" Welcome to the weekend preview brought to you by the Verizon football zone available on -- than -- Verizon Wireless mobile device. Brats and football so for all your wireless football -- Barrett bracket with former pro quarterback Erik Kramer a tea ready for week seven and and a man I'll load Barry this is right when all the matchups start taking shape we -- we get to know. Who these teams are a little bit this is great. Of course now I start to get to find out how with the unbeaten biking and true Brett Favre style comeback wins for the last two weeks now they travel to Pittsburgh. Take on the champs haven't really been looking like world beaters but is this the week the Vikings lose. I don't necessarily think so you know obviously their perfect record on the road though. The teams they've beaten are Cleveland Detroit Saint Louis not exactly -- Pittsburgh Steelers. While blowout wins by the way but."

" Now they take this thing into a real contender in the Pittsburgh Steelers have been great at home nine and one I believe the last ten games against NFC opponents and so. With the Pittsburgh Steelers starting to build a somewhat of a running game I think it's very important for the Minnesota Vikings to do just the thing. Take Adrian Peterson and this game. Allow Brett Favre to. Be patient. And not have to win the game until possibly game start to define itself but I think -- that a great job of that it -- a lot of people's expectations of being able to. Make good decisions and keep the -- in contention."

" Pittsburgh secondary that a little bit shaky this year yet sure they missed Troy Polamalu of the was out for a couple weeks injured but they've allowed nearly make touchdown passes this year through five weeks as they did all last year to how to Vikings capitalize on that what's wrong with the -- well when."

" You when you look at that and it in its -- you look at stats and I don't stats looked a little story but. They still get pressure on the quarterback their third they got seventeen sacks in the league and Polamalu is the guy that's been out there at all and so I think. You know what he allows you scheme -- what he allows -- to do. Through different schemes through different blitz packages he's such a force in the running game and able to read that the quarterbacks so well in the passing game. You miss that and so we had should have put the Pittsburgh Steelers have given up and touchdowns it out of Philip Rivers and jay color but by -- they're still the Pittsburgh defense. And I think the Minnesota Vikings. To attack that have to get this thing they gotta pat they got a Paul write about it and the steals a little bit the run game. Be able to kind of get Paul follow up at the line of scrimmage to stop the run and that's when the bigger to have come down the field in a passing game."

" All right -- into another team the Cowboys they needed that I Lee -- a big way they you know their season was go down the tubes in a hurry to nearly lost to Kansas City now they think they. High -- in Atlanta Falcons. Look at the pressure this team is under -- all offseason made note they don't win. The whole the whole coaching staff is out. So -- a lot of pressure has been been put on Jason Garrett and Tony Romo and you know you look at last week's game against the Kansas city Chiefs of the week before. They start the game up -- public snapped. They mop up putt all towards all close to their own red zone and that leads the first ten points of the game and so -- scrambling in all season long. They seem to be in that mode so they need this break -- get healthy they've got that Marion Barber Felix Jones took Tashard Choice all back healthy give. The running game is what this team had -- makes its money. And when you do that you've got them running backs the role of a five -- security Felix Jones has ten yards a carry keep that thing going. Offensively I think the weak -- right now -- Flozell -- Robles got guys in his lap every player so they've got to create some type situation agreed to by chip with the running back or what the tight -- to help him out. Flozell false starting at a record setting pace. Atlanta started rolling in that -- complete package one of the guys that go to his Roddy predict and he is gonna start the season off a battle lot of big plays I think its longest gain of the season was about 1718. Yard. But now you look at the last two games they started to Matt Ryan I think you're starting to. Figure out what these pieces fit in for him with Tony Gonzales on the running game and now Roddy White is the start to make some bigger players -- a nine yard touchdown. The week before against the the 49ers come back with a forty yarder against the Bears and so he started to find his own -- He did you know he really came out of nowhere in the week the year before with Matt -- so now I think they're just starting to hit their stride again certainly a potential difference maker Roddy White talking about him is the leading receiver on the Falcons and now we hear from the man himself. Roddy White thanks for joining us Roddy got off to kind of a slow start this season but certainly gotten on track lately three touchdowns. What is been the difference for."

" Our Godard did you look so mentally prepared for the ball -- for the game and it -- had been doing what we'll do not pertinent much you know first figured he'd never like outbreak and try to make plays that it. And I. He -- the game come to lead now did. Good day when the plate caught book and make it played it enough we'll make."

