Here we are with my picks and previews of the week 3 matchups. I figured since I pretend to know so much about the NFL that each week I will try to predict the winners vs. the spread and straight up. Lets see how I do at the end of the season.
In my picks "SU" stands for "Straight up". As in, I think Philly will win "SU" against Oakland.
All picks were made Wednesday evening. Lines are as of Wednesday from
www.NFL.com Open date: Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Washington
| - Lincoln Financial Field - Philadelphia, PA | CBS |
| Oakland (0-2, 0-1 away) | |
| Philadelphia (1-1, 1-0 home) | 8.0 |
This should truely be a fun game to watch. At least I hope it is. Both Terrell Owens and Randy Moss will face off for the first time with their new teams. Should be a lot of camera hogging going on Sunday.
Can McNabb and Owens continue to smile and play nice? If they continue their hot streak from last week Oakland poor ass defense doesnt stand a chance.
Warren Sapp and Ted Washington equal 1000 pounds of dead weight.
Meanwhile Brian Westbrook continues to be the real offensive weapon on Philly.
Oakland will cover the 8 points but wont come out on the winning end.
Simon's Pick: Philly SU. & Oakland +8 ________________________________________ | - Edward Jones Dome - St. Louis, MO | CBS |
| Tennessee (1-1, 0-1 away) | |
| St. Louis (1-1, 0-0 home) | 6.5 |
Ugggh. Both these teams are not on my favorites list. If you read last weeks report you know why I dont like STL. Now lets go after TEN this week.
Tennessee has a mess in the backfield. Neither Travis Henry or Chris Brown know who is the lead back. They lost all their decent talent on Defense to free agency and now are suffering badly. The only bright spot on the Titans is Jeff Fisher. Fisher is the most underated coach in the game. His talent is medicore at best and he continues to get blood from a stone. Now this week though.
Martz gets his stupid head out of his ass and RUNS THE FREAKING BALL this week.. ..... He is such a dipshit. He has so much talent and has no idea what to do with it.
Simon's Pick: St.Louis SU & St.Louis -6.5 _______________________________________ Ok, So I guess the 14 points is for thinking that Manning will be on a mission this week after such an abysmal performance last week. (122 yards passing, 0 TD's ) Cleveland is playing a lot better than some people expected with the likes of Trent Dilfer and Braylon Edwards leading the charge last week.
While I dont see Cleveland winning, I do see them covering the 14.
Simon's Pick: Indy SU & Cleveland +14 __________________________________________________ _____ __________________________________________________ ____
Ricky don't lose that number, Your suspension will be over soon. Ricky dont lose that number. We miss yooooooooooou !!!
Ronnie Brown is doing nothing to hold down the number 1 spot when Ricky comes back Week 6. I also imagine that 30 pounds that Ricky lost will suddenly appear and he will be beating defenses down once again. Until then though, Ronnie needs to get his ass in gear.
Carolina comes off a sloppy game against New England and looks to tune up on Miami. The 3 point spread may be an indicator that Carolina may be looking past Miami this week.
Simon's Pick: Miami SU & Miami +3.5 ___________________________________
Bret Favre lost his number 1 reciever and got better. Tampa Bay gets a Cadillac and is cruising. Tampa Bay is my sleeper team this year. I got to pick them until they lose.
Simon's Pick: Tampa Bay SU & Tampa Bay -4.0
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*GAME OF THE WEEK*
This game will be all about the running backs. Cory Dillon vs. Willie "Out of Nowhere" Parker.
Big Ben is still undefeated in the regular season and the Pats are coming off a terrible defeat last week. Seeing as the Patriots are 36-3 in their last 39 games look for them to rebound in a very close game.
You just can't ignore that win loss record.
Simon's Pick: New England SU & New England +3 ________________________________________ This WOULD have been the game of the week 8 years ago. Now its just another ass kicking for San Fran. I know they have Tim Rattay at QB, Barlow at RB and Battle and Lloyd at WR, besides that I dont know any of those fools. Name 3 guys on their D. Exactly....... Simon's Pick: Dallas SU & Dallas -6.5
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| - Soldier Field - Chicago, IL | CBS |
| Cincinnati (2-0, 1-0 away) | -3.0 |
| Chicago (1-1, 1-0 home) |
I dont understand this line at all. I realize the Bears beat up on the Lions last week, but seriously.....that was their biggest win over a team in like 12 years. Cincy simply has too many weapons and Carson Palmer continues to shine.
Simon's Pick: Cincy SU & Cincy -3.0 _________________________________ | - Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA | ESPN |
| NY Giants (2-0, 1-0 away) | |
| San Diego (0-2, 0-1 home) | 5.0 |
Mister D doesnt understand this line. He calls it disrespect. I call it dead on. The Giants are extremely overated while SD continues to fly under the radar by most NFL fans.
LT, Drew and Gates oh my !! But I'll still take the 5 points. haha
Simon's pick: San Diego SU & Giants +5.0 __________________________________________________ __ | Ralph Wilson Stadium - Buffalo, NY | FOX |
| Atlanta (1-1, 0-1 away) | |
| Buffalo (1-1, 1-0 home) | 0.0 |
I put these games down the bottom because I knew I would start to get tired of doing this and they were dumb lines mixed with lack of interest from me. Quickly......
Simon's Pick: Atlanta SU & Atlanta EVEN
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| Qwest Field - Seattle, WA | FOX |
| Arizona (0-2, 0-1 away) | |
| Seattle (1-1, 1-0 home) | 6.0 |
Simon's pick: Seattle SU & Seattle -6.0 Monday Night Game Simon's Pick: KC SU & KC -2.5