Red Zone Picks: Week 8

Well, it seems as if the only interesting thing happening in Week 8 is the Miami and New York game. The game is intersting because this gives the NFL a bit of international exposure. Otherwise, this week doesn’t really seem lively.

 Colts vs Panthers

Indianapolis wins this hands down. The Colts’ offense is high scoring, Carolina’s is one dimensional. The only way Carolina can pull an upset here is take away the pass. Look for Carolina to blitz early and often. This may work for awhile before Dungy makes 2nd half adjustments.

Bears vs Lions

What a classic Black N Blue divison match up. Honestly, I look for this game to go either way because Chicago’s defene may stop Detroit’s offense but that does not matter without a decent offense.  I’ll leave this one open .

Bengals vs Steelers

Look for a Salty Pittsburgh team to take out thier frustations over the Denver loss on this AFC North foe. Steelers win.

Giants vs. Dolphins

Cherrio! Look for the Giants to beat the bloody life out of this weak Miami team! Fish and Chips anyone?

Eagles vs Vikings

Philly will pull this off but it will be a tough win for these birds.

Browns vs Rams

St. Louis’ path to the slums of history continues as Clevland wins!

Raiders vs Titans

Tough game. Look for the Raiders defense to dominate and lead the team to victory against a fiesty Tennessee team.

Bills vs Jets

Buffalo don’t have any business losing this game. This one should be efortless.

Texans vs Chargers

Team muntiny = Wins. San Diego should take this one because it seems as if they have some swagger back.

Jags vs Bucs

Look for Jacksonville to run early and often. Tampa will not be able to stop the run.

Patriots vs Redskins

Its a damn shame what New England will do to Washington. Pats win.

Saints vs 49ers

Well, at least New Orleans have some sort of an offense. Niners are a team in trouble right now. Saints win!

Packers vs Broncos

Very tough game to call. These two teams are extremely gritty. However, Denver’s D is more diciplined. Broncos win!

Red Zone Picks: Week 7

I’m so sorry about posting my picks at the last minute. I didn’t realize that I did not post my picks for this week until now. Well, let’s run it down.

Ravens vs Bills

Honestly, I don’t like Baltimore’s chances here.  Ray Lewis is a game time decision, and there are some key defensive players out. The offense is jacked up.  Buffalo wins. Coach Billick, please get that offense together!

Falcons vs Saints

New Orleans received a huge jolt of confidence after beating Seattle. Look for it to continue against a Leftwich lead Falcon team. Saints win barely.

Cardinals vs Redskins

This game is going to be a close one. To me, these teams are evenly matched. However, I dont believe that the Cardinals’ D can stop Portis and Betts. Washington wins a nailbiter.

49ers vs Giants

Eli may not be Peyton but surely he can manage a game. The Defense will deliver. The Giants’ offense will determine if the team will win or not.  New York wins.

Patriots vs Dolphins

Yawnnnn! New England wins. Play the Colts already, geesh!

Titans vs Texans

Tennessee is fiesty but the Texans are more solid and stronger. Houston wins comfortably.

Lions vs Bucs

Surprisingly, this is a pretty even matchup. This game can go either way.  However, Tampa Bay cannot hang with Detroit’s weapons. Lions win!

Chiefs vs Raiders

A classic AFC West matchup. This game will be full of intensity and unfortunatly this will be sloppy. Raiders win in a close one.

Jets vs Bengals

The Bengals should win this one easily. I don’t see the Jets’ D stopping Cincy’s receivers.

Rams vs Seahawks

LOL @ this game. Seattle will run over St. Louis. The Rams will fall to 0-6

Bears vs Eagles

Once again the Bears’ D will lead Chicago to victory.

Vikings vs Cowboys

Minnesota will win because Dallas’ D will have problems containing Adrian Peterson.  Great upset for this young team!

Steelers vs Broncos

Here’s another hard and brutal AFC Matchup. This may be the closest game of the week. Steelers will win because of thier tough D!

