Saturday, October 29, 2011

Bleacher Report Quick Pick Challenge Week 5


Another week in the bleacher report quick pick challenge.  Week 5 is up and here are the picks that I made.  I am not going by any special formula.  Just looking at the basic matchups between the teams.  

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints are still a strong team to deal with.  They are still a big time offense that loves to throw the ball.  You can always expect for Drew to put up big numbers.  He is great in the pocket and accurate with his passes. He put up over 350 yards against the Panthers.  Too bad you can only choose a quarterback one time during the quick pick challenge.

The Minnesota Vikings are not playing well right now.  The season with Brett Favre at quarterback seems like ages ago and now the vikings are struggling.  They have one of the best running backs in the nfl in Adrian Peterson and you wonder how long it will take for him to get more carries and get back to putting up big numbers.

The Arizona Cardinals went out and got a quarterback in Kevin Kolb so that they had someone solid at the position.  They have a premier wide receiver in Larry Fitzgerald.  It all comes down to Kolb being able to get the ball into the hands of his big playmaker.  You would expect him to go off against the Vikings but it just didn't happen.

The New England Patriots Offense is like a well oiled machine.  They throw the ball, and they do it really well.  Every receiver on the team is likely to get passes thrown their way.  The tight end should get a few good looks during the game and Rob Gronkowski just has to get open.  Brady will deliver the ball.  It is just hard to tell who will score week to week with the patriots because they spread the ball around.

What happened to the Giants?  They were not supposed to lose to the Seattle Seahawks?  Turnovers can change the game.  I expected the Giants to deal with Seattle with no problems but you have to play the games.  And turnovers can change a game quickly.

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