picks contest for the first time in awhile Womens Antonio Gates Jersey , it’s time to reset the records to 0-0 and have at it, again.MDS and I will pick every postseason game (except the Pro Bowl), and it could be a wild wild-card weekend. We disagree on three of the four games.For the picks and our explanations, keep reading. For our picks against the spread, keep watching.Colts at TexansMDS’s take: The Texans’ outstanding run defense is going to make the Colts a one-dimensional offense. Ordinarily, they wouldn’t mind that because they’re confident in Andrew Luck and the offensive line’s ability to protect him. But the Texans’ defense has pass rushers like J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus who can tee off on Luck. I believe the Houston defense can keep Indianapolis in check, and Deshaun Watson and DeAndre Hopkins can make enough big plays to give the Texans the win.MDS’s pick: Texans 24, Colts 16.Florio’s take: It’s round three in the AFC South, with the Texans winning an overtime thriller in Indy and the Colts returning the favor in Houston. The Colts may return the favor again, thanks to an offensive line that can hold the Houston defensive line long enough to give Andrew Luck time to find open receivers. It won’t be easy; Deshaun Watson has a history of stepping up in big spots, and the Texans are the division champions. But the Colts, after starting 1-5, have won nine of 10. Make that 10 of 11. Possibly en route to 11 of 12.Florio’s pick: Colts 23, Texans 20.<hr />Seahawks at Cowboys MDS’s take: Although the Cowboys’ offense got better after the Amari Cooper trade, I think Dallas has to be a little worried about its ability to move the ball against the Seattle defense. I also think the Seahawks’ run-first offense is going to be able to protect an early lead. I like Seattle to pull off the road upset.MDS’s pick: Seahawks 20, Cowboys 17.Florio’s take: The Cowboys play better at home Denzel Perryman Jersey , and so do the Seahawks. Advantage home team, especially since the No. 5 seed is 4-4 away from the raucous, earthquake-inducing sounds of the Twelves. Dallas dismantled the Saints in Texas, and the Cowboys formula should work against a team with a very similar approach. The wild card could be Cowboys defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Kris Richard, who was fired by the Seahawks after 2017 — and who knows them well.Florio’s pick: Cowboys 20, Seahawks 16.<hr />Chargers at Ravens MDS’s take: This is the most intriguing of the weekend’s four games to me because I’m curious to see how Lamar Jackson fares in his first playoff game, and against a Chargers defense that has already faced him once and may be more prepared for the unique skill set he brings to the table. Although I’d pick the Chargers on a neutral field, I think Jackson will control lead a ball-control offense and the Ravens’ defense will benefit from the home crowd as Baltimore wins a low-scoring game.MDS’s pick: Ravens 14, Chargers 13.Florio’s take: The Ravens won round one only two weeks ago in L.A., in a game that could have gone either way. The rematch happens in Baltimore, with the Chargers getting an extra-early kickoff time and their eighth game of the year outside of L.A. But they’re undefeated away from the StubHub Center (5-3) and the Coliseum (0-1), and they’ve had the benefit of facing the Lamar Jackson offense. In a game that could go either way, I’m sticking with the home team. Simple reasoning for that: The Ravens were my preseason pick to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. Now that they made it to the playoffs, I can’t pick against them.Florio’s pick: Ravens 24, Chargers 23.<hr />Eagles at BearsMDS’s take: If Nick Foles can go to Chicago and beat the best defense in the NFL, it will raise questions about whether the Eagles should really give the starting job back to Carson Wentz next season. But I think Foles will fall short, as the Bears’ defense is too good http://www.thechargerslockerroom.com/authentic-craig-mager-jersey , and Matt Nagy will have some new wrinkles on offense.MDS’s pick: Bears 20, Eagles 17.Florio’s take: The Eagles struggled to find something that would truly galvanize them this season, and they finally did. Another December injury to Carson Wentz sparked another string of stellar performances by quarterback Nick Foles, leading the defending Super Bowl champions back to the playoffs after we’d all left them for dead. Next up, the Bears. And, once again, the Eagles are being doubted, overlooked. But Foles is battle tested in single elimination games, and Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky isn’t. Remember the Sunday night game against the Rams? Trubisky was shaky, and the Bears scored only 15 points. That won’t be enough against a team that has nothing to lose, because for the second straight postseason most people assume they will. This time around, if I’m going to be wrong it’s not going to happen because I doubted Foles and the Eagle, again.Florio’s pick: Eagles 17, Bears 15. What. A. Night.Day one of the 2019 NFL Draft absolutely lived up to the hype, and then some.If you were lucky enough to be a fan of a team that didn’t absolute send their franchise into a nose..."What. A. Night.Day one of the 2019 NFL Draft absolutely lived up to the hype, and then some.If you were lucky enough to be a fan of a team that didn’t absolute send their franchise into a nose dive, then you were probably able to enjoy not only your team’s selection Womens Uchenna Nwosu Jersey , but the misfortune’s of others, as well.Like the group of us on the live draft show Thursday night. We had so much time to kill before the pick at #28 but that didn’t stop us from giggling ourselves into a stupor over the mind-numbing picks made by the New York Giants and the Oakland Raiders.It made the night so much easier to get through and has us all looking forward to more of the same through the next six rounds.But as far as the first round goes, there were some definite winners and all-too-apparent losers. Here are those I believe fit into one or the other.WinnersCincinnati Bengals:Without having to trade up and part with any picks, the Bengals were able to sit tight and select arguably the top offensive linemen in the entire class. With the offensive tackle position one of