Tuesday, September 16, 2008

By The Pigskin Of Our Teeth, Week 2: A Giant Spanner In The Works

Signal Finder: IND @ MIN, NYG @ STL, NE @ NYJ, SD @ DEN (end)

This is horrific. Seriously, I'm not sure the Rams secondary could cover us. Nice job by Holt to outfight Phillips for the touchdown and make things interesting, if only for a few minutes. (Giants 41, Rams 13)

Peterson's shredding the Colts right now. Not that it matters because the Vikings seem to be stuck between the 20s. Which is better than the Colts right now, who can't run the ball at all. The Colts are basically out of offensive linemen, right? Was that the longest delayed hook-and-ladder ever? Is it even technically a hoook-and-ladder at that point? Whoa. I don't think Addai made it. Neither do Gumbel and Dierdorf, who basically said if he did make it, it was by the slimmest margin possible ever. In the back of my mind I'm thinking, "All Peyton has to do is do that one more time and they can win this game." Did you catch him on the sideline after Vinatieri missed? He was shaking his head and had this look on his face like "What else can go wrong today?" And then Longwell comes back and misses? What is going ON here? As a colleague of mine is fond of saying, "Field goals lose games." Vinatieri is basically Mariano Rivera at this point, right? (Colts 18, Vikings 15)

Man, leads are getting blown left and right here today.

Well, let's see how this goes. I'm expecting the Patriots to call six plays. The Jets don't need to be leaving points on the field like that. Where'd this Stuckey kid come from? I had to look up his name. Is it just me or have the Patriots been running the ball better ever since Maroney went out? The Jets must have five guys on Moss or something. GUNSLINGER. That pass was 10 yards short. Adalius Thomas sacking two guys at once was pretty great. So I guess they're going to do it with defense this time around? Is that it? It's a good plan if that's what that is. (Patriots 19, Jets 10)

And we come in just in time to see Cason make a nice play to pick off Cutler. Wait, that's a fumble, isn't it? He blew the whistle? I don't know if I take any comfort in the fact that he admitted he screwed up or not. Shanahan's going for two? (This caught Enberg completely off guard.) And the announcers don't know how much time is on the clock? Wow. Just wow. (Broncos 39, Chargers 38)

Who the hell is Logan Payne? Here's how bad the Rams are: Seattle's a 10-point favorite next week. (49ers 33, Seahawks 30, OT)

This weather looks eerily familiar. Michael Phelps pretty much has the NBC logo branded on his ass at this point, right? Wait, what? Ben's got a separated shoulder? No wonder he only throws eight passes a game. (Steelers 10, Browns 6)

That's not the way the Cowboys wanted to start. Three tight ends? I hope the Seahawks are taking notes. Maybe they only need one receiver after all. Nice coverage, Lito. rolls eyes I was left disappointed by the ESPN Deportes call of Felix's kickoff return. That kid's crazy fast, by the way. PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. Or just fall on it at the very least. I hope he doesn't handle Jessica that clumsily. Was that even 30 seconds? That's good play design to have T.O. end up one-on-one against Dawkins. PRO TIP: DeSean, the end zone is a different color than the rest of the field. Keep that in mind for next time, hmmm? Anyway, an Arena game appears to have broken out. Romo's gotten near-impeccable pass protection all night long. Things have calmed down considerably. And now Donovan's struggling with handoffs. I know you don't run the ball but still. PROTECT THE FOOTBALL. Nice spin move by Barber. It's kind of scary how little mileage he has on him relative to his experience. That hook-and-ladder didn't have enough ladders. This was the exact opposite of last year's game in Texas Stadium, which, again, I wasn't expecting. And let's put away the anointing oils for the Cowboys, while we're at it. (Cowboys 41, Eagles 37)

FANTASY REPORT

aPaFL (0-2, L2): This Larry Johnson thing is cause for concern.

JackSux (2-0, W2): One bright spot from the DeSean Drop: It helped me beat Dupin (who has Jackson) by three points. If he scores that touchdown, I lose.

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