Week 1 has come and gone, mostly gone...In a single week we've seen the end of the patriots era of dominance, the beginning of the end of the Seahawks and Holmgren era, and the end to one of the best defensive players in the league. But fear not, because with the end becomes new beginnings, the era of Matt Cassel, Matt Forte, and enter Eddie Royal. The face of the entire NFL has shaken, the AFC is wide open, clear preseason superbowl favorites are no longer clear. Let's check out the knee-jerk reactions with our week 2 picks!
Chicago @ Carolina - Chicago defense continues to roll right past the panthers, who I think caught a little lightning in a bottle last week.
Buffalo @ Jacksonville - 1st intriguing matchup. Buffalo now possibly favored to win the division and jacksonville favored by some to win theirs and go to the superbowl. Jax could possibly go to 0-2, which is hard to believe with their talent. I'm still taking buffalo.
Oakland @ Kansas City - Who cares? Oakland for the hell of it.
Indianapolis @ Minnesota - Manning improves and Jackson...doesn't. Minnesota showed a weakness in the secondary. Manning will eat that shit up for breakfast.
New Orleans @ Washington - Just not a big campbell fan. Huge Brees fan who I think will have possibly a career year, which is hard to fathom because every year for him is ungodly.
New York Giants @ St. Louis - G-men roll in a route.
Green Bay @ Detroit - Going to go with detroit here. Green Bay showed a great defense last week against...Tavaris Jackson. Many more offensive weapons in detroit, who may be riding the confidence high right along with Rodgers. This is a foolish pick I know, but we'll see how it develops.
Tennessee @ Cincinatti - I'm hesitant with this pick, the team may be out of focus with the Young controversy. But Cinci has shown signs of being terrible on both sides of the ball despite possibly having one of the best 1-2 WR > QB combos in the league.
San Francisco @ Seattle - Too banged up at Seattle. I think the 49ers are possibly a playoff team.
Atlanta @ Tampa Bay - Garcia is a bit hurt, and Atlanta played well. I'll jump on the bandwagon for a week.
Miami @ Arizona - I feel Miami has a chance. They opened up terrible last week and finished very very strong. I'll feel terrible if they win and I pick against them, so I'll take them to win so in case it does happen, I'll appear intelligent.
New England @ New York Jets - I don't think Matt Cassel is going to be that bad of a backup. I'm more worried about Moss shutting it down for the season, as he's shown he can do when faced with a bad circumstance.
San Diego @ Denver - Denver looked good against an abysmal Oakland team. San Diego played with a defensive player that shouldn't have even been in the game. I think the bolts charge back.
Baltimore @ Houston - I like Schaub more than Flacco. It's really that simple for me.
Pittsburg @ Cleveland - Moar Cleveland underachieving.
Philidelphia @ Dallas - God they look good.
A ton of great matchups with interesting storylines.