Friday, September 22, 2006

WEEK 3 PREVIEW

Being a bye week for the Chargers, means there's not a whole lot of REALLY exciting things to talk about in the upcoming week, but what I'd like to do this week is make my picks for the week, similar to what I did last week. I was critisized last week for weak effort on the picks, and critisized for picking the easy games. I think it should be noted that i was 4-0 last week, but I will admit they were all pretty easy games to call. This week won't be the case, with alot of games being close calls, but I'm gonna make 5 picks on games that I think, truthfully could go either way. Here it goes..

Bucs over Panthers
This is a tough division to play in right now, and both these teams have been struggling going into week 3 both 0-2. To many people's demise the Panthers havent been the team they were expected to be. Alot of people picked them to come out of the NFC, and maybe even to win the Superbowl. That dream is many galaxies away, as they're going to be 0-3 after three weeks this year. The Bucs will win this game with a stepped up performance by the D, and with Gruden re-establishing the run. Simms' passing numbers, especially attempts will be way down from last week, and you'll see Cadillac put up the best numbers of the season this week, despite Carolina's potential stingy run D.

Bears over Vikings
Not alot people will call a road team to win in the NFL, but this is a game that can't be called any other way. The Bears have looked unstoppable so far this season, matching the best defense in the league with a firey offense. They put up huge numbers last year, and if you check the fantasy leagues, you'll see the ownership numbers on Bears offensive players went through the roof. Rx looks like he's gonna be the man in Chicago, and with the two guys they've got in the backfield, this offense could be dangerous. Don't think the Vikings have been a slouch, because they've looked strong beating the Skins and Panthers, but this isn't a team that's going to succeed against the Bears.

Indy over Jacksonville
Jacksonville looked like a contender last week as they shut out the Steelers, and people should recognize that they are for real in the AFC this year. They've made a name for themselves on D, and have an O to go with it. BUT, Indy has somehow got lost in the mix this year. I watch alot of media coverage about teams that will be contenders for the Superbowl, and teams that will take their divisions, and alot of people just sort of skim over Indy. Indy won 13 games in a row last year, and have had few losses to that same team. Indy will beat Jacksonville, but the Jags won't go down easy.

Seahawks over Giants
New York has looked good this year so far, and Eli looks like he's going to be the QB everyone expected him to be. The defending NFC champs have also looked good so far this year, but had a shaky start to the season against the Lions. This should be a good game for the watching, but expect the Seahawks to have more rhythm on offense and a stepped up effort from the Defense that will catapult them to a victory.

Cardinals over Rams
The NFC West has been a weak division for a couple of years since the Rams went on their tear in the 90's. The Rams looked sharp in week 1 against the Bronco's, but the Cardinals are a team to be reckoned with this year. They'll be playing at home in their brand new stadium, and expect a HUGE day from the Card's offense as they pick apart the Rams secondary. Cards to win this won.

Well that's my picks. Hopefully they'll be as successful as last weeks. Pay attention this weekend, watch some good football, and don't let your meat loaf.

Leafs SUCK.

1 Comments:

Blogger LBomb said...

3-2. Not a bad record, but not a great one, either. Now please don't think that all I want to do is criticize, but to be honest, if there were 3 games this week that should have been gimme's, it's the 3 games that you picked and won on. However, I would like to suggest a solution. Being a blogger myself, I know how arduous it can be to write a small blurb about why you think a certain team might win a football game for ALL THE GAMES DURING THE WEEK. My solution to this would be that you continue to make your weekly 5 picks along with your explaination as to why you picked them. At the end of the blog, you simply record the winners of the rest of the game. Like so:
For week 4, I pick:
Falcons over Cards
Cowboys over Titans
Colts over Jets
Dolphins over Texans
Vikings over Bills
Panthers over Saints
Ravens over Chargers
Chiefs over 49ers
Rams over Lions
Browns over Raiders
Redskins over Jags
Bengals over Patriots
Bears over Seahawks
Eagles over Packers
I'm not claiming I'm an NFL guru, but I'm willing to risk ridicule over a 4-10 weekend.

10:53 PM  

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