akilies' picks from the old thread for this week:

"CHI @ GB - Green Bay gets back in its offensive groove and pulls out a win
KC @ BUF - KC, only cause they sort of played better than the bills
CLE @ CIN - Nati beats instate rival by 10pts
MIN @ IND - Luck wins in his first home game
NO @ CAR - Saints beat Cam by a field goal
HOU @ JAC - Houston crushes the competition
OAK @ MIA - I guess i'll just go with the home team . . .the phins win in ot
ARI @ NE - Tom throws for 325 and 3 td's, pats all day
TB @ NYG - Eli and the Gmen bounce back from the lose to the cowboys
BAL @ PHI - Did you see baltimore take on nati? No way i'm picking the eagles
RGIII @ STL - The rams put on a good fight against the lions, and they get a win against washington
DAL @ SEA - The sea turkeys pull off the upset,
NYJ @ PIT - this looks to be a great game, I'm gonna go with the Jets, they looked great against the bills (hmmm i guess they did only play the bills)
TEN @ SD - SD, I have nothing to say about this game
DET @ SF - With the way SF dismantled the packers (hurts to say that) I cant see the lions coming close. The D is just too good in SF
DEN @ ATL - Manning in a dome . . . well this is a no brainer . . JK, The Matt and Julio show continues"

The Handshake: 2

I have never felt more conflict about a game then today. I want the Bears to whomp on the Packers since well the Bears rock. But Rodgers is my QB in my fantasy football so I want him to do well. However my picks:

CHI@GB - Bears cause I can't cheer against them
KC@BUF - KC cause the Bills suck
CLE@CIN - Bengals hands down
MIN@IND - Indy by far.
NO@CAR - Panthers
HOU@JAC - Houston, the Jags couldn't even beat the Vikings.
OAK@MIA - Dolphins
ARI@NE - As much as I don't like Brady he leads the better team. Pats
TB@NYG - Giants.
BAL@PHI - Ravens just looked better then the Eagles last week. They win
WSH@STL - RBIII over the Rams
DAL@SEA - Seachickens just cause I can't bring myself to ever cheer for the Cowboys.
NYJ@PIT - Steelers. Hard choice though.
TEN@SD - SD
DET@SF - Best defense in the NFL. SF all the way. Also, that would hopefully put the Bear in #1 in the NFC North
DEN@ATL - Broncos. Manning looked good for having a year off.

CHI@GB - Bears
KC@BUF - KC
CLE@CIN - Browns upset pick of the week? If Bengals didnt get blown out last week maybe.
MIN@IND - Vikings
NO@CAR - Saints
HOU@JAC - Houston!! Woop!
OAK@MIA - Raiders
ARI@NE - NE
TB@NYG - Giants.
BAL@PHI - Ravens
WSH@STL - Skins
DAL@SEA - Cowboys
NYJ@PIT - Jets
TEN@SD - TEN
DET@SF - DET
DEN@ATL - Broncos.

I mean Browns are my upset pick.

CHI@GB - CHI, not really an upset here/
KC@BUF - KC
CLE@CIN - CIN
MIN@IND - MIN
NO@CAR - NO
HOU@JAC - HOU
OAK@MIA - MIA, this is my upset for the week.
ARI@NE - NE
TB@NYG - NYG
BAL@PHI - BAL
WSH@STL - WSH
DAL@SEA - DAL
NYJ@PIT - PIT
TEN@SD - SD
DET@SF - DET, the lions defense is better than the packers defense pretty much all around, which means that the 49ers weak offense shouldn't get through here.
DEN@ATL - ATL

CHI @ GB: Green Bay will finally realize they're just not as good as they think they are. Bears will roll over the Packers D even more than SF did. BEARS
KC @ BUF: CHIEFS are the better team imo
CLE @ CIN: the BROWNS make Cincy regret choosing a redhead for QB
MIN @ IND: COLTS win, with just a little bit of luck
NO @ CAR: New Orleans isn't gonna fall down that quick. SAINTS
HOU @ JAC: The TEXANS win
OAK @ MIA: Normally, I'd say the Raiders would lose, but the Dolphins are just too bad. RAIDERS
ARI @ NE: The PATRIOTS win over the Cards
TB @ NYG: Kinda scared at how they shut down Cam last week, but I'll go G-MEN
BAL @ PHI: They'll be picking the pieces of Vick up from the turf every other down. RAVENS beat the Eagles senseless.
DAL @ SEA: Seattle looks like a promising team, but COWBOYS will take the win
NYJ @ PIT: Steelers lose to the JETS because they don't have an offense that isn't stuck on Revis island
TEN @ SD: The CHARGERS win again
DET @ SF: The 49ERS win in the handshake part 2
DEN @ ATL: Gah, I can't call this one. Normally I'd say Broncos, but they're not at home....I think the BRONCOS will edge the Falcons, as the Broncs D will make the difference.

