Throwdowns > Closed

Marlins Fan said 08/01, 03:04 AM
My picks first, then yours. Argue in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.




@ Baltimore - lose
vs. Seattle - win
@ Indianapolis - lose
@ Houston - win
vs. Tennessee - win
vs. Jacksonville - win
@ Arizona - win
vs. New England - lose
vs. Baltimore - win
@ Cincinnati - win
@ Kansas City - win
vs. Cincinnati - win
vs. Cleveland - win
@ San Francisco - win
vs. St. Louis - win
@ Cleveland - win




I'll try not to **** this one up.

Marlins Fan said 08/01, 03:28 AM
OK, changes are:

I say the Steelers lose to the Colts, you disagree,

and

I say the Steelers beat the Chiefs, you disagree.



Steelers - Colts first.



Over the course of the last 3 seasons, the Colts are a combined 19-5 at home in regular season games.

They've been one of the toughest teams to beat at home over that stretch.

Playing in a dome is an advantage for Peyton and Co., since they are able to utilize their finely tuned passing attack to the fullest, without any interference from Mother Nature.

Everyone knows that Peyton is a perfectionist and relies on his WRs knowing exactly when to make cuts, and often he'll even throw the ball before a receiver is open, simply because the routes are being run exactly how they practice them, and he knows exactly where a WR will be at any given time.

Rain and other weather factors can throw off the whole scheme, but it won't be a factor this year.

They're playing in Indy, and they'll have that home field advantage working for them.

Pittsburgh has a great defense, but when the Colts are executing properly, they are simply unstoppable.

The Colts are at home, so the Colts will win this game.

Marlins Fan said 08/02, 12:16 AM
Ok, moving right along.

You say the Chiefs will beat the Steelers this year. I disagree, and here's why.

The Chiefs main offensive approach is to run the ball. Granted, they're very successful at it, but the Steelers had the league's best run defense last year, allowing less than 63 yards per game.

The Chiefs defense wasn't bad, ranking 14th overall in terms of total defense, but the Steelers offense should be one of the NFL's best this year, considering Rashard Mendenhall broke out last year with 1,273 yards and 13 TDs on the ground.

Plus, Roethlisberger and the passing game should be even better than last year, as Mike Wallace should emerge even more as a deep threat, and with Pouncey anchoring the O-Line, Big Ben should have plenty of time to throw the ball.

Even if he gets pressured by KC, one of Roethlisberger's best attributes is his ability to improvise on the run, and KC doesn't have a good enough secondary to stick with Pitt's receivers for an extended amount of time.

Bottom line, Pitt will shut down KC's offense but KC's defense will not be able to contain the Steeler offense.

It all adds up to a Steeler victory.

Good TD, baby.