Here are my Week 2 picks. This is hard to do. I bet some of you could do better than me, so leave your picks in the comment section.
To read my Lions-49ers prediction, click here.
Chiefs @ Bills: Chiefs. Kansas City WR Dwayne Bowe will score at least two touchdowns on Buffalo’s rookie CB Stephon Gilmore.
Browns @ Bengals: Bengals: The Ravens embarrassed the Bengals Week 1, winning 44-13. Cincinnati will bounce back big time against the Browns – one of the worst teams in the league.
Vikings @ Colts: Colts. Andrew Luck will pick apart Minnesota’s subpar secondary.
Raiders @ Dolphins: Raiders. Carson’s Palmer’s favorite receiver – Denarius Moore – will play, and he’ll be the difference.
Cardinals @ Patriots: Patriots. New England’s offense is better than Arizona’s defense, and New England’s defense is better than Arizona’s offense.
Buccaneers @ Giants: Giants. The Giants are too good to start the season 0-2.
Ravens @ Eagles: Ravens. The Eagles starting wide receivers – DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin – are nicked up and questionable to play. Philadelphia would need those players 100 percent healthy to beat the Ravens, who are still a top-5 team.
Saints @ Panthers: Saints. Like the Giants, the Saints are too good to start the season 0-2.
Texans @ Jaguars: Texans. Houston will score 40 points and win easily.
Redskins @ Rams: Redskins. The Rams could have drafted Robert Griffin III, but they liked the QB they already had – Sam Bradford – so they traded the No.2 pick to Washington. That was a mistake for St. Louis, because Griffin is already better than Bradford. Griffin will start his professional career 2-0.
Cowboys @ Seahawks: Cowboys. Dallas is one of the best, most complete teams in the NFC. The Seahawks have a very good defense, but their offense will struggle to score points, even at home.
Jets @ Steelers: Steelers. Another bounce-back game. The Broncos embarrassed the Steelers on Monday Night Football Week 1, so Pittsburgh will embarrass the Jets Week 2.
Titans @ Chargers: Chargers. Tennessee’s QB – Jake Locker – has a hurt shoulder, and their running back – Chris Johnson – looked terrible last week (11 carries for 4 yards). They won’t beat the Chargers in San Diego.
Broncos @ Falcons: Broncos. Neither team can run the ball well. The Broncos have the better QB and the better pass rush, so they’ll win.
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I’ve got proof that I cant do much better. /sigh
Well then call ‘em dude…
Huh?
GC said : “The Giants are too good to start the season 0-2.” & “Like the Giants, the Saints are too good to start the season 0-2.”
OK, I realize that maybe you might have other things going on or maybe this was just something to kill the time but if you cant spend more then 20 seconds to come up with a reason why a team will win other then because they’re too good to go 0-2 then just don’t bother making the list. It’s bad enough you did it once but then to repeat it, especially for two teams that it would hardly be difficult to actually describe why they have a chance to win the game is just plain lazy.
I am not going to bash anyone’s picks this week. I think there were some big surprises, but I did want to point out that what looked like a very tough schedule for SF is starting to look like it is easier than it first appeared. NO 0-2. NE 1-1 and unable to handle a physical opponent, BUF 1-1.
Grant, you should join us over at Alex Smith’s Tea Party.
Jack what time does the retirement home for seniors start serving tea?
Prime,
You should ask one of your 88 year old girlfriends that question.
I will, can you get us all in (no pun intended AES, don’t freak out pal) under your membership Hack?
Primate,
Sorry, no monkeys allowed:)
Jack …. how’d you do over at the Tea Party? I got 11 points! I forgot to make Thursday’s pick!! So there goes one point, but for the record, I picked Green Bay. So technically ….. lol!!
Not so good Guap, only got 8. Luckily it’s a long season : ) LoL!
Grant
The Chargers won last week because they played the Raiders. Were they any good at all, they’d have blown them out.
So you think the Titans will beat them? Why?
After playing the Raiders, they will have to face an NFL team this week.
The Chargers time has run out. The AFC West was horrible last year. They couldn’t win it.
Now the AFC west opened up 1-3. And they won by default. Unless the Titans imitate the Raiders (4 failed punts), they have nothing on teams.
