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Dem Ravens gonna win.

Finally we get some love...

Oh. I see how it is.

And both of those will be incorrect picks.

One of them will be an incorrect pick.

HINT: It's not the one being played in Chicago.

Picks!? With blurbs!?

Giants @ Panthers: Giants (Damn it Eli, why couldn't you have fumbled the ball last week?)
Rams @ Bears: Bears (Pssh, the Rams)
Bills @ Browns: Bills (Pssh, the Browns)
Buccaneers @ Cowboys: Buccaneers (Cowboys beat the Giants, and the Giants beat the Bucs. But *(censored)* logic!)
Jaguars @ Colts: Colts (My heart just burst with sadness)
Jets @ Dolphins: Jets (My other heart just burst with sadness)
49ers @ Vikings: 49ers (Prediction: ∞-0)
Chiefs @ Saints: Saints (I just can't see the Saints going 0-3)
Lions @ Titans: Lions (One team has Megatron, the other has a guy with a weak knee and problems with the law)
Bengals @ Redskins: Redskins (RGIII for President!)
Eagles @ Cardinals: Cardinals (Fun fact: The Cards are 7-1 in regular season games since Week 12 of last season, best in the league)
Falcons @ Chargers: Falcons (Matty Ice = <3)
Texans @ Broncos: Texans (The Texans have not only a top-5 defense, but what should be a top-5 offense. They can take Manning)
Steelers @ Raiders: Steelers (No real reason here, it just felt right)
Patriots @ Ravens: Ravens (No matter the result, I'm gonna be happy)
Packers @ Seahawks: Packers (Cheese. End of story)

1. Yes, I'm commenting on Rams-based comments all the time. I don't care.

2. Yeah, because Sam Bradford's fantastic, what, 114 QBR game, Danny Amendola's 15 catches, and the fact that they battled through the worst officiating crew ever (and had 2 TD's taken away), came back multiple times, including a 15-point deficit, all amidst the hype about the new NFL Superman, deserves just a "Pssh" and a loss to a pretty meh Bears team that just got its arse kicked by the Pack.

Your reasoning seems legit.


I can definitely see 0-3, but not when they're playing against the Chiefs.

Get back to me once the Rams win more than two games

Giants @ Panthers: Giants (Because Giants)
Rams @ Bears: Bears (Whoop whoop Chicago!)
Bills @ Browns: Bills (Sorry, Browns. Just not seeing an upset this week.)
Buccaneers @ Cowboys: Bucs (OK)
Jaguars @ Colts: Colts (Sure)
Jets @ Dolphins: Dolphins (I have no idea what I'm doing)
49ers @ Vikings: 49ers (Because the 49ers are apparently good now)
Chiefs @ Saints: Saints (If the Saints go 0-3 to the Chiefs, I may never pick them again)
Lions @ Titans: Lions (Spanish Alligators)
Bengals @ Redskins: Redskins (I don't think I've changed anything from whoever I copy/pasted this from so far. No wait, I changed the Dolphins.)
Eagles @ Cardinals: Cardinals (Still don't see very much going for the Eagles)
Falcons @ Chargers: Falcons (Fish Stick Custard)
Texans @ Broncos: Broncos (Impress me, Peyton)
Steelers @ Raiders: Steelers (Cannot see the Steelers losing to the Raiders)
Patriots @ Ravens: Ravens (Screw the Patriots I have pretzels)
Packers @ Seahawks: Seahawks (Bias)

And that is your peek at how I make these decisions.

It's 2 games into the season, for one, and we could very well have that second win with a little more clutchness Week 1. At the very least give the team a little respect for its play thus far, don't just go "RAMS SUCK" and chalk it up as an automatic win for Da Bears like you seem to have done there.

By the way, Arizona and San Diego are 2-0. So, I mean, wut.

Get back to me once your ego is less than the size of Newt Gingrich's.

I'm so sorry for having an opinion on a crappy team. I promise it'll never happen again Mr. S-Jax

I think the Bears will crush them and I'm not going to change that stance because you want me to

Giants @ Panthers: Giants (Because Giants)
Rams @ Bears: Bears (Chicago can go suck a big one... oh wait they already did last Thursday.)
Bills @ Browns: Browns (Gotta take dem Browns at home)
Buccaneers @ Cowboys: Cowboys (Dem cheerleaders even have their own show)
Jaguars @ Colts: Colts (Why not?)
Jets @ Dolphins: Jets (Is it bad if I'm flipping a coin on these picks?)
49ers @ Vikings: 49ers (Because the 49ers are apparently going to lose to the Packers in the playoffs)
Chiefs @ Saints: Saints (If the Saints go 0-3 to the Chiefs, I may never pick them again)
Lions @ Titans: Lions [Spanish Alligators(I like Zumi's answer, So I'm just gonna leave it as is, like I did for the Saints and Giants.)]
Bengals @ Redskins: Redskins (Coin toss! )
Eagles @ Cardinals: Eagles (Should be able to pull this one out somehow after the Ravens game)
Falcons @ Chargers: Chargers [Fish Stick Custard(Another good Zumi answer, but I changed his pick...)]
Texans @ Broncos: Broncos (Texans have had historic trouble against Peyton)
Steelers @ Raiders: Steelers (I can see them losing, I just don't think it'll happen)
Patriots @ Ravens: Ravens (Tom Brady is not impressive)
Packers @ Seahawks: Packers (You guys didn't see this one coming)

I never scolded you for having an opinion on the team, and I absolutely never said I want you to change your stance on the game.

What I'm saying is that I want you to not be a donkey and just assume the Rams will get roflstomped for no other reason than "They're a crappy team," especially when solid evidence proves that they're not crappy this year (and weren't crappy in 2010 either. 2011 is an outlier, I say, because Josh McDaniels is a terrible coach and the team was slammed by injuries harder than the majority of teams in the league). They lost at the last second to a team most expect to make the playoffs (and compete there) or at least fight HARD for a spot, then had a very solid game, which they won deservedly, against a good team with an incredibly highly hyped prospect. I'm not saying they're a great team, because they sure as hell are not great. I don't expect them to do big things this year; the highest I see them going this year is 2010 level, maybe give a game or take a couple. However, they're young, Sam Bradford is hitting his stride again, the defense is underrated, and Jeff Fisher has brought a new level of confidence to the squad that was easily evident last weekend. They're already seeing vast improvement over last year's unmitigated disaster, and I can see that taking them through the rest of the season respectably.

Do the Bears have a chance to crush them? Absolutely. Jay Cutler is Jay Cutler, they're playing in Chicago, the Bears want to bounce back from the mess against Green Bay, and they're a decent team for sure. Anything can happen on game day, and in the end it may very well end up being 38-10 for Da Bears. I just personally see that it can go either way on the W-L chart, and be either edge-of-your-seat or laugher for either team. It's an interesting matchup, to say the least.

tl;dr Stop treating the Rams as if they're the same team from 2011, and stop acting so pretentious. I think all of us would appreciate an attitude change.

Oh, but I do appreciate you calling me Mr. Sjax. I like that notion of seniority.

Well thought out analysis is good. I was with you for the most part until this
That's not gonna happen. That's just the way I am

I don't think that that's something that you should openly state. That you're pretentious, that is.

Change or be forever regarded as a dick.

YOUR CHOICE.