NFL Week 1: Buffalo Rumblings Author Picks
by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2009 12:00 AM EDT
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PrintWe've arrived, folks. The 2009 NFL regular season is upon us. Your long, arduous wait through the off-season is over. For the next 21 weeks, Sundays will pass by the way they're meant to - with football.
Our Buffalo Bills have to wait one more day to open their season, but we've talked about that game plenty, and we'll pick those discussions back up later on this evening and, obviously, tomorrow. Much of today will be dedicated to the rest of the NFL action going on this weekend, as we feel certain that most of you would rather talk about those games - particularly the Dolphins game (at Atlanta) and the Jets game (at Houston).
After the jump, you'll find the picks for every Week 1 game (minus the already-completed Steelers/Titans game) from eight of the authors of Buffalo Rumblings. This is a feature we'll run throughout the year in an effort to determine which of us is least stupid. Feel free to add your thoughts on the picks, the games, and all of the action from NFL Week 1 in the comments section.
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Good to see poz jumping on the optimism bandwagon.
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 13, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
not enough people did though
i BILLieve!
Buffalo, that's where it's at baby. - Adam 'Pacman' Jones
by silverstreak3k on Sep 13, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Nice to see the ship is being sailed by at least a couple of Homers. I think the Bills will be better than most so-called-football-experts think, but it will take some time. Its not going to happen in NE, unfortunately. However, I have never been very good picking football games, so lets hope I am totally wrong. GO BILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ive always thought we have a chance Kgun
and i really think we will steal one here. its the first game for a brand new defense and a QB who will be a bit rusty (although he is a future hall of famer). Im so amped. Im getting anxious now that kickoff is so close……
Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
I'm really shocked about the consensus on the bengals
granted…i’m not high on denver either….
Yeah, I like Cincy to win that game too, but if somebody can pick Oakland, Tampa or Jacksonville, I’m surprised nobody picked Denver.
I thought about it but then the Brandon Marshall thing, their terrible defense, and Carson Palmer finally being healthy got my thinking otherwise.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Two words
Kyle Orton. When he’s the guy you’re counting on you’re pretty much doomed.
Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner
And Denver’s D could be the AFC’s worst….
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Of couse, another two word phrase can come into play, too: dumb luck. The Broncos win on a freak play and only after the refs put 18 seconds back on the clock.
Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa, but then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation--Seymour Skinner
Dang Roy Williams, I’d say. Hall knocked the ball away, but Roy Williams was too busy trying to decapitate Brandon Marshall. Hall tipped the ball, Williams took two steps and drilled Marshall while the ball floated by over his head. If Williams had been watching the ball there, that play probably doesn’t happen, IMO….
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
I think it will be a close game. That is definitely one I’ll be tuning in for. Big Blue Wreckin Crew! That super bowl being in NY was still one of the greatest nights of my life. David Tyree, hellz ya.
At least being a secondary Giants fan gives me someone to root for in the postseason.
The niners over the cards? I would have said the cards were a lock in that one. The niners desperately need a quarterback. Since the majority picked the niners, what are your thoughts? just curious.
As much as I hate em, I think the dolphins pick up a win this week.
Upset of the week (aside from the Bills of course…fingers crossed): Browns over Vikes
No guts, no glory. :-) I think Singletary will have them ready to play. The Cardinals were only 9-7 last year in the regular season. It’s not like they are some elite team that wastes the competition week in and week out.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions
This is an awesome idea. I’ll hop in this week for kicks.
Miami – Surprised to see Eric is the only one who took them.
Baltimore
Carolina – Only K? I’ll take a great running team against a team with questionable LBs at home. Carolina’s weakness on D (the DTs) shouldn’t be as big of an issue with Westbrook and McCoy more of outside runners.
Cincy – poor Denver. I pity the city and laugh at McDaniels!
Minnesota
Houston
Indy
New Orleans
Dallas
Arizona – I get why SF is a nice sleeper pick, but 4 of you?
New York Giants – Corso style, closer than the experts think
Seattle
Green Bay
New England – Sorry guys
San Diego – Eric might not be crazy though
Eric might not be crazy though
Don’t bet on that.
I wanted a few picks to be different then everyone else’s. I didn’t want to be just another Lemming lining up to leap off the cliff.
No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.
Like Kry, or Brian? That’s right, I’ll call them out. You gotta pick an underdog or two. It’s not a great week for picking underdogs though.
Are you kidding? Week 1 is the BEST week to pick underdogs.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Why do you gotta use your words to hurt?!?!?! Like you said:
“It’s not a great week for picking underdogs though.”
I didn’t like the dogs at all this week, even with the spread. The only ones I really liked were Ten and SF.
