Thursday Night Football seems to come quicker and quicker each week. Let's see what's on tap.
Indianapolis @ Tennessee - Just what Peyton Manning needed, a bad pass defense to face. Manning has struggled mightily this year, and especially the last 4 weeks. Yes, he's pressing but some of it is because his main targets are on the sidelines in street clothes. I've always said that receivers help make a QB and vice versa, but this is the ultimate case (Elway is the exception). Manning only has Wayne as his proven receiver on the field and we're down to 3rd string tight ends and 2nd string receivers. These guys don't have the experience with Peyton to 'know' where he wants them to be. Manning has also gotten that tunnel vision where he won't pull a Tom Brady (dink and dunk), but he's more Jay Cutler (looking for the big play). If the Colts can run the ball, just a little bit, they should be able to win this game easily. The Titans are still without Vince Young and I have never had confidence in Kerry Collins. Winner - Titans.
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Thursday, December 09, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
NFL 2010 Week 10 Picks
Starting off 0 - 1 this week with the Ravens/Falcons game. Let's see what happens the rest of the week.
Detroit @ Buffalo – This is definitely going to be an ugly game. The Bills may mess around and get their first win. Shaun Hill should get the start for the Lions with Stafford hurt and that defense has been playing pretty well as of late. This is really a coin flip, but I have to lean towards the Lions on this one. Don’t know why. Winner – Lions.
Minnesota @ Chicago – Whew!!!! This is a Job game for both head coaches. If the Bears lose, that’ll mean that Lovie is one step closer to being out the door. If the Vikings lose, that may end their playoff hopes and send Chilly on out the door on Monday morning. The Vikings are thin at WR as Harvin continues to battle migraines and they slowly bring Rice along. That means more time for former Bears castoff Bernard Berrian to do work. I don’t know if he’s up for it. I imagine that the Vikings will allow Favre to call the game from under center in hopes of catching the Bears asleep at the wheel. Winner – Vikings.
New York Jets @ Cleveland – I picked against this bad Browns team two weeks in a row and they ended up winning. Dare I pick them again? The Jets need to win this game badly and make Rex Ryan’s brother rue the day he was born (hahahahaha). The Browns have been up to the challenge as of late but it’s too late in the season for the better teams to lose to the bad ones. Winner – Jets.
Carolina @ Tampa Bay – This is how bad it’s become for the Panthers. I can’t even waste time talking about them because I just know that they are going to lose this game. In Tampa? Against a decent defense and no running game. Watch them run all over the Bucs and make me cry in my cereal. Winner – Bucs.
Houston @ Jacksonville – I can’t believe that Garrard can play better than he did against the Cowboys again. They are at home, but Houston has got to get back on track or they are going to be bridesmaids in their division yet again. It’s time for that Texans defense to get down right Walker Texas Ranger on somebody. Arian Foster will also need a big game. Winner – Texans.
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis – One bad team (Bengals) against a decent team (Colts) at home. Collie is still out, and Manning doesn’t look that comfortable with his version of the Replacements. He’s so used to being on the same page with his receivers, but with all their injuries, it just makes it hard and you can see he’s not comfortable. The Bengals are on a fast ship going nowhere as it seems that Carson Palmer only has love for T.O. Chad Ochocinco has been relegated to a highly paid cheerleader who doesn’t like what he’s seeing. He’s gotta have a big game sometime soon. Maybe this weekend? Winner – Bengals.
Tennessee @ Miami – Hello Randy Moss, again!!!!! The Titans come to Miami to show off their new offense and I expect the fireworks to pop. I had the same expectations for Moss in Minny, but Fisher is a much better coach and they have a much better play caller. Miami will play them tough, but with the revolving door at QB on a constant spin, no one can really pick the Dolphins. Winner – Titans.
Kansas City @ Denver – AFC Rivalry in the Mile High City. We know a few things: 1) Kyle Orton will throw for 300+ yards 2) Charles will have 20-25 carries for 100+ yards 3) Bowe will drop 2 passes 4) Cassel will make us question his $60M contract 5) Brandon Lloyd will make every Bears fan cringe has he catches passes from Orton for TDs (about 2 this game). In the end, this one is coming down to a kicker. Who you got? Winner – Chiefs.
Dallas @ New York Giants – How bad can it be? I guess we’ll see. If the Cowboys lose this game, they might have to fire all of the popcorn vendors in the new stadium, obviously they are a problem too. (Jerry Jones, look in the mirror!!!!) The Cowboys travel to the new Meadowlands and they are running into a buzz saw. Not that I think the Giants are that good, because Manning can give it away, but they have a decent all around team and I expect them to dominate a Dallas defense that hasn’t been able to stop too many people this season. I can’t pick the Cowboys. The keyboard won’t even let me type it. Winner – Giants.
