Week 7 NFL Picks

Quickly before I head off to NYC with the family...

(Home teams in CAPS)

Green Bay over CLEVELAND

Indy over ST. LOUIS

PITTSBURGH over Minnesota

New England over TAMPA

San Fran over HOUSTON

CAROLINA over Buffalo

No way the Bills can win two weeks in a row...

NY Jets over OAKLAND

No way the Raiders can win two weeks in a row...

Hotlanta over DALLAS

Chicago over CINCI

Naaaahlins over MIAMI

NY GIANTS over Arizona

Eagles over WASHINGTON

Could we possibly witness the first domination of the Redskins in a few years? The 'skins always play the birds close, something tells me that we are due for a bounce back week from our Iggles.

I think the Yankees close it out tonight to set up an old Indians aces game one of CC Sabathia vs our very own Clifton Phifer Lee.

Week 6 NFL Picks

Not to complain, but can the NFC East schedule get any more boring? I found myself almost wishing that the Bucs would score last week so I could stop staring at the grass on the field in HD - that was the most exciting part of lasts week's Eagles win. Probably more of the same today versus the dysfunctional Raiders.

(Home teams in CAPS)

CINCI over Houston

It's not that I'm a believer in Carson Palmer all of the sudden, it's just that Houston stinks.

GREEN BAY over Detroit

I'm gonna say closer than we might initially think as long as Stafford plays. They have too many weapons to not put up some pointage.

NY Giants over NEW ORLEANS

Yes, Drew Brees is due for a fantasy "carry-a-team-on-his-shoulders" type week, but I don't think he'll benefit much from the Giants defense. Lower scoring game.

PITTSBURGH over Cleveland

Not looking too good for the Steelers. Not even their annual home trouncing of the fourth worst franchise in the NFL will do a lot to dispel any worries the Steeler faithful might have about this team.

Carolina over TAMPA BAY

An iffy call, especially because Tampa almost had the Eagles a few times last week if not for a few turnovers. They can move the ball as long as Winslow's on his game. I'm expecting a huge day for DeAngelo Williams.

WASHINGTON over kc

Kansas City doesn't deserve capitals even when I abbreviate their name. This NFL season - well the schedulers didn't do a very good job did they? Every week it seems like we are put through watching snoozarama after a snoozefest. This week we have 3 almost guaranteed horrible games. This should be the worst one.

JACKSONVILLE over St. Louis

Hard to pick any team that loses by 41 points and doesn't score at all. But that is how bad the Rams are this year. How is Rush Limbaugh even in discussion with the NFL?

Arizona over SEATTLE

Will Matt Hasselback actually continue his potential reemergence? No.

Eagles over OAKLAND

Just take McNabb out after the first half, please. And Westbrook too. And all major defensive weapons. This is a day for Michael Vick, Eldra Buckley, Kevin Curtis and friends.

NEW ENGLAND over Tennessee

The Patriots are very comparable to my first Atlantic City Casino trip yesterday. They walk in and seem a little unsure of themselves until Tom Brady wins them a game or two, the fans are back on their high horses completely thinking that football was made for Tom Brady to dominate. That's until the offense takes what they think is a well-deserved break on the sideline only to lose a collective $1600 in an hour when they find out that Blackjack is really not the easiest game in the world, and $360 dollar steak dinner extravaganza dinners at Mortons isn't a preconceived reservations every time you step on the casino floor. Phew - got that out of my system.

NY JETS over Buffalo

Last week to trade TO! Still don't think the Jets should be praised for much, but this week should at least get the analysts stirring about Mark Sanchez again. Not that they should.

ATLANTA over Chicago

Matt Ryan will stay hot and Michael Turner will have another great week. Chicago will probably come out slow on the road after the bye week.

SAN DIEGO over Denver

I've picked against Denver every week. That means that the Broncos account for 1/5 of my losses. And I'm not changing. They just CAN'T be this good! They had a horrible offseason! They have a young, over-his-head coach, a crappy QB. They can't possibly be 6-0... can they?

