NFL Week 2 running thread ...

[Almost_Famous]

Impressive wins over Dallas and now Pitt, but let the record show BOTH victories came at home.

 

[zeke12]

Chiming in a little late, but two thoughts from the Vikings-Carolina game:

The Fox jv squad that broadcast this game should be taken to the parking lot and shot. They were terrible.

Julius Peppers might be the best football player in the world.

 

[Oz]

Impressive wins over Dallas and now Pitt, but let the record show BOTH victories came at home.

Still four-plus minutes to play. Do you know the Eagles lost to the Giants yesterday? Just asking.

EDIT -- OK, the Steelers just turned it over on downs. My optimistic nature has vanished.

 

[indiansnetwork]

Chiming in a little late, but two thoughts from the Vikings-Carolina game:

The Fox jv squad that broadcast this game should be taken to the parking lot and shot. They were terrible.

Julius Peppers might be the best football player in the world.

What fox guys did that game.

 

[Almost_Famous]

The Steelers have done NOTHING the entire game. Under 150 yards.

AFC Power rankings:

Jacksonville
Colts
Bengals
Chargers
Patriots
Ravens

* whoops. Colts. Yeah.

 

[DyePack]

Good to see the Colts aren't in the top 5 in the AFC, A_F.

 

[Almost_Famous]

If Texans management knew football, they would have traded the No. 1 overall pick for multiple picks and put together an offensive line.

Reggie Bush, for as talented as he is, would not have made a lick of difference running behind that line.

And yet, he would have much more of an impact on this game than Williams, who finished with two tackles. You don't think David Carr would love a safety valve -- say one dynamic running back with good open-field moves -- when the pocket collapses in 2.3 seconds? A back like Bush would have helped.

If the Texans had multiple picks, they could have filled needs on the offensive line, running back and defense. We don't know if Bush would have been Carr's safety valve; I believe that he would have spent a lot of time having to pick up blitzing linemen and linebackers.

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.

Bit late to the game, but let me remind you of Robert Gallery in Oakland. He was D'Brick a few years ago ... and he's been a bust.

Said it then and i'll say it now: Bush was their guy. Shouldn't have been any question. Just curious why nobody asked Dom Davis at the time about his injury.

Looking forward to MNF with Bush and Vick next week.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Ball. Game.

Do the Jags get a TD?

EDIT: No. Del Rio does the clash thing and sends in the victory formation.

 

[Oz]

Looking forward to MNF with Bush and Vick next week.

What a shock.

Still not sold on the Bengals' defense, and I'm willing to chalk up the Steelers' performance tonight to Roethlisberger's first game back from both a near-death motorcycle accident and that appendectomy. They play host to the Bengals next Sunday, their first Sunday game of the season, actually. Should be an interesting game.

Oh, and AF, thanks for finally putting the Colts in your power rankings. How could you forget them?

 

[D.Sanchez]

Ball. Game.

Do the Jags get a TD?

EDIT: No. Del Rio does the clash thing and sends in the victory formation.

Charlie Weis would have run a fake punt.

 

[outofplace]

Looking forward to MNF with Bush and Vick next week.

What a shock.

Still not sold on the Bengals' defense, and I'm willing to chalk up the Steelers' performance tonight to Roethlisberger's first game back from both a near-death motorcycle accident and that appendectomy. They play host to the Bengals next Sunday, their first Sunday game of the season, actually. Should be an interesting game.

Oh, and AF, thanks for finally putting the Colts in your power rankings. How could you forget them?

Roethlisberger may have looked sharp early, but he wasn't even close to 100 percent. I know there was no running game and the Jags got decent pressure, but the zip and accuracy just weren't there.

I think he needed another week or two to get his strength back and getting beat up tonight sure isn't going to help. Now he has to recover for the Bengals on a short week. At this point I'll be very surprised if the Steelers aren't 1-2 heading into their bye week 4.

 

[HoopsMcCann]

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