Pittsburgh @ New England
Welp, I guess Tom Brady
(25 of 32, 281 yds, 4 TDs) wanted to prove to all of us that it’s not the
amount of air in the balls, but what you do with the balls that count. The Patriots blasted the Steelers and what
makes it worse if that they seem to do it with ease. Both of their tight ends (Gronk 5 rec, 94
yds, 3 TDs; Scott Chandler 1 rec, 1 yd, 1 TD) were responsible for the 4 TDs
that they scored in this game. The
defense played well until late when Big Ben’s (26 of 38, 351 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int)
pass to Antonio Brown (9 rec, 133 yds, 1 TD) made the score look
respectable. We’re done with all of the
whispers of the Patriots cheating and now we can move one with all of this,………or
so we thought. The Steelers’ coach Mike
Tomlin went on record to say that they always have issues with their
communications when they go to Foxboro and the fact that the entire first half
all they could hear on their headsets was the Patriots radio coverage of the
game. It wasn’t until the Steelers
reported it and the Patriots were told that they would have to stop using their
headsets, was the problem all of a sudden fixed. Are you surprised about more whispers of
Patriot infidelity? If it walks like a
duck, talks like a duck, ladies and gentlemen, it’s probably a duck. We’ll see how long this remains an issue and
we’ll also see how much better each of these teams can get.
Inquisitive Mind 1-0 for
the week
Green Bay @ Chicago
The Bears start the season 0-1 but, they
actually looked like a football team.
They actually played well,…including Cutler (18 of 36, 225 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int). Hear me out, the Bears ran the ball well with
Forte (24 carries, 141 yds, 1 TD), had great play calling, and Cutler minimized
his chances on making the ‘bad’ play. The
only issue on the play calling is getting down in the red zone and not calling
Forte’s number, not even once. That
drive ended with a high pass over the head of Royal (Jay had a guy in his face
and didn’t have a chance to really do anything but sling the ball). They had 4 out of 5 drives early that ended
in points. The biggest issue is that
they were playing the Packers. Aaron
Rodgers (18 of 23, 189 yds, 3 TDs) is the baddest man on the planet and he
proved that in this game. James Jones (4
rec, 51 yds, 2 TDs) showed up like he never left the team and the defense
finally made a play on the interception by Clay Matthews.
All in all, this is a huge step forward for the
Bears even though the season will start 0-1.
I blame the Bears for talking about switching Kyle Long to tackle and
waiting until the first game of the season to actually move him to right tackle
was stupid, as they should have gotten him some reps in the preseason. The Bears had a new attitude and the arrow,
at least for now is pointing up. One bad
thing for the Packers is that they weren’t able to stop the run and next up is
the Seattle Seahawks and their running game.
Inquisitive Mind 2-0 for the week
Kansas City @ Houston
Is it too late to make those ‘Free JJ Watt’
t-shirts? This Texans team really looked
like they are a QB away from being very dangerous and as we know, getting that
QB is tough. Hoyer (18 of 24, 236 yds, 1
TD, 1 Int) was terrible and Ryan Mallett (8 of 13, 98 yds, 1 TD) wasn’t much
better to go along with a weak ground game (21 car, 98 yds). Yes, the Texans were down big early, but that
defense finally showed up and slowed down the Chiefs or they might have scored
60 yesterday. When will this team be
able to match the defense with performance?
The Chiefs looked great. They got out to a big early lead with Travis
Kelce (6 rec, 106 yds, 2 TDs) leading the way.
Jamaal Charles had over 100 yards combined and this defense looked
suffocating at times. Let’s see what
Andy Reid has in store for us in week 2 as we know the Broncos will make a much
more difficult foe.