Go Phillies. Should be a pitcher's duel today with Cliff Lee and Hiroki Kuroda. Phils have a good chance seeing as Kuroda hasn't pitched in over 2 weeks and got shelled by Pittsburgh his last time out. Let's go Phillies!

Season: 51-25

Week 5 NFL Picks

Before I make my picks for this week, let me just put a desire of mine out there. I want to see Christopher Moltisanti's Cleaver in actual production. It looks like it could possibly be the worst movie ever made. I think I'd probably enjoy this over a real life production of Aquaman.

I'll get on with Week 5 now.

(Home teams in CAPS)

BUFFALO over Cleveland

Cleveland plays its heart out and loses in overtime to the Bengals. Not exactly inspiring for the second coming of Derek Anderson. Losing Braylon Edwards can't help either. Give me a good game for Beast Mode himself, Marshawn Lynch

Dallas over KC

After watching Tony Romo make the Dallas offense look even more anemic than it probably is last week, it might be generous to go with a Cowboys win on the road. Only the fact that KC has absolutely nothing going for it right now is keeping Dallas's hopes alive for the season.

Minnesota over ST. LOUIS

I'm officially scared of the Vikings. And as my friend pointed out last week, it might be St. Louis who is now officially the worst team in football. If only KC and St. Louis went up head to head, it might be the most unpredictable game of the year.

NY GIANTS over Oakland

Oakland just keeps getting worse. After an inspiring first two weeks, Darren McFadden looks like he could be the biggest bust since Jamarcus Russel.... or is it the other way around?

EAGLES over Tampa Bay

While it should be a blowout, the Bucs have historically played the Eagles tough. Who knows what will happen with the reemergence of Donovan McNabb. Could it possibly be a game after the first half? I say yes. I think we'll see a healthy McNabb on the bench laughing about corny jokes as Kolb looks like crap in the fourth.

Pittsburgh over DETROIT

Not much to say here. Probably no Matthew Stafford and even with Kevin Smith playing like a fantasy hero, this shouldn't be close. The true test is whether or not the Steelers go blowout like the champs they are or if they play this one close to the chest.

CAROLINA over Washington

Probably close scoring, and potentially the second worst game of the week. Decent defenses with awful QB's doesn't sound promising. I'll take the home team with the better offense, if you can call it that.

BALTIMORE over Cinci

Cinci is looking good, yes. Baltimore is looking ferocious. Can't imagine this one is close after even a quarter.

Atlanta over SAN FRAN

This is why Atlanta acquired Tony Gonzalez. For when people pick San Fran to beat a contending sleeper. I think this is a week that San Fran doesn't show up. We haven't seen a Matt Ryan explosion and we are due for one.

Jacksonville over SEATTLE

Hasselback is... well, back. But it won't make much of a difference.

ARIZONA over Houston

Probably a shootout with the receives that these teams possess. Can't see anything less than a score in the high 20's.

New England over DENVER

Here's my question - what if Dallas isn't that good? Denver hadn't beaten anyone before the Cowgirls and this might be their first legitimate test. Kyle Orton vs. Tom Brady - I don't care if Tom Brady is 45 with one knee left, he cannot lose this game. Oh and Brian Dawkins, I think I hate you.

Indy over TENNESSEE

Time for the return of Vince Young. At least see what you have left in your first round pick, Titans. If not this week, it'll have to happen soon enough. Peyton Manning is out to prove something this year. Scary to think that he was hurt last year and won the MVP. Won't get to see much of this because the Phillies will be on. Go Phillies!

NY Jets over MIAMI

This will be a good game. But I won't be watching because the Phillies are on! Go Phillies!

Go Phillies!

Season: 42-20

Week 4 NFL Picks

Looks like I'm back to my Week 1 ways. 12-4 last week. That's the stuff of champs my friends. Onto Week 4, where it is never a good idea when you are HAPPY that your favorite team has the bye week. That's right, week 4 and we are already thanking the league for giving us our injury rest. Oye.

