Week 3 Picks

Haven't had too much time this week to write on last week, but I was 12-4 last week and my fantasy team won bringing me up to 1-1. Picks for this week:

Carolina (0-2-0) def. Tampa Bay (0-2-0)
Chicago (2-0-0) def. Minnesota (2-0-0)
Pittsburgh (1-1-0) def. Cincinatti (2-0-0)
Green Bay (0-2-0) def. Detroit (0-2-0)
Jacksonville (0-2-0) def. Indianapolis (2-0-0)
New York Jets (1-1-0) def. Buffalo (1-1-0)
Miami (0-2-0) def. Tennessee (0-2-0)
Washington (0-2-0) def. Houston (0-2-0)
Baltimore (2-0-0) def. Cleveland (0-2-0)
New York Giants (1-1-0) def. Seattle (2-0-0)
Philadelphia (1-1-0) def. San Francisco (1-1-0)
Arizona (1-1-0) def. St. Louis (1-1-0)
New England (2-0-0) def. Denver (1-1-0)

Monday 9/25
Atlanta (2-0-0) def. New Orleans (2-0-0)

Highlights this week:
- Carolina and Tampa Bay - Well at least one of them's getting a win this week eh?
- Jacksonville and Indianapolis - Should be one of the best football games you'll ever see.
- Giants and Seahawks - Again, something to define the Giants.

This is gonna shape up to be a very different year from last year it seems. You have teams that finished well below 500 have a 2-0-0 record to start the season and some teams that were super bowl contenders last year starting 0-2-0.

Week 2 Picks

This week should be significantly better I think. A lot of very one-sided match ups-- though, that could always lead to an upset, eh? So without further ado:

Sunday 9/17:
Miami (0-1-0) def. Buffalo (0-1-0)
Carolina (0-1-0) def. Minnesota (1-0-0)
Cincinatti (1-0-0) def. Cleveland (0-1-0)
Chicago (1-0-0) def. Detroit (0-1-0)
Indianapolis (1-0-0) def. Houston (0-1-0)
New Orleans (1-0-0) def. Green Bay (0-1-0)
New York Giants (0-1-0) def. Philadelphia (1-0-0)
Baltimore (1-0-0) def. Oakland (0-1-0)
Atlanta (1-0-0) def. Tampa Bay (0-1-0)
Seattle (1-0-0) def. Arizona (1-0-0)
St. Louis (1-0-0) def. San Francisco (0-1-0)
Denver (0-1-0) def. Kansas City (0-1-0)
New England (1-0-0) def. New York Jets (1-0-0)
San Diego (1-0-0) def. Tennessee (0-1-0)
Dallas (0-1-0) def. Washington (0-1-0)

Monday 9/18:
Pittsburgh (1-0-0) def. Jacksonville (1-0-0)

Some things to watch:
- Was TB's loss last week a fluke? I'm kinda hoping so as I believe they're playoff worthy. Do I think they have the power to defeat Atlanta? HELL yes. This game is a toss up and should be very fun to watch.
- This week will put the Cards to the test. If they can pull off the upset against Seattle which, judging by last week, shouldn't be too hard, we might see a new playoff contender rise out of the ashes in the NFC.
- First week of NFC East inter-division play! Oh man I can't wait-- all of these games are toss-ups I think and, hopefully after this week, we can have a more defined picture of who will be playoff worthy from that division.
- Do the Jets have what it takes to beat the Pats? Pennington surprised everyone when he came out of last week as the best passer in the league, but that was against a fairly crappy Tennessee team. Then again, Brady's clearly missing Givens and Branch. If he can't find a new strategy soon I think the Pats won't have a chance this year.
- How will Trent Green's injury impact the Chiefs? With Huard be able to step up and defeat a Denver team that rather suprised all of us last week?
- And finally, how is Big Ben going to be in his first regular season action since the motorcycle accident + appendectomy? If history tells anything, I don't think the Super Bowl champs have much to worry about... other than the fact that they're playing a Jacksonville team that has a hell of a lot of potential.

NFL Week 1 Results

Well this was one hell of a kickoff weekend, wasn't it? I already want to re-adjust my playoff predictions! But no, I'm keeping them up and seeing how off I really am at the end of the year. If I were to change them now, though, I'd definitely add a few things that I noticed after this weekend:

Jacksonville
Yes I didn't pick Jacksonville to appear in the AFC playoff picture. I'd probably revise that now as after watching them in the Cowboys game, they really showed a lot of talent. They're very well-rounded-- amazing defense, and just a good offense all around. Defense wins championships and I really think the Jags will excel in that category in 2006.

Miami
I'd be taking them off if I could. After watching Culpepper's performance on Thursday, there is no way that he can put up the hall of fame numbers he did in Minnesota. Why? Two words: Randy Moss. They'll have a good season, and could still make the playoffs, but I would take them out of the number 5 spot if I could.

