Eli's injury is a concern, though. Right now they are saying "bruised heel" and "no big thing." I hope they are right. If we have to go with Davis Carr for any length of time, the season is over, and I may finally be required to maim and kill Pat St. Denis. (I wish they'd kept the Hefty Lefty, I'd have more faith in him than David "Sack Machine" Carr).
The Scottish Kicker missed another field goal that he should have made. That is worrisome as well. Sooner or later his inconsistency is going to cost us a game. It almost cost us the NFC championship two seasons back in Green Bay. Yes, he made the game winning field goal, but only after he had missed two previous tries. They should have kept John Carney.
As for the Jets game... well, I never thought they would go undefeated. The good news was that Rex Ryan's defense had another great game, shutting down the high-flying Saints O for most of the contest. The bad news, of course, was Mark Sanchez. I don't blame him for the last two interceptions, which were desperation heaves in the final minutes of the contest. The first one, though, the pick six, that really hurt, and the fumble in the end zone hurt even more, negating as it did a heroic goal line stand by the defense.
Yes, I know, only a rookie, yadda yadda, growing pains, yadda yadda, he'll learn from this, yadda yadda.
So they lost, but to a strong team. The Saints are for real. Should be fun to see them take on the Giants in two weeks time.
Next week the Raiders come visit the Giants in the Meadowlands, led by my JaMarcus "I Complete More Than a Quarter of My Passes") Russell. The Jets are on the road for a Monday night game in Miami, where the QB doesn't have much more experience than Sanchez. Jets / Dolphins games are always exciting.
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(oh, and how 'bout my Skins finally deciding to come in from the parking lot and play some football in the second half yesterday!!)
On the upside, to show how much faith I have in your teams I will mention that I benched Drew Brees in my fantasy league because I figured if anyone would shut down his arm it would be your jets D this year. I was right too. I also have Cotchery as my primary reveiver and he has been better than average if not always top 10 in my league. As long as they are thumping someone other than my lowly (this year) Titans I will keep cheering your teams on. If for no other reason than I absolutely hate the Pats and Eagles...
That entire secondary was out for the game. And in the front, you have a decent run D, but nothing that can really pressure the QB and the passing attack. As for offense.. meh, we are decent offense with a mediocre, aging QB.
Not much good news can be made for the Titans. Their schedule gets even tougher over the next 4 or 5 games, and I honestly don't see where they can improve (for this season anyways).
Also there was other amazing news. I have 2 1yr-old dwarf hamsters named arya(who is half blind) and sansa(who is the more energetic and dominant one). Yesterday around 3 when I got home, Sansa was colder than room temp and totally limp. I picked her up and she was still taking short shallow breaths. I held her until I had to go to work and she gained enough energy to roll over off her back. When I got back from work she was cold, limp, and had her arms above her as her chest was rising and falling rapidly. I held her for the next 3 hours on my chest while hanging out with my friends. She was able to walk around in her tank last night and this morning I woke up to her back in her hampster wheel. Dese here are a'healin' hands, praise da old gods an' da new!!! Perhaps I am the red priest? LOL
Peyton is Peyton. But I'd take Eli over Big Ben or Flacco.
Keep doing things you like and be as happy as you can be! :)
I've been a big booster of his and obviously this Sunday's game was painful. But I think that it was him having a (really) off day rather than a sign of anything to come. I am sure that he will learn from this experience and be stronger for it (a theme that we all are familiar with, as seen often with our favorite ASOFAI characters [at least those characters still around]).
I would guess that most people, if they had been told that the Jets would start 3-1 would have been pretty happy. And those people will be even more happy next week, when I know that he will bounce back!
Congrats to New Orleans, you guys played well, took advantage of the opportunities and deserved the Win.
"Back-to-back games against Bucs and Chiefs. How many bye weeks do they get?"
My Rams got pasted by our hated rivals in San Francisco 35-0.
We're 0-4. We've scored a grand total of 24 points during those four games. Our opponents, conversely, have scored 108.
108 to 24, people.
Let that sink in, please, before anyone - even you sad Titans fans - complain about a bad team.
The '09 Rams are starting to look like the '76 Buccaneers.
Funny how our last 2 games and the next one are against New York state teams (Buffalo, NYJ, NYG).
I'm an optomistic atheist. So I pick meaningless and full of joy every time :-)
Oh, and thanks for teaching me everything I know about American football.
This just in: Plantar fasciitis. Stretching, special night time boot, cortisone, lidocaine. He'll be fine. Phwew!
That Nicks run looked like a schoolyard play. "Our" Steve Smith is great, but I'd wait a couple more seasons before naming him "the" Steve Smith. That guy is pretty special. Can't you just see Manningham working on looking the ball in and catching with his hands this week?
Jets NEED receivers. Maybe they need to move Washington to slot. That'll open up the run game and give the kid someone reliable. Sanchez NEEDS coaching. Seriously. It's the 4th game and he's still has no concept of time and ball protection.
WOW! Great D. To do that to the Saints... Extraordinary.
Will the Raiders be last years Browns? Will the kid stop chewing his fingernails and learn? I'm staying tuned.
GEAUX SAINTS
Also, I'd love to see the Jets make the playoffs, especially if they can knock the Pats out while doing it.
All eyes on that New Orleans tie, that will be a real test of the Giants all-round game, but especially their ability to shut down a really strong attacking unit.
Having watched the Dolphins several times this season, I'd expect the Jets to win quite comfortably. Henne, for me, is just not ready to go up against that hard-blitzing Jets defense - he had the old rabbit-in-headlights look to him when he came on against the Saints. Maybe a little premature to judge him coming into such a tough match, but this is after all, the NFL, and football is a tough old game.
Your two teams are a combined 7-1. I think you can live with that for a week. :-) And, in spite of what Flacco and Ryan did last year, it's not usual for a rookie QB to lead their team to the playoffs. I wouldn't consider it a bad year for the Jets if they don't make it.
I love Denver. I love Brian Dawkins and Brandon Marshall. I love Josh McDaniels. I do no like the next 3 games (NE, @ SD @ BAL). Ugh 4-3 here we come.
And yeah, the Chefs are going to be very bad for a long time to come, it would appear. At least the 49ers are looking good for a change.