Inquisitive Mind 3-0 for the week
Cleveland @ New York Jets
We actually did see Johnny Football (13 of 24,
182 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int, 2 fumbles lost) and we also saw that there isn’t much out
there for the Browns on offense. McCown
thought he was John Elway in the Superbowl and got knocked out of the game and
Manziel came in and threw a TD and we all thought from there, that this could
go well. 3 turnovers later and lots of disappointment
and now we’re looking at Week 2. The
Jets did what we expected, run the ball (C. Ivory – 20 car, 91 yds, 2 TDs; team
had 36 car, 154 yds, 2 TDs) and play
defense. Ryan Fitzpatrick (15 of 24, 179
yds, 2 TDs, 1 Int) wasn’t that bad out there, but he’s gotta get better for
this team to keep it up. Good win for
the Jets.
Inquisitive Mind 4-0 for the week
Indianapolis @ Buffalo
I don’t think anyone thought it would look this
bad. I am going to say that I think the
luster is finally wearing off of Andrew Luck (26 of 49, 243 yds, 2 TDs, 2 Ints). He came into the league as possibly the next
savior for the Colts, but outside of Eli, he’s been a turnover machine and he
looked that way in this game. Adding insult
to injury was TY Hilton (7 recs, 88 yds) and Frank Gore (8 car, 31 yds)both
going down to injuries and this Colts team looked terrible. The defense should be having open tryouts
this week as pretty much none of them showed up for the game. Props to Tyrod Taylor (14 of 19, 195 yds, 1
TD, 9 car, 41 yds) (former Raven) in his debut as he looked wonderful. We know it’s just one game, but the kid
looked poised out there and ready for the big stage. The Bills defense looked good ladies and
gentlemen, we may have to lookout for them this season.
Inquisitive Mind 5-0 for the week
Miami @ Washington
So, the (redacted) had RGIII on the practice
squad this week as the starting safety?!?!
Just let that dude go. There is
no need to keep him around when you risk him getting injured doing something
silly and could cost your team $16M by guaranteeing his salary next year. Walk away from this. Gruden’s post game presser where he waxed
poetic about the ‘success’ that his starter, Kirk Cousins (21 of 31, 196 yds, 1
TD, 2 Ints), had during this game was laughable. Of course Gruden has to oversell this entire
thing but in the end, this is just a bad sitcom. With all of that said, I’m more disappointed in
the Dolphins that it took all they had to escape with this win in a very close
game. I expected them to easily win this
game and be ready for week 2, but it seems that they have more questions than
anything else.
Inquisitive Mind 6-0 for the week
Carolina @ Jacksonville
Blake Bortles (22 of 40, 183 yds, 1 TD, 2 Ints,
4 car, 26 yds), you looked like isht (I try not to curse on this here blog but
Bortles and someone else pushed me this week).
I am expecting much better from you if this team expects to even be
respectable this year. The Panthers and
Cam Newton (18 of 31, 175 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int, 14 car, 35 yds) showed us what they
are going to have to do all season to win and that’s scrape by with bare parts
and play defense. The Panthers barely
got 100 yards rushing as a team (35 car, 105 yds), and their WR production was
horrible this entire game. Tedd Ginn Jr.
dropped a sure TD when he was wide open.
They are going to need people to make plays and this didn’t give anyone
a warm and fuzzy feeling that they will in the future. Add to all of this Kuechly’s concussion and
this was a bad Sunday for the Panthers even though they got a ‘W’.
Inquisitive Mind 7-0 for the week
Seattle @ St. Louis
Dear Pete Carroll, I’m getting tired of your
isht (Pete is the other person that wanted me to cuss this week). This ‘genius’ you’re supposed to have or be,
just seems to get in the way of good football sometimes. First the Superbowl and not running Lynch,
but then the pooch/onside kick in overtime and the subsequent play call on 4th
and 1. Dude, let your team, filled with
talent, do what they do best and let’s stop the silliness. The Seahawks struggled with this Rams team,
but in the end, the better team won yesterday.
The Rams outplayed (and some would say out coached) the Seahawks. Hopefully the Seahawks can bounce back next
week or there may be some worry in Seattle.
