Week 2: 1-2-1
YTD Season: 2-4-1
Awful two week showing by the ‘Capper. No excuses people. While the Titans showed up well, Buffalo chose to only play a half a game, Indy grabbed early lead in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes and KC finally kept a game close (for one quarter at least).
Education week in the NFL. Quite a bit should be learned over the coming 24 hours about the litany of 2-0 teams who failed to reach the ’10 playoffs – the Redskins, Lions, Bills, and Texans.
Skins on the road face Dallas on MNF. Will Boyz’ be flat after last week’s Romoroics and can the Skins’ offense continue to bring the Rexy back?
While KC showed better than the box score would suggest, Lions had little trouble and now travel as a road favorite within the division for the first time since leather helmets (for football mind you) were in fashion.
The Bills are so damn likable. Fitz is Rich Gannon re-borne, Stevie Johnson is a stud and Chan Gaily is receiving much deserved praise despite the ‘Capper’s bashing of his hiring nearly one year ago.
The Texans must either have found a genie or incriminating pictures of Roger Goodell. The Jags dump Garrard, Indy loses Peyton and the Titans are off of 8-8 and 6-10 consecutive seasons. Major step up in class against Saints this week will prove telling.
‘Capper believes only the Texans will make the playoffs of this quartet though the Lions will be close.
This week’s selections:
Take Saints -3.5 at home vs Texans
A broken Indy team and a sub-par Phins squad will leave Texans unprepared for the offensive excellence of the New Orleans Saints. Saints meanwhile have been tested with an opening loss to the defending champs and then an easy home victory versus Da’ Bears. Philips is installing new defense and personnel just starting to adjust; Sean Peyton and Brees will have the edge.
Oakland +3 at home versus Jets
Good spot for a flat performance by the Jets who seemed a bit too excited by the trouncing of lowly Jacksonville and are only one week away from a road game versus rival Baltimore. Raiders should be steaming after last week’s 2nd half collapse. Loss of Jets’ center Mangold will greatly hurt o-line communication allowing Raiders front 7 to generate pressure and limit running game. Jets may still get the W; but this game will be tight throughout and difference likely will be Sebastian’s big freakin’ leg.
Seattle +3.5 at home vs Zona
Zona’s defense has made both Cam and Rex look like All Pro quarterbacks. It’s TJack’s turn. Both teams will score but ‘Capper expecting Carrol to be in full cheerleader mode to have Hawks’ properly juiced for home opener.
Take Bears +4 at home versus Packers
The second of back-to-back home games are always a challenge but even more so when facing a team fiercely wanting revenge. Packers off two straight close games are due for a lapse versus a Bears team looking to rebound after bad road defeat in Big Easy.
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