Week 2 Wrap

Two weeks in. The Colts are 2-0 and they are doing it largely on D!! Sunday'’s game was out of this world. The dome was rocking and the D sacked Gary Coleman 6 times and beat him senseless. Meanwhile the Edge proved why we need to resign him ASAFP!!!

Here are my thoughts on the NFL after a couple of weeks.

The Evil Empire losing to Carolina was a surprise to me. I know the Panthers are decent, but it was NE after all. Could the Pats losses finally be enough that even BB can'’t overcome them?

I shed tears watching the footage from all of the affected areas from Hurricane Katrina, but I just can't get on the Saints bandwagon.

Sure it was a meaningless preseason game. The last one at that, but could the Bengals demolition of the Colts on September 2nd been a harbinger of what was to come in CVG?

Baltimore looks bad and with Anthony Wright in at QB and Boller undergoing surgery their D will not be enough to win many games.

Pittsburgh, Indy and KC look like the class of the AFC at this point, but never count out NE.

Philly, the Giants, TB and Carolina look like the tops in the NFC.

Kerry Collins is going to have to take the leap of faith that Randy Moss can catch those long balls if he just puts them out there. Otherwise it was a waste of time for the Raiders to get him.

The Bears, at 1-1 may be the class of the NFC North. How sad is that?

Brett Favre can play as long as he wants. He's earned that right. Having said that, I hate to see him go out playing like crap, even as much as I hate him.

The Jets better get healthy at QB and RB quick or their season is toast.

The Rams are not very good.

The Cardinals, Dolphins, 49ers, Texans, Lions and Browns are pretty much out of it already.

The Texans fired their OC yesterday. The question is how many more weeks can Dom Capers last?

San Diego is probably the best 0-2 team, but if the slide continues look for Philip Rivers in the near future.

Who the fuck is Willy Parker?

Early season picks:

AFC East: New England
AFC North: Pittsburgh
AFC South: Indianapolis
AFC West: Kansas City
AFC Wildcard 1: Jacksonville
AFC Wildcard 2: Cincinnati

NFC East: Philadelphia
NFC North: Chicago
NFC South: Carolina
NFC West: Seattle
NFC Wildcard 1: Tampa Bay
NFC Wildcard 2: NY Giants

Power Rankings (Week 2)
1. Colts
2. Pittsburgh
3. Kansas City
4. New England
5. Philadelphia
6. Carolina
7. NY Giants
8. Cincinnati
9. Tampa Bay
10. Jacksonville

Damn I am relieved this morning. After what amounted to a shitty preseason I was very nervous going into last nights game versus the Ravens. After all, this time it was at their place and this time Ray Lewis was playing and the Ravens, along with the Colts, Pats Steelers, Chiefs and Jags were supposed to be the cream of the crop in the AFC this season.

The Colts were a three point favorite going in and I wondered why. In preseason, the Colts not only didn’t show anything, but they looked bad doing it.

Finally, as the time bell rang, dickhead Polian pulled the trigger on a deal that allowed us to get Pro Bowl DE Corey Simon in here. Last night the Colts beat up a tough Ravens team 24-7. Coincidence? I don’t think so.

Simon’s play last night definitely had an effect on both the Ravens offense and the mindset of the Colts D. He might be out of shape and he might have had his number fall off of his jersey, but that Colts D, which basically remains the same, was a different animal last night. Hence, I am no longer worried.

Most of the pundits and scribes out there have predicted the Colts to take the Lombardi Trophy in Detroit, but I was skeptical. The Colts had many injuries, there is the Edge situation and it looked like a team who has been on the brink may not make it.

Last night the team came to play. P looked a little sloppy early, but eventually he carved up the Ravens like they were the Thanksgiving turkey.

I am not proclaiming the season over by any stretch of the imagination. Next week we host the Jags and we all know what has happened the past couple of years. But today and for this first column of the season, I am just going to bask in the victory and the fact that the defense played better last night than we have seen in years!