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Jim, Jim Allen and I were
having a debate about Jeff Garcia Sunday
afternoon. They say he's a badass and wouldn't mind
getting him in the sack; for me, the purses falling out of
his mouth are too big to get over. Start
sounding the death knell for the Tennessee Titans.
0-2 and going nowhere fast. Their game at Baltimore on
Oct. 7, after their bye week, will be huge. My
pick for coach most deserving to be in the unemployment
lines: Seattle's Mike Holmgren. His team
is the only one to not have scored a touchdown this season
after completely revamping his offense. This
"offensive guru" has taken Dennis Erickson's 8-8 team and run it into the ground.
Yes, the Cincinnati
Bengals' victory was huge. But, the biggest reason
was what it brings up about the Ravens' quarterback, Elvis
Grbac - but I'll leave that to Jim.
The biggest victory of the
week in my mind is Miami's victory over
Oakland. Miami has now beaten two of the AFC's top
three teams
from last year, and they're doing it with defense and
offense, throwing the ball, running the ball,
kicking.
The San Diego Chargers
are 2-0 and clicking. Their game next week against
Cincinnati is huge. Imagine saying that a month
ago. If they can win that one, their Oct. 21 game
against Denver will be for first place in the AFC
West. A reach, right? Wrong.
The New York teams
both won on the road this week. Congratulations to
them both. It was just a little harder to cheer
against them this week. Why
is it that some teams, like the Patriots, can't develop a
running game, while other teams - Jacksonville with Stacey
Mack and Denver with Olandis Gary - can just plug
guys in and get them 80 yards and a touchdown? The
Minnesota Vikings are falling apart. This is
their first 0-2 start since 1984. After a great
preseason when people were talking Super Bowl, this goes to
show that preseason record is absolutely 100%
meaningless. And Cris Carter is still the "whiny
little bitch."
My top four teams in each
conference right now - AFC: 1) Denver, 2) Miami, 3)
Indianapolis, 4) Baltimore; NFC: 1) New Orleans, 2)
St. Louis, 3) Philadelphia, 4) Green Bay. My
four worst teams in each conference right now - AFC: 1)
Buffalo, 2) Seattle, 3) New England, 4) Kansas City; NFC: 1)
Dallas, 2) Detroit, 3) Arizona, 4) Atlanta.
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Kansas City Chiefs fans showed real class during their team’s game against the New York Giants. They cheered the Giants before the game, with fans leaning over the railing to shake players’ hands. And they cheered them afterward, even though the New Yorkers had whipped the Chiefs, 13-3. It was a sign of respect for all New York City has gone through the past two
weeks.
A current and a former Chief quarterback both stunk on Sunday.
Trent Green threw a killer end zone interception and later underthrew Larry Parker on what would have been a touchdown in the Chiefs’ loss to the Giants. In Cincinnati, ex-Chief QB
Elvis Grbac looked shaky, throwing three picks, including one in the end zone and one returned for a touchdown. KC, the graveyard of quarterbacks.
The Bengals--of all teams--got a chance to talk trash. They were pissed that Grbac snubbed Cincinnati for Baltimore when he
was a free agent. And they were mad at Raven tight end Shannon Sharpe, who (correctly) said Cincinnati was the Siberia of the NFL. For one
day, Cincy was Titletown as they drilled the Ravens, 21-10. said linebacker Takeo Spikes, who returned the Grbac interception for the score: ‘‘I just kept reminding everybody that he was the guy who said he didn’t want to come here.’’
How bad is it in Minnesota? After the Vikings 17-10 loss to the Chicago Bears, QB
Daunte Culpepper and pouty, front-running receivers Randy Moss and Cris Carter all refused to speak to the media. This team is in disarray. In their last three meaningful games
going back to the NFC title game the Vikes have scored a combined 23 points.
Man, I love Peyton
Manning. He’s totally adorable, but more important, scored 51 points for me in my fantasy league.
Stud-on-stud alert: Ram safety
Adam Archuleta tackling 49er QB Jeff Garcia during Sunday’s game.
Here’s an amazing stat: The
Miami Dolphins (who beat Oakland, 18-15) haven’t lost at home in September since 1993.
Who would have thought that a marquee Game 3 contest would have been the 2-0
Cincinnati Bengals at 2-0 San Diego Chargers? And that Baltimore, Minnesota and Tennessee would be a combined 1-5?
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The
Indianapolis Colts offense is looking like the St. Louis
Rams of two years ago, and quarterback Peyton Manning is
the biggest reason. he led his Colts past the Bills
on Sunday, throwing 23-29 for 421 yards and four
touchdowns and rushing for another touchdown.