By John Sarianides Dak and Zeke are back to prove that last season was not an abberation but rather the norm. Week one of the NFL season is finally here. It feels like it took for ever. Here are my picks for this week. There are some no brainers on the week one docket folks. Kansas City at New England (-9): The Patriots being favored by nine is perfect. It…
Barrett, Mayfield will be the best quarterback match up this weekend. I went 11-5 in week one and I am O.K with that. Here are my picks for week two. No. 17 Louisville (-6) at North Carolina: I like Carolina at home as a dog. Lamar Jackson struggled last week against a game Purdue squad. No. 21 South Florida (-20) at Connecticut: South Florida struggled last week against FCS Stony Brook. Maybe…
Photo courtesy of USA Today By John Sarianides Game Rewind: The Patriots Super Bowl LI banner ceremony was ruined by the Kansas City Chiefs who came into Foxboro and rolled them 42-27. The Patriots blew leads of 17-7 and 27-21 en route to Tom Brady’s first regular season home loss since 2006. Brady did not play the entire game in the Patriots last home loss to an AFC opponent in…
Storyline: The Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs to kick off the 2017 NFL season. The Patriots will unveil their Super Bowl LI champions banner prior to the game. Once the pomp and circumstance is over, the Patriots will get down to business as they attempt to defend their title. Here are three offensive keys, three defensive keys and one special teams key for the Patriots in this game. 3 Offensive…
By John Sarianides The Indianapolis Colts will open the season without star quarterback Andrew Luck but even without Luck, the Colts still have a talented roster and as long as back up quarterback Scott Tolzien can manage the offense, they will compete. Here are three keys for the 2017 Colts. 1. Weather the Storm: The Colts will have to weather the storm until Luck comes back. They will need to…
By John Sarianides The Tennessee Titans are a sexy dark horse pick in the AFC. Marcus Mariota and company are ready to live up to the hype. It won’t be easy however in the highly competitive AFC South. Here are three keys for the 2017 Titans. 1. Offensive Balance: The Titans were clearly a run first team last season but they will need to be more balanced this season to…
By John Sarianides Tom Coughlin is back in Jacksonville. Coughlin was hired this off-season as the head of football ops. Coughlin’s first order of business was to hire Doug Marrone as head coach. Marrone was the offensive line coach under former coach Gus Bradley. Marrone’s first order of business is to get more out of quarterback Blake Bortles. Bottles struggled this pre-season but Marrone named him the starter and is…
By John Sarianides The Oakland Raiders view themselves as Super Bowl contenders and now is the time for them to prove it. Offensively, Derek Carr returns to lead a talented offense that features one of the best offensive lines In football. The addition of Marshawn Lynch gives this team a bell cow running back that can carry the ball 20 times a game. Defensively, Oakland needs to be better than…
By John Sarianides I know naysayers will laugh at the notion that the Chiefs are a super bowl contender but they really are. The Chiefs are well coached and the roster is littered with talented players. Offensively, quarterback Alex Smith will lead a dynamic offense that has skilled play makers in rookie running back Kareem Hunt, tight end Travis Kelce and wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Head coach Andy Reid and his…
By John Sarianides After winning Super Bowl 50, the Broncos failed to make the playoffs last season. Gary Kubiak resigned due to health issues and John Elway hired Dolphins defensive coordinator Vance Joseph to replace. Elway liked Joseph when he interviewed him for the job in 2014 so when the opportunity to interview and hire Joseph presented itself, Elway hired him. Joseph hired former Chargers coach Mike McCoy to turn…