Giants
DAMN did they play well! I was really impressed by Eli-- he's grown a lot and could finish off the season one of the top 5 quarterbacks of 06. I probably wouldn't change their position on my playoff list, but last night's game upheld my expectations for them this year.

Carolina and Atlanta
WTF? Here's a two-for: Is Vick back to being what he was in 04? Is Carolina not all they're hyped up to be? Granted, Smith's hurt and that sucks and all, but jeez-- it's the Falcons! C'mon I have you going to the Super Bowl! Don't disappoint me!

Seattle
Won against Detroit by THREE! Ahaha, Super Bowl loser + Madden curse anyone?

New England
DEION BRANCH IS NOW A SEAHAWK! Jesus... Brady now lost 2 of his premier receivers and BARELY squeaked out of Sunday with a win-- against the Bills. THE BILLS! Just thank your fatass lineman who fell on a scrambling QB in the end zone for saving you from the utter humiliation of losing to J.P. Losman.

The other stuff
- Chad Pennington had the best game of any QB this week. Take a moment to let that sink in.
- Your highest passer rating for this week? 126.5 -- Charlie Batch. He really stepped up, didn't he?
- Reggie Bush. Is anyone from the Texans going to admit they made the most retarded draft move since Ryan Leaf?
- Philip Rivers had a decent start, eh? Granted it was against Oakland...
- Tampa Bay... Come on!
- Hope Trent Green feels better!

Anyway, my fantasy team sucked this week. I have both McNabb and Warner and was wracking my brain over who to start all week! I finally chose to stick with McNabb, but it wouldn't have mattered either way, as they both had amazing games (22 points in my league). Larry Johnson really held up to my expectations (YEAH RIGHT). And damn Peyton shoulda thrown more to Marvin Harrison!

Yeah I lost this week 75-40. Which makes me 0-1-0 in my league. I'm also 10-6 in my picks. Let's see if I can get out of this season with a winning record. :)

Will's Uber 2006 Football Predictions! (Week 1 Picks)

Yeah I'm back and not dead! :D

The 2006 NFL Season starts tomorrow at 8:30, so I gotta get my football picks in. I'll see if I'm motivated enough to do this every week-- will give me something to blog about at least, eh? Since this is the first one I'll include my picks for the whole 2006 season, which will probably be way off, but eh I don't care.

Playoff Picture (x = 1st round bye, ** = 5th, * = 6th)
AFC North:
- Cincinatti
- Pittsburgh*
- Baltimore
- Cleveland

AFC East:
- New England
- Miami**
- Buffalo
- New York

AFC South:
- Indianapolis(x)
- Jacksonville
- Houston
- Tennessee

AFC West:
- Denver(x)
- San Diego
- Kansas City
- Oakland

Wild Card contenders: Miami**, Pittsburgh*, San Diego, Baltimore

NFC North:
- Chicago
- Minnesota
- Green Bay
- Detroit

NFC East (The toughest division, by far):
- Dallas
- New York*
- Washington
- Philadelphia

NFC South:
- Carolina(x)
- Tampa Bay**
- Atlanta
- New Orleans

NFC West:
- Seattle(x)
- Arizona
- St. Louis
- San Francisco

Wild Card contenders: Tampa Bay**, New York*, Washington, Philadelphia, Arizona, Atlanta

AFC:
Miami over Cincinatti
New England over Pittsburgh

Indianapolis over Miami
Denver over New England

Indianapolis over Denver

NFC:
New York over Chicago
Tampa Bay over Dallas

Seattle over Tampa Bay
Carolina over New York

Carolina over Seattle

Super Bowl
Indianapolis over Carolina


Week 1 Pics:
Thursday 9/07:
Pittsburgh (0-0-0) def. Miami (0-0-0)

Sunday 9/10:
Philadelphia (0-0-0) def. Houston (0-0-0)
Seattle (0-0-0) def. Detroit (0-0-0)
Cleveland (0-0-0) def. New Orleans (0-0-0)
Carolina (0-0-0) def. Atlanta (0-0-0)
New York Jets (0-0-0) def. Tennessee (0-0-0)
Tampa Bay (0-0-0) def. Baltimore (0-0-0)
Denver (0-0-0) def. St. Louis (0-0-0)
New England (0-0-0) def. Buffalo (0-0-0)
Cincinatti (0-0-0) def. Kansas City (0-0-0)
Dallas (0-0-0) def. Jacksonville (0-0-0)
Chicago (0-0-0) def. Green Bay (0-0-0)
Arizona (0-0-0) def. San Francisco (0-0-0)
Indianapolis (0-0-0) def. New York Giants (0-0-0)

Monday 9/11:
Washington (0-0-0) def. Minnesota (0-0-0)
San Diego (0-0-0) def. Oakland (0-0-0)