I went risky last week instead of going with he favorite and I got burned. They were at home and won two straight but that just goes to show you never bet on Jake Delhomme. I couldn’t tell you why the Panthers passed the ball 44 times compared to only 25 runs against one of the worst run defenses but that’s why John Fox is on the hot seat. Anyway, enough about last week.
Unless you picked the Panthers, you’ll still alive this week and with said onto my pick for this week:
Teams already used:
Week 1: Seattle Seahwaks: Win
Week 2: Green Bay Packers: Loss
Week 3: Baltimore Ravens: Win
Week 4: New York Giants Win
Week 5: Dallas Cowboys Win
Week 6: Pittsburgh Steelers Win
Week 7: Carolina Panthers
The pick for week 8 is the Chicago Bears.
After starting 3-1 the Bears have dropped two straight and now sit at .500. They got embarrassed by the Bengals last week but who better than to take out their rage than the Browns.
The Browns were crushed again last, this time by the Packers and tit happened at the dog pound. In the 31-3 thrashing the Browns were out gained by over 300 yards. It marked their fourth game of the season in where they’ve scored six point of fewer. So in over half of their games they have failed to score a touchdown. The switch to Derek Anderson has not provided the spark Eric Mangini thought it would and he is actually playing worse than Brady Quinn. His passer rating hasn’t topped 7o and its been over 55 only once in his four starts.
If ever there was a game for Matt Forte to break out it’s on Sunday. The rookie sensation from last year has fallen victim of the dreaded sophomore slump. He isn’t getting any help from his o-line, which is struggling to open holes, and he hasn’t been featured as much in the passing game as Cutler prefers to go deep.
This week the Bears did replace left guard, Frank Omiyale, with Josh Beekman who started every game last season. Cleveland’s run defense ranks 31st in the league and last week Ryan Grant got his season rolling against the Browns with his first 147 yard effort, his first time over the century mark this year. I expect Matt Forte to do the same as the Bears roll.
Final Score: Bears 28 Browns 6
In case you have used the Bears here are some other teams I like this week:
Chargers over the Raiders- This team pickd it up last week and will keep the momentum going against the Raiders.
Cardinals over the Panthers- Two team going in opposite directions.
Cowboys over the Seahawks- The ‘Boys looked great last week and get the injury plagued ‘Hawks at home.
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