week 3

At this point I am 20 and 12 with 173 points. Week 3 has some hard games to pick and we are about to see which teams will salvage their already troubled season.
Titans over Giant 17 to 14 (2). Justin Tuck won't be 100%. That's the difference in this game. W
Steelers over Bucs 14 to 10 (6). Tampa Bay is undefeated but can't see them moving the ball against the Steeler defense W
Cincinnati over Carolina 24 to 7 (15). Rookie QB Jimmy Claussen will be good one day but not this day. W
Ravens over Browns 21 to 3 (14). Ravens defense will dominate Browns. W
SF over KC 24 to 17 (4). 49ers were picked by many to make the playoffs. They better win here and now. L
Vikings over Lions 21 to 17 (9). Vikings are wounded but their still playing the Lions. W
Patriots over Buffalo 27 to 14 (16). Patriots have too much talent to lose to the Bills. W
Saints over Falcons 21 to 13 (11). Can't pick against the Saints at home. L
Redskins over Rams 17 to 10 (5). L
Eagles over Jaguars 28 to 10 (13). Vick's passing and running will be to much for the Jaguars. W
Raiders over Cardinals 14 to 13 (3). Not much to get excited about here. L
Chargers over Seahawks 24 to 17 (7). I'm not drinking Pete Carroll's kool aide anymore. L
Colts over Denver 26 to 14 (12). Peyton Manning is back on track. W
Miami over Jets 24 to 13 (8). Jets will not have Revis. Brandon Marshall will have a big game. L
Packers over Bears 20 to 17 (10). Cutler won't go two games in a row without a turnover. L
Cowboys over Texans 21 to 17 (1). Confidence level of 1 does not do it justice. If we could do fractions it would be 1/4. Texans are gaining confidence and have talent but here is where the Cowboys finally find their A game. For Wade Phillip's sake they better. W

week 2

From this point going forward I have a feeling that any game where I pick the Cowboys to win, my confidence level will be no higher than 5. Right now I'm not sure the Cowboys offensive line is capable of run blocking. Dallas is out of synch in all phases of the game but what is being overlooked in this game is the outstanding play of Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler. Cutler was pressured early on in the game and instead of getting rattled completed deep passes and when the game was over threw for 277 yards with no interceptions.
I am embarrassed that I picked Pete Carroll's Seahawks to beat Denver. Seattle will struggle winning two games in a row this season. Carroll is not yet use to the fact that it's not just his players getting paid this time (cheap shot but I couldn't resist).
Anyone who saw the roughing the passer penalties againt Baltimore in their loss to the Bengals can see why former Dallas Quarterback Roger Staubach called the NFL, word that proceeds cat and starts with a p football. A text book tackle by Tyrell Suggs on Carson Palmer was called and Ray Lewis being blocked into Palmer causing Lewis's leg to hit Palmer's leg was called as well. Lewis's penalty is ridiculous beyond words. Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL now have far too many rules and have gone too far in trying to protect players. It is understandable to try to protect players from concussions but I would suggest improving the helmets and other equipment players wear would be a better way to go about it. The bigger problem is Goodell seems to be trying to take away any injuries to NFL quarterbacks. No one wants to see Peyton Manning or Tom Brady sustain a knee injury but this is pro football which by nature is a dangerous physical sport where injuries are unavoidable. Penalizing defensive players when they are blocked into a quarterback causing their leg to collide with a quarterback's leg disrespects the game of football. Goodell should look at recent NFL history and realize that one of the players he is trying to protect, Tom Brady, got the New England starting Quarterback job because prior starter Drew Bledsoe got injured. If the NFL keeps going down this path of putting in more rules to "protect" marquee players I may just send to Roger Goodell's office flags for every NFL quarterback because I'm afraid he is slowly turning the NFL into flag football.

