Apparently Big Benâ€^TMs tummy tuck is getting better and his chances to play this Monday night are improving by the day. To stick with Steeler news, it was brought to my attention that Joe Theismann decided he was going to rename Santonio Holmes, the WR from the Steelers, to San Antonio Holmes… What a dick-weed.
I was watching the last game of Week 1, Chargers and Raiders, and I have to say I donâ€^TMt blame any of the Raiders for their less than stellar performance. Aaron Brooks got sacked 7 times, and Iâ€^TMd say maybe 2 were his fault. I donâ€^TMt know who the offensive coordinator in Oakland is, nor do I care, but that guy is an idiot. My lady knows you donâ€^TMt call plays with 7 step drops when your offensive linemen canâ€^TMt block the opposing pass rushers for more than 2 seconds. Short drops, quick slants, screens, quick flys; those are things you call in the situation where an NFL team is playing a college O-line, which is basically the case in Oakland. Planning a date with Merriman and Brooks 7 steps off the line isn’t a way to score points.
Why in the hell did Steve Foley get shot 3 times? How is that justified? I hear, when hunting, sometimes you have to shoot a bear 3 or 4 times to really put him down. But tell me why a trained police officer canâ€^TMt just aim for a nice debilitating spot and send Mr. Foley down with one blow? I canâ€^TMt imagine the police down in San Diego are going to end up looking good in this one.
Some players who really impressed me this week; Frank Gore, Chad Pennington, LaDainian Tomlinson, Steve Smith, and the receiving trio in Jacksonville.
Frank the Tank is exactly that, a tank. His two scoring plunges were dynamic, even at their relatively short distance. On his 2 yard TD run, he must have broken 3 or 4 tackles. If he can stay healthy, heâ€^TMll be a Top 5 back this season. LT has the quickest cuts and most explosion of any RB in football. He gets through the hole in a blur. I donâ€^TMt think thereâ€^TMs an offensive player that is more impressive to watch than LT. However, on the Charger defense, Shawne Merriman might be the most impressive player in the league.
Steve Smith impressed me with his absence. In his off week, Smith showed why heâ€^TMs so important. As soon as Steve comes back, expect to see the Super Bowl bound Panthers that everyone was talking about before they got hammered by Atlanta. The Young Jacksonville trio will be just fine without Jimmy Smith this season. At any given time, they can put 3 guys in the 6-4 to 6-5 range with athletic explosion on the field. That means, one guy will have 1 on 1 coverage, and Byron can just toss it up expecting a nice gain.
Chad looks like the accurate precision passer of old. He did play Tennessee, but at least it looks like heâ€^TMll give the Jets a chance to win a handful of games this season. The same canâ€^TMt be said of Brett Favre, Aaron Brooks, Kerry Collins, and Drew Bledsoe.
Speaking of Drew “The Fat 7th Grader” Bledsoe, boy did he look like a pile of dump. Its unlikely that weâ€^TMll see Tony Romo this week, but if Drew struggles again, have we seen the last of the frumpy gun slinger? I sure hope not… Who would I hate? I guess I could just move to Bill Parcells.
I leave you with my favorite quote of the week. When asked about Kellen Winslow’s claim that Brown’s corner, Leigh Bodden, would shut him down on Sunday, Mr. Chad Johnson said, “It’s humanly impossible to stop No. 85.” YEP! Until another day, goodbye for now!