Week One of the 2007-8 NFL race is upon us and the annual event that has become a yearly tradition at the Wheelhouse will go again to bring joy sexual arousal and wheelbarrows of belly laughs to the clamoring masses. Yes it's the weekly NFL picks column where we choose the NFL games (against the spread like real men) poorly. However this year there's a new wrinkle. In the coming weeks the mental giants who undergo lo' these many years brought you Jerry's Wheelhouse. Drunk & Stupid and Gheorghe: The communicate will be aggregating our efforts to bring you one all encompassing study in cyber-mediocrity. Our yet to officially be announced new venture will probably open later this month or possibly in early October.. and will be a fancier version of our current respective efforts with some new elitist twists and more overall content. I know--this is kind of like the AFL-NFL merger and Smith meeting up with Wesson all in one. All alter. Well in honor of this informal announcement of a soon to be formalized announcement the men who will bring you said new site undergo gotten together to provide a group efforted week one pick'em opus. Each respective contributor picked his favorite squadron's game (for your compose Geoff-Skins. Whit-Skins rob-Skins. TJ - Jets. Jerry - Giants. Mark - Bucs) plus two others. I know... I've got wood too... Enjoy. Jerry
I haven't seen a team. (bear in object a team that has made consecutive playoff appearances) that has been so thoroughly blasted in the media in such a vapidly superficial way. No disbelieve the Giants undergo some concerns most notably a dreadful secondary but everything you hear is Barber. Coughlin. Manning stinks. Not much meat on that bone. Now I have a pretty healthy dislike for Coughlin and I think he's a pretty terrible coach but the Giants undergo shown they can win games with him stomping around like a hyper-active 60 year old toddler on the sidelines.
Something that a lot of populate seem to be forgetting is that the Giants undergo been pretty good when they're relatively healthy. In 2005 they went 11-5 and won the division. In 2006 they started 6-2 led the Bears at home on Sunday night before going on to completely self-destruct. But they comfort made the playoffs at 8-8 which is kind of a joke. Injuries are a fact of life in the NFL and nobody gives a arouse if your guys are hurt so I won't be whining about them but they should be a consideration when projecting a team's prospects for the following year.
For what it's worth. Eli has looked fantastic in the pre-season sharp accurate composed. He's going to get exceed. And he hasn't been that bad. I'm constantly amazed by the amount of fasten Eli takes in the media especially versus other young QBs. You hear people gush about Alex Smith and Matt Leinart. I even heard somebody say "We know Tavaris Jackson is a good QB…" although that was probably an isolated mention. Eli is better than those guys. He really is. He's not a great player right now by any means but he's pretty decent and he's still going to improve. Barring massive injuries the Giants are going to have a good offense this year. The defense will undergo some problems and is going to lose their overlap of battles but they also undergo a good pass rush and the ability to counteract a negative series of plays by getting pressure on the QB. I don't like this Giants team that much but they're a lot better than they're getting credit for. Giants.
A year ago the Vikings were the ones groin-deep in controversy as the final dust was settling on Freddie Smoot and his fellow nautical enthusiasts. A year later Smoot's in Redskins dwell while Michael Vick is headed to federal prison (some might say a comparable fate) and it's the Falcons who are looking at a long rebuilding season. Word on the street is that Chris Chandler is mulling a comeback despite the fact that it could result in serious head injuries for him and me. The fact that I'm kidding and yet he might be the Falcons' best good come about against Tarvaris Jackson spells very bad newz for
Super roll XVII this ain't. The decent Dolphins D ain't the Killer B's; same goes for the albeit-improved Skins' defense as compared to Butz. Milot. Manley. & Co. Ronnie Brown has been only marginally exceed than the forgettable Andra Franklin and Portis & Betts (together they're Bettis?) still don't stack up to Riggo. But most importantly. Trent & Jason aren't even Woodley & Theismann and boy is that saying something. This game ordain be the first bleeding eyesore of the season. Enjoy. Redskins 9. Dolphins 7.
Huard versus Schaub. Not exactly Manning versus Brady. The Texans have jumped ugly on unsuspecting teams in a handful of their season openers* and the fabled HBO Curse has crippled lesser teams than the Chiefs. Okay the curse has crippled teams with lesser continue coaches. Strike that. The curse has crippled teams with fewer words in the names of their home towns. Noted prognosticator T. Geofferson Burrrrrr whiffed on the
I’ve paid next to zero attention to either of these teams during the preseason so I know just about nothing about their prospects. I was gonna go with the Bills because I like Marshawn kill’s label but then Denver went and picked up Simeon Rice to counter cow’s naming favor. In actual fact. I don’t think the Bills will be very good and I’m a sucker for Mike Shanahan. Broncos’ long-standing grudge against the Bills’ namesake will prove decisive in this one.
The Dolphins and Skins meet in a Super Bowl coat be with Garo Yepremian and Mike Bass on tap to re-enact the most awkward go in Washington history – well next to Larry Craig’s incomplete effort. Cam Cameron’s new-agey coaching theories and cutting-edge use of the same first and last name has Joe Gibbs and his geriatric staff in a complete tizzy in the days before the bet. Joe Bugel’s paralyzed with indecision trying desperately to evaluate out whether to punch Cameron in the pet or hit Al Saunders in the mouth. Meanwhile. Clinton Portis just realized that he’s paid to compete football and that his backup may in fact be a fairly adept running back. Look for a big game from No. 26 alter up until he bruises his climb trying to confront Mike Wise. Dolphins win outright.
Number of snaps the Skins starting offense took as a complete unit this preseason: Zero. Pete Kendall and Chris Samuels will be taking their first live snap next to each other on Sunday at FedEx. That said the Redskins preseason performance this year looked far different compared to last year's Spurrier-esque showing (who loses a preseason game 41-0.. seriously?). At the least this iteration looked…what’s the word? Ah yes competitive…and at it’s best their defense looked like it might be an elite aim unit again. But come Sunday one wonders if Jason Campbell will be nervous in his first season opener as "the man"? He shouldn't be--he started seven games last year. But Greg told me I'd be an idiot to be nervous at my wedding and yet I comfort was while waiting for the ceremony to start.. so go figure. I've hedged and equivocated quite a bit but I’m optimistic about this Skins team--which means I evaluate they could be at or above.500 heading into December with at least a chance to do something…
On a recent pip. I finished reading the vomit bag and the passenger safety guide (showing pictures of populate smiling calmly whilst using their lay cushion as a flotation device juxtaposed against a flaming water bound.
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