Week 2 Picks

It's late. We're lazy. Everybody just wants it to be Sunday so they can go to church watch football. We decided that you guys need to know who we pick to win. So, quickly, here's the run down:

Pittsburgh at Tenesee
Lucas: Tennessee BJones: Tennessee

Philadelphia at Detroit

Lucas:Philly BJones: Philly

Arizona at Atlanta
Lucas: Atlanta BJones: Atlanta

Miami at Minnesota
Lucas: Minnesota BJones: Miami

Kansas City at Cleveland
Lucas: KC  BJones: Cleveland

Tampa Bay at Carolina
 Lucas: Carolina  BJones: Tampa Bay

Buffalo at Green Bay
Lucas: GB   BJones: GB

Chicago at Dallas
Lucas: Chicago   BJones: Dallas

Seattle at Denver
Lucas: Seattle  BJones: Denver

St. Louis at Oakland
Lucas: St. Louis  BJones: St. Louis

Jacksonville at San Diego
 Lucas: San Diego  BJones: Jacksonville

New England at NY Jets
 Lucas: New England  BJones: New England

Houston at Washington
Lucas: Houston  BJones: Houston

NY Giants at Indianpolis
Lucas: Colts  BJones: Colts

Baltimore at Cincinati
Lucas: Cincinnati BJones: Baltimore

New Orleans at San Francisco
Lucas: New Orleans  BJones: New Orleans

Switching Flows

Alright, so this has been primarily a basketball blog, but no more! I have an opinion on some things football so I'm going to get involved. With the season now officially underway, I feel that I have to throw out some last minute predictions and opinions, just to piss people off. Then I was like, "wait, why don't I just ask my friends to think of ridiculous things to say so that I can dispute everything?" Well that is exactly what I intend to do as I present to you, the

BJONES AND LUCAS FOOTBALL EXTRAVAGANZA .com

LUCAS' 5 THINGS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO:

1. The Pats will be back. Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, you know the names.

NOTHING TO SEE HERE. JUST VERNON DAVIS BEING HUGE

Bjones: Oooooohhhh yeah! I like this one. Tom Brady is a great quarterback and when you practice like a champion, you play like a champion. Brady is going to be an MVP candidate. Wes Welker was injured last year, so what? He's Wes Welker and he's a beast, give him the ball. Let's not forget Randy "Ya I Smoke Weed" Moss. The Boss is going to have a solid season catchin' footballs because it's a contract year and he wants to get that paper!

2. Adrian Peterson WILL still fumble at least 15 times. Watch.

Bjones: Oh God yes....He does that...

3. Chad Ochocinco and TO on the Bengals. I hope that something ridiculous happens with those two. They get pissed at each other because TO calls 85 a bitch for having a worse touchdown celebration. Or TO changes his name to "Ochouno."

Bjones: No way dude, they coexist in harmony, but they're going to have a bad season, Carson Palmer is going to get pissed, people are going to get tired of 85s antics and TO will have to ride off into the sunset. A failed experiment. 

4. Hopefully at least one of these teams will have a decent season for the first time in years: Lions, Browns, Rams, NOT THE SEAHAWKS, Redskins, 49ers. The Texans ought to make the playoffs this year.

Bjones: I have no beef with the Seahawks, just their fans. Until their fans quit talking the Seahawks into the Super Bowl before preseason starts, I will never support them. I do hope the Lions are good, and the Niners. I like Alex Smith, Crabtree is legit, P. Willis is going to be the best linebacker in the league and Vernon Davis is the most intense physical specimen on the planet.

5. Ben Roethlisberger coming back from his suspension. He'll likely celebrate his first win as a starter in week 5 or 6 by heading out to a bar, getting wasted, beating the shit out of some chick, crash his motorcycle, lose some teeth and an arm, go to jail, and get suspended again. But he has two rings...so it's cool.

Bjones: Exactly

Other Predictions

Richard Garza

1) The Saints will not make the playoffs

Bjones: I really don't get this, but I guess people have this thing about Super Bowl hangovers. Maybe Tricky Dick is basing this prediction solely off the Madden Curse???? I mean if Brees goes down, the Saints go down. How realistic is this prediction? I give it a thumbs up with %52. Not too weak, not outrageous.

2) The Packers will get scored on as much, if not more, than they score. 

Bjones: Ummmm....so they're not good is what you're saying? I don't know what this means. You sound like John Madden. Prediction Rating - D+

3) This is the year the Texans finally overtake the Colts.

Bjones: Hey, this isn't bad. The Texans are a good team, but I think we tend to overlook the Colts because of how boring they are. We never want them to do well because they are soooooo boring. They have no cool players, their uniforms suck and they're just annoying. What does Peyton Manning even spend his money on? Probably clothes at JCPenney. I dislike the Colts. Prediction Rating - B

Anthony Scales

1) The Lions win 7 games!

Bjones: People seem to like the Lions, not to win it all, but they just like them. I do too, they're only going to win 5 games though.

2) Brett Favre will not make it the whole season.

Bjones: Ya, I think this is probably true. Who knows though, nobody is allowed to hit the quarterback anymore.

3)   Green Bay and Baltimore in the Super Bowl.

Bjones: I'd love to see Ed Reed and Ray Lewis back in the Super Bowl. I think expectations are too high for the Pack this year. Someone is going to get hurt and all kinds of wacka flocka

First Game Prediction! A lil late!

Predictions!

They're just dandy. Since it's the first NFL game of the season, I figured, what the hell, let's say a lil something.

LUCAS:

It's time for some football, folks. You know how we can be sure about that? Old Spice is using Ray Lewis in their commercials now. And thanks to money, we get to watch a rematch of the NFC Championship Game! The defending champs: New Orleans Saints look to break that curse of Superbowl defending flops. However, after waiting all year to see if Brett Favre is going to be playing again, we finally get to see him with his dangerous Vikings team again. I think..unless he retires in the next 30 minutes...

Drew Brees had a monster year, so he's looking to top his stats once more, and put another Lombardi in the trophy case. His birthmark will also be making an appearance in today's game. Reggie Bush may not have his Heisman much longer, but who cares anymore?? That was forever ago. He has a ring. Shut up and watch the damn game. I'd also like to mention my fantasy DE, Will "Smoove Skrempf Smiff" Smith, who I'm hoping gets a few sacks here and there. But I think ol' Brett will still have a decent year, with plenty of options to go to, in the air or on the ground. Adrian Peterson, hold on to that ball. No more "Uh oh, I'm heading for a maze of 7 defenders! Better hold on to the tip of the ball and hold it 4 feet away from my body, while waving my arms like a Raven (RAY LEWIS!!!!!).
I'm going to say it's gonna be an offensive game, but there will be some good defensive plays by the Saints.
I say the Saints win 35-27.

BJONES: I don't get it! People, all of a sudden, are writing the Saints off! Seriously? Did something happen between the Super Bowl and today that made the Saints a 7-9 team? I see no reason why they shouldn't be one of the top three teams in the NFL this year. Drew Brees and Sean Peyton both have great minds as far as offense goes. Their defense can hold it down, especially knowing they have Brees & co. putting up points. 14 wins in a row, a Super Bowl win and they still have New Orleans to play for. Tonight, a beat up Favre, a sad recieving core and a good defense will not stop the champs.

Prediction: Saints win 38-17