Week 14: How Will the Redskins Ruin Next Season?

Last Week: 6-10
Lock of the Week: 7-6
Season: 92-98-1

Home team in CAPS

BEARS (+4) over Cowboys

I might have picked 30 teams over the Bears this week, but I’m going against the Cowboys until they prove they won’t have a spectacular end of the season collapse.

Ravens (+3) over DOLPHINS
Lock of the Week

I’m sure this is swaying my opinion more than it really should, but I have a tough time picking a team that just barely beat the Jets to cover a spread against a decent team. The Ravens are better and this is essentially a playoff game, so I’ll take the better team.

BENGALS (-3.5) over Steelers

I am 2-10 in picking Steelers games this season. Nothing I can research, say, or do will make me have any clue how they will play.

Colts (-3.5) over BROWNS

Starting Johnny Football would have been just about the dumbest move ever, right? I can’t believe more people weren’t saying this. Hoyer isn’t great, but he is the one that brought the team to where they are now with a legit shot at the playoffs. Benching a QB while in the middle of a playoff race is only something you do if the QB is abysmal. Now, if the Browns lose this game their playoff hopes are nearly gone anyways and Manziel might get a couple starts to end the season.

TEXANS (-6) over Jags

I can’t see Jacksonville following up a win with another solid performance. Of course, I can’t see Ryan Fitzpatrick having back-to-back good games either, so expect some sort of ugly 16-3 game.

TITANS (even) over Giants

Hey New York, at least you have that Odell Beckham Jr. catch…

Panthers (+9.5) over SAINTS

I can’t accept the Saints by double-digits, even against the horrible, horrible Panthers.

REDSKINS (+3) over Rams

I have zero faith in this pick whatsoever, but for some reason I’m making it. How do you think the Redskins will ruin their offseason?

1. Keep RG3, fire Gruden, hire Art Briles and relive the Spurrier years?
2. Trade RG3, their No. 5-7 pick, their second round pick, and next year’s No. 1 pick to draft Mariota, then watch him be a bust?
3. Repeat scenario b, only with Jameis Winston.
4. Acquire Andy Dalton after he flames out in the playoffs again to reunite him with Gruden. Spend far too much money on him and then watch him continue to not be very good.
5. Make no changes and spend the entire 2015 season toggling between QBs.

The fact that all five are such incredibly realistic options hurts.

Buccaneers (+10) over LIONS

As terrible as Tampa has been, they’ve covered every time that they have been a big underdog this season.

VIKINGS (-6) over Jets

Hey New York, at least you have that Odell Beckham Jr. catch… wait, that doesn’t really work here. Go Mets? No? Go Nets? Not really? Go Rangers? No? Knicks? Nope? Yankees? Still no? Islanders? What’s that, no one really cares about the Islanders? Ok.

BRONCOS (-9.5) over Bills

Denver seems to have moved on from its few weeks of not being able to score a metric shit ton of points.

CARDINALS (-1) over Chiefs

What’s the over/under? If it’s more than 10, I might take the under. (So KC will win 39-35).

RAIDERS (-8) over 49ers

Bounce back week in Oakland? Luckily this statement almost has to be true as just about anything could be considered a bounce back when compared to a 52-0 loss.

Seahawks (+1) over EAGLES

Is the whole season kind of played for no reason? Are we going to end it thinking Seattle is the best team in the league, just like we started it? I think we might.

Patriots (-3.5) over CHARGERS

I like the Pats coming off a loss and I think it’s about time the Chargers ran out of gas. They very nearly lost two straight weeks, they don’t have enough magic to keep in going.

PACKERS (-12.5) over Falcons

This is too many points, I don’t like picking big favorites, but I don’t really see a way around it. Atlanta is really bad on the road and Green Bay is just about the hardest place to play.