After a week of
12-3 with my picks, I stand at a whopping 21-10, two weeks into the season. Week 3 has some very tough games this week since there are a lot of favorites (including my fantasy football team) that are 0-2 and are on the bubble for sitting at home during the playoffs. Let's see if we can't get a remake of last week and get some good picks.
Kansas City @ Atlanta - Talk about the interesting. The Falcons are 1-1 and hosting a team that for all intensive purposes could go to the playoffs if this were a 7 on 7 league. The Chiefs are like '
Can't Get Right' and Atlanta at least has a chance with a decent running game and a decent QB. The Chiefs are starting Tyler Thigpen. If you can even tell me where
Coastal Carolina is, you get points from me. LJ asked to get 20+ carries this week (and every week).
Winner - Falcons.
Oakland @ Buffalo - Oakland showed a pulse last week, albeit not at the QB spot. Buffalo is coming off a win where they are starting to show people that they can win the big games. It is a process people, you don't just wake up and win games after horrible seasons previously. This is a home game for the Bills and my fantasy team (Marshawn Lynch, and Trent Edwards) should flourish.
Winner - Bills.
Tampa Bay @ Chicago - This one will be interesting. Brian Griese gets to go against the defense that he used to practice against on a daily. Both of these teams are very similar to each other, both have good defenses, both have good running games, the Bucs have a little bit better passing game with Griese at the helm. This game is in Chicago (my father-in-law will be at this one) and the Bears are quiet about what's up with Devin Hester. If he's hurt, this team can't put up numbers.
Winner - Bucs.
Houston @ Tennessee - Game 2 for Kerry Collins and they are going against a front 4 that will get to Collins on too many occasions. Houston just doesn't have the O to win games now. Titans in a close, maybe sloppy game.
Winner - Titans.
Carolina @ Minnesota - This is really a big game for the Panthers. They can start the season 3-0 and make some noise in the NFC. They get the mercurial
Steve Smith back and that will help the passing attack that already seems to be clicking. The Vikings are looking to kick start their season with the starting of Gus Frerotte. Yes, Gus has an arm, yes Gus can do a better job in the passing offense than Tavaris, but Gus is 37 and he's known to
make some mental lapses at times. Both defenses will determine who wins this game. I think the Panthers get to Gus a little quicker and make his first start a miserable one.
Winner - Panthers.
Miami @ New England - Do I even need to say more than the Patriots will dress and that alone should beat the Dolphins?
Winner - Pats.
Cincinnati @ New York Giants - (Shaking my head) So, Carson Palmer has played like
doo-doo and now he gets to
meet Justin Tuck. Unfortunately for me, I think that Palmer turns in another sub par performance and the Giants cruise to a win. Has anyone ever looked more excited to get Chris Henry back on the field?
Winner - Giants.
Arizona @ Washington - Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. This will be a shootout. Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald should run wild against this secondary, while the Redskins running attack may just go crazy. If Kurt Warner can continue to drink from the fountain of youth, the Cards have a chance at scaring some people. Now only if their D can stop someone.
Winner - Cardinals.
Detroit @ San Francisco - Last week the 49ers needed overtime to get into the 30's. I think this week they'll need half way into the 2nd quarter. Detroit can't stop a 3 month old baby from crawling (no, I haven't seen too many 3 month old babies crawl, but that's my whole point). Detroit had
Shaun Alexander and Cedric Benson in for tryouts for backup running backs. Do I need to say more?
Winner - 49ers.
St. Louis @ Seattle - Finally, an easy win, even for Seattle. The Seahawks
should be able to close the deal on this one and get a W. Julius Jones showed up last week, let's see if he can do it two weeks in a row.
Winner - Seahawks.
New Orleans @ Denver - I told you there are some good matchups this week. I picked the
Redskins over the Saints last week and I am not going to try that one again. They should be clicking by now. Look for a big game from Shockey against the Denver D. The Saints better start praying that they can get to Cutler or it'll be a
long day.
Winner - Broncos.
