WEEK 9:
Most of us seemed to move on to next week, so here's my breakdown of the match ups:
NE vs WAS: I feel like New England is going to lose a game like this someday, but they have the highest spread this week and rightfully so. I'd imagine almost everyone has used them. If not this could be a good week
ATL vs SF: Again, most people have used ATL but if not this would be a week to consider it
SD vs CHI: San Diego could be a decent play this week. Rivers looks great, but Chicago just lost a "heartbreaker" and I always have a weird feeling picking anyone who just won or lost an emotional game at the end.
NYJ vs JAX: NYJ doesn't pose much value after this week. Defensively they are very good and just got handled by Oakland. I'd imagine they'd be motivated to rebound against Jacksonville
CIN vs CLE: Another divisional game. At first glance I was really liking this matchup but I think I'm going to avoid. I think a good amount of people will pick this one in my league
NO vs TEN: This one is available to me. I can't imagine New Orleans losing this game after putting up that many points. But I'm a little gun shy picking them after they lost week 2.
PIT vs OAK: If anyone's read my posts here they probably know two things, I do not like Seattle much this season and I am high on Oakland. Pit coming off an emotional loss at home, lost Bell... Just adds up to a tough game to pick. I'd avoid but it's near the top in spread so I bring it up here
As for me, I've used NE, ARI, SD.
I'm torn between NYJ and NO, leaning towards NO as they don't hold much future value, and Jacksonville isn't awful. I think the jets will win but I feel like TEN will be an easier win. I could pick the jets week 14 if I make it that far. Interested to hear other opinions...
Nice write up. I'm in a 2nd chance pool so trying to stay alive. I try to avoid divisional games and try to pick home teams. Obviously Arizona this past week was the exception.
I've used
AZ, STL, NYJ, ATL so far.
This week I'm thinking the easy choice NE vs. Was as well but after looking through their schedule, I'm thinking of saving them for week 14 vs Hou.
In doing so, that'll leave me with:
New Orleans vs. Ten
Den vs. Indy...@Indy
I'm more than likely go with NO vs. Ten since they are at home. Saints usually play good and win..MOST of the time at home (week 2 was different. Possibly Brees' injury had something to do with it?)
Den vs. Indy - this is:
1. An away game
2. Manning going back home to Indy so maybe Indy plays their heart out (well it doesn't look like that right now as they are playing MNF terribly)
But then if I don't use Den here, the only other week I feel that I can/should use them is week 11 vs. Chicago. However that will be outdoors in Chicago and what's the weather going to be like? Again, I try to avoid divisional games so I might not get to use them again?
(Denver's remaining schedule: @Ind, KC, @Chi, NE, @SD, Oak, @Pit, Cin, SD - Weeks 16/17 who knows if they remain undefeated they give rest to some of their starters? Who knows)
So after all that writing, this week is most likely NO for me.
This is what my remaining picks look like...as of now:
week 9: @NO vs. Ten
week 10: @Cin vs. Hou
week 11: @Car vs. Was
week 12: @Phi vs. Det
week 13: @Pitt vs. Ind
week 14: NE vs @ Hou <-- NE on the road ? I'll take that
week 15: @ Sea vs. Cle
week 16: @Buff vs. Dal
week 17: @Hou vs. Jax or @Chi vs. Det <-- division week so hopefully I don't have to use this week. All the good teams this week might be resting their starters so not sure at all who to take.
Hm, where do I use GB? week 10 @home vs. Det? Hm, again Division game.