Thursday:
TB @ Atlanta -6 (1)
First week Atlanta offense looked unstoppable putting up 37 points against the Saints. Ryan had 3 td passes and no interceptions. Last week Cincy D held him to 1 td and 3 interceptions. I like them to bounce back at home against a TB team that is still struggling to find their identity. Well Ryan is #1 in passing his foe McCown is ranked 28th. Atlanta also has a running game this year with Jackson AT 98 YPG and Rodgers at 57 YPG. Atlanta hits the road for their next two games so I really do expect an all out effort from the Falcons.
good luck
TB @ Atlanta -6 (1)
First week Atlanta offense looked unstoppable putting up 37 points against the Saints. Ryan had 3 td passes and no interceptions. Last week Cincy D held him to 1 td and 3 interceptions. I like them to bounce back at home against a TB team that is still struggling to find their identity. Well Ryan is #1 in passing his foe McCown is ranked 28th. Atlanta also has a running game this year with Jackson AT 98 YPG and Rodgers at 57 YPG. Atlanta hits the road for their next two games so I really do expect an all out effort from the Falcons.
good luck
Last week the Falcons played a very good defense and were shut down. This week they play another very good defense. In the first week of the season Ryan was excellent but they played the Saints, who has a mediocre defense. Ryan is number one in passing? Which category would that be? The most important quarterback statistic finds Matt Ryan near the bottom. Can u guess what that is? Im on the other side but GL to you.
Here's where I got that from, it looks like he's ranked number one in total passing yards
passing
Player
Pos
Team
G
ATT
ATTG
CMP
PCT
YDS
YDSG
LNG
TD
INT
SCK
SCKYL
RATING
Matt Ryan QB ATL 2 87 43.5 55 63.2 679 339.5 54 4 3 3 22 88.2
Nick Foles QB PHI 2 82 41.0 48 58.5 653 326.5 68 3 2 5 47 86.1
Matthew Stafford QB DET 2 80 40.0 49 61.3 637 318.5 67 3 1 5 43 93.6
Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT 2 71 35.5 45 63.4 582 291.0 41 1 2 5 29 82.0
Drew Brees QB NO 2 82 41.0 56 68.3 570 285.0 57 3 2 2 14 90.0
passing
Player
Pos
Team
G
ATT
ATTG
CMP
PCT
YDS
YDSG
LNG
TD
INT
SCK
SCKYL
RATING
Matt Ryan QB ATL 2 87 43.5 55 63.2 679 339.5 54 4 3 3 22 88.2
Nick Foles QB PHI 2 82 41.0 48 58.5 653 326.5 68 3 2 5 47 86.1
Matthew Stafford QB DET 2 80 40.0 49 61.3 637 318.5 67 3 1 5 43 93.6
Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT 2 71 35.5 45 63.4 582 291.0 41 1 2 5 29 82.0
Drew Brees QB NO 2 82 41.0 56 68.3 570 285.0 57 3 2 2 14 90.0
United: Great run so far. Heck of a way to start off the NFL season; tough to beat the pro-game. FWIW, I am a longtime Bucs fan and 2-0 picking their games this season. I hate taking the "public" side, as we could all be like sheep going to the slaughter, but I can't see any way ATL wins this game by less than a TD.
Yes, TB will play some solid D, but has everyone forgotten that Gerald McCoy is out, which makes a D-Line that was already thinner than my hairline even thinner, as Clayborn was lost for the season last week, and Michael Johnson was Out. Johnson is questionable again, and knowing him, even if he plays injured, he will half-ass the effort. So that leaves us with 3/4 starters on the d-line out for this game potentially.
ATL gets gashed in the running game, but I think the Bucs will have to abandon the run once ATL pulls ahead, perhaps scoring at will against this D. Division games are usually close as these teams know each other well, but the Georgia Dome will be rockin', and Matt Ryan is an ELITE QB when he is in the Dome.
EVERYONE seems to be on ATL, but I just can't see Tampa keeping this one close. There's only much Lavonte David can do, especially without a D-LINE. I think "Memphy" could even start on the line tonight. The only potential is if last week was spent looking ahead to this game, whereas ATL was potentially focused on the Bengals game. Doubtful. IMO this one should be a blowout.
Yes, TB will play some solid D, but has everyone forgotten that Gerald McCoy is out, which makes a D-Line that was already thinner than my hairline even thinner, as Clayborn was lost for the season last week, and Michael Johnson was Out. Johnson is questionable again, and knowing him, even if he plays injured, he will half-ass the effort. So that leaves us with 3/4 starters on the d-line out for this game potentially.
ATL gets gashed in the running game, but I think the Bucs will have to abandon the run once ATL pulls ahead, perhaps scoring at will against this D. Division games are usually close as these teams know each other well, but the Georgia Dome will be rockin', and Matt Ryan is an ELITE QB when he is in the Dome.
EVERYONE seems to be on ATL, but I just can't see Tampa keeping this one close. There's only much Lavonte David can do, especially without a D-LINE. I think "Memphy" could even start on the line tonight. The only potential is if last week was spent looking ahead to this game, whereas ATL was potentially focused on the Bengals game. Doubtful. IMO this one should be a blowout.
Respect the opinion, I see that you responded in my other thread I started and I actually put a little down on the Bucs tonight. But when I mention the word shootout in the NFL it's more of a misnomer relative to college, so it might not be the right word to use here (referring to a score of at least 28-14 or somewhere along those lines). I now see how the Bucs could actually be a great contrarian play tonight. It won't surprise me if they get blown out, but if I had all the answers I'd be the richest man alive. Love to see tatehill on them as well, hate being on oppo sides of United, but hey, that means one of us should come out on top! BOL with the plays tonight everyone.
Also blindly tailing you on college this year United, I'm not very competent with college, hope we get K state to at least hang around to get that teaser started
