NFL Week Four Picks: From New England Patriots Fans' Perspective

(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

It’s the fourth week of the NFL regular season, and we continue our weekly series of Patriots fans’ picks with TR, Steve Frith and Glenn Card.

I thought I’d share a few thoughts on the teams that get to take the week off. Who gets a bye week?

Atlanta Falcons

This is good chance for a break for the Falcons. They are a good team that got a bit of an education in New England’s Gillette stadium in their last outing. The Falcons had been riding a high; now they know that there are other good teams that they will have to strategize for. This 2 – 1 team will come back from their bye week smarter and a bit stronger.

Philadelphia Eagles

I thought the Eagles production might fall off a lot with the loss of McNabb; I maligned the back up Kevin Kolb and he completely showed me up. Even if McNabb still is hampered by his broken rib and isn’t ready to go after this bye week the Eagles still have some life with their back up QB.

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals report that they really don’t need a bye week right now as their team has not had a rash of injuries that needs healing. I might contend that after the bitch slap they received from the Colts this last week they are going to need a little time to let that bruise to their psyche heal.

They go up against the inconsistent Houston Texans next game up, depending on which Texan team shows up the Cardinals might be happy that they have an extra week before that outing.

Carolina Panthers

This team needs a bye week. The Panthers are not a bad team but are surely not playing up to their potential. Right now they stand at 0–3 but the next three games after the bye are against teams that they should be able to beat and put them on the winning side of the tote board. It’s the right time to get their heads right.

We are trying to gather a few more guest writers but the logistics have not worked out so far. If you are A) interested in joining us with your picks and B) a Patriots fan…then drop anyone of us a line and we’ll work you into the rotation.

For the record I put together a spreadsheet for how the current participants are doing so far.

Now, let's move on to the picks.

You're currently logged into Facebook

Do you want to share your Bleacher Report activity on Facebook?