DON'S week 6 picks

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THE DON'S
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WEEK 6 PICKS

By DonCanabis
CP Analyst/Godfather

First off, I want to apologize to my readers. I made a commitment to you guys, and even though life gets in the way of what we truly like, there's no excuse for it and it won't happen again.

What a crazy week, wasn't it? Green Bay, Atlanta, and Buffalo lost games that they should have won, and we lost two more QBs this week. I don't know, you guys, but doesn't it seem that the injuries have gone up this year? Especially the season/career-ending ones? I think that all these new rules to "protect" the players are the reason we see more injuries. Players don't want to get flagged and fined, so instead of going with their instincts, they hesitate and give a bad hit that ends up hurting them. But it just might be a crazy year, that's all.


On with the picks...

Tennessee at Tampa Bay -3 Ovr/Und 38

Even though they lost, Tampa looked good. They lost their second RB in two weeks, and now we might see the reemergence of R. Williams in the league. Hey, if Testaverde can come from the ashes every year and start right away, don't think this won't happen. Tennessee wins ugly; they have a very good defense, like they do every year, and even with the mistakes of their QB, they come out on top. Not this week!

Straight: Tampa Bay
Spread: Tampa Bay
Ovr/Und: Under

Philadelphia at New York Jets 3.5 Ovr/Und 42.5

If New York had any defense that could put pressure on, I might think differently; but also Philadelphia is getting their best player back after a week's rest. This could be the last game of Chad in a Jets' uniform, so be sure to Tivo it!

Straight: Philadelphia
Spread: Philadelphia
Ovr/Und: Over

St. Louis at Baltimore -9.5 Ovr/Und 37

Gus is ageless—I mean, he has been in the NFL as long as I can remember and still can produce! That offense scored almost the same amount of points in one week that they have thus far in the whole season. Paging Baltimore's offense, paging Baltimore's offense: would you please show up? Don't you think that giving a 9.5 spread to a team that could only score 9 points the previous week and is averaging 17.6 points per week is a bit too much? Vegas, really?

Straight: Baltimore
Spread: St. Louis
Ovr/Und: Under

Cincinnati at Kansas City 3 Ovr/Und 42

The Chiefs are who we thought they were!!!! Is L.J. even playing (because we haven't seen him yet)? I know how hard it is to win in Arrowhead, but even with the bad defense Cincinnati has, they can take this game.

Straight: Cincinnati
Spread: Cincinnati
Ovr/Und: Over

Minnesota at Chicago -5 Ovr/Und 37

Man, how important was last week's game against Green Bay? It could really become a turning point for this team. T. Jackson, it seems, will be able to play, which means Minnesota will lose.

Straight: Chicago
Spread: Chicago
Ovr/Und: Over

Miami at Cleveland -4.5 Ovr/Und 45.5

You think it can't get any worse for Miami, and then Green gets hurt. I wouldn't be surprised if this team doesn't win a game this year! Cleveland has been a good surprise: they fight, and they don't fear anyone. I hope the Lewis injury isn't too bad, because it could really hurt them.

Straight: Cleveland
Spread: Cleveland
Ovr/Und: Under

Washington at Green Bay -3 Ovr/Und 40.5
UPSET OF THE WEEK

Game of the Week #2: I'm liking what I'm seeing of this soup kid, especially now that they are letting him play and not protecting him so much. The Randle El injury scares me, but it has more to do with Moss not being 100%. Until Green Bay finds a running game, they're going to lose some games.

Straight: Washington
Spread: Washington
Ovr/Und: Over

Houston at Jacksonville -6.5 Ovr/Und 37

Jacksonville's defense is back at a top level. Houston is still way too hurt on offense. I like this Schaub kid, but he can't do miracles.

Straight: Jacksonville
Spread: Jacksonville
Ovr/Und: Over

Carolina at Arizona -5 Ovr/Und 40.5

The 80-year-old QBs game...Vinny against Warner, who knew? I just don't think a player can come out to a team and in three days learn the playbook and get in sync with the players.

Straight: Arizona
Spread: Arizona
Ovr/Und: Over

Oakland at San Diego -10 Ovr/Und 44

San Diego finally showed up; let's see if they can do it for two weeks. Culpepper has had one more week with that offense. That should help, but he's playing a faster defense in San Diego.

Straight: San Diego
Spread: San Diego
Ovr/Und: Over

New England at Dallas 6 Ovr/Und 53

Game of the Week, no question about it! New England is better coming into this game, but Dallas showed they can get out of their worst performance and still find a way to win as a team. I think it will be tough...it will be high-scoring and a really good game to watch!

Straight: New England
Spread: Dallas
Ovr/Und: Over

New Orleans at Seattle -6.5 Ovr/Und 43
UPSET OF THE WEEK

It isn't a good sign when your Head Coach benches your Pro Bowl QB, it just isn't! Also, they lost their best player for the year (if not forever) in Strong...if New Orleans can't win this game, I won't pick them ever again this year.

Straight: New Orleans
Spread: New Orleans
Ovr/Und: Under

New York Giants at Atlanta 3.5 Ovr/Und 44

The NFC East is starting to look better each week. Harrington hasn't played that badly, but the reality is that this team sucks, and by team I mean "coach"...I'm sorry, but the image of Umenyiora, Kiwanuka, and Strahan against a hurt Atlanta O-line is music to my ears (sorry about the mixed metaphor!). Prediction: the record is over—13 sacks.

Straight: New York
Spread: New York
Ovr/Und: Over


Hot Picks

Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Washington
Arizona
Over (New York)
New York


I'm still 59% overall for the season despite some very crazy weeks!

And if it turns out any other way, I'll deny I said this!