tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74764150957905208882024-03-05T19:51:00.686-08:00FootballFutbolFootball...American and UnAmerican..Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger742125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-63942787196791453562011-09-11T07:46:00.000-07:002011-09-11T08:15:12.476-07:00Week 1 PicksSTEELERS AT RAVENS (-1)<br />Last year these 2 AFC North archrivals slugged their way thru 2 low scoring taffy pulls in the regular season. The Ravens won by 3 at Pittsburgh, and the Steelers won by 3 at Baltimore. The Steelers won the rubber match 31-24 in the AFC Wildcard round. That tells me the Ravens have been training Rocky in Russia style all offseason long to avenge the is defeat, and will avenge it in Week 1, followed by an existential crisis and colossal letdown in Week 2.<br />RAVENS 23, STEELERS 20<br /><br />LIONS AT BUCS (-1)<br />Oh the sexiness of these 2 preseason sexy sleeper picks! The Lions ranked 20th or worse in Y/A on both offense and defense against both the run and the pass last year. They are good how? Then again, the Bucs got gashed by Maurice Morris of all people for 100+rushing yards when the Lions beat them 23-20 in OT late last season, and Cal Johnson went bonkers for 10 catches and 150+ yards. Irregardless, I'm way more on board with the Bucs than I am with the Lions.<br />BUCS 27, LIONS 17<br /><br /><br />FALCONS (-2.5) AT BEARS<br />I've never been a huge Lovie Smith fan, but the smoke and mirrors he used to get a very ordinary Bears team playing the NFC Championship game at home last year convinced me he's a really good coach. Luck has a way of running out though.<br />FALCONS 23, BEARS 10<br /><br />BILLS AT CHIEFS (-4.5)<br />The line on this game has dropped from 6 1/2 to 4 1/2 since it opened. Apparently people are hedging on the Chiefs. But still, the Bills people. Worst run defense in the league last year facing the 4th ranked run offense, on the road. I'm betting both kidneys on KC.<br />CHIEFS 30, BILLS 17<br /><br />COLTS AT TEXANS (-9)<br />The last time the Texans faced Kerry Collins, Collins threw 2 TDs and the Texans lost 31-17. If I lose my kidneys on the Bills/Chiefs game, I will win them back plus a liver on this one.<br />TEXANS 23, COLTS 20<br /><br />EAGLES (-4) AT RAMS<br />Are Rams male Goats? I took my son to the petting zoo yesterday, he was pretty afraid of the goats and I have to say I agree with him. I take that as a sign.<br />RAMS 27, EAGLES 17<br /><br />BENGALS AT BROWNS (-6.5)<br />The Browns are favored by 6 1/2? In their last 32 games the Browns have won by 7 or more points 5 times. The laws of probability are not in their favor here.<br />BROWNS 17, BENGALS 13<br /><br />TITANS AT JAGUARS PICK 'EM<br />Icky.<br />JAGUARS 30, TITANS 24<br /><br />GIANTS -2.5 AT REDSKINS<br />Rex Grossman claws his way out of the sarcophagus to become an NFL starting QB again, and now he's listed as doubtful? I am doubtful of my will to live.<br />GIANTS 20, REDSKINS 10<br /><br />PANTHERS AT CARDINALS (-7)<br />GARY SINISE LOOKALIKE READY TO QB CARDS TO 7 WIN SEASON<br />CARDS 27, PANTHERS 9<br /><br />SEAHAWKS AT NINERS (-5 1/2)<br />Much like the Browns being favored by 6 1/2, I can't figure out why the 49ers would be 5 1/2 points against any team where most of the players have their high school diplomas.<br />NINERS 23, SEAHAWKS 21<br /><br />VIKINGS AT CHARGERS (-8 1/2)<br />The Chargers favored by more than a TD in September? I'm going to be taking a golden shower in a golden bathtub after I collect all my winnings this week.<br />CHARGERS 27, VIKINGS 24<br /><br />COWBOYS AT JETS (-6)<br />I might be missing something but Dallas looks bad to me.<br />JETS 27, COWBOYS 13<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-88722354595200877972011-09-09T12:59:00.000-07:002011-09-09T18:30:17.320-07:00Opening Night Rubdown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJJneMo1qyILrUoX3CCi2Jfm97VUCLS5qbuaVGUk8P-ZFfyHvoqZtqbr7IpmaRzU8bg8Mn7gXtU5cuKGzwt8tX-DU-ZZObUiN6TxXNJH7podaIox6hTPKcH2MQm71uJmNqG1KuARBEHMk/s1600/BreesRodgers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJJneMo1qyILrUoX3CCi2Jfm97VUCLS5qbuaVGUk8P-ZFfyHvoqZtqbr7IpmaRzU8bg8Mn7gXtU5cuKGzwt8tX-DU-ZZObUiN6TxXNJH7podaIox6hTPKcH2MQm71uJmNqG1KuARBEHMk/s320/BreesRodgers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650537107436187650" /></a><br /><br /><br />So it's only been what, like 11 months since my last post?<br /><br />In that time I've been finding out how hard it is to be a parent, changed jobs and danced ever so delicately on the fine line between sanity and not sanity. But football season is now back and so am I, and after last nights 5 star opener between the Packers and Saints, I feel re-invigorated.<br /><br />Last night's matchup between the previous 2 years Super Bowl winners had it all. If "all" does not include defense, which it did not include at all. Of course, in this day and age where Fantasy Football is more important than real football, and people want to tune in to see their imaginary team members put up lots of touchdowns, Thursday Night's 42-34 Green Bay win over the Saints was exactly what football fans salivated for over a long sweltering summer where it was unsure if we'd ever see NFL football before the Mayan Apocalypse.<br /><br />The game came down to a final untimed play, when an AJ Hawk PI penalty in the end zone gave the Saints one chance to punch it in from the one and thus earn a potentially game tying 2 point conversion attempt. Sean Payton made the interesting choice of putting the game in the hands of a rookie RB, Mark Ingram, who had averaged barely 3 yards a carry in an unimpressive pro debut, rather than the Pro Bowl QB who had disemboweled the supposedly good Packers defense for 419 passing yards, or even the veteran running back, Pierre Thomas, who had run effectively for 31 yards on just 5 carries. Ingram was stuffed for no gain in what may have been the only play from scrimmage in the whole game that didn't pick up at least 10 yards, and the Packers held on for a shaky win.<br /><br />I admire the Saints pluck and tenacity in bringing a game which looked on numerous occasions like it would disintegrate into a blowout all the way down to the last play. However, remember the last time we saw them, their defense was getting 41 points hung on them by the mighty Seahawk juggernaut, and in this opener that defense was still non-functional. That's a problem they have to resolve.<br /><br />The Packers, meanwhile, looked unbeatable according to what Mel Kiper Jr. said on the radio this morning. What? Unbeatable? They were 1 yard away from losing..how is that unbeatable? I missed idiotic football commentary almost as much as I missed football itself.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-55675260102327058762011-01-07T16:57:00.000-08:002011-01-07T17:06:45.702-08:00NFL Playoffs Week 1<span style="font-weight:bold;">New Orleans at Seattle</span><br /><br />I know that the logical choice is to pick the Saints, especially since, well, Seattle is the first team to make it into the playoffs with a losing record, but I'm picking Seattle. 1) I want to look super smart if they win and 2) Seattle's home field averages 2 false starts per game. Okay, and 3) the ref will rig to make up for what happened to them in the Superbowl.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NY Jets at Colts</span><br /><br />Indy is 5-1 vs Rex Ryan and it's at Indy. Easy pick. Indy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Baltimore at Kansas City</span><br /><br />Kansas City sucks. Stop thinking they're good. They played shitty ass teams twice to win their division. Baltimore wins by a lot.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Green Bay at Philadelphia</span><br /><br />Everyone's picking Green Bay, but I think Vick is going to drop nuts on Green Bay. Green Bay can toss up big numbers, but the reason they barely made the playoffs was because of their defense. Aaron Rodgers is also super overrated. MVP? REALLY? If he's MVP, so is Philip Rivers. Wait, you have to win to be MVP.Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-36431115272051455302011-01-03T16:55:00.000-08:002011-01-03T17:12:54.411-08:00Eagles Tuesday Game and TCU WORLD CHAMPSTwo thoughts:<br /><br />First, lots of crying going on when the Eagles/Vikings game had to be moved to Tuesday because of possible snow. You got officials and players and announcers and your fucking mom crying that the league is super pussy now. Apparently, real men play in the snow, which is fine, but all the fans that have to trek through the dangerous weather better be real men too if they want to live to get to the game. <br /><br />The main argument against the move was that if the Eagles don't clinch a bye, they'll have to play three times in ten days. Can't real men play three games in ten days? <br /><br />Second, on Sportsnation, 52% of the voters believed that TCU deserves a piece of the national championship. Initially, I was going to say bullshit, but then all the reason I thought were bullshit, weak schedule, small conference with no automatic bid, and being a fuck face were all bullshit reasons in of themselves because the whole system is bullshit. You can't cry bullshit about TCU's claim for a piece of the title if the system bullshits a National Champion. <br /><br />I mean, think about the argument of the BCS: The two best teams will play for the title game and whoever wins that is the best. Okay, how do you determine the two best teams? We look at a bunch of shit including schedule, losses, how many times you got caught doing weed, celebrity sex tapes, and how many times you got caught hitting your wife. Alright, just the first two. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Okay, so even though you're arguing that a team has to have a perfect season to be the best - which AMERICAN SPORTS HISTORY SHOWS THAT'S BULLSHIT - so what happens if you have more than two undefeated teams?</span> Uhh, well, strength of schedule. What if the strength of schedule is the same? Uhhh, if you're an automatic bid school or an unrecognized conference school. Wow, that's some elitist shit. TCU had the same fucking strength of schedule and record as Oregon, but TCU gets assed out because they're at an unrecognized conference? Uhh, well, you can only pick two, so someone gets assed out. No, fucko. That's my motherfucking point. Teams that are worth it to give a chance, should have a shot. <span style="font-weight:bold;">Don't cry that TCU is making a bullshit argument because the BCS Championship is a bullshit argument. </span>Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-84822097306158465122010-12-14T19:54:00.001-08:002010-12-14T19:54:48.886-08:00Dog Catcher<object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhlC13lSxBQdZ32bca"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhlC13lSxBQdZ32bca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object>Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-92168562759382241162010-11-24T09:02:00.000-08:002010-11-24T09:23:34.461-08:00Real Madrid ConspiracyIn the Real Madrid vs. Ajax Champions league game, Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos got Red Cards winning 4-0. How is that possible? They refused to kick the free kick. <br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vSwCVeifUq4?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vSwCVeifUq4?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Fast forward to 5 min to see them both. <br /><br />You may be wondering what happened. Well, here is photo evidence of what happened:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQeHPc_RgH7D1LkmRsrHHqRWxu8fbsOob57BdSvQQ_r8M7zkGXXHklwv9g01jFRjsfZ4hNfRWEXxvWTX1Gg19CTMP0l5c0H1BgaNiMNkEknqKTpyVfZH5v_Xmi2O50ya1eALrf5-tiwI/s1600/mourinho1+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQeHPc_RgH7D1LkmRsrHHqRWxu8fbsOob57BdSvQQ_r8M7zkGXXHklwv9g01jFRjsfZ4hNfRWEXxvWTX1Gg19CTMP0l5c0H1BgaNiMNkEknqKTpyVfZH5v_Xmi2O50ya1eALrf5-tiwI/s200/mourinho1+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543167348734551922" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgd9jA0WvSd20v833B85pLDFL-Zs-UnsKYFmLG4-fVZnXzSXARSZWSzKjDg2s3GPFKA0ol1Z7PnZGiMNDRzcYMEgJ25WNZj6AyaV1uFBewvOCC8ArunHbQKy5xy1b7ppThpVrs3uieWI/s1600/mourinho2+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgd9jA0WvSd20v833B85pLDFL-Zs-UnsKYFmLG4-fVZnXzSXARSZWSzKjDg2s3GPFKA0ol1Z7PnZGiMNDRzcYMEgJ25WNZj6AyaV1uFBewvOCC8ArunHbQKy5xy1b7ppThpVrs3uieWI/s200/mourinho2+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543167520350095666" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-7xpnonF2ZgWms2PHvJy96lmNdAl6dkJatmQ_V7Q6Rs_BRMwG9wrEg8dUj7JFiXdSfSjLDGlms7s72Q2RR1_lenOl3GyWBUcSJIHHvrG70BNfZQQKo84K-fO9gobkWItJiaXLVlTHzo/s1600/mourinho3+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-7xpnonF2ZgWms2PHvJy96lmNdAl6dkJatmQ_V7Q6Rs_BRMwG9wrEg8dUj7JFiXdSfSjLDGlms7s72Q2RR1_lenOl3GyWBUcSJIHHvrG70BNfZQQKo84K-fO9gobkWItJiaXLVlTHzo/s200/mourinho3+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543167682414899538" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_9HVUCrwb0IdpicE7meXMFPpC-uO4tgA50eL5NGq-C0niM9lsIWgGR4ad0sh1UKablCmKeUU2X1ZixTPGiVIgspGTuH5YGE5_nUwkAXpRcp3_RNEVPhKtOAX-PQVS2oRRDzJ99RnD3Q/s1600/mourinho4+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_9HVUCrwb0IdpicE7meXMFPpC-uO4tgA50eL5NGq-C0niM9lsIWgGR4ad0sh1UKablCmKeUU2X1ZixTPGiVIgspGTuH5YGE5_nUwkAXpRcp3_RNEVPhKtOAX-PQVS2oRRDzJ99RnD3Q/s200/mourinho4+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543167954379982050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJlcwpPs1F04T3rPRguauQWJQEMZAPc7byOceJhk7paN-Utho6NQMRUI72ZV4s8kEmbSdkZOmAjA6X_9lE80nQeYj1KmqI0yScWLXczJdxBEWNcS1S3IQ9OOL0YFLOAxYaoxdbe65rrQ/s1600/mourinho5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJlcwpPs1F04T3rPRguauQWJQEMZAPc7byOceJhk7paN-Utho6NQMRUI72ZV4s8kEmbSdkZOmAjA6X_9lE80nQeYj1KmqI0yScWLXczJdxBEWNcS1S3IQ9OOL0YFLOAxYaoxdbe65rrQ/s200/mourinho5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543168052017068578" /></a>Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-89290714506773754962010-11-23T20:56:00.000-08:002010-11-23T21:07:11.752-08:00MLS Final Sucked ShitThe MLS Final between Colorado and Dallas FC got a whopping .4 rating (about 700k viewers). This is down from .7 (about 1.1 mil). Here are the top ten trending tweets that I found about the MLS Final:<br /><br />1. <br />2.<br />3.<br />4.<br />5.<br />6.<br />7.<br />8.<br />9.<br />10.<br /><br />That's right! No one fucking talked about it because nobody wants to see youth players from Colorado play some assholes in Dallas in soccer. You have stars in Donovan and Beckham in LA and Henry and Marquez on NY Red Bulls. That's four very recognizable names from four different countries. You could have had audiences from England, America, Mexico, and France watching. But instead of rigging the finals like any smart company like the NFL or NBA does, they play it fair and have shitty people play shitty people.<br /><br />Who the fuck wants to spend time watching the MLS Final between Colorado and Dallas? Some of you assholes would cry, "BUT PATRICK, SNIFF SNIFF, YOU DIDN'T EVEN WATCH THE MATCH!" Yeah, that's exactly it. I was not one of the 700k people wasting their lives watching youth prospects from Colorado and Dallas play a meaningless final. THEY'RE NOT EVEN FEEDER TEAMS TO ANYONE. Here are things I would rather do than watch the MLS Final:<br /><br />1. Put pubes in my salad to make it crunchy.<br />2. Eat bacon covered shit.<br />3. Get pregnant and then kick my own stomach.<br /><br />These morons competed with an NFL game instead of scheduling their final during the World Series. Why would you do that? Want a clue on how to get ratings? Rig your championships and go against the World Series.Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-56869980360812810772010-11-09T20:03:00.001-08:002010-11-09T21:01:41.819-08:00Five signs Wade Phillips was going to be fired<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqVvoKatBomXc5bpKSQrLipYojtaYGrXvgDCekLPyTDPDXrlthzswciIe-Z5Oc7rd2H91Lx7padcdaT9cdL6lz5kvRKTAftMgWql7zGhhK-SGgJUqaTe9psUhNnBw4jBm23vwHT24REo/s1600/interestingmanwade.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqVvoKatBomXc5bpKSQrLipYojtaYGrXvgDCekLPyTDPDXrlthzswciIe-Z5Oc7rd2H91Lx7padcdaT9cdL6lz5kvRKTAftMgWql7zGhhK-SGgJUqaTe9psUhNnBw4jBm23vwHT24REo/s200/interestingmanwade.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537779316707896226" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1. One of his assistant coaches wasn't the most interesting man in the world.</span><br />Yes, I'm talking about that Dos Equis beer model that is always preceded by awesome things that awesome people do. If you don't know this guy, it's because you are not the most interesting man in the world. In fact, you're a fucking bukake. This guy has sex with your mom, and then you cried because you weren't the baby from it. If Wade Phillips had this guy on the team, the most interesting man in the world would just tell Wade Phillips that nice guys finish last, and dipshits people feel sorry for don't qualify in the race. You're fat, so that makes you an asshole, which is worse than both.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchEpsUB0c9PR05aIVKMTO817f0srqQYYOelYoc0TXW8yOI1CNSKELds1-2rj6Tfpuzq7pCk5ererUiQaA2ZLl82HyAl_erAbw7Gxej60rwHr9GTYTCyrI7YztGfCL2k6yMEXedUv7wKc/s1600/tonyhomo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchEpsUB0c9PR05aIVKMTO817f0srqQYYOelYoc0TXW8yOI1CNSKELds1-2rj6Tfpuzq7pCk5ererUiQaA2ZLl82HyAl_erAbw7Gxej60rwHr9GTYTCyrI7YztGfCL2k6yMEXedUv7wKc/s200/tonyhomo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537779547463359650" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2. Tony Romo was a homo for Witten.</span><br />Yeah, TO's a bitch, but he was someone to throw to. Instead, Tony Romo dumped him when he wanted to stay forever because Romo and Witten we're gay for each other. It's lame. People think Romo is so awesome, but he just chokes. Then he gets hurt and pusses off to the sidelines. Wade was like, OH SNAP, I DUNNO WHO ELSE TO PUT IN BUT JON FUCKING KITNA. Once you saw Romo homo for Witten, it was over.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUtpEGGugzAN6Nsv_SxVhx33PR6aGKCSfFeB5ZOH-6OoG_CR5WtAx9YyoqailARg3skqSDCp10y2d8Gb6vlEG9aSwDgOhoAWpiD3tftz-gl9PEWwd8Ew24nZE6VNvKU1GoY8YHcBTEAI/s1600/wadedemasculated.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUtpEGGugzAN6Nsv_SxVhx33PR6aGKCSfFeB5ZOH-6OoG_CR5WtAx9YyoqailARg3skqSDCp10y2d8Gb6vlEG9aSwDgOhoAWpiD3tftz-gl9PEWwd8Ew24nZE6VNvKU1GoY8YHcBTEAI/s200/wadedemasculated.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537779802790287986" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3. The offensive coordinator made as much as you.</span><br />So you're telling me that a shitty offense with only Des Bryant, a rookie, as being the only guy trying was one of the biggest reasons you fired Wade, then you promote his offensive coordinator? What's he going to do different that he didn't do while offensive coordinator? Is he going to tell the defense to work harder? His own offensive unit didn't work harder. The fact that this bitch tits Jason Garrett made just as much as the head coach meant Wade should have just took his cookies and ate them at home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Zif6xRLCrQyGi053dxKo3t5vvc8JVY4uHImcFGu7HaLWPXX88M5w5oMaG1ulCfa6IVOz_hY_3PPWQYTB0jhlvPuaZ5DjYJoEvb9oUZeQ14QQXLHPSfVzNwIjQvE-uQgZYwr9wJAUA4/s1600/romonodix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82Zif6xRLCrQyGi053dxKo3t5vvc8JVY4uHImcFGu7HaLWPXX88M5w5oMaG1ulCfa6IVOz_hY_3PPWQYTB0jhlvPuaZ5DjYJoEvb9oUZeQ14QQXLHPSfVzNwIjQvE-uQgZYwr9wJAUA4/s200/romonodix.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537779963747105650" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4. The Cowboys accidentally thought the NFL was a mix gendered league and put a girl as QB.</span><br />Really, I know I talked about Tony Romo, but this guy's a fucking fairy. People think he's so awesome because he did well when Bill Parcells covered his mistake-prone ass, but really he's just some dude that was a rebound for Jessica Simpson. Yeah, I said it. Jessica Simpson, the second dumbest woman in America (that O'Donnell chick from the Tea Party that believes science is too dangerous and shouldn't be taught in schools because science created human-level intelligent mice is the #1 dumbest person in America) used your QB as a rebound, Cowboy fan. That should have told you that Wade Phillips was fucked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkGjTIlI2-r6I7mJ1X-yVk5YdwTM4jJxg08-fKtwwL59OtTP3vJbiPROpAX1fBDKrd21uMH5vh8XwgIXvvrtlBHGLaHjAWRv4JGXJrsBBYIV4GVlaf_3elem9-mVQq_T0iC0CnSNiw5Q/s1600/dware.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkGjTIlI2-r6I7mJ1X-yVk5YdwTM4jJxg08-fKtwwL59OtTP3vJbiPROpAX1fBDKrd21uMH5vh8XwgIXvvrtlBHGLaHjAWRv4JGXJrsBBYIV4GVlaf_3elem9-mVQq_T0iC0CnSNiw5Q/s200/dware.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537780227574329682" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5. The Cowboys didn't have 11 Demarcus Wares.</span><br />This motherfucker can play. Could you imagine if there were 11 of these assholes? Excessive hit fines or not, someone's becoming a rape survivor after 11 Demarcus Wares all dip into that said person's asshole. When you look out into the field and see 11 Demarcus Wares, you would be like that HS coach who saw three fat kids on the other team and just forfeit. Unfortunately for you, Wade, you only had one, which was the biggest sign you were going to get fired.Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-68519503414246987442010-10-14T17:39:00.000-07:002010-10-14T17:46:34.380-07:00Agents Paying College Players Haikus<span style="font-weight:bold;">Confessions of an Agent</span><br />Josh Luchs paid money<br />To bitches like Ryan Leaf<br />No return for him<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">In Response to Arguments that Student Athletes Need to Get Paid to Eat</span><br />College athletes cry<br />Because they can't get a job<br />They need to eat too<br /><br />Fuck all those assholes<br />My school loan was a lot<br />You guys get one tooPatrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-5461709376960872282010-10-10T12:59:00.000-07:002010-10-10T13:32:39.087-07:00Week 4 Rubdown AFC West<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcMQAlXOGFI10HaDg8hFdfzR5zNXPw3GOztMjmVx_rD93riuDJ4hvHit2H-ZCPKQa_FgR0-SZJFfUn5okQk-PuFyfGYValTOM8rRS1EE9FAFSO84e6CAaui5aJSCVQMF-eujJpNeu0KCV/s1600/7ef90a2ead8e6547df8bf285776f2fea-getty-98760060jr008_49ers_chiefs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcMQAlXOGFI10HaDg8hFdfzR5zNXPw3GOztMjmVx_rD93riuDJ4hvHit2H-ZCPKQa_FgR0-SZJFfUn5okQk-PuFyfGYValTOM8rRS1EE9FAFSO84e6CAaui5aJSCVQMF-eujJpNeu0KCV/s320/7ef90a2ead8e6547df8bf285776f2fea-getty-98760060jr008_49ers_chiefs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526511715197249938" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-0)</span><div>WK 3 W v. San Francisco 31-10, WK 4 BYE</div><div>Offense Rank 18th, Defense Rank 14th</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>The Chiefs are the last of the unbeatens in the NFL. Nobody would have predicted that after 4 weeks there would be only one undefeated team, and even fewer people would have predicted that team would be the Chiefs. Yes, fewer than nobody. But here we are. KC has a young and exciting team, with a pair of electrifying talents in Jamaal Charles and Dexter McCluster on offense, and a stout young front seven which ranks fourth in the league in Y/A versus the run. It's been a nice story so far, but things are about to get tougher with back to back road games at Indy and Houston, and 4 road games in the next 6 weeks. Matt Cassel has been only slightly better than horrible, Dwayne Bowe has been invisible. If the Chiefs are going to succeed in this bruising month and a half stretch coming up, they are going to have to have a respectable passing game.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwx7NfS0TAzkvVGGBQ-gfgiNLeV7BVoe0ogrbxYEpmaFlL2p_tooCPXcSo9xpzROSF5OEeUngBNTdtP1mpZxTrmPY4AgZXTkpWaQiTFvKIBhZBc4U1XaP6KqrnHVH0mEf9FJq0BhWyyBG/s320/01b5b529313f5ee19c037baef8c8df85-getty-.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526513920262972114" /></span></span><br /></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2. DENVER BRONCOS (2-2)</span></div><div>WK 3 L v. Indianapolis 13-27, WK 4 W at Tennessee 26-20</div><div>Offense Rank 4th, Defense Rank 16th</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Kyle Orton is one of the elite QBs in the NFL. Thru 4 weeks, he's throwing for over 350 yards per game, and that's insane. He's doing this with his running back out of the lineup, and a #1 receiver in Brandon Lloyd who has been released by just about every team in the NFL. As good as Orton has been, the Broncos went into last week needing a win at Tennessee to avoid a disastrous 1-3 start. They got that win though, which was essential because the next two weeks have them traveling to Baltimore and hosting the Jets. Teams don't usually come back from 1-5 starts. Sometimes the schedule maker just kicks you in the nuts, and I think that's been the case with the Broncos. They are a pretty good team, but the record doesn't show it, and probably won't show it until they can get some games against their weak division under their belts.</div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi6wm67Xusi6-JaNKn2RFSveh1H2tS_iYA26aQn25V3kZk1NozsMnHmIXZtAiaCjvLTRHgoX-6J0pjA5R0evVGZDs6Rsnk6_8dOffMG2zjCzOQ-JzaaId9_PJRk0HoP1lq-H794VcHR_Z/s320/f65c0692e0637b6a19c6e2cad163886a-getty-98628000sd027_arizona_cardi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526515839596034610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 320px; " /></span> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (2-2)</span></div><div>WK 3 L at Seattle 20-27, WK 4 W v. Arizona 41-10</div><div>Offense Rank 1st, Defense Rank 1st</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>How, you may ask, does a team that ranks 1st in the league in both offense and defense have a 2-2 record? Well, one loss was on opening night in a monsoon, and the Chargers looked well on their way to thumping the Chiefs that night until it started raining, after which point they looked hopeless. The other loss was a special teams meltdown in which they gave up 2 return TDs to Leon Washington in Seattle. Other than that, the Chargers have been dominant. Mike Tolbert has been a find in the running game, providing a bruising hammer that is opening things up for Antonio Gates, who is having a monster year with 6 receiving TDs already. The Chargers are notorious for horrible starts, and I'm sure they're disappointed with 2-2. The fact is though, they are still the best team in the division by a lot, and maybe the best team in the league, that has to show up in the record sooner or later. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSJ-7k7MIwPPMWBI21DAt3JniievHRN5moLC8wG8fQLq_xdS4SdqJrUPVmVxgQXLN68WOzaEBb-TZ81Mo61424orKaSZ9soWSeF8DpDwzHlZkgsZtwiOpMw89VgfFthkxTuGo7PbnK6q5/s320/e7a3e6ced1ab4193836c8550b13c2da5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526517696733860882" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px; " /></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4. OAKLAND RAIDERS (1-3)</span></div><div>WK 3 L at Arizona 23-24, WK 4 L v. Houston 24-31</div><div>Offense Rank 9th, Defense Rank 11th</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Darren McFadden is finally playing up to his potential, giving the Raiders a viable offense. The defense is horrible against the run though, ranking last in the league in Y/A against, and twice getting gashed for 200+ yards, including in last weeks loss at Houston. They'll be blacked out in their home market for the 10th straight time this week, and here's what Marty Schottenheimer had to say about them on Sirius Radio this week:</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; font-family:'Lucida Grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> one constant you can count on in playing the Raiders is that they don’t finish. They don’t finish plays and they don’t finish games. I always told my players that if they kept playing hard against the Raiders, they would eventually fold. That is why I knew we would always win. That is still the perception around the league.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay then!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-16700217737210380362010-10-10T06:25:00.000-07:002010-10-10T07:22:42.296-07:00Week 4 Rubdown - AFC South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdno_4Ny7_4Q82bAHRO6xg_Mi1W9EbEaNV-eK4yDfK2EoMFR-EeoFunF4jMBU9uFNFwG4elmRnj7uNAOMPULtYsGGblwztYmS1tMTVnzMfyIOfmyauXUDPsVRpv3fLpoXR13FjhgAs8aGP/s1600/fc5823adc9574853a2aed00793947fbf.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdno_4Ny7_4Q82bAHRO6xg_Mi1W9EbEaNV-eK4yDfK2EoMFR-EeoFunF4jMBU9uFNFwG4elmRnj7uNAOMPULtYsGGblwztYmS1tMTVnzMfyIOfmyauXUDPsVRpv3fLpoXR13FjhgAs8aGP/s320/fc5823adc9574853a2aed00793947fbf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526421750078603490" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p></div><div><br /></div>1. HOUSTON TEXANS (3-1)</span><div>WK 3 L v. Dallas 13-27, WK 4 W at Oakland 31-24</div><div>Offense Rank 2nd, Defense Rank 32nd</div><div><br /></div><div>I realize this is the sexy pick to make a breakthru and get to the Super Bowl this year, but that's not going to happen with the worst defense in the league. It's not surprising with this enigmatic team that even after 4 weeks, it's really not possible to tell how good they are. They beat Indy in Week 1, but that accomplishment has dulled a little now that we see how the Colts have struggled. The last 2 weeks have brought a thorough beating at home from the Cowboys, and an uninspiring win in Oakland. Arian Foster has been the best running back in the league so far, and a revelation, helping offset Andre Johnson's slow start. That defense though, has been torched for over 400 passing yards twice already, which is ridiculous given the talent on it. Mario Williams has 5 sacks already, and Brian Cushing will return from his bout with Cushing's Disease, which I believe is caused by steroid use, so maybe there's hope. They'll have a tough matchup with the Giants in Week 5, but win or lose, I still won't really know how good they are.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz8zkhsW9C82PK0-wSyrcjPDtBp0auQZry19-oLcbslY8gxNsGzmGsP7vFskGOitB1qO06NEqPqZHYJhMCLwNN1bWyEA_Hs-DGq6oiv6xM1rZWvzEtywTvYpmZmd3Wx61Dqh9cEjE-Jom/s320/31ea5a9793164c50aa51c56576cc5dd8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526422234158870018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 232px; " /></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (2-2)</span></div><div>WK 3 L v. Philadelphia 3-28, WK 4 W v. Indianapolis 31-28</div><div>Offense Rank 24th, Defense Rank 30th</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's a bit of a conundrum. Is Jack Del Rio a good coach because he's managed to be 2-2 with wins over pretty decent Denver and Indy teams despite having both an offense and defense that ranks among the worst in the league? Or is he a bad coach because this team is obviously awful despite its 2-2 record? This seems like an 0-4 team in 2-2 clothing, but then again the Jags have always been a team with wildly fluctuating performances from one week to the next. The common theme seems to be that in their 2 wins, they have 0 turnovers, and in their two losses they have 7. I guess they are to be commended for surviving the first quarter of the year despite being so bad, but I'm also thinking that the Bills get their first and possibly only win of the season against them this week.