Observations from Week 2

Well I got to enjoy a variety of games today since the Eagles don't play until tomorrow.

Think that hits while watching the games today (I got to view the Bills-Steelers, Packers-Giants, Jets-Ravens, Seahawks-Cardinals, and the Chargers-Patriots, with snippets of the end of the Bengals-Browns and Raiders-Broncos).

- How bad is Notre Dame? They looked S-U-C-K-Y Saturday....
- The Steelers have an almost Philly-like philosophy, pass for the lead and grind out with the run. The difference, they still have a team used to power running football so its easier for them to return to the grinding run game.
- I thought J.P. Losman and Lee Evans were pretty good? They were friggin' invisible today at the big ketchup packet in Pitt. Marshawn Lynch looked really good though in a futile effort to spark the Bills offense to things bigger and better things than a FG.
- OMG, is the Giants Defense really that bad? Or is our D ok? The Packers couldn't do shit to us (ok, not going into how we still managed to lose, scroll down) but they ran over, around and through the Giants today. Their D looked disheveled and disinterested today. I mean, Pam Oliver the Fox sideline reporter basically ripped them a new asshole in the 4th quarter by calling out their uninspired limp response both on the field and on the sideline.
- Poor Jared Lorenzen. That motherfucker took a games-worth of beating in the final Giants possession when Coughlin removed Eli to prevent injury in a lost game. The Packers pinned their ears back and just bummed rushed the "Hefty Lefty." within like 3 plays he was limping and after about 6 snaps or so, he was so beat-up the Giants had to put in Anthony Wright to relieve the guy.
- Congrats to Favre for becoming the winningest QB of all-time. Dunno how you did it last week, and I don't know how you'll continue with that cast of misfits your saddled with in Green Bay, but 2-0 is 2-0.
- Then again Detroit is 2-0 as well, while the Chargers are a very poor-looking 1-1. (Note to self: may be time for Kitna to replace Rivers on one of my fantasy teams)
- Hoo boy, the Jets looked bad for 3 qtrs, but came to life and almost came back against the Ravens. And the comeback would have been complete if it weren't for two balls bouncing off or through the hands of Justin McCariens....You my friend are GOAT of the WEEK!
- Is it just me or does anyone else think the Ravens may be a tad over-rated?
- How in the ever-loving fuck is Ray Lewis still playing?
- I thought for sure the Cards were going to once again snag defeat from the jaws of victory. Perhaps their 23-20 triumph over the Div. Champion Seahawks is the start of something.
- Poor fantasy choice on my part, should've started Deion Branch and not Bernard Berrian.
- I thought the Rams were supposed to have a decent team? That's like 2 TDs in 2 games. What gives? (and where did I pick them to finish in the NFC West, note to self, scroll down and check, if anywhere but 3 or 4, surreptitiously edit it)
- Fucking Chargers. Well at least Antonio Gates got me a fantasy TD.
- You know the Pats 38-14 destruction of the Chargers got me thinking. Its the true shame of the whole Belichick cheating scheme. HE DOESN'T NEED TO! The Patriots have a strong squad, always seem to find valuable role-playing depth guys, come prepared. Why Cheat? It needlessly tarnished a decent image. Senseless. And oh yeah he still shoulda been suspended.
- I'll bet BillB's extension takes the sting out of that "unprecedented" fine the NFL just "blasted" him with.
- POOR FANTASY DECISION of the CENTURY: picking up the Bengals D this week and inserting them into the starting line-up because they playing the lame-ass Browns (who got clobbered in Week 1 and traded their starting QB). The Brownies only hung half-a-hundred points on the Bengals, winning 51-45 in a game that will no doubt be characterized as a "shoot-out" in all the major outlets, but for which the term really doesn't do justice. Maybe they OUGHT to furnish the Bengals and Browns with sign-stealing cameras....
- Why are Titans-Colts games always so close? I don't get it. The Titans don't have nearly the D you'd think necessary/capable of shutting down Manning. But they almost did it.
- I'll bet Atlanta fans really regret trading QB Matt Schaub now. The Texans go 2-0 for the first time in franchise history and my choice of Andre Johnson for one of my fantasy teams look like pure genius.

More later.

Bad News Bears - Evil Rex Showed up

The Bears had their shot at SuperBowl XLI, but came up short. And you know what...you'll read all about elsewhere. I doubt anyone is coming to this page to make SURE they get the best SuperBowl coverage.

So I will just say this. The Bears possessions in the second half were ATROCIOUS...Indy extends its lead with a big drive to start the second half and the Bears respond with a total of 2 decent plays before Rexie-boy stumble-fucks his way to consecutive big-loss sacks, one because he couldn't get his own feet out of his way and the second because the he couldn't handle the fucking snap! So the Bears go from potential threat with a 2nd and 1 in Colts territory to a 4th-and-fuggedaboudit punt.

They did managed to squeak in a FG in the second half. This came after the Colts went up 22-14, and squibbed it and then took a personal foul....Bears got the short field, and came up short, settling for FG. And that was ALL SHE WROTE. Why? Well you probably know why, its because Rex Grossman's evil twin entered the game and proceeded to throw two really shit-stupid passes...Its was the play-calling that was dumb, both passes would've connected and really sparked the Bears in the second half if Grossman had had enough talent to make the friggin' throws! Both passes were thrown so poorly they didn't have a chance to be completions, but instead had great chances to interceptions - and both were.

The first was Pick 6 which put the Colts up 29-17 and prompted me to write down: your Superbowl XLI Champion: the Indianapolis Colts!

Damn Bears. I wanted the NFC to win.

Its Fantasy Time

Well I decided to go forth and do good things this year with fantasy football...I was going to take the season off, with the move to Japan and all I don't know how much time I will have to make adjustments early in the season...

Still, I like the live draft and did it through ESPN this year, the cool part was that all 10 owners were there....Of course all the top backs were gone by the time I picked at 5...and I just couldn't pass on Peyton....I never get him...more backs were disappearing so I focused on them the next couple of picks, snagging Caddilac Williams and Brian Westbrook as my top two starters...(so in a 10 team league I got 3 players rated in the top 20, not too bad)...

Then I decided it was time to get a WR, so I passed on Hines (no Ben, no Hines) and selected Roy Williams, figuring he'll be Kitna's security blanket in Detroit...grabbed Chester Taylor after that as RB insurance and then nabbed Derrick Mason who I think will rebound in a big way after being reunited with Steve McNair...

The rounded out team looks like this:
QB (2): Peyton and Trent Green
RB (5): Caddy and WB, Taylor, Joe Addai and Musa Smith as backups/fodder
WR (4): Williams and Mason start, with Reggie Brown and Muhsin Muhammed for depth
TE (2): Witten starts (yeah I chose a Cowboys AUGH!) with Dallas Clark as my back-up
K (1): David "Green" Akers is where I wanted to be, and I got him
D (2): Steelers start, with the 'Boys D being my mop up crew...
I like the line up...
week 1 I gotta play Tom Brady, Shaun A, Warrick D, T. Glenn and Nate B....