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the skinny: seattle is coming off a strange loss to the rams and is surrounded in turmoil. Whether some of the recent reports of chemistry issues are fabricated or not. One thing is for sure there is something up with this team. Carolina is a tough team to get a read on. If the defence shows up and they can get some semblance of a running game outside of cam newton, you are looking at a dangerous team. Spread: Carolina plus 5.5 Pick: I like the panthers here, Something is not right in Seattle.

Arizona-Oakland Spread: -3.5 the skinny: This spread is criminal, the raiders had a flash in the pan game against the chargers and the cardinals are one of the best teams in football over the last year and a half. Put it down for the Cards and im going to go ahead and say this is the slamdunk of the week Baltimore Atlanta Spread: Bal -6.5 the skinny: Atlanta has nothing going for them right now accept an awesome passing game. However Baltimore is very jekel and hyde. Im going to go Atlanta here, only because i see this game being closer then most people would expect Tenn- Washington Spread: -4.5 wash The skinny: I like washington here, Tennesse cant be trusted and at the least we can expect some offensive fireworks from the redskins STl- Sea Spread: -6.5 seattle The skinny: St. Louis is capable of staying in games but you just know Seattle is going to be out for blood after only their second home loss in the last two years. Seattle wins big here Cle-Jax Spre...

With Johnson and Bush both doubtful, it looks like a sputtering Detroit offence needs a large contribution from Pettigrew and Ebron (who has yet to show us what he can do). That being said the Vikings secondary looked like swiss cheese against Aaron Rodgers. I can see a bounce back week for Stafford and co. Their Defence is excellent and can keep them in any game, if there front four can generate enough pressure to help out a very weak secondary. On the flip side, Ive been a Teddy Bridgewater guy for a long time. I love the kid and his poise, not to mention sneaky athleticism. That being said the Vikings are a year away from reaching their potential, they have a wealth of talented pieces but I believe they need some time to jell. I feel like the light is going to come on for Detroit, they Vikings will put up a fight but in the end they will come up short. Pick: Detroit they need a bounce back victory Spread: Detroit minus 1.5, il take Detroit in a heartbeat here

Im a little biased here, I've always had a softspot for the Dolphins. There is a little bit of optimism in Miami. Moreno is on the up and up, Lamar Miller is starting to come into his own and Mike Wallace is playing a fire I havent seen since his pittsburgh days. Ryan Tannehill looks like hes turned a corner (I know it was against Oakland) as a passer. People seem to forget that it takes time to adjust to an offence for any quarterback. The defence has flashed potential but they need to put it together. The biggest handicap this team has is the coaching. I love what Lazor has done for the offence but Philbin seems to have him in handcuffs when it comes to the vanilla play calling. Philbin needs to get out of his own way or he could ruin Tannehill's development and the whole season. On the flip side Green Bay woke up out of their slumber and showed us just how dangerous this offence can be. Aaron Rodgers is still one of the better players in the league and that combination of Ne...

I don't recognize these Browns. Every year there is a team that will not be denied in the fourth quarter and this year its the Cleveland freaking Browns! The strangest part about this is its the offence minus Josh Gordon, not the defence that everyone expected to dominate. It all starts with Brian Hoyer, I mean what more can you say about this kid. Hes just a gunslinger with maybe the shortest memory of any quarterback this side of Jay cutler. The point is this is a dangerous team with a three headed monster at runningback, a surprisingly dangerous no name receiving core and a defence that can potentially dominate. These Browns are for real folks! On the flip side we have a team going through a crisis of identity. The steel curtain is dead but thats not the point, this is an air it out team with two explosive running backs (the case can be made that Bell is the best back right now), an always reliable quarterback and a very solid group of receivers lead by the ridiculous Antonio Br...

Carolina- Cincinnati Cam Newton looks like a better quarterback this year, I dont mean player or athlete. I mean quarterback, leading a team and making throws in the pocket. This kid is really turning the corner in his development, while playing through injury. The offence around him  leaves a lot to be desired. In the backfield, no one can stay healthy as its the same old story when we are dealing with Stewart and Williams. The receiving core is thin, though Greg Olsen remains just as dangerous as any tight end and Kelvin Benjamin has flashed the ability to dominate. On the line they have struggled to replace mainstay Jordan Gross. The defence is not the same unit that carried this team to a 12-4 finish and a big reason is the loss of Greg Hardy. On the flip side the Bengals were dismantled by the Pats last week and this team is going to be out for blood. However the Offence needs to show they can make plays without A.J. Green (he was ruled out yesterday). They need to be able t...

New England- Buffalo New England is not the team they were three years ago, but thats niether hear nor there. This is still a dangerous team that needs to realize its limitations and run the damn football. If Ridley and vereen can get it going and Brady can throw between the numbers out of predominately two tight end sets then you have an offence that can be as efficiant as any. On the flip side Buffalo is a team I cant really get a read on. Theyre defence is very good but I dont trust that offence for a second. They have weapons and are capable of surprising some people but there is one small problem: Kyle Orton cannot be trusted. He will tease with good numbers and occasionally he will win you some games but I dont think for a second he can lead them to the playoffs. Im a fan of letting E.J Manuel grow but the fact of the matter is Bills fans want to ride it out, who can blame them with their recent drought Prediction: New England pulls off  signature win here and shows every...