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Not having a good year in foots... very up and down, so take these picks and fade away. Just want to help out in the forum more coming up. Will be active in the discussion as well.
Early games:
Carolina -1 over the Redskins - you get the feeling Cam Newton is going to put it all together one of these weeks, don't you? Redskins change quarterbacks and now John Beck is getting his first start in four years. Redskins lost starting LG for the year, and could be without starting LT for a couple of weeks as well. Maybe Charles Johnson can live up to the huge contract he signed? The Panthers RBs is getting it going with Newton getting his carries, and Stewart and Williams alternating as the go-to back weekly. Steve Smith and DeAngelo Hall's longstanding feud seems to be over, but Smith enjoying a resurgent career. Carolina getting 70+ percent of the publics bets, but unlike Vegas moving the line to -3 with juice, I'm enjoying the -1.
San Diego -1 at the New York Jets - the Chargers are getting healthier, and off a bye. The Jets coming off a lackluster (win) performance vs the Dolphins on MNF. Mathews emerging as the go-to back, and you have to think Rivers might be targeting former-teammate Cromartie as he can be beaten deep. Don't think he'll be going against Revis like Matt Moore did last week. Jets struggling getting anything going on the ground or in the air... their OL is not performing outside of Nick Mangold. Even D'Brickshaw Ferguson isn't as reliable as he has been before.
Denver -1 at the Miami Dolphins - this is based on the Tim Tebow factor. As I have said all week, the guy just knows how to win. He's such a polarizing figure, but he gets his team ready to play week-in and week-out. It's awesome as a fan to watch athletes who are as passionate as he is. I think too many people are making a big deal of Brandon Lloyd being traded... the guy had one good year in a spread-em-out offense, but has regressed this year (or maybe gone back to normal?). With Fox preaching the running game, and Willis McGahee surprising people this year, Eric Decker enjoying a good year, I think the Lloyd trade won't affect the team much. What do you say about the Dolphins - might they actually be sucking for Luck? They cannot figure out how to effectively use Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas, and Brandon Marshall is their only receiving weapon. They have a porous secondary, and Cameron Wake has regressed this year as well.
Tampa Bay -1 in London, "hosting" the Chicago Bears - Don't let last week's victory over the hapless Vikes alter your judgment of the Bears. The OL is bad, and the defense is old. The Bears are distracted with contract talks and trade requests (Briggs). In what should be a fun traveling week, has instead become a distracting week with travel. Make sense? Tampa however, left Monday morning for London - having learned last year that arriving on Friday just doesn't work with the vast time difference. Tampa tackle Donald Penn, "I slept all day Saturday the last time I was there. I was tired... it took a lot out of me the last time. It's a big time adjustment. I'm real happy about how we're doing it this year." Tampa got rocked by New England that year. Last year the Niners arrived early and Denver arrived late ... Niners won. Bucs have been having fun, sight-seeing, visiting schools on an extended field-trip, while the Bears have just arrived and faced a bunch of distractions.
All for four units.
Early games:
Carolina -1 over the Redskins - you get the feeling Cam Newton is going to put it all together one of these weeks, don't you? Redskins change quarterbacks and now John Beck is getting his first start in four years. Redskins lost starting LG for the year, and could be without starting LT for a couple of weeks as well. Maybe Charles Johnson can live up to the huge contract he signed? The Panthers RBs is getting it going with Newton getting his carries, and Stewart and Williams alternating as the go-to back weekly. Steve Smith and DeAngelo Hall's longstanding feud seems to be over, but Smith enjoying a resurgent career. Carolina getting 70+ percent of the publics bets, but unlike Vegas moving the line to -3 with juice, I'm enjoying the -1.
San Diego -1 at the New York Jets - the Chargers are getting healthier, and off a bye. The Jets coming off a lackluster (win) performance vs the Dolphins on MNF. Mathews emerging as the go-to back, and you have to think Rivers might be targeting former-teammate Cromartie as he can be beaten deep. Don't think he'll be going against Revis like Matt Moore did last week. Jets struggling getting anything going on the ground or in the air... their OL is not performing outside of Nick Mangold. Even D'Brickshaw Ferguson isn't as reliable as he has been before.
Denver -1 at the Miami Dolphins - this is based on the Tim Tebow factor. As I have said all week, the guy just knows how to win. He's such a polarizing figure, but he gets his team ready to play week-in and week-out. It's awesome as a fan to watch athletes who are as passionate as he is. I think too many people are making a big deal of Brandon Lloyd being traded... the guy had one good year in a spread-em-out offense, but has regressed this year (or maybe gone back to normal?). With Fox preaching the running game, and Willis McGahee surprising people this year, Eric Decker enjoying a good year, I think the Lloyd trade won't affect the team much. What do you say about the Dolphins - might they actually be sucking for Luck? They cannot figure out how to effectively use Reggie Bush and Daniel Thomas, and Brandon Marshall is their only receiving weapon. They have a porous secondary, and Cameron Wake has regressed this year as well.
Tampa Bay -1 in London, "hosting" the Chicago Bears - Don't let last week's victory over the hapless Vikes alter your judgment of the Bears. The OL is bad, and the defense is old. The Bears are distracted with contract talks and trade requests (Briggs). In what should be a fun traveling week, has instead become a distracting week with travel. Make sense? Tampa however, left Monday morning for London - having learned last year that arriving on Friday just doesn't work with the vast time difference. Tampa tackle Donald Penn, "I slept all day Saturday the last time I was there. I was tired... it took a lot out of me the last time. It's a big time adjustment. I'm real happy about how we're doing it this year." Tampa got rocked by New England that year. Last year the Niners arrived early and Denver arrived late ... Niners won. Bucs have been having fun, sight-seeing, visiting schools on an extended field-trip, while the Bears have just arrived and faced a bunch of distractions.
All for four units.
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