NFL Picks Preview, Week 9: Has Chip Kelly the GM Let Down Chip Kelly the Coach?
This week, our guest on the Pigsplosion picks podcast is Kyle Scott of Crossing Broad, talking Philadelphia Eagles, Chip Kelly, and more. Some of the highlights:
- We talked about whether the criticism is fair when they are still right in the hunt in the NFC East: “They are deserving of a lot of the negative coverage they’ve gotten … they’ve regressed in year 3 compared to where they were in year 1 and at the end of year 2 with Chip.”
- Scott says that locally, most of those covering the team are rolling their eyes at various national items suggesting Chip Kelly could go to a different NFL job next year.
- Has Chip Kelly the GM let down Chip Kelly the Coach? We explore that, and how his moves have limited what he has been able to do. In calling Foles for Bradford (plus extra picks), Scott said, “after seeing 7 games of Sam Bradford, I oddly miss Nick Foles.”
- On the Eagles’ culture and changes that may have affected the talent level, Scott said “McCoy and DeSean were knuckleheads in their own right.”
- We then switched up and talked about some “inside media” stuff about how Kyle has been able to successfully create a site that covers Philadelphia sports as an independent, and whether it’s worth his time as a small business owner to spend time away from the office and talking to the team.
Here are the rest of our picks:
Cleveland @ Cincinnati (-11)
Ryan: Bengals
Jason: Browns (gulp)
Oakland @ Pittsburgh (-4.5)
Ryan: Raiders
Jason: Steelers
Jacksonville @ NY Jets (-6)
Ryan: Jets
Jason: Jets
St. Louis @ Minnesota (-2.5)
Ryan: Rams
Jason: Rams
Miami @ Buffalo (-3)
Ryan: Dolphins
Jason: Bills
Tennessee @ New Orleans (-8)
Ryan: Saints
Jason: Titans
Washington @ New England (-14)
Ryan: Washington
Jason: Washington
Green Bay (-2.5) @ Carolina
Ryan: Packers
Jason: Panthers
Atlanta (-7) @ San Francisco
Ryan: Falcons
Jason: Falcons
NY Giants (-2.5) @ Tampa Bay
Ryan: Giants
Jason: Giants
Denver (-4.5) @ Indianapolis
Ryan: Broncos
Jason: Colts
Philadelphia (-2.5) @ Dallas
Ryan: Eagles
Jason: Cowboys
Chicago @ San Diego (-4)
Ryan: Bears
Jason: Bears
Top Five
Ryan: Packers, Dolphins, Jets, Bengals, Broncos
Jason: Panthers, Jets, Rams, Falcons, Washington
Last week: Ryan (6-6-2, 2-3 Top 5), Jason (5-7-2, 1-3-1 Top 5)
Season to Date: Ryan (61-52-5, 19-18-3 Top 5), Jason (60-53-5, 24-15-1 Top 5)