This week, it wouldn't be a surprise if all the favorites covered outright. However, one more game will help determine how good teams really are. This week I used a lot of stats and knowledge of these guys in my breakdown.
Cologne vs. Frankfurt (Under 39, -105) (4 units) Frankfurt loves to run the ball with workhorse Ahmed Galloway, and why wouldn't they? Akili Smith has proven that he not only sucks in the NFL, but in NFL Europe as well. Cologne on the other hand can play both ways, they have a decent QB in Kevin Thompson and have a good running game as well. Frankfurt has a horrible run defense however, as evidenced by the 230 yards rushing they gave up to Berlin in Week 1, and you should see a lot of rushing the ball in this one. Cologne will probably win, but this should be a slugfest, Frankfurt sucks, but they don't suck that bad.
Berlin (-4) vs. Amsterdam (-101, 3 units) I know, I bet against Amsterdam a lot. I told myself this week I wouldn't do it until the line came out. The problem with this line is that Berlin is really good. The reason it is so low is because Hamburg gave Berlin a helluva game last week when they were almost a double-digit favorite. A game in which I thought Hamburg would cover although didnt have the balls to post. Hamburg is a pretty good team that's the truth, but now too much credit has been taken away from a good Berlin team. Amsterdam likes to throw, throw, and throw, and run less than any other team in the league and this plays into Berlin's hands. You beat Berlin by playing the game Hamburg did against them, a low-scoring slugfest where you pound each other on the ground. Berlin should roll, only reason I'm hesitant is the Red Light factor. Some teams will get a little crazy in Amsterdam the night before a game there and then you're stuck with a QB that has a 2.56 blood alcohol level, a toked up RB that smoked enough to make Ricky jealous, and a hesitant CB who's playing scared because he doesn't know if he got syphillis from that hooker he was with last night. However, Berlin is a good team and has a coach that should keep this from happening. Berlin wins this one by double digits.
Week 3 Power Rankings: (I will put these in tiers to give you an idea of who has a chance to play with who, who's good, and who just sucks)
Tier 1A:Berlin
Tier 1B:Hamburg, Cologne
Tier 2: Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Tier 768: Rhein (They just look horrible, absolutely dreadful. Then again, they have the worst QB's in the league by far in Scott McBrien and Andy Hall, and that's saying a lot in a league with only one real good QB---Dave Ragone)
YTD: 1-2-0 (+0.75 units
Cologne vs. Frankfurt (Under 39, -105) (4 units) Frankfurt loves to run the ball with workhorse Ahmed Galloway, and why wouldn't they? Akili Smith has proven that he not only sucks in the NFL, but in NFL Europe as well. Cologne on the other hand can play both ways, they have a decent QB in Kevin Thompson and have a good running game as well. Frankfurt has a horrible run defense however, as evidenced by the 230 yards rushing they gave up to Berlin in Week 1, and you should see a lot of rushing the ball in this one. Cologne will probably win, but this should be a slugfest, Frankfurt sucks, but they don't suck that bad.
Berlin (-4) vs. Amsterdam (-101, 3 units) I know, I bet against Amsterdam a lot. I told myself this week I wouldn't do it until the line came out. The problem with this line is that Berlin is really good. The reason it is so low is because Hamburg gave Berlin a helluva game last week when they were almost a double-digit favorite. A game in which I thought Hamburg would cover although didnt have the balls to post. Hamburg is a pretty good team that's the truth, but now too much credit has been taken away from a good Berlin team. Amsterdam likes to throw, throw, and throw, and run less than any other team in the league and this plays into Berlin's hands. You beat Berlin by playing the game Hamburg did against them, a low-scoring slugfest where you pound each other on the ground. Berlin should roll, only reason I'm hesitant is the Red Light factor. Some teams will get a little crazy in Amsterdam the night before a game there and then you're stuck with a QB that has a 2.56 blood alcohol level, a toked up RB that smoked enough to make Ricky jealous, and a hesitant CB who's playing scared because he doesn't know if he got syphillis from that hooker he was with last night. However, Berlin is a good team and has a coach that should keep this from happening. Berlin wins this one by double digits.
Week 3 Power Rankings: (I will put these in tiers to give you an idea of who has a chance to play with who, who's good, and who just sucks)
Tier 1A:Berlin
Tier 1B:Hamburg, Cologne
Tier 2: Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Tier 768: Rhein (They just look horrible, absolutely dreadful. Then again, they have the worst QB's in the league by far in Scott McBrien and Andy Hall, and that's saying a lot in a league with only one real good QB---Dave Ragone)
YTD: 1-2-0 (+0.75 units
