For teams like the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, week one will be as good as it gets. They are coming off a win, tied for first place, and feeling pretty good about themselves. At the end of the year they both could very well be 4-12 teams, but right now they share the same record as the defending Super Bowl champs.
With a select few league members, week one could be as good as it gets too. More than half the league started with a winning record, which is a stunning feat. Just the fact that all 28 members turned in picks on time is an accomplishment in itself, and knowing our league history, might be the only time this happens.
On the flip side, week one might be as bad as it gets for some. The Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys and Corey Taylor all entered the year with high expectations and all left week one proverbial losers.
Only time will tell whether week one was an aberration or the beginning of a season long trend.
ARIZONA @ ATLANTA (-6.5)
"What if this is as good as it gets?" - Melvin
For Derek Anderson and the Arizona Cardinals, this is as good as it will get. For Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons, they can only hope last week was as bad as it will get.
My Pick: ATL (-6.5)
Boesch: "Derek Anderson beat me by a half point last week. He prevented me from my best record of my career. In other news, Jake Delhomme is my favorite team’s starting quarterback. In the words of Jim Carrey in Liar Liar: 'I’ve had better.'" DA played like DA and Delhomme played like Delhomme last week. THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE.
Hunt: "I think I'll just cal this the 'Michael Turner pick of the week.' Or maybe the 'Charlie Brown Pick of the Season' -- just always picking the Falcons. Not only does it mean I'm picking for Jeff Schaffer (I'm featured in a podcast up on his blog right now: spideronsports.blogspot.com) but it means I'm picking to prove Yahoo! Sports and Belkin Internet Routers wrong. I don't wanna go through the whole story, but GO MICHAEL TURNER!!" Welcome back Kevin Hunt! Fitting he starts his run at a 3rd Gus Johnson Award by telling a story of how he "Kevin Hunted" his fantasy team by accidentally drafting Michael Turner instead of Chris Johnson. Luckily for me, I had the 2nd pick. Thanks Hunt, always on the look-out for others.
Schaf: "If I went against the Falcons in this one I'd be giving up on the season after one week ... not because a playoff team should easily beat the Cardinals, but because it would mean admitting that Derek Anderson isn't awful." That's just crazy talk man.
Jake: The Cardinals have an offense that is lacking its trademark firepower, other than Larry Fitzgerald, and the Reds have ace reliever Arthur Rhodes trying to hold his shaky bullpen together to close out games." Jake Young opens his 2010 campaign by comparing each match-up to a Cincinnati Reds player.
TAMPA BAY @ CAROLINA (-2.5)
"A compliment is something nice about somebody else." - Carol
I can't think of a single nice thing to say about any of these teams so ...
My Pick: CAR (-2.5) - Sunday Ticket Not Gonna Watch Pick of The Week
Hunt: "Do I think the Bucs are reborn?? Aw hall naw, brah!! Jimmy Clausen might play in this game. Which means he'll probably start a few more times this year and then get traded to Denver for a running back who fumbles the ball." Always thought Clausen had more pro potential than Quinn, but that Quinn found ways to win games. In other words, Clausen:Weis::Quinn:Kelly.
Boesch: "This will be my weekly update on whether or not I have found a Carolina fan. I haven’t. If you are a Panthers fan, please comment on this page. I want photographic evidence…and then an autograph if it seems legit." This could take a while.
Schaf: "To me, Carolina's QB controversy is the most interesting in the league. Sure Jimmy Clausen was the higher draft pick, but Tony Pike had a lot of big-game experience in college and was a Heisman front-runner before he got hurt his senior year. Wait, what? Matt Moore is their starter? Oh my." Somewhere Dick Enberg is smiling. Kudos to everyone who got that joke.
Jake: "Tampa Bay, I suspect is like Chris Valaika. When Brandon Phillips was injured recently, Valaika jumped in and hit a home run and looked great at the plate. Then Phillips came back, and it was all over. Tampa came back to beat the Browns last week, and I don’t expect them to be heard from again." Chris Valaika? Who?
BALTIMORE (-1.5) @ CINCINNATI
"Where do they teach you to talk like this? In some Panama City 'Sailor wanna hump-hump' bar, or is it getaway day and your last shot at his whiskey? Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here." - Melvin
After sending Matt Barnes a text saying that Ray Lewis just killed Dustin Keller, the Promise promptly responded with, "And yet again, he won't get arrested."
