Sunday Post, pt. 2

4:26-All games completed. I went 4-1 on the afternoon slate. Definitely happy with that. 8-6 for the day, with the Sunday night game coming up in 45 minutes, and the Monday night game tomorrow. Here's some thoughts on the afternoon games:

It's amazing how much better San Francisco looks this year. Frank Gore is a solid RB, and Alex Smith looks decent, definitely improved over that Tim Rattay, Ken Dorsey, et al. mix they were running out for the last few years, before last year. They've usually had a servicable defense, but last year's offense was maybe the worst NFL offense in memory. I'm not going to get ahead of myself because I think the Rams are really bad, maybe worse than San Fran, but this team should be competitive this year, in a losing sort of way.

San Diego will run away with the AFC west. Kansas City and Denver have both looked terrible, and Oakland is the worst team in the league. I thought this would be one of the more competitive divisions in the league, but those three teams will be looking up at San Diego all year long.

Seahawks have been really underwhelming. I don't put too much emphasis on week one, but I thought they'd come out and really dominate against Arizona, but they couldn't seem to put them away all game long. I'm really pleased by the defense, but the offense just isn't cutting it, especially the line play. I'm going to be really worried if they don't start to gel soon.

New England better show me something soon. They're lucky to be in a division that has looked pretty bad thus far. They've squeaked by Buffalo and the Jets, nearly blowing both games. New England is looking a lot like a 9-7 team that will win that division, and then lose in the first round of the playoffs.

4:17-San Fran wins 20-13, Hawks 21-10, San Diego up 40-7, Denver wins 9-6 in OT. Fuck you, Denver. If you're not going to cover, don't win at all. New England will cover barring a hail mary, or Eric Mangini revealing his enormous gambling problem by kicking a field goal to cover.

4:01-Seahawks struggling to hold onto an eleven-point lead. SF's up seven, KC and Denver in OT, NE up seven and driving. San Diego has lost their bid for back-to-back shutouts, but they're up 26 in the forth. For some reason I have a bad feeling about the NE game.

3:12-I'm just really amazed to see Alex Smith performing well. I really hope he succeeds as an NFL quarterback, so that one day a biopic will be made about him called "Manly Deeds, Womanly Hands." And the Broncos managed to kick a field goal. As much as they're killing me, it is fun to watch a Mike Shanahan team suck real bad. Smug prick. San Diego has held Tennesse to 47 total yards. Tennessee's quarterbacks have combined to go a Leafian 3/15, 30 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT. What the fuck has happened to the Hawks? They've ran 6 plays for -19 yards in the third quarter. Jebus.

3:04-Shaun Alexander and Edgerrin James look really mediocre. I do not to want to see that from Shaun. I predicted it from James, though. San Francisco has taken the lead on St. Louis, 17-10. All five games are going well for me, except for the fucking Broncos.

2:42-Games at half time. Seahawks up two TD's, Kansas City up 3-0, St. Louis up 10-3, San Diego up 20-0, New England up 17-0. Four shutouts at the half. No fucking clue what the Broncos are doing. I keep thinking of the episode of the Simpsons when Hank Scorpio gives Homer the Denver Broncos as a gift for helping him achieve his goal of global domination. The way the Broncos looked on Homer's front lawn, inept and disorganized, that's how they look today. The way Homer groans and says "The Denver Broncos", that's what I keep hearing in my head. The Chargers have let Phillip Rivers open it up, and he's responded well. Remember, you heard it hear first, San Diego Chargers in the Super Bowl...

1:59-Giants absolutely stole that game from the Eagles. Unbelievable. San Diego and New England up ten each. Kansas City-Denver is scoreless, second quarter. Seahawks still up two TD's. I think that the Seahawks will establish themselves as an elite defense this year, not quite the same level as Chicago's, but surprisingly close. They've held the Cardinals juggernaut to 49 total yards.

1:34-Seahawks score again, 49-yard TD pass, Hasselbeck to D-Jax. So much for the bad knee, he has 113 yards receiving in the first quarter. Somewhere, Willie "Flipper" Anderson breaks into tears for no apparent reason.

1:22-Seahawks and Niners marched down the field on their first drives. Hawks TD, Niners a FG. Giants-Eagles is going to OT, somehow. 17 unanswered fourth quarter points by the Giants. Minnesota driving in OT, into Carolina territory.

Second batch of games starting, Seattle-Arizona, St. Louis-San Francisco, Denver-Kansas City, Tennessee-San Diego, New England-New York Jets. Minnesota-Carolina going to OT. Looks like Giants-Eagles will be a fucking push. Green Bay is within a touchdown. I'm currently 3-4-1, waiting for Minnesota-Carolina, if Green Bay doesn't do something. Told you this would be a tough week. A lot of football still to be played, though.