**Week 8 Discussion**

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  • Billy The Kid
    Alpine Drive? Big Place!
    • Sep 2008
    • 469

    **Week 8 Discussion**

    No home dogs listed this week although New Orleans looks as though they may be by Sunday with the public hitting Pitt pretty hard early. NO off a bad loss at home and Pitt on B2B roadies after winning in Miami look like a NO play for the situation alone. Tough to beat arguably the best D in the league being so one dimensional however.


    SF -1 v Broncos (London) - Had my eye on this game last week thinking SF would get beat by Carolina and be dogged against a beatable Denver team. Probably would have been dogs too had the Broncos not stunk up the joint at home to the Raiders. After watching Oakland slam the ball down Denver's throat last week I'm sure the 49ers will pound Gore and force Denver to load the box and open things up for Troy Smith getting his first start this year. Really don't think the switch in QB's changes that much of the 49er offense. Alex Smith hasn't been good at all and Smith will bring more mobility at the position. Only issue I see with a SF play is if they fall behind early and are forced to throw the ball. Last thing they want is Troy Smith in a shootout with a solid Broncos passing attack.

    Cowboys -6.5 v Jaguars - Romo out will grab the headlines but John Kitna IMO is capable of putting the ball in the air with recieving group the cowboys have. They will lean on F. Jones (and maybe this is the game the Dallas coaching staff smartens up and gives the ball to Tashard Choice) and should open things up for Kitna to take some chances. Cowboys have been a dissapointment all year and I'm not sure I can back them now after such a demoralizing defeat at home against a divisional rival and loosing their starting QB. But I also don't see where I can bring myself to play the Jags who struggle offensively and are on B2B roadies. Leaning under right now (42.5)

    Lions -2 v Redskins - Stafford back this week for Detroit so it will be interesting to see how much rust he has after being out since week 1 v a Skins team that made Jay Cutler look like....well.....Jay Cutler. Lions have been very competetive despite their record and I think they are in a good spot to knock off the Redskins who are off of a road win. Public on the Skins at about a 70% clip. Line is begging for Washing $ IMO

    Jets -6 v Packers - Really think the books are making a stand with the Jets here. NY off a bye against a banged up, one dimensional Packer team. Very tough to beat the Jets on the road when you can't run the ball. Revis claims to be 100% witch will make things tough on Jennings who has finally got things going since the injury to Finley. Strong lean on the Jets, and thinking over

    Colts -5.5 v Texans - Colts are looking like my favorite play of the week right now. Houston took their "Super Bowl" against their divisin rival week 1 at home and still almost gave the game away in the second half. Arian Foster blew up the Colts D that day so you know they will not be caught off guard this time around. Both teams off of a bye and their is no way I am going to play against Peyton Manning with an extra week to prepare against Houston's awful pass d.
    Last edited by Billy The Kid; 10-28-2010, 02:53 PM.
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  • drew4008
    Newbie
    • Oct 2010
    • 19

    #2
    Early plays I'm seeing:

    New England -6 over Minnesota
    Pats are a sure bet at home and the Vikes are imploding, especially with Favre hurting. You know Belichick will want to prove the doubters wrong with Moss back in town too. A big match-up I see here is in the trenches. Vikes are 30th in the league so far this year in QB sacks (where is Jared Allen?) and when Brady has time, it's deadly. Also, Pats run defense is looking very stout the last few weeks with Wilfork playing DE and Warren at the nose. I think Peterson will have trouble gaining yards and Favre/Jackson won't be able to exploit the Pats young (and injured) secondary.

    Dallas -6 over Jacksonville
    Jacksonville might be the worst team in the league right now, so I don't care who is QB'ing in Dallas. This team will not give up yet with all their expectations, and need an easy win here to get a little bit of momentum back. I'm expecting a blowout at home.

    SD -3.5 over Tennessee
    Chargers have their 2nd straight home game and should get some of their injured players back. They continue to play great defense (held NE to under 180 yards) and should force the Titans QB play to win the game, which I don't think they can do no matter if it's Young or Collins. Norv is an awful coach, but I think the Chargers know that they're in an easy division, and still have pretty good odds to win that division since KC isn't all that strong of a team.

