College
Michigan - The good is definately Tate Forcier. He is the real deal and let there be no doubt. Tate has shown poise beyond his years. In the "year of the freshman", he may just be the best of the crop. He put the team on his back and played his heart out to try to win the Michigan State game last week. Rich Rod has proven that he is a stellar recruiter and evaluator of talent, however, this doesn't seem to extend to his coaching staff.
Bottom line: Greg Robinson is evil. He continues to perpetuate his ellaborate scam as a defensive coordinator yet again...you would think his resume would speak for itself. Guy gets fired because he was a horrible head coach (Syracuse) and terrible coordinator (Chiefs). Say what you want, but the song remains the same. The Michigan State game was lost due in large part to GR "creative" schemes which puts players in unwinnable match ups and hopelessly out of position to make plays. Poor tackling seems to be a trademark as well, almost as equal as forcing turnovers. The big play is a double-edged sword with a GR-led defense. If the Wolverines have any hope of making a mark in the Big Ten this year, GR will have to teach his squad how to stop someone.
The Big 12 - Tonight the nation will get a look at two of the best the Big 12 North has to offer. Missouri and Nebraska go head to head as conference play enters week number 2. Nebraska has a better running game and argubly a better defense, yet, Missouri has strong parameter weapons and Blaine Gabbert. Gabbert is awesome. He has areas to improve in but hey, its the dude first year as a starter... are you 4 - 0?
UPDATE: So, Mizzou is now 4 -1. Gabbert didn't play very well... he was bound to have one of those games. The Tigers desperately need a running game or Gabbert may have more games like this. By the way, I hope Scott Pioli was paying attention since he was at the game because Ndamukong Suh is quite possible the best looking future Chief ever. The plus is that he would shore up the middle of the D-line, the negative is that no Chiefs fan will ever be able to pronounce his name. Be that as it may, he totally dominated this game. Let's start the campaign today...
Kansas is still the cream of the North. Mangino has his guys ready to play. If the Jayhawks remain poised and stop fighting with the basketball team, they might win the North. K-State is not ready for primetime. Iowa State is better but likely a year away from competing. Colorado will not realistically compete until Dan Hawkins that his son is not the answer.
The South is the Longhorns' to lose. The Sooners have lost way too much to be a contender both in games and in key players. Although, Landry Jones is getting valuable service time and will be a solid starter next year. Bradford needs to preserve his shoulder and sit out this season. Yea, I said it. Dude is a first round pick, guaranteed. Another hit like that and he could be doing analyst work on the Sooner Radio Network versus playing on Sunday. Texas Tech, I'm not sold and A&M isn't very good (which will be revealed when they play OSU this weekend). OSU is a contender in the South if Gundy can keep them focused. Losing Dez Bryant will make it an uphill climb, for sure (dang Deion, why?). And Baylor is better but can they contend? Not quite yet.
Pros
AFC West - The Kansas City Chiefs are horrible. That is not a revelation. Sadly, my hopes for a dramatic turnaround seems to have been kidnapped and sent to Denver. The Broncos are good folks. Sorry Keitzman, but they are. Coach Josh has gotten these guys to believe in something, not sure what but they are buying it. All Kyle Orton has done is Dilfered his way through the season thus far by managing games and not commiting turnovers. All Mike Nolan has done is taken an underperforming defense and made them more than respectable, he's made them one of the best in the league so far this year (Clancy, please call this man).
The Raiders have the talent is key areas except the one the matters most ... quarterback. JaMarcus Russell sucks in ways that the word suck really wasn't meant to convey. The dagger hurts even more knowing this tool drove downfield in a once in a lifetime, come from behind, game-winning drive against my damn Chiefs. Man, I hate him. Starting to not like LSU or at least draftees from LSU ... but I digress.
The Chargers were the favorite to win the AFC West which is not a difficult feat. But the power of the Norv is rearing his ugly head. Norv Turner will never coach a winner. It can't be done. LT is no longer LT. Darren Sproles is one hit away from being a "I remember when I was in the league ..." story and Shawne Merriman has become comically irrelevant. Rivers keeps putting great stats become it seems to only matter in Fantasy Football (I have him in one of my leagues).
And then there is Kansas City ... uh ... er, well ... moving on.
