I'm going to go down to 49er practice in Santa Clara this week wearing my old soccer shin guards and carrying a deflated soccer ball. Watch out for my NFL debut.
I was skeptical at first, because the Chiefs choked rather badly last year and the year before, but heck, even if they lost 6 of the last 8, they end up 10-6, which is probably good for a Wild Card.
Stupid Bay Area teams. I swear I was joking when I said they'd combine for 8 wins total.
on ESPN, chris berman kept calling him "former" or "ex-49er kicker Owen Pochman..."
Now I don't really blame Pochman... He was available for a reason. You know York's telling Donahue and Walsh something like "Buy the cheapest punters and kickers on the market...okay?" It's been a trend. Every kicker has been worse than the previous with the exception of Gary Anderson that one year...
Funny thing, we tried out Conway at the same time as Pochman He was 3/3 from 20, 37, and 44 yards against the Vikings on Sunday.
wow, kansas city's next four opponents (after their bye week next week) are cleveland, cincinnati, oakland and san diego. not to take anything away from any of those opponents, but...
could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???
i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...
i really need carolina to drop one or two before the bucs come to town to give them any shot at the nfc south title. unfortunately, i don't think it'll happen here.
Indianapolis at Miami
griese is better than fiedler. fiedler may have a good win/loss percentage, but he is not solely responsible for that. miami's at home, and riding on a strong win.
Jacksonville at Baltimore
ray lewis is gonna have him a leftwich sandwich (sorry, couldn't help myself)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
jebus, i hope i'm not wrong here, or the bucs are, at best, a wild card this year.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
both offenses lack focus, but nyg has better defense these days. plus, they ALWAYS make a second-half season run.
Oakland at Detroit
toughest game to pick, since boh teams suck, but for entirely different reasons. let's say oakland secondary beats harrington with a couple untimely picks and oakland wins on the road. (p.s. how did oakland get such a soft schedule this year, with both nfc central bottom-feeders on the list, yet the bucs get tennessee in nashville, green bay, indianapolis and san fran in california?)
San Diego at Chicago
wow, even with the game moved to arizona, san diego looked absolutely bloody awful on every play. chandler is old, but at least he doesn't make "kordell" type decisions.
Cincinnati at Arizona
mind you, cincy may be hurt by the extreme change in temperature, but marvin lewis is wringing every ounce of blood out of this stone this year.
Pittsburgh at Seattle
long road trip for the steelers, their defense is MIA, and maddox can throw, but he needs a running game of ANY sort to take attention from his receivers. otherwise, he just has 350 yds and 4 int's per game.
Philadelphia at Atlanta
okay, when the hell is vick, nfl poster-child, actually going to play again? atlanta will be a big spoiler with nothign to lose once he's back.
St. Louis at San Francisco
rams doing a great job, even without faulk in. can't believe the night/day difference in the team with quarterbacks. guess kurt relied to heavily on the massive amount of talent aroun dhim, while bulger's making better reads and decisions with less.
Washington at Dallas
only person i hate more than bill parcells is dan "i can BUY a championship" snyder
Green Bay at Minnesota
must win for green bay for wild card implications. spectre of "undefeated" is taken away, so vikes will play a bit softer, knowing they are still ahead of everyone else.
New England at Denver
denver needs to dial rent-a-qb, and quick, so that the meeting vs. the chiefs means something for the afc west title in december.
if Carr was healthy, I would say different. Carolina is overrated, but they should be good enough to beat the depleted Texans defense and Carr-less offense.
Indianapolis at Miami
Colts will show why they're headed for the Super Bowl this year-because they can beat good teams on the road. I predict a victory hangover for Brian Griese, as the Colts win a defensive struggle.
Jacksonville at Baltimore
Leftwich is just waiting to have a breakout week. I'm guessing Baltimore will be the unlucky victims.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Once upon a time, the Saints had Tampa Bay's number. I don't think that's true anymore, though. This will be a low-scoring defensive matchup...the perfect formula for a Tampa Bay victory
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
A battle of two teams that can't seem to get it together. I predict an ugly victory for the Jets, with plenty of mistakes and turnovers to go around.
Oakland at Detroit
Oakland is bad, but not that bad. Mariucchiball isn't firing up the Lions.
San Diego at Chicago
Both of these teams have very good looking uniforms. San Diego's is just slightly cooler though, so they have the edge.
Cincinnati at Arizona
The Bengals show the world who the worst team in the league REALLY is.
Pittsburgh at Seattle
Hate to say it, but Tommy Maddox has lost his shine. The surprisingly good Seahawks should be able to hang in and score a win.