My reason has more to do with the Chargers not playing well to start seasons/last year/last week than anything the Titans can do. I don’t know much about them.
Remember a few years ago, everybody talked how great Chris Johnson (Titan RB) is. How 2,000 yards was going to be easy for him?
My how things change. He believed his own hype.
Titans are pretty beat up…. I doubt they win that game.
No Niner game prediction?
What a jip
http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/2012/09/inside-the-49ers/prediction-49ers-blow-out-lions/
oh… I saw the other article just now.
Chiefs, bengals, colts, dolphins, patriots, buccaneers, ravens, panthers, texans,redskins, seahawks, steelers, titans, falcons.
The Raiders stink in Miami, even if miami sucks. Tampa has a good Defense. cam newton and deangelo williams go off in this game and NO is 0-2. Romo doesn’t shake his Seattle nightmare…. Titans will be a harder challenge than oakland, even if its on the road.. The falcons at home in that dome will expose Denvers running game.
Panthers will beat the Saints
Why?
Newton is better than RGIII, and the energy of this being their home opener will help them jump out front early. The Saints are not the same team without Payton.
But the Redskins’ defense is better than the Panthers’ defense.
You don’t think Steve Smith’s knee injury will slow him down a bit?
Really? That’s why? Stick to pee wee football Hack, the NFL is too big for you.
It might, but Newton’s running will pick up the slack.
What do you make of Cal/Ohio St. Is Cal that good or OSU that overrated?
Ohio State is overrated. UCLA is going to beat Cal in a few weeks.
No argument here. They might easily be 9-2 heading into the finale. 9-3 and a Sun Bowl berth?
I’d take it, but I don’t see why UCLA can’t beat Arizona and Stanford.
Jack, CN won’t fully utilize his talent until he learns to play from the pocket. He needs to lower his TD/INT ratio before I put him in the top third of the QBs in the league. RG3 seems to play well from the pocket, but it’s only been one regular season game – let the season play out. I see the Saints winning by two touchdowns over the Panthers.
Hofer,
Your dislike of running QB’s is well documented, as are the struggles of Steve Spagnulo’s defenses early on as the players learn the system. Newton’s running may not win a championship but it will be enough to help put NO 0-2 this week.
Jack, I really appreciated and loved to watch SYoung play especially after he learned that teams win when their QBs play well from the pocket. My fear with running QBs is injury or turnovers. That’s what was interesting listening to SY on the “TTebow A Football Life” program, he basically advised TT to learn how to play from the pocket if he had any hopes of playing QB at a high level in the NFL. Others should listen as well.
Hofer, NO by 2 TD’s huh? Like I said, the Saints are not the same team without Payton.
Jack, not a big deal – my other picks Buff and Mia won. BTW, N.O. wins that game if their DB can catch an INT. I’m still not impressed with the Panthers.
Hofer,
Yeah if the NE kicker doesn’t shank the FG I win that one too. Oh well, if if’s and but’s were candy and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas ; )
I’m not a big Panther believer either, but my hunch played out for today.
Jack, if you watched the game there was a swing of 14 pts. The poor pass/INT by DBrees (that’s right the elite one) at his own goal line for a Panther td and the missed INT by PRobinson. Only one game, but they blew my pick. LOL
If, if, if, if, if, if, if, if
There are a lot of if’s. Try to kep it to did’s.
Hofer,
I didn’t get to see the game. Hope you know I am just robbing you. Good times. Only 2 hours to kick off. Can’t wait!
Cause Mr.Know it all, Hall of Fame coach said so Grant! C’mon man!
For anyone interested. Last years 49er vs Lions game on now at NFL Network.
Forgot how stout Lions D played last season. Also noticed that Niners ran very few downfield plays. If Smith/G-Ro sync like last week, this years game shouldnt be close.
GC here’s where we differ:
Bills win
*Vikings win in a close one
*Dolphins win in a close one
+Rams win and surprise the skins
*Seahawks win
Falcons win by 3 at home.
* Upset this week
+ Mini-upset (too much RG3 hype)
All others I agree.
Patriots, Ravens, and Saints lost. :/
Bills won.
Vikes lost in a close one. :(
Dolphins won.
