lightningbolt
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My top 5 reasons for why the Bolts could win:
1) Patriots defense gave up 416 passing yards and 2 passing TDs to Chad Henne so imagine what Philip Rivers will do.
2) Vincent Jackson is playing unlike when the two teams played last season.
3) Antonio Gates is healthy and playing unlike when the two teams played last season.
4) Marcus McNeil, our left tackle is playing unlike the last time the two teams played.
5) Our secondary has improved with the addition of Bob Sanders, if he plays.
My top 5 reasons for why the Bolts could lose:
1) Tom Brady is playing insanely good right now. He could potentially put 30+ points on our defense before halftime.
2) Nate Kaeding, who is the most accurate kicker in NFL regular season history is out for the season due to an injury last week. If the game comes down to a field goal, we're screwed.
3) Our DE, Luis Castillo was injured last week as well and won't be playing, leaving us exposed to the run and weakening our pass pressure.
4) Our special teams gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff last week which leads me to believe we might have the same issues that we had last year with special teams. Poor play on the part of our special teams could cost us the game.
5) Mike Tolbert, who accounted for all 3 of our touchdowns in week 1, won't be playing due to injury, and he's clearly the best running back on our team at the moment, as Ryan Matthews still hasn't shown he can carry the workload.
1) Patriots defense gave up 416 passing yards and 2 passing TDs to Chad Henne so imagine what Philip Rivers will do.
2) Vincent Jackson is playing unlike when the two teams played last season.
3) Antonio Gates is healthy and playing unlike when the two teams played last season.
4) Marcus McNeil, our left tackle is playing unlike the last time the two teams played.
5) Our secondary has improved with the addition of Bob Sanders, if he plays.
My top 5 reasons for why the Bolts could lose:
1) Tom Brady is playing insanely good right now. He could potentially put 30+ points on our defense before halftime.
2) Nate Kaeding, who is the most accurate kicker in NFL regular season history is out for the season due to an injury last week. If the game comes down to a field goal, we're screwed.
3) Our DE, Luis Castillo was injured last week as well and won't be playing, leaving us exposed to the run and weakening our pass pressure.
4) Our special teams gave up a touchdown on the opening kickoff last week which leads me to believe we might have the same issues that we had last year with special teams. Poor play on the part of our special teams could cost us the game.
5) Mike Tolbert, who accounted for all 3 of our touchdowns in week 1, won't be playing due to injury, and he's clearly the best running back on our team at the moment, as Ryan Matthews still hasn't shown he can carry the workload.
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