NFL Picks

A huge php trade rumor developed in Denver not that long ago about the Broncos superstar quarterback Jay Cutler. The rumor had Cutler going to the Tampa Bay Bucs in a three way deal bringing Matt Cassel to the Broncos.

Well, to put it lightly, this rumor threatened to rip the Broncos apart. Cutler was absolutely furious when he learned that he might be on his way out in favor of Cassel.

Jay Cutler has gotten it into his mind that he is basically John Elway reborn. There is no questioning his arm strength as he does have a cannon, but he hasn't exactly proved that he can lead the Broncos to the promiseland just yet.

The AFC West has got to be one of the worst, if not the worst division in the NFL right now. The Oakland Raiders are absolutely filled with drama and lead by a crazy owner. The Kansas City Chiefs haven't been good since Joe Montana retired and the San Diego Chargers are a franchise trying to regain their dominance.

The Broncos looked pretty damn impressive at times on offense last season, but the defense was literally no existent which resulted in Denver losing the AFC West title in the last game of the season ot the Chargers.

Is Cutler a good quarterback? Yes. Is he Hall of Fame caliber? Remains to be seen.123

 There have been a lot of great tight ends over the years in the NFL, but few can match the Kansas City Chiefs perinial Pro Bowler Tony Gonzalez.

The guy can just do anything on the gridiron! Making key blocks, protecting his quarterback and his specialty, scoring touchdowns with amazing catches. 

The NFL has had its share of good tight ends coming into the league as of late with players like Antonio Gates with the San Diego Chargers and Kellen Winslow from the Cleveland Browns, but Gonzalez has been able to consistently outshine them all despite talk of his decline.

The amazing part about Gonzalez is not only his hall of fame like numbers throughout his career, but being able to be a hall of fame candidate at tight end without ever really having a good quarterback. The Kansas City Chiefs one of those teams in the NFL that can never keep a good, consistent quarterback. Yes, they had Joe Montana for a few years and Trent Green wasn't all that bad, but no longevity at the position which has kept Gonzalez from winning the only award he has left to strive for in a Lombardi trophy.

Last season there was quite a bit of talk about Gonzalez demanding a trade and they way the team has played over the last five years or so I really can't blame him. Well, the NFL trade deadline came and went and Gonzalez was still a Kansas City Chief despite the rumors of a trade that was guaranteed to happen.

Now that the season is over the rumors are flying around that Gonzalez is still dying to get out of Kansas City and play with a contender. The one team that keeps coming up is the Indianapolis Colts. The problem with that is that Dallas Clark is already there and one of Peyton Manning favorite targets.

I'm pretty sure that Gonzalez will be playing elsewhere next season, but the Colts will have to do some retooling to make that happen.

NFL this week, I'm going with the Ravens,  they are peeking now and Miami just beat the Jets who did not play well at all.  I really thought the spread would be higher, take Ravens -3

This football bowl game between Navy and Wake is another good match.  I think Wake will come out on top in this game, but it will be close to the end.  This too could be a high scoring game.   I just think Wake will win in the end and win by a FG or more.  Take Wake -3

The NFL games are winding down for alot of teams, but Minn is still in the hunt for a run for the Division Champ along with Chicago.  Minn seems to be playing better and peaking at the right time.   They will win against Atlanta this game is a must win for Minn.  They will come thru so go for it, take Minn -3

I predict that the Colts win, but not by 10.5 even though Jacksonville has been very suspect lately.    They really should have done much better.  Everyone was having them in high standings early in the season, just didn't pan out.  Still I like the Jaguars +10.5

I predict that Pitt will win this game outright.  They are the underdog, but there is alot riding on this game for Pitt.  Ravens have had a good showing lately, but go with Pitt +2.5 in this game.

The NFL is getting tougher now.  Alot of teams are in a must win situation.  This week I like the Giants over Dallas.    Seems TO is stirring up a little trouble again, not getting the ball as much as he thinks he should.  Giants have their own problems as well, but think Manning will pull it out.   Take the Giants +3

The NFL is heading into crunch time for alot of teams around the league.  Chicago is one of those teams.  This is a must win game  and I think the Bears will take the Jaguars by -3.5.  This is a home game for the Bears and for Jacksonville to come to Chicago in cold and snow will be a huge advantage to the Bears not to say that Chicago should win this game if it was early September.  Take the Bears -3.5

I like Texas alot in this game.  They should beat  Tx A&M by more than 34 pts.   Seems  A&M has been blown out most of their games this year.   Tx  will need this win to stay in the running.   This is such a talented team on both sides of the ball and just a great team to watch.  Take TX -34