Week 3 Review

J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. The Jets are becoming a weekly tradition here. They keep winning with a rookie head coach and rookie QB. They have beaten pretty good teams also. They are the surprise of this young season so far. I think they have to this point exceeded every one's expectations. The thing is everyone knows how they want to play, but no one can stop them...although the Titans gave up 14 of the Jets 24 points due to muffed punts and kickoffs, but you can't take anything away. 3-0 is 3-0.

Denver Broncos. As much as I hate to say it the Broncos are 3-0 also. I know they have only beaten the Ohio teams and the Raiders and were lucky to get by the Bengals,but once again 3-0 is 3-0.

Big Cats. When was the last time the Bengals and Lions both won on the same day...or even same football weekend? I don't know, I'll probably research this. Congrats to the Lions for winning and snapping a 19-game losing streak. Also, nice work to the Bengals for exercising the demons of the Steelers and winning one in Cincy. I am proud that I picked both of these. At this point the better team won in both of these games.

The Golden Boys. Tom Brady showed Matt Ryan why he is still the Golden Boy and Matty Ice is not there and hasn't earned the crown yet, though he is getting closer. When it counted Brady showed the league why he is still the man.

Seahawks jerseys. What was up with those neon green jerseys? Wow. Those were the most hideous uni's I've ever seen. But I kind of liked them in a warped way, but they probably ought to not be on the field again. Just let your fans buy them. Please refrain from wearing those things again.

Week 3 preview

Things to watch for.

Michael Vick. How much does he play in an actual game and how effective is he? I think he will be ok, but he will not be what everyone remembers.

I got to this a little late this week because I stayed up late watching UW lose to Stanford. Gotta play better than that boys. Also watched USC beat WSU. Needed a bigger butt kicking than that on the Cougars.

Here we go.

Game of the Week: Patriots vs. Falcons. This is a statement game for both teams. Atlanta is finally on the road and playing a team that has arguably been the best in the league this decade. Can Matt Ryan and company go into Foxboro and cause the Pats to lose consecutive games for the first time in 41 games? Will the Pats begin to look like the Pats of old? I will say I expect somewhat of a shootout if Randy Moss and Wes Welker play. They are both banged up and could miss the game. The Golden Boy vs. the future Golden Boy? Maybe. I will pick the Patriots because I just think they will come out and have a game plan ready to go that is too much for Atlanta at the end of the day.

Worst game of the week: Broncos vs. Raiders. I think this is just a bad game. It will be a boring one to watch if you have to. Unfortunately it is the only afternoon game I have going on here. What about this game excites you? Denver possibly going 3-0? If you're a Bronco fan maybe.

Lock of the week: New York Giants will beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I don't think there is much to explain. I know the G-Men are beat up a little, but the Bucs are that bad. The only positive thing they have going is Cadillac and he is banged up.

Upset of the week: I am picking Detroit to upset the Redskins and get their first win in 20 tries. I just think that Detroit's offense is getting better and has shown more than Washington's. Detroit is better than St. Louis and Washington barely escaped that one with a win. Also, Clinton Portis is banged up and he is the only thing they have going offensively.

I also believe Cincinnati will beat Pittsburgh, but not as confident as Detroit over Washington. I think that Cincy has more going offensively than Pittsburgh and their D has been actually better than the Steelers by the numbers. I am torn because I want Cincy to win but I have Pittsburgh's D on my fantasy team.

Enjoy the games.

Week 2 review

J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. What can I say? I don't think it was a huge upset because they are a good team. What I think is great is how Rex Ryan walked in there and basically said this is what is going to happen. We are going to try and physically beat up everyone and we do not care who you are. The Jets have been talking the talk all offseason and basically calling out the 3 time super bowl champion Patriots, and have not apologized for anything they've said. Now they have walked the walk. I love what the Jets are doing.

Cutler bounces back. Cutler shut up everyone...this week. We will see if he can have more good games than bad, I think he will. He is a gunslinger and always will be. Big win for the Bears. Everyone needs to slow down and not overreact so fast. A guy has a bad week and he is horrible, the next week he plays well and now is great. Give it sometime before making conclusions on any players or teams.

Who Dey. The Cincinnati Bengals had easily the biggest upset of the week with a win over the 9-point favorite Packers. RB, Cedric Benson, and DE Antwan Odom were great this week. The question now is will the Bengals who played the Broncos or Packers show up each week?

Huskies

I'm surprised the Washington Huskies are ranked #24. I didn't think that would get them in. Thats not important though. They need to keep playing hard and not let up. They have a leg up on the Pac-10 race if they can stay healthy and keep it going. GO DAWGS!

Things to watch in week 2.

Jets vs. Pats. Jets have been talking noise, can they back it up? I think they have a chance. They shutout Houston's offense last week and the Texans had the 3rd ranked offense in the league last season. I think it should be a good game. I still think the Pats get it done and win this one.

Cutler, take 2. How will Cutler play against the Steelers D after a horrendous game last week? I think he will play better, but he still has a rough go at it.

Can Detroit win a game? I think they will, but not this week. This game leads me into my 4 picks of the week that I will start now.

Lock of the week, game of the week, upset alert, and worst game of the week. I am basing the underdogs and favorites from Yahoo Sports odds. The lock of the week is the one where I think there can be no chance of an upset. My upset is just like it sounds. The team that I think has the best chance to win that is not favored. I'll try and stay away from games where it is supposed to be very even. Game of the week is the game I think everyone would want to watch even if you are not a fan of either team. And last, worst game is the one that no one should watch.

Lock: Vikings over Detroit

Game of the week: Jets vs. Patriots. I think a lot of this has to do with offseason and recent talk.

