Jump to content
  • Welcome!

    Register and log in easily with Twitter or Google accounts!

    Or simply create a new Huddle account. 

    Members receive fewer ads , access our dark theme, and the ability to join the discussion!

     

Don's Crystal Ball Week 1 Picks


Guest TheDon

Recommended Posts

THE DON'S

Crystal Ball

2010 SEASON

WEEK 1 PICKS

By DonCanabis/TheDon

Analyst/Godfather

brando.png

Well we survived the 5 months without football and the month of preseason right now everyone is undefeated and with a chance to make it to the Superbowl, well lets get real almost every team it’s not like Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Cleveland and St. Louis are really striking any fear to the rest of the NFL.

Quick Hits

  • Some people say week 1 doesn’t matter and in some extent I can agree a lot of team make the playoffs after losing their first game heck some have made it with even a 0-3 record but, if you’re talking about winning it all, week 1 really matters. Superbowl winners have a 36-7-1 week 1 record so not to put pressure but it your team loses this week it has a 15% chance of winning the Superbowl not great odds to start the season.
  • That’s the thing I personally love about football and why I don’t like the Idea of an 18 game season, Football is the only sport when every game truly matters. In Baseball, Hockey, Basketball you can go into a 10 game losing streak and still have a shot, here a 3 game losing streak and you can almost call it a day and start planning for the next season.
  • There are 4 teams that I consider could be this year’s biggest surprises if they play not only at their potential but show the little extra. Each year we see at least 2 teams come out of nowhere and make the playoffs and even a run for the Superbowl. In 2006 was the Saints, 2007 the giants, 2008 Arizona, 2009 New York Jets. This year I see Miami, Oakland, Carolina and Detroit as teams that might surprise us.
  • I really believe this is the year Favre should actually retired, I don’t see him repeating a perfect season like last year, I see him defeated before the season started, his injury is really serious and he doesn’t have the same weapons

On to the games

Minnesota at New Orleans -4.5 Ovr/Und 49

The Rematch of the 2008 NFC Championship, this will be bloodbath both teams have it against each other and will come after each other no better way to start the season. The only person that I believe that didn’t want this game this week is Brett Favre. Expect high scoring.

Straight: NO

Spread: NO

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Cleveland at Tampa Bay -3 Ovr/Und 37

Brown Fans look at this week very carefully because this will be the only time this year that your team will have a winning record.

Straight: Cle

Spread: Cle

Ovr/Und: Und

Miami at Buffalo 3 Ovr/Und 38.5

To Franchise going in different directions, if Miami’s young defense and QB can play to their potential this could be a very difficult team.

Straight: Miami

Spread: Miami

Ovr/Und: Und

Cincinnati at New England -5 Ovr/Und 44.5

UPSET OF THE WEEK

If the Bengals can exploit all their weapons and put pressure on Brady I can see them getting this win. New England has many question marks but at the end of the day they still have Brady, Moss and Welker should this be enough? Not this week.

Straight: Cin

Spread: Cin

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Indianapolis at Houston 2.5 Ovr/Und 47

UPSET OF THE WEEK

Houston has always put up a fight against the Colts just to fell flat at the end, Houston now has a team to compete against the Colts and though Peyton takes every game serious this game means a lot more to the Texans I expect an upset this week.

Straight: Hou

Spread: Hou

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Denver at Jacksonville -2.5 Ovr/Und 39.5

Both teams enter the season with big question marks, but injuries makes the biggest in this case the home team and the under.

Straight: Jac

Spread: Jac

Ovr/Und: Und

Atlanta at Pittsburgh 3 Ovr/Und 38

There isn’t such a thing like a sure victory in the NFL, but this is as close as you’ll ever get. Dixon didn’t show anything during the preseason so I don’t expect him to impress me now. The only good thing about this game is 1 less game before Ben is back.

Straight:Atl

Spread:Atl

Ovr/Und:Ovr

Oakland at Tennessee - 6.5 Ovr/Und 41

Campbell’s and Bush injuries worry me for this game if it wasn’t for it I would expect it to be closes match. But taking it that it’s week 1 on the road with key injuries I’ll have to go with the Home team.

Straight: Ten

Spread: Ten

Ovr/Und: Und

Carolina at New York Giants -7 Ovr/Und 41

New York has many weapons for that defense to cover, Moore will be getting pressure for everywhere and I expect Steve Smith to shine that’s S. Smith 2.0. It’s a great test to see if having so many weapons at the front 4 can actually stop Carolinas running game.

Straight:NYG

Spread: NYG

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Detroit at Chicago -6 Ovr/Und 43

This is a closer match than the line Suggests Detroit’s front four will be putting a lot of pressure to Cutler against that oline it’s just a matter of who makes more plays and this game could come up to the last play.

Straight: Chi

Spread: Det

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Arizona at St.Louis 4 Ovr/Und 39

Even with Derek Anderson as the QB Arizona should win this game, Bradford will notice the difference between pre and regular season.

