Week Seven NFL Picks-Hard Hitting

The Browns, Detroit, and Tampa Bay all lost last Sunday, so the 2010 season is returning to some resemblance of normality. Remember last week I said if those three teams won their games it would only confirm it will be a wacky Bizzaro World season. No apologies are necessary. The Brown's, who entered the season with higher expectations than what their record reflects, have been shredded by offensive injuries. Colt McCoy did a decent job considering the receivers he was left with in the Pittsburgh game. Detroit has been showing a desire to win, but is sabotaged weekly by unfortunate turn of events. Tampa Bay had been looking like a contender, but got clobbered by the Saints. St Louis on-the-other-hand beat San Diego and is in the thick of it in their division.

I was 8-6 in Week Six. Even the darts aren't helping in my quest for a perfect week. St Louis is playing Tampa Bay. I am taking the Buccaneers for no particular reason other than playing at home. You might say Jackson could be a factor in favor of the Rams and the Buccaneers running game has been non-existent, but Sunday that will change in what will be a close game. Baltimore should be able to handle the Bills and New Orleans will dominate the Browns mercilessly. Cincinnati at Atlanta and Washington at Chicago are both tough calls, but I am going with the home teams to win. Arizona at Seattle will decide the number one team in the division. Seattle will overcome.

The games to watch this week will be New England at San Diego, Minnesota at Green Bay, and NY Giants at Dallas. San Diego has been hurting itself by continous costly mistakes and New England has a strong offensive attack with the addition of Branch. It will be close and high scoring. New England will prevail with a strong blitz attack. Minnesota is strong all around defensively and offensively and Green Bay has been struggling. If Brett Favre can avoid the one costly pick the Vikings will win. The Giants offense is coming together, but their defense has been stepping up and Dallas is lacking the winning spark. Romo will be harassed and the Cowboys will trip over their own feet again.

This past week was controversial with all the concussions. The cameras can go into slow motion, but the players cannot. Once a player commits themselves there is no turning back and anything can happen. You have people moving in different directions and collisions are inevitable. Receivers and quarterbacks are often in vulnerable positions and you can tell a flagrant head shot from just plain aggressive football. Those should be flagged and fined. I have played football and butted heads on several occassions. That is the nature of the game.
 
SUN, OCT 24 TIME (ET)
Cincinnati 20 at Atlanta 24 1:00 PM W
Georgia Dome
Washington 23 at Chicago 24 1:00 PM L
Soldier Field
St. Louis 20 at Tampa Bay 21 1:00 PM W
Raymond James Stadium
San Francisco 20 at Carolina 18 1:00 PM L
Bank of America Stadium
Buffalo 15 at Baltimore 24 1:00 PM W
M&T Bank Stadium
Philadelphia 21 at Tennessee 24 1:00 PM W
LP Field
Jacksonville 28 at Kansas City 17 1:00 PM L
Arrowhead Stadium
Pittsburgh 30 at Miami 23 1:00 PM W
Sun Life Stadium
Cleveland 17 at New Orleans 34 1:00 PM L
Superdome
Arizona 18 at Seattle 23 4:05 PM W
Qwest Field
New England 28 at San Diego 27 4:15 PM W
Qualcomm Stadium
Oakland 24 at Denver 20 4:15 PM W
Invesco Field at Mile High
Minnesota 27 at Green Bay 24 8:20 PM L
Lambeau Field
MON, OCT 25 TIME (ET)

NY Giants 28 at Dallas 20 8:30 W 

Cowboys Stadium