Thursday, February 28, 2008

Week 5

So I have to be honest, I picked the two shittiest games of the week because I wanted to continue my slide in picking games. I feel that it would be detrimental for the Subway Chatter experience if I continued to kick everyones asses in NFL picks. Thus, I pick two games I know nothing about. People may applaud my modesty and unselfishness, but knowing that I took 2 for the team is satisfaction enough for me. On to the picks...

JAX at KC:
Did everyone else have a sneaking suspicion that the Chiefs were gonna blow this year while watching Hard Knocks? Maybe it was the two D-linemen who couldnt remember the names of the various defensive schemes going into the last week of preseason. Maybe it was Brodie Croyle throwing to his recievers 5yds short. I dont know, Im not a doctor. But I do know this, despite stinking up my TV screen this summer, the Chiefs have rolled to two wins in a row. Much of the credit goes to a stingy D and to Damon Huard, for not throwing 4 picks a game. Rookie Dwayne Bowe is wowing people who thought JaMarcus Russell was the reason for LSUs success, and Larry Johnson is possibly, finally starting to get in gear. But the D is where its at for KC, and is the primary reason they are at .500 and still in contention for the AFC West crown. And what do you know, the Jags could say the same shit about their team. Although blessed with a better(for now) QB in David Garrard, I cant help but think that the Jags are paper cats. The D is good, and Garrard has been mistake-free so far, but I have nearly the same hatred for Florida teams as I do for Texas teams, so Im in a bind. This game will all come down to which QB breaks down first, and the edge has to go to Garrard and the Jags. Look for Huard to throw a few picks and Herm to panic and throw in Brodie Croyle, who will hhave one great drive then throw the pick that ends the game. This'll be a close one, and the Jags will cover.
JAX 17-14

MIAMI AT HOUSTON:
So I'm reading all about this game and everyone is talking about Miamis terrible run D. While this is evidently true(199yds/game and Justin "Ive only ever seen you as a third-stringer in Madden" Fargas got 179 last week), Rome was not built in a day and you don't get to 0-4 just with shitty run D. The whole QB situation hasn't gotten any better in Miami despite the addition of Trent Green, who for some reason hasn't morphed into Dan Marino. It seems like the whole Miami organization is still reeling from the Nick Saban experience and the Ted Ginn pick, like a sexual assault victim, sitting in the shower with their clothes on, rocking back and forth and muttering to themselves. This team is just not playing well and don't seem like they are going to be able to pull themselves out of the tailspin they are in. They certainly wont get any help by going on the road to Houston. I should mention that Ronnie Brown is finally producing at the rate everyone thought he would coming out of Auburn, and he also saved my ass in fantasy with his 44 pt performance a few weeks ago. The question is, what happened with Cadillac? Back to this game and the other team, the Houston Texans. Any other week Id say this team is toast, with their top two weapons out of the game and already on a two-game skid, but somehow, Matt Schaub is finding guys to throw to. Ron Dayne or an injured Ahman Green, whoever decides to play RB today, need to score TDs for the Texans to win this game after being stopped twice inside the 1yd line last week. The bright spot on D for the Texans has been the vindication of Mario Williams, evidently because Reggie Bush sucks now. Everything is either hot or cold for the football media, both of these guys are going to be good, and anyone with a brain knows it. Other than that, Houston's D hasn't had much to talk about. As I said in my earlier pick, this will be a shitty game, thats why I picked it. Even with Andre Johnson and probably Ahman Green out, I think the Houston St. Texans win this one by a couple. TEXANS WIN 24-13

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