I somehow missed the Redskins-Rams matchup, but the Skins will win

A weak offense, Favio?

How's 30 via 2 Alex Smith TD passes and a Frank Gore rushing TD for a "weak offense?"

;)

It's funny cause most of you picked the bears over the packers. If they had played like that the packers could have made the SF game a little more interesting.

Obi is going to love this - I would take Alex Smith Blindfolded over Jay Cutler anyday.

I'm going to agree with favio on this - yes SF did score 30 on the packers but one game isnt enough to judge a team on. I would still say that the SF offense is more like last years team than a 30 per game team

Good Lord. Just because Jay Cutler can't play worth crap in Lambeau does not mean Alex Smith is a better quarterback. Gosh that's just ignorant and stupid. The Packers are a great team who really have Cutler's number especially in Green Bay. It doesn't help that he is getting knocked down on every single drop back.

I'll admit, we got embarrassed tonight, but the Bears will still make the playoffs unless Cutler gets hurt. We started out the exact same way last year and were 7-3 after week 11. I'm not worried, and I would bet every cent I own that Cutler will have more TDs and yards than Alex Smith will, and a similar, if not better QBR. Will he have more interceptions? Of Course! Because we will ask him to win games for us! Such an asinine comment.

Sarcasm - I know I didnt make it obvious but I thought the blindfolded part would help . . .

Ah now I see it, I forgot to put a winky face after the line. oops.

Dont get too defensive though, it makes you look crazy ;)

My fault akilies. Sorry, I'm just sensitive right now, and I'm tired of having to defend Cutler to people who have no clue what they are talking about.

Not implying that you don't know what you are talking about, but the people I was watching the game with were retarded. Your Packers played great by the way.

I'm gonna be honest - I've never really liked cutler, I've always thought he was over rated but not bad. His problem is that he can get flustered quite easily and then it seems that it all goes to shit - which as a packer fan is something I quite enjoy. But trust me, for the most part I know what I'm talking about when it comes to football.

I wouldnt say they played great. The offense seems to be slowly gaining speed, but very slowly. The defense played well and like you said, they really had Cutler's number tonight. Going into the game I was worried about Brandon Marshall, and I'm still surprised he almost went the entire game without a catch.

I get the sensitivity thing :) Your retaliation was actually quite mild compared to what ive said in the past :)

Frank Gore.
Brandon Jacombs.
Kendall Hunter.

Michael Crabtree.
Randy Moss.
Mario Manningham.

VERNON DAVIS.

And THEN Alex Smith.

^Not a bad offense at all.

No one said it was bad, we will wait and see, and then when moss quits cause he gets bored and bradon jacobs quits cause he isnt getting enough carries then we can fully analyze the offense.

Which isnt bad. Frank and Vernon is where the offense has been and will be, crabtree and manningham will have to play well consistantly to make people worried about the pass

This will serve to both bump this thread (in case anyone wants to pick for Sunday before the kickoff) and to give the standings as of Week 1.

Standings after Week 1:

Favio: 11
Csteinhardt: 11
Zachattack: 10
Obiwan: 8
Mapu: 8
bo_sox: 8
The Hanged Man: 8
akilies: 6

I'm just praying the Vikings don't win. Hearing the husband gloat will just wreck the day.

@ Celtic - Hearing Vikings fans gloat is the worst, especially when its because they beat jacksonville in overtime . . .

@Obi- the scoring is like golf right? ;)

@akilies

Not a fan of cheese heads gloating either.

Dually noted, I will refrain from gloating when you're around as I value our friendship :)

I can deal with cheese heads gloating a bit more since I don't have to deal with that all day. Luckily Luck showed up today it seems like.

So what is the ideal football situation for your household on any given sunday?

Oh my lord what happened to the real NFL and who put fake players in who look exactly like the people they're replacing.

New England losing to the CARDINALS?? Saints go 2-0? This is madness

Idk what the hell is going on today....im just happy the eagles stopped up the ravens....

Oops.. missed a week. Well I knew everyone so far, so uhh, give me 16.

Seems pretty normal to me... My Chargers are taking care of business.

For me or for him Akilies?