Rams winning in a close one.
Seattle blowing out Dallas.
Pitt and SD winning.
Falcons tomorrow night.
Hoooooofffffeeeee!! Get Alex fired up!!
Vino time. :-)
CCCCrrrraaaaaabbbbbbb! I’ve got my Amstel and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc on ice. Big game – all of these upsets are making me nervous…no! 9ers win!!! Come on…let’s go!
Here’s a take on a few games:
Vikings at Colts: Vikings.
Do not overestimate the Colts OLine, nor underestimate the force of Jared Allen. Luck is not so different from Alex Smith. He’ll be wanting Jim Harbaugh back more than any Niner fan will want him, before long.
Saints at Panthers: Panthers.
If Harbaugh teaches us anything, it’s that the value of in-game coaching at the NFL level cannot be overstated. Sorry, Drew, but you’re no Peyton, and without Payton you’re not really Breesy. Cam Newton, at home, takes the Saints apart, just like the Droid did last week.
Cowboys at Seahawks: Seahawks.
Romo
Broncos at Falcons: Falcons.
Nope. Newton is yesterday’s news…
Cowboys at Seahawks: Seahawks.
Let’s see, who is Romo like? He’s a bit of a Hasselbeck, a bit DeBerg: frustratingly satisfactory but never gonna be a winner. Cowboys go to the CLink and Romo reminds us all why we’re so thankful that he plays for the Cowboys.
Broncos at Falcons: Falcons
Peyton Manning? Yeah, he’s still alright, but he’s not marching into the Falcons house and showing up Ryan Jones White Gonzales etc… This one is pure home field advantage.
Dallas @ Seattle: At home Seattle is 1 game over .500 over the last 3 seasons. Their home-field advantage is a myth. Dallas’ defense looks like the real deal.
Saints @ Panthers: Without Payton the Saints just aren’t the same. Without bounties the Saints’ defense is horrible. Spagnolu brought his defense over from St. Louis and it’s just as bad in New Orleans.
Chiefs @ Bills: The Chiefs weren’t prepared for the Falcons’ no-huddle offense. The Bills weren’t prepared for professional football.
Browns @ Bengals: The Eagles tried desperately to let the Browns win but Weeden (5.1 passer rating) wouldn’t allow it. The Battle of Ohio should be very, very boring.
Vikings @ Colts: The Colts cannot stop the run. They cannot stop the pass. They cannot stop Jim Irsay’s drunken tweets.
Houston @ South Jacksonville High School: The Jags defense isn’t horrible and this game will be closer than the spread. But even Khan’s amazing mustache can’t stop Adrian Foster and a healthy (so far) Shaub and Johnson.
Oakland @ Miami: I always take the home team on a short week. It’s a 60% win. Plus – I used my Oujia board to talk to Zombie Al.
Tampa Bay @ New Jersey: The Giants are .500 team. They’ll end the week at 1-1. Unless Aqib’s mom shoots Victor Cruz.
Cardinals @ Patriots: The Evil Empire hit two home runs in the draft and revamped their defense. The Cardinals ignored glaring holes on the offensive line and drafted a possession receiver. Cards’ defense isn’t horrible but it’s no match for Tom Brady. And Kevin Kolb – bwahahaha!
Redskins @ Rams: The Redskins pistol offense won’t be as effective against the Rams but they’ll still win. The difference will be the Redskins’ defense – it’s better than you think.
New Jersey Circus @ Pittsburgh Retirement Home: The senior citizen Steelers will eek out a close win over the Jets. Does anyone think Mark Sanchez can play that well twice in a row? He probably banged three 17 year olds this week and is tired.
Titans @ Chargers: CJ½K looks bad. The Titans’ D is a work in progress. The Chargers are coached by Norv. This is a tossup decided by home field advantage. I have faith in both Chargers fans to help sway the game.
Ravens @ Dream Team: The Eagles almost lost to the Browns who had a 5.1 rated QB. The Ravens destroyed a decent Cincinnati team. Plus, the Ravens have a Harbaugh. The Eagles have a man who forgets the running game after his 5th hot dog.
