Running NFL Week 1 Thread

WE. WANT. CUTLER.

There. That didn't take long.

 

The people remotely entertaining Romo as the answer for a 2006 Super Bowl contender are certifiable.... they remind me of the Harrington idiots.

 

Oh yeah, the turbocharged, high-octane, nuclear-powered Mike Martz offense. The Lions' offense looked like shit through the whole exhibition season, and everyone was told, just wait until the regular season started. Now, it's "just wait, it'll take a few more weeks to get the timing down." Yeah, sure.



BTW, the appparent near-competence of the Lions' defense was mainly fucking up on the part of Seattle. Until the last two minutes, when the Lions' defense managed to collapse for a couple plays precisely at the right moment to lose the game.

 

My favorite thing about week one was Michael Strahan giving his college as "THE Texas Southern University."

My least favorite was LaVar Arrington saying his name was "Mr. Nickels" from the "School of Hard Knocks." He should have at least said "THE School of Hard Knocks."

 

I know, I know, Chris Simms and all ... but is this the day that Baltimore's defense was reborn as nasty again? Damn. (BYH -- wow, dueling defensive shutouts. That was nuts.)

 

Neither one of those defenses broke a sweat, either.

 

That was amazing...especially since the Bears D was the one I really wanted going into our draft. (threadjack over )

 

Speaking of the Bears, I think if Grossman stays healthy, he could set the NFL mark for career TDs by a former Gator by Week 10.

 

Danny Wuerffel has just let it be known his arm feels great and that he's ready for his third comeback.

Ditto for Kerwin Bell.

 

BULLETIN: This just in to SportsJournalists.com. Terrell Owens has requested more passes thrown his way next week. Commenting after Dallas' opening loss, Owens said to SportsJournalists.com (or a fascimile thereof), "Man, we're talkin' about ... passes to me. I know, I know ... I gotta be ready for Game Day, I gotta show up, talk to you guys, go out, stretch. But I'm talking about ... passes to me. I mean, what are we talkin' about? Passes."

 

How weird is it seeing Vinatieri with a Colts jersey on?

 

OK, I know this could go on one of the "I hate the NFL" threads, but I got a reminder of one of my beefs. Touchdown, go to commercial break -- fair enough. Kickoff and return, cut to commercial break. Run one play, "which brings us to the 2-minute warming" and another commercial break. That sequence happened tonight. I can't stand that.

Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.