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Kind of makes me wish I got into Fantasy.
However: Brees, AP, Jennings, NE and NO rec's, and the Packers(Read: Dom Caper's) Defense, these should pan out well for those who have them. For this coming week aswell, except for Jennings, I don't see him being as dominating as some of the other WR's this week, but he should have a big game regardless.
Interesting News:
Urlacher's injury on his wrist has offically been ruled as him being out for the season. He is a leader on that defense despite his lessened dominance as a LB. This will hurt the Bears defense a lot and this will be the last thing to knock them out of the NFC North race.
Next Week Picks:
HOU @ TEN
Titans:
No brainer.
MIN @ DET
Vikings:
A team trying to rebuild will simply not be able to handle both AP stacking the box for Favre to PA pass, as well as the Williams wall. Stafford will be a little cleaner this game and their offensive unit in general will look better, but AP will control the ball and clock, so rarely will the Lions see the field on offense.
CAR @ ATL
Falcons:
Should be fairly close, but Ryan and the offense should grab the W with this one.
NO @ PHI
Saints:
A hurt McNabb + Vick will not be able to outgun Drew Brees. A shootout that the Eagles will lose ground as the game goes on. Could be a 3 score game by the 4th.
ARI @ JAC
Arizona:
Kurt and the offense should be able to clean up their play enough from last week to drop the Jags.
OAK @ KC
Chiefs:SD should dampen the Raiders spirits this Monday to where the Chiefs can pull off a win in a game that noone cares about, neither team will be seeing a playoff game by a longshot.
CIN @ GB
Packers: Palmer got dismantled this week, despite the weapons he has. The pressure got to him, and it will get to him more vs the new Capers defense. There will be a ton more pressure this game, than they got from Denver's defense. Rodgers and Grant should also have an easier time with the Bengal's defense than with the Bears, especially if they can fix Barbre or replace him. He allowed the DEs to get to Rodgers with not even a break in their step.
NE @ NYJ
Patriots: Sanchez is going to be a star, explosive rookie start, and his rookie mistakes will fade as the season goes on. If this were later in the year, I would go for the upset NYJ pick, Sanchez would have improved through experience, and Brady's injured knee will start to wear him(and his game) down the more he goes down. It's too early in the for the Jets to win this.
STL @ WAS
Skins:: Don't worry Mystic, the Rams will surely be the most likely team to be the new 0-16. Rams are terrible, Skins will be able to get some momentum off this team for the season down the road.
TB @ BUF
Bucs: Lost to a simply higher caliber Dallas team but managed tonot get destroyed. This one will be close, comes down to who plays worse, The Bills' O-Line, preventing the famed T.O. from getting the ball, or the TB Def, who let Romo get away with a record career yards in a game. Interesting game but I don't see that O-Line protecting Edwards next week, one of the worst lines in the leauge atm.
SEA @ SF
Niners:
Sure, the Seahawks shut out the Rams, but it's the Rams, Hasselbacks stats weren't that spectacular for a shutout, especially with two INTs. Hasselbeck will let the W cloud the fact that he needs to clean up his game, and the Niners pumped up defense after their upset this week, should be able to keep the Seahawks offense down enough to get a close win.
BAL @ SD
Chargers?: Hard to tell until we see what the Chargers show tonight.
They have the talent but the Ravens showed the same this week, Flacco will be a threat. Assuming Rivers and LT live up to their talent tonight, I see this being a shootout with the Chargers ultimately having the final say. I reserve to change this if Rivers/LT don't show their talent tonight.
CLE @ DEN
Browns:
Orton needs work, the one big play he gets, and its has nothing to do with him, just luck of the tip and the reciever having the awareness to grab the winning TD off it. The Browns showed a impressive attack against a much favored Vikings and should show a better one against a Denver defense.
PIT @ CHI
Steelers:
Cutler shows he makes bad plays when hes getting harassed, throwing 3 INTs in the first half and many interceptable passes in that same half. Only looked good when he calmed down in halftime and got some drives going, being calm and relaxed in the pocket. Then Rodgers and Jennings hitting the winning TD catch set Cutler off enough to throw his last pick to Harris to end the game. He'll see the same thing vs the Steelers, pressure.
I just don't think, being at home with everyone(team,city,himeself) being disappointed, that he will be calm this game. Lovie Smith will probably be working on his ST's play more than he should, after the Bears hilarious 4th and 15~? fake punt run against the strong Packers D, just to try to get a shot at a 5 yard 12th man penalty that wouldnt change a thing. PIT should capitalize on that and try to flush Cutler out of the pocket and pick him off on errant throws. Not 4, but the Steelers offense should seal it up.
NYG @ DAL
[Cowboys]:
Hard to call, explosive offense of the Cowboys vs the tough D of the Giants. Manning won't win the QB war unless Romo gets dismantled in pressure, which I don't see happening with Barber rushing Plus, this early in the season, Romo shines.
IND @ MIA
[Colts]:
Peyton shouldn't have a problem outplaying Pennington, might get close but I don't see the Phins doing anything remarkable enough to outscore Manning.
Some playoff picks and SB Picks:
Gonna do 2 teams for each conference for SB after studying some schedules.
AFC Conference Champs:
North:
Ravens(11-5)
East:
Pats(13-3)/(12-4) i'm spilt on a couple games, and I don't see them beating NO.
South:
Colts(10-6) T
Titans(10-6) T
West:
Chargers(12-4)
NFC Conf. Champs:
North:
Packers(11-5)
Vikings(10-6)
North will be close between these two, the Bears are out of the mix.
Urlachers done, Lovie's legendary special teams look bad, Cutler isn't providing yet.
East:
Eagles(10-6)T
Giants(10-6)T
Maybe if Romo shows he can perform in the late season, they'd be up up there.
I'll probably do all the teams record predictions later, this is fun going through schedules.
South:
Saints(11-5)/(12-4)
I want to see where the defense goes here.
For this division, theres going to be one team right
on the Saints' tail.
Falcons(10-6)
W(orst)est:
Cards(9-7)T
49ers(9-7)T
maybe Seattle in the mix but I don't see Hasselbeck improving during the season.
All the hits and injuries have added up for a declining season for him this year.
Anyway, the NFC West isn't going to make it anywhere past this, so who cares.
SB:
NFC:
Packers or Saints
AFC:
Pats or Chargers
Beyond that, trying to predict that late this early is just a toss in the air.
Anyone can play the LOL BRADY WINS SB card but you never know how the season will go, or if Brady is back at the top of his game. |
09-13-2009, 02:23 AM
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