The Steelers were nowhere near as bad as they played against the Ravens in Week 1...
...and oh, by the way, the Ravens are nowhere near as good as they played in Week 1...
Yes, the Seahawks are bad, and some people will fail to give the Steelers any credit for beating them... but this game was over before the 'Hawks boarded the 10 hour flight from Seattle. It was never close, and the Steelers did what they were supposed to do. Not going to fault them for dominating any team in the NFL.
I can't remember seeing so many long-bomb type plays made successfully as I have the first two weeks of the season.
The Dolphins played their first two games on the road last year, and won them both... they played their first two games at home this year, and lost them both. I don't know what this means... but found it interesting anyhow.
Can you really throw for over 400 yards and have a bad game? Cam Newton made throw after throw against a good Packers defense, but he also made some horrible decisions and really bad off-balance throws that frankly cost the Panthers the game... yes he's the reason they were in it to begin with, and I won't take anything away from what he's done so far... but the goal here is to win games... and he made some bad mistakes that helped keep that from happening.
Yes, Cam Newton became one of just a handful of quarterbacks to throw for 400+ yards in consecutive games... but then again, that list includes Billy Volek and Matt Cassel... so... ya know... take it as you will.
... lastly, and most importantly, about Cam Newton: He's better than you thought he was going to be... way better... come on... admit it.
I know the Jets dominated the scoreboard against the Jags... but I watched that game, and I honestly thought the Jets offense still looked... ummmm... unimpressive, for lack of a better word, for most of that game. Turnovers and good field position made for some short fields, and Sanchez made a few good throws... but man, still some real concerns about his decision-making and a couple more bad interceptions. Against a good team, that's going to come back to haunt them.
So Tony Romo leads one comeback against a below-average 49ers team (admittedly in courageous fashion with some pretty passes late, all while fighting through a cracked / broken rib) and suddenly he's shed the well-earned reputation of a QB that makes bad decisions in critical spots? I'm not buying it...
Mike Vick is either going to learn to be a pure pocket passer, or find his NFL career cut short again, a result of taking too many shots like he did Sunday night behind a pretty poor offensive line...
... and speaking of the Eagles... money spent isn't always money well spent. In building their "dream-team", they almost completely ignored their Offensive and defensive lines... and both were exposed Sunday night. For the money they spent on Nnamdi Asomugha, who they frankly didn't really need, they could have built experience, depth and talent on their lines. Hell, Brian Waters could have been had for a song... the Pats snatched him up for nothing and he's starting on the best offensive team in football.
Was I one of the people who knew that Kenny Britt was likely going to have a huge fantasy year with a decent throwing QB and complete absence of any other viable receiving option? Yes... yes I was...
While he played better than last week, Donovan McNabb is still done... and at this point, so are the Vikings I'm afraid...
I've said this before... I don't care how great an arm Cutler has... he keeps pouting on the sidelines or visibly dressing-down his receivers or linemen with his facial expressions, there's going to be a mutiny in Chicago, or at the very least a mid-week injury report that lists Cutler as "Probable - facial bruising / broken nose".
Josh Freeman is way more poised than a QB of his age and experience should be...
... and speaking of Freeman, watching that game against the Vikings I couldn't help but think McNabb was watching Freeman from the sidelines as if he was in a time-machine, watching himself from about 10 years ago.
I'll be honest... even if Peyton Manning was healthy, I'm not sure this Colts team is better than 8-8... maybe 9-7.
Talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde... the Ravens looked as bad against the Titans as they did good against the Steelers. At this point I have no idea what to make of them... I feel like Jerry Seinfeld in the episode where George loses his glasses but claims to see perfectly when squinting... "You're eating onions, you're spotting dimes... I don't know what the hell is going on!"
I've changed my mind... the toughest division in the NFL isn't the NFC South... it's the AFC East... speaking of which...
There's a part of me that's this close to buying in to the Bills as a decent team, and maybe even a playoff contender... but a few things keep me from making that leap: Ryan Fitzpatrick still has a tendency to float that ball and over-throw his receivers; they play in the toughest division in the NFL (see how I did that?); the allowed 454 total yards to the Raiders, 323 of those on the arm of Jason Campbell... so I don't even want to think of what an offense like the Pats' is going to do to them; their offense looks pretty predictable and I think teams will be able to jump plays as they get more film on them. That said, don't sleep on the Bills... they are scrappy and will probably be in most games this year. They could surprise you.
And speaking of buying in... I'm all in on the Lions... that team is for real. Don't think I'm bold enough to say with confidence they could beat the Packers for that division, right now? Try me...
Can anyone outside of the immediate Denver or Cincinnati viewing area tell me a single thing that happened in the Bengals / Broncos game?
I'm demanding that Peyton Hillis' arms should be the given the "Chuck Norris" treatment... For example, "When the boogeyman goes to sleep at night he checks under the bed for Peyton Hillis' arms", or "They once made a 'Peyton Hillis' arms' toilet paper, but it wouldn't take shit from anyone". You can come up with your own...
I still don't know how Ben Roethlisberger didn't rupture every tendon in his knee. Are we sure his skeleton wasn't artificially replaced with Adamantium, a-la Wolverine... that dude just doesn't get hurt like normal people...
Note to self: when running full speed, avoid planting foot on slippery, movable first-down markers at all costs. (I know this should probably be self-evident... but... )
Before the 2009 draft the Patriots traded Matt Cassel to the Chiefs for their 2009 2nd round pick... which turned into safety Patrick Chung. Ok, it's only two-plus years later but I feel pretty confident in saying "advantage Patriots".
Someone please pass the memo along to the Raiders, 49ers, and Vikings: that line about "prevent defenses only prevent you from winning"... it's not just a clever play on words.
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