Seattle @ Arizona – The Battle of Two Bad teams. Hasselbeck will probably start coming off of his concussion, but he should do a lot of handing off to Lynch if they want to win this game. I’m not even sure who’s starting for the Cardinals at QB, but it seems over the last few weeks that they are more comfortable with Derek Anderson back there. Here’s to hoping he can play some decent ball this weekend. Winner – Cardinals.
St. Louis @ San Francisco – This starts the 49ers path towards winning the NFC West. No one has really stepped up to take away the division, so here’s to making Mike Singletary and the rest of the 49ers front office look like geniuses. Winner – 49ers.
New England @ Pittsburgh – The winner of this game will be my pick to represent the AFC in the Superbowl, unless the Patriots win. I’m not sold on the Patriots and it’s hard as he77 to win in Pittsburgh. Belicheat can only scheme so much. Winner – Steelers.
Philadelphia @ Washington – The Battle for the Rightful QB of the Eagles. Vick brings his Eagles squad to Washington to face the old face of the Eagles, Donovan McNabb. Vick owes McNabb a lot since he took him under his wing when the Eagles rescued him from purgatory (coming out of jail). Too bad he won’t give McNabb what he needs the most and that’s a subpar performance. The Redskins don’t have enough and they’re limited on offense to win this game. The best thing that could happen is that Vick twists his ankle (not serious) and Kolb comes in and blows this game for the Eagles. That would be too much like right. Winner – Eagles.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
NFL 2010 Week 1 Wrap Up
I’m not sure what happened, but this week started well and then just went into the tank. I guess the underlying theme of Week 1 is wait until Week 2 before we start playing. Oh and another thing, let’s make sure that it’s not close to have a referee decide a game. Let’s get the tale of the tape.
Minnesota @ New Orleans – After an aggressive first drive for the Saints, this turned out to be a yawner. Not much excitement on either side of the ball, and each team seemed a little rusty to say the least (maybe there is an argument for an 18 game season). The Saints won, but I imagine that both teams will be better over the remainder of the season. Just one questions popped out during this game, I know Peterson had 19 carries, but this is game one of the season, why not give him 25? He didn’t put the ball on the ground. Sounds like Chilly is over coaching already. Inquisitive Mind 1 – 0 for the week.
Carolina @ New York Giants – We all knew that the Panthers had no chance in this one, but it just took the Giants a little while to wake up. Eli had 3 INTs to go along with 3 TDs, but we all know that the ground game will be the key for the Giants this year. And, I said it, Clausen will be the starter by week 3. After that hit that Moore took, we’re one step closer. Inquisitive Mind 2- 0 for the week.
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh – Talk about crying in your beer. This was a slugfest. The Steelers stopped the Falcons ground game and the Falcons stopped the Steelers air attack (yes, limited with Dixon back there). This came down to 3 things: 1) Polamalu’s pick in the 4th. The announcers were saying a great call by Dick LeBeau, no way. Polamalu jumped that route after he saw White catching it all day long. Beautiful play to get his toes in. 2) Jeff Reed’s two missed field goals (and one with the win on the line?) and lastly 3) Atlanta, is this all you got on offense? I mean Ryan can’t throw that deep out every 7th play and hope that it works and no running game to speak of. Falcons, you let me down. Also, I love it when I’m right about Ward. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 1 for the week.
Cleveland @ Tampa Bay – Maybe the Panther fans were right to laugh when I mentioned the best QB in this game being Delhomme. He proved that he’s a decent QB, but oh my goodness he is mistake prone. Freeman looked decent and the defense showed glimpses of years past. The Bucs snuck one out. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 2 for the week.
Denver @ Jacksonville – I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is the best game that Garrard has played in 2 maybe 3 years. The Jaguars had a balanced attack and the defense was teeing of on Orton like he was a piñata. Denver might be in trouble. Orton can’t keep taking hits like that. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 3 for the week.
Indianapolis @ Houston – The Texans beat the Colts. I think everyone in Houston is still partying. Yes, it’s the first game of the year, but 231 yards rushing by Arian Foster and a good/great defensive unit spells good things for the Texans. Even with Manning throwing for 433 yards (a career high) and having a 109 QB rating, this game wasn’t as close as the final makes it seem. If the Texans can play like this all year, that AFC South is going to be interesting. Inquisitive Mind 3 – 3 for the week.
