Week 3 Thursday Night Pick

Here are five takeaways from week two and also a pick for the Buccaneers vs. Falcons game tonight.

1. The NFL Debacle

How stupid are some NFL players? I mean Jonathan Dwyer, have you not been paying attention to what has been going on in the league the past month? He deserves to be kicked out of the league for sheer stupidity. Ray Rice has been completely forgotten thanks to Adrian Peterson, Greg Hardy, and now Dwyer. The Commish doesn't really appear to be doing anything either. The Panthers and Vikings finally stepped up and at least won't play Hardy or Peterson. Sponsors are finally starting to comment at the NFL's lack of action. It's chaos at the moment and Roger "The Goods" Goodell is showing no leadership whatsoever, therefore people will not stop talking about these issues.

2. The Steelers Stink

The Steelers have been outscored 50-9 in their past six quarters. They haven't scored a touchdown since the second quarter of week one. The defense can't stop a nose bleed. The Brownies and Ravens did whatever they pleased against the supposedly younger and faster defense. It's a miracle that the Steelers aren't 0-2. I'm not sure if the Steelers will ever look as good as they did in the first 30 minutes of the season again. I doubt they win this week in Carolina. 8-8 here we come for the third straight year.

3. Eli Manning Stinks

Eli is very lucky that he has two Super Bowl rings on his hand or people would be calling for his job. After 27 interceptions last year, he has already throw four in two games this season. The Giants are 0-2 and it doesn't seem like they are going to get any better. Maybe the Giants just aren't a very good team around him anymore, but something has gone wrong with Eli.

4. 2-0 Teams I'm Not Buying

Seven teams have yet to lose a game. However two of them are somewhat suspicious. The Bills still have a lot to prove before I'll call them contenders. Beating the Chargers this week at home would be a good step towards that. I am also not buying the Texans just yet. Their defense has been very good so far but they beat the Redskins and the Raiders. Looking ahead at their schedule they have a chance to be the Chiefs last year (Giants, Bills, Cowboys are their next three). Until they take down the Colts though, the Texans will have more to prove.

5. 0-2 Teams in Big Trouble

There are also seven 0-2 teams in the NFL. I think all but one of them are done. Therefore the Giants, Buccaneers, Jaguars, and Raiders are out. I also think the Chiefs and Saints are cooked. The Chiefs have now gone 2-8 since their 9-0 start last year. I don't see them making it back to the playoffs. I think the Saints are out also. The NFC is the tougher conference and digging themselves a two game hole will sink them. They basically need to go 10-4 or 11-3 to make the playoffs, which won't be easy with two games left against the Panthers, also the 49ers, Packers, Bengals, and Ravens. The only 0-2 team that has a chance to bounce back is the Colts, partly due to their weaker division.

Thursday Night Pick

Falcons 31, Buccaneers 17 --- The ship has sailed on the Bucs high hopes this season after losing to the Rams at home last week. They just aren't very good in my opinion. Josh McCown is a backup, not a starter. The Falcons had a rough outing in Cincinnati last Sunday and their defense just isn't very good. With that being said, I'll take the Falcons at home and I'd lean for taking the -6.5 spread because home teams on Thursday have had success so far this year and in general.