RECAP: NFL Week 4

Let's go over a few things so you all have some awesome reading for your shitty Monday's at work.

A few picks I'm happy about:
Bucs (+7) OVER Skins, but Skins win outright (Nailed It!) and Broncos (+2.5) OVER Cowboys and winning outright (not to mention the GMeN!)

A few picks I'm not so happy about:
Ravens (+2) OVER Pats and winning outright (really thought they had it in them!); Titans with points and straight up OVER Jags (I'm shocked, just shocked); Jets (+6.5) OVER Saints and straight up (I think I have to concede in quest for the Saints crappiness); and the Bills OVER Dolphins straight up (yeesh...)

So what can we conclude from this week of play?  Well the first and foremost in my mind is that (A) the Jets are human, and yes, they do have a rookie quarterback at the helm, and (B) the Saints look legit.  Before today, you can say the Week 2 victory over Philadelphia MIGHT have been an aberration, but not after today.  The Jets could have kept it closer, but two early touchdowns and they were fighting from way behind - something they never had to do to this point in the season.  Reggie Bush is ACTUALLY effective with Pierre Thomas as the primary running back, and Brees' receiving corps is full of so much talent, you never know who gets the ball and they're all dangerous with it.  Very difficult to guard against.  The Jets versus the Saints wasn't the only game that occurred this Sunday though...
The Patriots held strong against the Ravens, which wasn't a difficult call to make (although I made the exact opposite call, yeesh).  All of this talk about Tom Brady not being himself and the Patriots not getting back to form.  Let's run this down really quickly - the 2007 Patriots ended their season with a loss to the Giants in the Super Bowl to go 18-1, their next non-exhibition game they lose their quarterback for the entire season.  Brady has just started to get back to form.  Whether his knee has been fine or not is not the issue, he needs time to get comfortable again and get back in rhythm.  It will happen, and this teams offense can continue to be dangerous.

The Giants had a big day in the air with (the now "Good") Steve Smith putting up big numbers early and continuing his onslaught of being everywhere on the field at once.  Unfortunately, Eli Manning seemed to suffer a peculiar "heel" injury (whatever) that means, and Brandon Jacobs was somewhat ineffective on the ground.  The Chiefs are one of the worst teams in the league, and next week the Giants have the Raiders in NJ, so they need to not get comfortable.  BS labeled the GMeN as #1 in his Power Poll, but they haven't had a REAL test yet.

Go Broncos!  I couldn't care less that you are 4-0, but you beat America's Team (which I hate that they're America's Team - they're from fucking Dallas!  They're actually Joe's Team - Joe Mamma!), and Brandon Marshall helped me rape in one of my fantasy league's.  Dude's my 3rd wide receiver!  Continue the rapage my friend, rape on!

Quick Hits:  Hey Titans!  Get your act together.  If you don't, you'll have a manic depressive Vince Young at the helm and with his degree of uncaring you can consider yourselves fucked.  Lions - You were tied at the half against a QB who needs insulin shots, and a defense without their Middle Lineback captain.  GET THE SAND OUT AND FINISH THE JOB!  Steelers Defense - way to make it close and show that you really aren't much without that Samoan tazmanian devil in your secondary.  Get it together (and see what's happenin').  Bengals - the Browns are terrible, how was this game this close?  They had Derek Anderson at the helm and Jerome Harrison scored 13+ fantasy points on you (waiver wired that mofo and started him, a BuDa gut call on Monday!  You suck Jamal Lewis!).  Redskins - how are you guys 2-2, honestly?  You handed an 0-19 team their first win in 20 games, AND you are 2-2.  You are 2-2, and still have yet to play the Chiefs, and the Raiders.  I can't believe that there is still a mathematical chance for you to be in the playoffs, jesus.

2-Minute Drill:  Tomorrow on MNF (Monday Night Football) you have the Favre-esota Vikings taking on the Green Bay Packers at the Metrodome.  This is kind of anticlimactic because the real story is when Favr-ruh goes back to Lambeau Field.  THAT IS THE STORY.  ESPN Sunday Countdown doesn't need a montage of crap about former players.  The Vikings defense runs through Adrian Peterson, period.  Brett Favre is a game manager, and yes, that was a great throw last week.  But his percentage of gunslung versus non-gunslung plays is way down from last year.  It's down like 40%.  That's a high percentage especially for a Brett Favre who's gunslinging ratio is at like 8:10.  Vikings are 4-0, but I think the Packers take it down and put the pressure on Favre at Lambeau.  The pressure is going to be on Favre and Favre alone tomorrow night - Aaron Rodgers has done this for over a year now under center for this team, and I think he will have a great game.  Ryan Grant will need to be somewhat effective for them to pull it out (that's what she said), and with the Williams brothers in the middle of the D-Line we'll see how he fares.

...I'm Ron Burgundy, go fuck yourselves San Diego, you stay classy San Diego.