Friday, October 26, 2007

NFL Picks and Thoughts Week 8

Florida Football Magazine’s Week 8 NFL Picks

By Rudy Keezer
rk@ae-engine.com

Week 6 Results: 9 Wins 5 Losses
Season Record: 64 Wins 43 Losses

Win of Week 7:
Colts pounding the Jaguars on Monday Night.

Power 5
1. Patriots (7-0) —The Pats are still dominating everyone they play…nobody is mentioning they are running the football like the Packers.


2. Colts (6-0) –Either the Colts are a lot better than I thought or Jaguars are a lot worse. The Colts have played a much tougher schedule than the Pats. What does that mean? We will find out as the year goes on.

3. Cowboys (6-1) – Still the best team in the NFC by a pretty good margin.


4. Packers (5-1) – Unlike in College Football a bye week doesn’t mean you will move up my Power 5.

5. New York Giants (5-2) – After losing their first two games and looking straight awful the G-Man have gone on a five game run...which will be six since they play the Dolphins this week.

Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Steven Jackson is BACK…too bad his offensive line is not.
Browns 38 Rams 34

Detroit at Chicago 1:00 pm
Griese Griese Griese…Does anyone really think the Bears would not at least be two games better if Griese would have started the year?
Bears 31 Detroit 20

Indianapolis at Carolina 1:00 pm
The Panthers are not nearly as good as their record indicates. I don’t care who starts under center the Colts win easy.
Colts 34 Panthers 13

N.Y. Giants at Miami
The game that happened on another continent; everyone is bashing this game for where it is played. Nobody would care to talk about it if it were played in Miami.
Giants 45 Dolphins 10

Oakland at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Oakland has played better offensively this year but the Titans Defense is the real deal.
Titans 24 Raiders 10

Philadelphia at Minnesota 1:00 pm
Vikings are now saying they will increase Peterson’s work load the rest of the season. Glad to hear them admit to a mistake and fix it. Now before it is too late they need to take him off special teams.
Vikings 24 Eagles 20

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
Bengals turned it around last week only to face a team that is looking to rebound from a disappointing Monday night performance.
Steelers 31 Bengals 13

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 4:05 pm
Bills are playing stronger than expected and even though I didn’t expect Jets to be good this year a lot of people did.
Bills 24 Jets 13

Houston at San Diego 4:05 pm
I am shocked that they will play this game in San Diego. The Chargers will play charged because of status of California or their heads will not be in the game. (Sorry for all players, families, and fans affected by fires)
Chargers 31 Texans 20

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay 4:05 pm
The Florida Showdown. Two badly injured teams try to get a bragging rights win and not lose anymore bodies.
Bucs 24 Jags 13

New Orleans at San Francisco 4:15 pm
The Saints have been winning recently but still do not look like the 2006 edition. Bush needs to break out.
Saints 27 49ers 17

Washington at New England 4:15 pm
Fact you might not know: Redskins D is very good. However the Patriots Offense is a little better.
Patriots 27 Redskins 20

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver 6:05 pm
My memory is not what you would call great but to start the year a lot of people had the Broncos as a top 5 team and the Packers as a bottom 5 team. How things have changed.
Packers 24 Broncos 23

Friday, October 19, 2007

NFL week 7 Forecast and Thoughts

Florida Football Magazine’s Week 7 NFL Picks

By Rudy Keezer
rk@ae-engine.com

Week 6 Results: 7 Wins 6 Losses
Season Record: 55 Wins 38 Losses

Win of Week 6:
Patriots handling the now beaten Cowboys.

Power 5
1. Patriots (6-0) — It is starting to look like the chances of the Pats winning the next 10 games are better than losing one.


2. Colts (5-0) –They take the week off and move up a spot in the Power Poll…life is good for the Colts.

3. Cowboys (5-1) – Still the best team in the NFC by a pretty good margin.


4. Packers (5-1) – Starting to look like a magical year for the Packers after winning a scrappy game against the Redskins.

5. Jacksonville (4-1) – Celebrate…First time this year a Florida team has made the top 5 ranks.

Sunday, Oct. 21

Arizona at Washington 1:00 pm
Sounds like Kurt Warner wants to start this game…might not be a good idea. Redskins will play fired up coming off a tough loss.
Redskins 24 Cardinals 16

Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00 pm
Watch out the Saints won last week and could start a streak this week against the dysfunctional Falcons.
Saints 41 Falcons 24

Baltimore at Buffalo 1:00 pm
The Bills seem to play a lot tougher at home but look for McGahee to run with revenge in mind against his old team.
Ravens 24 Bills 13

Minnesota at Dallas 1:00 pm
The search for the league’s next Barry Sanders is over. I am ready to anoint Adrian Peterson that guy. Now some advice for the Vikings…stop using him on special teams and risking injury.
Cowboys 38 Vikings 31