Inquisitive Mind 7-1 for the week
New Orleans @ Arizona
‘With a healthy Palmer, this Cardinals team is
dangerous.’ – I mentioned this in my preview for the game and Carson (19 of 32,
307 yds, 3 TDs) must have read it because he played lights out. I don’t think that Carson has looked this
good in years. The only bad thing
from this game was the Cardinals losing Andre Ellington to a possible knee
injury (PCL?) when their running game seems to struggle on a regular. Larry Fitzgerald (6 recs, 87 yds) looked to
be a part of the offense again and we’ll hope that it will continue for the
remainder of the year. The Saints looked
horrible in this game. They looked like
Austin Powers without his mojo and I’m not so sure that the rest of their
season won’t look the same. Brees (30 of
48, 354 yds, 1 TD, 1 Int) may end up to be that guy that puts up a lot of
numbers because they are behind so much all year.
Inquisitive Mind 8-1 for the week
Detroit @ San Diego
The Chargers won this shootout with Philip
Rivers (35 of 42, 404 yds, 2 TDs, 2 Ints) tying Dan Fouts on the Chargers TD
list. Two rookie RBs Melvin Gordon (14
car, 51 yds, 3 rec, 16 yds) and Ameer Abdullah (7 car, 50 yds, 1 TD, 4 rec, 44
yds) actually looked pretty good in this game for their respective teams. Matthew Stafford (19 of 30, 246 yds, 2 TDs, 2
Ints) didn’t play his best game and was limited in hooking up with Megatron (2
rec, 39 yds). Not sure if defense was
actually a part of this game or not. Keenan
Allen(15 rec, 166 yds) had a monster game as Rivers spread the ball around to 7
different receivers.
Inquisitive Mind 9-1 for the week
Tennessee @ Tampa Bay
Marcus Mariota, I apologize from everyone who
ever thought that you wouldn’t be able to play in the NFL. Great Game 1, and slow down out there. Mariota (13 of 16, 209 yds, 4 TDs, no 4th
quarter play) easily won the battle between the #1 and #2 picks in the 2015 NFL
Draft. Jameis (16 of 33, 210 yds, 2 TDs,
2 Ints) looked like he wasn’t ready for primetime, while Mariota seemed like he
was playing in a 7-on-7 drill. Nothing
seemed to go right for the Bucs and they were embarrassed and already have
their head coach Lovey Smith on the hot seat.
Bucs gotta hope this was just one bad game and that they can turn it
around. The only highlight for the Bucs
was Austin Seferian-Jenkins (5 rec, 110 yds, 2 TDs, on 7 targets) who had a
MONSTER game for the Bucs, but too little too late.
Inquisitive Mind 9-2 for the week
Cincinnati @ Oakland
Dear Derek Carr, the next time you’re running
out of the pocket, please understand that those are grown men on defense who
don’t get a chance to normally hit you because of the rules. Those same men welcome the opportunity to
engage you in a physical confrontation and due to your size and ability to
defend yourself, I’d suggest sliding as a course of action in the future. ALSO, NEVER hit someone with your throwing
hand. Carr (7 of 12, 61 yds) left the
game early and the Raiders turned into the Raiders of old, no not the good
version, the sad version. The Bengals
and Andy Dalton (25 of 34, 269 yds, 2 TDs) looked good this first game of the
season and they hope they can continue down this road. Consistency has been their achilles heel in
the past.
Inquisitive Mind 10-2 for the week
Baltimore @ Denver
Let’s have a moment of silence for Terrell
Suggs. Suggs tore his Achilles tendon
and is out for the year. Tough loss in a
loss for the Ravens. Meanwhile this was
a defensive stalemate for the majority of the game. The Broncos looked like they had more options
on offense, but Peyton Manning (24 of 40, 175 yds, 1 Int) didn’t look good in
this game. If there were whispers of a
lack of arm strength last year, this game did nothing to silence those whispers. It was almost like watching the fall of a
great right before he heads into retirement.
