2013 NFL Season: Weekly Picks

[DarthFed]

Yeah I hate New England as much as the next person but have to give them credit, they are always there. The coach and qb are simply brilliant and that alone can hide a lot of flaws. Good chance they somehow end up with HFA yet again now. AFC is so frickin weak they might even get to the Superbowl.

Not so fast el senior Darth Fed.. The Patriots are a very flawed team but very talented.. you really have to smash them in the mouth the way the past few teams have beat the Niners except the Saints because we got robbed, IMO

No, you have to play 4 quarters vs. them and if you do any good team is probably beating them. Many teams are getting big leads on them even on the road but they go stagnant a couple possessions, have a turnover, and New England pounces all over it. They are not very talented anymore and that's the thing. Gronk is not at full strength yet and Amendola is no Welker and Tony Montana Hernandez was pretty damn good too. It's smoke and mirrors for the most part.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Yeah I hate New England as much as the next person but have to give them credit, they are always there. The coach and qb are simply brilliant and that alone can hide a lot of flaws. Good chance they somehow end up with HFA yet again now. AFC is so frickin weak they might even get to the Superbowl.

Not so fast el senior Darth Fed.. The Patriots are a very flawed team but very talented.. you really have to smash them in the mouth the way the past few teams have beat the Niners except the Saints because we got robbed, IMO

No, you have to play 4 quarters vs. them and if you do any good team is probably beating them. Many teams are getting big leads on them even on the road but they go stagnant a couple possessions, have a turnover, and New England pounces all over it. They are not very talented anymore and that's the thing. Gronk is not at full strength yet and Amendola is no Welker and Tony Montana Hernandez was pretty damn good too. It's smoke and mirrors for the most part.

Maybe the Emperor is using the dark side of the Force(video taping) to stay competitive snce the talent level has been dismantled :lolz:

 

[DarthFed]

Yeah I hate New England as much as the next person but have to give them credit, they are always there. The coach and qb are simply brilliant and that alone can hide a lot of flaws. Good chance they somehow end up with HFA yet again now. AFC is so frickin weak they might even get to the Superbowl.

Not so fast el senior Darth Fed.. The Patriots are a very flawed team but very talented.. you really have to smash them in the mouth the way the past few teams have beat the Niners except the Saints because we got robbed, IMO

No, you have to play 4 quarters vs. them and if you do any good team is probably beating them. Many teams are getting big leads on them even on the road but they go stagnant a couple possessions, have a turnover, and New England pounces all over it. They are not very talented anymore and that's the thing. Gronk is not at full strength yet and Amendola is no Welker and Tony Montana Hernandez was pretty damn good too. It's smoke and mirrors for the most part.

Maybe the Emperor is using the dark side of the Force(video taping) to stay competitive snce the talent level has been dismantled :lolz:

It is a distinct possibility. Manning is not a Luke Skywalker to take down the evil empire. It may have to come from some unexpected force like last year.

 

[DarthFed]

I went 6-7-1, AP went 6-7-1, Didi went 7-6-1, KS went 6-7-1, and BB went 4-8-1 (we won't count Thursday for him). Congrats Didi, here are the standings:

DarthFed 112-63-1
Didi 107-68-1
KSKate 105-70-1
AP 103-72-1
BB 98-77-1

 

[DarthFed]

Onto week 13: Note that there are 3 games Thursday for U.S. Thanksgiving, full slate of games as there are no more byes this year.

GB @ Detroit - GB finally found the right backup and it probably cost them 1.5 games. Detroit is having issues but they should be ticked and fired up. Detroit wins

Oakland @ Dallas - Dallas
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore - In the awful AFC these two teams are very much alive. I think Pitt takes it
Jacksonville @ Cleveland - Cleveland though Jaguars are not as bad as we all thought.
Tennessee @ Indy - Indy
Chicago @ Minny - Chicago
Miami @ New York Jets - Jets
Arizona @ Philly - Philly
Tampa Bay @ Carolina - Carolina
New England @ Houston - New England
Atlanta @ Buffalo - Buffalo
St. Louis @ San Fran - San Fran
Denver @ Kansas City - Denver
Cincy @ San Diego - San Diego
New York Giants @ Washington - New York
New Orleans @ Seattle - Seattle. Huge game which might decide home field but tough to go against Seattle at home. The one game they lost there the last 2 years was awarded to them, that's how tough it can be!!