Two murders and no convictions? I think that's plenty crazy.
My Pick: BAL (-1.5)
Jake: "The Bengals are Brandon Phillips. I love them both, but they can’t seem to shut their mouths at the right time, and usually their threats end up being all talk. I just hope the Bengals don’t end up in a Reds-Cardinals type brawl this week because Ray Lewis will Johnny Cueto all of them, except instead of kicking them, he’ll kill them." And then probably get away with it.
Boesch: "So Carson Palmer is still a good quarterback, right? Yea, and Roger Clemens didn’t use steroids." Yeah, and Derek Jeter got hit with that baseball.
Hunt: "A kid (and group project member) in one of my classes is a huge Baltimore fan. He's also a gambler and told me how he had a 4-team parlay last week with a lot of money on it. I don't remember all the teams, but two of them were Florida State (big loser to Oklahoma) and Georgia Tech (loser to big underdog Kansas). So naturally I have to root for this guy a little bit cause he gambles like I do: with as much nonsense as possible." Kevin does more group projects than anyone I've ever met.
KANSAS CITY @ CLEVELAND (-1.5)
"Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you." - Carol
This is essentially what Jake Delhomme did on Sunday. He ruined everything by being himself. Trying a stupid pass near the end of the 1st half. Then he injured his leg in the 2nd half and created the most un-mobile QB in the history of the league for a quarter-and-a-half. The Browns may or may not have won that game without him, but they certainly lost it with him.
My Pick: KC (+1.5)
Bess Club: "Canton is planning to open it's new NFL Hall of Shame, first ballot inductees include: O. J. Simpson, Lawrence Taylor, Nate Newton, Plaxico Burress, Travis Henry, Adam Jones, Donte Stallworth, Michael Irvin and of course Big Ben. Nominations remain open until the Browns win the Super Bowl. Rumor has it Chris Henry was dying to get in." Congrats BESS Club, you might have won the quote of the week on your very first try. Well done.
Hunt: "BALLBUSTER PICK OF THE WEEK: It's week 4 of the high school football season. The Bishop Ready Silver Knights are headed on the road to battle Nelsonville-York, so I'm taking the road team in the 4th game listed. Something tells me it's the year of the Ballbuster." Year of the Ballbuster sounds like a Barry Bonds tell-all book to me.
Jake: "The Browns are Jim Edmonds. Like Jake 'Of the man' Delhomme, an over the hill, oft injured, mostly ineffective veteran has been added to the team to add leadership and some extra punch. Leadership…check, I guess. Extra punch…uhh, define punch again??" I still can't believe Jake Delhomme plays for the Browns. Don't know if I ever will.
Schaf: "The Browns are definitely an improved team, but they should try to start getting Colt McCoy some snaps in the fourth quarter .... an inexperienced rookie under center will perform much better during crunch time than the alternative." Again, I hate my life.
Boesch: "I can see how the Browns could win this game, but I also thought the Browns were going to be just fine in Tampa Bay. I get a Cleveland opponent AND points after the team playing the Browns had its biggest win in four years. Vegas is smarter than me, but even Albert Einstein had a brain fart here and there." This line makes no sense, and has me sensing a Browns victory, especially with no Delhomme.
CHICAGO @ DALLAS (-8.5)
"If there's a mental health organization that raises money for people like you, be sure to let me know." - Frank
Frank has to be talking to Wade Phillips and Alex Barron. Phillips had no business calling that final play in the second half that cost the Cowboys seven points, and Barron had no business getting called for that holding penalty on the final play of the game. Those two cost Dallas 14 points and a week one road victory.
My Pick: CHI (+8.5)
Schaf: "The fact that Alex Barron still has a job is unfathomable. That is all." Unemployed people all across the country should be appalled at this.
Boesch: "The Cowboys are a lot worse than people think…but so are the Bears. Lovie Smith has about as much chance to stay in Chicago as Ohio did yesterday against OSU." Kevin's 'Beat the Buckeyes' week didn't work out too well. Both OU and Bishop Ready lost this weekend.
Hunt: "Here is the supposed reason for the fumble at the end of the first half of last week's Dallas-Washington game ... Dallas had a Hail Mary play called, but then there was a penalty that moved the ball back. Instead of simply yelling, 'TAKE A KNEE!!!!!!!!' the Cowboys decided to stick with the play and not change it. Then Romo (who's Homo) did his best ole toss to Tashard Choice and the Redskins scored. I can't assume that team, coached by Wade Phillips, will win by nine." When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me.
