The Brooklyn Hillbilly
Week 1 Picks:
Denver at Buffalo: I have to make a disclaimer; I was raised in a 50% Bronco household, yet I somehow managed to stay a football fan after 3 fruitless trips to the Super Bowl. John Elway is still a god to me, and Im glad Jake Plummer is done sullying the legacy of Denver quarterbacks. Now its Jay Cutlers turn to be the biggest disappointment outside of Tom Tancredos presidential campaign in the great Rocky Mountains. With the revolving door at RB temporarily wedged closed for Travis “Ladies Man” Henry, Cutler has a chance to blossom into a franchise QB, but we may be getting ahead of ourselves. Cutler and Henry can carry the offense, and with the addition of Dre Bly, Denvers defense looks ready to cause trouble. Speaking of fruitless trips to the Super Bowl, I have nothing but sympathy for Bills fans. You lose, well, lets be honest, most of your top-flight talent in the offseason, and what do you do? You go out and buy linemen like some spoiled brat on “My Super Sweet 16” buying SUVs. “OOH-That one looks nice, and I don’t care how much he costs!” Nothing like overpaying for talent, oh, except overpaying for mediocre talent. J.P. Loserman and company are set up for another dismal season despite having a very decent draft. Until the rookies break through and make their impression felt, I gotta take Denver. DENVER 28-13
Carolina at St. Louis: This reckons to be a good matchup of teams that are struggling to regain their form of a few years ago. St. Louis, aside from being the home of the nastiest strip clubs Ive ever been to, has a solid quarterback with flashes of brilliance and one of the baddest backs in the league. Sounds like a good formula, no? They may be able to pull out a victory in Week 1 if their D is able to stop the two-back attack of Carolina. Foster looks like he will still be top dog, at least for the first few weeks, but Williams will make his move and unseat the vet at some point, early in the year, I hope. Jake Delhomme still has Steve Smith to throw to, but without someone to threaten the other side of the field, look for the Rams to cover Smith like the paparazzi on a Paris Hilton court hearing (I know, way outdated, but Im not here for laughs. Im the surly, bitter one). Someone, be it Drew Bennett or Dwayne Jarrett, has to step up and be the surprise for the Panthers this year. Even with a potentially explosive offense, I see this one getting by the Rams. CAROLINA 24-20
About Me
- The Brooklyn Hillbilly
- Yo, Im the redneck of the group. Well, at least I grew up in West Virginia, so that makes me a redneck. Since leaving Mountain Mama, Ive lived in Boston/Cambridge, St. Louis, Chicago and New York. NY and Boston are tied for the most asshole sports fans per square mile, St. Louis has the nicest baseball stadium Ive ever been to and Chicago is the closest thing to a perfect city Ive seen in America. Im a Steelers fan first and foremost, as passed to me by my father and his father before him. I went to college in Boston with a couple of these other jokers on SUS and was the only one who became a Red Sox fan. But I still hate the Patriots, passionately. Other than the Sox, Im pretty much a fan of Pittsburgh teams and Colorado/Denver teams due to strong family connections and my brother beating me up as a child when I would root for the Steelers instead of the Broncos. So theres my alliegences. Go Steelers, Broncos, Red Sox, Avalanche and Penguins!
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