Colts vs Jaguars

SMH@ this game. Indy should win this one in convincing fashion!

Miracle At Orchard Park

    

  

In his second phase of recovery from  a severe spinal cord injury, Bills TE Kevin Everett is making noticiable strides!

Right now, Everett has enough of strenght to support himself on a walker and he can use his feet to push a wheelchair. According to Eric Armstead, assistant to Everett’s agent, Kevin can also open and close both hands.

While Everett still have a way to go before complete recovery, he is in a better position than before.

When the injury occured on Sept. 9, Doctors feared that the Former Hurricane TE will never walk again. But they changed thier tune when Everett began to show voluntary movement in his legs and hands. After that, the doctors wanted to say that applying some sort of compress helped stablized and enable movement.  While that may be true in a practical and medical sense, the compress or whatever the doctors used is just half of the story here.  Everett’s miraculous turnaround is the work of GOD!

Red Zone Picks: Week 6

Week 6  features a marquee matchup between two media darling teams, and that is about all. Like I said in the Dallas/Buffalo entry, the New England/Dallas game is worth watching. However, for optimum viewing pleasure, I suggesst watching the game with the volume down because of the mancrushing. I also suggest not watching the pregame shows because they will talk about this game for most of the time. I’ll predict this game first just to get it out the way!

Patriots vs Cowboys

Most are billing this game as a Super Bowl Preview. I’m not convinced nor impressed because the Patriots still play in the unpredictiable AFC and they haven’t really played anyone special this year. Dallas on the other hand, is a solid NFC contender but so is Green Bay and Detroit. As far as this game is concerned, it will be high scoring and it will be up to the defenses  to determine the game’s outcome. Unfortunately, the Patriots win again because their defense is stronger than Dallas’.

Bengals vs Chiefs

Ocho Cinco will run rings around Kansas City’s secondary. Bengals win in a route.

Eagles vs Jets

This is a nice game with evenly matched teams. The Jets have the abilty to win big here because McNabb is exposed and I would not be shocked if the Jets’ d register 13 sacks this week. New York wins

Rams vs Ravens

Surprisingly enough, the Rams have a legitimate shot here because of Baltimore’s offensive problems. However, the Ravens’ defense looked pretty strong  against San Francisco. Ravens win barely.

Bears vs Vikings

Surely, Griesse cannot screw this game up. Chicago wins.

Dolphins vs Browns

Green is out and Miami’s  supporting cast is out of sync. Brown win!

Titans vs Bucs

Vince Young and LenDale White will run all over the Bucs for the win!

Redskins vs Packers

This one has the potential to be a real nailbiter. Green Bay knows how to scrap up a win.  However, I dont believe that the Packers’ D can stop Betts and Portis. Washington Wins!

Texans vs Jaguars

Jacksonville is good but I dont believe they have the stamina to go to the distance with Houston. The Texans will win a close one here.

Panthers vs Cardinals

Short on quarterbacks and thier pro bowl receiver is short on patience, Carolina will have a hard time in the Desert. Kurt Warner will continue on his comeback crusade and lead Arizona to a win!

Raiders vs Chargers

San Diego will continue to ignore Norv Turner and Oakland will not have any answers for the Chargers’ offense. San Diego should win this one if not, they really need to fire Turner.

Saints vs Seahawks

The ‘Aints will contnue their dramatic downward spiral. Seattle will run all the way to another W!

Falcons vs Giants

This is a game that can actually go either way because both of these teams are not really hot this year. I pick the Giants again because their defense is playing pretty well right now.

Re Charged?

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The Chargers had an offensive breakthrough and straight whipped the Broncos Sunday.  Obviously, the team tuned out their incompetent head coach!  San Diego piled up 484 yards of total offense and won the time of possession battle easily. This breakthrough reveled the emergence of RB Michael Turner. If Norv was any kind of coach, the possiblilities of a LT-Turner duo would be endless.