Jake: "Jay Cutler is a risk/reward type of quarterback. Sometimes you get 400 yds and 3 TD, and other times you get 4 INT. Bronson Arroyo is the same for Cincinnati. Sometimes you get a complete game shutout, and other times he gives up nine runs in less than an inning. While I continue to hope for complete game shutouts for Bronson, I’m seeing more risk than reward in Dallas this weekend." Chicago is still waiting for this so-called reward from Jay Cutler.
PHILADELPHIA (-4.5) @ DETROIT
"You're a disgrace to depression." - Melvin
Hard not to see 'depression' and not think of Detroit, especially after the league took a win away from them last week. Approximately once a week I get up in arms with a call by the refs, and this went down on the Calvin Johnson TD call last Sunday.
Don't care what the rules say. That was a TD and we all know it.
My Pick: PHI (-4.5)
Hunt: "Vick is gonna make the Lions his dogs." Simple, funny, and a QOTW contender.
Jake: "Has anyone electrified the league more in one week than Mike Vick?? Has anyone electrified the baseball world more with one pitch than Aroldis Chapman?" Wrong choice of verbs Jake.
Boesch: "Imagine having your girlfriend turn down your proposal at a sporting event (Galarraga’s near perfect game) and then your employer pull down your pants in front of your whole office (Calvin Johnson’s near touchdown). That’s Detroit, baby!" Not to mention the Detroit Shock moved to Tulsa.
Schaf: "Since Michael Vick is Willie Beamen, Andy Reid will probably give a Pacino-esque pre-game speech, something like, 'The lunches we need are everywhere around us!'" You can always rely on Schaffer to continue to produce quality QOTW material. That's why he was the Rookie of the Year a season ago.
BUFFALO @ GREEN BAY (-13.5)
"Some have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that's their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good." - Melvin
This could be the battle between the league's best team and the league's worst team. The Packers are sitting around eating noodle salad while the Bills are sitting in that car complaining about life. While I do think it's too early in the season for two touchdown spreads, there is no way I'm going to sit around on Sunday and root for Buffalo.
My Pick: GB (-13.5)
Boesch: "F'D UP PICK OF THE WEEK: So, it’s Green Bay and Buffalo. A big spread, but I would still pick the Packers. But that’s now how it works here. Road team rolls first.
1: Packers take an early 8-6 lead.
2: Green Bay dominating early on. Buffalo with only a four. Packers double 3’s with a 4 and-one. GB 18-10.
3: But just like that, the Bills go double 5’s with a 6. And the Packers respond with…DOUBLE 6’s! The and-one…a 6 AGAIN! Not another one…it’s a 1. After all of that, it’s GB 37-26.
4: Wow, yet another and-one for Buffalo after a pair of 2’s and a 6. Green Bay only musters a 3. It’s 40-36 GB.
5: The Bills with a respectable 7, but the Packers get ANOTHER and-one of 5’s with a 4 tacked on. It’s 54-43 GB at the half. Jake Young must have cuddled with the dice before we started.
6: This is unbelievable. Buffalo gets a 9. Green Bay with double 4’s and a 6. I’m amazed. Don’t look now, but the Packers are on pace for our first triple-digit effort in F’d Up Pick History. It’s 68-52 GB.
7: Buffalo is pretty much done…a 3 on its roll. The focus shifts to the Packers. The roll…DOUBLE 3’S!!!!!!!!! No way! Plus a 5 on the end. GB 79-55. I wish I was making this up.
8: Buffalo rolls a 10, and Green Bay…an 11! With two rolls left, the Packers have 90! GB 90-65.
9: Buffalo will have a very respectable score, and the Bills are going to get blown out. They just got a 9. Now the Packers in the spotlight: a respectable 7. That clinches triple digits for the Pack! 97-74 GB.
10: Buffalo with a 7, and the Packers get another 11! Amazing. Green Bay 108. Buffalo 81. The highest point total in F’d Up Pick History!" Kevin and I have been saying from day one that the F'd Up Tournament mimics real life. I have a thousand instances to prove that fact, and Boesch's F'd Up Pick of the Week is one of them. 108 points might actually be GB's total today.
Schaf: "This is a ludicrous spread for this early in the season...I would've made it 20.5." Remember back in 2007 when the Patriots were 24 point favorites ... on the road ... and were covering? That was fun.
