NFL Week 2

Bingo....couldn't have said it better myself Mac.  Faded the Niners last week myself. And love them for many of the reasons you alluded to. Moneyline for me. The points won't matter.

C'mon andy....nobody thinks long term nowadays.....that's old school

GL buddy

gl this week mac

as always love reading your articles

agreed, WASH, CINCY, SF

disagree, TENN. Young is proving he can play at this level and play well. The running QB is exactly the type of player to give a very good PITT "D" problems, his athleticism and unpredictability will be the difference in this game. Maturation at QB favors TENN.

Good Luck!

Nothing locked in yet......just a handful of games to start narrowing down by Sunday. 

Oakland -3.5.  This is more of a fade of the Rams than anything.  Bradford looked "ok" in front of his home crowd, but now it's time for him to go on the road.  One thing I noticed last week in their game against Zona was that if Arizona commited to the run more, they would have rung up some insane yards.  Arizona could have ran counters and misdirections all day and the Rams would not have stopped them.  Not sure why they threw the ball so much.  Another thing I noticed that has nothing to do with game is Derek Anderson never ever ever ever ever looks off the defense.  If he threw the ball 40 times, 40 times he was locked on his receiver from the second he hiked the ball.  That's gonna burn him(and the team) hard sometime soon(although I'm sure sure if Atlanta is the squad to cream them).  Anyway, you have the Raiders who were just cornholed in Tennessee.  I think they are gonna come out physical and look to do what Zona didn't.....ram the ball down their throats.

Pitt +5.  Mac pretty much said it all.  Tennessee should not be laying these points against a defense like Pitt.  Watching the replay, Dixon was a little better than my first impression Sunday afternoon flipping through five 1pm games.  He threw a few nice medium to deep balls, and with the exception of a few rushed throws he wasn't too bad.  That's all you need to be with a defense like that behind you and 5 points.

Cincinnati +2.  Wow, one bad game and suddenly Cincinnati is catching points at home from a team they beat the shit out of last year and I think they are superior to.  One thing from last week bothers me a bit though.  I don't like this new fancy throwing offense the Bengals came out with(even before the game got out of hand and they HAD to throw).  Pound the rock, utilize the playaction, and occasionally get it deep to their Wr's.  No need to throw 40 times in this game.

Indy -5.  I think Houston's victory last week is getting blown way out of proportion.  Not to take anything away from them(as they played a great game), but early on in that game there were a myriad of dropped balls on 3rd down and back breaking penalties that completely changed the vibe of that game.  Indy could have easily been up a touchdown at halftime which would have completely changed how the second half would have played out.  A lot of people seem to think that the Giants are gonna follow Houston's lead and run run run all night long.  On paper that is fantastic, but what happens if Peyton shreds that Giant D like he should?  You can be patient and run all day long when you have the lead, but when it is 14-3 and Indy's D stops you on 1st down setting up a 2nd and long, that patience fades a bit.  And that's when Eli is gonna feed into Indy's strength.  I smell a rout!

SF +5.5.  Anyone that watched that SF game will agree with me that Seattle should not have won that game by multiple touchdowns(or won the game period).  Penalties, pick 6s, special teams, goal line stands, missed fgs, you name it and the 49ers were guilty.  They are better than that.  They are gonna play with a fire that I don't think the Saints can match.  I saw a few people mention that the Saints have extra days to get ready, but honestly this early in the season I think that means jackshit.  Mac said it perfect when he said he would be on the Niners regardless and that playing the champs only makes it sweeter(linewise).

I took a hard look at Chicago +9 earlier in the week, but decided to pass.  I really like the Chicago defense and I think they can keep this game close, but one matchup scares the balls off me and it is a matchup that can conceivably mean EVERYTHING.  The Dallas front 7 against a very shaky Chicago offensive line.  As good as Chicago looked in a lot of aspects Sunday(excluding the fact that they dominated and TRIED to lose), their line wasn't so hot.  They were okay, but Detroit blew up their line a handful of times.

Washington +3.  Talk about an early season letdown spot for the Texans. 

Something keeping me away from the Broncos -3.5.  It fits in perfect with my almost subconscious Week 2 philosophy of sniffing out the teams that looked bad on the road Week 1 and plugging them hard Week 2 or 3 once they get home.   Even though my brain keeps steering me away from this one, my gut likes them Broncos!

Jets +2.  I know the Jets aren't as bad as they showed last week, but I just can't back them with my hard earned money after that performance.  I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they walloped the Pats.

Lots of games I like this week(which usually is bad news). 

Gonna have a hard time narrowing them down.

ON ALL OF EM

Especially WASH and PITT

I would love to hop on Cleveland -2 but with Delhomme hurt, I have to stay away.  It's a shame what happened last week as Cleveland really deserved to win that game, IMO. 

Minnesota -5 intrigues me.  This is a squad that is better than they looked Thursday night playing a team that I think is dogshit.  Still, Minny looked rusty, and they miss Rice more than I thought they would. 

Buffalo + anything over 14.  Call me crazy, but the Bills didn't look so bad Sunday.  If their ST can play at a high standard, their scumbag QB decides to throw more than 3 yards downfield, and they don't take braindead safeties, maybe they can stay in this one?

Just thinking out loud with these three.  Probably no plays. 

Baltimore -2'

Philadelphia -6

Carolina -3