Antionio Gates caught 7 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown while LT racked up 140 yards in total offense. I guess insubordination is a good thing.

Ravens and Niners Fans Unite

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Ravens-9  49ers-7

One hour of football and all these two teams can do is muster up 16 points? Its a damn shame, if you ask me! I’m sure that there are  fans of these two teams that feel the same way.  As a Ravens fan, I can say I am not shocked at the offenses’ dysfucntion. However, I think that they should try to improve and help the defense out.  Like I said before, the defense is tired and there are some key players injured. I can chalk this up to players being out on the field longer than they need to be.

As far as San Francisco is concerned, their offense is one dimensional. For the Niners,  it is all about Frank Gore because for the most part, the wide receivers can’t catch a cold. Well, Niner fans can look on the bright side-their offense have dimension while the Ravens’ offense is fucked up beyond repair.

I look at the situation like this: fans of the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers should unite, trade war stories, and threaten to stage a boycott of these franchises if they cannot get it in gear offenensively. The word from the Bay is fans are already calling for Mike Nolan’s head. Fans in Harm City are not too thrilled about Billick either. It seems as if the front offices don’t give a good kitty about the state of their teams. If they did, Baltimore would have a decent offensive coordinator and San Francisco would have tried to bring in some quality, credible receivers instead of focusing on a stadium!

You all may think I am crazy, but these teams have more in common than you think. Billick was the 49ers Public Relations guy when Bill Walsh first started coaching. Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary were both defensive coaches on the Ravens before moving out west. Niners’ rookie Patrick Willis wears #52 because he admires Ray Lewis. Both of these teams have questions around their front office. Most importantly, both teams have atroucious offenses.

Why not unite and stop watching these trainwrecks?

The Best Game Of The Season ?

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Now, I didn’t watch the first half of the Dallas/Buffalo game because I figured that it was not a lot to see, and I did not miss much.  However, I tuned in after halftime to find that the Bills were actually leading.  The Bills capatialized off of Romo’s interceptions, and had a legitimate chance until they choked late in the game.  Trent Edwards’ interception late in the 4th cost the Bills the win. If it weren’t for that and if Buffalo recovered the onside kick,  these guys could have pulled off the biggest upset of the season.

It was a great effort by both of these teams.  Buffalo showed some grit and tough defense while Dallas showed resiellence. Unfortunately, in the game’s aftermath, there were quite a few reporters that game Romo credit. Credit for what? he damn near lost that game. To me, the Cowboys’ defense, special teams, and to an extent, TO deserves the credit for the win.

Sunday, we will see how good Dallas is when they face New England. Now,this is a great matchup between two undefeated teams, and worth watching on all levels. Sadly, I cannot say that same thing about the pregame shows this week. The week’s shows will be like a man crush convention.

Red Zone Picks: Week 5

Honestly, this may be the dullest week in the regular season because I really don’t see any standout games.  This week will be mundane.

Jaguars vs Chiefs

Look for Jacksonville to stop KC’s running game early. Jags win!

Cardinals vs Rams

It doesnt matter who’s missing in Arizona, the Cards will beat the Lambs easily!

Falcons vs Titans

Last weeks win against Houston gives the Falcons some ray of cofidence. Look for Atlanta to take this same attitude against the Titans. Look for another sloppy Falcons win.

Redskins vs Lions

This game is somewhat interesting in the terms of DC’s running game vs Detroits passing game. Actually, this may be a close, high scoring game. Detroit gets the slight edge because of Washinton’s week passing defense.

Browns vs Patriots

LMAO, Wake me up when New England plays the Colts or somebody! NEXT!

Steelers vs Seahawks

Look for Pittsburgh to light up Seattle in this. Super Bowl XL rematch.

Jets vs Giants

The battle of New York. Sounds interesting until it is on the field. I’ll just pict the drama kings in blue because their defense is on a roll now.

