NFL Week 3 Pick Suggestions

5. Dallas Cowboys (+3 1/2) at Chicago Bears
The Bears offense is so shitty. It just might be worse this season than last year. If the Bears do win this game they'll most likely not do so by more than a field goal, so I'll lay it on the line and take Homo and his boys.

4. New York Jets (-3 1/2) vs. Miami Dolphins
Yes this is a homer pick, I know, but the Dolphins suck. They have no offense whatsoever and their defense is getting torched on the ground. The Jets are going to win this game by more then a field goal regardless of whether Clemens or Pennington plays QB.

3. San Diego Chargers (-4 1/2) at Green Bay Packers
I probably had the Packers with a better record then just about anybody in america in the preseason. I had them winning their division and going 10-6 so if anybody was going to pick them to cover against the Chargers it would probably be me. But their playing the Chargers, do not take a beat down of the Giants and a Chargers beatdown in New England as a sign that the Packers can compete with one of the AFC's best.

2. St. Louis (+3 1/2) at Tampa Bay
I personally am not going to take a big Tampa Bay victory as a sign that they are any good. At some point in time this season Jackson is going to start looking less like a complete fantasy bust and more like the commercial of him tooling on entire defenses.

1. Carolina Panthers (-3 1/2) at Atlanta Falcons
Yes the Falcons are proving that they are amongst the most offensively inept teams in football. Granted the Panthers aren't that good, but it's a big time division matchup and Steve Smith should be able to score more points than the Falcons by himself.

Survivor League Pick: New England

Some people may want to save New England for a later week and play a little riskier so that they have the advantage down the stretch. Well after the first two weeks with people droppin out like flies. I am taking no chances, give me Superman.

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