NFL Week 2 Thoughts

J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!

How about those New York Jets putting up a solid win against the rival New England Patriots to take the lead in the AFC East. The Jets had been doing a lot of talking going into the game, especially coach Rex Ryan, but they backed it up with a 16-9 win.

Mark Sanchez had a rough start to the game going 3-5 for 15 yards in the first half but came out strong in the second half. He looked poised in the pocket and made some really accurate and smart throws. His touchdown pass to tight end Dustin Keller was money and he would have had another one if Chansi Stuckey hadn't tripped over his own feet in the endzone.

The Jets look like the team to beat in the AFC right now as they have been awesome on defense and have been getting the job done on offense. They remind me of the Ravens from 2007 with that solid defense. So far this season they haven't allowed an offensive touchdown and late in the game against the Patriots they didn't play the prevent but instead brought lots of pressure. Tom Brady wasn't comfortable all day and couldn't get into a rhythm.

I also have to mention Darrelle Revis who has been amazing this season shutting down both Andre Johnson and Randy Moss arguably two of the best receivers in the games. Just look at these numbers:

Johnson vs Revis - 4 rec 35 yards 0 TD

Johnson vs Tennessee - 10 rec 149 yards 2 TD

Moss vs Revis - 4 rec 24 yards 0 TD

Moss vs Buffalo - 12 rec 141 yards 0 TD

Revis is turning into one of the best shutdown corners in football and is doing it almost all by himself as he very rarely gets safety help. This helps the Jets send more blitzers as they feel comfortable leaving Revis 1-1 against the top receivers in the NFL.

Thank god the idiot I played in fantasy has pretty much only Patriots players and made this the easiest week I will have all season.

Youngsters Getting it Done

Peter King pointed this out in his MMQB column on Sports Illustrated this week when he wrote that 6 of the starting quarterbacks on Sunday were 25 or under and had bright futures. Mark Sanchez, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Trent Edwards, and Joe Flacco are all young guys who have shown signs of greatness (except Stafford but considering he plays in Detroit he has done well).

Both Flacco and Ryan came into the league last year and have shown that they can win. Sanchez is 2-0 and has looked like a veteran. Rodgers looks like the franchise quarterback in Green Bay and is making people forget Brett Favre week by week. Stafford made some really nice throws on Sunday and even had his team up 10-0 at one point. Trent Edwards seems to have mastered the deep ball as shown by his big touchdowns to Lee Evans and Terrell Owens and much like Sanchez he has a lot of poise in the pocket.

It is nice to know that the turnover of quarterbacks may slow down in the coming years instead of the carousel of guys that have been in the league over the last few years.

Sorry Jon

Last week I wrote that Jon Gruden needed to be removed from the booth on Monday Night Football. I blamed him for some poor comments and distracting the other guys and trying to take over the conversation. Well it turns out I was wrong. Don't get me wrong he sucks but I now realize that the whole crew is useless. They called Peyton Manning "The Sheriff" all night. What the fuck is that? The Sheriff? Really?

Peyton Manning throws a touchdown and this nugget escapes the lips of Gruden, "the Sheriff gets his man!!!!" I wanted to go Van Gogh on myself after that one. It is getting to the point where I am going to have to start watching these games on mute. These guys are terrible and need to talk about football and stop handing out shitty nicknames.

By the way Gruden has a massive boner for the Wildcat as every time the Dolphins ran it he would go crazy.

Lack of D

So far this season some great defensive players have been playing like crap. Remember when Shawne Merriman had 17 sacks in only 12 games in 2006-2007? I know I do. So far this year he has 0 and only 6 tackles. That is embarrassing. Maybe if he spent more time practicing and less time choking out C list celebrities he would be having a better season. His troubles might also stem from his doucher mohawk.

Merriman isn't the only one blowing it this year though as DeMarcus Ware is also having a real dumper of a season with only 10 tackles and 0 sacks. Ware is fitting right in with the rest of the Dallas defense though as through 2 games they have yet to register a sack or a turnover. That is god awful. How do they expect to win games without forcing turnovers especially with the interception machine wannabe Brett Favre quarterback known as Tony Romo behind center?

Brett Favre's Dad

That's right Kurt Warner is back. He threw for 3 TDs and went 24-26 which equals 92.3% and a new NFL record for completion percentage. Warner is trying to lead the Cardinals back to the playoffs and become only the 6th team in NFL history to go win less in the preseason and make the playoffs.

Quick Thoughts

- Jamarcus Russell has completed just 35% of his passes through 2 games so far this season. How is he in the NFL?

- I have 27 carries for 66 yards and am averaging 2.4 yards a carry who am I? Why you're James' 5th round fantasy pick and so far massive bust 'Fast' Willie Parker. More like runs like a Welshman Willie Parker.

- The 49ers tampering charges against the Jets are pathetic. Just sign Crabtree or let him go already. Don't cry about it and make up rumors and allegations. The only time a team has actually been charged with this was last year when the 49ers got caught tampering with Lance Briggs.

- Donovan McNabb out for week 3 and Michael Vick is reinstated. Vick will play but not at starting quarterback. That job goes to Kevin Kolb. Thank god for Eagles fans they play the Chiefs who couldn't beat the Toronto Argonauts.

- Drew Brees is on pace to throw 72 TDs while the St. Louis Rams are on pace to score only 8.

- In both the final game of Texas Stadium and the first game in Cowboys Stadium the opponent scored 33 points, and won.

- Despite all the hype about Brady and all of these young quarterbacks in the league there is no one I would rather have on my team than Peyton Manning. He can read a defense like no other.

- The Colts defense needs to learn how to force a 3 and out. They were on the field for over 80 plays tonight. That isn't a winning formula right there.

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