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[spelunker64]

Just thinking the Other Sports section is getting watered down with baseball talk...

Who's your Superbowl favorites now after 1/4 of the season has been played?

[danefan]

More importantly:

Who should I pick for my suicide pool (which I'm still in!)

Time Matchup Favorite Spread
Sun 1:00 PM Atlanta at Green Bay Green Bay-6.5
Sun 1:00 PM Chicago at Detroit Chicago-3.5
Sun 1:00 PM Indianapolis at Houston Indianapolis-3.5
Sun 1:00 PM Kansas City at Carolina Carolina-9.5
Sun 1:00 PM San Diego at Miami San Diego-6.5
Sun 1:00 PM Seattle at NY Giants NY Giants-7.5
Sun 1:00 PM Tennessee at Baltimore Tennessee-2.5
Sun 1:00 PM Washington at Philadelphia Philadelphia-5.5
Sun 4:05 PM Tampa Bay at Denver Denver-3.5
Sun 4:15 PM Buffalo at Arizona Arizona-0.5
Sun 4:15 PM Cincinnati at Dallas Dallas-14.5
Sun 4:15 PM New England at San Francisco New England-3.5
Sun 8:15 PM Pittsburgh at Jacksonville Jacksonville-3.5
Mon 8:30 PM Minnesota at New Orleans New Orleans-3.5



Teams I cannot pick:
Pittsburgh
NY Giants
Seattle
Jacksonville

[AshevilleApp2]

The Lions are going to come out of nowhere and beat the Dolphins in the Superbowl. That's after beating the Rams in the NFC Championship game of course.

[spelunker64]

More importantly:

Who should I pick for my suicide pool (which I'm still in!)

Time Matchup Favorite Spread
Sun 1:00 PM Atlanta at Green Bay Green Bay-6.5
Sun 1:00 PM Chicago at Detroit Chicago-3.5
Sun 1:00 PM Indianapolis at Houston Indianapolis-3.5
Sun 1:00 PM Kansas City at Carolina Carolina-9.5
Sun 1:00 PM San Diego at Miami San Diego-6.5
Sun 1:00 PM Seattle at NY Giants NY Giants-7.5
Sun 1:00 PM Tennessee at Baltimore Tennessee-2.5
Sun 1:00 PM Washington at Philadelphia Philadelphia-5.5
Sun 4:05 PM Tampa Bay at Denver Denver-3.5
Sun 4:15 PM Buffalo at Arizona Arizona-0.5
Sun 4:15 PM Cincinnati at Dallas Dallas-14.5
Sun 4:15 PM New England at San Francisco New England-3.5
Sun 8:15 PM Pittsburgh at Jacksonville Jacksonville-3.5
Mon 8:30 PM Minnesota at New Orleans New Orleans-3.5



Teams I cannot pick:
Pittsburgh
NY Giants
Seattle
Jacksonville

Chicago, Carolina or Dallas should all be easy picks...

[spelunker64]

The Lions are going to come out of nowhere and beat the Dolphins in the Superbowl. That's after beating the Rams in the NFC Championship game of course.

The rebuilding since 1957 Lions, good move with Millen though, needed to get done, hopefully the Fords get someone worthy of the job this time.

Maybe this guy:
http://cdn.faniq.com/images/photos/photo_large/85/59785-9.jpg

[danefan]

Chicago, Carolina or Dallas should all be easy picks...

I'm leaning towards Carolina. I don't want to pick Dallas this week b/c they play St. Louis next week.:D

I don't know anything about Chicago except the line seems tight to me.

[UNHWildCats]

Just thinking the Other Sports section is getting watered down with baseball talk...

Who's your Superbowl favorites now after 1/4 of the season has been played?
dont ask for something you cant handle. Everyone can blame you now :p

[spelunker64]

I'm leaning towards Carolina. I don't want to pick Dallas this week b/c they play St. Louis next week.:D

I don't know anything about Chicago except the line seems tight to me.

I'd say Carolina is a safer pick than Chicago as well...

[brownbear]

I'd go with Green Bay or Dallas this week.

[AshevilleApp2]

The rebuilding since 1957 Lions, good move with Millen though, needed to get done, hopefully the Fords get someone worthy of the job this time.

