Week 4 Thursday Night Pick

Six takeaways from Week 3.

1 - The New England Patriots are going to the Super Bowl

It's not even a doubt in my mind at the moment. I know they haven't played against great teams so far but if their defense continues to let up 11.3 points per game or even under 20, who is going to beat them come January? TFB and the offense will only get better throughout the year. Gronk hasn't even played yet. I don't even care if they have to go to Denver in the playoffs. I'll take Lord Brady outdoors in the cold over Peyton everyday of the week.

P.S. I'm not saying they win the Super Bowl but they will be in it.

2 - I'm not giving up on the Giants or Redskins yet.

I realize they are both horrible at the moment, the Giants especially. How do you lose 38-0 to the Panthers? The Redskins have a ton of problems as well but I really don't think either of them are done. I think this because if I claim them to be dead, that means I'm basically handing the Cowboys the division title. Sure they looked good beating the Rams last week but it's September, the Cowboys always look great in September. The Boys do have the talent to win the division but they will most likely have a late season slump. It wouldn't shock me to see the Cowboys go 9-7. Which means the Skins or G-Men can go 9-4 to have a chance. Seems like a long shot right now, but string together a few wins and it could be interesting.

3 - The Colts are really good

Going into San Fran and beating up the Niners is no easy task but that's exactly what the Colts did last Sunday. They have to be the favorite at the moment to win the AFC South. Andrew Luck is the best QB out of all the young guns and the addition of Trent Richardson is going to be big. But I now know they can be physical and beat teams up. I know I just said the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl but the Colts should be in the discussion.

4 - The Bills / Geno

Hey Bills, how do you not win a game when the opposing team committed 20 penalties? That's absurd. Figure it out. I'm also not as high on EJ Manuel now after watching that game. In the fourth quarter all he did was drop back and throw deep balls to nobody. However, I'm now on Geno Smith's bandwagon. I don't think he's ready to lead the Jets to the playoffs this year but the kid can play. The throw to Yo Holmes was fantastic. Plus he doesn't seem to get bothered if he makes a bad play or turns the ball over, something you could never say about Nacho Sanchez.

5 - Under / Over 10 losses for the Steelers?

at Vikings (London) W (They better win or else I'll be wearing a Minnesota Vikings jersey to Christmas Eve dinner at my Grandma's house) at Jets (After a bye) W  vs Ravens  L  at Raiders L (The Steelers don't beat Oakland ever) at Patriots L (could be ugly) vs Bills W vs Lions L at Browns W (Can't lose to the Brownies, just can't) at Ravens (Thanksgiving) L vs Dolphins (Mike Wallace return to Pittsburgh) L vs Bengals L at Packers L vs Browns W

Over. I got them at 5-11. Gonna be a long year. A win on thanksgiving in Baltimore would be awesome though.

6 - Aldon Smith

So much for my Defensive Player of The Year pick. In all seriousness hopefully he figures things out and gets back onto the field after he gets out of rehab.

How do the Rams not wear those jerseys every single game? So much better than their current ones. 

Thursday Night Pick

49ers 20, Rams 17 OT --- Sort of joking about the overtime prediction but last year both games went to OT and they did tie one game. I just can't see the Niners losing three games in a row so I think they will get the win tonight. It might be a close one because the Rams need the win also but in the end San Francisco gets the victory.