Worst game of the week: Browns at Broncos. I think this will be a dreadful game to have to watch. Its on in my area tomorrow and I will more than likely not see any of it.

Upset alert: If I went straight off an underdog list, I would say the Saints because the Eagles are favored. I know this one is not a stretch and I actually think the Saints win, how are they the underdog with McNabb out? But I will say Dolphins over Colts. I don't actually think it will happen, but I see potential there.

Enjoy week 2.

HOW BOUT THEM HUSKIES!

First things first. How awesome was it to see Washington upset USC. That was great. That was no fluke. They had a great game plan and outplayed and outcoached USC. Biggest upset of the college football season. The great thing is, the players for UW are all young. Mostly Soph's and Freshman with a few Juniors. Locker is the man and is looking more and more like a true double threat QB now that he is becoming an accurate passer. Big ups to Chris Polk, Sarkisan and the rest of the Huskies. Especially the D coming through. GO DAWGS!

Week 1 Recap

Brian Urlacher. Da Bears star middle LB is out for the season. That's bad for them. He may be getting long in the tooth, but he still knows how to hit and more importantly is the leader of that defense and the team. It is going to be a big loss to that defense.

Rookie QB's. Mark Sanchez looked really good and was even better than I expected, even though I thought he'd play well because he has a good running game and defense. He exceeded expectation. He made a few small mistakes but overall pretty well.

Matthew Stafford. Given he doesn't have a defense or as nice of a running game as Sanchez, I didn't think he was horrible. Yeah, he had 3 INT's, but his defense put him behind very fast. They had to throw so that will happen. I think he will be OK...but Detroit has a knack for bringing in QB's and destroying their careers. Hopefully Stafford can break that curse.

Bad play by veteran QB's. Jake Delhomme and Jay Cutler were horrible. Delhomme has 9 picks and 2 fumbles in his last 2 games after receiving a $42 million, $20 million guaranteed in the offseason. That decision is not looking so good. I know, its only one week, but a veteran has to be better than that. Cutler on the other hand, I'll give somewhat of a pass to. He is still relatively new to the offense and his receivers are very young and not very seasoned. But he doesn't look much better than Grossman and worse than Orton at this time. Not what you want when you trade two 1st round picks, a 3rd round pick, and your own starting QB. He might get better, but I'm not playing him on my fantasy team this week. I'll take my backup, Eli Manning. At least I can trust he won't turn it over 4 times.

Cincinnati Bengals. Did you see how they lost this one? Very few teams could pull out an exciting loss in this fashion against an inferior opponent in my opinion. I know, Denver won, I still think Cincy is better and will have a better season. But its like a sign I once saw, it said "Once a bungle, always a bungle". This was definitely a play and loss only the Bungles could pull off. Good luck topping this loss Bungles...well I've watched enough Bengals games over the years to know that they probably will top it soon. The Bengal getting arrested was funny to me so I put it in.

HUSKIES WIN!

Congrats to the Washington Huskies for winning their first game since November 2007. It was nice to see and far overdue. Good work boys. Now time for USC.

Huskies

Last post today and I know it has nothing to do with the NFL, but Husky information will make this blog too.

UW vs. Idaho in Seattle. It is the day UW breaks the 15 game losing streak dating back to November 2007. 1:30pm FSN NW. I will be watching and after they win...they better win...I will be taking my son out for a celebratory desert.

Go Huskies!

Things to watch for in Week 1

QB's returning from injury:

Tom Brady and his repaired knee. How will it hold up for an entire game? I think it will be fine. He hasn't played in a full game in 19 months. Then he hurt his shoulder in Week 3 of the preseason when big Albert Haynesworth fell on him. I think he will be fine. He's the Golden Boy. What could go wrong? Time will tell.

Carson Palmer is returning after missing 12 games last season with an elbow injury and then he only played a few drives in the first preseason game before being knocked out with a sprained ankle that causes him to miss the rest of the preseason. That said, I think it had something to do with the fact that it was the preseason and no need risking further injury in the preseason. If he is right and Chad Johnson...oh yes, Ochocinco is right I think they Bengals could be a surprise team...at least offensively.

Old and injured QB:

Brett Favre. Well this story has been reported at nausea

so I am going to just stop here.

Rookie starting QB's:

Matthew Stafford is in a tough situation. But I think he can be a good player. Just don't expect too much yet. He does have Megatron (Calvin Johnson) and Kevin Smith to help him. O-line needs to protect him and the D will be a question coming off of last season. Don't expect much...but he may have big numbers day because they will probably fall behind quickly and have to throw a lot.

Mark Sanchez: Probably not as big of numbers as Stafford, but more efficient and better shot a win. Jets have a good D that could be great by season's end and a good running game. Sanchez played in a pro style offense and is in a better situation than any of the previous Pete Carrol USC QB's came into (Leinart and Palmer). I like Sanchez this season. He will make mistakes, but Peyton Manning still makes mistakes. They all do, but he will be pretty good I think. Time will tell. I just love his situation in New York.

Wildcat: What else will the Dolphins run out of the Wildcat?

I'll be back Tuesday for my Week 1 recap.

2009 NFL Predictions

Blog introduction

Purpose of this blog:

My purpose is to combine a couple of things I like to do. I like to talk sports...let me be more clear. I love to talk football. Mainly the NFL and Washington Husky football. So I am going to be making my season predictions. Every week I will update this blog and discuss what I think are some things to watch the following week and things to review about the previous week.

This is a way for me to talk football, even if it is with myself, and practice writing so that maybe someday I can turn this into a profession. If not, its still fun for me.

I apologize the site doesn't look great yet, but I just started it now on September 11, 2009 @ 11:50 pm. It will look better as I have time to add to it. Hope you enjoy it. If you have anything to comment on you can email me at timmydnflblog@gmail.com