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If I ever pick against Belichick again ...

Washington will step it up for this game, but there are already unhappy rumblings in the locker room and the Giants' defense is aggressive and it's likely that, confident their secondary can handle the Redskins' receivers, they'll give Cousins a rough time. DeSean Jackson is injured, limiting Cousins' options. The Giants aren't giving much up to running backs so it might get messy.

Eli Manning has Odell Beckham, Victor Cruz, and Sterling Shepard to aim at, and while the Redskins have a decent secondary, that's an awful lot of talent to cover, especially as the change up with the run game is an option against a Washington run D ranking 27th ypg.

A confident pick in the NFC East is a bit like taking on Belichick, but this is my first strong pick of the year.

Pick: Giants -3 @ 1.95

6-8, -2.23