NFL Week 1 Picks and Takes

Ohhhhh man…..it’s been a long off season filled with inappropriate QB news and under-rated news regarding the upcoming NFL work stoppage. People….after this season, the richest, most popular sport in the Western World (beat it soccer!!!) is going to be heading up the well known creek without a means of propulsion!! Strike, Lockout, whatever!!!! The NFL landscape is in for a world of hurt.

So we mine as well take advantage of this final season window to make some money with a bit of take here and there…..so here goes:

LAY-UP BETS

These games are great picks; Easy lay-ups in fact. But like a Dave Adolph lay-up attempt on the hard wood, it’s not always a guarantee.

MIA Tuna -3 @ BUF. The Bills are brutal. Brutal QB and brutal market where the owner doesn’t want to play in anymore. B-Lo is this years Detroit/Oakland who by the way, are in for a resurgence. Detroit and Oakland aren’t going to pull a Lazerus-type come back, but they will have a 7-9 win season this year. So bet heavy money on Oakland and Detroit in these first few weeks while the money’s hot.

ATL -2 @ PITT. Easy money as Pittsburgh is using their 7^th string QB in their season opener on Sunday. There 1^st,4^th and 6^th stringers are on suspensions for various NFL conduct policy mishaps from this past summer, such as cornering a young co-ed between the proverbial rock and a combined 800-lb bodyguard detail hard place. Ben is too busy working his PR game, rather then his 3-step drop. He’ll take longer to get back to speed then Tom Brady’s ACL injury from 2 years ago.

DET +6.5 @ CHI. Detroit will improve this year. The +240 moneyline bet looks quite sexy as well. Many fantasy league GM’s have already learned the downfalls of relying on stiffs such as Matt Forte and Jay Cutler. Matt Stafford will improve. His bust out year this year will be as a bust out towards a solid NFL career. It won’t be the 2^nd coming of Tom Brady, or even

Jason Street

for that matter, but throwing to Calvin Johnson won’t hurt. But settle down as, Calvin is no Boobie Miles either. But let us win some big cheddar on Detroit for these first few weeks.

LOCKS

These games are National Geographic Lockdown Locks!!!!

IND -2 @ HOU. Houston’s supposed to bust out this year? That is so 2006!!! If they haven’t already then they never will. Texans, the Colts have 2 words for ya: A Pissed off Peyton Manning!!!!!! I mean, losing his last game in February, plus only being favored by 2 points in the home opener!?!?!?

GB -3 @ PHI. Green Bay is the “sexy pick” this year. That’s the new SI Cover-Jinx. Green Bay will have their 12-13 win season followed by their undoing in the NFC title game. Too much pressure for Aaron Rodgers, but they will cover this week vs. the rebuilding Eagles. You talk about pressure? Try being Kevin “Corn on the” Kolb when he throws his first INT late in the 1st quarter. Philly Fan will be on Cornrow Kolb!!!! That’s more pressure this week then Rodgers’ Super Bowl expectations pressure. So this week, the Pack cover!!

SF -3 @ SEA. See Vegas Whale’s perfectly articulated breakdown.

Good luck, and hurry up Sunday!!!!!!!

CrazyDavo out!