Observing the NFL

There are many people out there, sometimes including myself, who get bored with the NFL. We love our teams and watch them passionately. But the rest of the time, there just seems to be a lack fun in watching games. No excitement and a lot of redundancy.

This past weekend, I loved watching every single game. Where to begin?

Well, let's start with the Patriots. They looked good. They are a big deal without a doubt. But they certainly could have lost that game. They were two Dennis Northcutt drops away from being spectators this week, and no one really wants to admit it. The Patriots defense played exceptionally against the bruising offense of the Jaguars, but it was David Gerrard and the passing game that did the most damage against the Pats.

What should be scary for everyone is that Lawrence Maroney really got it going and was running hard when he got his carries. Balance looked impressive for the Pats and their offense did look good. The match up this week with the Chargers is really going to be interesting. The Chargers have athletic DB's, one of which who in my opinion got hosed on that INT return. You know who he is.

Before we get into the Chargers, I have to make a point. Something needs to be done about Rodney Harrison. Every time I watch a Pats game, Harrison gets flagged at least once for a late hit. How come Roy Williams gets suspended for horse collaring, while the play is still going on mind you, but Harrison gets nothing for consistently hitting people out of bounds. I know I sit here and make fun of people who complain about getting hit too hard, but there's certainly a difference between what is legal and what isn't, by the rules of the game. Rodney Harrison is a solid player who does great things on the field, but someone needs to give him some of his if the league won't. Oh, and then he complains about it. I really just don't particularly care for that individual.

What more can you say about the Chargers. Their defense stepped up. Their offense stepped up with a hobbled Antonio Gates and a sidelined LT/Phil Rivers. This is a good team playing exceptionally well right now, all things considered. If they can get healthy, they have the ability to keep the Pats on their toes. I don't think the Pats will lose to the Chargers, but it is a very interesting match up. You can't say enough about Billy Volek, Michael Turner, and yes, K-State's very own Darren Sproles for stepping up on the biggest stage. Congrats to the Chargers.

You know the title of the Blog yes? Alright, well, I love to see people cry for no reason. Enough said.

As for the rest of the Cowboys. I mean, I don't know how else to say this other than the following; Yesterday, they got beat by a superior team. The Giants played better in every way, shape, and form of football yesterday. It was lucky that the Cowboys in fact stayed in the game. The Giants...LOOKED GOOD. I mean, I would love to say more and go into specifics on this game, but I really can't. I really don't have anything else except the Cowboys right now aren't as good as the Giants. They Cowboys peaked early. The Giants are peaking late. Questions? Oh, I have one question for you. Is Jessica Simpson into sweet gold chains? Tony, button your shirt, dude.

Finally, the most impressive game of the weekend is without question the Packers win. With what, 56 minutes left in the game, give or take, the Packers had spotted the Seahawks a pair of turnovers and a pair of touchdowns. After that second touchdown, the Packers put up 42-6 mark. 201 rushing yards from Ryan Grant, Atari Bigby going "Defender" style on anything that breathes, and that guy Favre simply showing you that if you think there has ever been a greater football player, you are just flat out mistaken.

A lot of talk on the radio today is about two topics: one is that the marquis match ups (Pack/Giants, Pats/Manning, we refer to this as Manning because without Manningnation, the Colts don't get the absurd calls they get) and the other is that the Pats have to breathing a sigh of relief that their two biggest hurdles are gone. Both of those comments can be thrown out completely. If the Cowboys/Colts were the biggest challenge to the Pats, THEY WOULD BE STILL ALIVE! And that goes the same way about the 1/2 seed match ups. If they should have been in the championship game, they would have gotten there. We've talked all year about teams that peak at the right time. The Packers have been climbing since they went on their run at the end of the year last year and we haven't seen them do anything but continue to climb. The Giants are getting it together at the right time, as well as the Chargers.

And if I'm the Pats, I really don't like what the Packers are doing. I'm not trying to be bias, but those points and that lack of yardage. I didn't want the Colts to make it to the dance because I like the Packers match up a lot more with the Pats than I do with the Colts. Bottom line, it was a GREAT weekend of football, unfortunately next weekend shouldn't be as good. Favre, Brady Super Bowl. Imagine if Bledsoe would never have gotten hurt. Yeah, you feel me.