Broncos @ Falcons: Unlike the Seahawks, the Falcons have a real home field advantage. The Broncos D won’t be able to keep up with Ryan’s no-huddle in the dome. But Peyton Manning is magic on Monday nights. This pick could bite me in the arse.
I picked the 49ers on an earlier thread and the Packers in the Tea Party group (always take the home team on a short week).
msc,
LMAO! Grant should let you ghost write next weeks picks for him.
Imagine, just for a lark, Jim Harbaugh fielding questions from Clem at a Presser. See? That was amusing.
Now that would be a Harbaugh press conference I would tune in to watch ; )
Brotha, I can see Clem at a presser asking JH questions with a scotch neat in hand. LOL
@Brotha I would avoid touchy-feely questions. I would ask Harbaugh-esque questions.
“Will your mighty men obliterate the Lions or merely destroy them?”
Jim would give that a 15 minute reply and then steal my scotch.
Good stuff MSClemons
If Mike Tanier ever retires, you are next man up!
So, umm… I forgot the Vikes can’t stop anyone either :-D
Falcons have more offensive weapons & better offensive balance.
Broncos have better D, imo.
Falcons missing Grimes, key db, when facing Manning.
I see this one pretty closely matched. Maybe home field is the difference.
All I got to say about Lions, tired of them being a national disgrace, on my favorite holiday every freakin year, this has got to stop. we need new teams to play the turkey bowl.
Hey, Grant! Do you ‘memer me, a while back, telling you RGIII will have a better rookie season than Luck? In that convo I stated that RGIII seems to be sourounded by better weapons and last Sunday kinda proved my hypothesis … *ahem** … excuse me, hypotenuse, correct. I know it’s only been one game, but do you still see Luck having a better rookie season than RGIII?
hypotenuse? Let’s keep it clean on here Buster! ;~o
Guap,
Did you use the Pythagorean Theorem to reach that conclusion?
I think he took the Right Angle on that one.
Laughing aloud! Pythagorean Theorem? Jack, I don’t partake in such child’s fair, my good man. T’was far simpler elementary. Because of WR’s such as Garcon, Morgan, Moss, and some decent RB’s in Morris and Helu … I deduced … haha! … excuse me … you almost caught me, SEDUCED that RGIII would be the better of the rookies.
Are you guys going to be here all week?
You guys are funny, good stuff.
el
Luck has Fleener though.
LoL!! DS, I thought the Luck/Fleener connection in game one was just gonna forego the regular season and give Andrew the Rookie of the Year award. (haha!! just messin Grant!!)
@ El Guapo
Sorry, dude, I lead your thread astray! You’ll probably have to ask Grant again on today’s live blog, as your question probably got lost in all the silliness.
Go Niners
HAHA!! It’s all good, Brotha Tuna!! I was bein a little goofy to start off with, anyway!! Seasons still very young …. Grant has plenty of time to respond.
The Stanford kicker – Williamson – sucks. 0 for 2 already on FGs, one of them a chip shot.
Nick, The QB is not much better. If they had someone who could throw they would be blowing these guys out.
Come now, he’s following the 3 INT legend. lol
That’s right Hofer. Us Stanford fans are used to a certain level of play from the QB position.
Who says I’m not a Stanford fan? I grew up watching JElway at EVERY home game. I didn’t miss many when BW was coaching either.
Now Nunes has redeemed himself! All right now!!!!
Hahaha, There we go! Nice pitch and catch!!
Jack,
The Stanford D is very impressive, especially up front. They still have a shot to win this game.
No doubt Nick. They are playing solid. The O just needs to keep giving the ball to Taylor. That dude is solid.
NO, SD, Wash, Oak, HOU, SF win and I get 200 bucks. So let’s bank on that :)
Adam,
Tell me you didn’t play a parlay, please. They are the sucker-iest of the sucker bets. You don’t get anything approaching true odds.
It is amazing and ironic to see Stanford run the same plays that the Niners run. Watching Stanford impose their will in the 4th quarter just like we are and are built to do. They are on the verge of upsetting USC. Amazing. USC is tired.
Grant could play QB for Stanford and they would win! lol
They own SC! Cue the band, IT’S ALL RIGHT NOW!!!!
The legacy of JH. His recruits and offense is still there!