 

[the AntiPusher]

I went 6-7-1, AP went 6-7-1, Didi went 7-6-1, KS went 6-7-1, and BB went 4-8-1 (we won't count Thursday for him). Congrats Didi, here are the standings:

DarthFed 112-63-1
Didi 107-68-1
KSKate 105-70-1
AP 103-72-1
BB 98-77-1

Good Grief... I am having a horrible year on the gridiron :nono

 

[the AntiPusher]

GB @ Detroit - Lions
Oakland @ Dallas - Cowpokes
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore -Steelers and Big Ben.. this will be a good one
Jacksonville @ Cleveland -Browns
Tennessee @ Indy -Indy
Chicago @ Minny - Bears
Miami @ New York Jets - Dolphins
Arizona @ Philly - Cardinals
Tampa Bay @ Carolina - Carolina
New England @ Houston - Patriots
Atlanta @ Buffalo - Bills
St. Louis @ San Fran - 49ers.. We are getting healthy and Conservative Jim is finally letting Colin throw deep
Denver @ Kansas City - Denver
Cincy @ San Diego - Chargers
New York Giants @ Washington - Giants(if this team can run the table the cowpokes will come back to them
New Orleans @ Seattle - Saints

I woke up early Sunday morning and made two changes with Cardinals and Chargers.. If its too late I will change it back. AP

I should have left well enough aloneuzzled

 

[britbox]

I went 6-7-1, AP went 6-7-1, Didi went 7-6-1, KS went 6-7-1, and BB went 4-8-1 (we won't count Thursday for him). Congrats Didi, here are the standings:

DarthFed 112-63-1
Didi 107-68-1
KSKate 105-70-1
AP 103-72-1
BB 98-77-1

Good Grief... I am having a horrible year on the gridiron :nono

When you think things are bad buddy, there is always somebody worse off :s

 

[the AntiPusher]

I went 6-7-1, AP went 6-7-1, Didi went 7-6-1, KS went 6-7-1, and BB went 4-8-1 (we won't count Thursday for him). Congrats Didi, here are the standings:

DarthFed 112-63-1
Didi 107-68-1
KSKate 105-70-1
AP 103-72-1
BB 98-77-1

Good Grief... I am having a horrible year on the gridiron :nono

When you think things are bad buddy, there is always somebody worse off :s

You are correct.. I think you and I will have a strong last quarter of the season to put some pressure on our good friend senior Darth

 

[kskate2]

Week 13 Picks:
GB @ Detroit - The Pack (they should be fired up after that tie last week)
Oakland @ Dallas - The Boys
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore - Pitt
Jacksonville @ Cleveland - Cleveland
Titans @ Indy - Indy
Chicago @ Minny - Chicago
Miami @ Jets - Jets
Arizona @ Philly - Philly
Tampa Bay @ Carolina - Carolina
New England @ Houston - Pats
Atlanta @ Buffalo - Bills
St. Louis @ San Fran - Frisco
Denver @ Kansas City - Denver
Cinci @ San Diego - San Diego
New York Giants @ Washington - Giants
New Orleans @ Seattle - Hawks

 

[britbox]

GB @ Detroit - Green Bay
Oakland @ Dallas - Dallas
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore - Ravens
Jacksonville @ Cleveland - Browns
Titans @ Indy - Colts
Chicago @ Minnesota - Bears
Miami @ Jets - Dolphins
Arizona @ Philly - Eagles
Tampa Bay @ Carolina - Panthers
New England @ Houston - Patriots
Atlanta @ Buffalo - Buffalo
St. Louis @ San Fran - 49ers
Denver @ Kansas City - Kansas City
Cinci @ San Diego - Cincinatti
New York Giants @ Washington - Redskins
New Orleans @ Seattle - Seattle

