Fall NFL Thread

[Kaiten]

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My (probably wrong) picks for this weekend:

1. Kansas City at Buffalo
2. Cleveland at Cincinnati
3. Minnesota at Indianapolis
4. New Orleans at Carolina
5. Houston at Jacksonville
6. Oakland at Miami
7. Arizona at New England
8. Tampa Bay at New York Giants
9. Baltimore at Philadelphia
10. Washington at St. Louis
11. Dallas at Seattle
12. New York Jets at Pittsburgh
13. Tennessee at San Diego
14. Detroit at San Fransisco
15. Denver at Atlanta

Only so much can be learned from week one, thus my lack of non-RGIII related comments. I do regret my prediction that San Fransisco will regress. They looked amazing against Green Bay. Baltimore and New England also looked potentially dominant; before getting to excited I would like to see how they compete against better opponents. Cincinnati and Tennessee are not horrible, they simply look mediocre and nothing more. Miami looked truly wretched, and I don't expect better from them this week. Potentially the worst team in football. I expect the Dolphins and Browns to compete for that honor. Cleveland looked horrible last week. It is never a good sign when your 28 year old rookie, first round quarterback becomes trapped in the American flag pregame, before throwing a 5.1 QBR stinker in his debut.

 

[Charlie]

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Even though it looks bad for us based on the first game - I'm still hoping to see Vick pull a miracle.
Stranger things have happened so its not like theres no chance for a win.

 

[Jammin]

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Even though it looks bad for us based on the first game - I'm still hoping to see Vick pull a miracle.
Stranger things have happened so its not like theres no chance for a win.

Though it's never good when your QB throws 4 picks but it's not the end of the world. Roethelsburger and Flacco have both done it. Payton Manning threw 6 of them once!

There is a ton of talent on the Eagles and, though I'm no Eagles fan, I expect them to look loads better than they did against the Brownies. Sure, the Ravens are a strong team but beating up on the Bungles with a brand new offensive scheme isn't exactly a mountainous achievement. The Eagles will know what to expect and have had all week to figure out a way to try and defend it.

Plus, the lawfirm put up 5.1 yards a carry on the Ravens run defense (and not all that was garbage time) so you gotta like what that could mean for McCoy; and a successful run game would take a ton of pressure off Vick.

 

[xi0]

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ARI vs NE
BAL vs PHI
CLE vs CIN
HOU vs JAC
KC vs BUF
MIN vs IND
NO vs CAR
OAK vs MIA
TB vs NYG
DAL vs SEA
WAS vs STL
NYJ vs PIT
TEN vs SD
DET vs SF
DEN vs ATL

 

[FrostyMouse]

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You're picking the Redskins to lose to the Rams, Gary? It is a road game, but it's the freaking Rams.

 

[xi0]

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You're picking the Redskins to lose to the Rams, Gary? It is a road game, but it's the freaking Rams.

Rams defense is young, but might have good potential. It's a reach, but oh well

 

[predsfan]

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Weekly picks, huh, I kind of like this:

ARI vs NE
BAL vs PHI
CLE vs CIN
HOU vs JAC
KC vs BUF
MIN vs IND
NO vs CAR
OAK vs MIA
TB vs NYG
DAL vs SEA
WAS vs STL
TEBOW vs PIT
TEN vs SD
DET vs SF
DEN vs ATL

First there is some homerism in 2 of these picks, and second, unless money is on the line, I can't bring myself to pick the Saints for anything.

The smart money might be on the Skins, but I'm gonna need to see 'em in more than one game before I start to believe these Skins are any different than the years before (i.e. terrible )

 

[Kaiten]

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Though it's never good when your QB throws 4 picks but it's not the end of the world. Roethelsburger and Flacco have both done it. Payton Manning threw 6 of them once!

Four picks against an awful Browns team is a little scary. Vick was not the entire problem either. The Browns had no answer for Lesean Mccoy, despite this, and Vicks struggles, Reid failed to feature him down the stretch. The same game plan against this Ravens team could be a recipe for disaster.

