Suck for Luck Campaign

Before the football season, the Suck for Luck campaign theme was coined.  Of course, it meant the race for the first overall pick to select Stanford's quarterback Andrew Luck.  Among the preseason front runners counted Buffalo, San Francisco, Miami, Seattle and Denver.

At the quarter mark of the season, the race appears to change.  The 49ers and Bills currently are in the thick of division races.  Indianapolis and Kansas City, defending division champs, are suddenly bottom feeders in the hung for Luck.

Other bottom feeders, like St. Louis, Carolina, Minnesota and Jacksonville already have the quarterback of the future on the roster.  Sam Bradford appears to regressed in St. Louis but he is the future arm of the franchise.  Cam Newton, so far, is erasing doubts about his ability to play in the pocket and breathed life into a listless franchise.  The Donovan McNabb experiment will soon end and Christian Ponder will no doubt take his spot.  Jacksonville already started the Blaine Gabbert Era with the sudden release of David Garrad and the flop of  Luke McCown.

Miami, from top to bottom, is a mess.  Most teams enjoy the friendly confines of home.  The Dolphins have only won one home game last season and none this year.  Off the field, owner Stephen Ross has turned the list of owners into a celebrity list:  Venus and Serena Williams, JLo, Marc Anthony, Fergie, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan.  Coach Tony Sparano appears clueless and will probably be fired sometime soon.  Quarterback Chad Henne is out for the season and doesn't appear to be the long term solution at the position.  Chances are high that the once proud franchise will win the Luck Sweepstakes.  The question is will Luck really want to play there and is it the best place for him?

My how have the mighty fallen.  With Peyton Manning out, the Colts franchise is teetering on the brink.  Manning covered the flaws of the franchise.  I always thought Jim Caldwell is clueless on the sideline and that Manning's on field prowess covered up for Caldwell.  So far that theory is playing out.  Even the speedy defense was built for Manning.  The philosophy was for Manning to get big lead and let speedsters Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis tee of on offenses trying to catch up.  Again that theory is bearing out.  If they win the Luck sweepstakes, can the right the direction of the franchise?  Will Manning come back and play a year or two and show Luck the ropes?  Luck is probably the best bet to take up the mantle of Manning.

Weekly Awards
Line of the Week
Baltimore Ravens Defense - 1 fumble returned for TD, 1 INT returned for TD, 2 sacks, 9 pass deflections, 3 fumbles recovered
Honorable Mention: Detriot Lions Defense - 2 INTs returned for TDs, 3 INTs,
Honorable Mention: Beanie Wells - 27 carries, 138 yards rushing, 3 TDs

JaMarcus Russell Line of the Week
Mark Sanchez - 11 of 35 for 119 yards, 1 INT for TD, 4 fumbles, 3 fumbles lost

Goat of the Week
Tony Romo, Jason Garrett and Felix Jones
Romo threw three key picks and two were returned for TDs to help blow a 27-3 lead.  Garrett allowed Romo to keep throwing the ball instead of trying to control the clock and ball.  Jones ran out of bounds late in the game to stop the clock.  Only problem is that it was 4th down.