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBSpmSAJYs-bo5Ck8D3GFdJ6zhXuJVuQoXHpoKNSqzaticAycfc93H-EslHJ4pIy08qCGPdZvT8w0N1gi5j0JcE7Uq3pjOTcPy8aAPAQ57Y7TsEfBise0RgHZjV460JgPmYnEZwGJgC_T/s320/d81f7f3edd9aad6095af0796738ebc68-getty-98698373gh011_denver_bronco.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526422572861494642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " /></span><br /></p></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3. TENNESSEE TITANS (2-2)</span></div><div>WK3 W at NY Giants 29-10, WK 4 L v. Denver 20-26</div><div>Offense Rank 27th, Defense Rank 9th</div><div><br /></div><div>Another historically schizo team, the Titans have looked a little more like the awful team that didn't get a win until November last year than the team that couldn't stop losing after November last year. If you'll remember that pretty game in the snow in Foxboro last year, the problem with the Titans early last year was pass defense. The last 2 weeks they've given up over 300 passing yards, so it seems to be a problem again, punctuated by defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil flicking off an official during last weeks loss to the Broncos. The offense has struggled too. It's leaning heavily on Chris Johnson and he's fallen off a little, averaging under 4 yards a carry so far. Vince Young hasn't been bad, but defenses are coming out with one thought in mind against the Titans, to contain Chris Johnson any way they can. So far VY hasn't made them pay, and if he doesn't both Johnson and the T's will continue to struggle.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBQV0q3dhTXuGiNdAuPghaOFQWsu5g9E-RQZuXk84wJrbvcuhz3zzyYqNQDM9CYGrYe56xY9DD1AqTOR4uoVe9nw2MPuYtY7SLxO_rI2R_L67O6zFMEX986y44FpeKNhI6PZZyTD-NEuM/s320/0325012a8bb6b8a8f334b25f84640902-getty-98761120ms025_indianapolis_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526421143290397090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px; " /></span><br /></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-2)</span></div><div>WK 3 W at Denver 27-13, WK 4 L at Jacksonville 28-31</div><div>Offense Rank 3rd, Defense Rank 24th</div><div><br /></div><div>Is this the year that Peyton Manning finally fails to carry a subpar supporting cast to the playoffs? Manning has never been better. He's putting up 300+ yards every game and making a star out of Austin Collie (although Reggie Wayne once again took center stage last weekend, catching 15 balls for almost 200 yards). So far it hasn't been enough though. The headset wearing water cooler that is Jim Caldwell actually came into play in last week's bad loss to Jacksonville, calling a stupid time out which helped leave enough time for Josh Scobee to nail a long distance field goal to win it as time expired. Combine that with a vestigial running game, and a defense which is now down to a 3rd string safety after both Bob Sanders and his replacement Melvin Bullitt go out for the year, and it's going to be a struggle all year for the Colts, who face the unbeaten Chiefs this week.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-85262313157019513662010-10-08T08:20:00.001-07:002010-10-08T08:59:58.855-07:00Week 4 Rubdown - AFC NorthSorry I'm behind schedule with the rubdowns this week. Been at work till 8, 9 o clock all week. Will get caught up before Week 5.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjpLDTv2MOgUfTpeRiClZu9DZq6RWQfr04g9gyWgyDqVlJg3R9Bn300Udu8uah8awrSMoJU-Mi8ftiLsDBO80HG5Cdjw9U1TQck0jWRKWy7wltBkkT1DFZcQwZP8NhtGR-Hnwf4Nqp0ZH/s1600/ben.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjpLDTv2MOgUfTpeRiClZu9DZq6RWQfr04g9gyWgyDqVlJg3R9Bn300Udu8uah8awrSMoJU-Mi8ftiLsDBO80HG5Cdjw9U1TQck0jWRKWy7wltBkkT1DFZcQwZP8NhtGR-Hnwf4Nqp0ZH/s320/ben.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525698207530728706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-1)</span><br />WK 3 W at Tampa Bay 38-13, WK 4 L v. Baltimore 14-17<br />Offense Rank 29th, Defense Rank 5th<br /><br />The Steelers have been in a situation much like I find myself in at work now. For months I've been dreading this past week of 2011 budget meetings. I survived it though, they went pretty well, and now I feel like I'm in the clear and it's smooth sailing for a while. Same thing with the Steelers. They spent the entire offseason bracing themselves for the Ben Roethlisberger Suspension. It's come and gone though, and thanks to some great play by Rashard Mendenhall and a resurgence of their defense, they've come thru it with a 3-1 record, best in their division, and have to feel like they are on top of the world as they enjoy their bye week and prepare to beat up on the Browns in week 6. And make no mistake, they will beat up on the Browns. The only thing the Browns have going for them on offense is a running game, and you can't run on the Steelers (1st in the league in Y/A against the run). Following that cakewalk though, they've got 3 consecutive road games at Miami, New Orleans, and Cincinnati. Ironically enough, their 3-1 start without Ben, could very easily be wiped out by a 1-3 run with him. Maybe. Probably not.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iq-Wshixmg_SPkTFhH3Shyhs-_JWAq2w_emLwyucggvSLhfqAEV1XLxsog0vW-zOe6OmZIhnkZCNwMHaIoXm1nuVrWYXm154nUh0Q1q1Slm85soATF6lCsr93dNkYXhjtedAUjeO7zgu/s1600/ravens.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Iq-Wshixmg_SPkTFhH3Shyhs-_JWAq2w_emLwyucggvSLhfqAEV1XLxsog0vW-zOe6OmZIhnkZCNwMHaIoXm1nuVrWYXm154nUh0Q1q1Slm85soATF6lCsr93dNkYXhjtedAUjeO7zgu/s320/ravens.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525702153849052306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2. BALTIMORE RAVENS (3-1)</span><br />WK 3 W v. Cleveland 24-17, WK 4 W at Pittsburgh 17-14<br />Offense Rank 22nd, Defense Rank 2nd<br /><br />For a team that's supposed to be on a rocket ship ride to the Super Bowl on a licorice whip this season, I'm not that impressed with the Ravens so far. The win over the Steelers was nice. The Charlie Batch Steelers are not the Ben Roethlisberger Steelers, but a win is a win especially when it's against the 1st place team in the division on the road. If you look at the Ravens entire body of work so far this season though, it's not so good. Thru 4 games they've only outscored opponents by a grand total of 6 points. The reason is sloppiness on offense. The Ravens have turned it over nine times this year, and forced only 2. Joe Flacco's thrown more INTs than TDs. He's been horrible so far this year, and if the Ravens are going to come anywhere close to their potential he's got to be a lot better. The other thing that has to happen is that Ray Rice has to get healthy. The banged up version of Rice is averaging 1.5 yards less than the healthy one did last year. The next two weeks bring a couple of tough games, home against Denver this week, then at New England in Week 6.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqH7iDcUT-6o8M2CeUW4hh-PylPLcfhjeldZbqz4Puv7i5tBdchD8CRumdq1Xf05k6_CPOuUpytI3Ixs-1Y_Vb5bK58LSCYpeC3ydNpuGtLlggvzZDhk5OHkjruWwTYOaD-TUK0IiCDvH/s1600/to.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqH7iDcUT-6o8M2CeUW4hh-PylPLcfhjeldZbqz4Puv7i5tBdchD8CRumdq1Xf05k6_CPOuUpytI3Ixs-1Y_Vb5bK58LSCYpeC3ydNpuGtLlggvzZDhk5OHkjruWwTYOaD-TUK0IiCDvH/s320/to.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525704279332482546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-2)</span><br />WK 3 W at Carolina 20-7, WK 4 L at Cleveland 20-23<br />Offense Rank 10th, Defense Rank 6th<br /><br />The team that wins the AFC North is not going to lose to the Browns. That is a prediction I feel pretty confident in. There's 3 good teams in this division that will beat up on each other all year, so in order to accumulate the requisite number of wins to win the division, those teams are going to have to beat the weak sister Browns when they appear on the schedule. The Bengals didn't do that, and it is a huge blow to their prospects for 2010. Terrell Owens did provide proof he is still very much a viable NFL player with a 222 yard outburst in that game, but it wasn't enough to get a win over the Pumpkinheads. The Bengals have surprised me by not completely tanking this year, I thought they would. They are 2-2, but rank in the top 10 in both offense and defense, so they are better than I thought they were. They should get well with a win at home over Tampa this week, but still, in this division, a loss to the Browns is a mortal sin. Last year the Bengals won the division because they didn't lose to anyone in the AFC North all year. That's already out the window in 2010.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWflHVjq_IVoxBiSonpZML9nb_baz7POF5ngbV6Yp7zVNPVEfgEldjQxpig2ohPwLKpRySWjS1oJ8DGQSa8T0ogmt8hXKn-1WJhFgVZJjdBwmqzc8leUPnRl7sjIPBXI2R7qVCTZVmgn7C/s1600/hillis.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWflHVjq_IVoxBiSonpZML9nb_baz7POF5ngbV6Yp7zVNPVEfgEldjQxpig2ohPwLKpRySWjS1oJ8DGQSa8T0ogmt8hXKn-1WJhFgVZJjdBwmqzc8leUPnRl7sjIPBXI2R7qVCTZVmgn7C/s320/hillis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525705183350796274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-3)</span><br />WK 3 L at Baltimore 17-24, WK 4 W v. Cincinnati 23-20<br />Offense Rank 21st, Defense Rank 22nd<br /><br />Good to see the Browns get rewarded with a win this week. They haven't been all that bad since they stumbled up on the Ivan Drago of running backs, Peyton Hillis. He of the forehead like a drive in movie theatre has been a godsend for the Browns, fantasy owners astute enough to pick him up off the waiver wire, and young aspiring white running backs everywhere. The Browns MO lately has been hand it to him on almost every play, and chew up clock to keep an awful pass defense (222 yards to TO) off the field. It's working so far, as they played the Ravens close on the road in Week 3 and beat the Bengals last week. We'll see how long he can hold up, he's already nursing an injury this week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-16557257169450047042010-10-05T07:24:00.001-07:002010-10-05T09:09:13.215-07:00Week 4 Rubdown - AFC East<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfxq-TUTRa5jZz4ieRiTtWs0NFIu8EBSfUOlIS4p74BsFXEcOuzJfTlwTdn64qGFD1NYlM_LiLR40aYXHfh2zhEEmVsGsQuuViCYimZSC9BD1ukH63BJCtMlmN24lqlBgUWFBpuHvAsme/s1600/lt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfxq-TUTRa5jZz4ieRiTtWs0NFIu8EBSfUOlIS4p74BsFXEcOuzJfTlwTdn64qGFD1NYlM_LiLR40aYXHfh2zhEEmVsGsQuuViCYimZSC9BD1ukH63BJCtMlmN24lqlBgUWFBpuHvAsme/s320/lt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524573377806537506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1. NY JETS (3-1)</span><br />WK 3 W at Miami 31-23, WK 4 W at Buffalo 38-14<br />Offense Rank 13th, Defense Rank 13th<br /><br />One thing you always know about the NFL, whatever you think about anything heading into the season will be totally wrong. The Jets were supposed to run roughshod to the Super Bowl on the back of their aggressive defense, which was supposed to make the 85 Bears Defense look like something you'd see in the nether regions of the WAC. The offense was supposed to be barely competent enough to avoid screwing the whole thing up. Now that we're one quatrain through the season, the Jets still look like a solid bet to make the Super Bowl, however the offense looks a lot better than expected, and the defense looks pretty ordinary. First the good, Mark Sanchez has surprised me by being one of the best QBs in the league so far this year. His passer rating is over 100, and ranks behind only Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Michael Vick. LaDanian Tomlinson is averaging a ridiculous 6.1 yards a carry, and Braylon Edwards and Dustin Keller have been dangerous targets for Sanchez. And Santonio Holmes comes back this week to not only bolster their offense but put them over their quota of miscreants at the WR position.<br /><br />The defense has been OK, but only just OK. Honestly, when you look at the personnel, other than Revis Island, who has been marooned on Hamstring Island recently, there's nothing here that makes you go wow or justifies all the hype this defense has received. Sure, the scheme is crazy with lots of unnecessary blitzing on 3rd and long, but who excites you here? Shaun Ellis? Bart Scott? Jason Taylor and his old balls? A scheme is nice but a defense isn't great unless it has great players. Not sure the Jets have that. What I am sure of though, is they've won 3 division games in a row, and that's a good start.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiLX4yxu43yrv8T46TN4-ZczmYHjBkGkyCYyEAcCP5Zsgu8dQ_OkN7-Lh8c7z89ZV2PMCzqNyK7Ltb3ZxFabIfeBTeTXNGzKBmgsixkHRylZgCiEw4gA2Z1D1gNvgyZM_pt7Qz5jUDrLh/s1600/pats.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiLX4yxu43yrv8T46TN4-ZczmYHjBkGkyCYyEAcCP5Zsgu8dQ_OkN7-Lh8c7z89ZV2PMCzqNyK7Ltb3ZxFabIfeBTeTXNGzKBmgsixkHRylZgCiEw4gA2Z1D1gNvgyZM_pt7Qz5jUDrLh/s320/pats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524576642716712994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (3-1)</span><br />WK 3 W v. Buffalo 38-30, WK 4 W at Miami 41-14<br />Offense Rank 11th, Defense Rank 28th<br /><br />I don't know how good the Patriots are, any team that gives up 30 points at home to the Ryan Fitzpatrick led Bills is under suspicion. I do know they are really exciting to watch though. The Patriots have been putting huge amounts of points up, with their Monday Night steamrolling of the Dolphins in Miami making the 3rd time in 4 games this year they have scored 38 points or more. In the big win over the Dolphins, they didn't even need any offense at all to win, they got 3 special teams and defensive touchdowns coming on a Brandon Tate kickoff return, a blocked field goal run back for a TD, and a Patrick Chung INT. New England's offense has expanded it's arsenal this year. While Randy Moss has been very quiet, and Wes Welker only slightly less so, players like Tate, Aaron Hernandez, Rob Gronkowski, Benjarvus Green-Ellis, and the 4 foot tall mogwai Danny Woodhead have made the Pats the most exciting team in the league so far. Again, that's something you wouldn't expect from the staid old team of the 00's, but that's why the NFL is the NFL.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55CbubR4Sm719PG5iQXTwWJyCJGkbw_FqZRmj2X_WcVNSfpnH9tNe6pHqURTAHO7gYIoVK_d7Tr3weBKs1Ga-b1IgOCgp4ATtEe5KuzenmKCiEo-YzLh-DWj8NmOWuYgBy_tsJ_deb8nf/s1600/marshall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55CbubR4Sm719PG5iQXTwWJyCJGkbw_FqZRmj2X_WcVNSfpnH9tNe6pHqURTAHO7gYIoVK_d7Tr3weBKs1Ga-b1IgOCgp4ATtEe5KuzenmKCiEo-YzLh-DWj8NmOWuYgBy_tsJ_deb8nf/s320/marshall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524592965174140258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3. MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-2)</span><br />WK 3 L v. NY Jets 23-31, WK 4 L v. New England 14-41<br />Offense Rank 13th, Defense Rank 6th<br /><br />When you lose two in a row at home to the teams that you are fighting for divisional supremacy with, that's called being put in your place. I can sit here and analyze the Dolphins stats all day, and it's not going to change that in the last two weeks, they've proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that at this point on the space-time continuum, they are just not good enough to win this division, or finish second. There's nothing to pin this on other than the fact they make too many mistakes. In the 2 huge losses, the Dolphins turned it over 5 times, and the Jets and Patriots turned it over 0 times. There's no glaring weakness on this team other than just screwing up too much. You can't give up three touchdowns to another team without their offense even needing to be on the field, like the Dolphins did last night. Chad Henne, Ronnie/Ricky, Brandon Marshall and Davone Bess, a solid no-name defense, the Dolphins have all those things going for them. But yet, here we are with 2 home games they had to have both in the L column, and trips to Green Bay, Cincinnati, and Baltimore sandwiched around a home game against Pittsburgh coming up in the next 4 weeks. All of a sudden things look pretty scary here.