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19August2005Friday

Chopping Lines: Gather Round Ye’ Titans

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Tennessee Titans (0-1-0)

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Atlanta Falcons (2-0-0)

Best Line: Tennessee +4, Atlanta -3

Ain’t no party like a back-up party and a back-up party is this. Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Michael Vick will see limited snaps, hence leaving most of the dirty work to back-up Matt Schaub, who is the quarterback equivalent of a piece of driftwood. On the other hand, while Titans’ quarterback Steve McNair is getting his vertebrae sewn on between quarters, the Titans will counter with free-slinging Billy Volek, who threw for something like 10,000 yards in back-up duty the last part of last season when McNair went down. Volek also single-handedly made Drew Bennett the Titans number one wide receiver, thanks to him being the recipient of most of Volek’s passes. Put those two together, plus consider that a good portion of the Falcons’ defense will be on the sidelines dressed in their best FUBU outfits, well, the Titans and points are a fantastic play.

PICK!: Titans +4
(YTD 0-4)