NFL Picks

 

Bengals -2 at Baltimore 1:00

Take the Bengals, their offense can score against the Ravens defense and Palmer has owned Baltimore of late.  The Ravens have a new system a hurt running back and a rookie QB.  All this points to a Bengals win.  I know the Bengals defense is bad but the Ravens offense  is worse, i do not see them putting up many points today.

Take the Bengals -2

 

Detroit -3 at Atlanta 1:00

Detroit started on fire last year and I see them winning rather easily today against the Falcons.  The Falcons have a rookie QB in Ryan, a new coach and a bad defense.  While Detroithas alot of talent on offense and plans to run alot to open up the passing game this year.  Detroit also has a week defense but there offense will put up some points today against a young Falcons team.

Take Detroit -3

Jon Anthony

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NFL Recap

 

That was probably the worst game to open a season in recent years.  The game was so one sided it was like watching USC against Virginia.  The Giants came out on fire with Eli connecting Plaxico down the field on almost every pass play. They later scored on a 1 yard TD run by Manning.  The Giants had everything working for them in the first half on offense and defense.  The Giants defense held the Redskins to total of 11 first downs and 206 total yards.  The Giants looked sloppy on offense in the second half but they still won.  Eli had his typical game completing less than 50% and a pick, and scored a touchdown.  The man of the night was Plaxico who seemed was open every time Eli threw it to him.  I have no idea why the offense got so conservative it looked like they were gonna blow the Redskins out, but a win is a win. 

The Redskins looked like absolute trash last night they looked like they didn’t now what they were doing, and again no confidence in their offense.  It was absolutely putrid, they didn’t get a completion until late in the first half, when they had that touchdown drive.  Also one of the worst coaching displays I have seen, how in God’s green Earth you do not go with a no huddle down by 2 scores with 5 minutes left.  That means, either they do not know the offense well enough to have one or Zorn has no idea what he is doing.  Zorn has been in the league for some time now so it is hard to believe he didn’t know what to do in that situation.  Anybody with half the football knowledge would know to run a no huddle with 5 minutes left and 2 scores down, and a 2 minute offense when down 2 scores.  Honestly it looks like Zorn bit off more than he can chew.  This could be another Petrino walk out, or early release cause that was terrible football last night.  If this is what to come, even though it is early the Skins look like a 5-11 team.

The Giants ended out covering with a 16-7 win.

Jon Anthony

Brandon Jacobs Schultzed LaRon Landy

Thanks to Busted Coverage

Vince Wants To Challenge Bobby Flay In A Throwdown

The man nicknamed Uncle Rico, is now peddling some of the finest of meats across the country. Tennessee Titans Quarterback Vince Young, is now in a now live of work, that is selling sausage, brisket, and my personal favorite ribs. You can even get this fine selection of meats in your nearest Wal-Mart. At least its an original idea on Vince’s side, typically athletes are involved in some sort of business were they are guaranteed to lose money. Just ask Drew Bledsoe. The former Texas Longhorn likes to think outside the box. I hope for Vince that his brisket is better than this performance last season.

NFL Picks

The Giants are -4.5 favorites, the line opened at -3.5 so it jumped a point which means people are taking them.  Its the smart pick because the Giants are gonna put up the Superbowl banner they have all the confidence they need on offense and they are home.  I referenced that they had a losing home record last year, the last time the defending champ lost an opener at home was in 1999 that was the Broncos.  I do not see that happening this year. The Redskins have a new offense and the last 2 preseason games they did nothing, which shows little confidence in the west coast offense.  All they will do is run the ball and run alot, so the Giants will put 8 in the box and make Campbell beat them throwing. I do not see this happening so I will take the G-men.

Take the Giants -4.5, 31-17

Jon Anthony

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Washington Redskins Preview

 

The Redskins to most people are going to be in trouble this year.  The reason is that they have a new coach in Jim Zorn a guy who never been a head coach before, the third offense for Jason Campbell and a new defense.  There offense is gonna be good, they have the receivers for a west coast offense in Santana Moss and Randel ‘El, they both need to stay healthy.  They also have one of the best tight ends in Chris Cooley and a great run game in Portis.  The run game is the only thing that has not changed on the offense with Joe Bugel staying from the Gibbs regime.  The west coast offense is a an offense that needs receivers to run after the catch and that’s what the Redskins have in Moss and Randel ‘El.  The offense should be better than what people expect.

