Week One - Some things never change!

An interesting kickoff week to be sure. There were plenty of upsets and some big injuries. It was great to see real NFL football back in season because preseason games were starting to seem like kissing your sister. Without further ado, here are my thoughts on some notable events in week one:

Brady and the Patriots - Too bad for Tom Terrific and all those who have him as their fantasy quarterback. Brady had 14 fewer points than Jamarcus Russell who had 17 and he's not going to get any more. No, I am not trading! Anyway, he is out for the year and I think that the Pat's will not be as dominant as last year but they were not going to be anyway. They will still likely win their division, but this sure opens things up in the AFC.

Peyton Manning and the Colts - Lame Lame Lame! Peyton's little brother looked so much better it is pitiful. It looks like someone sewed some kryptonite in his friggin undies! He was not confident and indecisive. I think it is directly attributable to not playing in any preseason games. This whole theory that veterans don't need to play in the preseason is bullshit.

The Chargers. You knew it was coming, dear Charger fans. Again, Lame! I don't know who the F*&K is calling the plays there but if LT tries to shove his nose up one more O-lineman's ass, he is going to have to buy them flowers first. When they send him outside he gets big gains, so that offensive genius Norv Turner sends him right at the center's ass time after time. My 6 year old son was wondering what they were thinking! I am not sure about Norv being a genius, but from my experience when he coached the Raiders I can say that he is offensive!

This team is another classic example of sitting their starters in the preseason. They looked totally out of sync in the first half and only started to pull their heads out toward the end of the game. Had they put a few drives in over the last few weeks they would have put 7 or 14 more on the board and probably would have won the game.

Shawn Fucking Merriman - I really hate to be right, but last week I predicted that he would be ineffective and 2 tackles total pretty much defines that. I thought he would last only a few games and it was only one. If he was really a team player he would have gotten the surgery a long time ago and been ready to return sometime late this season - for a playoff run that likely won't happen now. He is a friggin moron.

The Raiders - Man did that stink! It seems that the fued between Kiffin and Al Davis/Rob Ryan is in full swing. Rumors have it that Ryan is sandbagging the D to get Kiffin fired. I am trying to get a hold of my source close to the team to confirm this. Anyway, the defense was pathetic - idiotically pathetic. That waste of money named DeAngelo Hall got burned to a crisp by a rookie - LAME! They threw on him all night with ease and there were only 4 blitzes called by Ryan in nearly 60 plays. How dumb is that.

Jamarcus is a total rookie and lost that fumble when we really needed that score. Other than that he did pretty good for a rookie - at least he had no picks. That kid has a friggin cannon, that's for sure.

Anyway, the Raiders played about as bad as a team can play on defense and made just enough stupid mistakes to get totally steamrolled by the fucking Broncos. We'll see this week if it was the Raiders being that bad or the Broncos being that good after we see how many points the Broncos beat the Chargers by.

Favre - Holy Shit! How lucky is this guy? That first TD was awesome - a great play action pass - he still has an arm! But that second TD pass on 4th and long was a total joke. It reminded me of that Monday night game after his dad died and he was throwing that crap all over against the Raiders and they would all fall into someone's arms by total luck. He just basically heaved that ball up as a glorified punt and got a TD instead. Amazing. I think that the lipstick will wear off this pig soon...

Beers

As many of you know my favorite beer is generally Bud Light, with a smattering of beers like Stone Brewing, Guiness, and other meaty beers. So it is with some anticipation that we await the new Budweiser American Ale. The strange thing about this beer is that they have been marketing the shit out of it and we have not been able to find it yet. So, your challenge, gentle readers, is to get out there and find some and post some reviews. I have a strange feeling that it will suck, kind of like Sam Adams light or something like that. With any luck it will be good, but it is unlikely.

Oh, for you who live in San Diego, you really need to go to the Stone Brewery facility in Escondido. It totally kicks ass for a great place to drink beer although the food is a bit foofy for my taste. My only gripe with the place is that you can't get any Stone beer you want on tap at any time. It seems that they only pour from the tap what they are in the middle of bottling at that time or something so if you want Oaked Arrogant Bastard you are more than likely going to get it from a bottle. Sad...