No theological insights or political comments are coming in this edition. All football, NFL style.
First, I love watching the NFL. It is easily my favorite sport.
First and foremost, the Giants. They played well. Eli passed well against the Redskins who have a formidable defense. The young receivers showed up and played effectively against a good time. The Giants defense was very good except for that one drive near the end of the game. Their special teams unit missed a fake field goal and people all looked a tad out of synch. But ‘out of synch’ was the order of the day for most teams. Teams do not play starters in the pre-season so the first couple of games of the season are there to work out kinks. I was pleased and the Giants came away with a big W!
Miami’s fear wildcat formation turned out to be not very feared and well defensed in Atlanta. Actually, whenever the wildcat showed up this weekend, it was stuffed. Methinks defensive coordinators have figured this one out.
The Bengals and the Broncos. It was too bad someone had to actually win that game. Awful. Awful.
I thought that the Browns did a credible job against the Vikings. The Vikings running game, however, finally did overpower the less talented Browns. The Browns did show up, however, and played tough. I am not sure, however, about Brady Quinn. He doesn’t strike me as NFL caliber, but I could be wrong.
The Colts and Jaguars game was a good, defensive struggle. The Colts came up when they had to. The Jets beat the Texans very nicely. Sanchez enjoyed a relatively easy first game. Things will get harder for him, however.
The Bears and Packers game was sloppy and the Bears lost their best defensive player for the season----and he was finally healthy. Cutler looked bad, but he had no protection and his receivers seemed to be playing for some other team. He never knew where they were. Packers defenders, however, were wide open all night and Cutler hit them quite effectively...
Steve Spagnuolo was a great defensive coach for the Giants and I wish him well. Good guy and good coach. I can’t imagine he enjoyed his debut as the Rams’ head coach a great deal.
The Chiefs gave the more talented Ravens a run for their money. The Ravens pulled ahead and pulled away late, but the Chiefs played one tough game----with a back up quarterback. They are young and building, but I think they are moving in the right direction. I just hope they aren’t moving in a good direction the first Sunday in October, however, when they play the G-Men.
Next weekend’s big game is in Dallas when the Giants visit. Romo is allegedly hurt. The pre-game games, begin.
Wow. The NFL’s first weekend. I love it!
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