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20OJoQqI0ZwDrxhf19Xrea3yWvn5EoK4EmFZjeH1k88CgohnfcZyhcpNsmekeHfH1mTknhzBpCwOcPfRcTKGREwHlRbSY1yix_iWC6uQ7DiSkks_UHfZFCfC2dbbB1TINKbwfU9cJsONY/s1600/fitz.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20OJoQqI0ZwDrxhf19Xrea3yWvn5EoK4EmFZjeH1k88CgohnfcZyhcpNsmekeHfH1mTknhzBpCwOcPfRcTKGREwHlRbSY1yix_iWC6uQ7DiSkks_UHfZFCfC2dbbB1TINKbwfU9cJsONY/s320/fitz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524594694317655842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />4. BUFFALO BILLS (0-4)</span><br />WK 3 L at New England 30-38, WK 4 L v. NY Jets 14-38<br />Offense Rank 32nd, Defense Rank 27th<br /><br />Not a whole lot to talk about here as the Bills are every bit as awful as expected, but let's duly note the release of Senator Trent Edwards, confirming that the correct choice in the JP Losman/Edwards QB controversy was "none of the above". Let's also duly note that the Eagles and Packers are reportedly sniffing around Marshawn Lynch to address the gaping holes those teams have at running back due to injuries to LeSean McCoy and Ryan Grant. Let's also duly note that the Bills have given up over 200 yards rushing 2 weeks in a row now, and the Jets had 2 100 yard rushers against them last week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-15960626975950221282010-10-01T11:57:00.000-07:002010-10-01T12:20:51.246-07:00Week 3 Rubdown - NFC West<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVllSUCD7aw5dxssQ3V5To-OP4HS9slkbNLatEqXVrwlSjAg5IHxbLK7t602qmg7siWStM0CMacudMpAzsRl1ezxYzUIsvgNGm0lUunghRayqj_NPsvy_JNCzpBazKoi5lQazfP67KvdZe/s1600/leon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVllSUCD7aw5dxssQ3V5To-OP4HS9slkbNLatEqXVrwlSjAg5IHxbLK7t602qmg7siWStM0CMacudMpAzsRl1ezxYzUIsvgNGm0lUunghRayqj_NPsvy_JNCzpBazKoi5lQazfP67KvdZe/s320/leon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523155261726601810" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Leon's Getting Larrrrgerrr</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (2-1) </span><br />L at Denver 14-31, W v. San Diego 27-20<br />Offense Rank 30th, Defense Rank 26th<br /><br />The accepted wisdom is that a 1-15 team will win the NFC West this year. Well, the Seahawks have already won two games, so that shows how stupid everybody is. Seattle's lack of defeats hasn't been for lack of trying. They rank close to last in both offense and defense. However, they have had the good fortune to have already played the smoldering train wreck that is Mike Singletary's 49ers, and gotten not one but two Leon Washington kick returns for touchdowns in a week 3 win over the Chargers, who are off to their customary miserable start. This team is every bit as miserably bad as was feared heading into the season, and probably then some, but this is a historically bad division they play in, and they've already got 2 wins, so who knows. They've got another winnable game this in St. Louis, so Clappin' Pete Carroll and the Hawks could be off to a 3-1 start.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPWTnltKRMxu01sH8aLW1EaE6pnHwzrnHy-dsBvzcIlpJ4nrV_zdMmNE0FvH8-B3VUARlO6-6e9YuHlftFepmioKiNJppIjsynwrEJbaw1yfWqr3tuvbZ1o2o2rfHWYdB2wCLDx9LroQ1/s1600/derek.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPWTnltKRMxu01sH8aLW1EaE6pnHwzrnHy-dsBvzcIlpJ4nrV_zdMmNE0FvH8-B3VUARlO6-6e9YuHlftFepmioKiNJppIjsynwrEJbaw1yfWqr3tuvbZ1o2o2rfHWYdB2wCLDx9LroQ1/s320/derek.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523157462578574738" border="0" /></a><br />Flashing the Sign of the Douchebag Gang<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. ARIZONA CARDINALS (2-1)<br />WK 2 L at Atlanta 7-41, WK 3 W v. Oakland 24-23<br />Offense Rank 25th, Defense Rank 26th<br /><br /></span>Like the Seahawks, the Cardinals have shown considerable pluck despite having a severe lack of talent. As the old saying goes (I think it's an old saying), 90% of success is due to showing up. The Cardinals decided to show up against Oakland last week, despite all indications that they should not that came out of a 41-7 lambasting in Atlanta the week before. They showed up and stayed close, and Sebastian Janikowski blew a chip shot field goal as time expired to give the Cardinals the win. You see, bad things can happen to bad people. The Cardinals are surviving by the grace of the Pittsburgh Steeler running game that Ken Whisenhunt is using this year. They rank 2nd in the league in yards per rushing attempt after being largely incompetent at running the ball for the last 60 years. The Cards travel to San Diego this week, where they hope to keep the Bolts in their early season funk.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51z3V1Clad9opJiM1reqKklXb9Yya18LZziwaEFzi0gp8KcneVoKp41Lg4gS3gVvJiQ2t69AV56k3JbfBKCwNgqFBE6ihxusO1Mgx1IQyWijP1NMKbWSpLv_n8stKz76CfyFoOy5E5AOp/s1600/rams.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51z3V1Clad9opJiM1reqKklXb9Yya18LZziwaEFzi0gp8KcneVoKp41Lg4gS3gVvJiQ2t69AV56k3JbfBKCwNgqFBE6ihxusO1Mgx1IQyWijP1NMKbWSpLv_n8stKz76CfyFoOy5E5AOp/s320/rams.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523159213688730786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3. ST. LOUIS RAMS (1-2)<br />WK 2 L at Oakland 14-16, WK 3 W v. Washington 30-16<br />Offense Rank 24th, Defense Rank 24th<br /></span><span><br />I'm going to go out on a limb right now and predict that the Rams win this divison. Sam Bradford is probably already the best QB in the NFC West, and name me another division where the best QB in it isn't on the division winning team. See, you can't. Steven Jackson suffered his annual injury last week, but maybe that's not a bad thing, maybe the Rams are just better off going full on aerial circus mode and letting Bradford wing it around the field to his menagerie of unknown WR's with funny names. The Rams played probably the best game anyone in this divison has, or will play all year in a 30-16 win over the Redskins last week, despite the Redskins having the great Donovan McNabb. They have a big game at home against Seattle this week, a great chance to prove me right and get some others on the bandwagon.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />4. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-3)<br />WK 2 L v. New Orleans 22-25, WK 3 L at Kansas City 10-31<br />Offense Rank 20th, Defense Rank 17th<br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6IYaheQJIQPKyvCeSksz1zQEw4bz09fH8HG96tcXCxsKnDWTavx-O1OfxJX_fgxax8daxJTdw8FnDjZQw3qE8zk9BlrHyOEV_qRBjfbNpMEnWp2_hl6HkIW4Le2Ul7IB1Kru88rovhXj/s1600/49ers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6IYaheQJIQPKyvCeSksz1zQEw4bz09fH8HG96tcXCxsKnDWTavx-O1OfxJX_fgxax8daxJTdw8FnDjZQw3qE8zk9BlrHyOEV_qRBjfbNpMEnWp2_hl6HkIW4Le2Ul7IB1Kru88rovhXj/s320/49ers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523159734358516066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-5843171266363401112010-09-30T12:03:00.000-07:002010-09-30T12:41:03.668-07:00Fantasy FlashJust a quick look at who the top 10 Fantasy Players were at each position in Week 3, and so far this year...this is by the scoring system in one of my leagues, may not match yours.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Week 3</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaEhm5Sfo7k0nC8rzEp-uM3s-r98wn0vCb_WK3v_aQWVYN9j3nY7iv3dz-o0qCx0qBXqIYZp5fT0NJz843vrv38CGUlDyPvFuHmeMn2n89gKGEGG96BYkxysInm7D2kNANn_O_Ujup9QC/s1600/vick2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaEhm5Sfo7k0nC8rzEp-uM3s-r98wn0vCb_WK3v_aQWVYN9j3nY7iv3dz-o0qCx0qBXqIYZp5fT0NJz843vrv38CGUlDyPvFuHmeMn2n89gKGEGG96BYkxysInm7D2kNANn_O_Ujup9QC/s320/vick2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522790570631158034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">QB</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Michael Vick PHI v. JAX 38</span><br />2. Peyton Manning IND v. DEN 33<br />3. Drew Brees NO v. ATL 32<br />4. Chad Henne MIA v. NYJ 29<br />5. Tom Brady NE v. BUF 28<br />Mark Sanchez NYJ v. MIA 28<br />Joe Flacco BAL v. CLE 28<br />8. Aaron Rodgers GB v. CHI 27<br />Kyle Orton DEN v. IND 27<br />Matt Cassel KC v. SF 27<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejn5Losg7wmhZEsr1YuLvmFK4HVmstpfiIirglsd0x8f0ERlCvhYiacYNSgewBkQEk1_GLZ5CgdlhL3HeY_NXrlQcxIBZt2WN-_rqP2CTAmOfU29gqFjuc27Gkgi98zaLlgo4nRaGI-n6/s1600/ap.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejn5Losg7wmhZEsr1YuLvmFK4HVmstpfiIirglsd0x8f0ERlCvhYiacYNSgewBkQEk1_GLZ5CgdlhL3HeY_NXrlQcxIBZt2WN-_rqP2CTAmOfU29gqFjuc27Gkgi98zaLlgo4nRaGI-n6/s320/ap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522790795026896306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RB</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Adrian Peterson MIN v. DET 33</span><br />2. Chris Johnson TEN v. NYG 26<br />3. Cedric Benson CIN v. CAR 26<br />4. Peyton Hillis CLE v. BAL 23<br />5. Rashard Mendenhall PIT v. TB 22<br />6. Michael Turner ATL v. NO 20<br />7. Darren McFadden OAK v. AZ 19<br />8. Ahmad Bradshaw NYG v. TEN 17<br />9. Frank Gore SF v. KC 16<br />10. Thomas Jones KC v. SF 15<br />Benjarvus Green-Ellis NE v. BUF 15<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVEp2CCxiAdMeyJYTnYYGS5B5kCKatMgDWWYqeCISAnhRrkiltmiFaLp4kSzIRfaLyN-dMN3G7ZfVKtSKlQtUH9yFTMNidUXf2siRDrnfC9G1abZLEF24TdKjNSiTB_6IlihpvPVoLqzV/s1600/boldin.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVEp2CCxiAdMeyJYTnYYGS5B5kCKatMgDWWYqeCISAnhRrkiltmiFaLp4kSzIRfaLyN-dMN3G7ZfVKtSKlQtUH9yFTMNidUXf2siRDrnfC9G1abZLEF24TdKjNSiTB_6IlihpvPVoLqzV/s320/boldin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522790968884785234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />WR<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Anquan Boldin BAL v. CLE 34</span><br />2. Austin Collie IND v. DEN 31<br />3. Lance Moore NO v. ATL 28<br />4. Roy Williams DAL v. HOU 25<br />5. Brandon Lloyd DEN v. IND 24<br />Brandon Marshall MIA v. NYJ 24<br />Mike Wallace PIT v. TB 24<br />8. DeSean Jackson PHI v. JAX 23<br />9. Jeremy Maclin PHI v. JAX 20<br />Santana Moss WSH v. STL 20<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x3Yx6yUMYKZ2p_rn9urefyhBeUoEw1_F36u8fh0_SiKqi4utlIbuQSH-ep4FY_f39vtZDATTUfKNxuSx0M7cNQ62z5TQWqLcq6VQK252Sclz3vwye6oPRPkz6D-ZpU4NqgwmUYMSbH3s/s1600/keller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1x3Yx6yUMYKZ2p_rn9urefyhBeUoEw1_F36u8fh0_SiKqi4utlIbuQSH-ep4FY_f39vtZDATTUfKNxuSx0M7cNQ62z5TQWqLcq6VQK252Sclz3vwye6oPRPkz6D-ZpU4NqgwmUYMSbH3s/s320/keller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522791496824765458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />TE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Dustin Keller NYJ v. MIA 21</span><br />2. Tony Gonzalez ATL v. NO 19<br />3. Antonio Gates SD v. SEA 18<br />4. Jermichael Finley GB v. CHI 13<br />Jeremy Shockey NO v. ATL 13<br />6. Greg Olsen CHI v. GB 12<br />John Carlson SEA v. SD 12<br />Tony Scheffler DET v. MIN 12<br />9. Tony Moeaki KC v. SF 10<br />Zach Miller OAK v. AZ 10<br />Ben Watson CLE v. BAL 10<br />Rob Gronkowski NE v. BUF 10<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaM5SoVT62DrujJbK1P6wsLDZ_IQLtsZj7SsaB6_QY0eO08onhabllOHIq8mjWevvlavLH-j7zRWuFQmj-Odg4bMrWILlv69nX4qRGrdZqJyb9xAOOy8mdGeISgWkSFo_3aFMsTgGML0d/s1600/cbass.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZaM5SoVT62DrujJbK1P6wsLDZ_IQLtsZj7SsaB6_QY0eO08onhabllOHIq8mjWevvlavLH-j7zRWuFQmj-Odg4bMrWILlv69nX4qRGrdZqJyb9xAOOy8mdGeISgWkSFo_3aFMsTgGML0d/s320/cbass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522791801361342482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">K</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Sebastian Janikowski OAK v. AZ 13</span><br />Dan Carpenter MIA v. NYJ 13<br />3. Josh Brown STL v. WSH 12<br />Rian Lindell BUF v. NE 12<br />5. David Buehler DAL v. HOU 11<br />Rob Bironas TEN v. NYG 11<br />7. Mike Nugent CIN v. CAR 10<br />Graham Gano WSH v. STL 10<br />9. Matt Bryant ATL v. NO 9<br />Olindo Mare SEA v. SD 9<br />Jeff Reed PIT v. TB 9<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOlSmsmPuufaxqKhnMx9Kt3G6gdESiSV9D5I3oh1Ttf01puLw2A7Q05yeUA9CNWpNT43N9gbZFNATQkweuUv100Tm1EK43oqWEvrZD3hGNGVHq8LEQNweyHWsSKPotxK8ba8vg5ATF45o/s1600/leon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOlSmsmPuufaxqKhnMx9Kt3G6gdESiSV9D5I3oh1Ttf01puLw2A7Q05yeUA9CNWpNT43N9gbZFNATQkweuUv100Tm1EK43oqWEvrZD3hGNGVHq8LEQNweyHWsSKPotxK8ba8vg5ATF45o/s320/leon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522792127289662706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DST</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Seahawks v. SD 26</span><br />2. Eagles v. JAX 16<br />3. Steelers v. TB 14<br />4. Titans v. NYG 11<br />Bengals v. CAR 11<br />6. Chiefs v. SF 10<br />Bears v. GB 10<br />Cowboys v. HOU 10<br />9. Chargers v. SEA 9<br />Bills v. NE 9<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SEASON TO DATE</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">AVG</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcJ1RAqhvpgwgwtWEyEJuaEdOeXD5L-9bVviN2gT-a1iuO419sRNk7xj91zd2IwC552rEJ594PtNEFUDr0FGyBmznAQy4odhRRMB_n4nAadcqEzaLePfHJIjy1oFtY1kV823EhlYJFjw5/s1600/peyton.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcJ1RAqhvpgwgwtWEyEJuaEdOeXD5L-9bVviN2gT-a1iuO419sRNk7xj91zd2IwC552rEJ594PtNEFUDr0FGyBmznAQy4odhRRMB_n4nAadcqEzaLePfHJIjy1oFtY1kV823EhlYJFjw5/s320/peyton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522792427124231666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />QB</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Peyton Manning IND 32.7</span><br />2. Michael Vick PHI 29.7<br />3. Philip Rivers SD 25.3<br />4. Tom Brady NE 25.0<br />5. Aaron Rodgers GB 24.7<br />6. Jay Cutler CHI 24.0<br />7. Kyle Orton DEN 23.3<br />8. Drew Brees NO 23.0<br />9. Matt Schaub HOU 20.0<br />10. Tony Romo DAL 19.3<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnYVQvdAjua7nJnkg6hG-noMOeLcy7mxLER2RIvqYpghb63V3mAdbcHseqNoYzrCHBbLZDb-A5i-nYo1_TVHVOittP7bh1jGvf1qZeDY21cBYM7byGpvzRmCrOM7US9gORjaP4jyg9o-P/s1600/arian.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnYVQvdAjua7nJnkg6hG-noMOeLcy7mxLER2RIvqYpghb63V3mAdbcHseqNoYzrCHBbLZDb-A5i-nYo1_TVHVOittP7bh1jGvf1qZeDY21cBYM7byGpvzRmCrOM7US9gORjaP4jyg9o-P/s320/arian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522792866913860338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">RB<br />1. Arian Foster HOU 23.0<br /></span>2. Adrian Peterson MIN 22.7<br />3. Jahvid Best DET 20.0<br />4. Chris Johnson TEN 19.3<br />5. Darren McFadden OAK 18.3<br />6. Frank Gore SF 17.7<br />7. LeSean McCoy PHI 16.7<br />8. Rashard Mendenhall PIT 16.3<br />9. Matt Forte CHI 16.0<br />10. Peyton Hillis CLE 15.3<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1LcTRzNvRNlI4Oq_CTVfdYrlVQcxGFXIj1DPck4qS4w7Ob_azLD2TmLfG8_a2K1bWehyxpuAK3NdXpB06cpfzFpwOpNASaOIBMDLs3TPnAoy52iPhZMHuMeWGU2mb-fNbW6tibwFZ4Bm/s1600/collie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1LcTRzNvRNlI4Oq_CTVfdYrlVQcxGFXIj1DPck4qS4w7Ob_azLD2TmLfG8_a2K1bWehyxpuAK3NdXpB06cpfzFpwOpNASaOIBMDLs3TPnAoy52iPhZMHuMeWGU2mb-fNbW6tibwFZ4Bm/s320/collie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522792541956045314" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>WR</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Austin Collie IND 21.0</span><br />2. Anquan Boldin BAL 16.7<br />3. DeSean Jackson PHI 15.7<br />4. Brandon Lloyd DEN 14.0<br />5. Miles Austin DAL 13.3<br />6. Hakeem Nicks NYG 13.0<br />7. Jeremy Maclin PHI 12.7<br />Roddy White ATL 12.7<br />9. Brandon Marshall MIA 12.3<br />Kevin Walter HOU 12.3<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEo1UQ-koChlzLafInq4LGGdbARullmS_nzg_XLTDkMaFJjlR9Scu4uoGfot5Yi8TUPpc5d2om18iWcDNau6iX6jxEotSAusO8vIx7Hyx_TxcHe3fi-e7vTmNrZj1k3JOljg6JUUizEz_/s1600/gates.