Miami @ Buffalo – Somebody had to win this game and the Dolphins just eeked it out. Not much else to say. If you watched this game, I apologize for the 2 ½ hours of your life you won’t get back. Inquisitive Mind 4 – 3 for the week.
Detroit @ Chicago – WHEW!!!! What in the halibut is going on here? I’m sorry, this was a loss for the Bears. Johnson caught that pass and was getting up when he lost the ball. I’m waiting on the NFL to review this one. Bears fans have a lot to be happy about: 1) a win is a win 2) Urlacher played pretty well and didn’t get hurt 3) and they may have found their #1 receiver in Matt Forte (well, this is really a joke). Forte rushed for 50 yards and had another 151 yards in the air. How can Lovie be so arrogant? Doesn’t he know that he has exactly 15 more games to be the head coach of the Bears? Inquisitive Mind 5 – 3 for the week.
Oakland @ Tennessee – Can I take get a do over on this one? Yes, I used big IFs earlier but the Raiders looked horriawful, with the exception of Darren McFadden. He did prove that he can carry the full load (even if only for one game). The Titans will end up a lot better than some guessed if they can play like this the rest of the year. VY had a decent game and only had 17 attempts, while Chris Johnson did his work. Inquisitive Mind 5 – 4 for the week.
Cincinnati @ New England – If this game were another 2 quarters long,……the Bengals didn’t start playing football until after halftime. You can’t do that and expect to win at Gillette Stadium. Wes Welker looked good in his return to the big stage and I’m still trying to find how Ochocinco had 12 receptions for 159 yards. Did I turn the channel or something? Maybe the Bengals will wake up and start playing now. Inquisitive Mind 5 – 5 for the week.
Arizona @ St. Louis – How quickly the mighty have fallen. It’s going to be a long year for the Cardinals if they are going to play like this. Both teams looked horriawful, but one of them was a few inches from a Superbowl two years ago and the other team was starting a rookie QB and if you watched the game, you couldn’t have picked which team was which. Bradford might actually be the real deal. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 5 for the week.
San Francisco @ Seattle – I bet you a dollar to a donut that no one on that 49ers team slept well last night. They probably won’t sleep at all this week. They looked worse than horriawful. 2 field goals is all they could get? From a 49ers standpoint, I point to one stat line: 26 of 45 for 225 yards and 2 INTs. Alex Smith, please pack your bags. Happy to see Hasselbeck play well since he’s been beaten up so much the last few years. I wonder if the NCAA would take some of Pete Carroll’s money he made as coach of USC because he knew guys were cheating (old bone to pick)? Are the Seahawks for real is the question? I guess we will know if about 3 more weeks. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 6 for the week.
Green Bay @ Philadelphia – I never root for anyone to get hurt, but I have to say that Kolb playing the way he did and leaving the way he did is ‘KARMA’. You don’t get rid of McNabb just because. Kolb sustained a concussion right before halftime (hopefully he’ll be ok) and then we got Mike Vick. The pack played well, but may have lost Ryan Grant for a significant time after the injury to his ankle. Brandon Jackson more than filled his shoes while Aaron Rodgers was throwing to just about everyone all day long. I guess we’ll have to see if Andy Reid was right by saying that ‘Kolb is his QB when he’s healthy again’. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 7 for the week.
Dallas @ Washington – You’ve got to be kidding me?!?!??!? This came down to a final play with the Cowboys throwing a TD and they lose. Somewhere, Daniel Snyder is smiling so hard his face is cracking. If the Cowboys don’t get an O-line and soon, all of this home team for the Superbowl stuff isn’t going to happen. Which Cowboy coach made that play call before the half? He should be cleaning the all the bathrooms in the new Cowboys Stadium. The Redskins snuck this game away from the Cowboys, but a win is a win. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 8 for the week.
Baltimore @ New York Jets – This was a smash mouth game that should have been a joy to watch for those that appreciate defense (and some bad offense). The Jets brought all of the bravado but no offense to speak of. I doubt they completed a pass for more than 10 yards at any one time. The Ravens defense, led by Ray Lewis smothered and hit the Jets all night. Shonn Greene may not touch the ball for a week or two after letting it hit the ground so much last night. In the end, the better offense won. Flacco to Boldin looks like a good pairing. Is it me or does Flacco always seem to throw off of his back foot? The scary thing is that both teams will get better. Bad omen for the Jets is that they may have lost Kris Jenkins for an extended period of time. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 8 for the week.
