Frey's NFL Picks of the Week: Week 6

If Theodore Roosevelt were alive today, he would throat-punch me for going 2-2 for three consecutive weeks.

But he’s not.  So up yers Roosevelt.

 

This guy never went 2-2.  Ever.

Cincinnati Bengals (-2 ½) @ Buffalo Bills

This game was very nearly my trap game of the week.

Then I remembered that the Bills always screw me one way or another so it cannot possibly be as much of a sure thing as it appears.

You are dead to me Buffalo....

Carolina Panthers @ Seattle Seahawks (-5 ½)

It is sensationalism of the highest order to label any game that occurs in week 6 of the NFL season as a “must win”.

That having been said, if you are the Seahawks, this is a “must win”.

**Unrelated Rant**

It seems quite clear that Pete Carroll was deftly kidnapped with 24 seconds remaining in SuperBowl XLIX and replaced with an improvident lack-wit:

Situation #1:  On the 1 yard line with a time-out in hand and an unstoppable running attack?

Pete’s Plan:  Throw a short slant into the teeth of a defense already packed into the middle of the field.

Situation #2:  Forced overtime against the Rams on the road in week 1?

Pete’s Plan:  Perform some bastardized version of an onside kick to give your opponent excellent field position.

Situation #3:  Young stud RB rattles off a dominant 163 yards and a TD?

Pete’s Plan:   Bench him on the last drive in favor of a 34 year-old dude playing with a high ankle sprain.

Pete Carroll makes another big crunch-time decision....

Carolina is overrated anyway.  I’m putting my coin on Pete Carroll’s doppelganger.

New England (-6 ½) @ Indianapolis Colts

Anyone who doesn’t think that New England is going to absolutely violate Indy in revenge for pointing out their deflated footballs doesn’t know what a dick William Stephen Belichik is.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Minnesota Vikings (-3 ½)

This trap game is so trappy I almost don’t even want to fall into it.

Almost.

1)      Minnesota is coming of a bye-week well rested and with extra time to prepare.

2)      The Vikings are at home.

3)      Kansas City is 1-4, banged up as hell, and just lost to a dog-crap Chicago team at Arrowhead.

4)      The Chiefs lost their best player for the entire season last week.

They may suck but they will always be the Chefs.

Unless they just found Teddy Bridgewater and Adrian Peterson smoking crack with Marion Barry’s legal team and I just don’t know about it yet, this line looks too good to be true.

Which means it probably is. 

Trap me up Akbar.  Let’s see where this experiment takes us.

Go Vikings.

Week 5 Record:  2-2

Season Record: 13-7

Trap Game Record: 2-3