Hunt: "As much as I like Notre Dame boy Ryan Grant, I think Brandon Jackson might actually be the answer for this team. Shane Kline (the proud owner of Aaron Rodgers) sure hopes so." Who is the best ND player in the NFL right now? Seriously? Justin Tuck?
Jake: "Greg Jennings is one of those glue guys that quietly gets the job done and always seems to do it in a Pro Bowl way. Reminds me of Scott Rolen. The Reds brought him in to bind the locker room and get big production at a position where you need a good bat and glove, and he’s done everything they’ve asked and more." Not sure I'm buying that comparison. Jake is making Scott Rolen sound like my dad's version of Casey Blake.
MIAMI @ MINNESOTA (-5.5)
"The best thing you have going for you is your willingness to humiliate yourself." - Simon
Some would say that Brett Favre humiliated himself last Thursday against the Saints. Others, myself included, would say that he faced the defending Super Bowl champions on the road without his top wide-out from a year prior. His success this year will be judged against teams the Vikings should beat ... like the Dolphins.
My Pick: MIN (-5.5)
Boesch: "This game should be tighter than Ines Sainz… ‘s Jeans." Boesch just missed out on the week one QOTW, and has another strong contender with this gem here in week two.
Hunt: "I'm warming a little to Brad Childress after he ditched the Bluetooth/dentist office receptionist headset during the games. Which means he'll probably put it back on for this week's game and I'll go back to hating him and the Vikes." Here's to hoping so.
Jake: "Brett Favre won’t fail to close the deal this week, but Coco Cordero succeeds more times than not as well. How else are they similar? Favre seems to come up short because of his own mistakes. Same with Cordero, who has a penchant for walking the bases loaded before actually getting serious. Also, fans seem to hold their breath when the ball leaves Favre’s hands late in the 4th quarter. Reds fans turn blue in the face every time Coco steps out of the pen." Coco Cordero? Wow, I'm a long ways removed from baseball season. The Indians will do that to a guy.
PITTSBURGH @ TENNESSEE (-5.5)
"Lucky for you ... you're here for rock-bottom. You absolute horror of a human being." - Simon
Even though As Good As It Gets was written in 1997, the parallels between Simon's quote and Big Ben are legit.
My Pick: TEN (-5.5)
Boesch: "Role models in this contest at the quarterback position, no doubt." Favorite Role Models quote, "I'm not here to service you, I'm here to service these young boys."
Hunt: "I know the Steelers shut down Michael Turner last week, but Chris Johnson is a completely different player than Michael Turner. It's like Chris Johnson is a guy you'd choose #1 in your fantasy league this year and Turner is, well, somewhere later on." Don't know about everyone else, but I got Chris Johnson at #2 this year.
Jake: "Vince Young has shown flashes of brilliance in his career, surrounded by periods of indifference and blasé play. Sounds like Jay Bruce. He exploded out of the gate, just like VY’s rookie of the year season, and he’s been underwhelming with flashes of greatness ever since." Karma says Vince Young wins the MVP this year because of what happened with Reggie Bush and the Heisman.
SEATTLE @ DENVER (-3.5)
"I don't get this place. They make me buy a new outfit and let you in a housedress. I don't get it." - Melvin
Pretty sure Brady Quinn is thinking the same thing thus far in his early NFL career. Derek Anderson gets another chance to start. Quinn meanwhile, got put on the inactive list last week and might be there for a while longer. Like him, I don't get it either.
My Pick: SEA (+3.5)
Hunt: "Seattle = fluke." On Friday night I went out to celebrate a former co-worker's birthday. As we were getting ready to leave, one member of our party started to get into an argument with a group of guys from Seattle. I thought it was completely unnecessary, so I bought the three Seattle guys a round of drinks. To make a long story short, I ended up staying at the bar with the Seattle group, and had a great time. So for one week, go Seahawks.
Boesch: "Seattle only needs six more wins to wrap up the NFC West. I think this ATS league should enter a team in the division. I say at least 3 wins. Our ceiling is 5." Well, we do have OU's answer of Jeff Smaradzija in Jeff Schaffer.
Jake: "Kyle Orton stepped in with the Bears when Rex Grossman sucked. He never really wowed anyone with his stats, but more times than not, he got the win. Now he’s got the lead gig in Denver, and he’s proving he can have a team by himself. Travis Wood was the odd man out in Spring Training. The Reds put Mike Leake in the rotation instead. But, when injuries hurt the rotation, Wood stepped in and in a big way. He’s had two potential no-hitters broken up in the 7th or later, even going 8 perfect innings against Philly. He’s proven he belongs." All Kyle Orton has proven is that he's better than Rex Grossman. Barely.
