Sunday Afternoon Thoughts

Man, it's a lazy Sunday morning. I have a couple of decent morning games: Titans-Bucs and Redskins-Packers. I find myself watching Titans-Bucs, rooting for the Bucs to pull out a win. The Titans impress me every time I watch them. I don't see any major stars, other than Vince Young. Their running backs are pedestrian. They've lost their good receivers over the past few years. You could argue that Vince Young is the offense, but Kerry Collins has stepped in after Young's quad injury and has moved the ball well against Tampa's good defense. That has to be good coaching, right? The Titans are 3-1, losing only to the Colts in a close game. At the moment their down 10-3 but are 2nd and goal. Wait, Titans just scored, so it's all tied up. The Bucs have also impressed me. It's a shame they lost Cadillac Williams - they'd reasonably be in contention for the NFC title.

Other morning games:

Minnesota is beating down the Bears in Chicago. Actually, Adrian Peterson is beating down the Bears. 233 yards on 17 carries (that's 13.7/carry) and 3 touchdowns. Damn. Where's the Bears' defense? It's fun watching the Bears get beat (and as I write that, they score a touchdown to bring the game back within reach). Meanwhile, Tarvaris Jackson is 9-22 for 136 yards, 1 touchdown. The future? Really? Shouldn't a young quarterback show a little more promise?

Jacksonville is up 37-9 with about 5 minutes left. Wow. Not this year Houston. The Texans have a nice nucleus, but they've had a few unfortunate injuries and they play in the toughest division in the league. Jacksonville, meanwhile, just announced they're playing for keeps. Next week's monday night game at home against Indy is huge. Definitely going to watch that one.

Update: Devin Hester just caught an 81-yard bomb to (likely) tie up the game. When I saw the NFL.com game center update I figured it was a short pass he'd broken for a score. Nope, it was a legitimate deep throw that Hester caught like a real wide receiver. If Hester can become a deep threat, the Bears become dangerous again.

St. Louis managed 3 points against the Ravens. Miami put up a better effort against the Browns, but both are still winless. Cleo Lemon filled in admirably, and with him and Ronnie Brown the Dolphins should win a few before the season is out. St. Louis, on the other hand, has a nice chance of going winless. Injuries have absolutely killed this team. Of course, watch them beat the Seahawks next week.

Alright, time to complain for three hours because LA's CBS affiliate is showing Raiders-Chargers instead of Cowboys-Patriots. Weak.