Bleacher Report Quick Pick Challenge - Week 3

QB Cam Newton

Had to pick Cam Newton in week 3.  The first two weeks of the season he made his critics shut up big time.  I expected Cam to keep the ball rolling with his great performances.  He went for 158 passing and a touchdown.  Not as many yards as the previous few weeks but hey he got the victory.

RB Michael Turner

I thought that Michael Turner would run well break loose in Tampa but they shut him down.  Only 20 yards rushing.  No touchdowns. Nada. Nathan.

WR Vincent Jackson

With a big time quarterback like Rivers you expect the receivers to have big games.  Jackson only went for 63 yards and didn't get any touchdowns.  I expected him to do better against KC.

TE Jermichael Finley

The tight end can be a big part of the offense if you use him right and Green Bay did that.  Only 85 yards, but 3 touchdowns.

Team San Francisco 49ers

They should have won this game by a wider margin.  But Alex Smith is the quarterback. Just glad that I picked them on a week where they should have won.

Bleacher Report Quick Pick Challenge - Week 2

Here are the picks that I went with for week 2 of the NFL

QB - Joe Flacco

My thinking was that Joe Flacco would have a good game against the titans.  I turned out to be wrong.  He threw for 197 yards and a touchdown but had two picks.

RB - Ray Rice

Ray Rice is becoming a star and I thought that he would break loose in this game against the titans.  He was only held to 43 yards rushing but he did get a touchdown.

WR - Wes Welker

The New England Patriots seem to be on another level on offense.  Wes Welker is one of Brady's favorite targets and I expected him to have a good game against the chargers.  Wes went for 81 yards but didn't get any touchdowns.

TE - Vernon Davis

Vernon Davis is a talented tight end. Hes really fast and if you can get him the ball he might break for big yardage.  The only problem is his quarterback is Alex Smith.  I expected Davis to be a bigger part of the game against Dallas to counter the pressure coming from Demarcus Ware.  It didn't happen. Niners lost in typical niner fashion and Davis only got 18 yards.  Ouch!

Team - New Orleans Saints

The Saints mean business.  They beat chicago.  With Drew Brees at quarterback I would pick them every week if I could.

Bleacher Report Quick Pick Challenge - Week 1

This is the first time for me doing the weekly football picks challenge. Never really understood the whole fantasy football stuff.  Its just picking players that you think will have a good game each week.

There is no real system that I used to pick in week one of the bleacher report quick pick challenge.

Week 1 - Quarterback - Philip Rivers

I thought that Philip Rivers would hit the ground running.  He did a good job with his stats.  He threw for over 300 yards week one 2 touchdowns with 2 turnovers.

Week 1 - Running back - Frank Gore

I expected the niners to use Gore more but he didn't end up getting a lot of rushing yards.  This pick was a disappointment.  Only 59 yards week one.  Too bad that you can only use a player one time during the challenge.  Gore will have a big game during the season.  I should have waited on choosing him but I was hoping that he could break lose on week 1 because of the shortened off season programs.

Week 1 - Wide Receiver - Miles Austin

Dallas likes to throw the ball and I expected Miles Austin to make some big plays in week one.  He got one touchdown and 83 yards total.  They just were not hitting on all cylinders.  Austin has big games it just was not week one.

Week 1 - Tight End - Jason Whitten

Lets face it Whitten is the go to guy for Dallas.  You can expect him to get big numbers everyweek. Everybody knows that Romo likes to go to Whitten and they still can't stop it.  He picked up 110 yards but no touchdowns in week 1.

Week 1 - Team - Houston Texans

Just took a look at the team they were playing Indy and thought that without Peyton they would be toast.  I was right.

Overall Week 1 was okay.  Expected better play from my picks but its week one.