I never thought I’d say this, but I’m starting to think we might be living in a simulation, and if we are living in a simulation, it’s definitely one that was programmed by Andy Dalton, because that’s the only way to explain how he’s somehow turned into the best quarterback in the NFL.
OK, so Dalton might not be the best quarterback in the NFL, but he was definitely the best quarterback in Week 3, and because of that, I’m declaring this the WEEK OF DALTON. As the unofficial president of the Andy Dalton Fan Club, I believe I’m the only one who has the power to declare a WEEK OF DALTON, so I’m going to exercise that right.
I’ve been doing NFL picks for more than a decade and I’m off to my worst start ever, so I’m hoping that the magic of Dalton will rub off on me.
As you can probably tell by now, this week’s picks will have a distinctively Dalton flavor with Andy Dalton being mentioned at least once in every game pick. With that in mind, let’s get to the picks.
NFL Week 4 picks
New Orleans (2-1) at Atlanta (1-2)
1 p.m. ET (Fox)
The NFC South has somehow put together the greatest collection of quarterbacks in NFL history who will definitely win you some games, but will probably never win you a Super Bowl. We have Andy Dalton, Baker Mayfield, Derek Carr and Kirk Cousins and we’re getting two of them facing off in this game.
The biggest question for me heading into Week 4 is whether we just saw Derek Carr turn into a pumpkin or not. Over the past two weeks, I’ve compared him to a 1989 Plymouth Sundance (Week 2) and a McLaren (Week 3), but I think I was wrong on both accounts. Carr is actually Cinderella’s carriage and at some point, the clock is going to strike midnight on his season and he’s going to turn into a pumpkin, and it might have actually happened against the Eagles.
If you want to slow down Derek Carr, you just need to make him uncomfortable, and that’s exactly what the…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-09-24 14:51:50
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