Sea v GB- I felt pretty good after 5 minutes… but I knew two things: 1) There was still 55 Minutes left and 2) Ryan Grant had been the problem, not Favre. That was one of the most amazing games I’ve watched by one team in a long time. GB just annihilated the Seahawks and the snow just added to the drama. I still think Favre will lose you some games, but perhaps not this year. He plays with maturity in his decision making (something you could NEVER say about him before this year), and he looks poised for a chance at New England… that could all change next week, but we’ll see.
Jax v NE – Went pretty much as I expected. Tom Brady showed again why he may be the best ever and is certainly the best of my generation (’90s and on… Montana was just on the way out when I started paying attention to NFL)… I guess the Jags forgot that Brady spent his whole career with no-name receivers that could rarely get open deep… they took away Moss and Brady just did what he’s done his whole career… make them pay some other way…
SD v Indy - It wasn’t Peyton’s fault. Phillip Rivers showed me that while he’s still a bit of an arse, he has guts. The SD Defense showed me that they can carry the team if necessary… and Michael Turner showed once again that he could probably start for half the teams in the league. I’m not sure where Indy’s running game went… 17 carries in a four point game? Doesn’t make much sense to me…
NYG v Dal- Since i’ve already explained how Dallas lost, i just want to focus on the Giants for a second… All Eli has done this year is play big in games against the top opponents. He’s been inconsistent, but most of his poor play came against lesser opponents… He didn’t put up gaudy numbers, but he got the job done and didn’t make any mistakes… NONE that I can remember in fact. Is it actually possible that while he can’t put up the numbers Peyton does that he’s actually a better big game QB?!? Too early to say that, but I’m changing my tune on this guy… which makes me want to throw up… c’mon the dude looks dumber than Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne combined.
On a side note: I find it pretty interesting that both Rivers and Eli moved on considering their linked history. Their careers and public perceptions are different, but their careers are starting to look eerily similar.
