Category: NFL (Page 1174 of 1282)

Jaguars 26, NY Giants 10
How come nobody talks about how Eli Manning has regressed as a quarterback? He has the second worst competition percentage on third downs than any other quarterback in the league. He was horrid in Jacksonville, absolutely putrid. He threw interceptions, he fumbled he even threw a ball underhanded. I’m sorry; I guess I just expect a little more from the guy who demanded that one organization didn’t draft him so he can play for the city of his choice. New York should have hung on to Philip Rivers.

Jacksonville really took it to the Giants tonight. David Garrad is playing smart and after watching him tonight, I actually believe he gives the Jaguars a better chance to win over Byron Leftwich. He’s more mobile and seems to play smarter and more consistent than Leftwich. And I’m shocked that Fragile Fred Taylor has lasted this long into a season without getting hurt.

I thought the NFC was turning the corner and starting to be more competitive against AFC teams. Guess I was wrong. I think the difference is in the coaching staffs. It seems like the AFC squads have better schemers and game planners. Bill Belichick, Brian Billick, Tony Dungy, Mike Shanahan and Herm Edwards always have their teams prepared well. I think the NFC has more motivators than great football minds. Don’t get me wrong, Mike Holmgren and Bill Parcels are solid, but I’m less impressed with guys like John Fox, Jon Gruden and Andy Reid these days as far as schemers.

In the interests of full disclosure, the Green Bay Packers are my team. I grew up in Wisconsin and, over the years, I’ve experienced all of the highs and lows of the franchise.

For some reason, I found the following headline extremely funny:

Favre’s OK, Rodgers Out For Season

For those that missed the news, Brett Favre had to leave Sunday’s game with an injured nerve in his throwing elbow and Aaron Rodgers saw his first extended action of the season. At some point in the second half, Rodgers broke his foot.

It looks like Favre will return next week to keep his consecutive starts streak alive at 252 games (playoff games included). That equals over 15 full seasons where he hasn’t missed a start.

The guy who is supposed to replace him can’t play a half without breaking his foot.

Chargers 35, Broncos 27
This is twice in two weeks where the Chargers fell behind early, only to rally and win in the second half. For as easy as Marty Schottenheimer makes it to criticize him, you have to give him credit for making necessary adjustments at halftime. Not every NFL coach does that, in fact, a lot of them don’t.

After reaching pay dirt in the second half, LaDainian Tomlinson became the fastest player to reach 100 touchdowns in a career. The guy is phenomenal to watch on a weekly basis. Tomlinson scored four times tonight (three rushing, one receiving) and may single handedly take San Diego to a Super Bowl. I realize Philip Rivers and the defense are playing great too, but Tomlinson can carry a team by himself.

This has to be a tough loss for Denver. Not only do the Broncos lose a game in the standings, but they also fall at home, where they have regularly owned San Diego. Jake Plummer wasn’t a disaster, but he was far from good. His forth quarter interception and last second fumble essentially sealed the deal for the Chargers. Okay, so he was a disaster.