NFL Picks Battle: Week 3

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Get in the game and download today. It was always Zach Gelb and Jersey Jerry, but Zach just didn't know it. Jerry in New Jersey. What part of Jersey are you calling from? I'm from North Jersey.

I'm a blue collar union guy. And now they're friends. I'm the buddy's full-life friend. It was always Jersey Jerry. It was always Zach Gelb.

This has never happened before and I'm man enough to share it. I don't, I'm man enough. And now it's time to respect their NFL picks only on the Zach Gelb show. Well, I'm just going to be real. There's nothing to respect about my picks right now. I've been brutal. I've been in a funk after being 13 games over 500 last year in this segment.

Woof. I'm having a major letdown season. I'm like the rookie quarterback that emerges in year one.

And then year two, you just take a major step back. But it's still early in the season. Jersey Jerry from Barstool Sports here with us. Jersey Jerry, what's going on? Hey, what's up Zach? How's everything going, man?

How was your week so far? It's been all right. I actually, I was listening to you last night on the Twitter stream that you were hosting. That was like a little bit depressing, man. I felt bad for you last night.

Yeah, listen. It's a bad time to be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan right now. You know, the whole city's in shambles.

Steelers Twitter is off the chain. You know, people calling for Kenny, people calling for Canada to get fired, people calling for Tomlin to get fired. It's a disaster. It's a disaster to say the least, you know. I think a big part of it is our fan base isn't used to going out and putting performances out like we have been, you know, this past pretty much year and a half.

So now it's pretty much starting to take a toll on everybody. Yeah, Tomlin better start Pickett up against the Jets because if he doesn't, that could be an ugly scene. I know they're playing the Jets, but that game is in Pittsburgh the moment Trubisky makes a mistake if he's the starter.

Oh, that could be an ugly scene next week. Yes. Yes, you're right. You're right.

I'm actually going to the game. Oh, are you? Yes. Wait, so not only did the Steelers have to deal with their fans going crazy, they have to deal with Jersey Jerry going crazy if Kenny Pickett's out on the field.

Oh, yeah. I mean, listen, I wish Mitch the best I really do. He's putting out a solid effort to this point, but I think it's very, very clear. Mitch is not Mitch is not winning playoff games. Mitch, Mitch might not even take this team to the to the playoffs. They're not a playoff team at Trubisky. They can't move Zach. They can't move the ball. I mean, they're averaging 22 yards per drive on offense. That is that is disgusting.

That's disgusting. And let's be real. Like, I think Pickett could give him a little jolt of energy. I don't think they're a playoff team this year, even with Pickett, but there's just no upside in playing Mitch anymore. So go to the kid. Yeah, exactly. You know, my buddy bought out.

I bought up a good point. And, you know, Steelers Twitter yesterday was there was a bunch of people saying Mitch isn't the problem. There's no reason to put Kenny out there. It's too early in the year.

You don't want to ruin his confidence. And at the end of the day, Zach, this is the National Football League. I don't think there is a is a right time to put a put a rookie quarterback in. I mean, every team could win every single Sunday. You know, if it goes in there, maybe he gives the team a spark.

I think you might be right, though. Chances are we might not make the playoffs even with Pickett the way the run defense has been playing. But hey, man, you know, I don't know what else is going to take for this team to start putting up putting up some points.

And you have a good organization. You have a good coach. I know the offensive coordinator has been a disaster so far, but you got to think Tomlin won't mess up Pickett.

Just like how Belichick last year with the Patriots offense that wasn't great wasn't going to mess up Mac Jones early on. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, listen, I'm trying my best to trust the process and trust Mike Tomlin. But you're getting impatient. Yeah. But you know what?

I am. I am getting impatient because, you know, there's no reason why the Pittsburgh Steelers should lose to Jacoby Brissett. You know, there's there's just no reason for games like that.

You know what I mean? I understand the team could run the ball, but you know, what's the standard in Pittsburgh, huh? What's the standard nowadays winning nine football games and not having a losing record?

Come on. Well, we just had Ramon Foster on before you came on and I said that exact same thing. I go to the Steelers stand used to be winning Super Bowls and Super Bowl or bust each and every year. It hasn't been that way in a while.