" And he has had a good season last year but yeah at a big addition a guy is probably gonna end up in -- how much is Tony Gonzales helped you and your office."

" that tremendously he'd be great -- on target you know he's going odd percent down there. And I he'd convert on third down you know there. You know Ginn open -- move and change he's leave me one on -- and my everyday and I don't want outside to make big plays it so far you negative."

" And -- let's talk about the NFC south you currently trail the New Orleans Saints by a game but. As well as they're playing how do you like your chances of going on to win this division."

" got a great chance you know put those guys twice. And you know and and -- we get got a little right now and cut straight on out that's our next opponent. And try to get W got an you know it it was a big game you know -- we could be Monday night at thankful. And oh lead in the division enough you can imagine that the more in and he did get a and do it is -- doing and indeed UW put the."

" And this weekend you guys had down to big. You feel this is something that your offense is gonna be able to exploit."

" Are you will not try to put on -- Pro Bowl. You know guarantee emblem but you know -- German -- though -- there and and give Michael channeled their great start. And that we can play action pass and no it -- be one thing great day. You know and they've given up an Expos played through the truly you know one of the -- and Duke."

" And finally Roddy so much buzz not necessarily about the Cowboys but about their new stadium I know you've heard a lot about it how exciting guys guys go down there and play in the new digs."

" I'm excited you know or not the effort I've seen her hair looked through it Barton. You know they got it twenty -- screen all of the you know how to fancy feet and England and in on field -- you know you'd get a look at you know and I -- in the -- and you know run around and joke around it is he everything it can't get enough I did you know effort -- and they didn't hold on a bad people."

" I thanks for joining us Roddy White those -- questions for Roddy -- week seven here's a question for you has your fantasy team deal it. You need help we got covered Mike apartment in -- he basement of India's best picks for the upcoming."

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" I'm Mike thanks for the tip and coming up this -- they margin of Miami -- into at least slowed down the wildcat offense little bit for the Dolphins. That glory at the Verizon football's -- weekend preview continues."

" And welcome back to the weekend preview brought to bother Verizon -- available on vcast and you Verizon Wireless mobile device Verizon football so for all your wireless football needs. Eric talk about eight Saints take on the Dolphins this week if they're not the best team in football like at at least in the in the conversation I can be persuaded NF and I think. I'd like to see them win a close game right because you've got to get test a little bit that way before it and I think. Feel like you're the best 38 points per game about 430 yards. Quite a team offensively defense stop adding that no not at all and that's why I think we talk about their team. Be one of the best and in the NFL that's -- because their defense shut down a very good giant offense glass with. -- everybody talks about the 2007 Patriots is that the best offense in league history certainly the most efficient at it thing was like machines. Now people talk about the Saints I mean. It's early but today the chance that depth this team eventually -- over the course of five games it's hard argument they're scored 38 points a game. Where the Patriots scored 36. I thought I doubt the most fun offense for me to watch now the Saints are doing it in bigger numbers have more impressively I think the Patriots were all passing game. And the Saints now what do it on the ground they've they've got two games without. Drew Brees thought a touchdown and still -- up. I they've done talking defense they now face a very unique challenge in the Miami Dolphins offense Chad Henne and I certainly. Come into his own in the last couple weeks when he first came in for Chad Pennington he looked lost and now he looks like he's running that offense likes to do it for years. With him performing so well does that left in the need for the -- for the Dolphins use the wildcat I think it -- the need for the Dolphins use Bobcats because it. Did hitting sprung this wildcat offense last year against the Patriots team that was heavily favored that game. The Dolphins had lost two in a row. Well the Patriots had no idea how to stop then it kind of slowed down late in the season now it right back where it was. Nobody has an answer how to stop the things like guarantee you. But that LL I mean they had New Orleans Saints have been practicing all week for this how to stop this wildcat. Which you would think would translate into -- pretty good day for -- in that wildcat it so while it really don't know how to prepare -- talk about another game the Bears the Bengals both teams coming off tough losses last week the Bears. Three in two so far in the season Bengals lost that game at home to the Texans. With the Bears Chicago maybe a little cause -- can -- Matt Forte not really. Doing what he did last year's average and his 3.4 yards per carry how can sort of the Bears about that I'd be really concerned not about Matt Forte had a concern about the left."