Weekly picks, huh, I kind of like this:

ARI vs NE
BAL vs PHI
CLE vs CIN
HOU vs JAC
KC vs BUF
MIN vs IND
NO vs CAR
OAK vs MIA
TB vs NYG
DAL vs SEA
WAS vs STL
TEBOW vs PIT
TEN vs SD
DET vs SF
DEN vs ATL

First there is some homerism in 2 of these picks, and second, unless money is on the line, I can't bring myself to pick the Saints for anything.

The smart money might be on the Skins, but I'm gonna need to see 'em in more than one game before I start to believe these Skins are any different than the years before (i.e. terrible )

The Rams were even worse last year than the Redskins

The Rams were 2-14 last year. They did not exactly impress in last weeks loss to Detroit, their offense looked mediocre, at best. This week they will be playing without LT Roger Saffold, anchor of an unimpressive line. The Redskins front seven has never been in question, even last year they impressed. The Rams do have a good, young defense. Unlike the Saints, they will not be giving up 40 points. But the Skins are not playing Drew Brees this week, they won't need 40 points to win, unless the Rams offense can show more than it did last week.

 

[xi0]

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I play pick'em in a local group so I just went first blush and with my gut this week. For some reason I think the Redskins could lose.

 

[Jammin]

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Four picks against an awful Browns team is a little scary. Vick was not the entire problem either. The Browns had no answer for Lesean Mccoy, despite this, and Vicks struggles, Reid failed to feature him down the stretch. The same game plan against this Ravens team could be a recipe for disaster.

The Browns defense is nothing to scoff at. It's their offense that makes them look terrible because they are on the field all day long.

No question Vick did not play a good game and that Andy Reid didn't make the midgame adjustments he needed to. But part of that might have just been the Eagles coaching staff underestimating the Browns. Maybe they just thought they could throw Vick at them with minimal game planning and win on pure talent (which they ultimately did, even though it was ugly). The Ravens are a team they will know to take seriously; so it's hard for me to imagine they will lay another egg this week.

And as cool as the no huddle offense is, Eagles have a solid defense and shouldn't be as caught off guard as the Bengals were. So I'd be stunned if Flacco was able to throw at will like he did last week.

 

[xi0]

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Eagles defense has gaping holes in the running game...as usual

8 turnovers in six quarters of ball this year for the Eagles...

 

[Ghan]

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The saints defense is pitiful. Im having trouble watching the game anymore. Its awful

 

[FrostyMouse]

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Ponder with a late equalizer against the Colts just now.

Eli's played poorly this game, but it looks like he's going to escape.

I haven't gotten to see my Pats this week (perhaps the tv coverage has changed, because I haven't seen them at all this season) but we've just played poorly today. Some decent coverage by Arizona, but an underwhelming game by the Pats, especially at home.

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The FG winner for the Colts, seemingly, from 53 yards.

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What a bum you are, Gostkowski. That was for the game, and it's doubly worse as it's a game that never should've even been close...

 

[BASED Shinigami]

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Well, the Patriots just played a bad game today no excuse for that. They'll bounce back no problem. The Saints on the other hand are REALLY missing Sean Payton.

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Nice win for the Eagles!

 

[predsfan]

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Damn, I wished I could've seen the Skins/Rams game. Seemed like a fairly entertaining game. And nice going Philly (doesn't hurt the win came against Baltimore), would really love for them to win that division this year. Glad the Bengals got the got a win.

More importantly, I hope the Lions come out better than they did last week and take a little bit of control over the central with a win tonight. Also, looking forward to Schwartz vs. Harbaugh,

 

[kakashi919]

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I can't believe TB let Giants come back and win.... that game was so theirs. Baltimore lost, but I'm not too unhappy since it was Eagles.

 

[FrostyMouse]

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In the three swing games of the week, only the Panthers held on. I'm not that surprised that the Ravens lost as they've always had offensive problems, last week being an offensive aberration for them, although I did expect them to win. I was watching the game and couldn't believe TB let the Giants steal that. After the pick six at the end of the first half, I thought that all of the momentum was on their side and Eli would just fall away. I have to say that I was impressed at the Giants' determination and drive to win.

 

[Jammin]

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This weekend of football has left me really missing this guy....

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[FrostyMouse]

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Hold on here, Falcons!

 

[BASED Shinigami]

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Will the real referees please STAND UP PLEASE STAND UP PLEASE STAND UP!

.....The officiating is starting to get out of control.