Week 2 is almost in the books with just the Monday Night game left and what a week it was. The Cowboys opened up their brand new stadium, the Jets and Pats squared off, and Ochocinco did the Lambeau Leap! What else can you ask for?
After another week we start to draw some more conclusions and see that week one doesn’t mean everything (Bears) but we still have to wait another week or two before we’re sure of what we see. With that said here are my thoughts and ramblings on week 2 of the NFL.
Before I start I want to mention that I started off writing about the Jets Pats game but there was so much to write I ended up writing a whole article about which you can see here. So I won’t mention the game in this article so don’t be alarmed when you don’t see anything about it.
Giants ruin Cowboy Stadium Opening
A last second field goal spoiled the opening of the Cowboys new stadium giving the Giants a 33-31 win. The Cowboys have now closed Texas Stadium with a loss and opened Cowboys Stadium with one.
The Cowboys christened their new stadium with a loss last night.
Eli worth the Contract
We saw last night why the Giants payed Eli Manning all that money. He looked phenomenal as he shredded the Cowboys secondary all night. By the way, who needs Plaxico? Steve Smith and Mario Manningham each caught 10 passes and looked like go to receivers for Manning.
Can Romo Win the big one?
Last night’s game was just another one of many disappointing performances by Romo in a big game. Granted it was only week 2 but it was a statement game for Romo. He looked dreadful and those interceptions were terrible. It does say a lot about the Cowboys that they did manage to almost win the game despite of his performance. I still like Tony Romo as a quarterback just not sure if he’s ever gonna win a Super Bowl.
What a difference a week makes in Chicago
The Bears celebrate a much needed win against the Steelers.
After everyone was calling for the head of Jay Cutler after last week’s performance, they are now singing the praises of him. Cutler was great as the Bears took down the world champs leading them on a late drive to win it. So as is well in Chicago but Matt Forte struggled again making it two straight games for Forte.
The Saints are the class of the NFC
My predicted NFC champion are looking great so far. The offense looks unstoppable. It doesn’t matter who is running the ball or who Brees throws it to, they can all get it done. But the real story is the defense. They look much improved but they will face tougher foes soon.
Shootout in Tennessee
The Titans and Texans were engaged in shootout on Sunday and the Texans came from behind to win 34-31. So much for the Matt Schaub haters. Schaub looked like a completely different player this week than he did against he Jets. Andre Johnson looked like the beast he is and made some spectacular catches including a juggling end zone catch. Chris Johnson was electric scoring three touchdowns of over 50 yards and had 284 total yards. A.P. may be the only better home run hitter in the league right now.
But for the Texans whats up with Steve Slaton? He looks nothing like he did last year. Perhaps he’s fallen victim to the dreaded sophomore slump. He isn’t showing any of the explosiveness he showed last year so will the real Steve Slaton please stand up?
Tennessee now falls to 0-2 and it has to sting because they should be 2-0. It doesn;t get any easier for the Titans as they visit the Jets next week. The main concern for the Titans has been the secondary. They have been repeatedly burned the first two weeks giving up over 350 yards in both games. They have some good payers back there in Cortland Finnegan and Michel Griffin but they need to improve fast if this team wants to play in January.
Oh he did alright. And he beat you.
So much for the vaunted Green Bay D
A tale of two weeks for the Green Bay D. They looked terrific in week 1 bottling up Jay Cutler and the Bears only to get trounced on by the Bengals. This goes to show you that you can’t be making judgments after only week 1. But the real problem for the Packers in this game was the offensive line. They gave up six sacks on Sunday bringing the season total to 10 and Chad Clifton went down. This could be a big problem for the Packers all season long.
Is Denver for Real?
I wasn’t a believer in Denver before the season but they’ve proved me wrong so far this season. Granted the Browns and Bengals aren’t the class of the AFC but they won both games. The offense hasn’t really been there yet but what has really surprised me is the defense. The switch to the 3-4 has gone over very well under the tutelage of Mike Nolan and Elvis Dumervil is tearing it up at outside linebacker.
Jason Campbell is bad
Now me know why the Redskins so desperately wanted Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez in the off season. He doesn’t make many mistakes but the guy makes no plays whatsoever. He couldn’t even lead to Skins to a touchdown against the Rams who were abused by Matt Hasselbeck the week before.
…but not as bad as JaMarcus Russell
I think it may be time to officially label this guy as a bust. This is his third year and he has shown absolutely nothing to prove he can be an NFL caliber quarterback. He has a 35% completion percentage and is averaging 5.9 yards per attempt. The scary thing is that the Raiders are 1-1 and easily could be 2-0.
Other Quick Notes
- Darren Sproles looked great but the Chargers do not think he is a feature back and won’t play him like one.
- The demise of Jake Delhomme for one week looks like it was exaggerated.
- Kurt Warner was extremely sharp in the Cards win but didn’t go down field again.
- Watch out for the 2-0 49ers behind Frank Gore.
That does it for week 2. Hope you enjoyed it and don’t miss Monday Night Football tonight between the Colts and Dolphins.