The defense over the last couple of years under Greg Williams was blitz happy and very aggressive this year they will be more conservative.  They acquired Jason Taylor from the Dolphins to give them that pass rush they need and because Philip Daniels got hurt for the year.  There defensive ends are good in Andre Carter and Taylor, the linebackers have always been good and there secondary is solid.  There defense needs to be solid this year for them because a new offense will have problems.  I think the Skins will finish 9-7.

Zippa

NY Giants Preview

 

Oh baby! It’s Thursday, and it is the start of the football season with the Redskins at the Giants.  We will start with the Giants and see what they have to offer.  Ok I am not a fan of the Giants, but they are defending champs.  They are 4 point favorites at home, but they were terrible at the Meadowlands last year.  They went 3-5 at home and went 7-1 on the road last year.  They have the same offense, Plexiglass, Toomer, Jacobs and Kevn Boss with Eli at Qb.  But Eli has been so inconsistent over the years, it remains to be seen if he can put a complete season together, without throwing 20 picks.  They have a good tandem at running back with Bradshaw being the slasher and Jacobs being the Power. Plexiglass should be healthy and that will help Eli out, but Toomer is aging and Steve Smith has not shown much.

The defense was the strength of the team before Osi was injured and out for the year and Strahan staying retired.  That is 22.5 sacks gone from that unbelievable pass rush last year.  They have Tuck and Kiwanuka taking there place on the line.  There secondary is still weak and I am not sold on them. They are a veteran team and should go 9-7 and maybe 10-6.

Zippa

He May Not Be Michael Vick But……

Fred Taylor is certainly not a fan of dogs. No, the Jaguars running back wasn’t doing his best Michael Vick impression, but when Taylor got arrested and the Police had dogs searching his car, the former Gator had some no to kind words for the Police dogs:

First, says the arresting officer, Taylor got “vocal” and began to “argue” with cops and “attempted to insite [sic] the crowd of bystanders” when they wanted to search his Benz for guns. Then, when they sent a sniffer pooch to look for drugs, Fred really got testy, yelling, “Get that f***ing dog out of the car.”

Patriots Wish They Were In Kige’s Pants

Anyone else think when Kige said “ready for a surprise ? ” he was going to whip it out and smack it on the Chargers helmet ?

Tatum Bell’s Side Of The Story

From Pro Football Talk:

Former Lions running back Tatum Bell denies that he stole anything from new Lions running back Rudi Johnson.

“I ain’t no thief,” Bell told the Detroit Free Press in a phone interview regarding Johnson’s contention that Bell stole two bags while Johnson visited the team facility on Monday.  “I ain’t never been one, and I ain’t never going to be one.”  (Doesn’t that technically mean he is a thief, he has been one, and he will be one again?)

Bell claims that he thought Johnson’s two Gucci bags belonged to former teammate Victor DeGrate, whom the Lions had released on Saturday.  Bell says DeGrate had asked Bell to retrieve his backpack.

“I didn’t have a clue,” Bell said.  “I wasn’t thinking or nothing at the time.  I just grabbed the backpack and grabbed the other bag.  It wasn’t in nobody’s locker or nothing like that.  It was just sitting right there by the computers. . . .  So I grabbed them and put them in the car.”

Bell claims he took the bags to a friend of DeGrate’s.  He later was contacted by the team, and learned there was video of him taking Rudi’s bags.

“I said, ‘If you look on film, I wasn’t in no hurry or nothing. I was just going about my day,’ ” Bell said.  “I tried to talk to Rudi yesterday, but he was pretty upset, so I let it go.  So now it’s that I’m being a thief.  I come to found out that the bags weren’t whose I thought they was.  It was just an honest mistake, man.”

So how did the bags come back without the stuff in them?

“I didn’t go in the bags,” Bell said.  “I didn’t open up no bags.  I don’t have his stuff.”

Johnson maintains otherwise, and he claims that he doesn’t accept Bell’s explanation.  “If anybody’s got some Perry Ellis boxers for sale,” Johnson said on Wednesday, “you know where they came from.”

So, apparently, they’ve agreed to disagree.

“I asked [Johnson].  I said, ‘What do I need to do to clear my name?’” Bell said.  “I asked the organization, ‘What do I need to do to clear my name?  What do I need to do to reimburse Rudi?  What can I do to help?’