Alright, alright, I know you’ve missed me, I know you have. The Unofficial Official Myspace Sports Swami disappeared for a very very (very) long time. But, I am back, and hopefully will be here to stay. I have converted to become the Unofficial Official Blogspots Sports Swami. What I shall do every week is focus on a sports team, then put down my picks for Sundays (and Monday’s) football games. If anyone wants to go against me, be my guest. Without further interruption, the Team of the Week to Focus on:
Team of the Week: A Bunch of Them.
Year of the Overhype. This is what the NFL might be becoming. With MLB, it’s the Year of the Pitcher. With the NBA, it’s going to be the Year of the Superstar-Filled Demonic Teams. With the NHL, it’s the…who cares? But anyways, within the first couple weeks in the NFL, we are seeing all these teams with a decent amount of hype dying down, and some looking like they will not recover. Check this out: The Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers are all 0-2. Check out who is leading their divisions: Bears, Buccaneers, Texans, Big Ben-less Steelers, and even the Chiefs.
Look who else isn’t looking that great: The New York Jets, New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers. Now I am mildly exaggerating this a bit because it’s only Week 3. But, the season has definitely taken a much different shape than originally anticipated. All these teams with preseason-heavy hype are not matching it at all, with only the Green Bay Packers and the Houston Texans being the lone exceptions. The Dallas Cowboys are a huge mess, the 49ers fails to capitalize on the nice endrun they had last season, the Vikings are showing that their reliance on Brett Farve is becoming a mistake. See the importance of Training Camp and the preseason? Look at Revis, he is out, and look at Farve, still not understanding his team.
Week 3 is a huge week for the NFL (and all your crazy Fantasy Football folks) because it will definitely prove if we are all panicking too early, or we are going to see a very different NFL season—much like what has gone on with MLB. In my opinion, I see the three 0-2 teams continue to struggle throughout the first half of the season----especially the Dallas Cowboys. But I do see the Pats and Colts turning things around.
Okay, here are my picks:
[] = My pick for who will win
[Tennessee] at NY Giants
Bottom Line: I am not an Eli Manning fan. Not at all. I have no faith in these Giants this year. As for the Titans, well, if they can improve their coaching decisions, then we can see a strong playoff hopeful team.
Pittsburgh at [Tampa Bay]
Bottom Line: Tampa at home against a Big Ben-less Steelers. While most would pick the Steelers, I am going to ring the Upset Alert and pick the Bucs.
[Cincinnati] at Carolina
Bottom Line: Bengals don’t have a really tough matchup until they take on the Dolphins in Halloween time. This is their chance to put some major wins on the board in a competitive division.
Cleveland at [Baltimore ]
Bottom Line: Quoting Bill Simmons, “God hates Cleveland.” With another different quarterback in the realm taking on the Ravens, its going to look ugly.
Dallas at [Houston]
Bottom Line: The Cowboys really, really need a win here if they have any chance at redeeming themselves in Texas and gaining any respect they are clearly losing early this year.
San Francisco at [Kansas City]
Bottom Line: Road team has little momentum? Check. New stadium? Check. Awesome fanbase? Check. 2-0 start and on top of the division leading to overwhelming momentum that will steer them to a victory? Absolute check.
Detroit at [Minnesota]
Bottom Line: If the Vikings lose this game at home against the Lions, then we can kiss Farve’s last effort at getting a Ring goodbye.
Buffalo at [New England]
Bottom Line: Must be hard to be a Bills fan. Just saying.
Atlanta at [New Orleans]
Bottom Line: The Saints aren’t as good this year as last year, and without Reggie Bush too. However, they are devastating at home, and I don’t see an upset here.
[Washington] at St. Louis
Bottom Line: In the most dysfunctional division in all of sports, the Redskins still have a small shot of making some noise. They can start by winning here.
[Philadelphia] at Jacksonville
Bottom Line: If Michael Vick can pull a Kurt Warner and win in his later years, then the Eagles will become a very exciting team to watch. But oh what his career could have been…….
Oakland at [Arizona]
Bottom Line: The I-Don’t-Care-Game of the Week. Cardinals win, and they still have a shot at the division---but then again, they all do.
San Diego at [Seattle]
Bottom Line: Upset Alert!! Alert the presses! I see an upset here.
[Indianapolis] at Denver
Bottom Line: Needs more Tebow.
NY Jets at [Miami]
Bottom Line: Game of the Week. Taylor returning to Miami in a Jets uniform. Dolphins starting their first home game with a 2-0 record. And of course, the dysfunctional Jets with a target on their backs as they try to prove that last year was no fluke. However, I see Miami knocking them out and starting the season strongly.
So far:
Season Picks:
Correct-----Wrong
21-11
Go Rays!!!!!!!!
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