Thoughts so far on the football year....
Braylon Edwards is one of the dumbest players in the game and not just because of his off the field stuff. He has to get more boneheaded, lack of concentration penalties (false starts, illegal shifts, silly holds) than any other WR in the history of the game. I'm glad he's gone from the Browns.
Why does the league refuse to double team Roddy White? He's the only guy Ryan throws to. It's unreal. He's targeted nearly 20 times a game and teams still look like they can't believe they throw to him on third down. Are they that scared of Atlanta's running game?
I could almost say the same thing about Antonio Gates, but he is only targeted on every big play (not every single freaking pass attempt). And Gates appears to at least have some cover guys around him that he'll outplay for the ball.
I have underestimated the Steelers defense. Man, I can't wait for the Browns and them to switch places in the cycle that's supposed to happen, but it looks like it's never going to be. I have a friend that's a huge Steeler fan, but late last year he argued with me about how Troy Polamalu wasn't the key to the team even though they couldn't win without him. I've also argued with him about Roethlisberger not being all that great. Well, so far this year, it looks like it's all defense and running (as it should be for Steeler teams) and Roethlisberger is not all that important. Plus it looks like Ben thinks he has to get himself knocked around to play better which is a horrible mindset for your starting quarterback to have. He'll probably come back from suspension and promptly get concussed to end the year.
The Patriots defense sucks.
You're not division champs yet Houston.
KC and Seattle (and probably Arizona) are homer teams that will (do) suck on the road. Bet on it all year.
Sam Bradford is better than I thought he'd be. I always got him confused with the Lions Stafford and it looks like my prediction that Bradford won't start too many games in the NFL should have been for Stafford instead.
Asante Samuel would be one of the greatest DBs of all time if he could catch the ball once in a while.
The Giants are a freaking mess and Coughlin has lost that team. When a disciplinarian loses control, it's all over for everybody involved.
I expect the following coaches to be fired before next season: Coughlin, Del Rio, maybe Gailey, probably Cable, Phillips deserves to be (as he has for the past 3 seasons), Lovie Smith, probably Fox, and (please, please, please) Mangini. And if they get through this year, Singletary, Childress and McDaniels have already reserved their hot seats for 2011 where they will join the perpetual Norv Turner.