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIEo1UQ-koChlzLafInq4LGGdbARullmS_nzg_XLTDkMaFJjlR9Scu4uoGfot5Yi8TUPpc5d2om18iWcDNau6iX6jxEotSAusO8vIx7Hyx_TxcHe3fi-e7vTmNrZj1k3JOljg6JUUizEz_/s320/gates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522793283912154098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">TE<br />1. Antonio Gates SD 16.0<br /></span>2. Dustin Keller NYJ 13.7<br />3. Dallas Clark IND 10.7<br />4. Jermichael Finley GB 9.7<br />5. Chris Cooley WSH 8.3<br />6. Greg Olsen CHI 8.0<br />7. Tony Gonzalez ATL 7.7<br />Tony Moeaki KC 7.7<br />Aaron Hernandez NE 7.7<br />Marcedes Lewis JAX 7.7<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNrRSSQzJz8gDR-CGNJEhuwGaj9NMidgvqwc85gUgWRBBy8TOV0KyXZWWWQPoPV9JN2A-qVAs-Cnd8LKdg_Qc95Req7coGgjZ14V9iioXxm4gjItiBWGQsuQHRw2ktZH_dPFxgZs5s69V/s1600/nugent.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNrRSSQzJz8gDR-CGNJEhuwGaj9NMidgvqwc85gUgWRBBy8TOV0KyXZWWWQPoPV9JN2A-qVAs-Cnd8LKdg_Qc95Req7coGgjZ14V9iioXxm4gjItiBWGQsuQHRw2ktZH_dPFxgZs5s69V/s320/nugent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522793661304131282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">K<br />1. Mike Nugent CIN 11.0<br /></span></span> Neil Rackers HOU 11.0<br />3. Matt Bryant ATL 10.3<br />Jeff Reed PIT 10.3<br />5. Sebastian Janikowski OAK 10.0<br />6. Graham Gano WSH 9.3<br />Nick Folk NYJ 9.3<br />Mason Crosby GB 9.3<br />9. Robbie Gould CHI 8.0<br />10. Adam Vinatieri IND 7.7<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa2J1hJ6c63bDBQTx_2-MRlCxQX_eG4FUnKOf2WbocTZlGopDgBYw-fcBo42BSq48CE5CUgPNUMc5mu6X1X6orB12fVuGo_DvPWFgkdlQISsUnv2KEqVb01WvqYDiUe82iJmo0FwIMwoP/s1600/polamalu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDa2J1hJ6c63bDBQTx_2-MRlCxQX_eG4FUnKOf2WbocTZlGopDgBYw-fcBo42BSq48CE5CUgPNUMc5mu6X1X6orB12fVuGo_DvPWFgkdlQISsUnv2KEqVb01WvqYDiUe82iJmo0FwIMwoP/s320/polamalu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522793833526584418" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />DST<br />1. Steelers 14.7<br /></span></span>2. Seahawks 14.3<br />3. Chiefs 10.3<br />4. Eagles 9.7<br />5. Lions 9.3<br />6. Titans 8.3<br />Packers 8.3<br />Colts 8.3<br />Patriots 8.3<br />Redskins 8.3<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-59214469756557488982010-09-30T08:36:00.000-07:002010-09-30T09:46:05.659-07:00Week 3 Rubdown - NFC South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhXMvDoOTtl9P32JGChvNnDhTOgNfFmdWQqum28PgXlDRZEca3LMcOhOp_n11cyNU1oDhTftdoPcEvq0yvi_x2dJU8QQQa9LJd1L4H4uWrCMv9A0PHGX9j-HoU0s43eyF5ypKOiiEyHgF/s1600/gonzo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhXMvDoOTtl9P32JGChvNnDhTOgNfFmdWQqum28PgXlDRZEca3LMcOhOp_n11cyNU1oDhTftdoPcEvq0yvi_x2dJU8QQQa9LJd1L4H4uWrCMv9A0PHGX9j-HoU0s43eyF5ypKOiiEyHgF/s320/gonzo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522734781406625474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br />1. ATLANTA FALCONS (2-1)</span><br />WK 2 W v. Arizona 41-7, WK W at New Orleans 27-24<br />Offense Rank 6th, Defense Rank 21st<br /><br />The last two weeks saw two teams really step forward in the conversation of who is the best in the NFC. We talked about one of them yesterday, the Bears. The other is the Falcons. They performed an unadulterated beatdown on the Cardinals in Week 2, then pulled off a thrilling victory in Week 3 against the Super Bowl Champs, in their own house. Matt Ryan has shaken off the sophomore slump of 2009, and has put up a 94.3 passer rating, which is better than his rookie year. He's completing 5% more of his pass attempts this year than last year. The defense has given up yardage, but it also has been very opportunistic. The Falcons D has generated 7 turnovers, 6 of them interceptions, including 2 in the win over the Saints. This team is going to be tough to beat all season, and has a lot of weapons. Roddy White is a top 5 receiver, Michael Turner had a bounceback game in week 3, and Tony Gonzalez had probably his best game as a Falcon in that win. We all know a different team wins the NFC South every year, it very well could be the Falcon's turn in 2010.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8WVzjPMqjUuPiK_he79yF57w70NggBLMMZ31qMMOGvYHlKH8CpWdM2GqZ75bGQcS_GzovfyT9uM-KAx9QNPy4v8jJrqRseAZmMgViQxZFh70u_rVwzyvbAdbbQ14AejIqYQ07IGgOATN/s1600/hartley.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8WVzjPMqjUuPiK_he79yF57w70NggBLMMZ31qMMOGvYHlKH8CpWdM2GqZ75bGQcS_GzovfyT9uM-KAx9QNPy4v8jJrqRseAZmMgViQxZFh70u_rVwzyvbAdbbQ14AejIqYQ07IGgOATN/s320/hartley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522736920580263490" border="0" /></a><br />Your Steroids Can't Help You Now, Roided Up Kicker<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-1)</span><br />WK 2 W at San Francisco 25-22, WK 3 L v. Atlanta 24-27<br />Offense Rank 14th, Defense Rank 22nd<br /><br />It's a little scary how close the Saints are to an 0-3 start. Minnesota had them on the ropes in Week 1, but refused to deliver the Adrian Peterson knockout punch. They needed a last second field goal to beat a Niners team that is a complete mess, and of course, the loss this past weekend at home to the arch rival Falcons. True, they would be 3-0 had Garrett Hartley not missed a chip shot field goal in OT. But look at those offense/defense rankings. The offense has been nothing special, 14th in the league. Reggie Bush is out for the year, which whatever you want to think about Reggie Bush does impact the Saints adversely. Pierre Thomas is averaging a dismal 3.2 yards per carry, so the entire offense is resting on Drew Brees, and so far, it's been just so-so. The defense is getting gashed by opposing running backs. The Saints rank last in the league against the run, and Atlanta rushed for over 200 yards against them.<br /><br />So that's the bad news. The good news is that the Saints have a cupcake run coming up with games against Carolina, Arizona, Tampa, and Cleveland. That should leave them at a 6-1 start, which is nothing to feel bad about. But I don't think this team is going back to the Super Bowl based on what I've seen so far.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_SCNfWt8xkXpWQwrISJ_v1eYn1Qwb5mU4ShErlFqKAs1HvLGbB87veaQ9_9t6yeCreyPWkNZbgSYkJtsB7WoGEggWt1AhaUwFtFPHeOhMLGI0r6DOJK-d8ackFC8JL0pAgxDo-2MY6B0/s1600/bucs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_SCNfWt8xkXpWQwrISJ_v1eYn1Qwb5mU4ShErlFqKAs1HvLGbB87veaQ9_9t6yeCreyPWkNZbgSYkJtsB7WoGEggWt1AhaUwFtFPHeOhMLGI0r6DOJK-d8ackFC8JL0pAgxDo-2MY6B0/s320/bucs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522746031476244834" border="0" /></a><br /><span>If Only the Football Team Were As Good</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />3. TAMPA BAY BUCS (2-1)</span><br />WK 2 W at Carolina 20-7, WK L v. Pittsburgh 13-38<br />Offense Rank 27th, Defense Rank 19th<br /><br />If you need further proof that at least 75% of a team's performance (most teams, not the Steelers) depends on their quarterback, look at the Bucs and the team below them in this division, the Panthers. The Bucs have 2 wins pretty much only because Josh Freeman has been adequate at quarterback, while the teams they beat, Cleveland and Carolina, are a complete disaster at that position. The Bucs are good enough to hang with and beat teams that are in the bell jar like they did the first two weeks, but we saw just how far they have to go when Pittsburgh blew their doors off in Week 3, with the Bucs defense making Charlie Batch look like an All Pro. Tampa's spent 3 of their 4 first and second round picks the last 2 years on defensive tackles, and yet they are 28th in the league in run defense. That's a bad sign. Freeman, however, looks like he could be the answer long term at QB, and he's got some interesting receivers around him, so that's a start.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFkbOgq2sQOcJV54v5CQbfZbkRTl4AmuE8fWNVmclLpJx9D_fcxEXRFReyuvFe8G5Euu1VNap3PNKwCVF2dWg-Ik3vvcnDVTEWNFVIrYtHUrwofoT7ea_5chTkdz4DSq5njEou2QAg_UT/s1600/claussen.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFkbOgq2sQOcJV54v5CQbfZbkRTl4AmuE8fWNVmclLpJx9D_fcxEXRFReyuvFe8G5Euu1VNap3PNKwCVF2dWg-Ik3vvcnDVTEWNFVIrYtHUrwofoT7ea_5chTkdz4DSq5njEou2QAg_UT/s320/claussen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522748153337405026" border="0" /></a><br />Now It's Time for my Douchebag Dance!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-3)</span><br />WK 2 L v. Tampa Bay 7-20, WK 3 L v. Cincinnati 7-20<br />Offense Rank 31st, Defense Rank 14th<br /><br />Not a whole lot of analysis needed here. The Panthers put up a grand total of 14 points in back to back home games against a couple of teams that are OK at best. Matt Moore was benched after a horrible first two weeks and rookie Jimmy Claussen hasn't been any better. Because of this, the "Double Trouble" running game has been no trouble for anybody, running into brick walls regularly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-63630787220022409862010-09-29T16:41:00.000-07:002010-09-29T16:56:14.602-07:00Expanding to 18 games is the best idea ever<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.one4theotherthumb.com/images/stories/09regularseason/week_3/cincy/hines-ward-crying.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 339px;" src="http://www.one4theotherthumb.com/images/stories/09regularseason/week_3/cincy/hines-ward-crying.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I must be the only guy in the world that would rather be shot in the face than see another 16 game season. All those bitches that want to feel the bukake of laziness because they don't want to man up and play two more fucking games because they don't want to walk off a broken leg. People who cry about seasons moving from 16 games to 18 games usually have these pussy gripes:<br /><br />1) Waaaah my cock is stuck between my legs to look like a vagina because I might get hurt in 15 games and a bye week.<br /><br />2) LOLLERCOSTER PATRICK HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO PLAY FANTASY FOOTBALL IF THERE ARE TWO MORE GAMES SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT<br /><br />3) Their penis is too small to enjoy 18 games<br /><br />There's nothing worse than fantasy football guy crying about anything. Waaah my players will get hurt and I actually have to research Vegas odds combined with trends and offensive and defensive statistics and take a chance on an unproven player (also known as "play fantasy football like a man"). Look you pansy, fantasy football ends three weeks early anyway because all the good teams rest their starters. What's two more games to research you fucking idiot?<br /><br />And there's nothing more titty slapping than a football player cry about too many games. Your sport has the least amount of games compared to every other sport. Your sport is like high school amount of games and you get paid millions for it. If you get hurt, that just means a vacation during the season for you. Stop crying and play two more games instead of making me watch four preseason games. By the way, my cock is big.Patrick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15539569427487835526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-28629751107483329742010-09-29T08:12:00.000-07:002010-09-29T12:34:36.252-07:00Week 3 Rubdown - NFC North<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3aQsOBQJMd1P7Gs0Wv4RwH3ojM2QiPGMXHt31VpHRF1JwkXyEFzOj5dllUkj0iFUaSBY5H596UlJszL9hB3LiMMXZ87Hcl5HjCjPde6jz7rvg8Xo9UJZOFknxER4aspkEmIaqEmCQzHe/s1600/urlacher.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3aQsOBQJMd1P7Gs0Wv4RwH3ojM2QiPGMXHt31VpHRF1JwkXyEFzOj5dllUkj0iFUaSBY5H596UlJszL9hB3LiMMXZ87Hcl5HjCjPde6jz7rvg8Xo9UJZOFknxER4aspkEmIaqEmCQzHe/s320/urlacher.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522361034317860802" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Behold the Sword of Urlacher</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. CHICAGO BEARS (3-0)</span><br />WK 2 W at Dallas W 27-20, WK 3 W v. Green Bay 20-17<br />Offense Rank 11th, Defense Rank 15th<br /><br />Thru 3 weeks, the last team standing in the NFC is not the Saints, not the Packers, not the Vikings, not the Cowboys, not the 49ers, not any of those preseason darlings. It's the Bears. They've earned it too. It's not like they've beat up on the dregs of the NFL here, they have wins against the Packers and Cowboys, two teams pretty much everyone had in the playoffs heading into the season. Is it real? Well, for starters, throw out everything you think you know about the Bears from last season. The reason is, Brian Urlacher is healthy. There is a very simple formula when it comes to the Bears, Brian Urlacher Healthy=Bears Good, Brian Urlacher Hurt=Bears Bad. There is little or no variation here. As long as Urlacher remains healthy, the Bears have the best pair of linebackers in the league in him and Lance Briggs. Without him, they are lost, like they were last year.<br /><br />Offensively, Jay Cutler has been good so far. He could have had 5 INTs in the Monday Night win over the Packers, had some balls been held on to or plays not negated by penalties, but he didn't so we'll give him a pass for now. The Martz Offense is working, and all of a sudden the Bears are pretty strong on both sides of the ball. Not only that, but their next game against a team who currently has a winning record is Week 11 at Miami. Things could not be looking any better for the Bears right now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j8MiIglntlB4lEmQn_YpDFFo50ce-KBzexV5L6uJtjRy5oBpDbF3wAcsL7P1IZst6BkcbmuXFPJnZQs-IkWL8W_gZiW50xcH9qrg1GUqHM8hBW_lSg2CR9chFlA1aMKX1adgOaR3dzij/s1600/packers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2j8MiIglntlB4lEmQn_YpDFFo50ce-KBzexV5L6uJtjRy5oBpDbF3wAcsL7P1IZst6BkcbmuXFPJnZQs-IkWL8W_gZiW50xcH9qrg1GUqHM8hBW_lSg2CR9chFlA1aMKX1adgOaR3dzij/s320/packers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522379020107070594" border="0" /></a><br />What? 15 Yards For Illegal Grass In the Face? You're Kidding Me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-1)</span><br />WK 2 W v. Buffalo 34-7, WK 3 L at Chicago 17-20<br />Offense Rank 12th, Defense Rank 2nd<br /><br />If the Packers didn't get flagged 18 times for 152 yards worth of penalties (and it could have been more, I'm sure the Bears had some declines), and allow a punt return for a touchdown, and drop a couple of should have been interceptions, they'd be 3-0 right now, and have the inside track on an NFC North title. But all those things happened, and they're not 3-0, and they're in second place. That still can change very soon though. The Packers are a very good team. Clay Matthews is a demon, he already has 6 sacks, and the Packers rank 2nd in the league in defense (excluding penalty yards, a big exclusion given Monday Night's performance). The offense has been humming behind Aaron Rodgers and his merry band of receivers, no running game required, but turned it over at the worst possible time late in the Bears game, leading to the winning field goal (another PI penalty and a dropped INT helped too after the James Jones fumble).