I am finally back. I have my life in order, and all is well on the homefront. Now I have time to talk about sports again. I am going to talk about everything new in this comeback article. Lets get to it!
I am not going to talk about the O's until the offseason when Peter Angelos does nothing to help the team again. I haven't watched a game in a month because I am tired of cheering for a losing team. The wheels on the wagon fell off, way off. Football talk is what I am interested in right now. I am also going to add the Redskins to my blog. They are my first love in football, and I no longer write about them on another site.
NFC East:
The talk of the town is the match-up on Monday Night Football. The Cowboys and Indians are going out in the classic rivalry game. Both teams are 1-0 after week 1. The 'Skins still can't decide which quarterback they want to play. The QB-go-round starts again in D.C, with the players being being Ramsey, Brunell, and Campbell this year. In week two, Joe Gibbs is going to start Mark Brunell at QB to face the Dallas Cowgirls. Mark took over last week when Patrick Ramsey was clothes lined by a Chicago Bear, and Gibbs never looked back. I don't agree with this decision, but what do I know.
Pick:Redskins by 7
The Giants looked surprisingly good last week against a much improved Cardinals team. They put up 42 points on the old NFC East team. This week, the NY Giants are facing the displaced N.O. Saints in what was suppose to be a home opener for the Ain'ts. The Saints surprised the heck out of the Panthers last week, by winning with a game ending field goal. Are the Ain'ts finally going to play up to their potential? They have had the talent for 5 years now, but Saints haven't been able to be consistant. Maybe this year, but they are going to lose this one.
Pick:Giants by 3
Lastly, the Philly Eagles are up against the 49ers this weekend. This should be no contest. The Eagles lost against the Falcons last MNF game in a very low scoring game. The difference this week will be that the Niners don't have a running game to keep McNabb and company off the field. Futhermore, Philly has a great secondary led by Dawkins. There is nothing more to say.
Pick:Eagles by 21
AFC East:
The Ravens looked horrible on offense against the Colts soft defense. Kyle Boller was knocked out of the game, not that he was doing much, with a foot injury. Enter Anthony Wright. Wright couldn't miss the middle linebacker as a reciever, it is just to bad that the Colts don't play in B-More anymore. The Ravens defense kept them in the game for most of the game, until they just got too worn out. With the exeption of a couple of coverages, the new 4-6 worked out pretty good all-in-all. The new leader of the defense, Ed Reed, isn't full strength with a thigh injury. Reed's replacement, Chad Williams, muffed some cover 2 coverages. With all of this crap going on, the Titans are still no match for the Ravens. Salary cap issues got the better of the Titans this year, and they will just be a speed bump for the AFC this year. This newer rivalry doesn't have any juice to it this game.
Pick:Ravens by 10
Next on the list is the Pittsburg Steelers going against the Texans. Sorry Texas, the Steelers haven't missed a beat from last year to this year. They are just as good, even with Paxico in NY and both runningbacks hurt.
Pick:Steelers by 28
The Bengals got off on the right foot by defeating their instate rivals, the Browns, last week. The Bengals dominated on all aspects of the against the Browns, and they seemed to be clicking on all cylinders. But don't count your eggs yet. The Vikings are coming to town with a Moss-less revamped defensive team. If Culpepper can hold onto the ball, the Vikings are a huge aerial threat. With some additions to their defense, mainly Fred Smoot, they could make Carson look like a rookie all over again. The major reason I like Minnesota to win this game is because they win early in the season.
Pick:Vikings
Of course, bringing up the rear is the Browns. They got smacked like a little girl against Cincy, and they get to travel into Green Bay. Green Bay didn't look any better against the Lions. This game has the potential of being a sloppy bad game with neither team doing anything. But if I would have to pick, I would go with Bret.
Pick:Packers
The Terps:
After the battle called the Clemson Vs. Maryland game, the Terps welcome in West Virginia to Byrd Stadium. I hear a blowout coming to WV. In the famous words of Forest Gump, "Thats all I got to say 'bout that."