Eli will give it a go, backed up by Carr...................              Derek Anderson will try to keep Browns close   Photo by Jim McIsaac- Getty Images                                    Photo by  - Getty  Images

No big story today, just the picks for the week.  In Week 5, I went 3 of 4 on my best bets, having been victimized by the thoroughly chastened Jets against the Fish.  I foolishly thought the Jets could stop the run.  Just as silly, I thought the Jets could stop Drew Henne.  Instead I got Land Shark Stadium frenzy and Jay Lo and inspired performances from anybody wearing friggin’ teal.

On overall picks against the spread, I was 6 and 8 for the second week in a row.  My best bets were much better and I was THIS close to winning ten bucks. 

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Carolina is just too good for the Bucs.  Josh Johnson, the new starting qb, is learning about life in the NFL as is much of  the Bucs team.  Carolina is coming off a come-from-behind win and should be re-energized.  Their horrible pass defense shows no signs of getting better.  I suspect bad coaching all over the place in Tampa.

Philadelphia has Number 5 back (McNabb of course) and still another wideout named Maclin to add to a bevy of fine hands.  Oakland is just playing out the string and who could blame them with the quarterback they have?  Jamarcus Russell is the worst QB I've seen in many years.  Once again, is there any coaching happening in Oakland?

Atlanta is coming off a big win against the Niners in a game that was supposed to be close.  Who could have guessed the Niners would be all full of themselves, as personified by Dre Bly, their ridiculous corner.  My guess is da Bears will be da Bears and kick some Falcon butt.

For a Charger team that looked awful against the Steelers, and that showed no defense at all, it's hard to imagine them beating a Bronco team by 6 or more, no matter how good their offense.  Broncs playing tough and disciplined, like its quarterback.

   

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Favorite	Underdog	Spread	4 Best	My Pick	Reason
MIN	Bal	3 ½		Bal	Favre and Vikings meet a real opponent
WAS	KCy	6 ½		KCy	Chiefs good enough to stay close if not win
CIN	Hou	5 ½		Hou	Cinci a little too comfortable
PIT	Cle	13 ½		PIT	Steelers will pour it on late, Polamalu return?
JAC	StLo	13		StLo	Rams will surprise, stop run
NO	Nyg	3		NO	Giants pass defense will be exposed
CAR	TmpBy	3	*	CAR	Tampa can’t stop pass, new QB not the answer
GB	Det	10 ½		GB	Big spread but GB gets its OL back
PHI	Oak	13 ½	*	PHI	Hard to imagine a spread too high
SEA	Ari	2 ½		Ari	Cards still AFC Super Bowl representative
NYJ	Buf	9		NYJ	Ryan stirred them up
NE	Ten	9		NE	Tennessee’s a mess, Pats aren’t
ATL	Chi	4 ½	*	Chi	Atlanta won’t be facing Dre Bly this week
SD	Den	6	*	Den	Div battle will be much closer

 

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