in the quarters at 17, not bad company). In my post (which you can find by simply searching Oudin in our search feature) I mentioned that I was impressed and that I thought she could possibly become a top-20 player. I think she secured a top-50 or top-40 rankings with her effort here and after watching some more I still agree with that analysis. She needs to become more consistent, but the gutsy teenager has enough talent to finally get excited about an American tennis player and she should be at least somewhat of a contender over the next few years.
-Speaking of tennis, this just in: Roger Federer won a challenge. Shocking to everyone I know. Seriously, how is it that the best player of all-time really can't tell if a tennis ball is in or out? Could you imagine playing Roger in a pick-up game? The guy is the best of all-time and he's calling balls you hit 6-inches inside the line out and complaining everytime you call one of his out.
-Just got back from Buffalo, sorry that the NFL Divsional Previews have been dis-jointed if we still have any readers out there. I will be churning out all but the AFC East and NFC East throughout the rest of the day, so if you're still following, be sure to keep coming back and let's talk some football. NFC East I will be giving an extended breakdown of tomorrow morning and I'm not sure when, but the Millman will be handling the AFC East at some point.
-Tonight we have an excellent kickoff to the NFL season as the Titans head to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers. These are two teams I am a bit down on this year, but if one of these teams has a chance to be truly bad this year it is obviously the Titans. Kerry Collins, I think, should have a tougher time this year. The running game with Chris Johnson and a motivated Lendale White could be very good. Meanwhile, the biggest loss comes in the form of DT Albert Haynesworth..and I think we are going to see the Titans really struggle due to this loss (and the Redskins really improve). Hard not to side with Pittsburgh tonight.
-During Wimbledon, I made a post about an American teenager named "Melanie Oudin". Sound familiar? Unfortunately, Oudin lost last night in the US Open Quarterfinals, but she certainly made a lot of noise, upsetting three ranked opponents and becoming the youngest American woman to make the US Open Quarters since Serena won the whole thing at the same age (by the way, Cris Everett also lost in the quarters at 17, not bad company). In my post (which you can find by simply searching Oudin in our search feature) I mentioned that I was impressed and that I thought she could possibly become a top-20 player. I think she secured a top-50 or top-40 rankings with her effort here and after watching some more I still agree with that analysis. She needs to become more consistent, but the gutsy teenager has enough talent to finally get excited about an American tennis player and she should be at least somewhat of a contender over the next few years.
-Speaking of tennis, this just in: Roger Federer won a challenge. Shocking to everyone I know. Seriously, how is it that the best player of all-time really can't tell if a tennis ball is in or out? Could you imagine playing Roger in a pick-up game? The guy is the best of all-time and he's calling balls you hit 6-inches inside the line out and complaining everytime you call one of his out.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
NFC South Preview
The NFC South is a very interesting division comprised of some very solid football teams.
Last year the Panthers took home the division with a 12-4 record, 2nd place was the surprise Atlanta Falcons at 11-5, The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 9-7 and the New Orleans Saints were 8-8. Overall last year we saw a very competitive division with a lot of solid teams. They sent two teams the playoffs, and if I am not mistaken they had a chance for a third with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers if they didn't lose the last week of the season to the Raiders no less. This year should be another tight race.
1. Carolina Panthers (11-5)
As much as the Panthers bore me, and they seem to continue to age every year, they always play consistent football. If Jake Delhomme can not fall apart the way he did last year, specifically in the playoffs they should be the favorite over the Falcons to win the division again. They have a great offensive line with Jordan Gross and Jeff Utah anchoring the tackles. D'angelo Williams had a torrid 2nd half of the season last year and has vaulted himself into a top 5 running back in many fantasy drafts. His backup, and former Oregon Duck (bet they are missing him now after being running backless after there starter dropped a bomb on Boise St.) is limping into the season, but should be ready to roll fairly soon.
Steve Smith has shown no reason he won't continue to be the unbelievable WR he has been over the past 5 years, but for some reason he has not been hyped up as one of the best WR going into the season. He has slid to the 2nd or 3rd tier of receivers and lets see if that is enough to motivate him to come out hot. He did last an entire training camp without punching a teammate, so we are off to a positive start with him. Not much other WR depth as the ageless Mushin Muhammed and the bust(?) Dwayne Jarret are nothing more than average 2nd and 3rd receivers.
Carolina doesn't seem to intimidate to much defensively outside of Peppers (who had a very strange offseason). They do however play solid football and though I don't think they are a contender, and ultimately, I think the Falcons could do more damage in the post-season, I think over 16 games they take the NFC South.
Carolina doesn't seem to intimidate to much defensively outside of Peppers (who had a very strange offseason). They do however play solid football and though I don't think they are a contender, and ultimately, I think the Falcons could do more damage in the post-season, I think over 16 games they take the NFC South.
2. Atlanta Falcons 10-6
So I guess its time to figure out what the heck was going on with this Falcons team last year. Is Matt Ryan and Turner that good, or was this just the football Gods paying back the city of Atlanta for the hard times with Vick and Bobby the rat Petrino.
Strike one: The Falcons offensive coordinator is Mike Mularkey. Yuck. Strike Two: Coy Wire played significant time at MLB for this team because of injuries last year. Strike Three: Sophomore Slump? Okay those aren't really good reasons for the Falcons coming back down to earth this year, but I don't really think they will. They will be in contention for the division and wild card this year and they just have some really good skill guys. Matt Ryan is the truth, what he did last year was unbelievable. Michael Turner is a bulldozer and as long as he can stay healthy and on the field he will continue to run all over defenses. Roddy White has turned into a legit tier 2 receiver and Tony Gonzalez adds a excellent safety valve for Ryan over the middle. This offense, if not slowed by Mularkey's play calling, can be dangerous.
