***Week 9 NFL Discussion***

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

I just think there are better spots than the GB/Tenn game...that could go either way...Tenn is a very good team, but in a letdown spot....who wins??
Beats me...lol. :dunno:

[hodown]

I dont think Tenn will be dogged, but I think it'll be less than 3

[Underdog88]

Was watching espn yesterday & they said the Titans will lose @ Chicago. They are always wrong LoL. I do think this is a letdown spot for Tenn this week, as some have already posted. I just don't know if I want to fade them- they are very disciplined & patient. The Colts were able to ruin effectively to set up the play action, even without Addai. I think GB will have to do the same if they want to get their offense going. GB's run D is far from the best, I think Tenn will have an advantage in the groung attack. I'm thinking over 42, as every Packers total this season has gone over that number...

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

I cannot see an 8-0 Tenn team being dogged against a team like Chicago who has a perception of being an "OK" team. You give 8-0 Tenn a FG against Chicago, and you get 90% public on that side...

[bookiekilla]

did u guys consider the ATL @ OAK Game?
i think that -3 is scary to me, i donno if im just in love with ATL or something.. but shouldnt the line be at -6? ATL barely lost to philly( two bad turn overs), they beat GB on the road, beat a pretty good CHI team,

my mind tells me to play this game but i probably wont... seems fishy for some reason.

i have a feeling OAK will win...just a feeling!

yeah, the line seems a little fishy to me, but I still love the falcons in here (but I love them to win just about every week..lol..but haven't taken them every week this year!)..I'm just looking forward to Ryan throwing all day on fkcn MeAngello Hall...I really hope he's matched up with Roddy White in this one...he's going to try and jump atleast a couple of routs trying to get a pick, and gonna get burned..like he did so many times here in atlanta...IMO the lines haven't caught up with the falcons yet, just my opinion, but I'm not complaining...they should've covered last week vs Philly...hell they should have won straight up if not for a pick from the 2 yard line and then that blown call at the end..but moving on to this game...this is one of the few games that the falcons can win on the road....they're just the better team here, and match up very well against the raiders...Yes, it's going to be a homer play and big one for me on sunday..I haven't had any big plays on the falcons so far this year, but this might be my biggest...atleast 5 units..I know this wasn't really handicapping the game, but I gotta get to work, and will try to come back here and try to explain this one a little better later..

[Furashu]

I think CHI will be favored vs TEN....unless they get pounded this week, or lose key players, or something....regardless of what TEN does vs GB.

If Braylon Edwards could catch the ball, he'd be dangerous.

Kellen Winslow Jr is a baby and a vagina. I'd have to think the BAL defense makes him cry like he always does, lol, although i admit i haven't looked at that game for a second yet, and therefore don't have a real opinion on it yet, or anything solid to add at this point.

really? i woulda guessed it would start at -6 for TEN vs CHI. pending both teams win. i havent really been watching the bears, but does the public love them that much to put the line at CHi -3 over tenn?


did u guys consider the ATL @ OAK Game?
i think that -3 is scary to me, i donno if im just in love with ATL or something.. but shouldnt the line be at -6? ATL barely lost to philly( two bad turn overs), they beat GB on the road, beat a pretty good CHI team,

my mind tells me to play this game but i probably wont... seems fishy for some reason.

i have a feeling OAK will win...just a feeling!

[Stifler's Mom]

I think CHI will be favored vs TEN....unless they get pounded this week, or lose key players, or something....regardless of what TEN does vs GB.

If Braylon Edwards could catch the ball, he'd be dangerous.

Kellen Winslow Jr is a baby and a vagina. I'd have to think the BAL defense makes him cry like he always does, lol, although i admit i haven't looked at that game for a second yet, and therefore don't have a real opinion on it yet, or anything solid to add at this point.

[hodown]

And unless tenn wins handily and chicago struggles, I don't see that line getting to 3.

[hodown]

I like indy in that one. Pats don't have an overwheling rush offense and I don't think cassel is good enough to take them into a playoff atmosphere environment and pull off a win. The chargers pounded them at home and I say the colts do the same, in what is an absolute must win for indy.

[Furashu]

okay i guess i wont play that TENN/GB game.... all signs say no.

what about that NE/IND game?
NE's 5 wins come from pretty bad teams IMO KC,NYJ, SF, DEN, STL.
Indy is in a similar spot to SD, SNF, win or go even more below .500, their defense looked more active vs TENN compared to their first 7 games. NE barely beat STL, who had no sjax.

i know u can say the same about IND, they beat crappy teams in MIN(well not them),HOU, BAL(this was a surprise), but they didnt look like the same crappy team in the first half on MNF. Indy's o-line was also decimated at the beginning of the season and peyton was coming off his knee surgery so his timing was off and their o-line is healthy now, and rhodes showed he can run the ball pretty well. If BAL loses, then theyre tied with CLE in the division.

line is -5.5 /6


also..

how about fading cleveland? for bal +1.5?
Cleveland relies on its run game to develop the pass, stallworth is hurt and last week the only reason the cleveland offense had life was because the jags give up 120yds rushing per game. BAL ...not so easy on the run. the times stallworth was out, braylon was doubled and DA had no one to throw to. BAL has been playing some good defense which will let flacco and mcgahee have more opportunities to score or get a ton of fgs... i like BAL because the public is all over the brown's bandwagon and their win over an overrated JAX team.

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

GB off the bye as well...and Tenn on a short week...

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

Any other week i'd be all over TEN as a fave of less than 7 against a GB team who is middle of the pack at best, imho

Seems a letdown is not a factor to the public, as they are hammering TEN -5.5 at a large 75% clip so far....as I expected they would be.

I agree...and that's going to be a no-play game for me...and I'll hope to catch a FG with the Bears in week 10...

[Stifler's Mom]

I don't know.....you're probably right as far as public opinion of GB, but to me that line looks low at anything that falls into a pick the winner scenario.

Any other week i'd be all over TEN as a fave of less than 7 against a GB team who is middle of the pack at best, imho

Seems a letdown is not a factor to the public, as they are hammering TEN -5.5 at a large 75% clip so far....as I expected they would be.

[JohnnyMapleLeaf]

I agree Stif. After the Titans win, I looked ahead for their losing week...and Week 10 @ the Bears was almost in lights. Assuming the Titans win/cover this week...they'll be laying FG-type road chalk, and the Bears will be live. :thumbs:

The line against GB looks about right to me...not low. GB is thought of as a good team, so I'm not sure you could give them a TD...i was guessing it would be 6.

[Stifler's Mom]

Not the best spot for ten this week though, after finally getting "over the hump" and all but burying the colts as a contender in the division race.

That, I believe is why this line seems low. It seems to me the books want all the tennessee action they can get, assuming a letdown this week in a non conference game after beating (and like I said, all but burying) a division opponent they have struggled with forever.

I'm willing to bet ten will pull a bit of a fishy line @ chi next week too if they manage to cover this week vs gb. So, barring any team changing injuries, or chi being favored by more than a TD, I'll be all over chi in that game if ten remains undefeated and covers this weekend.

Its almost like a freebee to take a shot on gb as a dog this weekend, knowing you have a super shot at getting your money back next week with ten @ chi, should you not cash your gb ticket.

At least that's how I see it....

Buf rolls the favres too. The favre name is the only thing keeping that line under nyj +10