Summer is almost over and the consolation for not having
that tan that you wanted or enough beach time is the fact that Thursday night
kicks off the NFL season. We all now can spend the majority of our weekdays
pretending to work while we quadruple check the injury reports, fantasy waivers
and weather forecasts as if we are all NFL GM’s and then the majority of our
weekends ruing each decision we had made and every trade we didn't make. Over
here, we’re going to do some old fashioned picks against the spreads.
Week 1, it should be noted will be game picks with slight
team overviews. Subsequent weeks will take into consideration the previous
week’s play. I simply just don’t put all that much weight into pre-season play
(Thank you Eli and my Giants or Adrian Peterson).
GB @ SEA (-5.5)
The Super Bowl champs start their season off at home, a
place they rarely lose. Aside from wanting to start the season off with a win
on the road, Green Bay will also look to avenge last year’s painful last second
loss on the phantom catch by Golden Tate.
Seattle looks to continue its dominance on both sides of the
ball. A fierce defense led by all-mouth
MVP, Richard Sherman, looks to compliment a balanced offense highlighted by
Marshawn Lynch. Beastmode, who often
goes untouched into the end zone, seems to like his toys sans fingerprints as
well.
Green Bay won a fairly weak NFC North last year, but returns
a hopefully healthy Aaron Rogers, sophomore running back, Eddie Lacy and solid group
of wide receivers. Of all the players on that offense, perhaps the most
scrutiny will be on rookie center, Corey Linsley, making his debut before the
home “12th Man” Seattle crowd. Rumor has it that Rogers petitioned
the NFL to go old-school auto-QB mode and self-hike every snap, but Roger
Goodell was having none of it. Regardless of potential botched snaps and a few
missed signals due to the crowd, any Rogers’ led team should be just fine.
I think both teams will show some off-season rust, with
Seattle taking the game, but Green Bay covering. Seattle by a FG.
Spread: GB
Straight Up: SEA
Score: 17-14
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