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia - The battle of Pennsylvania. Is Ben's shoulder hurt? separated? Who really cares? He showed up and played ok against the Browns. This is the game that I want to see this week. I imagine that this will be a slug fest of sorts. I am putting McNabb on 'injury alert' meaning this could be the week that he gets dinged. Give me the Eagles at home on this one. McNabb looked too good last week against the Cowboys.
Note to DeSean Jackson,
celebrate on the sidelines after you get your TD this week.
Winner - Eagles.
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis - The Jags got some help on the O Line by
signing Chris Naeole, but I think that it's still a tough road to ho for them. The Colts lose Bob Sanders for 4-6 weeks on a high ankle sprain and we all know that the Colts D goes down when this happens. Because of the Colts O and it's a home game, I gotta go with the Colts. Hopefully there still
won't be Bears fans in the new Lucas Oil Stadium.
Winner - Colts.
Cleveland @ Baltimore - Talk about a rude awakening. After losing a tough one to the Steelers the Browns are rewarded with the Ravens. That D is going to punish the Browns. Derek Anderson is being put on 'injury alert' also. Fantasy owners be ready to snatch up Brady Quinn. The Baltimore O is still limited as Flacco learns, but Ray Lewis and the guys will keep this close for him.
Winner - Ravens.
Dallas @ Green Bay - This is Aaron Rodger's first big game, well all of them this year will be big games. Dallas showed that their D could be a sieve but could also make some stops when necessary. The Cowboys come to the land of cheeseheads and they normally play well there. No cold weather to deal with, but some amped up fans who are sure to root for the home team and give them some momentum (possibly 3-0 in the NFC). Romo, don't stop going to TO!!
Winner - Cowboys.
New York Jets @ San Diego - Talking about two teams limping. The Jets at least have one win (
and should have two), but the Chargers are banged up physically and psychologically. They have lost two heart breakers and LT has a hurt toe that has kept him out of practice this week. The Chargers are on the cusp of letting this season go, but a win against the Jets will make life rosy (at least for a week). The Jets will look to open the playbook up a little more with Favre in there. Coles, please stop mourning Chad Pennington leaving the team and play football.
Winner - Jets.
Kansas City @ Atlanta - Talk about the interesting. The Falcons are 1-1 and hosting a team that for all intensive purposes could go to the playoffs if this were a 7 on 7 league. The Chiefs are like 'Can't Get Right' and Atlanta at least has a chance with a decent running game and a decent QB. The Chiefs are starting Tyler Thigpen. If you can even tell me where Coastal Carolina is, you get points from me. LJ asked to get 20+ carries this week (and every week). Winner - Falcons.
Oakland @ Buffalo - Oakland showed a pulse last week, albeit not at the QB spot. Buffalo is coming off a win where they are starting to show people that they can win the big games. It is a process people, you don't just wake up and win games after horrible seasons previously. This is a home game for the Bills and my fantasy team (Marshawn Lynch, and Trent Edwards) should flourish. Winner - Bills.
Tampa Bay @ Chicago - This one will be interesting. Brian Griese gets to go against the defense that he used to practice against on a daily. Both of these teams are very similar to each other, both have good defenses, both have good running games, the Bucs have a little bit better passing game with Griese at the helm. This game is in Chicago (my father-in-law will be at this one) and the Bears are quiet about what's up with Devin Hester. If he's hurt, this team can't put up numbers. Winner - Bucs.
Houston @ Tennessee - Game 2 for Kerry Collins and they are going against a front 4 that will get to Collins on too many occasions. Houston just doesn't have the O to win games now. Titans in a close, maybe sloppy game. Winner - Titans.
Carolina @ Minnesota - This is really a big game for the Panthers. They can start the season 3-0 and make some noise in the NFC. They get the mercurial Steve Smith back and that will help the passing attack that already seems to be clicking. The Vikings are looking to kick start their season with the starting of Gus Frerotte. Yes, Gus has an arm, yes Gus can do a better job in the passing offense than Tavaris, but Gus is 37 and he's known to make some mental lapses at times. Both defenses will determine who wins this game. I think the Panthers get to Gus a little quicker and make his first start a miserable one. Winner - Panthers.
