NFL Week 5 Picks (with point spreads)

[Auggie]

Favorite / Spread / Underdog (home team in CAPS)

Minnesota / 10 / ST LOUIS

Dallas / 8.5 / KANSAS CITY

CAROLINA / 3.5 / Washington

PHILADELPHIA / 14.5 / Tampa Bay

NY GIANTS / 15.5 / Oakland

BUFFALO / 6 / Cleveland

BALTIMORE / 8.5 / Cincinnati

Pittsburgh / 10.5 / DETROIT

SAN FRANCISCO / 2.5 / Atlanta

New England / 3 / DENVER

ARIZONA / 5.5 / Houston

SEATTLE / PK / Jacksonville

Indianapolis / 4 / TENNESSEE

NY Jets / 1.5 / MIAMI

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Byes: Chicago, Green Bay, New Orleans, San Diego
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Please post before Sunday kickoff
Good luck.

AUGGIE PICKS:

Minnesota
Dallas
CAROLINA
PHILADELPHIA
NY GIANTS
BUFFALO
BALTIMORE
Pittsburgh
SAN FRANCISCO
New England
ARIZONA
SEATTLE
Indianapolis
NY Jets

[JonLP24]

1. My picks

Minnesota
Kansas City (Arrowhead and a 8.5 spread - I don't care if it's the Chefs)
Carolina
Philadelphia
Oakland
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Denver
Arizona
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Jets

[Forkboy]

2. ....

Minnesota
Dallas
Carolina
Philadelphia
NY Giants
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New England
Arizona
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
NY Jets

[MrSlayer]

3. 4 double digit favs.

The NFL has more horrible teams this year than in a long time.

[El Supremo]

4. I see that New England is only favored by three.

Bwahaha!

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

[Auggie]

5. Makes them the easy pick

:)

[JonLP24]

6. What?!? You don't have faith in a Mike Nolan defense?

:)

[Auggie]

7. If I'm wrong it'll be the last week I bet against the Broncos

You bring up a good point too. Nolan (and 49er GM Scot McCloughan) put together the pieces of a 49er defense that's performing well this year. That Nolan is having success in Denver with a squad that's hardly of his own picking is just as impressive.

[JonLP24]

8. I had no idea

I meant my post as a joke because I thought he was considered a failure by 49ers fans but I had no idea he was in good standing due to the defense he put together. You make a very good point.

Even though many Cardinal fans will disagree I think Dennis Green did an excellent job with this team. After the 2002 season they nuked this team at several positions and had to start from scratch. For the 2003 season they had Jeff Blake and signed Emmitt Smith(Big mistake as Marcel Shipp was coming around really good-slowed his progression) and Dennis Green built this team you see today. Added Fitzgerald, Dansby, Rolle, Warner, and Leinart who I believe he is coming around just fine due to impressive preseason.

Now one thing that has been eating me alive the past few weeks is that the Cardinals drafted Levi Brown over Adrian Peterson, I don't care about a team need when they past up the greatest running back since LT and possibly Barry Sanders. That philosophy of picking team need over the player with the most potential is what landed Sam Bowie to the Blazers instead of Michael Jordan.

[Auggie]

9. The "what ifs" are maddening

Back to Nolan: He built the current 49ers but Singletary is better at coaching it. Would Dennis Green have the same success with the Cardinals as Whisenhunt had last year? Who gets the real credit? This is maddening too.

[JonLP24]

11. Todd Haley deserves a big portion of credit

He called the plays on offense last year and did a fantastic job he also wasn't afraid to let me players know they are messing up.

It was difficult to think about how Green would do the past 2 seasons but he did coach the 2nd highest offense in NFL history('98 Vikings in which the '07 Patriots beat their records).

[Auggie]

10. Kick

[madinmaryland]

12. OK. Here goes...

Minnesota
KANSAS CITY
CAROLINA
PHILADELPHIA
NY GIANTS
BUFFALO
Cincinnati
DETROIT
SAN FRANCISCO
New England
Houston
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
NY Jets

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Notice who I did not choose.

[Angleae]

13. Here's mine

Minnesota
Dallas
CAROLINA
Tampa Bay
NY GIANTS
Cleveland
BALTIMORE
Pittsburgh
SAN FRANCISCO
New England
Houston
SEATTLE
Indianapolis
NY Jets

[Condem]

14. Man, I'm tired. Got up just to do this?

ST. Louis
Dallas
Carolina
Iggs
Gints
Buffalo
Baltimore
Steelers
SF
Pats
Arizona
Seattle
Indianapolis
Miami

[Bill McBlueState]

15. mine

Minnesota
KANSAS CITY
CAROLINA
Tampa Bay
NY GIANTS
BUFFALO
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
SAN FRANCISCO
New England
Houston
SEATTLE
Indianapolis
NY Jets

[Auggie]

16. AND THE WINNERS ARE...

JonLP24, Forkboy, & madinmaryland

:applause::applause::applause:



That was a tough week. Thanks for playing.



JonLP24: 7W, 7L

W: Minnesota
W: Kansas City
L: Carolina
W: Philadelphia
L: Oakland
L: Buffalo
W: Cincinnati
L: Pittsburgh
L: San Francisco
W: Denver
W: Arizona
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: Jets

Forkboy: 7W, 7L

W: Minnesota
L: Dallas
L: Carolina
W: Philadelphia
W: NY Giants
L: Buffalo
W: Cincinnati
L: Pittsburgh
W: Atlanta
L: New England
W: Arizona
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: NY Jets

madinmaryland: 7W, 7L

W: Minnesota
W: KANSAS CITY
L: CAROLINA
W: PHILADELPHIA
W: NY GIANTS
L: BUFFALO
W: Cincinnati
W: DETROIT
L: SAN FRANCISCO
L: New England
L: Houston
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: NY Jets


Auggie: 6W, 8L

W: Minnesota
L: Dallas
L: CAROLINA
W: PHILADELPHIA
W: NY GIANTS
L: BUFFALO
L: BALTIMORE
L: Pittsburgh
L: SAN FRANCISCO
L: New England
W: ARIZONA
W: SEATTLE
W: Indianapolis
L: NY Jets

Bill McBlueState : 6W, 8L

W: Minnesota
W: KANSAS CITY
L: CAROLINA
L: Tampa Bay
W: NY GIANTS
L: BUFFALO
W: Cincinnati
L: Pittsburgh
L: SAN FRANCISCO
L: New England
L: Houston
W: SEATTLE
W: Indianapolis
L: NY Jets

Condem: 6W, 8L

L: ST. Louis
L: Dallas
L: Carolina
W: Iggs
W: Gints
L: Buffalo
L: Baltimore
L: Steelers
L: SF
L: Pats
W: Arizona
W: Seattle
W: Indianapolis
W: Miami

Angleae: 5W, 9L

W: Minnesota
L: Dallas
L: CAROLINA
L: Tampa Bay
W: NY GIANTS
W: Cleveland
L: BALTIMORE
L: Pittsburgh
L: SAN FRANCISCO
L: New England
L: Houston
W: SEATTLE
W: Indianapolis
L: NY Jets

[JonLP24]

17. Oh wow

It was indeed a tough week. Thankfully I was the only one that picked Denver to secure the first place tie. ;)

[Auggie]

18. I haven't been taking a few teams for real,

like Denver. Cincinnati. Or Miami. That will change.

[Forkboy]

19. I knew this week would be brutal. I didn't like any of those picks.

When 7-7 is tops you know it was a tough week for picks. :)