NFL Week #3

Well week three is in the books and I have absolutely nothing better to do at work so I'm getting this weekly ranting, raving and observing out of the way early. You blame high gas prices on high oil? Stupid you. Blame my salary and my lack of productivity as the reason. Hey at least I'm not running office pools and other gambling out of here anymore. It took me forever to scrub all that shit off the network.

The first draft of this email had a long commentary on broadcasters and how much most of them suck and those that are damn good. Instead, I'll give you the brief version. Chris Berman's act has gotten old and tired. He hit a new low with Josh Scobee-doobie-doobie doo. I changed the channel after that only to hear it again by someone else on NBC.

On to the field of play. Well sort of. The George Costanza vs. Emperor Palpatine drama has gotten funnier. Rumors were swirling around that Al Davis was going to fire Lane Kiffin on Monday. As of Tuesday morning, Costanza still has a job. I wonder if he's having to crawl through the duct work to get into his office. (Seinfeld episode "The Voice" where George's boss want him to quit so he won't have to pay him). I'm wondering why law and order Commish Goodell hasn't stepped in. He seems bent on getting his players to behave but let's an owner and coach have their own sitcom.

With Tom Brady out and the Colts stagger, now would seem the time for the Steelers step up. After routing the Texans in week one, the Steelers have looked like anything but world beaters or the team to beat. Good news is they are 2-1 and can still fine tune their game. Only though if the offensive line that showed up against the Eagles doesn't make another appearance. They just flat out got their ass kicked by the Eagles defense.

Who gets fired first? Romeo Crennell or Marv Lewis? The Browns so far have been a massive flop for a team that has Super Bowl aspirations. The Bengals circus is in full force and Carson Palmer has looked like crap all year. They woke up from their funk but still lost to the Giants. Both are 0-3 with coaches on the hot seat. Someone has to win this game but it won't be pretty.

The Denver Broncos offense and Jay Cutler look like they are ready for prime time. Unfortunately the defense doesn't having given up 38 and 32 points the last two weeks. Fortunately they play KC twice, Oakland once more and have already beaten the Chargers once. They have the division lead for now with the Chargers probably still pissed about the missed call last week. The second match up between the teams should be a good one the last week of the season if they are both still fighting for the division lead or a playoff spot is on the line.

It's only three weeks but who would have thought Broncos, Ravens, Titans and Bills would be atop the AFC divisions and the Colts, Pats and Steelers hobbling along?

Great Sunday night win for the Cowboys against the Pack. It's fun to see them win early and often. It just makes the playoff collapse that much more fun.

It's nice to see the Chargers quit whining enough about last week's blown call to play this week. They seem to forget they still had chances to stop the Broncos on a fourth down play and on the two point conversion.

It looks like someone is finally listening to me over in Detroit. Little Boy Ford wants Matt Millen gone. But Daddy Ford runs the team and won't fire Millen. Little Boy Ford says if he were in charge Millen would be gone.

This week's Player of the Week is freaking Ronnie Brown: 1-1 passing with a TD plus 113 yards, 19 carries and 4 TDs in a complete dismantling of the Patriots.

This week's Joe Pisarcik/Carson Palmer Player of the Week is none other than Houston Texan Matt Schaub. His stat line: 17-37 for 188 yards, goose egg for TDs and 3 INTs. It's okay, according to the Houston Chronicle, Texans head coach Gary Kubiak will continue start Schaub and all will be fine.

The name has changed but the number and the play remain the same. Schaub is starting to look like the second coming of David Carr. Like Carr, Schaub has the skills and the arm to be an NFL starter. Like Carr, Schaub looks gun shy, scared and confused. Schaub looks in way over his head and makes piss poor decisions. I put the blame mostly on the coaches though. They've made no game plan adjustments to let Schaub get rid of the ball quicker to his great possession receivers of Kevin Walters, Owen Daniels and Andre Johnson. Plus Johnson has the ability to break a big one after a pass completion. They don't always have to look down field to go deep.

It's official. I've started the Fire Richard Smith campaign to go along with the Herm Edwards Sucks campaign and the Fire the Worst GM in the NFL Matt Millen campaign. Smith is the defensive coordinator for the Texans. It's time to let Smith go and let Ray Rhodes loose on the players. Smith's schemes and game planning are too soft.

If you are still reading you quiet possibly have more time on your hands than I do. That's a scary thought. At least you didn't get to hear my political tirade I just gave in the break room about the government bailout of the financial institutions and looking for a third party presidential candidate to vote for. I think I pissed one person off pretty good.