Look at next weeks schedule. Guarantee the picks are much more spread out compared to this week. Tough week for suicide pool players – lots of people too smart for their own good will get the ole heave ho…
Were my picks
just so bad that you didn’t even want to include em?! I see 7 names up there…..Not that anyone cares anyway!
MARVelous - "I went from America's team to North America's Team" Terrell Owens
Try changing to the “wide” view.
Your picks are definitely up there.
"We want to win immediately. To say you're building is an incomplete sentence. ... You're building for a future coach and general manager."
-Marv Levy
Thanks TEMSON. That was exactly the issue; this was the first time I’ve done this, so I wasn’t sure if it’d be formatted small enough. Obviously, it wasn’t. :)
Marv, I shrunk the whole thing up a bit so that now your picks appear on the page, even in Narrow view.
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. --Wayne Grezky" --Michael Scott
by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2009 6:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah it looks really great, Brian.
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Looks great,
but with the icons so big, you need to scroll up and down a bunch to match the bottom picks with the author.
Sweet home Orchard Park.
So adding a row here and there with a reminder of who is selecting is a good idea?
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Eric......
the Raiders?
Really?
Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009
by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 13, 2009 2:57 AM EDT reply actions
I know that Chargers finished strong last year, but they were still 8-8. I think the Raiders were better then most give them credit for last year, especially once Cable took over. It is my upset special.
No weekend spent pantsless is a wasted weekend.
I am going to miss the AFC West this year
They were very good to the Bills in 2008
by Gino Parilli on Sep 13, 2009 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The Chargers beat the Raiders 34-7 in December….I think that’s closer to how these two teams will play this year….With that said, the Raiders will probably pull off the stunner now…
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
Upset of the week
I pick it too. Raiders are better than what people say they are. Also, SD is a notorious slow starter, and the Raiders have homefield advantage.
Bills fan half way around the world
Hey! They nearly beat the Bills last year!
….oh…..yeah…..I guess…..
by Gino Parilli on Sep 13, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions
What happened to my totally awesome Steelers pick? I thought I had that one…
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
Kinda surprised only one of us picked the Dolphins. As much as I hate them it’s not a given that the Falcons are better….
Playing Realistic Optimist at Buffalo Rumblings since 2008. Ignoring the grumblings on Rumblings.
i think
the Dolphins were a fluke with the wildcat. Teams will be ready this year.
Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
Pennington was still very effective last year. He laid a friggin egg yesterday.
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 14, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions
so, will you guys be keeping track over the whole year, to see who’s the best guesser (let’s face it, everyone, it’s just guessing when it’s pro football…anything can happen)? that’d be pretty awesome.
EDWARDS THE NEW PISTOL , OWENS THE BAD SLAYER , EVANS THE FLYING METEOR AND COMING SOON THE BEAST MODE THIS IS SPARBUFONIA - abayarde
I’m not guessing blank stare like I am looking into your soul
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Are…are you…the Hypnotoad?
Penn Staters belong at Penn State. The problem with a lot of kids is they just don’t know they are Penn Staters yet. -jesse. @ BSD
by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Sep 13, 2009 11:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
More like the chick from Waterboy… without the chick part.
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 13, 2009 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Well if any one is allowed a try
Atlanta
Baltimore
Carolina – the eagles have alot of problems at OT
Denver – I think Denver will suprise alot of people this year
Minnisota
Houston
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Arizona
New York Giants
St Louis
Green Bay – My pick to win the NFC
Buffalo – I hope
San Diego
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was, you know, important - like a league game or something." Dick Butkus
Jets at Texans
Watching this opening drive of the third quarter. Jets looked pretty good mixing it up.
So… the end of that Broncos/Bengals game was ridiculous.
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"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. --Wayne Grezky" --Michael Scott
by Brian Galliford on Sep 13, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions
Kyle Orton was one lucky crappy QB today. That guy is horrible.
The Jets looked excellent today. Ugh…
~K
"As the governor of Louisiana once said, the only way Chris Kelsay can lose his job is if he got caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy."
i had an okay week
I missed on St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Carolina.
This space held in honor of Robert Royal known to his friends as "Sweet Cream Style Corn" March 11 2006- February 26, 2009
hey MRW
i like your Monday night pick!
Jonathan Stupar played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
Its horrible that only 2 of 8 actually think the Bills can win. I always pick the Bills no matter who they are playing. But I actually think they always have a chance to win.
I am one of the two that picked the Bills. It’s unfair to say only two of us think the Bills “can” win. Everyone on this blog knows the Bills can win. They think the Pats will win. Past history and everything else makes that a pretty safe bet, by the way. You wouldn’t hear any of them complaining if they were wrong.
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by MattRichWarren on Sep 14, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions
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