3. New Orleans Saints: 8-8.
This Saints team has .500 all over it. I expect the offense to come back down to life a bit. How could they not after losing offensive coordinator Doug Marrone to the Syracuse Orange. Marrone actually had Syracuse playing a competitive game last Saturday against Minnesota and it was really interesting to see Paulus on the field. You heard it here first. Syracuse over Penn State this Saturday. Mortal Lock.
Anyways, Drew Brees and the offensive will continue to put up points no doubt. Colston and Lance Moore are good receivers who will help Brees be a top 3 fantasy QB when its all said and done. I will say that he finishes with the best stats of the big three (Brady, Brees, Manning....and that Peyton, not Eli who will be throwing to one sorry group of receivers). The running game scares the heck out of me. Pierre Thomas was a 6 game flash in the pan and all of the sudden he is a reliable back who can shoulder the load? Is he a Black French man with a name like Pierre, someone research this for me. Dirty Pierre was a marginal RB last year who stole Td's from Reggie Bush. Reggie is hurt (not sure if he really is...I just assume so) and will give you a solid 3 yards a carry. He is a touchdown machine, so for those Reggie Bush haters I think we can agree he isn't a conventional every down RB, but the man can score and strike fear in defenders ground, air, or special teams.
The defense will be bad as usual. It also can't help that DC Rapper Walle is dropping lines in his raps about Jeremy Shockey..."Get so much cut disc jockeys jock me
You ***** mad that you not me
I remain a Giant and your Jeremy Shockey.
You ***** mad that you not me
I remain a Giant and your Jeremy Shockey.
Shockey had so much promise, not really sure what happened to this guy. Too Busy passing out at Vegas Pools to be the dominate TE we all thought he would end up being.
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 3-13
I can't see any way this team isn't flat out bad. Let's get rid of our QB this offseason. Hey we mind as well have John Gruden leave. Lets draft a QB out of Kansas St who really isn't NFL ready, or a great talent (on paper). Does anyone mind if we just have a 30 year old Coach our team? Yeah that should work. You know what? This whole offensive coordinator thing isn't going to work, I know we have a game in like 5 days, but your gone. Who else does this (Kansas City, Buffalo) some really strong caliber teams there. Oh one more thing, can we get rid of the face of our franchise Derrick Brooks?
I don't even think this team warrants going into detail of the players they have on their roster and 3 wins might be generous. Poor Ronde Barber. Only Saving grace is if they play so bad this season they might return to the glory days of the creamiscle orange uni's.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Large and In Charge
The other night I get a comment from a fair weather pewch revolution supporter who I dare not name (Icky).
Icky: You are losing me as a pewch revolution follower with all these NBA stories.
Millman: Well what do you expect, it's a slow time in sports all that’s going on is the NBA Playoffs/Finals. God knows we aren't going to touch hockey. Go check the games out on VS. if you care and can even find the channel.
Icky: Why don't you do some football articles, like who has the best body in the NFL.
Millman: You my friend are real pewch.
Icky: You are losing me as a pewch revolution follower with all these NBA stories.
Millman: Well what do you expect, it's a slow time in sports all that’s going on is the NBA Playoffs/Finals. God knows we aren't going to touch hockey. Go check the games out on VS. if you care and can even find the channel.
Icky: Why don't you do some football articles, like who has the best body in the NFL.
Millman: You my friend are real pewch.
So here you are non-NBA fans. After careful considerations of all 32 NFL teams and the players that comprise their rosters. I have found the best body in the NFL. I looked through countless pictures and it was an extremely painful experience. After numerous hours looking through photo after photo of NFL dreamboats like Tom Brady and T.O I think I found the winner. Cincinnati....eat your hearts out....before this guy does. YUCK!
In other football news. Ralph Wilson has announced that Chris "Boomer" Berman will be introducing him into the Hall of Fame. I honestly did not know Ralph Wilson was good friends with Chris Berman. I am actually convinced the two have never met or even spoken on the phone. I imagine Ralph called up someone and said "I want to be introduced by the guy on ESPN who screams out that no one circles the wagons, like the Buffalo Bills!" Ralph Wilson is clearly smitten by Boomer who continuously picks a 49ers Bills SuperBowl matchup at the beginning of the season. Another sound decision by Ralph. Hopefully we can get Boomer in fine form....check out the link below, anyone wanna bet Chris Berman somehow ends up in Toronto for the Bills game this year (appologies for the clip link, youtube was giving me troubles loading it on our blog page).
In other football news. Ralph Wilson has announced that Chris "Boomer" Berman will be introducing him into the Hall of Fame. I honestly did not know Ralph Wilson was good friends with Chris Berman. I am actually convinced the two have never met or even spoken on the phone. I imagine Ralph called up someone and said "I want to be introduced by the guy on ESPN who screams out that no one circles the wagons, like the Buffalo Bills!" Ralph Wilson is clearly smitten by Boomer who continuously picks a 49ers Bills SuperBowl matchup at the beginning of the season. Another sound decision by Ralph. Hopefully we can get Boomer in fine form....check out the link below, anyone wanna bet Chris Berman somehow ends up in Toronto for the Bills game this year (appologies for the clip link, youtube was giving me troubles loading it on our blog page).
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