- Ah, Total Fraud pulls one out again. Yes, now Mark Sanchez and the Jets can claim to have a real victory on their resume this year after somehow the San Diego Chargers collapsed and pissed away a large lead in New York. The Bolts seemed to move the ball with ease when they had to early, and it wasn't Philip Rivers dominating with the pass. It was a great mix of pass and run. One tipped Rivers pass in the red zone that was intercepted by Darrelle Revis and ran back to the other red zone changed the momentum of the whole game. Sanchize solved his red zone problems by finding Plaxico Burress three times, and Rex Ryan wins the war of words with Norv Turner. Neither still has won any rings.
- I don't know about point spreads, but if you want to make money, bet the Browns and Seahawks unders to the max until further notice.
- Two real physical teams battled in Motown, and both managed to sound like whining pussies afterwards. Atlanta's mad that Ndamukong Suh and some other Detroit d-linemen were making light of Falcons QB Matt Ryan lying prone on the field after a play. Suh's mad at Atlanta's dirty tactics and says Ryan going down was "karma." I'm wondering when did football players start getting their wittle feelings hurt so easily. The Falcons adjusted to the contentious game much better than the Lions did. They were quicker to call plays to get the ball out of the QB's hands faster, plus they have a real running game they can rely on to balance the attack. If China Doll Matthew Stafford starts getting nicked up every game, the Lions' season is in the shitter.
- You know what Washington needs much, much more than a new quarterback? Some new tacklers, pronto! Oh my God, the Redskins were terrible trying to bring down any Panthers in the open field. We know Cam Newton is a load, especially running an old-school option, but the Skins weren't tackling the running backs or the receivers, either. That option with Cam coming at you has got to be Halloween frightful, and Steve Smith continues to be a beast. And hey, John Beck looked pretty damn good, but he lost two big weapons during this game--RB Tim Hightower's season is over, and WR Santana Moss is out for the next month or two. Rex or Beck, I don't like Washington's chances going forward.
- Speaking of beasts, Matt Forte is a fucking animal this year. That London game between the Buccaneers and the Bears was marked by horrible throws from both QBs, and despite Jay Cutler looking much better than Josh Freeman overall, this could have gone either way. The difference was undeniably Forte. There's no chance Chicago wins this game and Tampa Bay loses if Tampa has Forte and Chicago has Earnest Graham or whatever scrubs the Bucs were trying to run out there.
- Hallelujah! Time to praise Baby Jesus for pulling off another miracle! I heard the stat that Tim Tebow now has as many 14-point deficit come-from-behind victories (2) as the great John Elway had in his whole damn career! What else can it be but a miracle? He has descended from the clouds and is wearing a blue #15 jersey! He is the Son of God, He is our Savior, He...oh wait, the Miami radio commentator described it as "...the Dolphins find a new way to lose." So maybe it's not all Tebow, maybe Miami blows harder than Vanessa Del Rio. And the sad thing is, Miami found an offensive rhythm with Matt Moore, adjusting to the Bronco blitz and burning Denver with quick slants. They did enough to win a game against a team without a QB who can actually get the ball down the field. Well, for 55 minutes they did. The Fins need to fire the entire coaching staff for allowing Tebow to run that 2-point conversion in with no resistance at all. Hello--running's the only thing that ogre can do well.
- I guess Tennessee's defense was a paper champion racking up stats against weak competition. Arian Foster, Ben Tate, Matt Schaub and the Houston Texans walked into Nashville and assaulted the Titans repeatedly until they were finished with them. I mean, that should have been on Law & Order: SVU, it was such an anal mauling. I'm very curious if this is Houston finding ways to adjust in the absence of Andre Johnson, or if it's the Titans beginning to completely fall apart and play under expectations, just like their highly paid RB, Chris Johnson. You can overcome a huge, gaping hole in your offense like Johnson for only so long.
- Both Pittsburgh and Arizona's offenses did what they're good at. Arizona's good at popping a decent run here and there and throwing the rock up for Larry Fitzgerald to make a play, and that's about all they got. Pittsburgh's good at taking deep shots to Mike Wallace early and running the ball to maintain the lead. That's why the Cardinals are the Cardinals, and the Steelers are the Steelers.
- Kyle Boller's deep ball sucked, Carson Palmer's quick throws sucked, and the Raiders, despite racking up some yardage on Kansas City, couldn't find their way onto the scoreboard. Oakland's 322 net yards was actually more than the Chiefs' 300, so if Jason wants to call this a lucky win for me, he's certainly justified. The Chiefs didn't look like world beaters, they just had an actual NFL QB playing for them, unlike the Silver & Black. Matt Cassel threw for 50% completion with no TDs and 2 picks, and he shined compared to Boller and Palmer. Three INTs for each QB? Wow.
- Brian Robison and the Minnesota Vikings had some fight in 'em Sunday, much to the surprise of T.J. Lang and the Green Bay Packers. The impact players on the Vikings showed up for three quarters, namely Adrian Peterson and Jared Allen, and Christian Ponder looked alright in his first start as Vikings QB. Aaron Rodgers and his boys stayed calm and rallied for the win, but Minnesota can be intriguing the rest of the way. Can the WRs perform like they did in this game, namely Michael Jenkins, who made Bernard Berrian so irrelevant that the Vikes cut him? If Ponder can get production out of Jenkins and Percy Harvin, Minnesota suddenly looks dangerous as far as covering spreads the rest of the way. Ponder won't have to face Charles Woodson in every game.
- My preview of Rams-Cowboys: "Rams and Steven Jackson are running at a 4.4 yards per carry clip. They should be just as effective on the ground as Tashard Choice and DeMarco Murray." Conclusion: I'm a fucking retard, and I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about.
- Sunday night is what happens when a superior team is motivated coming off a bad loss and takes advantage of every single mismatch on the field. Why weren't the Colts getting blown away like this when Peyton Manning was active, you may ask? Simple--that small Indianapolis defense didn't have to be on the field all the time. They're easy to wear down when they have to be out there as much as they have this year. They have speed and energy when they take the field after a seven-minute Peyton TD drive. Curtis Painter, not so much. Meanwhile, the Saints get to go to St. Louis next week. Yep, Lock of the Century. Give 20 points, it won't be enough.
- Monday night is what happens when your QB is drunk. Okay, I have zero knowledge of Baltimore QB Joe Flacco being under any kind of influence at Jacksonville, but some of his throws looked like he was impaired. And in an absolutely inexcusable fit of stubbornness, the Ravens offensive coordinator had Flacco throw 38 times vs. 12 rushing attempts, and only 8 carries for Ray Rice the whole night! Can't you see at some point that Flacco doesn't have it and needs to hand it off more? 137 yards on 38 pass attempts! I know Baltimore doesn't have a stellar group of WRs, but that was plain pathetic. I'll credit Jacksonville for showing up. They brought defensive pressure, they stayed committed to the run, and they looked like the only team trying to play football. They deserve the upset win. And the Ravens deserve to doubt themselves when they play this badly.
Week 7 Records--Dre & Jay 6-6-1, .500
YTD Records--Dre 43-54-6, .443; Jay 49-48-6, .505
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