ST. LOUIS @ OAKLAND (-4.5)
"When you first entered the restaurant, I thought you were handsome ... and then, of course, you spoke." - Carol
When former Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell first entered the league, everyone thought he was good ... and then, of course, he played.
We will have to wait and see if the same holds true for Rams rookie Sam Bradford.
My Pick: OAK (-4.5)
Schaf: "All I want out of this game is for Mike Mitchell to destroy Sam Bradford, since I certainly can't hope for good football to be played." Bruce Gradkowski is like the 3rd best player on these two teams.
Boesch: "Second straight week I’m picking the Rams. That’s like deciding to go to a Rams game twice. Really dumb." People don't actually do that do they?
Hunt: "I had a dream this week that I had both Michael Bush and Darren McFadden on my fantasy team and was terrified because of it. Then I remembered that just a few years ago, I actually had both Bush and McFadden on my fantasy team. Do with this as you will." Hunt could do an entire week of comments based off crazy dreams he's had.
Jake: "Jason Campbell has never played particularly well, but the experts have always been waiting for him to become a top-10 quarterback. Homer Bailey has spent much of his career being the guy that was “this close” to becoming a top half of the rotation type. Experts in both sports are still waiting." I don't ever remember Jason Campbell being a supposedly top-ten QB. Maybe I missed something here.
NEW ENGLAND (-1.5) @ NEW YORK JETS
"I'm drowning here, and you're describing the water!" - Melvin
The Jets offense looked like they were deeply submerged in water on Monday night. Hard to tell if the root of that was Mark Sanchez or the Ravens defense.
Who am I kidding? San-chise sucks. I must have thought of San-chise a half-of-dozen times on Thursday during the premiere of It's Always Sunny. I could definitely see him sleeping with a Tranny and then calling the Tranny's husband gay.
My Pick: NE (-1.5)
Hunt: "Easy pick: Man Crush Wes Welker vs. Man Hate Mark San-chode." And it all comes back to It's Always Sunny. "We'd be two cool straight dudes married together."
Schaf: "Sure, Revis put anyone in the league on an island, but the Jets need about 19 islands to shut down all the Patriot receivers. This ain't Indonesia." There's an Indonesian restaurant here in Madison called Bandung. The second review I read online stated, "it did not make me want to go to Indonesia." Fair enough.
Jake: "Mark Sanchez…pretty face, not much of a quarterback. Billy Bray…got sideburns like mine, not much of a pitcher. Yeah, it’s the same." Are the Cardinals really losing to a team fielding a pitcher named Billy Bray?
Boesch: "The Jets as a Super Bowl Contender. That’s an LOL." With these Jets we are getting the definitive answer as to how much a QB means to a team. Good thing the Browns aren't taking notice.
JACKSONVILLE @ SAN DIEGO (-8.5)
"How do you write women so well?" - Receptionist
"I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability." - Melvin
"I think of a man, and I take away reason and accountability." - Melvin
If Norv Turner was Marty Schottenheimer, then Norv would be fishing right now. Marty went 14-2 with these Chargers, lost one playoff game, and got canned. Norv continues to field talented, underachieving teams. And this year he's lost some a lot of that talent. Not good.
My Pick: JAX (+8.5)
Hunt: "GUS JOHNSON PICK OF THE WEEK: Forgot this one in Week 1. My rule is: if a team is an underdog by more than 3 points in a game called by Gus Johnson, I'm taking that team. There might be a formula to this that includes an exception for West Coast games. Here's to hoping I figure out the formula before it becomes common knowledge." Love this idea.
Jake: "SEABISCUIT PICK OF THE WEEK: If it’s going to be my first special pick, I better go big. David Garrard had a renaissance type game last week, going back to his big season a couple years ago. And, like Reds reliever Nick Masset, the Chargers’ defense was once feared, but everyone feared the worst when they were on the field last week. Masset, like the Chargers, can get the job done (only gave up 74 passing yards), but it’s still a scary affair." Jake will back whichever underdog he thinks has the best chance of outright winning the game with his Seabiscuit Pick.