Millen should have been gone years ago. I sometimes wish the Fords would sell the team to Mike Ilitch.

[spelunker64]

dont ask for something you cant handle. Everyone can blame you now :p

Blame for what?


My pick by the way:

Bolts xhomerx

vs.

New York Giants

[brownbear]

I'd say Carolina is a safer pick than Chicago as well...

KC beat Denver last week, so I don't think Carolina is a safe pick.

[spelunker64]

KC beat Denver last week, so I don't think Carolina is a safe pick.

That's the AFC West for ya though, most road team lose, unless your SD playing Oakland, 10 in a row... :D

[danefan]

I'd go with Green Bay or Dallas this week.

is Rodgers playing?

[UNHWildCats]

Blame for what?


My pick by the way:

Bolts xhomerx

vs.

New York Giants
The AFC is wide open, right now, Miami, KC, Oakland, Bungles and Cleveland are probably the only teams who dont have a shot

[spelunker64]

is Rodgers playing?

Sounds like it

[spelunker64]

The AFC is wide open, right now, Miami, KC, Oakland, Bungles and Cleveland are probably the only teams who dont have a shot

I'd maybe add Houston to that list as well, just tough to get out of that division

[danefan]

Sounds like it
CBS Sportsline has him yet to practice this week yet and listed as questionable.


Rodgers held out of practice: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/419780) (right shoulder) was absent from practice for a second straight day Thursday, and head coach Mike McCarthy said the focus was on getting backup QB Matt Flynn (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/410711) as many reps as possible in case he has to start Sunday against the Falcons. "I wanted to make sure that today Matt felt very comfortable, and actually practiced very well," McCarthy said. "He did a nice job in the two-minute. We scored down there with a couple seconds left. He had a nice practice (Thursday). That was the focus, and we'll see where Aaron is (Friday). But once again, even after (Friday's) practice, you still have another 48 hours before kickoff, so we do have some time."
(Updated 10/02/2008).

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/419780

[gmoney55]

I wouldn't go with Chicago...Carolina or Green Bay if you want to save Dallas.

[UNHWildCats]

yup forgot Houston

[spelunker64]

CBS Sportsline has him yet to practice this week yet and listed as questionable.



http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/419780

I heard McCarthy on Sirius and it sounded like he'd play

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7200/news;_ylt=AhdDrG9xwmzmW67PoH3s24D.uLYF

[mcveyrl]

A warning about the Carolina game.

The Panthers give up 4.1 yds./carry and are going against LJ.

But, they are 8th in total defense.

I think a lot of people get the boot on Carolina this weekend, I'd say take Dallas and sort it out next weekend.

[danefan]

A warning about the Carolina game.

The Panthers give up 4.1 yds./carry and are going against LJ.

But, they are 8th in total defense.

I think a lot of people get the boot on Carolina this weekend, I'd say take Dallas and sort it out next weekend.

That's sort of what I'm worried about.

This is not an easy week really. xoopsx

There are only 400 people left in the pool and I think there are a lot of trap games this week.

I'm also considering taking New Orleans on Monday night.

[gmoney55]

That's sort of what I'm worried about.

This is not an easy week really. xoopsx

There are only 400 people left in the pool and I think there are a lot of trap games this week.

I'm also considering taking New Orleans on Monday night.

If there are only 400 people left, maybe just take Dallas and let them worry about a matchup that only looks so-so.

[UNCBears2010]

I'd pick Buffalo.

[brownbear]

I'd pick Buffalo.

I know Buffalo is 4-0, but they are not a 16-0 kind of team. They will lose to somebody, and the Cards can (I'm not saying they will) beat them if Kurt Warner doesn't have 6 turnovers on his own like last week.

[mcveyrl]

A warning about the Carolina game.

The Panthers give up 4.1 yds./carry and are going against LJ.

But, they are 8th in total defense.

I think a lot of people get the boot on Carolina this weekend, I'd say take Dallas and sort it out next weekend.

Yea, so, um....

[brownbear]

Green Bay over Atlanta would have been a bad pick.

Falcons win 27-24. I was wrong on that one.