Here are my week 8 wraps! Enjoy them --- and comment, if you so desire. Let the Tebow debate begin... or not.
Vikings v. Panthers
(24-21)
This was actually a good game. Despite the records of
both teams, the game was close and well played. Both rookie quarterbacks played
pretty well – Ponder and Newton continued to impress. However, I’m not sold on
either. Ponder has time to convince me he is the answer, because he’s only
played two games and won one of them. Newton, on the other hand, has played all
of the games for his team and has only won two of them. He has put up flashy
numbers, but if they don’t translate into wins, what does it matter in the long
run? Look out for Ponder to continue to improve. Newton needs a little bit more
of a running game and a defense before those flashy numbers can turn into wins.
Saints v. Rams
(21-31)
What just happened? In all seriousness, what just
happened? I have no idea what went down here. The Saints laid down for the
Rams. Or were on such a high from last week’s utter beat down of the Colts. I
have no idea what happened. The Saints need to take a long look at this tape
and figure out how to avoid this in the future. First the Seahawks last year in
the playoffs and now this. Good job, Rams. Save Spagnolo please!!
Lions v. Broncos
(45-10)
The Lions are BACK. YAY. They got their swag back and are
back on track. Stafford and the defense played well. However, there is much to be said on the subject on Tim Tebow.
The best Tebow related thing that happened was when one of the Lions’ defensive
lineman ‘Tebowed’ on Tebow. I am not sold on Tebow. Really. Not at all. He’s a
great human being, but that doesn’t mean he can play football. He looked great
last week but now is questionable. He played terribly. Really badly. All of his
problems came out in this one game – not going through his progressions, long delivery
and poor accuracy. Welcome to Tebow time, Denver.
Patriots v.
Steelers (17-25)
The Steelers are playing the best ball of their season
right now. They’ve looked pretty good in all the recent games. Beat the
Patriots is always an impressive feat. They’ve gotten their swag back and are ready
to put up a fight against Baltimore. What was most impressive about this game,
besides Ben’s accuracy, was the fact that they gave Tom Brady the ball with
time left and stopped him. Not only stopped him, but scored points. However,
this all being said, the Patriots mismanaged the clock when they had the ball
down at the goal line in the 4th. If they hadn’t done that, the
outcome of this game might have been different.
Chargers v. Chiefs
(20-23)
This was a good game. Newsflash – who are these Chiefs?
They’ve won four in a row and are showing no signs of slowing down. They
prevented the Chargers from getting in the end zone. That being said, the
Chargers also didn’t capitalize on the chances they had. They let this one go
away, but equal amount of credit should go to the Chiefs defense. These Chiefs
have gotten their act together and really surprised me. I must admit I was
ready to stick a fork in them so to speak when they were 0-3. Nice job, Haley
and Cassel.
Cowboys v. Eagles
(7-34)
The Eagles are back on track. Sorry Dallas, you ran right
into the ACTUAL Eagles, rather than the turnover prone imitation that existed for
the first few weeks.