The Rest of the League - In a nutshell, Favre got his revenge, Braylon is going get his chance to prove he can be a top flight receiver, Adrian Peterson IS that good, New Orleans will win the NFC South, the Jets just got better, though mathematically and metaphysically impossible, St. Louis might lose in their bye week, TO's meltdown clock started five minutes ago, Cleveland just got worse, Romo will be benched and Wade Phillips will be working concessions at Jerry's shiny new stadium, Peyton is Peyton, the Giants are damn good, Detroit really doesn't want to be the worse team in the NFL, Tom Brady is a baby and not just the father of one, the 49ers will win the NFC West because they have a good D, Fitzgerald's brother needs to keep his ass off Twitter, Tyler Thigpen will keep the string of ex-Chiefs finding success in other markets alive and last but not least ... damn you, Carl Peterson, Brad Cottam, Jamaal Charles and Brandon Albert do not make up for Jared Allen. Or his mullet.
Fantasy Football
I'm 2-2 in two leagues and 3-1 in one. Waiver wire is my friend this year. Eddie Royal sucks. DeAngelo Williams is just getting warmed up. 49ers and Saints DST kicks ass! I need receivers... wanna trade?
The South is the Longhorns' to lose. The Sooners have lost way too much to be a contender both in games and in key players. Although, Landry Jones is getting valuable service time and will be a solid starter next year. Bradford needs to preserve his shoulder and sit out this season. Yea, I said it. Dude is a first round pick, guaranteed. Another hit like that and he could be doing analyst work on the Sooner Radio Network versus playing on Sunday. Texas Tech, I'm not sold and A&M isn't very good (which will be revealed when they play OSU this weekend). OSU is a contender in the South if Gundy can keep them focused. Losing Dez Bryant will make it an uphill climb, for sure (dang Deion, why?). And Baylor is better but can they contend? Not quite yet.
Pros
AFC West - The Kansas City Chiefs are horrible. That is not a revelation. Sadly, my hopes for a dramatic turnaround seems to have been kidnapped and sent to Denver. The Broncos are good folks. Sorry Keitzman, but they are. Coach Josh has gotten these guys to believe in something, not sure what but they are buying it. All Kyle Orton has done is Dilfered his way through the season thus far by managing games and not commiting turnovers. All Mike Nolan has done is taken an underperforming defense and made them more than respectable, he's made them one of the best in the league so far this year (Clancy, please call this man).
The Raiders have the talent is key areas except the one the matters most ... quarterback. JaMarcus Russell sucks in ways that the word suck really wasn't meant to convey. The dagger hurts even more knowing this tool drove downfield in a once in a lifetime, come from behind, game-winning drive against my damn Chiefs. Man, I hate him. Starting to not like LSU or at least draftees from LSU ... but I digress.
The Chargers were the favorite to win the AFC West which is not a difficult feat. But the power of the Norv is rearing his ugly head. Norv Turner will never coach a winner. It can't be done. LT is no longer LT. Darren Sproles is one hit away from being a "I remember when I was in the league ..." story and Shawne Merriman has become comically irrelevant. Rivers keeps putting great stats become it seems to only matter in Fantasy Football (I have him in one of my leagues).
And then there is Kansas City ... uh ... er, well ... moving on.
The Rest of the League - In a nutshell, Favre got his revenge, Braylon is going get his chance to prove he can be a top flight receiver, Adrian Peterson IS that good, New Orleans will win the NFC South, the Jets just got better, though mathematically and metaphysically impossible, St. Louis might lose in their bye week, TO's meltdown clock started five minutes ago, Cleveland just got worse, Romo will be benched and Wade Phillips will be working concessions at Jerry's shiny new stadium, Peyton is Peyton, the Giants are damn good, Detroit really doesn't want to be the worse team in the NFL, Tom Brady is a baby and not just the father of one, the 49ers will win the NFC West because they have a good D, Fitzgerald's brother needs to keep his ass off Twitter, Tyler Thigpen will keep the string of ex-Chiefs finding success in other markets alive and last but not least ... damn you, Carl Peterson, Brad Cottam, Jamaal Charles and Brandon Albert do not make up for Jared Allen. Or his mullet.
Fantasy Football
I'm 2-2 in two leagues and 3-1 in one. Waiver wire is my friend this year. Eddie Royal sucks. DeAngelo Williams is just getting warmed up. 49ers and Saints DST kicks ass! I need receivers... wanna trade?
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