Bye Week Blues!

To a true skin’s fan, a week without Sean Taylor's bone cracking hits is like a week with out sex. It sucks, but you know it won't last forever (unless you don't have any game, or it’s the off season). But, a bye week is probably what the team needs right now. With a dismal 2-5 record, Gibbs needs to get the team into high gear. The bye will give him time to get the offenses gas flowing again (with Jason Campbell in the drivers seat perchance?) The bye will could also give Gregg Williams time to whip the underperforming (31st in the NFL) defense back into shape. Also, equally important is the fact that New York, Dallas, and Philadelphia, have tough games, which they have the potential to lose.

New York, coming off of a Monday Night Win against the Cowboys, is looking strong, but suffered the loss of Arrington, and other key players were banged up, plays Tampa Bay. While Tampa's record is less then stellar, in last weeks exciting win, they showed that they were a team that you could get excited about. They hung in a tough game with a potential playoff team, and caused the frontrunner for MVP, Donovan McNabb, to throw 3 interceptions. Look for less experienced Manning to have some picked off. Tampa also is playing with something to prove, going into as giant underdogs; critics have called the win a fluke. Look for team leaders like Cadillac Williams, and Ronde Barber to step it up during the week and create some real motivation for the players. My prediction Tampa wins 28-20

Next we'll talk about Philadelphia. Like I mentioned before, they had a stunning loss, against Tampa Bay, which left the Organization speechless. They play a weak Jaguars team, which lost to Houston last week. While the Jaguars, have underperformed lately, if there defense gets started, watch out, this game could be down to the wire. Unfortunately, I don't think that the Jags can pull it off, McNabb has a great game, and the Philly's D plays their A game. Final Score Philly 35, Jags 21.

Lastly, we'll look at Dallas. Also mentioned earlier, Dallas had a touch loss to the Giants. Romo finally got his playing time, he squirmed his way though the pocket to avoid some sacks, but threw some balls where he shouldn't have. He looked like a typical young quarterback under pressure to perform. Dallas plays an underrated Carolina team, which has really come around since the season's start. If Romo starts, the Panther's Defense could score some points of interceptions, but if Drew Bledsoe gets the start, then Julius Peppers, and the rest of the defense could record an outstanding number of sacks. Because of more weaknesses in Dallas' O-line, virtually no running game can be expected. Final Score Panthers 17 Dallas 10.