Signal Finder: PHI @ TB, WSH @ IND, DEN @ CLE (what)
I'd love to know why we got a CBS early game last week but not this week. As it is, all I've got to watch during the commercials is a DirecTV infomercial hosted by Brooke Burke. Didn't the Steelers and Falcons play to some high-scoring tie last time they hooked up? Ben looks better. Vick looks good. I can't say the same for the alleged coverage on Ward. CLANG. Just looking at Ben being carted off, you can tell he has no idea where he is. He might think he's still dating Natalie Gulbis. Somebody get that man his shoe! How does a field goal get screwed up three times? Wow. This one's going to linger. After this I expect Arthur Blank to pay Terry Bradshaw to rip Vick every week.
Really, Who Gives A Rat's Ass?: Packers-Dolphins.
What's happened to the Jaguars?
This Week's Game That Shouldn't Have Been This Close: Eagles-Bucs. The worst part of Joe Buck doing World Series games is you've got nobodies like whoever this is with Baldinger doing second-tier games. I can't imagine who's in Oakland. I say the block of cream cheese melts about 1/4 of the way but the cheesesteak is unaffected. Wow, the Bucs have no offense. Who are you and what have you done with Donovan? PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. I'm sure they're good people, and they come across like they are, but from a strictly competitive standpoint I really don't like the Barber brothers. Ronde owns Donovan like John Welbourn used to own Warren Sapp, and Tiki's been killing them for years. You wanna throw that into the end zone next time? Good Lord. And now it's time for the third quarter comeback. Thomas Tapeh lives! There's a nice visual, thanks for that. There's always a point where there's a few plays in a row where everything on both sides happens noticeably slower than anything else that's gone on so far, and this is that point. YAY WESTBROOK. Nice tackling. Okay, they're kidding themselves. Dude hasn't even broken 40 yards this year, and he's never cleared 50. Nice straight kick at least. WTHITGDSMF. You know what the worst part about that is? There are a few guys in this league who can realistically make that kick. One of them is in this game. And it sure as hell isn't MATT FUCKING BRYANT.
Wow, that Super Bowl losers' hangover is in full effect, isn't it?
Not a good-looking hit on Peyton there. What's all this nonsense? When did the Redskins become the Raiders? They're kicking off from their own 5. That has to be a record. If Peyton doesn't come out for the second half there's gonna be problems. Oh, never mind then.
No one but me remembers this, but it was an overtime loss at home to the Cardinals that started the Raiders' collapse that year when they ended up in the Tuck Rule game, and then, really, started this steep descent into the mess they're in today. I wonder if the Raiders are who they thought they were, also. Why did Fox even bother cutting to this?
I forgot to mention this last week but I don't recognize Barry Alvarez not wearing a red shirt. (The entire BCS segment on the O.T. threw me. The whole time I'm thinking "Why is the BCS trophy there? And who's the suit?")
The Giants have never won in Dallas on Monday night? I didn't know that. If I'm them I rush on every down - this line can't block a casket. SAFETY! ding You can't throw that pass. You just can't. Who's luckier at this point? The case could be made that the Fastest 3 Minutes is now the best NFL highlights paackage on the air. Tony freakin' Romo gets a standing ovation? You realize that's one step closer to the Lions, right? Welcome to the big leagues, kid. Nice catch, T.O. The Giants are just piling on now. Quarterback draw! Told you. Parcells: "They out-everythinged us."
FANTASY REPORT
USFLaPa (6-1, W6): CROSS-LEAGUE REVENGE FROM LAST WEEK as I hang on to beat Gates by .12. I was hoping Tiki didn't score any touchdowns, but I forgot that he also has Jay Feely. LDT's touchdown pass was big.
JackSux (2-5, L5): On the other hand, SHV can't get out of its own way. I think the lesson I've learned here is I should never actually draft my own teams.
RANKINGS
TOP 3:
1. Chicago (6-0) - Week off gives Rex time to learn to set feet
2. Indianapolis (6-0) - No one's talking about them, which might be a good thing
3. Denver (5-1) - How does a 5-1 team have a quarterback controversy?
BOTTOM 3:
30. Detroit (1-6) - At least Roy Williams is showing something
31. Miami (1-6) - Joey should consider golf. Or poker
32. Oakland (1-5) - Yeah, yeah, they won. They still suck
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No one but me remembers this, but it was an overtime loss at home to the Cardinals that started the Raiders' collapse that year when they ended up in the Tuck Rule game, and then, really, started this steep descent into the mess they're in today. I wonder if the Raiders are who they thought they were, also. Why did Fox even bother cutting to this?
The Tuck Rule game was in the 2001 divisional game. The year young Tom Brady won his first championship.
This overtime loss to the Cardinals haunted them so bad they totally collapsed the next year. Wait, no, they went on to the Super Bowl the next year. They didn't start sucking until the year after that, and even then, they started the next year 2-1.
Guess what happened in Week 3 of the 2003 season?
RICH GANNON got hurt. In a win over the Bucs.
The list of QBs since then: Kerry Collins, Tui, Brooks, and Andrew Walter.
Which is really a lot more why the Raiders suck than some obscure OT loss that happened two years before they started sucking. Oh, and I'd have to say coaching, too. Bill Callahan````````. Norv Turner`````.
Oh, and let's not forget Rick Mirer!
HAHA RICK MIRER```````
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