Comments on: NFL Week 7 Picks and Analysis

By: Gairzo

Gairzo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:11:47 +0000

We NE bashers will never let anyone forget Belidick's cheating, but Brady….

When can you remember him making a mental error?

I've seen him flustered and frustrated and fumble and make physical errors like anyone else…But I can't recall him throwing to the wrong side of a rout, throwing late over the middle. There was a half a foot of ice and snow on that turf–and wind–and he was hitting guys in stride 35 yards down field.

I guess you can say the same thing about Manning, but Brady does it in real football weather–consistently.

One thing to note….There seems to be a mini-controversy in Pittsburgh that the Steeler "D" isn't gang tackling like they were last year. Of course the flip side is they're bringing guys down with better individual technique. I've got a strange inkling that LeBeau is fudging on stats to get his guys to gang slam AP.

Keep that in mind watching the game.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:07:57 +0000

Absolutely agree about the quarterback who makes the mistake. Is there any player in the NFL today who falls into the "you can't stop him, you only can hope to contain him" category more than AP? The key to stopping the Vikings is getting to Favre. But that Vikes D-line vs Steelers O-line battle will be interesting to watch.

The fact that New England did that to the Titans in the snow makes it all the more embarrassing. Seriously, how do you pull off that offensive display in inclement weather, even if you're a bad weather team, if the defense makes even an ounce of effort?

Love to see NE-Pitt in the Championship game!

By: Gairzo

Gairzo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:20:30 +0000

Yeah, the Vikings have a defensive wall we haven't seen in years. Is the Steelers O-line improvement for real?

Then you got AP who can juke you out of your chest hair but would much prefer to run you over.

The quarterback who makes the big mistake will tell the tale. We can't forget New England's statement made in October but made for January. "We can throw it all over the field in a foot of snow."

I'm hoping the AFC Championship comes down to NE vs Pittsburgh, but Indy might be better than both.

By: Nate Barlow

Nate Barlow — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:31:38 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I was hoping the entire Tennessee Titans team would received your nod for this week's Tampy nomination. There's being beat, and then there's quitting. This wasn't some Football Bowl Subdivision team trouncing a Football Championship Subdivision team. This is the National Football League, and, in the NFL, 59-0 is quitting on your coach.

I thought Dre Bly had this thing locked up for the month, but the Titans' shameful performance is going to give him a run for his money. Ouch.

On other matters, I would not the Vikings – Steelers game with a hundred-foot poll. You don't see too many games where a blow out in either direction or an overtime nail-biter all look like viable possibilities.