TONY GEORGE
Pittsburgh -4
Line swing by 6 points, well yes. NY Giants may not mount much of an offense against Pitt with Manning and Sorgi both out in this game. Although the Jets first team hammered away at the Giants, the second and third teams turned the Giants / Jets game into a blowout, that will not happen here with Pitt playing 3 good QBs including a Big Ben appearance. I have no doubts Pitt will stress defense and NY will struggle on offense. Play 1 Unit on Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh -4
Line swing by 6 points, well yes. NY Giants may not mount much of an offense against Pitt with Manning and Sorgi both out in this game. Although the Jets first team hammered away at the Giants, the second and third teams turned the Giants / Jets game into a blowout, that will not happen here with Pitt playing 3 good QBs including a Big Ben appearance. I have no doubts Pitt will stress defense and NY will struggle on offense. Play 1 Unit on Pittsburgh.
Evan Altemus
5 Units Tampa Bay -2.5
Kansas City is a complete mess right now. Players are disgruntled because head coach Todd Haley has made all players with four years or less experience stay in hotels instead of on their own. Also, players feel that it doesn’t matter what head coach Todd Haley thinks about their performance because they think that Scott Pioli controls all personnel decisions. In addition, back-up quarterback Brodie Croyle is banged up, which has prompted Kansas City to bring in former Pittsburgh Panther quarterback Bill Stull into camp. Third stringer quarterback Tyler Palko has been awful as well. The Chiefs aren’t going to risk starting quarterback Matt Cassel get hurt behind a bad offensive line, so he will only be playing limited snaps. In addition, coaches Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis don’t want to show anything for the regular season, so their game plan will be basic. Tampa Bay lost their first preseason game, so I expect them to have more motivation for this game. They have a decent two quarterback rotation with Josh Johnson and Josh Freeman. Kansas City will also have to play in the humid weather of Tampa Bay, which they have not been used to. Look for the Buccaneers to get the win and cover.
3 Units Cleveland -3
This line has jumped from -3 to -4, but the line movement is in the right direction. St. Louis will have Sam Bradford and A.J. Feeley take most, if not all, of the snaps in this game. I expect both of them to have problems in this game because the Browns defense is expected to develop more of a blitzing game plan and attack the quarterback more. Bradford is a rookie and isn't used to seeing NFL blitzes while Feeley doesn't deal well with the blitz anyway. After seeing the Browns in the first week of the preseason, they are more focused than the average team. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace will get the majority of the snaps in this game, especially with Colt McCoy being banged up. Minnesota's Sage Rosenfels was able to throw all over St. Louis, and the Vikings were easily able to put up 28 points against them. Look for Cleveland to want this game and use their vastly better quarterback rotation to get an easy win.
5 Units Tampa Bay -2.5
Kansas City is a complete mess right now. Players are disgruntled because head coach Todd Haley has made all players with four years or less experience stay in hotels instead of on their own. Also, players feel that it doesn’t matter what head coach Todd Haley thinks about their performance because they think that Scott Pioli controls all personnel decisions. In addition, back-up quarterback Brodie Croyle is banged up, which has prompted Kansas City to bring in former Pittsburgh Panther quarterback Bill Stull into camp. Third stringer quarterback Tyler Palko has been awful as well. The Chiefs aren’t going to risk starting quarterback Matt Cassel get hurt behind a bad offensive line, so he will only be playing limited snaps. In addition, coaches Romeo Crennel and Charlie Weis don’t want to show anything for the regular season, so their game plan will be basic. Tampa Bay lost their first preseason game, so I expect them to have more motivation for this game. They have a decent two quarterback rotation with Josh Johnson and Josh Freeman. Kansas City will also have to play in the humid weather of Tampa Bay, which they have not been used to. Look for the Buccaneers to get the win and cover.
3 Units Cleveland -3
This line has jumped from -3 to -4, but the line movement is in the right direction. St. Louis will have Sam Bradford and A.J. Feeley take most, if not all, of the snaps in this game. I expect both of them to have problems in this game because the Browns defense is expected to develop more of a blitzing game plan and attack the quarterback more. Bradford is a rookie and isn't used to seeing NFL blitzes while Feeley doesn't deal well with the blitz anyway. After seeing the Browns in the first week of the preseason, they are more focused than the average team. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace will get the majority of the snaps in this game, especially with Colt McCoy being banged up. Minnesota's Sage Rosenfels was able to throw all over St. Louis, and the Vikings were easily able to put up 28 points against them. Look for Cleveland to want this game and use their vastly better quarterback rotation to get an easy win.
