NFL Confidence Points: Week One

Each week, I'm in a pick 'em league, where we use confidence points. So I'm going to share my picks with you in this space, and write a brief sentence or two regarding why I picked what I picked. I won't be doing spreads, if you want that, Bill Simmons has that covered ( he's back!) I'll go with least confident, to most confident. P.S. Don't read this if you're in my pick 'em league! 1 point - Oakland over Denver (home teams in italics) I think Denver has settled into the role of constant mediocrity, and that scares me as they open the season on the road. I think Cutler will have a good year, but I'm not too sold on Selvin Young in the backfield. I'm not that high on the Raiders, either, but for some reason I see them taking this game. 2 points - Miami over New York Jets All of Wisconsin's eyes are going to be locked in on this Sunday afternoon snoozer. Favre won't have a terrible year, but he won't have a great one either. Everyone wants to see Favre win his first game as a Jet (well, ... (link)