In the middle of Sunday’s games between my fantasy teams
laying the proverbial egg and my picks turning to red faster than a cartoon
character eating 5-alarm chilli, it was posed to me by a friend that perhaps next
week I should take to flipping a coin for my picks.
Seeing as how I went 4-11-1 last week and I’m in no position
to scoff. I’m open to ideas. So after a horrendous start to the 2013 NFL
Season, and a thorough examination of how I plan to succeed with these picks
(more on that tomorrow)..... I’m keeping Thursday’s pick nice and short.....Let’s
go with the coin: Heads with the Home team, Tails with the road team.
Home team in CAPS.
Jets (+12.5) over PATRIOTS
Ok so the coin landed on heads. And I lied that I’d go with
the coin. It might be my undoing but with all the injuries the Patriots are
suffering on offence and going up against the Jets defence is not a favourable
proposition. I think the Jets just slow this game down and try to run the clock
down and keep the score line manageable and within reach. The playbook for the
rookie QB Geno Smith will be scaled down to keep things easy on him, so unless
he starts doing things
like this, I think they do safe things with the football to make the
Patriots work the full length of the field against the strength of their team.
Just a reminder of who is out for the Patriots: Rob
Gronkowski, Danny Amendola, Shane Vereen. Aaron Dobson is questionable as is
Brandon Bolden. That’s 5 players in skill positions. I know Tom Brady is a
wizard, but to win this by 2 scores is going to take all sorts of wizardry.
Last Week: 4-11-1
This Season: 4-11-1
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