*are still there* lol
I’m a Cal fan and therefore I hate Stanford. BUT, NorCal >>> SoCal. So good job trees.
We don’t have to hear about USuCk for the rest of the year. Hopefully Leinart left his bong behind so Barkley can console himself.
Grant,
The worst team in the league is the Dolphins and it’s not even close. At least the Browns have a RB, WR and a QB with potential.
@CG
The Raiders got their butts kicked by Miami last year.
No way is Miami the worst team.
CG
Raiders got their butts kicked again against Miami.
I think you should really change your opinion now on who is worse.
DS…I digress.
It pains me not to see the Raiders lose. Hahaha.
CG
Somehow, yet..I’ll survive.
lol
Great freaking ((win)) down at the farm. Way to go Stanford, aww poor baby Lane Kiffin.
That was a great win Neal. How did your HS team fare this week?
Hey Jack,
Nice exciting win, Santa Teresa freshman beat Sequoia today 28 -7, couple of nice runs actually blew my mind, thinking the 1/2 back was down a few times, but as Jimmy V say’s never give up.
Congrats! Nothing beats watching your kids play. My 5 year old scored his first goal in soccer today. I think I was more excited than him ; )
LOL well congrats to you and your son. That is exciting !! I am just waiting for my son to block a punt, get a interception or sack the QB. that would make my day.
It will happen, just keep him working hard.
Can we borrow Al Davis’ overhead projector to diagram exactly how much Lane Kiffen sucked?
I don’t think you can model that in three-dimensional space.
UCLA will not beat Stanford who just knocked off the sorry Tojans, UCLA will not beat my Arizona Wild Cats either….
Actually Stanford is just middle of the pack good. They ahve some issues that can be exploited. USC has one of the worst coaching staffs in college football.
Missouri just beat Arizona. I don’t think it’s that far fetched to think that UCLA coudl do the same. However, I think Oregan wins the division yet again.
Medic – I’m assuming you’re typing with your smart phone. :-)
Stanford’s not a middle of the pack team.
Michael Irvin’s bold prediction: Calvin Johnson catches 4 TD’s vs Niners. Must be back on the joy powder again.
Does anyone actually pay attention to what Michael Irvin says or thinks?
Irwin and Bradshaw will never say anything positive about the Niners. Jaws just said Niner’s have the best offense in football, now that is scary.
whoops Irvin, w
Neal – Wow man, Jaws said that?
@Crabs
Yeah, Teddy Brusci is singing that song too. They both were MAD for our heavies springing Gore down the sideline last week.
He just said it, he was showing how Frank Gore and our O line worked so good for the run, everyone has a job to do, and they are doing it, leaving big holes or going wide on sweeps. We have such a great coaching staff.
Tuna/Neal – Right on guys!
I’ll be back later, my 2 boys have baseball games @11A.M.
Beers are on ice already though!
Crab,
That Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale will be coming back around soon, that is some good stuff.
ESPN gave Niners some attention. 1st Miss Manners weighs in on etiquette for handshakes. Then Boomer teases Candlestick over the blown transformer incident. Then all the analysts picked the Niners > Lions. (Uh-oh).
Handling success and praise and expectations will be one of many challenges the Niners will have to deal with this year.
AZ D is holding Brady to 6 points at home 3rd quarter.
I knew they would be good. And once again, we see a good D from last year go against an elite offense in the Pats, and the elite offensive team is getting smacked silly by the good Defense.
Goes to show to my statement all offseason. Good offenses play great against crappy D. Because the bad D’s don’t follow their assignments and tackle poorly. That leads to big plays. Good D’s do those things, and the big plays aren’t there for the offense. And the great offenses no longer look great.
And once again the Raiders think the game ends at halftime. Nobody told them there are 4 quarters.
Everybody knew the Arizona D would be good. Their question marks revolved around their QB, and Kolb is actually outplaying Brady right now.
Lol, the Raiders are getting their tales kicked by a rookie QB. That Carson Palmer trade looks better every day……..smh.
Tough to be a Raider fan, they are a very poor team, with bad tackling, and poorly coached. They can’t beat a lousy Dolphins with a rookie QB.
After that last pick, the Dolphins may put up 40+ points on the Raiders.