Panthers vs Saints

A meeting of two mediocre teams in the NFC South. I will give the edge to Carolina because their defense can actually stop people.

Dolphins vs Texans

Houston rebounds here in spectacular fashion.

Bucs vs Colts

Tampa doesn’t stand a chance against a strong Colts’ D. Indy wins!

Chargers vs Broncos

As long as Norv Turner is the coach, the Chargers will not win a game. Denver Wins. The word of the day for Chargers fans is Boycott!

Ravens vs 49ers

This is a piviotal game that can go either way. Eventhough the Ravens’ defense is falling off a bit, they are still dangerous. Baltimore wins another nailbiter.

Bears vs Packers

Chicago can win this by ball control. However, Gresie is still suffering from rust. Green Bay wins a close one.

Cowboys vs Bills

Dallas will run up the score here.

Week 4 thoughts/analysis

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Like I expected in my predictions, Week 4 was a pivotal week with games that could go either way. The Panthers/Bucs game and the Jets/Bills game were two noteworthy examples of that. At the same time, there were some interesting upsets.  Let’s run it down!

Cardinals-21   Steelers-14

Damn. Just Damn! I was for certain that Arizona would get pummled. However, they actually had enough of heart to scrap up a win. This was the same heart that nearly beat the 49ers in week one. If they can get the quarterback situation on solid ground, they may be NFC west champs! Steelers O line was MIA as Ben Roethlisberger was sacked 4 times. I wonder if  the O line is solid.  Franceia had some contract problems, you know.

Falcons-26   Texans-16

What an upset for Atlanta. Joey Harrington looked great out against Houston’s defense, completeing 23 of 29 passes. To me, the Texans had a legitimate shot to win in the fourth if Ron Dayne didnt fumble Matt Schuab’s pass. Shockingly enough, Atlanta was missing DeAngelo Hall but had enough to hold on for the win.

Bills-17   Jets-14

This was a piviotal game in every sense of the word. Honestly both teams stated their case to be the winner. 

Bucs-20  Panthers 7

Carolina is sorely missing Jake Delhomme, and it looks like he will be on the shelf for a while. Tampa did a great job in containing Steve Smith and Deshaun Foster.

Raiders-35  Dolphins-17

I just knew that Oakland would win this game. However, I wasn’t expecting Huggy Bear’s son to explode for over 100 yards rushing.  LMAO @ Joey Porter guaranteeing victory.

Seahawks-23  49ers-3

Seattle shows early NFC west dominance while the 49ers hit a snag. Word is, that Niner fans are calling for Mike Nolan’s head.

Giants-16  Eagles-3

12 sacks! Maybe this is a breakthough game for New York. If the D continue at this rate, they may be an interesting wild card team later. McNabb, you may still have some legs. Why didn’t you use them Sunday?

Browns-27  Ravens-13

Like I said in my recent entry, Ray, Ed, et al are tired of carying the team. This game is a classic example of a spectacular defense eroding due to wear, tear and an ineffective offense!

Lions-37   Bears-27

See Ravens/Browns.

Cowboys-35  Rams-7

Romo sure is earning his money this year. However, the defense is still porous. The D looked good because they were playing the Lambs!

Packers-23  Vikings-16

No shock here. Farve got his record and his win. Minnesota put up a great fight though.

Colts-38  Broncos-20

Nothing out of the ordinary here. This game was tough in the beginning but eventually, the Colts’ Offense dominated the second half.

Chiefs-30  Chargers-16

Marty!, Marty!   If I were Charger fans, I would boycott all home games until they fire Norv Turner! Teams don’t go from 14-2 to 1-3  unless there were significant roster changes. In San Diego’s case, this is the same 14-2 team from last season.  This is all the coaching staff’s fault!

Patriots-34  Bengals-14

The most anticlimatic game belongs to the Pats and Bengals. We all knew who was going to win!