New England at Miami 1:00 pm
Tom Brady to Randy Moss. Tom Brady to Wes Welker. Tom Brady to Ben Watson. Tom Brady to Stallworth. Tom Brady to Randy Moss…and a couple FGs later…
Patriots 41 Dolphins 13

San Francisco at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm
Giants looked awful after week 2 skip forward to week 7 and they are pretty darn good.
Giants 31 49ers 17

Tampa Bay at Detroit 1:00 pm
Interesting game of two teams playing well this year.
Bucs 31 Lions 27

Tennessee at Houston 1:00 pm
Will Vince Young play? Will Andre Johnson play? Two teams possibly missing their best player battle.
Titans 24 Texans 20

Kansas City at Oakland 4:05 pm
Just 7 weeks ago the AFC West looked like possibly the best division in the NFL now .500 gets you a tie for first place.
Oakland 24 Chiefs 20

N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati 4:05 pm
Jets are HORRIBLE…Bengals are HORRIBLE.
Bengals 34 Jets 24

Chicago at Philadelphia 4:15 pm
Key to an Eagles victory…Do not kick to Devin Hester. Not sure if anyone has noticed but the Bears are not stopping the run this year. Westbrook is going to blow up.
Eagles 34 Bears 24

St. Louis at Seattle 4:15 pm
Reward---Lost Seahawks Defense for past two games…Will they find it against a bad Rams team?
Seahawks 31 Rams 17

Pittsburgh at Denver 8:15 pm
Denver has been hit with the injury/weed bug and the players that are on the field have not picked up the slack.
Steelers 24 Broncos 6

Monday, Oct. 22
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 8:30 pm
Huge…Huge Monday night game. (Almost makes up for the Falcons playing on two Mondays this year) Jaguars are playing really well right now and will be at home in front of (unusual) sold out crowd.
Colts 38 Jags 34

Friday, October 12, 2007

NFL Picks and Thoughts Week 6

Florida Football Magazine’s Week 6 NFL Picks

By Rudy Keezer
rk@ae-engine.com

Week 5 Results: 10 Wins 4 Losses
Season Record: 48 Wins 32 Losses

Win of Week 5:
Cowboys unbelievable comeback on Monday night to set up a rare match of two 5-0 teams in week 6.

Power 5
1. Patriots (5-0) — Anybody really disagree with the Patriots being the best team in the best league?

2. Cowboys (5-0) – I’m no statistician but the Cowboys overcoming 6 turnovers by their QB to win against the Bills must be extremely rare.

3. Colts (5-0) –It is a little surprising that once again the Colts start the season 5-0 and more surprising is the idea that the 5-0 starts could continue for at least the next few years.

4. Packers (4-1) – Packers lose but remain in my 4 hole because they should have one the game and their running looks like it might show some life. Doesn’t hurt they play in a cupcake division—and for that matter conference.

5. Steelers (4-1)—Seems like at least once or twice a year the Steelers dominate at home the way they did Sunday against the Seahawks. The key for the Steelers is to see them continue to overcome injuries.

Sunday, Oct. 14
Cincinnati at Kansas City 1:00 pm
*laughing at Larry Johnson fantasy owners* Instead of holding out for more money Larry Johnson probably is wishing that he held out and demanded a trade.- - This is the perfect week for LJ to have a break out game against the No-LB Bengals.
Chiefs 24 Bengals 20

Houston at Jacksonville 1:00 pm
The Jaguars have completely shut down the run on defense this year. This week they won’t have to shutdown the run because the Texans have no run game. The Jags seem to be the Jerkyl and Hyde team that has good weeks and bad weeks.
Texans 17 Jags 13

Miami at Cleveland 1:00 pm
The Browns have been playing pretty decent ball lately. Are the Dolphins finally going to get a win this week?
Dolphins 31 Browns 27

Minnesota at Chicago 1:00 pm
The Bears had a difficult time stopping the Packers lack of run game last week…now come Adrian Peterson and the strong Vikings offensive line.
Vikings 19 Bears 10

Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm
Brian Westbrook looks to be back in the lineup and that should scare the Jets. My take- - Jets have no chance at the playoffs and the Eagles are in a must win situation to have a chance of reaching the post season.
Eagles 37 Jest 24

St. Louis at Baltimore 1:00 pm
McGahee runs all over the Rams—enough said.
Ravens 24 Rams 10

Tennessee at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm
Interesting game—Interesting subplot will be if the Bucs and make it through a game without losing a top player. The Bucs play tough at home.
Bucs 17 Titans 13

Washington at Green Bay 1:00 pm
Two teams that are surprisingly off to a hot start. The Skins defense is much improved and will shut down the Packers.
Skins 17 Packers 13