Miami @ New England - Do I even need to say more than the Patriots will dress and that alone should beat the Dolphins? Winner - Pats.
Cincinnati @ New York Giants - (Shaking my head) So, Carson Palmer has played like doo-doo and now he gets to meet Justin Tuck. Unfortunately for me, I think that Palmer turns in another sub par performance and the Giants cruise to a win. Has anyone ever looked more excited to get Chris Henry back on the field? Winner - Giants.
Arizona @ Washington - Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. This will be a shootout. Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald should run wild against this secondary, while the Redskins running attack may just go crazy. If Kurt Warner can continue to drink from the fountain of youth, the Cards have a chance at scaring some people. Now only if their D can stop someone. Winner - Cardinals.
Detroit @ San Francisco - Last week the 49ers needed overtime to get into the 30's. I think this week they'll need half way into the 2nd quarter. Detroit can't stop a 3 month old baby from crawling (no, I haven't seen too many 3 month old babies crawl, but that's my whole point). Detroit had Shaun Alexander and Cedric Benson in for tryouts for backup running backs. Do I need to say more? Winner - 49ers.
St. Louis @ Seattle - Finally, an easy win, even for Seattle. The Seahawks should be able to close the deal on this one and get a W. Julius Jones showed up last week, let's see if he can do it two weeks in a row. Winner - Seahawks.
New Orleans @ Denver - I told you there are some good matchups this week. I picked the Redskins over the Saints last week and I am not going to try that one again. They should be clicking by now. Look for a big game from Shockey against the Denver D. The Saints better start praying that they can get to Cutler or it'll be a long day. Winner - Broncos.
Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia - The battle of Pennsylvania. Is Ben's shoulder hurt? separated? Who really cares? He showed up and played ok against the Browns. This is the game that I want to see this week. I imagine that this will be a slug fest of sorts. I am putting McNabb on 'injury alert' meaning this could be the week that he gets dinged. Give me the Eagles at home on this one. McNabb looked too good last week against the Cowboys. Note to DeSean Jackson, celebrate on the sidelines after you get your TD this week. Winner - Eagles.
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis - The Jags got some help on the O Line by signing Chris Naeole, but I think that it's still a tough road to ho for them. The Colts lose Bob Sanders for 4-6 weeks on a high ankle sprain and we all know that the Colts D goes down when this happens. Because of the Colts O and it's a home game, I gotta go with the Colts. Hopefully there still won't be Bears fans in the new Lucas Oil Stadium. Winner - Colts.
Cleveland @ Baltimore - Talk about a rude awakening. After losing a tough one to the Steelers the Browns are rewarded with the Ravens. That D is going to punish the Browns. Derek Anderson is being put on 'injury alert' also. Fantasy owners be ready to snatch up Brady Quinn. The Baltimore O is still limited as Flacco learns, but Ray Lewis and the guys will keep this close for him. Winner - Ravens.
Dallas @ Green Bay - This is Aaron Rodger's first big game, well all of them this year will be big games. Dallas showed that their D could be a sieve but could also make some stops when necessary. The Cowboys come to the land of cheeseheads and they normally play well there. No cold weather to deal with, but some amped up fans who are sure to root for the home team and give them some momentum (possibly 3-0 in the NFC). Romo, don't stop going to TO!! Winner - Cowboys.
New York Jets @ San Diego - Talking about two teams limping. The Jets at least have one win (and should have two), but the Chargers are banged up physically and psychologically. They have lost two heart breakers and LT has a hurt toe that has kept him out of practice this week. The Chargers are on the cusp of letting this season go, but a win against the Jets will make life rosy (at least for a week). The Jets will look to open the playbook up a little more with Favre in there. Coles, please stop mourning Chad Pennington leaving the team and play football. Winner - Jets.
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