NFL Week 2 running thread ...

Me & Vince Young=John Madden & Brett Favre

 

Exactly. They could've done what the Jets did and drafted Ferguson and Mangold.

 

You forget thatthe problem was drumming up interest for that No. 1 spot. Everyone was content to sit where they were and simply pick -- at least, that's what the experts have said was the case. In that scenario, they didn't have much leverage, they didn't have that sweet package thrown at them as has happened with other teams in years past. So the Texans stayed put for a lack of options.

As for linemen, trust me, I agree. But they always could have gotten Boselli that didn't turn out. They could hope the players turned out, but there's no guarantee. Same goes for Bush, but there was far less doubt about his future than, say, Williams or anyone else they could have taken with that top pick.

Ferguson is good, yes. But I'm not sure whether anyone would want to pay him No. 1 money.

 

I can't believe that 31 other teams had no interest in having the opportunity to draft Reggie Bush.

 

I can't believe it, either, but no one in the days or months after the draft came out with some Peter Gammons/Buster Olney-type note about the deal that nearly happened to land the No. 1 pick.

 

I didn't know Rock Cartwright could run that fast.

 

Anyone else feel like his name should be running in credits after Peter North and Steven St. Croix?

 

Watch those movies often eh?

 

Define "often."

 

Cartwright was a slow-poke at K-State. Now he's returning kicks 100 yards. I know I speak for myself when I say... 'Huh?'

 

No reason to ponder this. The Bears play the Vikings next week. The schedule is the schedule; saying they'd never beat the Colts next week is utterly, completely pointless.

 

Well, I guess we can be expecting a rebirth of the "Chargers are a fraud" thread from Almost Famous or whatever he's calling himself now.

Yes, this fanboy's optimistic right now. And I'll head off the main argument now: Yes, they've played two crappy teams. However, the scores of those wins were 27-0 and 40-7. Isn't that what good teams do to weak opponents -- dominate them?

Anyway, hopefully the front defensive seven stays sharp, the defensive backs don't go back to their mediocre ways, and Rivers continues to develop as he has so far. Also, with the Broncos' current offensive woes and the uncertainty over Trent Green, this is a real opportunity for San Diego to take control of that division.

I'll just enjoy this start while I can.