Here are my Week 17 picks.
Oh and by the way, the Niners officially promoted WR Joe Hastings to the 53 man roster this morning. Good thing I waited until Saturday to make my picks – this changes everything.
49ers @ Rams: 49ers, 16-3. The Rams scored zero points against the Niners last time they played, so with the home field advantage they’ll score a field goal in this one. The Rams are the worst team in the NFL, hands down. Greg Roman praises their defense, saying it’s on the cutting edge schematically. What he means is the Rams are one of the few teams in the NFL which leaves receivers completed uncovered. They’re on the cutting edge of non-coverage. You can already see them leaving Brett Swain and Joe Hastings uncovered and both guys having big games. The main question is how early will Alex Smith and the offense put the game away so Colin Kaepernick can get some snaps at quarterback? I say that happens as early as the third quarter.
Panthers @ Saints: Saints. The Saints want the No. 2 seed and they’re playing at home where they’re pretty much unbeatable. The Panthers will score more than 20 points but it won’t be nearly enough to beat New Orleans.
Lions @ Packers: Lions. Green Bay has nothing to play for and the Lions do, plus they’re hot so I’m picking Detroit.
Jets @ Dolphins: Jets. The Jets won’t lose two games in a row to end the season.
Bears @ Vikings: Vikings. Neither team has anything to play for so I’m taking the home team.
Bills @ Patriots: Patriots.
Redskins @ Eagles: Washington couldn’t hold the Vikings to fewer than 30 points last week at home. They’re going to get blown out this week in Philadelphia.
Colts @ Jaguars: The Colts are going to win this one and put themselves out of the Suck-for-Luck race with three straight wins to finish the season.
Titans @ Texans: Titans. The Texans are limping into the playoffs and the Titans are fighting for a wild card spot. I’m picking the desperate team.
Seahawks @ Cardinals: The Seahawks are 3-4 on the road this season, and the Cardinals are 5-2 at home. I’m picking the home team.
Ravens @ Bengals: Bengals. All four of the Ravens losses have come on the road – they’re a different team away from home. The Bengals lost to the Ravens in Baltimore by just seven points six weeks ago. With the home field advantage, the Bengals will pull off the upset this Sunday.
Steelers @ Browns: Steelers. The Browns will keep it close with their 2nd ranked pass defense, but they’ll lose in the end.
Chiefs @ Broncos: Broncos: There’s no way Kyle Orton comes to Denver and beats Tim Tebow. Orton plays well and loses while Tebow plays poorly and wins. That’s the way it will go this Sunday.
Buccaneers @ Falcons: Falcons. So the Bucs have lost nine games in a row. This loss will make it ten straight to finish off the season.
Chargers @ Raiders: Raiders. It’s tough to know what you’re going to get from the Raiders. Sometimes they look like a top-ten team, other times they look bottom-ten. Hue Jackson definitely has not proven himself as a head coach, but I still think he’s better than Norv Turner. His Chargers teams have specialized in losing big games the last few years, and they don’t even have anything to play for in this one – they’re already eliminated from the playoffs. The good Raiders team will show up and take care of business at home.
Cowboys @ Giants: Giants. The Cowboys lost to the Giants in Dallas just three weeks ago. Now Tony Romo has a banged up throwing hand and the Cowboys have to play the Giants in the Meadowlands. This is must win game for both teams, so I’m taking Eli Manning and Tom Coughlin over Romo and Jason Garrett. Manning and Coughlin have won plenty of big games over the years, and Romo and Garrett have not.
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Jamie Dukes on the NFL Network right now is dissing Alex big time.
Just calling it like he sees it. He didn’t lie on Smith. Smith isnwhat he is. A Jr. Game manager.
…that cards game still hurts, shuld be 5-0 in the div right now………all we needed was a field goal, something we get with ease throughout the season…….
My predictions for Week 17 in the NFL
http://instantreplay1.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/week-17-nfl-picks/
‘oneniner’ looks like you like the ‘piggy-back’ comment I recently attached to one of your blog friends. That’ cool, we all know you can’t be original.
And since you’re handing out awards don’t forget to give yourself the Alex Smith “Stalker” of the Year Award. It’s a good thing there aren’t any Alex Smith “Fatboys” on the market because you would glue one to the hood of your Yugo. Get some help, son, get some help!
49ers (TEAM) wins ‘big’ today!
…thanks for the Alex Smith “Stalker” of the Year Award……I will like to thank God, my family, fans and the press democrat for this award…….its been a long time coming, seasons of losing games and now finally with all my stalking Alex, I get to experience this winning season with him – my one and only 49er QB……
Through the years of stalking Alex, this has been the most rewarding……..I finally have a reasoned voice against the haters and un-informed fans……..even the media recognizes why Alex should be stalked………all this of course couldn’t have happened without the services of Grant @ the press democrat, Barrows, Miaocco and 49er paradise…..
