The Ravens have to leave their home now. The same Ravens team that was outplayed six days ago by the Houston Texans (not T.J. Yates) at home. The same Ravens team that lost on the road to the Titans, Jaguars, Seahawks, and Chargers. Why would I pick a team who struggles to win outside of their home? They are the New Orleans Saints of the AFC. And now I have the option to pick them against New England in Foxboro?
Who were the x-factors of the Ravens? Terrell Suggs? Duane Brown dominated him. Which by the way was THE best LT in the NFL in 2011, but that’s a different article in itself. Ed Reed? Unless Brady resorts to T.J. Yates decision-making, I fully expect the Patriots to win this game. Do Patriots even have to give the ball to the law firm if they have Welker, Hernandez, and Gronkowski running circles out there? I can't imagine the Ravens staying in the 3-4 for the majority of this game unless they feel confident their linebackers can hold their own against the Gronk/Hernandez combo. Is Bernard Pollard supposed to cover one of those TE’s? That's funny.
Some say the Patriots defense was a one-week wonder because they were playing Tebow. I’m not here to badmouth Joe Flacco, but all the sudden he looks scary? Patriots defense may suck, but they aren’t dumb. They are smart enough to follow along the lines of the Texans plan: slow down Ray Rice and let Flacco beat them. With all of that being said, I am picking the Ravens.
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Giants/49ers game deserves so much analysis. So many little
factors could be covered in this game. Keeping this post short and simple, I will look
at two things. First, I was just joking. I am picking the Patriots to beat the
Ravens. And I would put money on a straight bet for the Patriots to cover. If I
had money. Two, the weather forecast calls for rain and high winds. Does that
affect the Giants passing game? If it comes down to running, I will take
Gore/Hunter’s match up over Bradshaw/Jacobs/Ware’s match up.
Three: I said I would only cover two things. Just seeing if
you are paying attention. What would you bet on?
1.) 49ers secondary versus Nicks,
Cruz, Manningham, and Ballard?
2.) Giants front 7 versus Gore
and Hunter?
I’ll take option two.
This is the fourth factor I am
focusing on. Who does better? NYG running versus Alex Smith throwing?
(Fifth, see how I lied) Who gets
the job of allowing Vernon Davis to cry…again? Did Gregg Williams purposely put
Roman Harper on Vernon Davis so he had an excuse to go work with his buddy in
St. Louis? I said three things more than I said I would.
I’m not answering any of theses because I don’t know. I can speculate what they will do and how they will do. But I don’t care. I just want to see the football game. You answer it. And there are only four possible Super Bowl combinations now. Boasting is pointless and it would be stupid unless you called it back in week four or so. With that being said, I think the Giants are going to win. I like my odds that I have a 50% chance at being right. No matter who wins, I’m cheering for the NFC over the Patriots.
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Update #1 (January 22, 1:13 E.T.): Weather forecast say's it will be raining in San Francisco today with mild winds. I doubt it will be detrimental to the game, but it should affect the pass/run ratio.
Update #2 (January 22, 5:19 E.T.): Rain chances have died down, but wind is still high. Again, not huge factor, but it makes it more difficult to throw longer throws, especially if wind is going against offense.
Update #2 (January 22, 5:19 E.T.): Rain chances have died down, but wind is still high. Again, not huge factor, but it makes it more difficult to throw longer throws, especially if wind is going against offense.
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