    St. Louis -3 over Carolina
    I can't believe Carolina actually won last week, but nevertheless, I still think that on a neutral field, they're probably the worst team in the league. The Rams are hot at home and I think with a shaky defense like Carolina's, Bradford will come alive. Rams pass rush is also looking veryy good. I don't see how Carolina stays within 7, let alone 3, so I'm all over this.


    Games I'd stay away from:

    Denver vs. San Francisco (in London)
    Seattle @ Oakland
    Washington @ Detroit
    Pittsburgh @ New Orleans

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    • Reggie Hamlin
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2008
      • 1135

      #3
      Im really liking the Jets at home -6 Greenbay does not look that good and was handed
      the game by old graybeard and his broken ankle. The Jets are solid on offense and defense don't see greenbay doing a whole lot against them. I think the Jets win this game by at least 10 and giving less than a td is pretty good.Interested to hear what you guys think
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      • drew4008
        Newbie
        • Oct 2010
        • 19

        #4
        I think the Jets line should get some play, but I'm still a little weary. The Jets pass defense has looked beatable this year, and you never know when Rodgers and that passing attack could go off. I also don't think the Jets are a top 3 team, they're going to slip sooner or later.

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        • Gavin
          Newbie
          • Oct 2010
          • 90

          #5
          I like

          San Deigo !!!!!

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          • Reggie Hamlin
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2008
            • 1135

            #6
            yeah BK I agree with you think the Jets bring to much for the pack to handle off a short week and Jets off the bye . Greenbay will get their points too but second half I look for the Jets to pull away they will pound Tomlinson and Green open up the play
            action Santonio over the middle touchdown.
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            • drew4008
              Newbie
              • Oct 2010
              • 19

              #7
              Troy Smith named starter for San Fran Sunday. I was already leaning Denver, this just seals it.

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              • Kevin
                Red Hot and Rollin'
                • Feb 2007
                • 11736

                #8
                I'm surprised the team is going to Kitna. His passes lack velocity (and always have) giving even an avg. defensive back look GOOD.

                I don't think Dallas can stop MJD either. Looks like some nice value with the Jags.

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                • Daws1089
                  Moderator
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 7812

                  #9
                  kevin,

                  who should i start in fantasy. pick 2 out of the 3. no points per reception just 10 yards per pt. and 6 for tds.

                  MJD @ DAL
                  Jamaal Charles vs BUFF
                  LT vs GB

                  I am torn.

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                  • Underdog88
                    I drink your milkshake!!!
                    • Mar 2007
                    • 13981

                    #10
                    Definitely Charles for one Daws
                    Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends...

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                    • Daws1089
                      Moderator
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 7812

                      #11
                      agreed, im leaning towards mjd with the other. hard to sit him. i cant really go wrong it seems.

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                      • Daws1089
                        Moderator
                        • Mar 2007
                        • 7812

                        #12
                        saints gotta be a play this week. Much like last week when everyone jumped off of GB and thought they were buried, they pulled out a win and ats win. granite (lol), it was with some help from the refs and some bad challenge outcomes, but it was a win. The Saints are a team that a lot of people will now write off after the loss to CLE. The general public loves to have a short term memory and cant seem to see past anything that happened prior to last week. NO fits the mold as a team that everyone has jumped off of and will look to grab the steelers either getting or laying a pt tot he "lowly" saints now. I see it as the stillers playing their 2nd straight road game against a decent opponent. Aaron Smith is done at DE for pitt which will def help NO. Just really see NO at -1 as a bargain here. You can be sure that sean payton will have the right game plan after last weeks debacle.

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                        • Daws1089
                          Moderator
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 7812

                          #13
                          another stat to consider this week is home teams off a bye are 5-1 straight up and teams on the road off of a bye this year are winless i believe.

                          that would mean play IND, not Hou.

                          Play DET and NYJ.


                          Not crazy about CIN, but really think MIA is in for a stinker there.

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                          • Golden
                            Newbie
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 89

                            #14
                            Looking at raiders -3 and jags +7 :beerbang:

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                            • Dex
                              Newbie
                              • Oct 2010
                              • 13

                              #15
                              Lines are kinda wack. I never really bet against the spread

                              Jags +6
                              Redskins +2
                              Dolphins +1
                              Titans +3

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