Chopping Lines: Eagle-Eyed Cherry Picking

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8 p.m.

NY Jets (2-1)

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Philadelphia Eagles (2-1)

Best Line: PHL -2.5, NYJ +3

Once there was a day when NY Jets fans looked upon QB Chad Pennington as the Great White Hope. Now he looks like another cracker in my soup. “Sad” Pennington’s performance against his crossdown rival NY Giants last week was haarible. One of these days, during one of these games, somebody on the team has to own to the fact that the best pieces to “Sad’s” throwing arm might have left on that operating table so many months ago. But it ain’t all his fault. His offensive line has given up 11 sacks this pre-season, and if that keeps up “Sad” could eat the dirt in access of 30 times this regular season. In addition, the almighty Curtis Martin is a year older and more banged up. So the Jets’ offense is going to have to get very creative when it’s time to step up and beat the NFL’s elite teams.But asking them to beat the powerful Philadelphia Eagles A.) On their home turf; and B.) With Terrell Owens doing his thing as only he can do it; might be asking them to do the impossible.If the Eagles have already cut through the controversey of two weeks ago and re-mixed their tainted chemistry in so short a time, expect them to cut through the Jets defense and remind us of their NFL elite status in the span of tonight’s four quarters.

BENZAPICK!: PHL -2 1/2
YTD 7-3