(Home team in CAPS)

CHICAGO over Detroit

Who called the Lions' first win in almost two years? Who was it again? Oh yeah - it was ME. Not that I think that success will carry onward to the windy city.

Cinci over CLEVELAND

As someone who would never bet on Marvin Lewis to win anything, it is hard for me to pick this man on the road. Yet against a team that thinks replacing their first round draft pick with a QB who threw three picks in one half is a good idea, I'll take Team Ochocinco.

INDY over Seattle

Looks like no Matt Hasselback again, not that it matters. Peyton Manning looks like he found a solid replacement for Anthony Gonzalez and they should be a shoe-in at home.

NY GIANTS over KC

Kansas City is officially the worst team in football over the past few years after Detroit won last week. Todd Haley stinks - the man ran the ball non-stop in the 3rd quarter down by 3 scores.

Baltimore over NEW ENGLAND

I'm doing it, I am finally off of the "I-will-pick-New-England-every-week-regardless-of-what-they-did-last-week-or-the-week-before-because-they-have-Belichick-and-Brady" bandwagon. I'm off (for now anyway). Baltimore looks plain scary. Flacco looks like a dark-horse MVP candidate and the defense looks flawless. Surprised this isn't a primetime game, no?

WASHINGTON over Tampa Bay

I REMEMBERED! Byron Leftwich! That's the starting QB for Tampa. I almost had to look it up again. Phew.

Tennessee over JACKSONVILLE

Mo-Jo-Drew can't really be this good can he? And the Titans can't really be this bad can they? Jeff Fisher needs to win this game to avoid a QB controversy between the "future hall-of-famer," Vince Young, and Kerry Collins.

Oakland over HOUSTON

Call me crazy, but then again I have no problem calling everyone who picked Houston to make the playoffs before the season started. Oakland will have to put it all together for a full game sooner or later, rather than just the glimpses that we have been witnessing.

NAAAAHLINS over NY Jets

Well... Mark Sanchez is looking pretty good. I'll admit it. This coming from the guy who said there would never be another good drafted QB after Rivers, Manning #2 (or 3?), or Roethlisberger. I see this being the meltdown of the Jets heralded defense. Look for a high scoring convincing win by the Saints. And by the way, that doesn't mean that I believe in the Saints. It means that I don't believe in the Jets.

Buffalo over MIAMI

Poor Chad Pennington. The kid has such a sweet name and his arm just can't live up to it. After such a horrendous start to the season, Chad Henne's first start should to little to quell the diehard's fears. The TO Show isn't looking deserving of popcorn just yet, but I think this week will change that.

SAN FRAN over St. Louis

San Fran continues to look like the real deal. If the Quarterback-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named didn't pull that throw out of his yoo-hoo then the niners would be sitting as pretty as can be. No Frank Gore might hurt them eventually, but not against St. Louis.

Dallas over DENVER

I'll give Josh McDaniels credit - he's right. The Broncos cannot be any better than 3-0 right now. I'm not saying that I'm putting my money on Romo to tear up what has been a stupendous Denver D, but... well I guess I am. Dallas wins convincingly.

PITTSBURGH over San Diego

This should be one hell of a game. I'm sure everyone in Pittsburgh is wondering how that final Carson Palmer drive would have ended if Troy Polamalu was playing and unfortunately for them they are going to keep on wondering for a few more weeks. That being said, Big Ben won't lose a home game against a rival AFC Qb picked 7 spots higher than him. Higher scoring than one would initially think though.

MINNESOTA over Green Bay

Yeah, it's a pretty fun matchup, but it won't compare to when The Quarterback-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named plays in Lambeau. If Minnesota can win when AP doesn't score a touchdown, we should probably be very scared indeed. Not looking forward to the media circus leading up to this game. I feel like we have been listening to this talk for the past two seasons as if this was inevitable.

Biggest winners though - the Philadelphia Phillies. Getting rested, healthy, and a home field advantage for the first round. 3 straight division titles.

Season: 33-15