Week 2

This is a difficult week for picking games but I look for some teams that disappointed in their first week to dominate their opponents in week 2.
Tennessee over Pittsburgh 17 to 10. (11) Steelers offense will struggle again without Rothlisberger. L
Vikings over Dolphins 21 to 17. (5) Favre still has a few good games left in him. L
Atlanta over Arizona 24 to 10. (8) Here is where the Cardinals free fall starts. W
Bengals over Ravens 20 to 14. (3) Ravens on the road after playing a Monday night game will struggle. W
KC over Cleveland 17 to 14. (4) W
Dallas over Chicago 28 to 10 .(15) If the Cowboys can't beat the Bears at home we can forget about the superbowl. L
Philadelphia over Lions 27 to 10. (14) Hide your dogs, the Vick era has returned. W
Green Bay over Buffalo 31 to 13. (16) At home the Pack should dominate. W
Carolina over Tampa Bay 17 to 13. (1) L
Seattle over Denver 20 to 17. (6) I'll drink some more of Pete Carroll's kool-aid. L
Raiders over Rams 27 to 20. (7) W
Texans over Redskins 17 to 10. (9) Tough matchup for Houston but here is where they show they are not just another average team. W
Patriots over Jets 23 to 13. (13) Wes Welker will have a big game. L
Chargers over Jaguars 24 to 17. (12) W
Colts over Giants 20 to 17. (2) Tough game to pick so I'll go with the big brother. W
Saints over 49ers 21 to 14 (10) Alex Smith will turnover the ball at least 3 times. W

week one results

I was 10 and 6 with 88 points for the first week. The teams that impressed the most were the Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans. The teams that disappointed the most were the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. It's very early on the season but the two players on defense that look to have all pro break out years are Houston's Mario Williams and Green Bay's Clay Matthews. Even though the Cowboys looked bad against Washington, their next opponent is Chicago and when Marco Columbo returns Dallas should be back on the right track.

week 1 of the NFL

Here we go with the first week of the NFL and with our new confidence rating here are my picks for the week in which I see many road teams winning.
New Orleans over Minnesota 31-17 (15). Minnesota has too many injured players to stay with the Saints.
Giants over Panthers 17 to 14 (2).
Atlanta over Steelers 24-14 (6). Steelers with Dixon at QB will struggle to put up points.
Bucaneers over Browns 14 to 10 (1). Two teams with low expectation will put on a boring game.
Broncos over Jaguars 23 to 13 (3)
Colts over Texans 27 to 24 (4). Houston plays 3 great quarters and as always fades in the 4th.
Dolphins over Buffalo 31-21 (16). Dolphins are the most underrated team in the AFC
Bears over Lions 20 to 17 (5). Hard to pick a team with Jake Cutler at QB but it's even harder to pick the Lions.
Titans over Raiders 21 to 14 (8). Don't let me down Vince Young.
Patriots over Bengals 27 to 20 (7). TO which now stands for Too Old will drop at least 3 passes.
Arizona over Rams 20 to 10 (9). Arizona will have regress this year but they're still playing the lambs.
49ers over Seahawks 30 to 13 (13). 49ers are poised to have a great year.
Packers over Eagles 24 to 14 (14). Packers are out to show they are the best team in the NFC
Dallas over Redskins 27 to 10 (12). Cowboys will make Mcnabb turnover the ball at least 3 times.
Baltimore over JETS 21 to 14 (11). Ravens addition of Bolden at Wide Receiver is the difference here.
San Diego over KC 24 to 20 (10). Chargers will decline this year but not on this game.

NFL season is almost here

With the NFL season less than a week away, I look forward to our NFL picks each week where myself and my long time rival John Carroll (a.k.a Mr Slag) show off our insightful knowledge of NFL football in revealing our picks of who we think willl win each game of every week. This year we will be joined by a couple of other insignificant NFL prognosticating wannabees (their names are Brad Mccandless and Derran Schilling) and each week our picks will be on our respective blog sites just to show how knowledgable about the NFL we really are. In truth I truly am knowledgable about the NFL and my competitors just think they are.
Just to show off how confident I am in seeing into the future of the NFL this season, I will be the first to predict the two teams who will be in the superbowl this season. They are the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens.
Let the record show that I was the first one to make this prediction so if my competitors already feel intimdidated and want to withdraw from the competition, they may. If not, let the games begin!