We are very lucky to have Harbaugh because Dennis Allen is not in his league.
I’ve heard very good things about Dennis Allen, but that whole franchise is just starting to recover from the Al Davis regime. The Carson Palmer trade has been a disaster and they lack talent with the exception of Mcfadden.
The raiders are the greek mythology equivalent of “Sisyphus.”
They continue to find ways to lose games. It’s almost as if they get close to showing improvement, and then they do something to fall backwards!
I love it!!!
Cardinals most likely blow the game when RB Williams fumbles the ball at their own 30. What a waste of a hard fought game.
LOL! The New England kicker just shanked the kick, what a hot mess.
That 4th quarter was crazy. Fun stuff. Cards D was better than I expected; I expected the front 7 to be solid but I didn’t think the secondary would be that effective.
If the Cards’ offense didn’t suck it wouldn’t have been a close game.
msc
Told ya. Don’t you think we can win in NE since the Cards did?
Elite QB’s are losing against elite defenses.
I can’t remember ever that I ever rooted for Dallas and New England to win a game. No go with the Pats, perhaps the cow girls will win.
MSC,
Just read your football forecast. Awesome job!
I vote for you to cover this area on a weekly basis (lol).
I’m barely .500 AES. I think Grant is going to ban me for sucking :-D
Your picks were better than mine. I’m going to step my game up.
(lol) MSC!
You still have my vote. Nice touch on the levity bro!
I can give a rat’s poop on predictions, as long as the Niner’s win, I am good.
Complete mockery of NFL!
RAIDERS!!!!!!HA HA HA……Silver & Crack!!!!! HA HA HA!!!!!!
They have not been the same since the Tuck rule.
Neal – What’s up Niner brotha!!
I just blasted ♫”Voodoo Child”♫….Throw me in a cage with Schwartz!!!
Schwartz is a dirty fighter Crabs, you need to hear that tune when you are fighting him, Here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBgyXXnbfBc
Neal -Thanks, even better live!
Need a big game from P Willy tonight.
Crabs, going to need to put a ton of pressure on Stafford, so CJ does not have big gains. We will prevail.
C15
Did you see Palmer not throw it to a wide open McFadden for an easy TD? Waited forever, then a poor pass.
DS94 – Missed everything, my boys had ball games earlier. Just catching up, highlights etc. Go Niners!!
I’m actually almost feeling sorry for the Raiders. And that takes some doing.
It really IS the Black Hole. They suck so bad, even light can’t escape…
Grumpy – I actually picked the Faiders to beat the lowly Fins today in our “Alex Smith Tea Party” league. I had the Sea Chickens and Rams though.
ROFL – nice one Grumpy
I don’t like these late starts for the Niner’s, I am anxious and let’s get this party started.
So the NFC West is a weak division, huh? Buncha pushovers. Rams are now up on ‘skins.
Tuna – NFC Best is lookin good…..ESPN must be demoralized after their Patriots lost.
brotha
PM didn’t want to come here. Look at who he plays in the AFC West:
Raiders/Chargers/Chiefs – Went 0-3. And they really stank. All got their butts kicked.
Rams/Cards/Seattle – 1 win. 1 almost assured win. And the bad team going head to head to the media hype darlings.
Our division is the best in the NFL.
Opps
Chargers won. The Raiders/chiefs though were embaressing.
NFC West is kicking on the east coast mob. They’re gonna crap their Depends on the NFL Network and ESPN if we keep this up.
I hate this part of Sundays. An hour without football. I’m getting the shakes.
Clem – Cold Lagunitas IPA’s help.
I am not that impressed with Cardnals and the Seahawks. Cards were lucky to win and Dallas defensive line was beat up. No way that Lynch is going to be able to run on our defense, we will put him 6 feet under.
Cards D Line was disruptive. Have to give them that.
The Seahawks haven’t just been signing 49ers castoffs they’re also trying to use Harbaugh’s game plan. Power runs, efficient passing, stifling defense.
Carroll has been trying to catch up to Harbaugh for 5 years. This may the closest he’s come.
The Hawks CBs are big & tough and disrupt the short to medium routes, but gave up some deep stuff today. Hawks DL & OL won the 2nd half.