I will be better. I have to be better. Week 1 picks are always a challenge, but I feel pretty good about these. The record is 0-0 right now, so the slate is clean. New season. New hope. Plenty of belief in my picks. Last season is in the rear-view mirror ...

T here is a pretty notable middle class in the NFL this year. Many of these teams can do a few things well, but they're far from complete, and it's reflected in the records. Now that Week 9 is about in the books,