" Out of the profits of one -- Romeo came as a guard this year from Carolina. In Orlando Pace who's clearly at the end his career are made that left side and they're getting no production well. Case in point last week gives you a lot of doctors they've got late in the third quarter. That I don't know first or second and goal on the one yard -- it and all they've got to do is run the ball and there's no -- that all we don't get blown back pays gets blown back. And it it just Babineaux put the helmet on the football. And Matt Forte -- of the ball -- game that was a key moment in the game so they don't have that. The -- up front to get forte go."

" If fumbled twice got a second chance filed against Cincinnati -- they got rolled by Houston -- job tore him up 392 yards passing. Bengals lost more than a game though they lost one of their big time leaders Antwan Odom out -- the season how do you replace a guy like that."

" Boy you have to wonder other Texans gonna have that kind of game -- shot gonna -- for those not those numbers if Antwan Odom is this game. The whole game and I think what this points to Newsnight you don't have that force anymore they don't have another pass rushing guy on that defense of line and so now -- those who throughout the years haven't had won and they've been forced. To commit more linebackers. To defend in the past actually getting pressure on the quarterback they don't have the kind of about quarter play. To put those guys out on an island -- the gonna have -- with which means they're gonna have to give up sums up underneath zones enough for a guy like Jay Cutler. -- so good move around -- under pressure and -- some open zones."

" I talk about some other game the one other note the game of -- we're talk about the niners coming off that bye week. Talk about anything you while the niners but really the go to guy there is Frank Gore missed a few games they need him to run some clock down keep that Texans. Offense off the field it's kind of different game with him in for the -- Mike Singletary."

" Tough thing because you've got Frank Gore coming off an ankle injury in for a running back I'm I'm sure it was for him to miss that many games it had to be pretty serious. I don't expect him to be a 100% which means a lot of this is gonna fall on Shaun Hill that we does get Michael Crabtree in the game they've talked about he's gonna play a lot this week. How effective he'll be without really knowing the whole offense I don't know but you know -- gonna get the ball into him trying to run some slant routes and so forth but you have to know the Texans are gonna commit the whole defense to stop the run game and put it on Shaun Hill. "

" I'd be a good opportunity for Crabtree to get don't want that focuses on the run game not a game Arizona two -- on the road they have not started he's in three you know on the road since 19820. Tough task this week though because now they follow this ain't from the meadowlands into the meadowlands to take on the job."

" They -- without a run to. You know and that's going to be tough because the Giants are so good against the run. -- did you have some weaknesses in the past defense and I think CC brown at safety in Aaron Ross beane got a corner hurt them last week against the Saints. They're gonna face the same challenge this week out they weren't able to get pressure on Drew Brees. But the Cardinals don't have a type of running game but the Saints do so they're gonna be able tee off a little bit more. He's a little more creative and creativity of the blitz schemes -- with the front four but think they're gonna have a little bit better success. Against the Cardinals but it against the Saints."

" I -- more to talk about here we're looking ahead to a Monday night matchup between the Eagles and the Redskins. The rise of football's -- weekend preview continues."

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" And welcome back the weekend preview brought to you by the Verizon football's own available -- Verizon Wireless mobile device. Verizon football is known for all your wireless football on the back there Kramer talk about the money not match up Eagles and Redskins. For the a's this thing looked like of that great matchup great Monday night game. The Redskins are -- the Eagles -- lost to the Raiders how does Andy Reid get his team ready to play after that debacle in Oakland well the debacle came."

" Because profits of line couldn't pass protect and Jason Peters at left tackle has been a problem. Richard Seymour lives in their backfield. And so they've got -- sure that thing up because they're passing thing you know they've got to get McNabb being able to feel comfortable back there. And I think you can -- have to look at this as. Look and we got a better this is a team we should have handled and handled easily. And now we're coming back in a situation where we've got to play a division opponent. They have got to -- they're going to be upset -- get any pressure on the quarterback and that defense for the Eagles you know they're gonna have to come out strong this week against the a lot of blitz packages but whoever plays quarterback for the Washington Redskins."

" I would talk by the Redskins little bit by all accounts for the biggest messes of professional football. Rowly you know third of the way and he's an -- are they right this thing off this is salvageable even out at. I think so you don't it was called the shots that organization. Sherman Lewis brought back out of retirement he never called plays rolling Green Bay and now he's the play called and only getting about the personnel there. It's a mess and now you've really strip to -- you -- that your your head coach he would broaden their call place. I don't know what's going on there they have really no answers with that I have to about the players because they get no direct they get no leadership right now. Well Brian Billick does a thing or two about coach in the post of coach speak on foxsports.com. Talks about the Redskins and how they've handled their coaching situation so far this."

