Most impressed with: Granted, he was facing a Pop Warner defense in Cincinnati, but Jamal Lewis (215 yards, 1 TD) showed he still has purpose in the NFL.
Least impressed with: The Bengals defense is simply atrocious. The Browns are underrated in some respects, but they’re not 51 points and 531 yards underrated. What a waste of a great offense in Cincinnati.
Wake up call goes to: Hey Saints, you’re not going to sneak up on teams like you did last year. Fix the offense and do something (anything) about the defense or underachieve all year.
Play of the day: Braylon Edwards’ full extension 34-yard touchdown snag in the third quarter against the Bengals was an unbelievable blend of concentration and savvy.
My best advice this week: Don’t buy Jaguars postseason stock quite yet. There’s just something missing – a run game for example – and you get the impression they don’t match up with some of the better AFC teams.
Many applauds to: Congrats on the win this week for everyone who has Carson Palmer and Chad Johnson on the same fantasy team…Everyone is waiting for Brett Favre (286 yards, 3 TDs) to retire, but in the meantime he continues to produce…The Falcons should have asked for three second round picks for Matt Schaub…In just two games, the Vikings D has produced three TDs, seven turnovers and 10 sacks…Jon Kitna is 35 percent toughness, 35 percent heart and 30 percent brass balls…In two games, Tony Romo has thrown for 531 yards and five touchdowns…For those who read my Week 1 recap, “Joey Galloway” is the answer to my question about the Bucs’ offense…Instead of giving up a TD to Devin Hester, teams should just kickoff and punt out of bounds…
Cheap shots: The Rams out gained the 49ers by 206 yards (392 to 186) and 12 first downs (20 to 8 ), and still lost…Joey Harrington isn’t bad, but forget about this guy ever leading a team down the field in less than two minutes to win a ballgame…Has anyone seen Lee Evans?…A botched handoff is a hell of a way to lose – just ask Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander…
Jamal Lewis is back to his old form. Everyong said he lost a step, but that talk needs to end after he blew past a bunch of defensive backs during his 66-yard run.
I was at the Buc’s / Saints game and the Buc’s punched them in the mouth from the start and the Saints had no answer….and I think the Rams are going to have a hard time with Buc’s next week..
Favre has taken a brutal thrashing in the past two years. I’d provide you with examples, but this seems like a place for civil discourse. After watching a ton of football during my life, I don’t think many current NFL QBs could have done what he’s done in the last two years.
Many would not have finished the 2005 season let alone come back for two more. I’m damn proud of the man.
I think Garcia is going to thrive playing for Gruden – watch out for the Bucs
I second Jeff’s thoughts. Favre is still a good NFL QB and still has the arm strength. He threw a 15-yard out off his back foot to James Jones that only a handful of QBs could make. He seems to be doing a better job of avoiding the INTs, which has a lot to do with the Packers not falling behind. He’s capable of managing a game if he has a lead or the game is close.
But let’s not get too excited about the Pack. The next four games will tell us a lot about this team.
I don’t have any delusions about our Packers – not every team is going to give us a special teams turnover. In my not-so-humble opinion, until the o-line can do much better than they have done these first two weeks, we will remain a second tier team – there have been times they looked positively awful.
Maybe our backs aren’t the greatest, but they frequently had no chance at all. To clarify my original post, I was referring to the thrashing Favre has taken by all the folks clamoring for his retirement. He’s come through the physical beating amazingly well.