NFL Week 3 Recap — Power Rangers and Some Texans
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It’s about 11:50am. Just downed a triple stack of cakes at Champps Americana sitting in front of a cluster of big screens armed with the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket. As my eyes peruse the various pregame shows, I do a double take…and almost regurgitate my pancakes. Philly and Detroit. For a second, I thought maybe the A/V guy landed on an episode of the Power Rangers. Needless to say I was confused by the unis. It quickly became evident that the Eagles were celebrating 75 years, but baby blue and yellow? These were replicas of the original blue and yellow unis from the team’s 1933 inaugural season. It’s probably best that they decided to go with the current color scheme in a harsh environment like Philly.
The Eagles wasted no time preserving every ounce of dignity they had left. Donovan’s comments on HBO must have motivated his team. Brian Westbrook sliced through the Lions front line like a hot knife for 110 yards and 2 scores and added another 111 from Donovan for another score. The Lions defense underestimated Kevin Curtis, or he was just a beneficiary of a broken defense. Curtis pulled in 11 receptions…3 of those to the house…for 221 yards. And none of those came as a result of the Deion Sanders “double move” theory. I’m also proud to say that Curtis is 1 of 4 guys I labelled as an NFL sleeper this year. I should have thrown Wes Welker in there while I had the chance.
Cowboys or Texans?
While their efforts were fruitless, the Texans put on a show for their fans against the mighty defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. Without star wide receiver, Andre Johnson, and an early exit by Ahman Green, Matt Schaub and the Houston Texans nearly upset the Colts Sunday. Despite being sacked 3 times, Schaub shook what his mama gave him and orchestrated a last-minute comeback to move within 6 points of the Colts. If that’s not impressive, I’m not sure what else would help the Texans earn the respect they’ve earned so far.
The Cowboys battled it out with the Chicago Bears. Marion Barber III went toe-to-toe with the entire Bears defense. In the first half, Tony Romo looked frustrated. He must have downed a Diet Pepsi Max or two at halft-awwww (that’s a yawn…and it’s funnier if you’ve seen the commercial). Despite the early struggles, Tony Romo proceeded to sling ice ropes to 7 different Cowboys receivers.
It’s hard to give the Cowboys defense the same credit as that of the Texans. And the Texans don’t have as many offensive weapons as the Cowboys. So, who’s the better team?
Wrecks Gross Man
Naturally, I watched the Cowboys/Bears postgame on the NFL Network. “I have to take care of the football…do what I do best.” No, no, Rex. You did. Three picks with one to the house? That is what you do best.
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September 25th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Ugh, as a Bears fan that game on Sunday night was brutal. Even though I think Grossman will one day be a very good QB, I have lost my patience with him and as bad as this sounds I want to see Griese next week.
September 25th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
You may see Griese. This was the first time Lovie Smith didn’t firmly say “Rex Grossman is our Quarterback”. He left it open…can’t wait until Wednesday.
September 25th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
I have to imagine that they will make a change either tomorrow or at some time during the game next week if they continue to struggle.
Griese isn’t really the answer either but I think it is at least worth exploring to see if he can give them something. I’d even be willing to see Orton in there at this point.
September 25th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
the bears should have changed quarterbacks during halftime of the superbowl. If they had, then maybe they’d be champions right now.
this move is about 8 months too late.. but now I think they can salvage their season. They still have a running back problem though, it looks like thomas jones was more important than they thought.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
You make a very good point. Lovie Smith may have been loyal to Grossman for too long, although as disappointing as the Super Bowl was I didn’t really fault Lovie for sticking with Rex.
Cedric Benson has looked very unimpressive. He looks slow to me and every time he is tackled, it seems like he doesn’t want to get back up. A season that had such high hopes is quickly turning the other direction.
Derrich, sorry for taking over the comments on this post with all of the Bear talk.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
That’s it, Derek. Your new name is Rex. You get to ride the pine!
September 25th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
You can call me Sexy Rexy. Uhhh…on second thought, ignore that.
October 1st, 2007 at 8:58 pm
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