File this post under the pointless category, I know, but does anybody else think that Brady Quinn says, “Now I’m dumb” in this EAS commercial?
I realize the actual line is, “Now I’m done.” But every time I see this commercial I think the young lad is saying those shakes are making him dumb.
J.P. Losman wants out of Buffalo. Actually, he not only wants out of Buffalo – he’s demanding it.
Losman is unhappy with how he lost his starting job to rookie Trent Edwards this past season, and wants out of Buffalo, the Associated Press reports. Losman’s agent said Friday that his client would prefer to be traded, but added Losman would play out the final year of his contract if necessary.
Don’t you have to be at least a little good to demand a trade? The best thing about Losman is that he truly believes he’s a good quarterback. Any team that packages more than a ham sandwich, a gum wrapper and a pair of round scissors to acquire this guy deserves to go 3-13 for the foreseeable future.
Jaguars 31, Steelers 29
My defensive back days ended when I was a senior in high school, so I’m not one to talk about a professional athlete not making a play. However, on David Garrard’s fourth quarter scramble that eventually led to Josh Scobee’s game-winning field goal, Steelers’ defensive back Tyrone Carter should have charged the line of scrimmage instead of waiting back. Garrard was going to pick up the first down no matter what, but if Carter is more aggressive, maybe he limits Garrard to only a seven or eight yard gain instead of 32…Pittsburgh really missed Willie Parker’s outside running in this game and it was clear that Big Ben was trying to do too much in the first half. The Steelers lost their swagger after losing to the Jets in Week 11…I love the potential of a Jaguars-Patriots matchup. Besides the Colts, I think Jacksonville is the only other AFC team that could possibly knock off New England (and no, I’m not overlooking the Chargers).
Seahawks 35, Redskins 14
This was a snooze-fest until the fourth quarter. Neither offense was very impressive throughout the entire game, but both defenses had their share of big plays, including two Seahawk interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. In the end, was Todd Collins really going to lead the Skins deep into the playoffs? He was a nice story, but Patrick Kerney and the rest of Seattle’s defense befuddled him (although he didn’t get much help from his receivers in the first half). At least Washington made a great run for Sean Taylor…The Seahawks are in trouble. Matt Hasselbeck’s hand is clearly affecting his decision-making and Shaun Alexander has been a shell of his former self this year. I love their aggressive defense, but they live and die by the turnover and that’s going to eventually cost them. Green Bay has a nice matchup next week.
Giants 24, Bucs 14
Other than the first quarter, the Giants were very impressive. Eli Manning had two great drives in the second quarter to help put NY up 14-7 and Ahmad Bradshaw provided a great spark in the third quarter to put the Bucs away. The G-Men aren’t overly impressive, but they know Dallas well and they might just give the ‘Boys a game next week…Not to take away what he did for Tampa in the regular season, but this game was a perfect example of how Jeff Garica will only take a team so far. He’s limited and when his team gets down by more than two scores, he’s really limited. Obviously this loss wasn’t all on him, however. The defense wore down in the second and third quarters and Michael Spurlock fumbled the opening kickoff in the second half that led to a Giants field goal. Since waxing the Falcons at home to win the NFC South in Week 15, the Bucs were a completely different team.
Chargers 17, Titans 6
There won’t be many times when someone says the San Diego Chargers’ offense was more productive without prolific tight end Antonio Gates, but that was the case Sunday. The Chargers were blanked 6-0 in the first half and lost Gates to a toe injury, but they managed 17 unanswered points in the second half to pull off the sloppy victory…The Titans dominated this game defensively in the first half, but they started to ware down when Vince Young and the offense couldn’t muster any scoring drives. That’s been the case for Tennessee all season…Not sure how good San Diego is going to be without Gates in Indianapolis next weekend, but at least they finally got over their 13-year playoff-win drought.
Adrian Peterson ran away (pun intended) with Rookie of the Year honors, garnering 46.5 of the panel’s 50 votes. Joe Thomas was the only other rookie to get a vote. (He actually got 3.5.)
Where is Ryan Grant?
All right, hear me out.
Much is made of the numbers Peterson put up even though he didn’t crack the starting lineup until the sixth game. In the first five games, he averaged 19.2 carries, which are hardly backup numbers. Grant got all of six carries in the five games he appeared in before taking over as the Packers’ starter in week 8. Here are a few per game stats for each player, which compare Peterson’s 14-game performance to Grant’s 10-game stint as Green Bay’s starter:
Peterson: 115 total yards, 5.6 ypc, 0.9 TD
Grant: 105 total yards, 5.1 ypc, 0.8 TD
Here are their numbers over the last four games:
Peterson: 46 total yards, 2.7 ypc, 0.5 TD
Grant: 97 total yards, 5.5 ypc, 1.0 TD
By most accounts, Peterson played behind a much better offensive line and the 8-8 Vikings didn’t even make the playoffs. So much is made of the team’s record when the balloting is done for the MVP award, but it doesn’t seem to play a role in the voting for ROY. The Packers finished the season 13-3 and Grant was a major reason why defenses weren’t able to key on Brett Favre and Co. in the passing game.
I’m not saying that the wrong guy won the award – Peterson had a wonderful year and deserved the honor – but I think there’s enough of an argument for Grant that at least one panel member would have voted for him or at least split a vote between the two players.
Sure, the Patriots went 16-0 but will they finish the job and hoist the Lombardi Trophy? After ranking the 12 playoff teams in my latest column for Bullz-Eye.com, I asked Mr. Optimism and Mr. Pessimism to size up each team’s chances. One likes what he sees, one doesn’t. Whose arguments are more compelling?
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