" One organization goes through with the Washington Redskins are going through right now it's never comfortable situation never easy. But my experiences are that what you're going through your going through as an organization. Tends to come to the focus of the head coach and and that's your job as head coach it's your job to take the hit to dictate the slings and arrows. But it is an organizational. Crisis so to speak and that's the only way that you going to be able to. Two to address. In my opinion Jim zorn should remain head coach of the Washington Redskins throughout the entire season. Give them an opportunity to battle them the way back as a team as an organization. At the end of the year you do the normal analysis of what it -- you need to go forward to do to get better. But the -- cure call up and down and thinking that you can fix something now mentality it's on the ownership have. It just never works and kind of an organization that never quite gets."

" I thanks Brian coming up low pressure and Erik Kramer he makes his pick in the week but can he do better than it and a superstar. We have both of them picking we'll see as the rise and football zone weekend preview contains."

" We're back with a weekend preview brought to you by the Verizon football's own available on vcast on your Verizon Wireless mobile device Verizon football's vote for all your wireless football -- all right Erik Kramer. -- the time and we games on the docket thinkers and got on balance match -- she -- take the easy way ID and stared down of the east and picked a tough game."

" There there's no secret that here all you know I've never pick the team planes Saint Louis or Detroit a third Tampa Bay. We'll go right to the top we'll go to Minnesota over Pittsburgh okay. He got this game -- Pittsburgh start to come back and and have a running game it looked like the old Pittsburgh Steelers Roethlisberger hot. But I think this is the type of game that Brett Favre was brought in to Minnesota. To handle. They've got a great running game point he's taken on this supporting role whatever they need him he's been answered the answering so fought twelve touchdowns two interceptions. -- But this is what everybody is expecting him to do -- the gunslinger in a big game which he hasn't played well in many these last couple years. Can he rely on the running game can he do what he's been doing all year and make the throws necessary for this team to win. I can't not bet against Brett Favre you know up played against them for years in the NFC north. I think he's -- the game right at the time of his career right now where he knows what he's got he knows what he's not anymore in he's gonna do the right thing --"

" I like that so physical skills have not diminish much there and the mental aspect of the game is as high as ever. That is Erik Kramer's -- now the -- to lock of the week tomorrow fantasy guru Mike Harmon. Everybody welcomed back."

" inside and basically my I wasn't gonna let me give you the lot of the week when I don't go to Carolina. Line. They're playing well everybody runs over the little. Wall there. They'll with the Jamal Lewis is on one -- rent -- except yeah I look at it wouldn't. -- won't -- it -- think -- athletes ask it's him. That they'll or was it this week."

" thanks again -- pick we have Mike picks tennis pros Serena Williams she's a part owner of the Miami Dolphins expect you to know that but. Hellish you know the game of football we find out that was Serena. Gives us our picks for weeks."

" I am saying -- haven't you from LA like just finished a fabulous photo shoot. I'm also and you author of the book caught on the line in bookstores now. As you know -- really big football fan so I'm going to keep my takes but this week."

" Cleveland Browns versus the green bay Packers and and choose that Green Bay Packers to their plane."

" Really good right now and they went through it you know -- right."

" San Francisco 49ers versus the Houston Texans. I'm gonna go with the 49ers because this young team they're very hungry and they really had the desire to win. Pittsburgh Steelers -- the Minnesota Vikings."

" in the Minnesota Vikings an upset in this one because they have a great quarterback Brett Favre who is out to win."

" Arizona Cardinals at the New York Giants this a tough one for me."

" But I am getting to within the Giants simply because Eli Manning is the younger brother and I always -- the end of Philadelphia Eagles versus the Washington Redskins I'm definitely -- to Philadelphia on this one would love to see Donovan do well."

" We have a high flying New Orleans Saints versus the Miami Dolphins. Well might pick and you know my."

" So those are my picks for this week and hope -- and don't forget to check out my -- on the line in bookstores near you. And have a great time watching that it's."

" Pro athletes -- on the -- both like the Vikings that she's got style points to get a good head or shoulder she picks the Vikings. Not so sure about that emotional that quote -- Dolphins over the State's books is part on but I don't I don't know man that thinks that -- dial sensitive. That's it this weekend preview brought to about a Verizon football's on available on -- but it Verizon Wireless mobile device Verizon football's -- for all. You wireless football. We're back with he once again next week to go through all the match for Erik Kramer a Barrett abrupt. Enjoy the games."