Week 2 roundup - of mice and men (and beer)

Wow - now that was an interesting week.  You think that you have this game figured out and then, wham, everything goes upside down (except the Patriots - more on that later).  There are a lot of 2-0 teams that nobody would have predicted:  Green Bay, San Francisco, heck even Washington!  How about these at 0-2:  Eagles, Giants, Rams, and Saints!  This could be getting good...  here's a recap of some of the games:

New Orleans/Tampa Bay - Boy Drews Brees looked crappy again!  To get your ass handed to you by Chuckie and the gang (who probably last put up 31 points sometime in the last century) is embarassing for a supposed NFC contender.   Drew Brees looked so bad that he rivaled Philip Rivers in offensive futility.   It might be time to get a new stock of paper bags, Saints fans...

Oakland/Denver - All I have to say is that it's good to be the home team and have the ref in your pocket.  Damn - the Raiders WON this friggin game and then lost it.  My 20 seconds of joy was worth it, though because Oakland came into a tough place to win and performed well - Lamont Jordan rushed for almost 160 yards!  I think that young Lane Kiffin finally got an offensive line together in Oakland!  McCown threw some stinkers that could have sealed a win - I think he has to go but apparently Daunte called Kiffin a cracker or something so he is stuck on the pine.

Washington/Philidelphia - I think that the days of McNabb are coming to an end.  He threw so poorly last night that he could give Brees and Rivers a run for their money in bad passes.  If you are an NFC contender, you DON"T LOSE YOUR HOME OPENER!  At least not to fucking Washington.  Brett Farve may have to lead the NFC to their eventual ass kicking in the Super Bowl.

Now my favorite - San Diego/New England - There were some that placed the bolts at the highest echelons of the AFC - right up there with Tom and Peyton's team.  Well you can put that one to bed.  the Chargers stunk it up on both sides of the ball and Rivers was pathetic.  Add to that the abysmal performance of the running game - LT is ranked 39th in rushing so far this year - note that there are only 32 teams so more than one team have TWO players that have run for more than LT!  Heck, Lamont Jordan is #4!  I remember with great pain the days when the Silver and Black had dumbshit Norv Turner plodding on the sidelines.  He got outcoached so badly that even with the other team's playbook in hand he would have gotten beat!

Beers

A day like Sunday was a day for Bud Light.  Yes, I know it is a recurring theme, but for a sustained day of football and beer that extends into the night game, it is the best choice.  I did toss in a nice Newcastle Brown between the afternoon and evening game, savoring the near victory of the Raiders - hey at least we didn't get blown out.