Philadelphia at Atlanta
Dan Reeves has shown a complete lack of confidence in his players...and while they go through crazy re-adjustments a good team like Philadelphia will make them pay. Michael Vick, come back soon!
St. Louis at San Francisco
This is a close call, but without Garcia, I don't think the 49ers can win. Sorry T.O. but the QB really DOES make a difference! Under Bulger, the Rams are being reborn...and the results are looking damn good so far.
Washington at Dallas
Remember at the beginning of the season? When it looked like the Redskins might actually be good? Me neither.
Green Bay at Minnesota
I don't think Minnesota is anywhere near as good as their record suggests. I predict the slide that started last week will continue.
New England at Denver
The Patriots aren't getting much attention this year, but they are solid nonetheless...a playoff contender to be sure.
wow, kansas city's next four opponents (after their bye week next week) are cleveland, cincinnati, oakland and san diego. not to take anything away from any of those opponents, but...
could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???
i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...
I've been thinking this since they beat the Broncos at home.
The Chiefs are in the middle of a soft spot in their schedule.
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Cleveland at New England
Carolina at New Orlean
Dallas at Tampa Bay
Tennessee at Jacksonville
Denver at Baltimore
Detroit at Chicago
Seattle at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
San Francisco at Arizona
Houston at Indianapolis
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Buffalo at Kansas City
Miami at San Diego
Don't know enough about NE . . . but CLeveland can be pretty good
The Patriots are on top of the AFC East.
Originally posted by rok
nah, it just lost a bit of momentum since we went "all in one thread."
just so i don't forget, here are my picks, but i've got a late night tonight, so i'm goign to dispense with the usual per-game analysis.
let us not speak of how badly i am doing so far this week. ugh.
Keeping with the tradition of excellence.
EDIT: This is one of the ugliest games ever. EVER.
EDIT2: Pochman kicks off OT...out of bounds!
EDIT3: What's the policy on open box returns for kickers?
Heh heh heh.
Originally posted by CosmoNut
The Chiefs are 8-0.
Heh heh heh.
I was skeptical at first, because the Chiefs choked rather badly last year and the year before, but heck, even if they lost 6 of the last 8, they end up 10-6, which is probably good for a Wild Card.
Stupid Bay Area teams. I swear I was joking when I said they'd combine for 8 wins total.
Monday night's game is moved to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. And tickets are free-first come, first served.
Jeff
Originally posted by Eugene
Jose Cortez, Jeff Chandler, Owen Pochman...
Keeping with the tradition of excellence.
EDIT: This is one of the ugliest games ever. EVER.
EDIT2: Pochman kicks off OT...out of bounds!
EDIT3: What's the policy on open box returns for kickers?
on ESPN, chris berman kept calling him "former" or "ex-49er kicker Owen Pochman..."
Originally posted by rok
on ESPN, chris berman kept calling him "former" or "ex-49er kicker Owen Pochman..."
Now I don't really blame Pochman... He was available for a reason. You know York's telling Donahue and Walsh something like "Buy the cheapest punters and kickers on the market...okay?" It's been a trend. Every kicker has been worse than the previous with the exception of Gary Anderson that one year...
Funny thing, we tried out Conway at the same time as Pochman He was 3/3 from 20, 37, and 44 yards against the Vikings on Sunday.
could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???
i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...
Texans blow
Indianapolis at Miami
Griese is a fine back-up, but he's still a back-up
Jacksonville at Baltimore
Jaguars blow
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Saints blow
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
Both teams on the rebound, but more questions about the Jets
Oakland at Detroit
All Detroit has to do is run the ball. Tuiasosopo starting. Players hate Bill Callahan
San Diego at Chicago
Let's go Chandler
Cincinnati at Arizona
Arizona can't win two in a row
Pittsburgh at Seattle
Steelers blow
Philadelphia at Atlanta
Falcons blow
St. Louis at San Francisco
49ers blow. Rattay gets the start. No Zack Bronson. O-Line still hurting
Washington at Dallas
Cowboys aren't invincible, but they are better than the Redskins
Green Bay at Minnesota
Favre. Dome. Whatever.
New England at Denver
No Plummer, no Beurlein
CHILD
i really need carolina to drop one or two before the bucs come to town to give them any shot at the nfc south title. unfortunately, i don't think it'll happen here.
Indianapolis at Miami
griese is better than fiedler. fiedler may have a good win/loss percentage, but he is not solely responsible for that. miami's at home, and riding on a strong win.
Jacksonville at Baltimore
ray lewis is gonna have him a leftwich sandwich (sorry, couldn't help myself)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
jebus, i hope i'm not wrong here, or the bucs are, at best, a wild card this year.
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
both offenses lack focus, but nyg has better defense these days. plus, they ALWAYS make a second-half season run.