<br /><br />The Packers have Super Bowl talent on both sides of the ball. It's possible they have the best offense in the league and the best defense. However, as the loss to the Bears showed, there are things that Super Bowl teams don't do, like racking up 150 yards of penalties, turning it over late in the game, and not capitalizing on mistakes by the other team. That's what separates a great team from the Packers right now.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEjbfTIIfMnBlcN_HfQ9CBt7NzUyzj_Utkc8o9zQt-g0of4JJ8o-oJuD93cSUSqlHZw6CwXsei_UCirP-7NWriHOLF08UfDQPSG6CSnt1Drt-UpNZJKTSqHo_qSRvj8yjTUnSLEM1nXB3/s1600/peterson.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEjbfTIIfMnBlcN_HfQ9CBt7NzUyzj_Utkc8o9zQt-g0of4JJ8o-oJuD93cSUSqlHZw6CwXsei_UCirP-7NWriHOLF08UfDQPSG6CSnt1Drt-UpNZJKTSqHo_qSRvj8yjTUnSLEM1nXB3/s320/peterson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522415215959571746" border="0" /></a><br />One Man Gang<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-2)</span><br />WK 2 L v. Miami 10-14, WK 3 W v. Detroit 24-10<br />Offense Rank 16th, Defense Rank 5th<br /><br />Hmmm, it is a bye week for the Vikings this week. Think they will have to send Jared Allen and helicopter down to Hattiesburg to get Brett Favre to come back after it? It's possible. Things are not looking good for the Vikings. So far it's looking like the Brett Favre as Vikings QB thing is like a bowl of guacamole, absolutely sublimely transcendent at first, but brown and disgusting after too much time passes. Favre's passer rating so far this season is 60.4, which rates him one notch below Jason Campbell, who has been benched, and one notch above Trent Edwards, who has been released. There may be some hope for the Vikings though if they decide to go back to the pre-Favre offense and lean exclusively on Adrian Peterson. AD is averaging 5.6 yards per carry so far, which is his best since his 2007 rookie season. You can bet there will be some re-tooling of the offense going on during the bye week, and Peterson should rest up, because he'll be carrying a heavy, heavy load the rest of the way.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rjKJrTJ78thIa5Pa0V93FvsTByj4uJ14PIIU5l-_Cq0ta27kgH_4aUzbtD2gCq_rcbETn_Vow13RP0WP67JYcKT-oS5Baz8rBo8nWIf7oZ2VTDbvg2Vcza1wwYPvjVeNaoaIgks8Okim/s1600/hill.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rjKJrTJ78thIa5Pa0V93FvsTByj4uJ14PIIU5l-_Cq0ta27kgH_4aUzbtD2gCq_rcbETn_Vow13RP0WP67JYcKT-oS5Baz8rBo8nWIf7oZ2VTDbvg2Vcza1wwYPvjVeNaoaIgks8Okim/s320/hill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522420927839432338" border="0" /></a><br />Same Ol' Lions<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. DETROIT LIONS (0-3)</span><br />WK 2 L v. Philadelphia 32-35, WK 3 L at Minnesota 10-24<br />Offense Rank 22nd, Defense Rank 30th<br /><br />I know that we have to measure the progress the Lions make with the same instruments they use to measure the movements of glaciers, but can you really say they are making progress? The defense should be better. They have a totally rebuilt front line that includes 3 time Pro Bowler Kyle Vandenbosch, and rookie monster Donkey Kong Suh (for the record they've combined for 3 1/2 sacks in 3 games, not horrible). But the defense isn't better, it's 30th in the league, and it should be receiving a fruit basket from Michael Vick for resurrecting his career in Week 2. I guess it should be improving as the season continues, maybe? Do we really believe that? I don't know. The offense has held up surprisingly well while Matt Stafford's shoulder heals in preparation for his next shoulder injury. Jahvid Best had an insane Week 2, and a sedate Week 3. His real level of production probably lies somewhere in between. An interesting matchup will be Week 5, when a presumably 0-4 Lions team (they are at Lambeau this week) takes on a Rams team that has started from the same post-apocalyptic starting point as the Lions, but seem to be making more progress.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-6810983661569713172010-09-28T08:43:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:19:22.957-07:00Week 3 Rubdown - NFC East<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvPlgm4h_DfW_n_eY-fYIMADUXm9TUXodQASy01ffznzxdT1BSRAxEH3SkZmEQMDTOa3QMtDHqaVZB42KX6g4e-VoiOVOLqlSAO73R5B8dW22ppUGv8j0uCe4PpJVyCIv5taun41rQhMm/s1600/vick.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvPlgm4h_DfW_n_eY-fYIMADUXm9TUXodQASy01ffznzxdT1BSRAxEH3SkZmEQMDTOa3QMtDHqaVZB42KX6g4e-VoiOVOLqlSAO73R5B8dW22ppUGv8j0uCe4PpJVyCIv5taun41rQhMm/s320/vick.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521996421170909410" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Top Dog</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-1)</span><br />WK 2 W at Detroit 35-32, WK 3 W at Jacksonville 28-3<br />Offense Rank 9th, Defense Rank 11th<br /><br />This Michael Vick thing is a very sticky wicket. There are many, many sides to this argument. Here's one. I don't think Michael Vick coming back to the NFL, and not only getting back to his former level of play but far surpassing it, does a whole lot for young people's fear of committing crimes and being sent to jail. Maybe there's one kid out there who is a talented athlete, and 2 years ago was saying, "Shit I better stop hanging out with these thugs because I might end up like Michael Vick." Well, that same kid is now saying, "Shit I don't need to stop hanging out with these thugs, even if I go to jail I can end up like Michael Vick." You see what I mean? I'm concerned more about humans than dogs here, as I should be, and I think this could be setting a bad example for some of them. Anyway, back to the Eagles, Vick has been a revelation so far, against two horrible teams in Detroit and Jacksonville, posting a triple digit passer rating (unexpected), and being a rushing threat (expected). DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin are tearing it up and LeSean McCoy has even given them a respectable running game, something they lacked last year. Next week is the big Donovan McNabb homecoming, so expect the eyes of the NFL to be on that in Week 4.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSeqRXp-VT2lmlLlJOiAuxz-EwVME6mgg5TXyy9ffw-VcSg2UnM2U4k45awaUhS9C-xRNgcLeyXeeQ4l1Z55Rwz4UfM3mLCLtR1vh2M9LbWjutZDCHW54EqzCHtdmARCvX8_xycrMzVQj/s1600/roy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSeqRXp-VT2lmlLlJOiAuxz-EwVME6mgg5TXyy9ffw-VcSg2UnM2U4k45awaUhS9C-xRNgcLeyXeeQ4l1Z55Rwz4UfM3mLCLtR1vh2M9LbWjutZDCHW54EqzCHtdmARCvX8_xycrMzVQj/s320/roy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521999129679775554" border="0" /></a><br />Me So Longhorny<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. DALLAS COWBOYS (1-2)<br /></span>WK 2 L v. Chicago 20-27, WK 3 W at Houston 27-13<br />Offense Rank 5th, Defense Rank 8th<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />I've got to hand it to the Cowboys. They came out in a game where I'm surprised Wade Phillips wasn't on the sidelines with a blindfold and a cigarette, and dominated a team that some think is the best in the AFC, on the road, to save their season. Even more surprising, was their biggest offensive weapon was the redoubtable Roy Williams, who usually is best known for wearing an ascot on the field, hearing footsteps, and collecting a huge paycheck. Ol' Roy had 117 yards and 2 TDs, while the defense was able to hold Andre Johnson to just 64 yards on 4 catches, which was the most yards any Houston receiver had in that game. There's no reason for the Cowboys to panic. The offense and defense are both holding their own, even if Jason Garrett apparently will never figure out how to properly use Marion Barber and Felix Jones. DeMarcus Ware continues to terrorize with 4 sacks in 3 games, and Miles Austin already has two 10 reception 140+ yard games. The Cowboys are good. The NFC East is bad. Be patient, they'll be fine.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42v_5kwuZr2YZdxeleQv4rJOfgM5Bv6vuUQnb27QVgFMgMB50w-fRwCrCEo5de5vZxaYa-Be8CWzlIrI-QWNiTAM7pipvSRwShCeQvLBeAc6ogwX13zG7fhnxOAvOkMNV31kPq8OsbsLZ/s1600/redskins.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42v_5kwuZr2YZdxeleQv4rJOfgM5Bv6vuUQnb27QVgFMgMB50w-fRwCrCEo5de5vZxaYa-Be8CWzlIrI-QWNiTAM7pipvSRwShCeQvLBeAc6ogwX13zG7fhnxOAvOkMNV31kPq8OsbsLZ/s320/redskins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522007797754851122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1-2)<br />WK 2 L v. Houston 27-30, WK 3 L at St. Louis 16-30<br />Offense Rank 13th, Defense Rank 32nd<br /><br /></span><span>Nobody is more game for a round of Donovan McNabb bashing than me, but it wouldn't be fair to do that at this point. He's been OK. Adequate, completing 60.8% of his passes, (about 1 point better than his career average), and only throwing 1 INT against 2 TDs. Yes, it's looking like the Eagles lucked into making the right decision so far, because Michael Vick has been so superb, but McNabb hasn't been bad. Check out that defense though, it's ranked last in the league in yardage against. The Skins gave up 497 passing yards to Matt Schaub in blowing a 20-7 lead at home against Houston in Week 2, then got 30 points hung on them last week by the Rams, who had not scored 30 or more since Week 6 of the 2008 season. </span><span>Things aren't going to get any easier for them in Week 4, when they take on a scalding hot Philly offense on the road. Chances are, after such a promising opening week, that we've got yet another failed Dan Snyder gambit, and the Redskins will begin the season in a 1-3 hole that's not easy to climb out of<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">,</span></span> no matter how yellow their pants are.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Fu1_O0t94jl9n66ZIBe7s2zz2QlULGZmGAN17qdXmEVp7wWqucUEAML0U3wXxpjdPbmWg28IHHid6MbjD0AkxONM0XLWnTG4ygyp56p8epK7Zii0xGhXKEDSqkiAoUpsVO7J0u8kq44/s1600/eli.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0Fu1_O0t94jl9n66ZIBe7s2zz2QlULGZmGAN17qdXmEVp7wWqucUEAML0U3wXxpjdPbmWg28IHHid6MbjD0AkxONM0XLWnTG4ygyp56p8epK7Zii0xGhXKEDSqkiAoUpsVO7J0u8kq44/s320/eli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522014327833082402" border="0" /></a><br /><span>If You Keep Throwing INTs I Will Lovingly Stroke Your Hair<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. NY GIANTS (1-2)</span><br />WK 2 L at Indianapolis 14-38, WK 3 L v. Tennessee 10-29<br />Offense Rank 8th, Defense Rank 10th<br /><br />Statistically, the Giants don't look all that bad. They rank in the top 10 in both offense and defensive yardage, so why are they 1-2 coming off a pair of double digit losses? The answer lies in Eli Manning and the bad case of Interceptionitis that Jay Cutler seems to have gotten over and passed on to him. Eli's thrown 6 picks in 2 games, many of them the drive-killing variety deep in opponent's territory. He's getting picked off at almost double his career rate in terms of INT/Attempt. He's not the only one serving up the turnovers, as in all the Giants have turned it over 10 times in three weeks. The good news is, that's something that you can fix thru more conservative game planning, or just better luck. The bad news is, they better fix it fast, because their next two games are against the 3-0 Bears, and a really good Texans team, so they could be staring down the barrel of 1-4 without having even faced the Cowboys or Eagles yet.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-36932551476276381372010-09-24T11:13:00.000-07:002010-09-24T12:12:12.505-07:00Week 2 Rubdown - AFC West<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCDPPwai9PbRR74LrI5upqzdD1Z2EWjORLLH9aHQGF8_AtqVXYoNim4fPXs6-kfLjQ_66FrRYVICaDDEuXdv35LesSu5Q1z6VTf2ekm5FC5_PLFO43tdXek5r7p2D9sVx7JvsP6WBaBa_/s1600/billy+ray+cyrus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCDPPwai9PbRR74LrI5upqzdD1Z2EWjORLLH9aHQGF8_AtqVXYoNim4fPXs6-kfLjQ_66FrRYVICaDDEuXdv35LesSu5Q1z6VTf2ekm5FC5_PLFO43tdXek5r7p2D9sVx7JvsP6WBaBa_/s320/billy+ray+cyrus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520547979464756722" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Chiefs Not So Achy Breaky Anymore</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 2-0</span><br />WK 1 W v. San Diego 21-14; WK 2 W at Cleveland 16-14<br />Offense Rank 30th, Defense Rank 24th<br /><br />Might want to do a screen capture of this Rubdown, because I'm pretty sure this is the last one you'll see that has the Chiefs in 1st place. Yes, they are 2-0, but a truer picture of this team's abilities lies in those offensive and defensive ranks, which are both in the bottom 3rd of the league. Matt Cassel is proving to be the second coming of Scott Mitchell, meaning he parlayed a few good games as a backup (Mitchell in Miami behind Marino, Cassel in Foxboro behind Brady), into a huge contract with a team foolish enough to give him one, then showing why he's a backup. The saving grace has been a strong running game driven by two quality backs. Thomas Jones has gotten around 60% of the carries, mainly serving the function of keeping Jamaal Charles fresh which has helped him to average over 6 yards per carry. I'm thoroughly unimpressed by the Chiefs, but the Week 1 win on national TV in a driving rainstorm over the Chargers was a nice day for the franchise. The pain is in the mail though.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7HJbIJTO7HgEMj6L1CbLYgZvyjJ6Xu20oc5NQVnx39DDvWJY4E8p_yH52hNv2z-dbHkzY1Kd4_8hOR9beuaSKI588stvBQg4AcS6k0r6I_tU9PnfXB3Zl8zYwI7VrPzc1pHTBW3VUG_A/s1600/mathews.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg7HJbIJTO7HgEMj6L1CbLYgZvyjJ6Xu20oc5NQVnx39DDvWJY4E8p_yH52hNv2z-dbHkzY1Kd4_8hOR9beuaSKI588stvBQg4AcS6k0r6I_tU9PnfXB3Zl8zYwI7VrPzc1pHTBW3VUG_A/s320/mathews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520549610287136210" border="0" /></a><br />A WACk First Couple of Weeks for Mathews<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 1-1<br /></span>WK 1 L at Kansas City 14-21, WK 2 W v. Jacksonville 38-13<br />Offense Rank 3rd, Defense Rank 8th<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>Given that it's well established that the Chargers don't get things going usually until after Halloween, I would think they have to be at least kind of pleased with their start. The potential for disaster was certainly there. They opened with an ugly, ugly loss in the rain at Kansas City. Philip Rivers was lobbing water balloons all over the place and the team looked like they had never touched a wet football before, which maybe they haven't. On top of that there's the Vincent Jackson and Marcus McNeill contract impasses, and the great, future Hall of Fame running back Ryan Mathews not living up to expectations so far. All those things together would have made it very easy for them to go into early season shock, but they pulled it together and blew out the Jaguars in their home opener, behind a great game from Rivers and some bruising running by fullback Mike Tolbert. The Chargers still look like the best team in this bad division.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrEQgvygYom_0_pxgHMZFVQrlbScMcs8fn-Z-a8p3G0H0mfItBw04DjjPe1Qz1Yz1Zda1z32CLvG5M4CtY5PerOwPqiZ4ssX2fjUgRDvcninrm40szm6g_ByHulqxKouvI1iwZllnQexi/s1600/broncos.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrEQgvygYom_0_pxgHMZFVQrlbScMcs8fn-Z-a8p3G0H0mfItBw04DjjPe1Qz1Yz1Zda1z32CLvG5M4CtY5PerOwPqiZ4ssX2fjUgRDvcninrm40szm6g_ByHulqxKouvI1iwZllnQexi/s320/broncos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520552147880480818" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3. DENVER BRONCOS 1-1<br /></span><span>WK 1 L at Jacksonville 17-24, WK 2 W v. Seattle 31-14<br />Offense Rank 7th, Defense Rank 19th</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span>The Broncos have played pretty well so far. Kyle Orton has posted a stellar 103.9 passer rating, and rookie WR Demariyus Thomas had a huge game in his debut last week. RB Knowshon Moreno will be out this week against the Colts, and if newly acquired Laurence Maroney can perform well in his absence, Moreno might be spending a lot of time on the bench even after he comes back</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">.