Sigh. To say DEN let that one go against ATL would be an understatement. There were so many miscues both on “O” & “D” for DEN that ATL had no choice but to take the gm. I did put too much faith in Lynch, who looked completely overwhelmed in his 1[SUP]st[/SUP] NFL start. Both Talib & Harris, 2 of the best ball hawks in the gm, dropped sure INT’s on Ryan which would’ve changed the gm. Most disappointing was DEN’s RBs having little success vs a banged up ATL LB corps. Indeed I should’ve stuck w/my initial POW which was MIN, who cruised to victory. PHI also blew it in DET, OAK could not make enough stops vs SD, & finally the Bungles looked absolutely hapless @ DAL to blow up my teaser.
POW 2-2-1, Teasers 3-2, Overall 12-10-1.
NE (-7 @ -115) performed as expected in Brady’s much anticipated return @ CLE. Helping grease the skids was rookie QB Kessler going down mid-gm & all-world Charlie Whiteworst coming in to preserve the blowout. Brady was up to his usual; riding a balanced attack w/Blount on the ground & passing to unheralded receivers like Hogan & Bennett. Enter CIN. This will be their 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] straight rd gm, & their last one wasn’t pretty. Being stuffed by DAL’s no-name (& no-talent) “D”, AJ Green wasn’t allowed to make an impact which I see Belicheat duplicating. LaFell has come on nicely recently, but NE has the scouting report on him so I don’t see him having continued success here. CIN’s run gm hasn’t been good all yr, & that should continue as well. Looking @ CIN’s schedule thus far, they’ve faced one good “D” in DEN, & could not score very many TDs (8 total TDs, tied for 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] worst) against NYJ, PIT, MIA & DAL. NE’s 13[SUP]th[/SUP] ranked “D” should have enough to stop CIN’s 1 dimensional “O”, w/Malcolm Butler likely getting help on AJ Green. As for NE’s “O”, CIN’s secondary has been shaky, w/their LBs also having trouble in pass coverage, which bodes well for both Gronk & Bennett. Talented Atkins & Dunlap could get pressure on Brady, but I believe Blount & White should alleviate that w/both running & receiving. If CIN starts slow like they did @ DAL, this one will be over early.
CIN 16
NE 31
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
POW 2-2-1, Teasers 3-2, Overall 12-10-1.
NE (-7 @ -115) performed as expected in Brady’s much anticipated return @ CLE. Helping grease the skids was rookie QB Kessler going down mid-gm & all-world Charlie Whiteworst coming in to preserve the blowout. Brady was up to his usual; riding a balanced attack w/Blount on the ground & passing to unheralded receivers like Hogan & Bennett. Enter CIN. This will be their 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] straight rd gm, & their last one wasn’t pretty. Being stuffed by DAL’s no-name (& no-talent) “D”, AJ Green wasn’t allowed to make an impact which I see Belicheat duplicating. LaFell has come on nicely recently, but NE has the scouting report on him so I don’t see him having continued success here. CIN’s run gm hasn’t been good all yr, & that should continue as well. Looking @ CIN’s schedule thus far, they’ve faced one good “D” in DEN, & could not score very many TDs (8 total TDs, tied for 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] worst) against NYJ, PIT, MIA & DAL. NE’s 13[SUP]th[/SUP] ranked “D” should have enough to stop CIN’s 1 dimensional “O”, w/Malcolm Butler likely getting help on AJ Green. As for NE’s “O”, CIN’s secondary has been shaky, w/their LBs also having trouble in pass coverage, which bodes well for both Gronk & Bennett. Talented Atkins & Dunlap could get pressure on Brady, but I believe Blount & White should alleviate that w/both running & receiving. If CIN starts slow like they did @ DAL, this one will be over early.
CIN 16
NE 31
5 Units
GL to all & comments are most welcome.
