John and Friends Predict....Week 10 in the NFL

by Tim Lynch on Nov 14, 2009 4:00 PM MST in 2009 Game Previews Comment 26 comments

John and various members of the staff here are once again competing in the annual MHR Pick'em challenge. You will notice the Denver Broncos game is not included. We'll just say everyone roots for the Broncos each week! Guru's wife is a Patriots fan, so her pick will be of the Broncos game. Just so homerism doesn't affect the outcome again this year.

WEEK 10
-	John	Steve	Tim	Doug	Ted	Mdierk	Guru Wife
CHI @ SF	CHI	CHI	CHI	CHI	SF	SF	SF
ATL @ CAR	ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL
TB @ MIA	MIA	MIA	MIA	MIA	MIA	MIA	MIA
CIN @ PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT	CIN
JAX @ NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ	NYJ
DET @ MIN	MIN	MIN	MIN	MIN	MIN	MIN	MIN
NO @ STL	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
BUF @ TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN	TEN
KC @ OAK	OAK	KC	KC	OAK	OAK	KC	KC
SEA @ ARI	ARI	ARI	ARI	ARI	ARI	ARI	ARI
DAL @ GB	DAL	DAL	DAL	DAL	DAL	DAL	DAL
PHI @ SD	PHI	PHI	SD	PHI	PHI	PHI	SD
NE @ IND	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	DEN
BAL @ CLE	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL
Last Week	7-5	8-4	8-4	6-6	6-6	8-4	7-5
Season Record	88-33	84-37	86-35	80-41	81-40	81-40	81-40

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You didn't

get to vote ‘Who Cares’ on OAK/KC? Too bad…it’s a gutsy call to vote NE on the road over IND. Should be a heck of a game.

Moreno/Buckhalter in '09

by Emmett Smith on Nov 14, 2009 4:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Wow

No one likes Indy at home? Neither do I t be honest, but I’m surprised to see the Pats across the board.

by bostonbroncofan on Nov 14, 2009 4:11 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I think it's the Broncos game since Guru's wife is a Pats fan?

by bfree2bronc on Nov 14, 2009 4:19 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Come on Eagles...you can do it!!!

by bfree2bronc on Nov 14, 2009 4:19 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Anyone hear Brian Griese

doing the color commentary on ESPN’s UMiami at UNC game today? Just watched part of it but he was actually quite good I thought. Good to see him employed! ;-)

Btw I wouldn’t be stunned to see the Jaguars upset the Jets even on the road. Not sure I’d pick against the NYJ either but Jax winning wouldn’t stun me. Nor would Indy winning of course.

I’m sooooo glad the Raiders Chiefs game is on TV here. :-/

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by underdog on Nov 14, 2009 5:33 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Don't remind me..........."sigh"

I’m a Canes fan

by Whosbob89 on Nov 14, 2009 7:35 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Go Canes, sucks they lose

Brian sounds just like his daddy.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 10:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

GO CANES!

by Whosbob89 on Nov 15, 2009 10:43 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

The Dolts are going to beat the Eagels in SD. The Eagels just are not very good. Peters has been terrible for them and they don’t run the ball.

I’m surprised so many of you picked a bad Chicago team playing on the road on a Thursday night game.

Carolina may beat ATL, but most of the other picks look good.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 6:06 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Good points, McG

I was really surprised when Philly took on Peters – he was pretty bad last season, with 11.5 sacks. That’s not a slump – that’s awful. The outcome hasn’t been surprising, though. He’s still bad. CAR/ATL looks like fun and I can see it either way.

Moreno/Buckhalter in '09

by Emmett Smith on Nov 14, 2009 6:10 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t want to be accused of believing in the Dolts because I don’t. It’s just that I don’t believe in the Eagles either.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 6:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

The Eagles are going to regret signing Peters to big money. He is just like Gerard Warren. As soon as he got paid, he turned it off.

Not that he was that good in the first place. Peters is the starting LT on my all overrated team.

Jay Cutler will have to be the QB on that team with Aaron Rodgers as the back up.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 6:22 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Pffft.

Hater. Aaron Rodgers is solid. Tell me you wouldn’t want him as your team’s QB (I love Orton, but I’m just saying, Rodgers is someone I could cheer for).

"I'm a Michigan Wolverine, which means I'm the only one who watches 'Rudy' hoping he pulls a hamstring or pops a quad." - Rich Eisen

by Rob4Braves on Nov 14, 2009 7:34 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Rodgers is overrated. Just watch him finish another season as starting QB for a losing NFL team. A team that has great WRs, a good RB and an awesome home field advantage. Yet he seems to find ways to wind up on the losing end of so many close games. Hummm.

He is no where close on an elite QB. His excellence is little more than a function of an adoring media. I’d take at least 10 other NFL QBs over Rodgers.

But to your point, Orton is not one of them.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 10:23 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Not sure what an Eagels is.

