Flynn's football verdict: Tyrone v Cavan

There are a lot of good games this weekend, particularly in Leinster, with Meath v Offaly being the pick of them.

I'm heading up to Omagh with RTÉ for Tyrone v Cavan, and on the face of it people might think this is a straightforward game for Tyorne, but I don't see it that way.

Tyrone got relegated from Division 1 on seven points, which was disappointing for them, but they put in some good performances against Dublin and Donegal.

However, Cavan's Division 2 form this year has been really good. They were one kick of the ball away from promotion. They had a two-point opportunity against Cork and maybe just rushed it. That could have been a big difference for them.

Cavan have been very impressive at the back and they have new, young players in Niall Carolan and Sean McEvoy, who has been excellent in midfield, and Gearoid McKiernan and Dara McVeety are a scoring threat up front.

We know the quality Tyrone have and they have a new-look defence, but they still rely on Brian Kennedy in midfield and Michael McKernan coming from deep in the half-back line, and Darragh Canavan and Darren McCurry to get their scores up front.

Many people see Tyrone having a good run in the championship and I agree that if they can get momentum, they're a hard team to stop, but they need to treat this game with the highest amount of respect because this Cavan team pose a serious threat.

Tyrone win for me, but only by the finest of margins.

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