Originally Posted by HD MM View Post
1. On Sunday, the Browns "attempted" to run their version of the Wildcat with Josh Cribbs and Seneca Wallace. Attempted is the key word. Can we rename the Browns version of the Wildcat the "Stray one eyed mangy alley-cat" instead? I nearly ruined ANOTHER flat screen when I spit all over it laughing!
Yup, nearly choked on lunch, anyone got any screen cleaner ?
2. Is Ernest Byner the Browns new Running Backs Coach? Peyton Hillis looked like a world beater until he started fumbling. Which of course was the same time Jake Delhomme morphed into the '09 version of himself, throwing bone-head picks. You can't expect to win with turning the ball over that many times. Football 101 you morons! Yeah....see the Ohio State-Miami game as proof! LOL!
3. Note to CBS: Please, for the love of God, no more half naked Jimmy Johnson on Survivor commercials! I lost my appetite every time it came on! SAME HERE....!!!
4. Yep. The Lions got screwed. But oddly enough, it's a rule. The Football Night in America on NBC crew said that specific rule was reviewed by the Competition Committee in the offseason and they voted the amending of it down. Blame it on the rules, not the refs enforcing it. Not oddly enough, unfortunately, it is a rule just like that bullsh** "tuck rule". The Raiders got burned with this same rule last year on openning night against the Chargers. The REALLY odd thing is that these rules ALWAYS seem to come up at the most important time of a game to one team. Here is what I don't seem to get....IF a RB jumps over the goal line for a TD on a goal line play and he looses the ball BEFORE he lands but AFTER he passes the goal line....don't they consider it a TD anyway??!!
Salsa, Yes it's a TD running the ball as long as it touches the front side of the goal line, regardless of what happens after the line is touched. I have felt the rule in the endzone has been wrong ever since they brought it into the game, it NEEDS to be changed.
5. With respect to Chris Johnson, Sunday's MVP goes to Houston RB, Arian Foster. He spent most of last season on the practice squad, but ran for a team record 231 yards and scored three touchdowns on Sunday. 231 yards was the most rushing yards in a season opener since OJ Simpson's 250 in 1973. I agree....AND half of Chris Johnson's yard came on one TD run of 75 yards. Other than that one play, Chris had a subpar game. BUT, ONE PLAY can mean the game....but is sure pads those stats nicely.
Yup, Long runs definitely help the stats, Rashard Mendenhaul had 70 tough yards, ran well for most of theday, but everything was just a few yards at a time, till he broke one for the 50 yard game winner in OT
6. Good to see Wes Welker come back in such short time from that knee injury to have such a huge game yesterday. That dude denies all laws of physics! Like I stated yesterday to Bill...that kid is something else and I am sure the Dolphins would have loved to have him back. The one that they have playing a "slot" like Welker, Hartline....he ain't cutting it. Also, modern medicine has come a LONG way. Just 5 years ago, an operation like his was going to consist of almost being out 2 seasons. Now, with a good work ethic like Welkers, you can be playing within a year. Kuddos to him and his team of doctors!
I'm wondering if others are gonna start trying to come back sooner than normal now that Welker is doing so well.
8. Considering both are healthy, who do the Iggles start next week? Vick or Kolb? PS, why did they trade McNabb again? Vick look good yesterday. I think there is no doubt that there WILL be a QB controversy. Before getting knocked out, he was just not moving the team. Vick looked like his old self and SHOULD be the starter.
Provided both are cleared to play, they SHOULD go with Kolb, I would go with Vick. Why should they go with Kolb ? Because they just made him the starter, hoping that he can turn into the next Aaron Rodgers, you CAN'T give up on your Starter after 1 game. IF Kolb starts, the Lions have hope next week, maybe, I forgot , no Stafford, but you never know. IF Vick starts, the D* will be running all over the place trying top catch him ..... then again if he scores quickly, the D* can be on the sidelines resting. 
FWIW, I doubt that Kolb will be cleared to play in time for the game next week.
9. What happened to that vaulted Niner defense? They surely didn't show up in Seattle. What a spanking! And Mike Singletary THANKED the Seattle for spanking their a$$ too! GREAT aftergame press conference by Mike!
11. Two more games tonight! As someone who works early in the morning, I appreciate the East Coast game starting at 7pm between the Jets/Ravens. As for the Chargers/Chiefs, I'll be asleep well before that game ends.
I love the 7 pm time for the Monday night game, actually don't mind the 8 PM time either if they would start the game by 8:10.
Same here. The better game, to a football fans perspective, is the JETS/Ravens game. I have conference interest in the 2nd game. Thank GOD for DVRs!
Go Jets !!!