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by McGeorge on Nov 14, 2009 6:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Eagels???? oh thats easy...... it means an Eagles team that underperforms annually ;-)

I would hope you would support who we are. Not, who we are not. Coach Norman Dale "Hoosiers"

by dmitchell624 on Nov 14, 2009 6:39 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Are we picking NE as a respectful gesture to Guru's wife?

by isiddiqi on Nov 14, 2009 6:24 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

I don't think so. I think it's a common belief, held by many, that the Pats are better than the colts.

I am with them. I think the colts are vastly overrated. They haven’t really played anybody to show they can beat a good team. They beat houston and miami. Those two teams are average, but not good. The 49ers gave the colts fits last week. We all saw how dynamic the 49er offense is when we watched them put up 10 points against the bears despite being given 5 INTs.

The colts are ready for a fall. It’s a miracle that they got such a cake schedule. I’m not saying they aren’t worthy of being a playoff team, but they are definitely unworthy of being considered the best team in football. Tom Brady should make short work of them on sunday.

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by kentuckybronco on Nov 14, 2009 7:24 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm?

As far as “easy” schedules go, ask the Redskins how that’s worked out for them. Besides, don’t you think it’s unfair to say “they haven’t really played anybody” when just a few weeks ago people were saying the same thing about Denver?

The 49ers gave them “fits,” but they still pulled out a win. Meanwhile, New England hasn’t blown out their opponents any more than Indy has. They had to come back to beat Buffalo, and the Ravens game had many very questionable calls. They could have easily started the season 1-4. Plus, Indianapolis has allowed the fewest passing TDs this season. That has to mean something for a game like this.

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by Rob4Braves on Nov 14, 2009 7:50 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I never said the Redskins were a good team, though.

The colts are overrated IMO because they have played good against bad teams. The redskins are a bad team because they played poorly against bad teams.

It’s a different situation between the broncos and colts. The broncos were said to be overrated and “they haven’t played anybody” until week four. Weeks 1 2 and 3 looked really weak before Cincinnati went on a tear and decided to be a good team. I don’t think you can argue that the broncos “haven’t played anybody” after beating three division leaders and SD who is second in the division.

Of course, Indy has allowed the fewest passing TDs this season. Look at who they played. The TItans, Rams, Dolphins, and Jags are tied for 25th in the league in passing TDs. That is half of their schedule played terrible passing offenses. The seahawks would have ranked lower in passing TDs if it weren’t for the 41-0 trouncing of the (also terrible) Jacksonville Jags and 28-0 against the rams and 32-20 on the lions.

You could basically conclude that 5 of the 8 teams the Colts have played were in the bottom third of the league in passing offense. That explains why the colts look prolific on pass defense. They better bring their A game with a banged up secondary against Tom Brady and Welker and Moss.

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by kentuckybronco on Nov 14, 2009 8:05 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

look at the reaction to the Giants going 4-0...I see the same thing with the Colts here...

Because Montana has no professional sports, I gotta support the land of my birth.

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^Needs explaining: don't call someone asking uncomfortable, slightly antagonistic questions trolls. In all odds they probably just want to learn. It's real easy to differentiate a 'Socratic' post from a trolling one (unless you're a resident of WCG).
^Needs further explaining: I have yet to post anything on WCG, don't worry, I'm not trying to rationalize anything I've done. I've just lurked over there and man, they are the model of post-peloponnesian war Athens.

by Drizzt396 on Nov 14, 2009 11:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Power of the average

After the San Diego win and all during the bye week the MSM bombarded us with talk of half time adjustments: “opponents third down percentage of 2/35 through 6 weeks” and a 76-10 scoring advantage after halftime. Maybe it gets said so oftent that the team believes the statistic as fact. I remember one instance from back in 86 when every announcer would correlate 20 points scored by the Broncos= a victory by the Broncos.This trend held up through the playoffs and “The Drive” against Cleveland.What happens in the Super Bowl? The Broncos lose 20-39.

Its like when an announcer says Kicker A has not missed a kick between 38 and 40 yards on the road in the last 6 seasons.What does he do? Miss the kick.

Maybe the opposition buys into the trend also.Denver doesnt allow 3rd down conversions in the second half.Lets show the world that we can convert on 3rd down.The Broncos dont allow any points in the second half.Let’s make a close game a rout in the 4th quarter.That is exactly what the Ravens and Steelers did to Denver in succesive weeks,convert on 2nd down and score points in the 4th quarter.

It also went against Denver back in 06 when they had the TD streak going and everybody was searching for a nickname for the defense.By the end of the year the defense had earned something,a trip to the offseason.

By this logic,Denver will throw the balldown the field and be able to run the ball short yardage in the coming weeks.Denver has just faced thhe two best defenses they will play all year and though Denver has had success against Pittsburgh in the past,once again the MSM brought up the face that Pittsburgh hasnt won in Denver since 1990.However,I will dispute that Pittsburgh won on the road because there were way too many terrible towels and Steelers jerseys for it to be a Denver home game.

by OrangeCrush4082 on Nov 14, 2009 8:38 PM MST reply actions 0 recs