BOB BALFE
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Rotation #273-274
Browns +1 over Titans
Marcus Mariota and the Titans beat a bad football team last week and all of a sudden they are worthy of being favorites on the road? Do people not realize the talent in this Cleveland Secondary? There is never a rookie quarterback that comes into this league and dominates. Mariota had a great game last week because the Bucs Defense couldn’t rattle him. Let’s see how he does in this stadium because as bad as the Browns have been they do have great fans and they get very loud. I really like this Browns Offensive Line. Johnny Football is not my favorite QB in the league, but he has matured a year and I do believe he will give this defense fits with his legs and via the air today. I just don’t think Mariota with 60 minutes of football under his belt should be a favorite today. Take Cleveland.
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Rotation #275-276
Bengals -3 over Chargers
The Chargers looked awful to start the game last week to Detroit. If that game was on the road this team would have been done so you really have to pin that on the Lions for letting the Chargers back in the game. San Diego hits the road for the first time today without the entire right side of their offensive line and a young center. This is the type of stuff the general betting public doesn’t look at. The Bengals have a very experience defensive line and will be in the backfield all day. When you lose 40 percent of your offensive line and are on the road it never is a positive thing. The Bengals are flying under the radar and should win this game. Remember that this is a team that has been in the same system with the same players for years now. There is no excuse for Cincinnati and the red rocket Andy Dalton to lose this game. Take the Bengals.
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Rotation #277-278
Redskins +3 over Rams
Less is more today in the NFL. Last week the public won bigtime and the more you play today the more you are going to lose. The entire world knows that the Redskins are a struggling football team. Do people think that Vegas is stupid? Ask yourself why they continue to make these soft lines for the Redskins. Last week the money was all over Miami and they cashed the ticket. Vegas does not like giving money away. St. Louis is a totally different team outside and on the road. This is an offensive line with the least starting experience in the NFL. Nick Foles is only in his second game in this system and when he was in Philly struggled in this building. The St. Louis running backs are banged up however the only thing people are looking at is “Hey this team beat Seattle last week”. Washington has a deep and experienced defensive line that should get to the quarterback today. I also think Jeff Fisher is not the type of NFL coach to blow teams out with his style and most of their games are going to be close. Take Washington.