No. Geno Smith has been horrific and Pats are third in the NFL in pass defense. They can be run on though and Jets can run, so I expect time consuming drives. Patriots may now become one-dimensional passing team with Ridley gone and Rex Ryan has defended Brady better than just about anyone. Jets have a nice pass rush and with very little fear of the run, I look for Brady to be under pressure a lot. I get that Jets secondary blows chunks, but I am counting on Brady not having enough time to take advantage.
Really like the first two and the fourth one. The Raiders, someone would have to convince me. There is a good board this week and that would not be on mine. BOL as always LT.
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LT Profits
SBR Aristocracy
10-27-06
90963
#17
Originally posted by 44 Mag
The Raiders, someone would have to convince me.
Oakland Raiders +3½ (-107) over Arizona Cardinals (4:25 ET): The Raiders are 0-5, but they showed marked improvement in the first game under Coach Tony Sparano after he replaced the fired Dennis Allen, as they had the Chargers on the ropes until San Diego won it 31-28 one a one-yard run by Branden Oliver with 1:56 left. Still, it was an encouraging performance as rookie signal caller Derek Carr threw for 282 yards and four touchdowns, Andre Holmes emerged after being under-utilized by Allen as he was on the receiving end of 121 of those yards and two touchdowns and running back Darren McFadden turned back the clock rushing for 80 yards on 14 carries. Normally the Raiders would be considered longshots to duplicate that kind of performance vs. Arizona, but the Cardinals have key injuries on defense, most notably to Calais Campbell, and as a result they allowed 354 passing yards to Kirk Cousins last week and 4.2 yards per carry when the Redskins ran the ball. Then there is the horrible scheduling spot for the Cardinals here as it is very easy to look past this non-conference game vs. a winless opponent when their next two games are against the 5-1 Eagles and 5-1 Cowboys in conference. If the Raiders show the same enthusiasm they showed last week in the first game under Sparano, the Cardinals may need to guard against an outright upset.
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44 Mag
BARRELED IN @ SBR!
10-14-13
34490
#18
Very interesting article. I can see your point as to why you took them last week and this week. Still, the talent level leaves something to be desired and I personally don't like " Tony Soprano". Just my opinion. Kind of like your dislike for Vogelsong, in a way. BOL LT.
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LT Profits
SBR Aristocracy
10-27-06
90963
#19
Originally posted by 44 Mag
Very interesting article. I can see your point as to why you took them last week and this week. Still, the talent level leaves something to be desired and I personally don't like " Tony Soprano". Just my opinion. Kind of like your dislike for Vogelsong, in a way. BOL LT.
Meh, not the same thing. When I said I don't like Vogelsong, I didn't mean that literally, I only meant that I don't think he is a good pitcher.
Meh, not the same thing. When I said I don't like Vogelsong, I didn't mean that literally, I only meant that I don't think he is a good pitcher.
OK, good enough. I still don't like Tony. I believe that team won with V..... so maybe your team will win with Tony.
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BILLY MEIER
SBR Sharp
12-19-13
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#22
Just bet a dime on indy at home, there healthy and playing great, cincy on the other hand has there best reciever out, thoughts on indy at home minus 3? i never bet str8 up but could not pass indy minus 3 at home