Last week:
10-6, I make the playoffs! Anyway, on to a new week! THE PICKS..
Sunday, Sep. 25th
Atlanta at Buffalo, 1:00 p.m.
Carolina at Miami, 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati at Chicago, 1:00 p.m.
Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1:00 p.m.
Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1:00 p.m.
New Orleans at Minnesota, 1:00 p.m.
Oakland at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Green Bay, 1:00 p.m.
Tennessee at St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Dallas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
New England at Pittsburgh, 4:15 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Sep. 26th
Kansas City at Denver, 9:00 p.m.
THOUGHTS. I hate the media. All these incredibly dumb predictions and they never back anything up week to week. They live in the moment, flip flop every damn second, and do it with complete disregard. ESPN and the like anyway. The radio is so much better in this respect. They make a note to repeat dumb quotes and when they're shocked, they tell us. I can't take ESPN. Been getting under my skin more than ever as of late. To start off, Carolina. Did we hear a massive wave of "Super Bowl?" week 1? Yes. Then they lose to the Saints. EVERYONE jumps off mentioning we maybe spoke to soon. If you didn't, the analysts act like you missed the memo. But of course they're the ones who can't find a damn balance. They're blotched Monday Night Football predictions as proof. 0 for 2 across the board. On the season, 1 right pick amongst all of em. 1.
But I digress. I expect Vick to come back with a strong performance. The doubt in that last drive he had to come out on was very apparent though. Knew he had all the room to run but wasn't sure he had the ability. You can see him then try to be Vick and fall. I think he'll regain himself next Sunday though. Carolina meanwhile should ride high off last week. They just need to continue to play tough and put a little bit of points on the board. Miami won't score that much if the Panthers tighten the D but they could if not.
Bears meanwhile have their first showtime match-up. Bengals are playing DAMN good and proved it 2 weeks in a row. The Bears are coming off one hell of a successful week and trying to sustain it. I'm extremely confident in Orton meanwhile. Not in perfection but success. Completely in the moment, without breathing too hard. He's just not one likely to have mental problems, it's all competition. But anyway, Palmer is just looking insane. Bears secondary will have a hard time with him. Need constant pressure on him and a tight secondary. All the while stopping the run is incredibly important. First thing is to make the other team one dimensional. Last week was just about playing. This week is about demanding that great play from the offense and defense. They're both gonna have to play GREAT. Initially the D has a huge assignment, but the D of the Bengals has just come off allowing 8 points. This could be an incredibly competitive match up if neither team let's the other get the ball rolling.
Other things, Jacksonville I mentioned looked tough week 1 going into week 2. After week 2 though, they're only looking tougher. There's impressive teams in my book, and competitive teams. 3 points isn't impressive but the way they played the Colts was extremely competitive. They will have a good record. New Orleans on the other hand are at a disadvantage and will have to get up for every week in a non-conventional way. They'll win some and lose some along the way. Vikings have got to win something though. They can't be that bad and I'm sure they're hungry to prove they're better than that. The Bengals just weren't the team to prove it against :lol But anyway, to finish up.. Steelers were gonna be my team to beat the Patriots first if Carolina hadn't. Now I just see the Patriots taking a beating while trying to find themselves. Bad luck for them. Steelers are playing GREAT. Oakland is not a bad 0-2 team. I thought they maaay win, but Philly is still a fundamentally sound team. They will eventually have problems though. Oh, and Seattle is always looked on to lose or fall off one season but I still think they're a pretty good team. A combo like Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselback doesn't just dissapear. They dreally don't deserve to be dogged like I heard before the season. And next monday night, KC. They are looking impressive. I think them and Indy may have the defense/offense combo they've been looking for. Colts owe a big part of that to Dwight Freeney. I remember the combine, the draft, the predictions he may fall into the 30's.. Man did I want him bad, and when the Colts grabbed him at 11, I knew they grabbed a great player. I'm still suprised though. He's amazing. Will be really tough to handle for anyone. Scary.
Every time I have ever picked the niners they lose,maybe they will win since I picked one of my most hated teams to win.