Oakland at Detroit
toughest game to pick, since boh teams suck, but for entirely different reasons. let's say oakland secondary beats harrington with a couple untimely picks and oakland wins on the road. (p.s. how did oakland get such a soft schedule this year, with both nfc central bottom-feeders on the list, yet the bucs get tennessee in nashville, green bay, indianapolis and san fran in california?)
San Diego at Chicago
wow, even with the game moved to arizona, san diego looked absolutely bloody awful on every play. chandler is old, but at least he doesn't make "kordell" type decisions.
Cincinnati at Arizona
mind you, cincy may be hurt by the extreme change in temperature, but marvin lewis is wringing every ounce of blood out of this stone this year.
Pittsburgh at Seattle
long road trip for the steelers, their defense is MIA, and maddox can throw, but he needs a running game of ANY sort to take attention from his receivers. otherwise, he just has 350 yds and 4 int's per game.
Philadelphia at Atlanta
okay, when the hell is vick, nfl poster-child, actually going to play again? atlanta will be a big spoiler with nothign to lose once he's back.
St. Louis at San Francisco
rams doing a great job, even without faulk in. can't believe the night/day difference in the team with quarterbacks. guess kurt relied to heavily on the massive amount of talent aroun dhim, while bulger's making better reads and decisions with less.
Washington at Dallas
only person i hate more than bill parcells is dan "i can BUY a championship" snyder
Green Bay at Minnesota
must win for green bay for wild card implications. spectre of "undefeated" is taken away, so vikes will play a bit softer, knowing they are still ahead of everyone else.
New England at Denver
denver needs to dial rent-a-qb, and quick, so that the meeting vs. the chiefs means something for the afc west title in december.
Carolina at Houston\t
if Carr was healthy, I would say different. Carolina is overrated, but they should be good enough to beat the depleted Texans defense and Carr-less offense.
Indianapolis at Miami
Colts will show why they're headed for the Super Bowl this year-because they can beat good teams on the road. I predict a victory hangover for Brian Griese, as the Colts win a defensive struggle.
Jacksonville at Baltimore
Leftwich is just waiting to have a breakout week. I'm guessing Baltimore will be the unlucky victims.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Once upon a time, the Saints had Tampa Bay's number. I don't think that's true anymore, though. This will be a low-scoring defensive matchup...the perfect formula for a Tampa Bay victory
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
A battle of two teams that can't seem to get it together. I predict an ugly victory for the Jets, with plenty of mistakes and turnovers to go around.
Oakland at Detroit
Oakland is bad, but not that bad. Mariucchiball isn't firing up the Lions.
San Diego at Chicago
Both of these teams have very good looking uniforms. San Diego's is just slightly cooler though, so they have the edge.
Cincinnati at Arizona
The Bengals show the world who the worst team in the league REALLY is.
Pittsburgh at Seattle
Hate to say it, but Tommy Maddox has lost his shine. The surprisingly good Seahawks should be able to hang in and score a win.
Philadelphia at Atlanta
Dan Reeves has shown a complete lack of confidence in his players...and while they go through crazy re-adjustments a good team like Philadelphia will make them pay. Michael Vick, come back soon!
St. Louis at San Francisco
This is a close call, but without Garcia, I don't think the 49ers can win. Sorry T.O. but the QB really DOES make a difference! Under Bulger, the Rams are being reborn...and the results are looking damn good so far.
Washington at Dallas
Remember at the beginning of the season? When it looked like the Redskins might actually be good? Me neither.
Green Bay at Minnesota
I don't think Minnesota is anywhere near as good as their record suggests. I predict the slide that started last week will continue.
New England at Denver
The Patriots aren't getting much attention this year, but they are solid nonetheless...a playoff contender to be sure.
Originally posted by rok
wow, kansas city's next four opponents (after their bye week next week) are cleveland, cincinnati, oakland and san diego. not to take anything away from any of those opponents, but...
could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???
i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...
I've been thinking this since they beat the Broncos at home.
The Chiefs are in the middle of a soft spot in their schedule.
Brandon Lloyd >> Tai Streets
He made a couple of circus-style catches in pre-season, and he's pretty much made an amazing catch in every chance he's gotten to play.
EDIT: Rams muster 9 yards rushing...total.
Originally posted by Gizzmonic
I'm 4-13 so far in my picks. Man, that stinks! Good thing I didn't put any money down...
Tampa vs N.O. was supposed to be a lock.
Carolina vs Houston was supposed to be a lock.
St. Louis vs SF was supposed to be a lock.
Cincinatti vs Arizona...well, I thought this would be a lock too.
Bah. Things were looking so good earlier today.