……so thanks again for this award, I plan to stalk Alex all the way to the superbowl, you are welcomed to join the bandwagon only when you decide to pull your head out of your a$$……and recognize its not about you but instead about Alex Smith the great 49er QB….
Actually ‘oneniner’ you garnered every vote!
Wasn’t even close.
And if the 49ers win the Superbowl, I will cheer for the TEAM son, oh, you do know there are other players right?
Jamie Dukes is a fat toad…
More to the point he was a mediocre lineman on teams we used to kick into the curb. Why he is on NFL TV is beyond me.
Grant-your Jewish and you have a girlfriend named Swasti? I wont be another who warns you dont name the baby Ka. THAT would be just another stupid joke that you must be tired of hearing by now. It would be just asinine of me!..just too obvious man…
Todays niner game-I might watch,not much to do between 10-1…but IF I did have some idea-like chainsaw a tree down…today would be a good day as I know the 49er game will be booooring. Harbaugh will not run up the score or get crazy..it will be a grind out-pull away win in a meaningless game.
Wash the car for three hours?…..
TRUE STORY: I took the car in for a scheduled service to a Toyota dealer..and I was in a pretty good mood. So,I give them the full Stan treatment-jokes,fast talk,like that. THEY HATED IT. I guess they saw themselves being topped or just didnt like the mirror. If they aint selling….
You know your problems started when you bought a TOYOTA.
Week 17 review
http://instantreplay1.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/week-17-review/
Tick … tick … tick … tick …
Nah nah nah nah hey hey Good bye.
@bay:
But they keeep winning. Why does 12-3 offend you so much?
Claude: could it be because he is a Raider or Rams fan?
Please tell me there is a Joe Smith eligible for the upcoming draft! That would be too funny
You’re thanking God for the NE Tight Ends? Odd stance for someone claiming to be a Niner fan given that a SF-NE Superbowl is a possibility.
As a football fan I am intrigued by the style Harbaugh has adopted this year. I don’t know how far it will take the team, but win or lose I will be rooting hard, enjoying it a great deal and looking forward to the changes we will see in the offense as the playoffs progress and in the upcoming years under JH.
One of those changes I look forward to observing is the development of Alex Smith who, barring injury, will be the Niner QB for at least 2 more seasons.
Oneniner: I think the Rams would get more talent trading the Luck rights and Bradford has proven he can be an NFL QB whereas Luck hasn’t.
….wow ….i think the haters have a point….primetime and oneniner are the same…….top notch post…….
.. :-)
Adam: making pronouncements about stuff we can’t know takes all the fun out of being a fan. The greatest pleasure I have enjoyed this season (other than seeing those W’s pile up) has been to watch the team, attempt to understand what is happening and speculate what they will do each game.
The pronouncers have missed a truly impressive season by Alex Smith. Oh, I know he isn’t one of those HOF QB’s we’ll be facing later this month, but for all his faults he has come through in the clutch almost each and every time the team has needed him. That is much more of an accomplishment for him than it is for the more talented guys.
My season-long theory on the offense has been that the coaches are holding back in order to give away as little as possible to upcoming opponents. This has produced a bunch of close games as the team has tried to do just enough to win. I have expected to see a different approach in games we have to win vs tough teams. That theory appeared to be validated vs PIT where we saw a number of new and rarely used plays and a 67% Red Zone efficiency.
If my theory holds up, we will be back in our shell this week as we were vs SEA.
The Saints will have no idea what is coming.
Amen & Amen!!! And just imagine how we will all feel 5 weeks from tonight if the D has handled three of the most prolific passing attacks in history!!!
Yes, EX: that will be one of the fun stories to follow over the next 2+ years.
AES: you just said, Let’s keep it ‘football’ only in a post that had nothing to do with football!!
You should be kicked off for that kind of talk tough guy…
Dr, I had every intention to do just that. But the moment I posted that, your boy ‘oneniner’ and someone named merton started to take ‘cheapshots.’
Check the posts for yourself Dr, before calling me out. And frankly, ‘oneniner’ didn’t really say anything radically offense, so I just returned volly. Hopfully all in fun. As long as family members aren’t involved it’s cool.
We’ve had our moments in the past. But we move on.
No harm, no foul.
What franchise QB gets a 2-3 year contract extension at age 27? Why not a 5-6 year deal. Wake up Smither. Your idol is a weak, below average game manager. Bwahahahahahah!