Week 2 Picks

Last Week: 4-3
Overall: 4-3 (.571)

Tampa Bay Storm at Utah Blaze: UTAH. The Storm surprised people last week, but that was mainly because of how surprisingly bad the New Orleans VooDoo's line was. Utah has built a much stronger team than last year and should be able to stave off the defending conference champions.

Orlando Predators at New Orleans VooDoo: ORLANDO. Orlando has brought back a large portion of their talent from last year that took them into the second round of the playoffs. They will be missing WR Bobby Sippio though and that could hurt. However, QB Nick Hill was sharp at the end of the season and if he continues that then the VooDoo should be well overmatched.

Philadelphia Soul at Chicago Rush: PHILADELPHIA. Well Philadelphia has picked up where last season's Talons left off. Allgood-Morgan should be better covered this week forcing Allgood to other receivers. The problem, Phily's other receivers are pretty good too.

Georgia Force at Jacksonville Sharks: JACKSONVILLE. Wow, what happened to Jacksonville's defense last week? Expect a strong turnaround on that side of the ball to give the Force more than they can handle.

Kansas City Command at San Jose SaberCats: SAN JOSE. The SaberCats look like they never took two years off. They utterly dominated the defending champs. I really don't see KC even competing in this one.

Tulsa Talons at Dallas Vigilantes: TULSA. I have to say Dallas looked impressive in their game last week. However, that game was against the Command. On the other side, Tulsa was pretty shaky, at least on defense and special teams. However, Bobby Reid is proving that he's a force to watch out for. Expect long routes to open up for the Talons as the defense stays home to cover Reid.

Iowa Barnstormers at Pittsburgh Power: PITTSBURGH. Pittsburgh was impressive in their opener against the Soul. They appear to be a very complete team that is just a step or two away from championship caliber. They should easily handle an overmatched Iowa team.

Milwaukee Mustangs at Arizona Rattlers: ARIZONA. The Mustangs, while keeping it close all game, was never a threat to the Rush this past week. On the other side, Arizona was very sharp in their opener against a very talented Jacksonville game. This should be a solid win for the Rattlers.

Cleveland Gladiators at Spokane Shock: SPOKANE. Cleveland has a talented roster, boasted even more with the return of Troy Bergeron. However, they walk into an opening game against a Spokane team coming off a rough loss and ready to avenge. Expect a strong showing from Spokane to barely knock off Cleveland.