Straight: Ari

Spread: Ari

Ovr/Und: Und

Green Bay at Philadelphia 3 Ovr/Und 47

Not the best way to start a career against a Superbowl contender. Expect a lot of pressure to Kolb early they’ll try to see how he handles it. This should be a high scoring game.

Straight: GB

Spread: GB

Ovr/Und: Ovr

San Francisco at Seattle : 2.5 Ovr/Und 38

I expect Alex smith to have a good year just protecting the football not making tons of mistake I expect Hasselbeck to make many.

Straight: SF

Spread: SF

Ovr/Und: Ovr

Dallas at Washington : 4.5 Ovr/Und 40

Dallas start the season with some question marks after a forgettable preseason, injuries to the Oline could hurt them early on and if this team doesn’t find the endzone fast and click, could get frustrated easily and lose everything. McNabb isn’t 100% and this is the coaching staff first rodeo so even if I expect them to get better the first one isn’t always pretty.

Straight: Dal

Spread: Dal

Ovr/Und: Und

Baltimore at New York Jets : -2.5 Ovr/Und 36

This will be a great test for both teams. The Jets Defense has look great the Jets offense nonexistent. If Baltimore’s offense can score against this team we might have something here. Expect the Ravens to put the first Hard Knocks on the Jets season.

Straight: Bal

Spread: Bal

Ovr/Und: Ovr

San Diego at Kansas City : 5 Ovr/Und 45

The Chargers couldn’t ask for a better opponent to start the season. The chief don’t have the pressure to really test the Left tackle so I expect San Diego to score and start the season with a high note.

Straight: SD

Spread: SD

Ovr/Und: Ovr

The Hot Picks

Atlanta (league)

Green Bay (league)

New Orleans (league)

Miami

Dallas

Cincinnati

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I like all of your picks except the Tennessee - Oakland game. I think Oakland keeps it close and beats the spread but loses the game

I was thinking the same thing but the Campbell injury that doesn't look good and the Bush injury made me reevaluate. but I agree I like Oakland this year I believe they will put a fight I have them as a surprise team

Link to comment
Share on other sites

that poo looks copy and pasted, I read something similar online somewhere, same wording and all

I post it in several forums... being doing it for 5 years now first year here.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • PMH4OWPW7JD2TDGWZKTOYL2T3E.jpg

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • I said could, not would. I recognize he has potential based on past performance. Compared to what KP has done, Howell has more potential and the physical traits to make noise. KP has small hands and a weak arm. Not something you want in even your backup QB.  I've been hammering since last off-season before we re-signed Dalton, improve the room. Other than getting younger, I don't see how anyone can say we legitimately improved the room or even tried. We might as well have signed Josh Rosen.  Dalton is still on the roster for now. That's 3 QBs unless we trade or cut him. He's still Bryce's mentor after all. Do you believe we are going to draft someone with potential and give them a legitimate opportunity to develop from the practice squad? Are we going to carry 3 QBs on the active roster? 4 for a developmental rookie? Are we going to potentially cut KP if we draft a rookie and he's outperformed? Doubtful. Cutting Dalton(if we can't trade him) and KP would be 8m in wasted cap space.  I chose Howell as an example because he showed promise in his only full season as a starter. You could plug in another name with the physical traits and potential and what i said would still apply. KP showed almost nothing and was benched. I genuinely don't care if it’s rookie pick as long as there is the potential to develop into a future NFL QB.  As much as I can't stand him, Bellichek was always developing a number 2 QB even with the GOAT as his starter. The wisdom of that was evident when Cassell came in when Brady was hurt week 1 and went 11-5 and almost made the wildcard, which 11-5 gets you almost any other year. I give credit where it's due though. Cassel and Jimmy G both came into the league as developmental QBs, potential QB1s, and went on to have careers.  You never know if you never try. KP feels like a punt in addressing the most important position on the field. Bryce has never played 2 full games of franchise QB level football back to back.  If Bryce progresses, are you ready to offer a 280m 5 year extension based off a one hit wonder year? If Bryce regresses and we need a QB in 27, are we going to trade a fortune away again to trade up to 1 to get one? Are you ready to do the past 3 years all over again?  To me, it's not about Kenny Pickett. It's about the move itself. It was a feeble attempt to improve the QB room. We better hope Bryce succeeds, because if he doesn't, we literally have no backup plan right now.   
    • IOL that early isn’t good value at all. We have a LT who might not ever be good again and a RT that might retire soon. T seems deep early in this draft, so I’d go there in the 1st. 
    • Season tickets aren't affordable anymore definitely when they've been so bad for 8 years before last season. When I started going my seats were front row uppers for like 38 bucks. Those seats are 100 dollars now. Teams make their money from tv, if I was an owner my goal would be to break even on tickets and concessions. 
×
×
  • Create New...