<br /><br /></span><span>And while I don't want to be ghoulish, it has to be mentioned. I'm sure you all know by now, Broncos player Kenny McKinley died of an apparent suicide early this week. Unfortunately in the NFL it's really not all that unheard of for players to die. The Bears just had Gaines Adams die in a car accident last winter, you'll remember Sean Taylor was murdered during the season a couple of years ago, and the Broncos have now had 3 players die in a relatively short amount of time. It sucks and I can't think of another sport that has this happen so much, it's only slightly less worse than pro wrestling at this point</span>. Rule #1, no NFL team should allow its players to own a gun. Too many bad things have happened and these often violent young men can't be trusted with them. Start there, it's a start.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcq5uZzos0uum2c-pa6wo1BoPVmR2QuQTNJCv5tCpI0oVCDfBMs0nXZ5LRKHmBxayyVCn8YsrPsjVert6df3WBlYk4W5qNR3bdPTFYoPBvKHSUuj2x2BZamx3dNp5Crl1QMhpoFVGg13K/s1600/gradkowski.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcq5uZzos0uum2c-pa6wo1BoPVmR2QuQTNJCv5tCpI0oVCDfBMs0nXZ5LRKHmBxayyVCn8YsrPsjVert6df3WBlYk4W5qNR3bdPTFYoPBvKHSUuj2x2BZamx3dNp5Crl1QMhpoFVGg13K/s320/gradkowski.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520555046755930674" border="0" /></a><br />Turn Around, Home Plate is That-A-Way<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. OAKLAND RAIDERS 1-1</span><br />WK 1 L at Tennessee 13-38, WK 2 W v. St. Louis 16-14<br />Offense Rank 9th, Defense Rank 9th<br /><br />It would be easy to look at the Raiders getting blown out at Tennessee in their opener, barely beating the perennially awful Rams in week 2, and already pushing the abort button on their new QB Jason Campbell, and conclude that the Raiders still suck. Well, maybe they do, but one thing that surprised me is that they are in the top 10 in both offense and defense. I know it's only through 2 weeks, and playing the Rams doesn't hurt that, but I think that should give the Raiders a little reason for hope. Darren McFadden has finally turned it on, and in 2 games has averaged 5 yards a carry, is on pace for 1900+ yards, and generally not looked anything like the Reggie Bush/Felix Jones-esque bust he has been up until this point. So the Raiders finally have one real offensive weapon, and that's something. Bruce Gradkowski may not be a good quarterback, but it can't be ignored that the Raiders do seem to show some life when he is in the game. Don't get me wrong, the Raiders are still bad, but they've improved, a little.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-33061394273500261242010-09-23T09:37:00.000-07:002010-09-23T11:27:59.297-07:00Week 2 Rubdown - AFC South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbvklU1ixB_ZWy7rlYbEAagiw0HOvHh-ImQ7KcPqVuTDG9OJaoXNVGOAhjhb2fQhaOadnhQy7mrhN-71l8M-teoOgwob0LNtmv_zACsD8tE_yXjanA_QJN9v-iBcdX0_PZIz3nvv_4nWi/s1600/texans.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbvklU1ixB_ZWy7rlYbEAagiw0HOvHh-ImQ7KcPqVuTDG9OJaoXNVGOAhjhb2fQhaOadnhQy7mrhN-71l8M-teoOgwob0LNtmv_zACsD8tE_yXjanA_QJN9v-iBcdX0_PZIz3nvv_4nWi/s320/texans.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520151052972042626" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Yee Hah!</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. HOUSTON TEXANS 2-0<br /></span>WK 1 W v. Indianapolis 34-24, WK 2 W at Washington 30-27<br />Offense Rank 1st, Defense Rank 31st<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>It's been a very successful two weeks for the darlings of the Fantasy Football Era. The Texans are an interesting test case of a team that all the Fantasy guys, which is pretty much anyone who is a football fan these days, already knows about, because their strength is their offensive skill position players. The catch is that anything that's not an offensive skill position hasn't really been up to snuff, as evidenced by their 31st ranked defense. Both the Colts and Redskins torched them for 400+ passing yards, and it's hard to really take them seriously as a Super Bowl contender until they fix that. One thing they have fixed is their running game. Arian Foster has been a revelation, averaging over 5 yards per carry. A good running game can eat time off the clock and make a shaky defense better, as can getting Brian Cushing back from suspension soon. I'm not saying the Texans aren't a very good team, because they are, but they've got get better on defense or else it will be a quick exit from their first postseason tournament.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvjGdoPmUNImdBYwE4qHQNtU37P7LOpctk7TgJfe4C5DPCkoWQJ2dEPh0XBUadxo8boEGbdD64O7_YqiwTR69Fpqp49E9k1Sc5M_-7OpqCxd-7_USW9Vj7eiitqgc8R1IFhM3ohh31L5L/s1600/manningmanning.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvjGdoPmUNImdBYwE4qHQNtU37P7LOpctk7TgJfe4C5DPCkoWQJ2dEPh0XBUadxo8boEGbdD64O7_YqiwTR69Fpqp49E9k1Sc5M_-7OpqCxd-7_USW9Vj7eiitqgc8R1IFhM3ohh31L5L/s320/manningmanning.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520162956085409362" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span>Big Brother Is Watching You</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />2. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1-1<br /></span></span><span><span>WK 1 L at Houston 24-34, WK W v. NY Giants 38-14<br />Offense Rank 2nd, Defense Rank 14th</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span><span>After the Colts did the unthinkable and lost to the Houston Texans in Week 1, there predictably was lots of "Is this the end of the Colts dynasty dur dee dur dee dur", then, just as predictably, the next week they went out and blew the doors off of what should be a pretty decent Giants team, emphatically answering the question of whether this is the end of the Colts dynasty. This Colts team is no different than any of the Colts teams we've seen since Jim Mora left after bleating "PLAYOFFS!!?!?!". They still have a spectacular passing offense, two top shelf pass rushers coming off each end, and an Achilles heel of a bad run defense (257 rushing yards surrendered against Houston) made worse by the fact Bob Sanders is hurt (like always). This is the same Colts team we all know, and will probably be until Peyton Manning retires. Now, is that still good enough to win a division where it looks like the Houston Texans have made a leap forward? We'll see.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfa1PjcoyIWiurW4244UX94_uYt4Qc7KRkhxM7034-rA8ahe-_ZMftId9JbCcLfqFLQn-085D1fDA6oSke8lMliAT0dNN2hrqgISXFynpqh5Ji-drugLRBEhWAkPoDGfQU1owRS1UKpP1/s1600/vince.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfa1PjcoyIWiurW4244UX94_uYt4Qc7KRkhxM7034-rA8ahe-_ZMftId9JbCcLfqFLQn-085D1fDA6oSke8lMliAT0dNN2hrqgISXFynpqh5Ji-drugLRBEhWAkPoDGfQU1owRS1UKpP1/s320/vince.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520174167773123170" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span>At Least I'm Not Matt Leinart, or Reggie Bush..</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />3. TENNESSEE TITANS 1-1<br />WK 1 W v. Oakland 38-13, WK 2 L v. Pittsburgh 11-19<br />Offense Rank 22nd, Defense Rank 1st<br /><br /></span></span><span><span>Conversely to the Colts, you have the Titans. The Colts have ruled this division for centuries, in large part because they have achieved a level of consistency unlike any other in the league. The Titans, on the other hand, in Week 1 they blow out a Raiders team that supposedly is better this year than usual, then the next week they lose at home to a Steeler team playing a shopping cart at quarterback, and bench Vince Young in the process. Now we're back to annual benching and unbenching of Vince Young that usually ends in him either attempting suicide or leading the Titans on a nine game winning streak.<br /><br />Maybe two years ago benching Vince was a viable option, but it isn't anymore. Kerry Collins is not going to be the Titans QB the next time they reach the Super Bowl, so unless Jeff Fisher thinks this is for Vince's own good to have him ride the bench, I don't see the point in doing this anymore. They've either got to resign themselves with taking the good with the bad with Vince Young (much like the Eagles did for a looong time with Donovan McNabb), or cut bait with him Matt Leinart style and move on. This jerking him in and out of the lineup has to stop.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GKUn-be7CXYWkPNSFc_wm2boCSsAWzfGPHGiRyquMZCU5HSlw9QtAIXGml0qVuD2tePCyuh67Y3bFLpL0376tBkMu0uTuZB462UfgM_SexwwrMFkC5dWm5fqkDTPSyNouRriO7ZQifxd/s1600/garrard.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0GKUn-be7CXYWkPNSFc_wm2boCSsAWzfGPHGiRyquMZCU5HSlw9QtAIXGml0qVuD2tePCyuh67Y3bFLpL0376tBkMu0uTuZB462UfgM_SexwwrMFkC5dWm5fqkDTPSyNouRriO7ZQifxd/s320/garrard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520177163270311970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span>Here Comes an Interception!</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>4. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS<br /></span></span><span><span>WK 1 W v. Denver 24-17, WK 2 L at San Diego 13-38<br />Offense Rank 14th, Defense Rank 29th</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><span><span><br />In an opening day win against a respectable Broncos team, Dave Garrard threw 3 TDs and no picks, then last week in a blowout loss to the Chargers, he threw 1 TD and 4 picks. So it would appear that there is some sort of correlation between the Jaguars chances of winning and their quarterback's not throwing interceptions all over the place. On the other hand, Maurice Jones Drew looks like he's running with his eyes closed again, as he sometimes done. He's averaging under 4 yards a carry an hasn't scored a TD yet, and I know nobody measures this but he has to be approaching an NFL record for carries of 2 yards or less in a career. I dunno, the Jaguars are just this funny little team with two toned helmets the color my old 1995 Dodge Avenger, who play in front of Major League Soccer sized crowds on the dark side of the moon, and have 1 player anyone cares about. They are as close to invisible as any NFL team has been in a long time.</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-86269209068982334272010-09-22T07:07:00.000-07:002010-09-22T08:11:35.885-07:00Week 2 Rubdown - AFC North<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoom8BWmRBGYvkONqi8062yorFpyMVYoBbSx-vbvora0Ffpn1LiZskR_h6qTtuYhcwo2_UAoWeo8t1gGrgBj8QAs5NWJw9DarwhS4ScW4lc9d_PwcQrqAh7CNOCFe-zuhbMhCHB29LZc_/s1600/benr.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoom8BWmRBGYvkONqi8062yorFpyMVYoBbSx-vbvora0Ffpn1LiZskR_h6qTtuYhcwo2_UAoWeo8t1gGrgBj8QAs5NWJw9DarwhS4ScW4lc9d_PwcQrqAh7CNOCFe-zuhbMhCHB29LZc_/s320/benr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519741604559442562" border="0" /></a><br /><span>What's Happenin Hot Stuff?</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. PITTSBURGH STEELERS 2-0</span><br />WK 1 W v. Atlanta 15-9, WK 2 W at Tennessee 19-11<br />Offense Rank 31st, Defense Rank 6th<br /><br />One of the things I've been hearing a lot about these first two weeks is that there's no clear cut best team in the league. Maybe so, but I know who the best story is, and that's the Steelers. They are 2-0, with wins over two teams that probably will be playoff contenders, and they've done this basically without a quarterback. They passed for 29 yards in the win over the Titans. 29. They are now down to thawing out Charlie Batch and plugging him in, and bringing back Byron Leftwich, who is so horrible they cut him for Dennis Dixon, who is only slightly less horrible. I guess the question is then, how good will this team be when that handsome devil in the picture above comes back? The possibilities are mind boggling. You can tell because it looks like Ben is thinking about them in that photo. Look how mind boggled he is.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlugQqwez2LKiYJthCOV8kdsP6eUeoukeaM6OkqLmv9IhS9bFcb6VTJrxHZslfb6cVT6MWUfu6fLMC6ST-Av88ROwdQw9trg4aJM9AvTAlVq97NYeWHE-LYrVrEzVKqrzgUlr8kOMaIPl/s1600/bengals.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlugQqwez2LKiYJthCOV8kdsP6eUeoukeaM6OkqLmv9IhS9bFcb6VTJrxHZslfb6cVT6MWUfu6fLMC6ST-Av88ROwdQw9trg4aJM9AvTAlVq97NYeWHE-LYrVrEzVKqrzgUlr8kOMaIPl/s320/bengals.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519748022225614322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. CINCINNATI BENGALS 1-1<br /></span>WK 1 L at New England 24-38, WK 2 W v. Baltimore 15-10<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Offense Rank 10th, Defense Rank 18th<br /><br />I have to hand it to the Bengals, they surprised the shit out of me in Week 2. They opened the season exactly the way I expected them to, failing on a colossal scale and getting pounded by New England in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated. Then last week they go and maintain their spooky dominance over their own division by beating a Ravens team that a large percentage of the NFL cognoscenti have as the AFC's Super Bowl representative this year. I'm still not sold on them though. That win over the Ravens was more a function of how epically bad Joe Flacco played, then how good their defense is, and I say that because Tom Brady made them look silly in Week 1, and you don't get that much better overnight. Carson Palmer's switch still looks like it's set to "Meh", and Cedric Benson is plodding along at 3.2 yards per carry. Without question a great Week 2 win for the Bengals, but I'm still not convinced.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF7M-LAZtr0CLjtyls9mPWtdeMHmaR0rvtYRyAchLtCKRADESigWCiwQSldaWabINs86g2EFhmswCUdG92FgWd1QF__RBbAcJeQKIoTVaDQpIlCmx7NkL0PzmnqZS2p97qHTk42I_lwEI/s1600/harbove.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMF7M-LAZtr0CLjtyls9mPWtdeMHmaR0rvtYRyAchLtCKRADESigWCiwQSldaWabINs86g2EFhmswCUdG92FgWd1QF__RBbAcJeQKIoTVaDQpIlCmx7NkL0PzmnqZS2p97qHTk42I_lwEI/s320/harbove.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519755452406669522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />YARRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. BALTIMORE RAVENS 1-1</span><br />WK 1 W at NY Jets 10-9, WK 2 L at Cincinnati 10-15<br />Offense Rank 25th, Defense Rank 2nd<br /><br />Just like the Steelers are playing without a QB, so are the Ravens. The only difference is Joe Flacco is supposed to be good. So far he's been anything but. Flacco was picked off 4 times by a Bengals defense the Patriots laid waste to a week earlier, and on the season he's completed just 48% of his pass attempts, and posted a passer rating of 41.2, last among starting QBs. I think it's safe to say he's better than that, but we'll see, maybe he isn't. Ray Rice is another guy who was supposed to be setting the world on fire this season and isn't, he's averaging under 4 yards a carry and hasn't done much as a receiver out of the backfield either. What hasn't disappointed is the defense, they are still elite. Basically so far this has been the same Ravens team we've all known for the past 10 years, great on defense, endlessly questionable on offense. That won't be good enough to get where they want to go, but there's still plenty of time for the talent they have on offense to perform up to expectations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMCMgHh6WaUHZryoNTlczA7xTqhoL-qDdQe7ySYzsJhT5TgSGIiSinB3lyvCQQ3da26n7LLcuD2HBhbwrldAbSpmh6DFmw8WF-Fn8WnV_v_cTiJdTkIcRBtNkBfeOnhxPhJf281q0md87/s1600/mangenius.