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Monday Morning Quarterback

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer

I’m going to go ahead and say it again – The Atlanta Falcons’ three best skill position players start the game on the bench. Can’t wait to see what Matt Schaub, Jerious Norwood and Roddy White do next year.

Anyone who says Jamal Lewis is back didn’t watch the game. That Atlanta defense is ruined by injuries, and it’s not like he was all that effective away from the goal line. With the Hat Trick fresh in mind, go sell high.

I would say Chicago has no chance to go to the Super Bowl with Rex Grossman at the helm, but who in the NFC is going to beat them in Chicago in January? I say Dallas.

I refuse to accept Cincinnati’s mediocrity. I know, I know, “defense wins championships,” but no one wants to watch one and done Jacksonville in the playoffs over them, unless maybe you’re an AFC team. Like last year’s Pittsburgh, no team wants any part of the Bengals in the playoffs this year.

Drew Brees is the best fantasy player no one is talking about. Dude threw for more than 500 yards without his best playmaker and a clearly aging Joe Horn. Devery Henderson is two shades of awful. Terrance freakin Copper?! Brees is legit.

The “flex scheduling” wasn’t supposed to work like this. It’s Football Night in America – starring, Jeff Garcia!

Apparently the Minnesota Vikings have a pretty decent run defense.

Let me get this straight: Lee Evans, who wears No. 83, caught not one, but two 83-yard touchdowns Sunday?! Coincidence? I think not – this kid is special, you might want to roll a safety his way. The only thing preventing superstardom is J.P. Losman. A big obstacle, admittedly.

Nick Saban – The best coach during the second half of seasons in NFL history.

Good thing New England won’t have to worry about playing at that pesky “Gillette Stadium” come playoff time.

Aaron Brooks looked dangerously close to competent Sunday; too bad that helps zero fantasy options in Oakland. At this point, you’re more likely to see Randy Moss on a milk carton than you are catching an NFL pass.

I’m too young to have watched Jim Brown, but I’ve never personally witnessed a more physical running back than Larry Johnson.

When everyone compiles their top-10 fantasy wide receiver list next year, Braylon Edwards will be on it.

FOSTER: Australian for injury.

Am I crazy, or is Jeff Fisher doing one of the better coaching jobs in the NFL this year?

The Inconvenient Truth – Frank Gore is a top-5 running back in the NFL.

It’s impossible to explain the Chargers’ offense being so potent, yet Antonio Gates being so irrelevant.

Can’t wait to see which running back Denver selects in the first round of next year’s NFL draft.

Remember when Mike Vanderjagt criticized teammates for not being clutch? Good times. Drinking before interviews is one thing; Vanderjagt should probably start refraining before games.

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5 responses to “Monday Morning Quarterback”

  1. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    I couldn’t agree more on your Jamal Lewis comment. He looked absolutely terrible in the first half (kind of like Shaun Alexander looked, actually). I’ll admit that he looked decent on his 2nd TD, though really, I think it may have been poor tackling as much as anything he did. The guy is done. Did you see Cadillac at all? I didn’t watch any of that game, so while I liked the yardage totals and the number of touches, I’m still curious as to how he looked. With Lundy apparently splitting touches with Gado, I really hope that DeAngelo Williams gets the starters gig (nice job with the Foster’s comment!), but I get the feeling that the fumbles are going to keep him in a committe as well.

    Please tell me the Rams are going to find a way to protect Bulger…please! Thank God Gore has bailed me out lately, but if Bulger keeps having games like this, I’m in trouble.

    Did you watch the Browns/Steelers game at all? There was the one pass to Edwards on the right sideline, where the DB went for the pick, so after Edwards caught it, and stayed in bounds, he was the only football player on the screen and was headed towards the endzone. Having a Browns and a Steelers fan there made it amusing, but it was obvious to everyone there, that he was “gone” and would get a TD out of the play. There was no doubt. Please explain to me how Polamalu managed to run at least TWICE as fast as Edwards. I swear to God, there was no way Edwards should have been caught on that play, but Polamalu was on the other side of the field, gave Edwards at least a 10 yard (probably 20) head start, and still caught him short of the 30 yard line! We were all dumbfounded. Polamalu could have ran to the goal line and back, and still stopped him short of the 20. It was unreal. So, he’s either the Samoan version of The Flash, or Edwards is still missing a step. I’m not sure what exactly my point is, but it was unreal.

  2. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    I watched that Wash/TB barn burner probably the least of any game this week, so I can’t really report on just how good Caddy looked. The numbers, as you suggested, are obviously encouraging. Especially Gruden finally calling his # a lot, something that he hasn’t really done this year.

    I was counting on Lundy in a league, but it def. seems like a time share there w/ Gado. So Im hoping that Caddy comes around like you in that league. The fumbles def. hurt D. Williams, and the early word is Foster’s injury isn’t too serious and he would still be the starter. You got to figure Williams would still get about half the touches, tho. Just remember, another Foster injury is right around the corner.

    Well, your Edwards point does hurt my top-10 next year claim, but maybe it’s as simple as him not quite being 100 percent yet. Still, Polamalu is the man, and he def. made Edwards look bad there.

  3. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    Edwards does look good, despite the fact that he can’t be 100% yet (as is typical of that injury), so I would not be at all surprised to see him be top-10 next year. The fact that Frye actually seems to be showing some better decision-making also helps. I think Frye will develop into a slightly above-average QB next year, and that mobility should allow for a couple big plays to open up.

    I think Chicago finally realized that letting Grossman chuck the ball all over the field is a bad idea. While it can lead to some big plays and 41-0 type victories, there are just too many big risks and bad throws that will turn a close game into a loss. They’re going to be winning a lot more close games down the stretch, just because I think they’re finally reeling him in some. If they can keep home field, the running game and D, with the occasional long pass mixed in, should make them tough. They can be run on though.

    I’m really worried about Bulger and that O-Line. It’s going to be very interesting to see what they can do against the ‘9ers, but I’m excited to see Gore have another big game!

  4. Jeff Avatar
    Jeff

    No running back in the history of the game was more physical than Earl Campbell.

  5. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya Chicago will be very tough to beat at home in January, and they’ll only have to win 2 games to make the Super Bowl. The one thing about them going fairly unnoticed is that their ground game has really started to get going recently. But Grossman needs to be reeled in some, he’s far from great.

    Apparently the loss of Orlando Pace is going to be pretty devastating judging by that first game w/o him. It’s not like he was in his prime or anything, but that was pretty pathetic Sunday. Although Carolina has really stepped it up defensively of late. I need Holt to start producing again. Gore is going to go off this week. Huge game.

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