NFL Week 8 - Enter the Who's who & Have and Have Nots...

[tyven]

GO STEELERS AND LIONS AND CARDINALS YAYAYAYAY

[Callisto]

Anyways picks:

Oakland @ Baltimore - Kind of a turd, but I can't really take Oakland over anyone and mean it.

Arizona @ Carolina - I think we're still two weeks from the point where Carolina goes from early playoff pick to just missed it them, it's inevitable though.

Tampa Bay @ Dallas - Tampa is surprisingly good so far, and at the moment Dallas looks like they'd be better off putting UT out on the field.

Washington @ Detroit - Detroit isn't taking out anyone from the East.

Buffalo @ Miami - I agree that this will be interesting, but I don't see Miami taking it.

St. Louis @ New England - Pats need a few more games against doormats to get their shit together, luckily for them they still have 2-3 coming later in the season.

San Diego @ New Orleans - Both teams are probably going to be tired as hell and play like garbage, hopefully the weather isn't as shitty as last year's foray into the UK.

Kansas City @ New York Jets - I have no clue how Herm Edwards is still employed with all the coach firing that's going on.

Atlanta @ Philidelphia - I don't think ATL is the real deal just get, but I do believe they're good enough to take Philly.

Cleveland @ Jacksonville - If the team is from Ohio, they probably will lose. Both of them look awful this year.

Cincinatti@ Houston - Same as above. Cinci is due, but that doesn't mean I'll pick them in any game.

New York Giants @ Pittsburgh - Sweet matchup, since Bears are on bye this is what I'll be watching.

Seattle @ San Francisco - Tuuuuuuurrrrd. SanFran will win, though noone will notice the outcome either way.

Indianapolis @ Tennesee - Titans are hot, but I fail to believe that the Colts can continue to look this bad, they're just a better team than that.

[Deejay]

The Giants hold Frank Gore to 11 yards on 11 carries and you think their defense won't be able to stop whatever backups the Steelers throw at them? This is madness.

[Wulfgang]

Titans are going to destroy the Colts for three reasons:

A) Colts' defense is terrible, LenDale White and Chris Johnson are going to do the same thing they did to the Chiefs. White will hammer the ball for 3-5+ every time and Chris Johnson is the fastest player in the NFL currently, possibly ever; he gets a step and its 20+. Kerry Collins is not Peyton Manning, but he is a seasoned and skilled QB who does not make mistakes and has some good outlets like Alge Crumpler. The only difference between this week and last week is that the Colts can actually put up points to compensate whereas the Chiefs cannot, but that brings me to point B...

B) Titans have the best defense in the league no questions asked. Albert Haynesworth, Kyle Vanden Bosch, and Jevon Kearse as three of the front four, depending on formation, is fucking absurd. Kearse clears the corner almost faster than the O tackle can wheel to meet him. If things go awry, look for Haynesworth to begin cleating people's faces >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxMRPTsYeo . Peyton gets sacked 5+ times and Michael Griffin picks at least 1.

C) Game is at home; I have lived in Nashville, TN for 5 years and I lived in the NY/PA area for 18 years. Football in the south is a different beast and Titans stadium is a scary place on Sunday let alone on a Monday night. The closest I've seen to a stadium like it is the old Vet Stadium in Philly, fueled by cheesesteaks and old beer, Eagles fans are legit.

Prediction: 27-17 Titans

Also, the Bills definitely beat the lolphins to remain atop the AFC East.

PS: Chris Johnson 2008-2009 Rookie of the Year

[Tyche]

The Giants hold Frank Gore to 11 yards on 11 carries and you think their defense won't be able to stop whatever backups the Steelers throw at them? This is madness.

This is the NFL, the Giants allowed Jamal Lewis to get almost a hundred yards and derek anderson looked pro. Madness, Madness? THIS IS PROFOOTBALL.

[Deejay]

This is the NFL, the Giants allowed Jamal Lewis to get almost a hundred yards and derek anderson looked pro. Madness, Madness? THIS IS PROFOOTBALL.

That's because the Browns have a solid offensive line, while Pitt has plenty of injuries there too.

THIS IS LOGIC

[Saphirea]

Pittsburgh has no where near the stoutness of O-Line that Cleveland has. I just think overall they are a better team. I think if they can protect Ben and prevent 2 or more sacks, they can hang with them in every other aspect of the game.

[Tyche]

Titans are going to destroy the Colts for three reasons:

A) Colts' defense is terrible, LenDale White and Chris Johnson are going to do the same thing they did to the Chiefs. Kerry Collins is not Peyton Manning, but he is a seasoned and skilled QB who does not make mistakes and has some good outlets like Alge Crumpler. The only difference between this week and last week is that the Colts can actually put up points to compensate whereas the Chiefs cannot, but that brings me to point B...

