Originally Posted by
2daBank
titans+4...im a pretty big believer in this teams offensive weapons, the new coaches offensive mind, and believe it or not even a little bit in locker. true locker has had problems being consistently accurate but i think the kid is a gamer and has the right coach now in place to get the most out of the talents he does have. i certainly think locker is good enough to make some plays against a suspect at best secondary and his oline should give him the time to do so. kc is the opposite, you can trust smith to be respectable and not screw up but outside of charles he has nothing helping him on the offensive side of the ball (not even bowe in this gm), the wrs are nothing special, the coach is conservative to a fault, and the oline lost enough where i dont think it reasonable to expect anything but a drop off at least early on.. throw in the fact a whisenhunt run offense torched kc in kc last season and i think we have the makings of a upset or at least a closely played gm..
zona-3..really high on the cardinals even with the injuries they have had on the defensive side of the ball i think this team is primed to take one of the spots normally held by sf and sea atop the west. the oline has been upgraded and i love arians offense heading into their second season with all those weapons against a chargers d that i spent all of last season talking shit about, sd did a very good job controlling time of possession which helped mask the defense greatly, maybe they can continue that to a extent but think cards playmakers will have their way when on the field which at some point will force this game to be a little more wide open (like the over as well). maybe im not putting enough emphasis on the defensive injuries or maybe zona just a team that once again oddsmakers are selling short, to me this should be a 3 point spread on a neutral field and last i checked they playing their home opener on monday night so right or wrong i made this gm closer to -6 and think is worth a play now before it moves the direction i think it should (whether it will i dunno but im sure it aint moving down)...
skins/hou un 44.5.. dont want this to drop to 44 or lower as 44 i think is the high side of this gm.. many know i dont like rg3 but im not gonna lie i came into the preseason thinking he would have a good season with gruden as coach and all those weapons on the offensive side, i mean the guy called plays well enough for andy freaking daltons no talent ass to succeed and rg3 has more talent in his pinky than he has (sure he a dipshit but he is talented), that said while i try not to read a ton into the preseason 3 has looked god awful, i think that will change and gruden will do a better job calling run/pass option shit he can run but the guy still cant anticipate a throw to save his life and is facing a really good defense who even last year while struggling still held opponents to one of the lower yards per completion in the league and i think they will be improved across the board. on the other side i think skins d has improved somewhat and they facing a guy that sucks so bad hou traded for ryan mallot! think there a lot of rushing attempts in this gm and i just dont see a lot of offense, 23 should be enough for whoever to win it..
cle/pit un 41.5... i cant talk about this gm any more, im burnt out. plenty in here and a few other threads if you care..not thrilled i am gonna be on at least 3 unders when i swore id be easy with them early on, not much i can do bout it so hopefully refs swallow their overbearing whistle a little bit and let them play..
balty-1.5.. im probably a little to high on balty but there no way this should be less than 3, maybe that should tell me something, maybe they simply deserve more respect. cant say enough how much i like kubiac as OC of this team, i think it a very good fit between what he likes to do and the players balty has to execute the offense. im a big believer the zone blocking gonna help get pierce (and rice in a few weeks) more space to operate after they both had a hard time getting 3 ypc last season (the fact they both had such problems leads me to believe it wasnt a rb issue), now it very possible pierce's numbers dont improve much this week but that has more to do with a really good cincy run defense and that ok cause it no picnic rushing vs the ravens either..if im correct that rushing lanes will be tough to come by for both teams then it only makes sense to point out that besides being a choking ginger bum dalton typically doesnt play as well on the road and is 0-3 @ balt (possible im still a little bitter from daltons last "impressive" playoff performance ).. pita is gonna be a load for every team they face, he far more talented than kub's previous te's and im having a hard time remembering his te not producing. cant wait for balt to show that zone stretch run action hou used to run a lot, it was effective enough to work with noodle arm schaub and i think will lead to more chunk plays than ever with flacco's big arm hooking up with torrey smith who blows the top off a defense about as well as anyone. yes steve smith a shell of his former self but he will bring a attitude and leadership that they were lacking last season and the offense has never had on the field.
lambs-3 -115...not a lot to say, i dont really love it but as ive said i think it crazy to suggest bradford was worth the move so playing it..