2011 Week #8

Here are the wild and wacky picks for Week 8.  Some of our selections are pretty out there.

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NO (5-2)	13½	STL (0-6)			NO	NO
NYG (4-2)	9½	Mia (0-6)			NY	Mia
BAL (4-2)	12½	Ariz (1-5)			Ariz	Bal
CAR (2-5)	3½	Min (1-6)			Car	Car
TENN (3-3)	9	Ind (0-7)			Ind	Tenn
HOU (4-3)	9½	Jack (2-5)			Jack	Jack
Det (5-2)	3	DEN (2-4)			Det	Den
BUF (4-2)	4½	Wash (3-3)		Toronto, ONT	Buf	Buf
Cin (4-2)	1	SEA (2-4)			Cin	Cin
SF (5-1)	9	Cle (3-3)			Cle	SF
NE (5-1)	2½	PIT (5-2)			Pit	NE
	Sun. Nite
PHI (2-4)	3	Dal (3-3)			Dal	Dal
	Mon. Nite
SD (4-2)	3	KC (3-3)			KC	KC

Some of our thoughts and observations included:

• Amidst our cracking ourselves up at our bad David Caruso CSI one-liner attempts, we barely broke down the games, which is why we're called In Much Less Detail.  So believe in our picks at your own risk.  We start in St. Louis, where I told you last week that the Lock of the Century of the Week would occur.  New Orleans is still putting up points on the Colts, except that game ended six days ago, and now it's the Rams' turn to get the snot pounded out of them with a replacement QB.  Saints squoosh.
• Jason is still feeling the scars of the Giants allowing Seattle to come into the New Meadowlands and not only cover the number, but win the fucking game.  So he'll take Miami to cover 9½, even though the Dolphins are my nominee for the first FedEx Mail-It-In Team™ of the season.  Yes, I think the Fins have quit even harder than the Colts, even after what Indy did last week in New Orleans.  At least Indy lost to a real team.  Jason doesn't believe in Eli Manning and the New York Giants to put it together long enough to cover against Miami, but I do.  The Giants off a bye should be feeling a little healthier as a unit and should roll the pathetic Dolphins.  But hey, don't fret, Miami fans, because this year, the FedEx Mail-It-In Team™ doesn't just get bragging rights, they also get to win the Suck 4 Luck Sweepstakes!
• The Ravens feel like a team that can't cover a big number to me, so I'm taking Larry Fitzgerald and Arizona to cover 12½ even though they're flying cross-country to face a Baltimore team that should be angry and fired up after their Monday night embarrassment.  Jason likes Baltimore to avenge the loss to Jacksonville.  But I can't believe in the Ravens again until QB Joe Flacco shows me a reason to believe in him.
• In the battle of rookie QBs, we have to take Cam Newton and Carolina over Cristian Ponder and Minnesota.  Sure, Adrian Peterson may run all over the Panthers, but Cam will just throw them back into the game, and outside of Arizona, the Vikings haven't stopped anyone through the air all year.
• Tennessee will bounce back and crush Indianapolis, according to Jason.  The Titans have to recover from that drubbing at the hands of Houston, especially with the Colts riding into town.  Did you see what the Saints did to the Colts last Sunday night?  No way Indy can be picked coming off of that whoopin', right?  Well, I beg to differ.  Tennessee has a major, major problem right now, and it's Chris Johnson.  He may be quitting on his team right before our eyes.  He got all that money in the offseason, and he may have contracted Ricky Watters Disease.  "For who?  For WHAT??" Watters famously said after he was questioned why he, a running back, didn't catch a pass in traffic and didn't seem to be playing as hard as he could.  Just like Chris Johnson.  I thought the Titans were frauds this year anyway after their hot start, and last week showed what happens when they play a motivated team.  Think the Colts aren't motivated after what they did Sunday night?  Give me Indy to cover, and to win.
•  Houston, meanwhile, may be 2-0 in their division, but they're only 4-3 overall and still missing their best player, WR Andre Johnson.  So we'll take the Jags and that horseshit passing attack to cover 9½ in Texas.  Maurice Jones-Drew may keep up on the ground with Arian Foster and Ben Tate.
• Jason has to believe in Jesus in Denver because he picked him up for his fantasy team, but I don't have to believe in him.  I said I'd consider taking Tim Tebow and the Broncos when they face bad rush defenses because Tebow is a glorified running back.  Well, Detroit has been a horrible rushing defense this season, but I'm still picking the Lions because they have the passing attack necessary to rack up quick points and smother a Tebow lead.  Detroit is 3-0 on the road this year, and Jesus may not feel so blessed if Ndamukong Suh gets to tee off on him on one of his scrambles.  Like the Blues Brothers, Tim may be on a mission from God, but I'm putting the band(wagon) back together and cheerleading the Lions for one more game.
• It's another home game for the Bills in Toronto, and to say they haven't had success in Canada is an understatement.  But we like the Bills against the Shanahan boyz because Jason still can't hear the name "John Beck" without breaking out in laughter.
• We liked Cincinnati a little bit in Seattle, but when I told Jason that Tarvaris Jackson may return for Seattle at QB, he liked Cincinnati even more.  Sounds like solid reasoning to me.  And remember--all-in on the under.
• Jason agonized over the Cleveland-San Francisco pick before taking the 49ers.  He didn't feel good about it, but Cleveland's offense is just so bad.  I'll take the Browns to cover 9 because SF may not score 9.  They have put up some points this year, I admit, but consider against who they've done it:  Week 1, 33 against a bad Seattle pass D...Week 2, 24 against a decent Dallas D...Week 3, Cincy holds them to 13...Week 4, 24 at Philly, and we all know how bad Philly's struggled defensively...Week 5, 48 on Tampa, who stinks...Week 6, 25 at a decent Detroit D.  Sorry, I'm not impressed.  Let's hold off on the Jim Harbaugh statues for a little while.  And remember--all-in on the under.
• The clear Game of the Week is New England taking their air show to Pittsburgh.  Jason likes the Pats to light it up on a Steelers D that hasn't been quite as strong as normal.  I also think Tom Brady and New England will put up lots of yards and points.  Problem is, so will Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers.  The difference should be the running games, and I will take Rashard Mendenhall and Pittsburgh over BenJarvis Green-Ellis and New England every time.
• Andy Reid and his Philadelphia Eagles have found a way to win all 12 times that they've played a game after a bye week.  Philly hosts Dallas on Sunday night after a bye week.  We both like Dallas. Why?  Jason says it's about time for someone to D up Michael Vick and knock him out of yet another game, and the rampaging Cowboys linebackers can do it.  I say it's all about RB DeMarco Murray coming off his big name-making performance last week going up against an Eagles rush defense that has gotten debacled all year long.  Plus, the Eagles have dealt with expectations and hype by going 0-2 at home.  Not good.
• We'll take the red-hot Chiefs over the Chargers at home on Monday night, although I have a hard time believing San Diego will go to Kansas City and lose two years in a row.  The Chargers' special teams isn't quite as horrendous as last year, so they can win if they stop punt and kickoff returns, which they didn't on Monday night in last year's opener.  But since this 3-point line smells kinda funky to me, I'll go with the underdogs to cover.  The real question will be if SD QB Philip Rivers can quit throwing the fucking football to the other team.  If he does, San Diego can hang with anyone.