Boesch: "Philip Rivers admitted he does not swear when going crazy on the sidelines. Imagine what kind of words he has said. It’s like the two burglars in Home Alone. How in the world do they not swear ONCE while getting destroyed by a five-year-old future drug addict?" Wow, I never thought of that until now. Kind of ruins that great movie for me. Thanks.
Schaf: "I'm not saying he's bad, but I'll never understand Ryan Mathews being touted as a top-10 fantasy running back before playing a down." Or Sam Bradford being the highest paid player in the history of the league before doing the same.
HOUSTON (-2.5) @ WASHINGTON
"I can't do this without you. I'm afraid he might pull the stiff one-eye on me." - Melvin
The Texans had trouble beating the Colts until they found Arian Foster. The Redskins had trouble beating the Cowboys until they found Donovan McNabb and Mike Shanahan. One of these teams will start the year 2-0, and to be honest, I don't think either of them are that good.
My Pick: HOU (-2.5)
Schaf: "This was almost a hard game to pick, then I remembered the Redskins only won because of an awful play call to end a half and the worst right tackle depth chart ever. Sweet offense, Mike." Just like DJ Khaled, all Mike does is win.
Boesch: "I saw a kid at a high school game this week. 6-6, 320. Instantly thought of Albert Haynesworth. Good free agent signing, Washington." They've had worse ... but not in terms of sheer wasteful size.
Hunt: "I don't know what to think about these teams, so I won't think about it, I'll just revert back to some of my earliest gambling advice from Ken Jones: When in doubt, go with the home team. Gamblers would say: when in doubt, take the points. In this case, both are applicable." I need some more Ken Jones in my life.
Jake: "Arian Foster is off to a semi-surprising, huge start with the Texans. In Cincinnati, Jonny Gomes started the season by turning into the semi-surprising, hot bat for the Reds in left field. Gomes has cooled off significantly since the All-Star Break. Let’s see if Foster keeps it going as the season wears on." Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub fantasy owners certainly hope so.
NEW YORK GIANTS @ INDIANAPOLIS (-5.5)
"This is New York, pal. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!" - Melvin
Should have known better about the Giants. They always race out to the 5-1/7-2 starts, and then collapse the 2nd half of the season. Shame on me.
My Pick: IND (-5.5)
Hunt: "(Marsha Brady voice) Peyton, Peyton, Peyton!! -- I've noticed on twitter the Browns players like to type something then put ('someone's' voice) behind it. Why wouldn't you put the voice BEFORE the phrase, so you understand what it should sound like before you read it?? It's like stage directions in a play. Then again, I'm assuming players for the Browns team (other than Jake 'Of The Man') have been involved in a play at some point in their lives." Maybe if the Browns spent more time practicing being good instead of on Twitter they might actually be ... I don't know, better?
Jake: "An MVP for an MVP…Peyton Manning, Joey Votto. Case closed. Both teams would be far from the playoffs without their star player." Quick, name the last Cincinnati Red to win the MVP? Give up? How bout Barry Larkin in 1995. Coincidentally, that was the same year Albert Belle had his MVP trophy stolen by Mo Vaughn.
Schaf: "While the Colts clearly can't stop the run, I don't think anyone even knows who the Giants starting running back is...especially not Tom Coughlin." Tommy has never been known as a guy with lots of answers.
Boesch: "Like the Manning family, I hope they tie, too. I don’t like either of them." Over/under on amount of Archie Manning references? 12.5?
NEW ORLEANS (-4.5) @ SAN FRANCISCO
"You ... overwhelm me." - Simon
The Saints overwhelmed Brett Favre and the Vikings last week. Meanwhile, Alex Smith seemingly overwhelmed himself against the Seahawks. This one should be easy.
My Pick: NO (-4.5)
Hunt: "The Fighting Romos of San Francisco won't understand the whole "Who Dat??" thing. I know, I know -- just read it again and you'll get it." Yes, these are my friends.
Jake: "Drew Brees is everything that Reds fans hope Edinson Volquez will become. Both sustained serious injuries. Brees came back better than ever. Volquez is stronger than ever but is still looking for control. This one is more my dream than a full comparison." Is it sad that my first thought was that Volquez had a birth mark on his face?
Boesch: "Mike Singletary may commit a felony if San Francisco plays like it did last week throughout the rest of the season." He might pull his pants down and just leave 'em down for the entire week.
There you go, the week two column, hope you enjoyed it. Go see As Good As It Gets.
Until next time, "read it, roll it, hole it."
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