Reiss Picks Ravens for SB - New England Patriots Forums

***GullyFoyle*** · 09-10-2009, 01:41 PM

Big Surprise. I know everyone wants to give him the benifit of the doubt but would it have been a big stretch for him to pick us? He picked SD last year, and that was pre-Brady injury.He always picks on the lowside for us. He might not spew vitriol like Borges and Ryan, but I see smoke, and its coming from the same place every year. Just waiting for the flames.

***Jackson 2*** · 09-10-2009, 01:44 PM

He's still a good reporter in my book. I honestly don't much care who picks whom to win these things. It's all a crap-shoot and it's done for amusement more than anything else.

BradyManny · 09-10-2009, 01:45 PM

He probably just doesn't want to be viewed as a homer. Personally, I think the Ravens will go backwards, not forward.

***Spiral*** · 09-10-2009, 01:46 PM

Better defense than the Patriots and a coach and QB graduating from being rookies last year. Why not?

***BradyFTW!*** · 09-10-2009, 01:47 PM

The Ravens are a pretty good choice if you're trying to avoid the easy picks. With their defense, you can certainly never count them out, and people do forget how good they were last year. They came pretty close to beating Pitt, and I think they would've beaten Zona. Their only real question mark is whether Lewis can bring it like he did last year (or will, now that he has his contract). Other than that, Scott's replaceable, Rex Ryan's no loss, and I think Ngata might step it up and become the best NT in the NFL this year. Not bad.

Gotta love the premise of this thread, though. Any sportswriter who doesn't pick the Pats to win the SB must be a hater with an agenda. That makes a whole lot of sense...

***shmessy*** · 09-10-2009, 01:50 PM

I'd put the Ravens up there with the favorites, sure.

tobias funke · 09-10-2009, 01:52 PM

Yeah I sure wish Mike Reiss was a total homer. Maybe then he would actually get some access to the Patriots.

LOL

***Rob0729*** · 09-10-2009, 01:59 PM

Although I have started my own threads pointing out when a local guy picks against us, why do we expect the local reporters to pick the Pats to win the Super Bowl every year and if they don't we accuse them of having some kind of ulterior motive? I wouldn't pick the Ravens as my pick as an alternative to the Pats for a Super Bowl winner, but I think if I was more objective I might pick the Steelers as my Super Bowl pick. Luckily, I am an unbashed homer and can go with the Pats and ignore the question marks we have on defense.