B) Titans have the best defense in the league no questions asked. Albert Haynesworth, Kyle Vanden Bosch, and Jevon Kearse as three of the front four, depending on formation, is fucking absurd. Kearse clears the corner almost faster than the O tackle can wheel to meet him. If things go awry, look for Haynesworth to begin cleating people's faces >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwxMRPTsYeo . Peyton gets sacked 5+ times and Michael Griffin picks at least 1.

C) Game is at home; I have lived in Nashville, TN for 5 years and I lived in the NY/PA area for 18 years. Football in the south is a different beast and Titans stadium is a scary place on Sunday let alone on a Monday night. The closest I've seen to a stadium like it is the old Vet Stadium in Philly, fueled by cheesesteaks and old beer, Eagles fans are legit.

Prediction: 27-17 Titans

Also, the Bills definitely beat the lolphins to remain atop the AFC East.

*fingers in ears* NA NA NA NA NA

While I'm sure the stadium in nashville will be hopping with young adults sporting their half-worn titans hats and mike's hard lemonade, pro football in the south isn't SEC football. The hardcore of hardcore fans aren't secluded to the southeast.

[Tyche]

Well, Big Ben is the best QB in the league when in distress, so maybe their weak o-line is actually favorable!

[Deejay]

Well, Big Ben is the best QB in the league when in distress, so maybe their weak o-line is actually favorable!

Big Ben? I'd say Tony Romo has more presence and mobility in the pocket. Big Ben is only good at buying time when he knows where he's going with the ball. If you ever watch him, all his best throws are after he's already made his read and his receiver is still getting open. When he doesn't know where to go, he just holds it and takes the sack. Then the announcers suck his cock for being so BRAVE and TOUGH!

[Tyche]

I'm talking statistically, when blitzed and when hit, he has the best rating in the league.

[Byrd]

San Diego @ New Orleans - At New Orleans??? No, at London. This is a fucking horrible idea. Why the fuck do they do this stupd shit. Those god damned europeans don't give two shits about american football. Now you are fucking Nawlins out of a home game. I could rant on about this for days...it's so damned stupid. Oh, almost forgot...Bolts win the game and their division. Nawlins is sitting home in the post season.

I don't mind the idea of rotating so that a team misses a home game every 32 years to "host" a game outside of the country. But picking New Orleans for this year is a horrible idea. After Hurricane Katrina, they ended up hosting 4 games in San Antonio, and had a "home" game in New York against the Giants, effectively screwing them out of a home game only two years ago. Why are you choosing to screw them out of another one? Not fair. Either rotate so every team misses a home game every 32 years (using some discretion), or make it based upon attendance, on-field performance, or something along those lines. But don't screw New Orleans out of yet another home game.

If they feel the need to play regular season games outside of the country, they should just add a 17th game (and delete 2 exhibition games) and have every team play 8 home, 8 road, and 1 neutral site. And they don't all have to be in Europe, you could have them in Asia, Mexico, Canada, or major US cities that don't have teams like San Antonio, Los Angeles, Portland, Louisville, etc. It wouldn't be bad to set up regional rivalries that get played every year. Eagles-Steelers, Texans-Cowboys, Giants-Jets, Raiders-49ers, would all be fun to see played every year.

[Deejay]

I'm talking statistically, when blitzed and when hit, he has the best rating in the league.

That's easy to accomplish when you only take 15-25 throws a game.

[wyrmtung]

Indianapolis @ Tennesee - I can concievably see 400 yards on the ground by the Titans this week.

This is what I'm banking on. I am taking LenDale White off the bench this week. I have played every RB that I have vs Indy so far and it has paid off big. Not counting last week, White has been averaging like 30 yds and one TD but vs Indy I am sure my boy is gonna nab me 100 yds and 2 TDs Indy's run D is that horrible.



Regarding Tampa vs Dallas, Tampa's D is going to run buck wild this weekend. Dallas' pass protection sucks. Arizona was destroying them with 3 rushers. Tampa's D is one of the best and most opportunistic in the league. I would be surprised if the D does not get a TD this week. On the other hand, Dallas' D is one of the worst in the league. Their secondary is either injured or getting alcohol treatment. A West Coast offense QB like Garcia will pick them apart. I can't think of a valid reason why Dallas will win this game.

[Tyche]

@Deejay
Vince Young would disagree

[Deejay]

Where did Vince Young come from? He's still young/shitty. Don't see how thats pertinent to the discussion but ok. All I said was that it's easy for Ben to get inflated passer %'s while blitzed, because he usually knows when it's coming, and if he doesn't theres still a large chance that they're going to run the ball anyway.

[Tyche]

Plow would disagree!

[Kyo]

Wow I guess I was half asleep when I read that list, but im taking cardinals over the panthers and miz knows why <3 and dunno how I missed the miami pick but yah, they shall loose...

[Akiyama]

Big Ben also gets sacked a fuckton, which is NYG's strength. Sure he's the best under distress, but you can't throw from your back.

[Norelco]

Big Ben also gets sacked a fuckton, which is NYG's strength. Sure he's the best under distress, but you can't throw from your back.

Actually you can, but he'll be considered down at that point.