- First, will McNabb (not Michael Vick...I'll address this later) be able to play hurt all season long? He hasn't been the same since Atlanta knocked the stuffing out of him earlier this season. Yeah; you can say he threw for five touches against San Francisco...but that's San Francisco. C'mon now.
Kansas City isn't known for their defense, but McNabb isn't known for crunch time plays (well, except for the infamous 4th and 26 play...but to hear Freddie Mitchell tell it, he did all the work). He might survive this week, but I don't see him being able to play all season long with that thing.
- Will Herman Edwards be able to do anything with the Jets now that Pennington is on the shelf for the rest of the season and Martin is hurt as well? My guess is, no. The Pats and the Dolphins look like they will fight for contention this year, and Edwards can just get ready for the hot seat next year. Unless they get something out of that backup, I don't see the Jets contending for the playoffs this year. They sure won't get it out of Vinny Testeverde, who helped Dallas crash and burn last year.
- Will the Chargers bounce back and show the league that they are a legit Super Bowl threat? There's no better way to do this than running over the defending Super Bowl Champions. LT better get those motors running, because he's gonna have to pull them over the hump if they're going to win.
- Can Cincinnati and Tampa Bay continue their winning ways? Considering their opposition, they should. Football Outsiders had Tampa Bay winning the NFC South this year, and right now that looks like a safe bet. Carolina is struggling and well, Tampa Bay always has Vick's number every year.
Cincinnati plays Houston. Nuff said. Dom Capers is on his way out of another expansion franchise.
Here's today's picks:
Buffalo over New Orleans
Tampa Bay over Detroit
Indy over Tennessee
New England over San Diego (sorry SMF)
Jacksonville over Denver
Cincinnati over Houston
Washington over Seattle (Seattle will find a way to lose this one)
Giants over Rams
Baltimore over Jets
KC over Philly (upset special)
Oakland over Dallas
Atlanta over Minnesota
San Francisco over Arizona
and Monday Night....
My Panthers over Bret Favre.
The games to look out for is Philly/KC, NE/SD, Washington/Seattle (um, folks...Washington is undefeated. Yeah. It surprised me too), and that Oakland/Dallas game to see whether Randy Moss either burns the hell outta Roy Williams...or Roy Williams lights up Moss like a Christmas tree. I say it'll be a bit of both.
Enjoy the games.
