{"id":370,"date":"2010-09-18T00:19:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T05:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2010\/09\/18\/nfl-week-2-2\/"},"modified":"2010-09-18T00:19:36","modified_gmt":"2010-09-18T05:19:36","slug":"nfl-week-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2010\/09\/nfl-week-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Look, it doesn\u2019t matter how my picks went or how my fantasy team did, because (a) the Texans won, (b) the Colts lost, and (c) the Cowboys lost. That\u2019s a good week! The Texans game was terrific fun; I\u2019ve never heard Reliant stadium that loud. It was also great to see Manning get knocked around. Yes, he only got officially sacked a couple times, but they got to him a lot more than that. Of course, what was most amazing was the holes that Foster had to run through; the Colts D-line was awful<\/strong> and was completely manhandled. Foster seemed to always get to the second or even third level before anyone made contact. It was quite a thing.<\/p>\n

Now, if only the Lions hadn\u2019t gotten jobbed…<\/p>\n

Anyway, on to this week\u2019s picks.<\/p>\n

Sunday 1:00<\/strong>
\nRavens @ Cincinnati(+2.5)<\/em>
\nWow, not even a whole field goal? I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n

Dolphins @ Minnesota(-5.5)<\/em>
\nSeems like too many points for what could easily be a field goal game.<\/p>\n

Bears @ Dallas(-7)<\/em>
\nI think Dallas is better than they showed last Sunday and the Bears… aren\u2019t. I\u2019ll give the TD.<\/p>\n

Eagles @ Detroit(+6.5)<\/em>
\nWith Vick starting and Stafford out, I will again give the points. Poor Lions.<\/p>\n

Cardinals @ Atlanta(-6.5)<\/em>
\nNot sure what to do with this one. I don\u2019t think the Cardinals are very good, but the Falcons sure turned in a stinker last week. I think Atlanta will win this, but that seems like too many points to me.<\/p>\n

Chefs @ Cleveland(-2.5)<\/em>
\nDunno, KC played some pretty inspired ball last week. Granted, they did it with smoke and mirrors, but I like getting points here, as I don\u2019t think the Browns should be favored over… well, over anybody other than maybe the Bills.<\/p>\n

Bills @ Green Bay(-13)<\/em>
\nI\u2019d say that seems like too many, especially with Grant out, but this is the Bills we\u2019re talking about\u2014on the road, no less\u2014but that just seems like too many this early in the season. I think the Bills can actually play a little defense, even if they have no offense at all, so I\u2019m going to take the points. Just too many not to.<\/p>\n

Steelers @ Tennessee(-5.5)<\/em>
\nAgain, this seems like a lot of points in what is usually a close game. However, I still don\u2019t like Dixon, and on the road, I think I have to give these points.<\/p>\n

Buccaneers @ Carolina(-3)<\/em>
\nMethinks this is a bad, bad game. I have low expectations for both of these teams, and clearly Vegas doesn\u2019t know what to do either with that generic spread. I think Carolina\u2019s defense is a little better, so I\u2019ll give the points? No idea.<\/p>\n

Sunday ~4:10<\/strong>
\nRams @ Oakland(-3.5)<\/em>
\nThe Rams are really awful. You simply cannot have a rookie QB throwing that much and expect to win. Outdoors on the road? Yes, I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n

Seahawks @ Denver(-3.5)<\/em>
\nWTF happened last week in Seattle? I\u2019m baffled. Also didn\u2019t see highlights from Broncos-Jags. Err, were there highlights? Anyway, I don\u2019t see how Denver is favored, so obviously someone knows something I don\u2019t, so I\u2019ll go the other way from what I was thinking and take the Broncos.<\/p>\n

Texans @ Washington(+3)<\/em>
\nLetdown game for Houston? Man, I hope not. I have to think that the Texans will prevail here, though, because I was really underwhelmed with the Redskins offense. Maybe the Redskins D is indeed pretty good, but I think the good guys will remember to run the ball, and probably won\u2019t try a lateral in the waning seconds of the first half.<\/p>\n

Jaguars @ San Diego(-7)<\/em>
\nThe Chargers looked really out of sync on Monday, didn\u2019t they? They couldn\u2019t run the ball at all and have nobody to throw to except Gates. Yes, Antonio is terrific, but I think they need more weapons than that. I don\u2019t really like the Jags, either, but I\u2019m taking the points and hoping they can keep it close.<\/p>\n

Patriots @ New Jersey Jest(+3)<\/em>
\nThe Jest are going to have to show me some offense before I start picking them. And Rex Ryan better shut his yap until his team actually shows up on both sides of the ball, too.<\/p>\n

SNF<\/strong>
\nGiants @ Indianapolis(-5)<\/em>
\nThere is no way that I\u2019m going to watch this game. Well, maybe with the audio off or something, but I\u2019m sure the network will make this an insufferable slurping of the Mannings. Ugh. I\u2019ll be rooting for little brother here. But am I picking him? Seems like the Giants are a team that should know how to run the ball, and with Sanders still out, I don\u2019t see how the Colts stop them. The Colts DEnds can rush the passer, but they suck against the run. If I\u2019m the Giants\u2019 coordinator, I run, then run, then run some more. What I worry is that the Colts will get ahead and then New Jersey will stop running. I also have a hard time seeing the Colts starting 0-2. Dammit, I have to pick the Colts again.<\/p>\n

MNF<\/strong>
\nSaints @ San Francisco(+6)
\nNot sure about this one, either. The Saints are the obvious choice but let\u2019s not forget that they didn\u2019t exactly light it up against the Vikings. Still, with a couple extra days to rest and prepare, I think the Saints should handle this one. I\u2019m sure it\u2019s been a really bad week for the Niners, as the coaching staff cannot be pleased with them. I think they\u2019ll be better this week, but not enough better to hang with the Saints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Look, it doesn\u2019t matter how my picks went or how my fantasy team did, because (a) the Texans won, (b) the Colts lost, and (c) the Cowboys lost. That\u2019s a good week! The Texans game was terrific fun; I\u2019ve never heard Reliant stadium that loud. It was also great to see Manning get knocked around. … Continue reading NFL Week 2<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}