Green Bay Packers VS Kansas City Chiefs: NFL Free Pick

What can I say? I like what the Packers have done in the pre-season, not only with their first team (a group that won’t see much tick against the Chiefs) but with their second team as well. They have come in with that same aggressive approach, but with more running – and honestly, that’s what the starters should do to be more consistent – but that’s a coaching thing.

I like Matt Flynn, he’s been steady in the pre-season thus far, completing a high percentage of passes and keeping drives going by eliminating negative plays. He knows that one of his best weapons is going to be his running back, and Brandon Jackson has been running as good as ever. This team always drafts great, so they are stacked with talent – especially at receiver. If the 2nd string guys play a half, that’s two big time playmakers in James Jones and Jordy Nelson – there are teams that would trade their starters for those two guys straight up.

Defensively, the Packers might be a little shallow in this game – the starters won’t see much time, if any at all, and the team is hurting on that side of the ball a little anyway.

But that’s just thinking about the Packers – the Chiefs have been better, but they aren’t good. They are running the ball well, but KC’s quarterbacks just don’t take chances – that seems like a bad way to beat the Packers. KC is 0-3 so far this pre-season, and while they might give that extra effort to win a game (something they won’t do much of this season) – it’s hard for me to believe they’ll risk the health of their small speed-backs or Thomas Jones. So take their strength away and put them up against the Packs’ 2nd stringers. I don’t like their chances.

Green Bay Packers (+5.5) @ Kansas City Chiefs