No, it hasn't. It's been a long time since the playoff win as well. Jersey Jerry here with us from Barstool Sports. All right, let's get to the picks. Everyone's kicking my ass around here at CBS Sports Radio when it comes to picks.

This has been a catastrophe through the first two weeks. So I started off with you, Jersey. Jerry, give me your first pick. First pick. I'm going to go with the Washington commanders plus six and a half at home against the Eagles. Going back to the well on the commanders.

Okay. Last week we both we both got burned by them. So Jersey Jerry's going back to the well on the commanders. My first pick.

This line seems fishy because it should be a lot more. But I just can't have any confidence in the team they're going up against right now. I know they're on the road. There's a lot of road favorites this week. I love the Kansas City Chiefs lay in the five and a half points. Give me the Chiefs minus five and a half. I like it. I like it.

My second pick, Zach, I'm going to go listen. I'm going to go back to the Raiders. Derek Carr, Devante Adams. There's just no way this team is that bad, right? I mean, there's just no way they're going to go out and lose against the Titans. Give me give me the Raiders. And if the Raiders lose, that'll be three straight weeks of me taking the Raiders and they're going to bang me.

So if they do bang me, then I'm done with them for the year. So Jersey Jerry taking the Raiders lay in the two points. That's what I said last week with the Carolina Panthers. Because the first week I picked the Panthers and to pick them up against the Browns. Wrong. Then the next week I took the Panthers plus the two against the Giants. Guess what?

Wrong. I said last week I would not go back to the Panthers. I do feel like they're going to win this week, but I'm not going to the Panthers. Jersey Jerry this week. I'll actually give you my other favorite before I get to my underdog. I'm actually picking against my team this week.

Wow. The Patriots, their offense, I like Mac Jones. They got no speed around him. The receivers are bad. I just don't see how they're going to outscore Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. I hate to say this, and I will not put money on this because I will never bet against my team in terms of money. But on the pick segment of this show, give me the Ravens laying the two and a half points against the New England Patriots.

Yeah, I would have took that too Zach. My last pick is going to be actually another underdog. It's going to be the Green Bay Packers plus one against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And my final pick Jersey Jerry. I can't believe I'm trusting this team.

They're one and one. Their head coach is a bozo. Sean Payton should be coaching this team next year. Russell Wilson has not played great. I'm looking at these underdogs. I don't love a lot of these underdogs this week. Broncos at home. I know the 49ers now have Jimmy G and Jimmy G wins a lot of games with them.

I'm going to trust, like hold my nose when I say this. I'm going with the Broncos plus a point and a half. So here are the picks. Jersey Jerry taking the commanders plus six and a half. The Raiders minus two. The Packers plus one. And then I'm going with the Chiefs laying the five and a half. Ravens laying the two and a half.

The Broncos plus the point and a half. Hey, by the way, I listened to your conversation, which I've become a big fan of your podcast. You know, I'm a big fan of you with Josh Peck. That was a phenomenal conversation, especially about sobriety. And I thought it was really enlightening and something that people should give a listen to.

Hey, thanks so much, Zach. Yeah, you know, I just try to put out the best, you know, sobriety content that I can with, you know, celebrities, average Joes. I just try to have a wide variety on my podcast. You know, they don't have to be famous to come on my podcast. But I think it's really good when somebody is really famous like Josh Peck, Tracy Morgan, those guys that come on. You know, it shows people like if these guys can do it, we can all do it, you know?

No, it was a great message and absolutely loved it. Watch the entire thing. Jersey Jerry joins us each and every week in football season from Barstool Sports to have a picks competition.

Has been much of a competition. He's up two games on me, but we'll see if I can cut the deficit down this week. Talk to you next Friday.

Jersey Jerry. Later, brother. Free Odyssey app.

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Get in the game and download today. Odyssey knows that football fans can't get enough football. That's why we've got nonstop football coverage on the free Odyssey app. Podcasts and live shows dedicated to every pro team. NFL play by play and enough game talk for the most diehard fans. Local radio stations talking football interviews with star players and coaches and football fans being fans. What kind of play calling was that? Listen to everything you love about football live and on demand with the free Odyssey app. Get in the game and download today.