 

[the AntiPusher]

Man, it sucks watching Green Bay play with Mr Discount Doublecheck Aaron Rodgers

 

[DarthFed]

Man, it sucks watching Green Bay play with Mr Discount Doublecheck Aaron Rodgers

How do you think I feel :nono

No excuse for these performances the past 4 weeks. We knew it'd be a bad team without Rodgers, but this is a terrible team that is showing no heart. This just shows how big the qb is in the NFL. I've told a bunch of fellow homer Pack fans around here for years that you could put "just" a top 10 qb on Green Bay and they wouldn't sniff the playoffs. Having Rodgers masks a lot of problems.

 

[DarthFed]

Anyone just see this latest reffing debacle tonight at the end of NYG - Washington game? I'm still in disbelief.

 

[britbox]

Anyone just see this latest reffing debacle tonight at the end of NYG - Washington game? I'm still in disbelief.

What happened? I watched the highlights on NFL.com and it didn't show any controversy.

 

[DarthFed]

Anyone just see this latest reffing debacle tonight at the end of NYG - Washington game? I'm still in disbelief.

What happened? I watched the highlights on NFL.com and it didn't show any controversy.

With the Redskins driving in the last minute in Giants territory and no timeouts there was a 2nd down play that got them very close to a first down. It looked to be about a foot short but the refs gave them a first down so the Redskins quickly ran a play, a pass for about 15 yards that was knocked away. Suddenly the refs brought the chains back and called it 4th and a foot instead of 2nd and 10. The next play Washington runs a quick out and the receiver catches it for 4 yards but got stripped of the ball and the Giants recovered.

Needless to say the play they would have run at 3rd and 1 is way different than what they ran thinking it was 1st and 10. I don't remember seeing anything like that before let alone at the most critical juncture of a game.

 

[britbox]

Anyone just see this latest reffing debacle tonight at the end of NYG - Washington game? I'm still in disbelief.

What happened? I watched the highlights on NFL.com and it didn't show any controversy.

With the Redskins driving in the last minute in Giants territory and no timeouts there was a 2nd down play that got them very close to a first down. It looked to be about a foot short but the refs gave them a first down so the Redskins quickly ran a play, a pass for about 15 yards that was knocked away. Suddenly the refs brought the chains back and called it 4th and a foot instead of 2nd and 10. The next play Washington runs a quick out and the receiver catches it for 4 yards but got stripped of the ball and the Giants recovered.

Needless to say the play they would have run at 3rd and 1 is way different than what they ran thinking it was 1st and 10. I don't remember seeing anything like that before let alone at the most critical juncture of a game.

I thought once you ran the play then they couldn't change their minds on the play before... i.e. Teams running plays quickly before a dithering coach can challenge the previous...

 

[DarthFed]

Yes that's correct, a coach can't challenge the previous play after another one is run, let alone the refs taking away a first down after another play is run. It was quite dumbfounding.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Yes that's correct, a coach can't challenge the previous play after another one is run, let alone the refs taking away a first down after another play is run. It was quite dumbfounding.

The officiating has been cursory at best since the beginning of the 2012 season when they used the replacements refs.. I am tired of whining about the Refs

 

[the AntiPusher]

Yes that's correct, a coach can't challenge the previous play after another one is run, let alone the refs taking away a first down after another play is run. It was quite dumbfounding.

The officiating has been cursory at best since the beginning of the 2012 season when they used the replacements refs.. I am tired of whining about the Refs

Tonight.. even a tie would be great.. We need to catch the Seahawks but need to stay close to the Saints as well. The feeling out here in the Bay area is that the Niners players feeling are that they outplayed the Saints and they feel that they got robbed. They know they can beat the Saints.