A bit biased here as I’m a fan of the Birds, Hurts, Smitty etc. they’ve won me a ton of money over the last calendar year, I like playing them.
Having said that as you all know this looks like 2 years ago when they just totally folded. I certainly didn’t have them getting dominated by Chi at home. The defense is totally different w/ Carter, huge loss and their rookie safety was a big loss as well. Add in the fact they're down Lane which doesn't help v the run.
My angle for this game is that the Chargers are even worse on the OL. Fangio's scheme forces QBs to be patient, take the check down over and over and over. Hampton is back but will prob be on a snap count. I see sacks on sacks for Philly, Herb is running for his life. I expect Hurts to run more and have a nice game passing with the matchups.
Birds -2.5, medium
Having said that as you all know this looks like 2 years ago when they just totally folded. I certainly didn’t have them getting dominated by Chi at home. The defense is totally different w/ Carter, huge loss and their rookie safety was a big loss as well. Add in the fact they're down Lane which doesn't help v the run.
My angle for this game is that the Chargers are even worse on the OL. Fangio's scheme forces QBs to be patient, take the check down over and over and over. Hampton is back but will prob be on a snap count. I see sacks on sacks for Philly, Herb is running for his life. I expect Hurts to run more and have a nice game passing with the matchups.
Birds -2.5, medium