Carolina at Arizona 4:05 pm
Vinny steps out of line of the Social Security office to beat the almost as old Kurt Warner. Nope afraid not!!
Cardinals 31 Panthers 17

New England at Dallas 4:15 pm
This is the showdown of the year so far. I have yet to see anyone pick the Cowboys do I dare be the first. The Patriots will have a poor game this year. Why not this week on the road?
Cowboys 31 Patriots 30

Oakland at San Diego 4:15 pm
Raiders are much improved and Culpepper gives them the best chance to win. LT normally runs over the Raiders D and I don’t see that changing this week.
Chargers 41 Raiders 24

New Orleans at Seattle 8:15 pm
Few know this but Seattle is a tough place to play. It will be even a tougher place to play this week with the Seahawks coming home after a butt whipping in the steel city. Hawks 27 Saints 24

Monday, Oct. 15
N.Y. Giants at Atlanta 8:30 pm
This game might have looked interesting when they put the schedule together…now it just looks like a dull game on Monday night.
Giants 23 Falcons 14

Friday, October 5, 2007

Week 5 NFL Picks and Thoughts

Florida Football Magazine’s Week 5 NFL Picks

By Rudy Keezer
rk@ae-engine.com

Week 4 Results: 7 Wins 7 Losses
Season Record: 38 Wins 28 Losses

Win of Week 4:
Lions beating Bears and scoring the most points ever in the fourth quarter to mount their comeback.


Power 5
1. Patriots (4-0) — Their offense scares everyone but their defense is pretty scary and still missing some key pieces that they will get back in the next couple of weeks.

2. Cowboys (4-0) – The Cowboys continue to roll and you can count on the Defense getting better as the year progresses.

3. Colts (4-0) –It seems like these guys always start 4-0 this week would be a big win with a lot of stars banged up.

4. Packers (4-0) – Packers continue to impress! A lot of people aren’t taking them serious but Favre and company have an 8 game win streak stretching back to last year.

5. Seahawks (3-1)—Seattle is under the national radar but look for them to be strong all year with an improved Defense and a veteran Offense loaded with talent. Key will be staying healthy.

Sunday, Oct. 7
Arizona at St. Louis 1:00 pm
The Rams have been flat out horrible. Look for Bulger to be benched either before game or during game. Cardinals have their own benching problems…they bench Leinart then bring him back in game just to bench him again. Look for James to have monster game on the ground in a Cardinals win.
Cardinals 24 Rams 16

Atlanta at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Falcons got onboard last week with a win over the Texans. Titans are coming off a bye that helped them get healthy.
Titans 17 Falcons 10

Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 pm
I thought David Carr would come in last week and play really well…the opposite was true… he couldn’t have played any worse. Look for him to bounce back against a weak Saints D. The Saints offense will play well coming off a bye.
Saints 34 Panthers 24

Cleveland at New England 1:00 pm
Browns have had a couple good weeks…this won’t be one of them.
Patriots 42 Browns 13

Detroit at Washington 1:00 pm
Lions got a huge comeback win in week 4 after being dominated the week before against Philly. Look for the lions to be inconsistent all year.
Lions 31 Skins 23

Jacksonville at Kansas City 1:00 pm
Nice win last week for the Chiefs who are starting to look a little better than advertised. The Jaguars are hard to run the ball on and that is exactly what the Chiefs have to do to win.
Jags 17 Chiefs 13

Miami at Houston 1:00 pm
This just in—Dolphins Stink!!
Texans 24 Dolphins 13

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm
A New York showdown. My prediction New York wins.
Giants 31 Jets 20

Seattle at Pittsburgh 1:00 pm
This is one of the best games of the week. One of these one loss teams will set themselves apart from the rest of their division.
Seahawks 24 Steelers 23

Tampa Bay at Indianapolis 4:05 pm
Remember that crazy Monday night game that the Colts came back to win? This year in the dome the Colts won’t stage the huge comeback…they won’t ever be behind.
Colts 27 Bucs 17

Baltimore at San Francisco 4:15 pm
What is wrong with the Ravens? They have a chance to get healthy against the QB that brought them their only Super Bowl ring. Trent Dilfer.
Ravens 17 49ers 13

San Diego at Denver 4:15 pm
How many weeks can I afford to pick the Chargers only to see them loose? I know as soon as I pick them to lose they will win.
Chargers 31 Broncos 17

Chicago at Green Bay 8:15 pm
Griese, Griese, Griese…nope I will take Favre and the Pack at home.
Packers 24 Bears 10

Monday, Oct. 8
Dallas at Buffalo 8:30 pm
The Bills play in their first Monday night game in ages. Too bad they get the on fire Cowboys.
Cowboys 31 Bills 10