Thoughts From Week 3

Titans-Saints: What happened to the Saints? The offensive line has been terrible. I still expect better from Drew Brees, but he was under pressure all night, and the Titans defense is not that great. The defense was bad last year and may have actually gotten worse. All in all, a pretty ugly game.

The most entertaining moment was when one of the commentators (I think it was Mike Tirico) called Keith Bulluck's second interception of the night and then, in the same breath, said that Bulluck's mother abandoned him when he was twelve years old. It's one thing to tell that story, but Tirico said it the same way he would've said that Bulluck is in his 8th year out of Syracuse. I can't wait until Tirico calls a Lakers game this year just to see if he says "And the fade-away is good for Lamar Odom, whose infant son died two years ago."

Another great moment was during the post-game press conference when Reggie Bush said that the Saints "can either go left or go right." That just cracked me up because going left and right is about all Bush does on the field.

Cowboys-Bears: How much longer can the Bears start Rex Grossman? On one hand, I'm not sure how much better Brian Griese is, but at this point, how much worse could he be? Even Kyle Orton didn't lose them games the way Grossman is this year. To be fair, the Bears are really missing Thomas Jones. Cedric Benson looks to me like an over-hyped LenDale White. But still, something has to be done about Grossman. I mean he threw an interception to Roy Williams. ROY WILLIAMS! I'm pretty confident that Detroit's Roy Williams would be better in coverage than the one in Dallas, but even he could read Grossman without any trouble.

Also, Adam Archuleta is terrible. All he did Sunday night was miss tackles. Not to mention, he got leveled on a block from Sam Hurd. For the record, Hurd weighs 195 lbs.

And is it just me or would that Tony Romo ESPN ad be about a gazillion times funnier if the Sportscenter anchor tossed a pen or clipboard at him and he fumbled it? I feel cheated.

Giants-Redskins: The Giants still stink. The Redskins lost this game more than the Giants won it. Clinton Portis looked worse every time he touched the ball and Jason Campbell proved that he's not ready to carry the offense. The Redskins could be a pretty good team this year because of the defense, but it doesn't look like they're capable of scoring more than 20 points. And don't tell me it was the Giants' defense. Expect the Eagles to light them up next week. Speaking of the Eagles...

Lions-Eagles: Kevin Curtis must have set a record for infuriated fantasy owners. After doing nothing in the first two weeks, he exploded for 221 yards and 3 TDs. I guess the Eagles were saving up their offense for this one. Westbrook was just as good, with 221 all-purpose yards and 3 TDs, and he was supposed to be injured. Meanwhile, McNabb completed 80% of his passes. I bet a white quarterback would've completed 90% (sorry Donovan, but you were asking for that), but that's still a pretty good game.

Jon Kitna had an excellent game, even though it wasn't enough to keep his team close, but now we have a better sense of who the Lions are. Great offense, zero defense. They'll out-gun a few teams, but I wouldn't expect the ten wins Kitna promised.

Browns-Raiders: Not much to say about this game except that Lane Kiffin is clearly a quick learner. Nice job icing the kicker after Shanahan abused him last week. Maybe there is hope for the Raiders.

Colts-Texans: The Texans surprised me in that they actually made a game of this. Yes, they came in 2-0 and were the home team, but nobody gave them much of a chance, especially with Andre Johnson out. Could they be this year's Saints?

Cardinals-Ravens: The Ravens defense is clearly not what it used to be. Seventeen points in the fourth quarter? From Kurt Warner? That's inexcusable even though Baltimore won in the end. Meanwhile, I'm liking Ken Whisenhunt more and more. Is using Warner as the no-huddle quarterback good for Matt Leinart's confidence? No. But the Cardinals just need to win games at this point. Kudos to Whisenhunt for thinking outside the box.

Rams-Bucs: Steven Jackson has the same number of touchdowns this season as he has in that commercial. Amazing how the consensus top three fantasy running backs have just one rushing touchdown between them.

Bills-Patriots: The Patriots three-game streak of scoring exactly 38 points will come to a halt this week when they go to Cincinnati. They'll score at least 48.

On a side note, Lee Evans has five receptions in three games. How long can this go on?

Chargers-Packers: When is the last time a coach has destroyed a great team like Norv Turner is this year? It's only Week 3, but his seat has to be getting awfully hot right now. Schottenheimer has never looked so good.

I have to give the Packers credit though. While they're not going to be an elite team, they could easily take the NFC North. Who are they competing with? The Bears can't score, the Lions can't defend, and the Vikings can't do much of anything. A few injuries could change things quickly for the Packers, who aren't that deep, but they've got a great chance to win the division.