Maybe Brady was right in those text messages about Manning. The Ravens looked like they had no other
targets for Flacco (18 of 32, 117 yds, 2 Ints) to throw to other than Steve
Smith (2 rec, 13 yds) and even he had a rough day at the office. This injury for the Ravens could spell doom
for this team for the season but they are a resilient bunch and we’ll look
forward to seeing what rabbit they are able to pull out of the hat this
time.
Inquisitive Mind 10-3 for the week
New York Giants @ Dallas
I would probably add this to the group of people
who wanted me to cuss this weekend, but the Cowboys should not have won this
game and it’s just not that important to me to be upset about this loss for the
Giants since they gift wrapped and gave this one away. You play to win the game. I would have run the ball in and taken the 10
point lead and given the Cowboys that 1:45 left in the game with no timeouts
and the ball. But noooo, the Giants
wanted to run clock and then inexplicably Eli (20 of 36, 193 yds) decided to
kill the clock by throwing the incomplete pass late. The Cowboys had already lost their big money
receiver (Dez Bryant 5 rec, 48 yds) and only had one viable receiver left to
catch the ball, the only one that Romo (36 of 45, 356 yds, 3 TDs, 2 Ints)
loves, Witten (8 rec, 60 yds, 2 TDs), who wasn’t covered on back to back
plays. Touchdown Cowboys and game
over. All one can do is shake their
heads on this game and the mistakes the Giants made.
Inquisitive Mind 11-3 for the week
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Whatever Dan Quin put in the water for the Falcons defense, they need another shot for the 2nd half next week. This was the fastest, tackling, flying to the ball defense that we've seen in Atlanta for years. I mean really, as bad as Atlanta was last year, they were that good in the 1st half and they were able to hold on for the win against this Eagles team. Matt Ryan (23 of 34, 298 yds, 2 TDs, 2 Ints) didn't make me feel real good with those 2 picks so he has some opportunities for improvement. Julio Jones (9 rec, 141 yds, 2 TDs) seemed to burn anyone guarding him and again the defense hit Sam Bradford (36 of 52, 336 yds, 1 TD, 2 Ints) on every opportunity they had.
The Eagles seemed to be on the verge of blowing the game open at any point, but they just couldn't get over the hump against this Falcons D. Jordan Matthews (10 rec, 102 yds) was on fire for the Eagles but in the end the Eagles ground game was stopped and that seemed to be the difference for the game.
The Eagles seemed to be on the verge of blowing the game open at any point, but they just couldn't get over the hump against this Falcons D. Jordan Matthews (10 rec, 102 yds) was on fire for the Eagles but in the end the Eagles ground game was stopped and that seemed to be the difference for the game.
Inquisitive Mind 11-4 for the week
Minnesota @ San Francisco
Where did this 49ers team come from?!? We all saw all of the talent they lost over the summer and we all assumed (I guess in this case that old adage came true) that they would be horrible. Seems as though the defense under Eric Mangini is going to be ok. The offense looked rudimentary, but Kaepernick (17 of 26, 165 yds) looked comfortable in that offense. I even caught myself about 6 times saying, 'RGIII would look nice in this offense', but I had to leave that alone. Don't let me forget to mention Carlos Hyde ( 26 car, 168 yds, 2 TDs) and his breakout performance. I needed this type of play from him last year when I had him on my fantasy squad.
For all of the hoopla we heard about Teddy Bridgewater (23 of 32, 231 yds, 1 INT) and the return of AP (10 car, 31 yds),....this game was horrible. I mean the Vikings looked so out of sync, they just have to be better next week.
For all of the hoopla we heard about Teddy Bridgewater (23 of 32, 231 yds, 1 INT) and the return of AP (10 car, 31 yds),....this game was horrible. I mean the Vikings looked so out of sync, they just have to be better next week.
Inquisitive Mind 11-5 for the week
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