I have been overloaded with a ton of stuff lately. From work, to sports, to school, to anything else that may come up in life, I haven't had the time to update this as often as I would like to. However, after watching the sports world for the last two weeks, I've got some things I would like to hit on.
NFL hits
1.) Are the Steelers still...the Steelers? They blew a fourth quarter lead to the Bears in week two and lost 17-14. Pittsburgh followed that performance by blowing a 13-0 first half lead to the Bengals. 13-0 in the first half isn't exactly a done deal, but I bet anyone who picked the Steelers to win that game was feeling pretty comfortable. I know I gave a co-worker of mine a little grief after looking at his pick sheet, where he correctly picked Cincinnati over Pittsburgh. I wouldn't sweat it though, this team is still the defending world champs. After playing San Diego this week, things lighten up for the Steelers as the next two games are against Detroit and Cleveland.
2.) Michael Vicks regular season return to the NFL was...boring. 0/2 passing wise and one rush for seven yards didn't exactly have me jumping out of my seat. I think Vick is still an explosive player though, and Andy Reid is slowly working Vick in to the offense. He will be an asset to the Eagles come December, when they should be battling for a division title with the Giants. By then he should be somewhat reminiscent of the old Mike Vick.
3.) I've said it before and I'll say it again. Tony Romo is the mos overrated QB in the NFL. He consistently does not come through when his team needs him the most, which is the ultimate marking of a true star quarterback. Jerry Jones dumped T.O. in the off-season, and tried to make the team as "Romo-friendly" as possible, yet he still isn't taking the leadership role of this team like he should be. When you ask me about top QBs in the league, heres my top 10 list disregarding injuries and all that. If I had to pick a QB to win me a game tomorrow, here would be my list..
1.) Peyton Manning
2.) Tom Brady
3.) Drew Brees
4.) Philip Rivers
5.) Ben Roethlisberger
6.) Eli Manning
7.) Donovan McNabb
8.) Aaron Rodgers
9.) Brett Favre
10.) Matt Ryan
Notice who isn't on that list? Romo. Those guys listed above get it done much more consistently than Romo. Sure Romo may throw 25+ touchdowns and over 3500 yards and look all flashy, but the most important stat is "Did he win the game?" I don't see the Cowboys winning a superbowl with Romo at the helm.
4.) Brett Favre is looking like a kid, once again. Believe me, I was much against Favre and all of his indecisevness, and holding the Vikings hostage, and showing up to training camp whenever he wants etc. But the bottom line is that without Favre, the Vikings don't win that gam yesterday. Neither Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels could have made that play yesterday to win the game. Brett Favre drove 80 yards down the field yesterday with no timeouts and less than two minutes on the clock and punched in a TD. Not only was it a heck of a throw, but did you see that catch? Pretty impressive for a guy who was signed earlier that week.
5.) The Saints scored 27 points, and Drew Brees didn't throw a touchdown. Good one..wait, really? This has to be a sign of the apocalypse..
6.) The Detroit Lions..won..a football game. Heres an interesting stat, did you know that since the Detroit Lions won their last football game in December of 2007, the Detroit Tigers won over 150 games. Oh. Well anyways, congrats to Jim Schwartz and Matt Stafford, as each of them earned their first ever NFL wins yesterday. I like Schwartz, I think he can turn this team around and Stafford is looking very solid so far. Maybe not statistically, but his throws are accurate and very catchable. I like what this team is doing.
7.) This brings me to my next point, the Washington Redskins. When will owner Daniel Snyder realize that what he has been doing since 200 isn't working. Jason Campbell is a very incapable NFL quarterback. Jim Zorn is lost as a head coach. This team is spiraling downward. Money can't buy rings. Chemistry, stability, and leadership can. Just ask the Steelers, they seem to have all three. Look at any Superbowl contender this year. They have a leader at QB (Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers etc.) They have stability and leadership in the head coaching position (Mike Tomlin, Belichick) and chemistry, to me, is the most important part of building a succesful team. Also See: Dallas Cowboys..
I'm about to go watch Carolina play at Dallas. I say the Cowboys win 24-20. A tale of two quarterbacks who are not known for their playoff heroics, Jake Delhomme and Tony Romo. Maybe Romo and the 'Boys can prove everything I just said about them wrong!
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