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMCMgHh6WaUHZryoNTlczA7xTqhoL-qDdQe7ySYzsJhT5TgSGIiSinB3lyvCQQ3da26n7LLcuD2HBhbwrldAbSpmh6DFmw8WF-Fn8WnV_v_cTiJdTkIcRBtNkBfeOnhxPhJf281q0md87/s320/mangenius.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519755244368375090" border="0" /></a><br />I Wonder If On His Resume He Identifies Himself as "Mangenius"?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. CLEVELAND BROWNS 0-2</span><br />WK 1 L at Tampa Bay 14-17, WK 2 L v. Kansas City 14-16<br />Offense Rank 17th, Defense Rank 13th<br /><br />Having talented offensive players underperform is not a problem for the Browns, because they don't have any talented offensive players. You just know that they looked at the schedule heading into the year and thought, "Hmm, Tampa Bay and Kansas City, we could very easily be 2-0". Well, they're 0-2, and things aren't going to get any easier. Really though, nothing that happens with Browns this season matters anyway. Anything Mike Holmgren has ever done has always started with a young quarterback. In Green Bay it was Brett Favre, in Seattle it was Matt Hasselbeck. In Cleveland, that guy probably isn't on the roster right now. Maybe it's Colt McCoy, but I'm thinking probably not. In the long term, nothing the Browns do will matter until they see whether McCoy can play in the NFL or not, and I'm thinking we'll see him sooner rather than later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-75788710196025729652010-09-21T07:25:00.000-07:002010-09-21T08:10:08.082-07:00Week 2 Rubdown- AFC EastIn case you haven't caught on yet, the way I plan to work things for most of the season is to cover the NFC one week and the AFC the next. I think this does 2 things, one, it gives a 2 week perspective rather than the overheated game to game overreaction every other outlet gives you, and secondly, well, it's just easier for me that way.<br /><br />So without further Apu, here's the AFC East Week 2 Rubdown!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiu7OlgRv7TYtxmS2t-KNjnRh-x5UR6XgVCdl-3BAZpLQAiv4MSpurdIWgFYMWR-y8C2qEG4rkF2pH_eoXjHO_UaCd4LP9hs5Ke2avVkeVoLHcoOdj3Pg_MSEPJeEJ9b13NVCul12FnCK/s1600/sporano.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiu7OlgRv7TYtxmS2t-KNjnRh-x5UR6XgVCdl-3BAZpLQAiv4MSpurdIWgFYMWR-y8C2qEG4rkF2pH_eoXjHO_UaCd4LP9hs5Ke2avVkeVoLHcoOdj3Pg_MSEPJeEJ9b13NVCul12FnCK/s320/sporano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519383210018960658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I Wear My Sunglasses Indoors<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. MIAMI DOLPHINS 2-0</span><br />WK 1 W at Buffalo 15-10, WK 2 W at Minnesota 14-10<br />Offense Yards Rank 27th; Defense Yards Rank 5th<br /><br />All of the AFC East drama swirls around the Jets (Hard Knocks, daily Rex Ryan bloviating on ESPN), and Patriots (last week's cover of SI), but thru two weeks the best team in the AFC East is the Miami Dolphins. True, they beat a Buffalo team that might not win a game this year, and a Minnesota team who has been offensively inept so far, but still, two road wins and they both count. They've done it with defense, particularly pass defense, in which they rank 4th in the league in Y/A. That could be a function of playing the Bills and Vikings, but so far so good. The offense has been just good enough to win. Chad Henne's taking care of the ball, with no INTs so far, and Ronnie Brown is averaging 5.6 yards per carry. We'll find out a lot about this team when they play their home opener against the Jets next week, in what should be a case of immovable object meeting immovable object.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoB3nv2_92cqLofmKrHfVXmVxUnXh7Lzw7Nm0fHdtYd66wNSTjahEJ4IdLzlf1mIOyOqtkDGd14iR7Ax26KBUTMEYU8jq5tDAukmuTjIh5PplNCQtIVZE9EFS8PdDeMNmwkiiGnecV_Ub/s1600/braylon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoB3nv2_92cqLofmKrHfVXmVxUnXh7Lzw7Nm0fHdtYd66wNSTjahEJ4IdLzlf1mIOyOqtkDGd14iR7Ax26KBUTMEYU8jq5tDAukmuTjIh5PplNCQtIVZE9EFS8PdDeMNmwkiiGnecV_Ub/s320/braylon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519383448226778514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We Won! This Calls For a Drink!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. NY JETS 1-1<br /></span>WK 1 L v. Baltimore 9-10, WK 2 W v. New England 28-14<br />Offense Yards Rank 29th; Defense Yards Rank 11th<br /><br />The Jets are a great case for covering teams every other week, like I'm doing, rather than every week. After the Week 1 loss the Jets were the worst team in the world and the J-E-T-S fireman was ready to set himself on fire. A week later they beat the Patriots, who everyone was throwing hosannas at after week one, by 2 touchdowns and now the Jets are going to win the Super Bowl again. There is not enough lithium in the world to calibrate the emotions of NFL followers.<br /><br />In reality, this team is severely challenged on offense. Mark Sanchez was fantastic against New England, terrible against the Ravens. He's a second year QB, and giving him the benefit of the doubt that he's actually good, which I'm still not convinced of, at the very least he's going to be inconsistent. Shonn Greene has been ineffective at 3.5 yards per carry, and LaDanian Tomlinson looks rejuvenated so far but you have to wonder how long that will last. The defense looks good, not once in a generation good like they were being hyped as, but still very strong. So, to me, in essence what the Jets look like is a lot what they looked like last year, which was a 9-7 team. That's not a Super Bowl team.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia04wbTwf_zQGVLLxC7Z6i2TMt6ibJ3K0u4XBUsWL_Bf15-08qrT0xIC9KY12_8IUMS70_yHOLSze3IZSMZtJ_t3JDNLZQpt7XAbmMCLJa6CwkqZUuHdVLiP6Iq7me5-0haQ4OodCGVYHm/s1600/brady.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia04wbTwf_zQGVLLxC7Z6i2TMt6ibJ3K0u4XBUsWL_Bf15-08qrT0xIC9KY12_8IUMS70_yHOLSze3IZSMZtJ_t3JDNLZQpt7XAbmMCLJa6CwkqZUuHdVLiP6Iq7me5-0haQ4OodCGVYHm/s320/brady.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519383822336939714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1-1<br />WK 1 W v. Cincinnati 38-24, WK 2 L at NY Jets 14-28<br /></span>Offense Yards Rank 13th; Defense Yards Rank 26th<br /><br />Until they prove otherwise, my opinion of the Pats remains set by their preseason game against the Rams, in which they gave up 36 points, to the Rams. They've done nothing so far to change my view that this team has no defense. Carson Palmer and TOchocinco roll up a bunch of yards against you when you're playing prevent with a huge lead, that's one thing, Mark Sanchez torches you for 3 TDs, that's a very different thing. I think you can hold out some hope that they'll get things fixed and turn in another 10 win season, because defenses can be a lot easier to fix than offenses, but at this point the Patriots look like nothing more than a fringe playoff team.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdSKuXTbnMNTr7XPuP8o7XBZ0N99hzQJtF0Qd8J0otTlt6KOwUVDk4-mqeyX8f_mUqaVE7oRRlAbUsCl8jGHJ8NLJZXpSNzFmhEn9QFFLOc6ugXAtGK7RpSjJF2rgKDZ4GT58C84obtO5/s1600/bills.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdSKuXTbnMNTr7XPuP8o7XBZ0N99hzQJtF0Qd8J0otTlt6KOwUVDk4-mqeyX8f_mUqaVE7oRRlAbUsCl8jGHJ8NLJZXpSNzFmhEn9QFFLOc6ugXAtGK7RpSjJF2rgKDZ4GT58C84obtO5/s320/bills.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519384158905658530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />No, You Can't Hand It Off to the Defensive Lineman<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. BUFFALO BILLS (0-2)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">WK 1 L v. Miami 10-15, WK 2 L at Green Bay 7-34<br /></span>Offense Yards Rank 32nd; Defense Yards Rank 20th<br /><br />After a spunky week 1 in which they took the Dolphins down to the wire, the Bills looked a lot more like we all expected in a Week 2 slaughter at Lambeau. They've already hit the eject button on Senator Trent Edwards and are back to Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB for Week 3. CJ Spiller, who was really the only hope for anything worth watching on this team, is averaging 1.1 yards on 8 carries. Will they go 0-16? They have home games against Cleveland and Detroit, so it's unlikely, but I'm not ruling it out.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-42757878999390174172010-09-16T07:20:00.001-07:002010-09-16T07:47:08.373-07:00Week 1 Rubdown- NFC West<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfFlMqadfUNsJq4oCBc8EP_Ogvbc7Lmb_4DMNHALF_afyTrFY4qCtoFFP_0D9Wdl6PNq5mfSD_QMBzO1t4_3xww_HqvJb6Ij97FN8dL_dx9yTDozD7VbRtysVVRwWu1bMAUE6E9x2yc3J/s1600/seahawks.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfFlMqadfUNsJq4oCBc8EP_Ogvbc7Lmb_4DMNHALF_afyTrFY4qCtoFFP_0D9Wdl6PNq5mfSD_QMBzO1t4_3xww_HqvJb6Ij97FN8dL_dx9yTDozD7VbRtysVVRwWu1bMAUE6E9x2yc3J/s320/seahawks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517522272095178418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1-0)<br />W v. San Francisco 31-6<br /></span>I said last week that Seattle was a mystery team this year, and that mystery got a little more interesting with their completely unexpected pummeling of the preseason darling Niners in Week 1. The Hawks have the best QB in this division, with the "if he can stay healthy" caveat, which is a big if. The defense, which has a couple of studs in Lofa Tatupu and Aaron Curry looked way better than expected too. Keep an eye on them.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7NgqqdKqw8YPqBgHo4RvtEKw0-gjW1Pj6ztF0vNmjkze3V3ouCopZepV0k2ZrfXRDc3bic7oAismfqiHNLgXpa1B8KvAvd9bqqmZNjUKKfC012QRRQydEWsB7BdzstFCVREUqV_Vrsnr/s1600/rams+cards.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7NgqqdKqw8YPqBgHo4RvtEKw0-gjW1Pj6ztF0vNmjkze3V3ouCopZepV0k2ZrfXRDc3bic7oAismfqiHNLgXpa1B8KvAvd9bqqmZNjUKKfC012QRRQydEWsB7BdzstFCVREUqV_Vrsnr/s320/rams+cards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517520442137569490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2. ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-0)<br />W at St. Louis 17-13<br /></span>The first test of the Cards' new incarnation as a running team went pretty well. Yes, it was against the Rams, but 5.3 yards per carry is impressive, and that was without Beanie Wells. Derek Anderson looked just fine as a caretaker QB, throwing for 297 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 INT, and Steve Breaston's 132 yards shows he is ready to step in for Anquan Boldin as the #2 receiver.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />3. ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-1)<br />L v. Arizona 13-17<br /></span>I know Steve Spagnuolo is a defensive guy, not an offensive mastermind. But is it really the best thing to do to have a guy playing in his first NFL game throw 55 passes, when it's a close game and you have the supposedly great Steven Jackson healthy for one of the 5 or 6 games you'll have him this year (because he's another guy who's always hurt)? I'll tell him the same thing I told Brad Childress, you're still allowed to run the ball in this league.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDymFbd5zQ15XraNMgSeAawUOwo_kgqrwFi-bX6XKOgZ8i13K_KT0jXOycAxjss0KOjIDxM0KA-2eYDM2hSDa4v5mJY0702fRowNaX5s9rt7ClQXmJWwssKcqvCQXiP1zY5C7bWYtFOo2r/s1600/hinden.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDymFbd5zQ15XraNMgSeAawUOwo_kgqrwFi-bX6XKOgZ8i13K_KT0jXOycAxjss0KOjIDxM0KA-2eYDM2hSDa4v5mJY0702fRowNaX5s9rt7ClQXmJWwssKcqvCQXiP1zY5C7bWYtFOo2r/s320/hinden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517522524227021282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />4. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (0-1)<br />L at Seattle 6-31<br /></span>I think the picture says it all.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span><span><span><span>Or, for a more current example,</span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmzpPYfFcS_07QqwsTidgt2AR9v4PkCsVLQKn1_DaKu6PRLl2VPFLShUWHisIvXoE3woJckCh5f1OiCLkeEjkBwD2Yu_vWFKQej2KFbPM8k5gbTauKMBMLhX0Zc5-yWpZXC_ceqqO7fIX/s1600/BP-Oil-Spill.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmzpPYfFcS_07QqwsTidgt2AR9v4PkCsVLQKn1_DaKu6PRLl2VPFLShUWHisIvXoE3woJckCh5f1OiCLkeEjkBwD2Yu_vWFKQej2KFbPM8k5gbTauKMBMLhX0Zc5-yWpZXC_ceqqO7fIX/s320/BP-Oil-Spill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517522879172403106" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476415095790520888.post-78659266180502223422010-09-15T12:44:00.000-07:002010-09-15T13:22:18.793-07:00Week 1 Rubdown- NFC South<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW6kdOdawZC2dDn1twQILj343ndoCu5dDoTGg04gnpJ7gGwm9bxanIKm-N3642jR3Gb4ct7kgDKUD0TIvpHbkUJHuI2xBo7w0uCz7Lhox4n3WZAKaIgzaBuDuF4eak6rE-raTt6fr8MQa/s1600/bucs.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW6kdOdawZC2dDn1twQILj343ndoCu5dDoTGg04gnpJ7gGwm9bxanIKm-N3642jR3Gb4ct7kgDKUD0TIvpHbkUJHuI2xBo7w0uCz7Lhox4n3WZAKaIgzaBuDuF4eak6rE-raTt6fr8MQa/s320/bucs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517237834934286130" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />1. TAMPA BAY BUCS (1-0)<br />W v. Cleveland 17-14<br /></span>Sure it was against the Browns, but a win is a win for a young team that didn't get a lot of them last year and won't get a lot of them this year either. Amazing what staying close and waiting for Jake Delhomme to self destruct can do for you. There's really only one thing that matters in watching this year's Bucs, and that's how much Josh Freeman develops. One game in, not too bad. He completed 60% of his passes and threw 2 TDs against only 1 INT. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvQRN-T3uCHcBnc8kxXU8a7N_Op4VBOkJs7zPU5wcsZ9pGy6kHPFCsGd_IZUnCJS1pzG8smMYW_ECiwR3eVUcYkxzBPjWbJ5PL7j0s2VLhmLdSc28vBi9V81nZrnnD9FZB5ikxeiEZuju/s1600/saints.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsvQRN-T3uCHcBnc8kxXU8a7N_Op4VBOkJs7zPU5wcsZ9pGy6kHPFCsGd_IZUnCJS1pzG8smMYW_ECiwR3eVUcYkxzBPjWbJ5PL7j0s2VLhmLdSc28vBi9V81nZrnnD9FZB5ikxeiEZuju/s320/saints.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517237921170266162" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />2. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0)<br />W v. Minnesota 14-9<br /></span>Covered this last week, but this one goes straight in Sean Payton's win column. He outcoached Brad Childress.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />3. ATLANTA FALCONS (0-1)<br />L at Pittsburgh 9-15<br /></span>The Steelers have made a LOT of running backs look bad over the years, so it's not time to panic on Michael Turner just yet. But, he was in and out of the lineup all year last year, and you have to be concerned how he comes back from his first big professional injury, and 1 game in it's not looking so good. Matt Ryan kind of the same thing, he took a step back last year, his Y/A down by almost 20%. Didn't look a whole lot better in Week 1.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74MnKmzOOSUnvOf_A78Wkr2Ksi1KOATsLsNrg-Z13iH_xa9YDNNjcBOftCj1bG1xR8eF4lcSs7BsTArk2oQEOYp2igjc18DfIAxKfjyWFq44H6S7B-teoo7nqto3Ai3AmQhWpOSpsXq2x/s1600/panthers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74MnKmzOOSUnvOf_A78Wkr2Ksi1KOATsLsNrg-Z13iH_xa9YDNNjcBOftCj1bG1xR8eF4lcSs7BsTArk2oQEOYp2igjc18DfIAxKfjyWFq44H6S7B-teoo7nqto3Ai3AmQhWpOSpsXq2x/s320/panthers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517238076836426114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />4. CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1)<br />L at NY Giants 18-31<br /></span>Matt Moore made Jake Delhomme look like, I don't know, a better quarterback than Matt Moore. How do you force 4 turnovers and still lose? That's easy, turn it over 5 times yourself. Matt Moore just would not stop sucking and yet John Fox refused to try and run the ball to take some heat off of him. Not a very good game for a coach who is in danger of getting launched.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0