Checking Down:
1. Roddy White is the best WR in the NFL. Moss is better deep, Andre is more physical, and Larry is a better leaper. However, Roddy does everything on the field, shows up every week, puts up numbers in run and pass heavy situations, has a medium level QB and offensive line, and does all the little things (running down INTs). I’m glad I have him on a couple teams, because he is so consistent and consistently good.
2. Miami will never win kicking 3 FGs in a quarter in 3 red zone trips. Let Henne sling it a little bit, Fins!
3. Baltimore concerns me. I am not sure Flacco has a “bring it to the next level” mode. He might just be “good” with no “great” switch.
4. Chicago is…..I can’t even talk, I’m sorry.
5. The Saints just beat themselves. Brees does what he does throwing the ball all over the place, but 3 picks in the first half will not get it done. Also, starting the second half with 1st and 35 (not a misprint) will not help the comeback hopes.
6. Tampa needs to do something other than kick FGs, but they did get a win. However, both STL and TB proved although they are improved they still have a ways to go.
7. Chicago is inventing ways to lose. I think they have another turnover now. DeAngelo now has 6 picks. Actually, I still can’t, let’s move on.
8. Kenny Britt, that was ridiculous. Imagine if he could stay out of the bars during the week.
9. Run DMC looks like a real RB, and the Raiders almost look like a real team…nah.
10. Arizona, that was ugly. Larry Fitzgerald seems ready to kill someone. I would be really upset too. Kurt Warner, where are you?!
11. Philip Rivers was very impressive in a loss. However, at this point at 2-5 looking up at 4-2 KC (who beat them head to head), they have to be thinking it is panic time. Norv Turner might see the door after another loss. Is there some way he can be retained as offensive coordinator though?
12. The 49ers are officially done. Seattle and STL will battle it out for that division
13. The Redskins and Bears are an embarrassing 4-3 each. I have no idea how they each got 4 wins. They both wanted to give it away today: the Bears just had it last to be able to give it away. McNabb’s terrible performance was hidden by Cutler’s even worse performance.
14. AJ Green in Detroit would look pretty good next year (Georgia on my mind)
15. Buffalo, that was a nice try. Lee Evans, there you are!
16. Who is Steve Johnson and why does he have 5 touchdowns in 6 games?
17. Favre should sit down next week. Belichick will hit him and embarrass him. He has a broken ankle people. Really?
18. Eli Manning is leading the league in TDs and INTs. Brees is second in INTs. Meanwhile, Ahmad Bradshaw is leading the league in rushing. So, the Giants are most explosive offense? (looks around in confusion)
19. Green Bay needed that win for karma associated reasons, but they are still really flawed. The NFC North is officially the Black and Blue Division this year. The winner will be….actually, I don’t know. Chicago if they can pass protect for Cutler, Green Bay if they can run block and get Jackson to run, and Minnesota if the QB doesn’t die.
20. The Giants are the best team in the NFC….by default. Atlanta, I am not back to fully trusting you.
21. The Browns are frisky on defense, have a great left side of the offensive line, and have awesome special teams. Still, 6 win ceiling, but hey, small victories.
22. Dallas without Romo is done. Best team by talent in the NFC, perhaps will have the worst record in the conference. Imagine a great O Lineman in the draft though….
23. The Raiders had 38 points by mid 3rd quarter and 59 by 3rd quarter’s end. What? I mean….what?
Going Long
The coaching was terrible this week. Singletary is a one trick pony whose trick isn’t that good. Wade Philips, Norv Turner, and Brad Childress just got Master’s Degrees from the Andy Reid School of Time Management and Challenge Usage. Wade’s thesis was on “how many scores do I need?”. The coaching has been so bad that Tom Cable might be in the top 16 coaches by default. Now, that is weird.
I hate the whistle. I want to see plays end when they are finished. When a guy is still moving on top of a pile, or people still are trying to get a clearly loose ball, don’t blow the whistle. I understand the system is there for safety. However, we are ending plays before they should be ended. Officials, you cost Miami the game! It happened again with the Witten fumble Monday Night, and almost screwed over Dez Bryant on two other plays. How about we do this: have the whistle be blown later than it is now, maybe a half second or full second after the play clearly ends, but give 20 yard penalties if players hit each other after that, or continue to obscure the ball. That will clear the piles and stop the late hits while also letting the play be fairly finished.
Finally, I want to write a shout out for Rob Ryan. He singlehandedly won that game for the Browns versus the Saints. I have no idea how this solid defensive mind is overlooked. Wherever he goes he wins. He won 3 rings with the Patriots as Linebackers coach from 2000-2004, producing Pro Bowlers in Willie McGinest and Tedy Bruschi. He coached the top ranked defense in 2003 while in NE. He was then defensive coordinator for Oakland. Despite no help or talent, he helped them to mid level rankings or higher, and produced some great young linebackers, good rush ends (Derrick Burgess…), and one of the best pass defenses in the league. This year, he moved to Cleveland, and has done wonders with very little real talent, and just contained the Super Bowl MVP. He forced Brees into 4 picks by daring him to throw deep (I know, that takes guts to pull off, but Rob did it).
Rob Ryan is the twin of Rex Ryan, son of Buddy Ryan. He also looks like a pirate, which helps the leadership factor and his level of likability. He learned defense and strategy from his brother, father, Romeo, Mangini, and Belichick. Ryan has that daring streak needed to excel. He has done really well in some tough spots, and there is no reason he couldn’t be a better head coach than many of the idiots running teams right now. So, when the next team fires someone, can we please hire him?
Good luck for Halloween, and keep the 6 team bye in mind as you plan for Eliminator leagues and fantasy!
BLISS
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