By Craig Kwasniewski and Brett Edwards
Time for another edition of MMPG. For clarification, Brett is in italics.
1. What the hell was MIA doing running a trick play for a potential game tying 2-point conversion? They ran a RB option pass for the conversion! Obviously the pass fell incomplete. Is Sarge calling the plays? What happened to Nick Saban? Wasn't he the next great head coach? Now he's stuck with Dante Culpepper and Sarge's Madden 2003 playbook.
BTW - Sarge is our friend Dan. He's the one guy that everyone knows who constantly runs gadget plays on Madden. He'll run a first quarter punt fake at his own 15-yard line on a 4th and 25, which works 1 out of 100 times. Of course that one time is against me.
2. Props to the NYJ for actually running the old Stanford-Cal kickoff return play. Most coaches pass on that type of return and the game ends with a squib kick going to a lineman that falls on the ball. They almost pulled it off.
That was cool, but not as cool as 4th and Goal from the 3 in a tie game and not kicking a field goal...that's ridiculous. Worse was the pick in the end zone on the play, which gave the Colts the ball at the 20 instead of the 3! If you're going to go for it (which was stupid), your QB can't throw a pick! Whatever, as long as Manning has all day to throw the ball (read: NO pass rush), the Colts will pretty much be winning every game...until the playoffs of course.
Thumbs down to going for it. Like you said, take the points against a team like Indy. Instead, they went for the TD on fourth down, with a QB sprint out play that eliminates half the field! Bad choice and bad play selection!
3. Are the Bears for real? What's the ESPN generated excuse for the Bears not being good this week: No Shaun Alexander? Home game on national TV was far more important to the Bears than SEA. West coast teams traveling east. SEA letdown over such an asswhooping over the NYG.
SEA looked good on the first drive and then the Bears defense disrupted their offensive rhythm the rest of the game. Even if Alexander was there SEA hasn't been able to run the ball all season. On offense the Bears worked on establishing the run early and went all pass in the middle of the game. Soon defenses stop going eight in the box and the Bears running game will get better.
But of course, it must be an aberration, because the Bears offense sucks! Right? (And yes, I'm sounding like bitter MIA Heat fan in February of 2006)
ALRIGHT, Bears fan. Stop going bad college football fan with the "no respect" card. The Bears got their cocks sucked all night last night by the announcers, and are getting more of the media bandwagon pile on today. The Bears are getting all the respect they deserve right now (being only Week 4) as the best or 2nd best (Philadelphia being the other) team in the NFC. The bottom line is, keep winning and you'll have all the respect you want.
4. When did the Raiders get Joe Esterhaus as their defensive coordinator? You know you're a crappy team when the best tacklers on special teams are the kickers.
The Sports Guy factor: There was only one sideline shot on Art Shell the whole game and that's because he snuck into a shot of one of the other coordinators. Do you think all the ranting from SG caused the NFL to react to it? All I'm saying is that Romeo Cornell was on camera every 3 plays and not one single shot of Art Shell the entire game. Very interesting subplot.
Why were you watching this game, when you had JAX v WAS which was very entertaining, and NE beating down CINCY?
Good point! Because I have C Palmer and the CIN defense on my fantasy squad, it became too painful to watch. And somehow I had no desire to watch the JAX-WAS game... bad choice on my behalf, very Nick Saban.
5. Can we stop with the Brad Johnson makes no mistakes storyline? 2 Int's and most importantly:
Down by more than 3 with 14 sec's left, 3rd and 10 at the BUF 25 yardline and no TO's. Johnson throws a 5 yard pass down the middle, the WR (McMullen) is tackled and the clock runs out. Hey, I thought he makes no mistakes. That's two weeks in a row that he's killed the Vikings with poor 2 minute drills.
Everyone watched that first Monday night game and hyped up BJ because he went Kevin Garnett after they scored a touchdown (YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!). The reality is that guy is average at best.
6. Raiders may win next week. They have SF in the true Toilet Bowl. Though after blowing a 21-3 lead at home against CLE, they may never win a game.
No way the Raiders win next week. SF will bounce back and get the W. The Raiders' only shot at a W is a home game against HOU in like 6 weeks. Otherwise they may go 0-16.
7. Morton Andersen has man boobs! The fattest guy on your team should be the special teams coach, not the kicker.
Well, it doesn't seem to be working for the Raiders' kicker either.
8. Did Kurt Warner actually win the NFL MVP? Breathe on him and he fumbles. It's so bad that you can predict the play: Pressure, scramble away from the rush, look downfield, hit from behind, FUMBLE!!!
That's the last you'll see of Warner this season, unless Leinhart contracts Hep C from banging skank groupies on the road.
9. Lost in the ATL blowout (knockout win) was Vick giving up on the interception return. The guy's supposed to be the fastest player on the field and Algae Crumpler (6' 6" and 450 lbs) ended up chasing down the defender. Vick saw him run right by and just gave up. Dude, if you're throwing an INT into the endzone, you better haul ass to chase him down.
Yeah, and funny how on the highlight packages no one really is showing that INT, they're just showing the one made by Deion ERRRR Deangelo form ATL.
10. Charlie Frye has to stop heaving jump balls into the endzone! Did you see that one? He scrambled to the right and threw a jump ball across his body into the endzone trying to put the Raiders away. Almost a repeat of last week, except that the Raiders suck!
Dude, I said the EXACT same thing, I flipped over to that just as it happened. After literally costing his team the game last week by doing that, I was SHOCKED he did it again. Throw the ball away! You're telling me that all week his coaches weren't telling him that? The only thing more shocking than that was seeing the Bengals get destroyed at home by New England. I guess Denver is better than people thought! They're getting no respect, WAAAAAAAAAA!
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