the premium positions in football, you’d be crazy to have thought the top dog would fall out of the top 10. Well, that’s exactly what happened for Cincy and now they have a guy to plug into that right tackle spot if (when) they realize all that money they gave to Bobby Hart was a complete waste. Until then, I also wouldn’t be surprised to see them put Jonah Williams at guard simply to get their best players on the field all at once.The Washington Football Team: Washington also ended up being another team that didn’t have give up anything to select the player they needed the most. Dwayne Haskins wound up being the third quarterback off the board in a surprise turn-of-events when most analysts had him as either the second, or even first, quarterback in their rankings. Before it was all said and done, they also traded back into round one and picked up Mississippi State’s Montez Sweat who was another top talent to take an inexplicable fall on opening night.Washington was able to add two premiere pieces at two of the most important positions on the field in one night. These moves will certainly keep them right in the thick of the NFC East.Denver Broncos: The Broncos were able to trade back in the first and still got their guy in tight end Noah Fant. Most analysts have had either him or TJ Hockenson as their top TE and both were expected to go within the top-15. For Denver to gain some extra draft capital and still pick the most athletic tight end in recent memory, that can only be a win. Coincidentally, that gives the Broncos four tight ends who all played their collegiate football in the Big Ten with Jake Butt (Michigan), Jeff Heurmann (Ohio State), Troy Fumagalli (Wisconsin), and now Fant (Iowa).LosersNew York Giants: Giants’ general manager Dave Gettleman has gotten a ton of flack on social media in 2019 and, to be fair, it’s absolutely deserved. Ranging from the OBJ trade to undermining the importance of analytics in modern day football Russell Okung Jersey , DG has garnered his fair share of doubters.With two first round picks prior to Thursday night, he had a chance to quiet those who are calling for his job and set the franchise in the right direction with two picks within the top-20.Spoiler Alert: He did not do that.With the sixth-overall selection, the Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones to be the heir-apparent to Eli Manning. In his post-day one presser, Gettleman left much to be desired as he skirted around answering the tough questions and simply reflected anything negative feedback onto the reporters.The Giants then went on to select Clemson defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence with pick #17. Lawrence was highly regarded as a massive run-stopper who was likely limited to just being a two-down presence, especially in year one. Most recent mock drafts were starting to forgo including Lawrence as he was widely considered to fall out of the first entirely. With Dalvin Tomlinson and last year’s third-round pick, B.J. Hill on the roster, the pick of a defensive tackle becomes even more confusing.Lastly, the Giants traded back up with Seattle to the 30th pick to select Georgia’s Deandre Baker as the first cornerback off the board. This might have actually been their best pick in the first in terms of value but Baker likely wasn’t getting pick on day one and could have easily fallen to the Giants in round two.Oakland Raiders:In the first and most surprising pick of the night (prior to the Giants at #6), the Raiders selected Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell with the fourth-overall pick in the draft. For those who haven’t been extremely tuned-in this draft cycle, Ferrell was a consensus player likely to come off the board between picks 15 and 25. But when Jon Gruden likes a player, he just can’t help himself. To be fair, Ferrell is an excellent player at the Raider’s greatest position of need, but they could have potentially waited until 24th (where Montez Sweat was still available) and picked up a blue-chip player, as well.Their second pick was not a surprise in the slightest as they selected Alabama running back Josh Jacobs. With the recent news of Marshawn Lynch retiring for the second time, this was a necessary pick.Raiders gonna Raider, however.With the 27th pick, they selected Mississippi State safety Johnathan Abram to sure-up the secondary. With better options at safety still on the board http://www.thechargerslockerroom.com/authentic-kyle-emanuel-jersey , this was another head-scratcher. Abram is a good player, don’t get me wrong, but most had him as their fourth-best safety in the draft. More versatile players such as Delware’s Nasir Adderley and Florida’s Chauncey Gardner-Johnson would have been much better value in that slot.Time will tell, but I don’t think this haul even makes up for the Khalil Mack trade.Atlanta Falcons: Offensive line was certainly the biggest need for the Falcons coming into Thursday night. At pick #14, they had their pick of the litter. Garrett Bradbury, Cody Ford, and Jawaan Taylor were all still on the board. Atlanta went a different direction and selected Boston College’s Chris Lindstrom, the consensus #1 guard in this year’s class. Not a terrible pick, but Lindstrom was likely off the board with the last few picks in the first and was possibly going to be available in round two. Questionable but he’ll be a good player for the next decade. It was their next pick that really had the Falcons Faithful up-in-arms.When the Rams were on the clock at #31, the Falcons sprang back into the first. We all knew it was going to probably be another offensive linemen, but which one would it be, Ford or Taylor? The answer was neither.The Falcons gave up picks to go up and get....Washington’s Kaleb McGary.McGary has a long, compelling history. It’s a wonderful feel-good story of triumph that has led him to his dream of playing in the NFL. The bad part is that he was likely going to be ready and available in the second round when the Falcons were up once again. At 6-foot-7 and 320 pounds, McGary is one of the most athletically-gifted prospects at his position which was likley the deciding factor in this selection. The Falcons love their athletes and they got two of them. Let’s just hope they didn’t give up too much in the process.