San Diego @ Kansas City – This is reason #4080 that Norv is NOT the coach that the Chargers need. This was a loss to the Chefs (still the funniest commercial ever). The Chargers looked lackadaisical and not ready for football. The Chiefs didn't really have that much on offense and they still won. If anything I was surprised that the Chiefs defense is actually starting to look like a unit. Great kick return by rookie Dexter McCluster. Great upset by the Chiefs. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 9 for the week.
Well, that's Week 1 down and I think that I'm happy it's over. A 7-9 record is not how you want to start the season, but hey, we have a long way to go. I'm not too far off of the professionals.
Minnesota @ New Orleans – After an aggressive first drive for the Saints, this turned out to be a yawner. Not much excitement on either side of the ball, and each team seemed a little rusty to say the least (maybe there is an argument for an 18 game season). The Saints won, but I imagine that both teams will be better over the remainder of the season. Just one questions popped out during this game, I know Peterson had 19 carries, but this is game one of the season, why not give him 25? He didn’t put the ball on the ground. Sounds like Chilly is over coaching already. Inquisitive Mind 1 – 0 for the week.
Carolina @ New York Giants – We all knew that the Panthers had no chance in this one, but it just took the Giants a little while to wake up. Eli had 3 INTs to go along with 3 TDs, but we all know that the ground game will be the key for the Giants this year. And, I said it, Clausen will be the starter by week 3. After that hit that Moore took, we’re one step closer. Inquisitive Mind 2- 0 for the week.
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh – Talk about crying in your beer. This was a slugfest. The Steelers stopped the Falcons ground game and the Falcons stopped the Steelers air attack (yes, limited with Dixon back there). This came down to 3 things: 1) Polamalu’s pick in the 4th. The announcers were saying a great call by Dick LeBeau, no way. Polamalu jumped that route after he saw White catching it all day long. Beautiful play to get his toes in. 2) Jeff Reed’s two missed field goals (and one with the win on the line?) and lastly 3) Atlanta, is this all you got on offense? I mean Ryan can’t throw that deep out every 7th play and hope that it works and no running game to speak of. Falcons, you let me down. Also, I love it when I’m right about Ward. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 1 for the week.
Cleveland @ Tampa Bay – Maybe the Panther fans were right to laugh when I mentioned the best QB in this game being Delhomme. He proved that he’s a decent QB, but oh my goodness he is mistake prone. Freeman looked decent and the defense showed glimpses of years past. The Bucs snuck one out. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 2 for the week.
Denver @ Jacksonville – I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is the best game that Garrard has played in 2 maybe 3 years. The Jaguars had a balanced attack and the defense was teeing of on Orton like he was a piñata. Denver might be in trouble. Orton can’t keep taking hits like that. Inquisitive Mind 2 – 3 for the week.
Indianapolis @ Houston – The Texans beat the Colts. I think everyone in Houston is still partying. Yes, it’s the first game of the year, but 231 yards rushing by Arian Foster and a good/great defensive unit spells good things for the Texans. Even with Manning throwing for 433 yards (a career high) and having a 109 QB rating, this game wasn’t as close as the final makes it seem. If the Texans can play like this all year, that AFC South is going to be interesting. Inquisitive Mind 3 – 3 for the week.
Miami @ Buffalo – Somebody had to win this game and the Dolphins just eeked it out. Not much else to say. If you watched this game, I apologize for the 2 ½ hours of your life you won’t get back. Inquisitive Mind 4 – 3 for the week.
Detroit @ Chicago – WHEW!!!! What in the halibut is going on here? I’m sorry, this was a loss for the Bears. Johnson caught that pass and was getting up when he lost the ball. I’m waiting on the NFL to review this one. Bears fans have a lot to be happy about: 1) a win is a win 2) Urlacher played pretty well and didn’t get hurt 3) and they may have found their #1 receiver in Matt Forte (well, this is really a joke). Forte rushed for 50 yards and had another 151 yards in the air. How can Lovie be so arrogant? Doesn’t he know that he has exactly 15 more games to be the head coach of the Bears? Inquisitive Mind 5 – 3 for the week.
Oakland @ Tennessee – Can I take get a do over on this one? Yes, I used big IFs earlier but the Raiders looked horriawful, with the exception of Darren McFadden. He did prove that he can carry the full load (even if only for one game). The Titans will end up a lot better than some guessed if they can play like this the rest of the year. VY had a decent game and only had 17 attempts, while Chris Johnson did his work. Inquisitive Mind 5 – 4 for the week.
Cincinnati @ New England – If this game were another 2 quarters long,……the Bengals didn’t start playing football until after halftime. You can’t do that and expect to win at Gillette Stadium. Wes Welker looked good in his return to the big stage and I’m still trying to find how Ochocinco had 12 receptions for 159 yards. Did I turn the channel or something? Maybe the Bengals will wake up and start playing now. Inquisitive Mind 5 – 5 for the week.
