Season Opener Pick
Just tonight’s game for now. I’ll get to my hopelessly uninformed (come on, already, it’s week one) picks for the rest of week one tomorrow or Saturday.
New Orleans (+4) at Green Bay
I’ll say this: I’m bothered by the fact that the Green Bay players apparently didn’t feel like they needed to get together to practice as a group during the lockout. I mean, OK, they’re the champs and all — and the rest probably did them good — but every season is a new season in the NFL. And so here the Packers are opening their season with a game against a serious challenger for the conference title and at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to preparation. Will that make the difference in this game? Probably not. My guess is that both of these teams are ready to go. Certainly, both come into the game with high-powered offenses. And I suspect both defenses are as ready to go as you can get in a short pre-season (which might not be very ready). So, all things being nearly equal, I’m going with the home team. But I’m not giving four. Green Bay by a point.
