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With the Jaguars, Falcons, and Jets as three of their remaining opponents, the Titans could have relaxed this week. It appears that they either don’t know how to or they’re just too good to lose at this point.
Griese or Fielder? Although Fielder has been injured there clearly has been a sense that maybe Griese could become the #1. Jay! Warm up!
I, for one, am not exactly sure how Tennessee wins. Sure, McNair is great, but is there a running game? Not really. Does McNair have high quality wide receivers? Not! The obvious factors are their relentless defense and the force of will of Steve McNair. In a fashion these are almost intangibles since it is a combination of willpower and grit that makes this a great team. And, make no mistake … this is a great team.
On the other hand, don’t the Dolphins sometimes remind you of NFL-Lite? Cute uniforms with a lot of aqua, a docile dolphin as their mascot, a lot of sweetness and light lacking the darkness that all great NFL teams possess. Miami has a number of name players, but they have very few players who are taking names. Until they do they will continue to be pushed around in critical games.
If you were getting tackled by the hair wouldn’t you think about a trim?
When you think Bucs and Panthers you think D. Only one other team has scored more points against the Panthers this year than the Bucs did this week. Conversely, only two other teams scored more points against the Bucs this year than the Panthers did in Sunday’s game. Go figure.
The Panthers were very disappointed that Spurrier did not agree to dance with them. Don’t you think that they’re happy that they decided to do the “Fox-trot?”
There are not many 4-5 teams that have scored 47 more points than they have allowed. The Bucs are one.
Not playing Stephen Davis was the absolute correct thing to do.
The Seahawks have the same problems as all borderline teams: they do not travel well and they are vulnerable to lesser teams.
The Ole Ball Coach is not responsible for the offensive line any longer and he’s not calling the plays any more. What’s next? He loses the stupid visor? He stops embarrassing his quarterback by throwing his headphones on the ground? He apologies to all those inferior college teams that he pulverized by 60+ points? Geeze, Stevie-boy, we hardly knew you.
Although Spurrier may get a break this week it won’t be long before the wolves are at the door again. Don’t you think that some owners set a tone of support for their coach wherein a certain amout of criticism is discouraged? If you’re an owner and you truly support your coach, don’t you think that the
message to your employees (players) is “back off!”? Snyder’s own ambivalence is part of the problem.
Is it a quarterback controversy if both quarterbacks stink?
How can Dante Hall average 35 yards per kickoff return against the Browns and only average 4.5 yards per reception?
With a ton of NFL players rumored to be flirting with “designer” steroids, don’t you think it’s time to get William “Smokey” Green back into the ballgame?
The genius of Parcells is that he works with whatever he has. When with the Patriots, he had Bledsoe throwing the ball all over the field, which was very unlike a Parcells team. Bill obviously believes that his strength with the Cowboys is his defense. He’ll work it till the cows come home.
Or, until we die from boredom. The next time I threaten to watch a Cowboys game please remind me that I said I would rather just stare at the ceiling for a couple hours.
Phil Simms hit the nail on the head this weekend when he said that Bledsoe was raised to be a classic quarterback. Simms intimated, and correctly so, that form is more important than function for Drew. Bledsoe, who is a world-class guy, simply cannot deal with chaos. It’s a shame; he has all the talent in the world.
The weird thing about this is game is that even if the Jets had lost, there would still have been more optimism in New York than in Oakland.
Woodson is getting criticized for his negativity regarding Coach Callahan. Yet, while his backstabbing is an embarrassment to everyone, this “style” of player arrogance began with Rich Gannon. Countless times Gannon would walk to the sideline throwing a full-blown tantrum directed toward his offensive coach. Woodson is simply continuing an unfortunate Raider tradition.
Look at this:
| Bears | Lions | |
| 30:00 | 30:00 | |
| 11 | 10 | |
| 4-16 | 5-16 | |
| 54 | 60 | |
| 38.3 | 38.3 |
You all are smarter than me. You explain it!
Isn’t it time to let Rex Grossman, Bears rookie QB, out of the closet? Isn’t it time for Chris Chandler to gracefully retire before the next concussion?
If you were Corey Dillon wouldn’t you be feeling a little displaced about now?
Lost in all of this is Domanick Davis’ 104 yards on just 15 carries.
Can you imagine a Woodson or an Owens yelling at Marvin Lewis? I can’t.
If a team is going to look ahead – the Giants face the Eagles and Bucs in their next two games – they are going to look ahead and there ain’t a damn thing you can do about it.
Didn’t poor Jim Fassel look like he had just been asked to explain the Homeland Security color code to a group of first graders?
Congratulations, Dan Reeves, on your 200th win! I’m glad it happened before Vick returned.
The Giants are still going to be a team to deal with for the rest of the season
Can’t you just see those little beads of sweat breaking out on the Minnesota Vikings’ collective brows? Thank the Lord for the Raiders and Lions the next two weeks. Then again, they probably were thanking the Lord for the Chargers.
It’s so great to see Flutie do his thing, but what does this mean for Drew Brees? The Chargers are the team that has drafted Ryan Leaf and Brees. They keep this up and they’ll be playing their games in Puerto Rico and Mexico along with the Montreal Expos.
Imagine being 3-6 (like the Steelers) and only two games out of first place?
Hines Ward may have more enchiladas than any other receiver in the NFL.
By winning, the Steelers matched the Cardinals’ record. Amazing.
Wasn’t it great to see the Jags, Chargers, Falcons, and Redskins win this weekend? With a legitimate draft, rational free agency, a salary cap and revenue sharing, this league is so much fun. Do you think anyone in baseball is paying any attention?
Wasn’t there a time when Edgerrin James and Ricky Williams were the running backs to watch each week? How about a combined 28 carries for 81 yards this weekend.
It may be time for me to abandon my Fred Taylor Blue Cross/Blue Shield card collection set. Fred, he said in a low whisper, is beginning to look downright durable.
Have you ever heard a team of announcers having as much fun as Patrick, Theismann, and McGuire were having on Sunday night?
Do you think there might be an unpublished punishment that the NFL league office doles out in select situations? Billick vociferously lashes out at the officials and is promptly fined by the league. But, what about that additional secret consequence … “Ok Brian, you’ve paid your fine, now one last thing: you have to lose a game to a team that generates no more than seven first downs and less than 125 total yards in the entire game. Once that’s accomplished you’re paid up. Good luck…”
The Ravens with their “Dull & Cull” answer to the “Fun & Gun” will now have to play the rest of the season without Boller. Big deal! Billick is the same guy who won it all with Trent Dilfer. Watch out!
Boy, does that Andy Reid look like a barrel of laughs or what?
Every Fantasy Football owner in the world wakes up with a recurring nightmare that revolves around RUNNING BACK BY COMMITTEE!
Boy, those Packers fans look like a lot of fun, and, don’t you just want to invite Brett Favre over for some beers?
Ted Whiteside follows all the NFL action from his home in North Carolina.
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