Arizona @ St. Louis – How quickly the mighty have fallen. It’s going to be a long year for the Cardinals if they are going to play like this. Both teams looked horriawful, but one of them was a few inches from a Superbowl two years ago and the other team was starting a rookie QB and if you watched the game, you couldn’t have picked which team was which. Bradford might actually be the real deal. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 5 for the week.
San Francisco @ Seattle – I bet you a dollar to a donut that no one on that 49ers team slept well last night. They probably won’t sleep at all this week. They looked worse than horriawful. 2 field goals is all they could get? From a 49ers standpoint, I point to one stat line: 26 of 45 for 225 yards and 2 INTs. Alex Smith, please pack your bags. Happy to see Hasselbeck play well since he’s been beaten up so much the last few years. I wonder if the NCAA would take some of Pete Carroll’s money he made as coach of USC because he knew guys were cheating (old bone to pick)? Are the Seahawks for real is the question? I guess we will know if about 3 more weeks. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 6 for the week.
Green Bay @ Philadelphia – I never root for anyone to get hurt, but I have to say that Kolb playing the way he did and leaving the way he did is ‘KARMA’. You don’t get rid of McNabb just because. Kolb sustained a concussion right before halftime (hopefully he’ll be ok) and then we got Mike Vick. The pack played well, but may have lost Ryan Grant for a significant time after the injury to his ankle. Brandon Jackson more than filled his shoes while Aaron Rodgers was throwing to just about everyone all day long. I guess we’ll have to see if Andy Reid was right by saying that ‘Kolb is his QB when he’s healthy again’. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 7 for the week.
Dallas @ Washington – You’ve got to be kidding me?!?!??!? This came down to a final play with the Cowboys throwing a TD and they lose. Somewhere, Daniel Snyder is smiling so hard his face is cracking. If the Cowboys don’t get an O-line and soon, all of this home team for the Superbowl stuff isn’t going to happen. Which Cowboy coach made that play call before the half? He should be cleaning the all the bathrooms in the new Cowboys Stadium. The Redskins snuck this game away from the Cowboys, but a win is a win. Inquisitive Mind 6 – 8 for the week.
Baltimore @ New York Jets – This was a smash mouth game that should have been a joy to watch for those that appreciate defense (and some bad offense). The Jets brought all of the bravado but no offense to speak of. I doubt they completed a pass for more than 10 yards at any one time. The Ravens defense, led by Ray Lewis smothered and hit the Jets all night. Shonn Greene may not touch the ball for a week or two after letting it hit the ground so much last night. In the end, the better offense won. Flacco to Boldin looks like a good pairing. Is it me or does Flacco always seem to throw off of his back foot? The scary thing is that both teams will get better. Bad omen for the Jets is that they may have lost Kris Jenkins for an extended period of time. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 8 for the week.
San Diego @ Kansas City – This is reason #4080 that Norv is NOT the coach that the Chargers need. This was a loss to the Chefs (still the funniest commercial ever). The Chargers looked lackadaisical and not ready for football. The Chiefs didn't really have that much on offense and they still won. If anything I was surprised that the Chiefs defense is actually starting to look like a unit. Great kick return by rookie Dexter McCluster. Great upset by the Chiefs. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 9 for the week.
Well, that's Week 1 down and I think that I'm happy it's over. A 7-9 record is not how you want to start the season, but hey, we have a long way to go. I'm not too far off of the professionals.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Young Decisions
Vince Young is back on the practice field for the Tennessee Titans. Jeff Fisher has said that he is happy with where Young is mentally and physically. That is the biggest question about all of this. I'm not sure how you go from, I was worried about Vince's mental state and his ability to lead, and the fact that he'll have to earn his starting spot back, to we love Vince and we want him running the Titans.The trick here is that Kerry Collins is now the starter. The Titans have been playing well and winning and Collins is a free agent at the end of the 2008 season. Collins has made it clear that he wants to start and the winning that their doing now helps his argument. Collins would entertain doing an extension now if he could be promised that he would be competing for the starting position.
We all know that Vince is fragile right now, so any pressure put on him may actually break him. So the Titans will need to either find a way to let him walk out that door (money/bonus in hand) or get some mental toughness classes over the summer. Jeff Fisher is one to make these hard decisions and when you really look at it, they have no other choice but to pay Collins and draft a QB next year. But hey, I don't run the team,...so we'll see what happens.
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