JustSayin.net

Can you believe we are already 1/4 of the way through the NFL season?  As Kelly said in the girl next door, "always leave 'em wantin' more".  That's why the NFL is the best, because it follows quotes from a D grade porn-producer in an obscure film.  

Baseball has been going since April, with games every day and most teams out of it by June.  Basketball is the longest, meaningless season.  Why have a 6 month regular season when half the teams make the playoffs anyway?  Hockey, well it's hockey.

The NFL is king, and as far as sports go, this is the best time of the year.  So in between pain killers for my recently dislocated shoulder and my wife yelling at me for typing too lout at midnight, I'm going to give 10 thoughts on the NFL thus far.

1. If I had to pick between the Broncos and Niners, I'm going Niners.  Easier division, better defense, less fluke-play wins.  The Broncos are 2 plays away from being 2-2.  The Niners will win the NFC West this year, and Mike Singletary wins coach of the year.
2. Brett Favre isn't playing great, the Minnesota offensive line is great, and if you give any good QB 5 seconds to throw, they will find someone open.  That was the difference in the Packer game for sure, and that's why Adrian Peterson runs all over the place (that and he's fast, strong, quick, and explosive).
3. The Redskins are one of the 6 worst teams in the league, with the Rams, Bucs, Chiefs, Raiders, and Browns.  Yeah I said it.  Jim Zorn's coaching career will last as long as Tony Dungy, Mike Shanahan, Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren and Marty Schottenheimer decide to say retired.  IF they come back and IF they can put up with Dan Snyder, they'll be coaching at FedEx Field the next season.
4. Mark Sanchez could be great.  He was put in a great situation this season.  He can trust his defense, doesn't have to do too much, and make good safe decisions.  We may see another rookie QB winning some playoff games.
5. My Super Bowl right now puts the Ravens against the Giants.  The Giants clearly have fixed their WR issues and the Ravens have found an offense.  Flacco is on pace to be a star in this league.  
6. Think of the top QB's in college football and think of their college careers (Brady - Michigan, P.Manning - Tennessee, Brees - Purdue, Romo - Eastern Illinois, McNabb - Syracuse - Roethlisberger - Miami of Ohio, Flacco - Delaware, Cutler - Vanderbilt).  Notice anything?  With the exception of Peyton and Tennessee, there are no NCAA powerhouses in there.  Maybe these guys who play for Division 1 powerhouses, with better athletes than any of their opponents, aren't as good as they look.  If I was an NFL GM and looking for a QB, I would look for a guy who elevated a lesser program to national prominence.  Diversity makes a good QB.  You don't want your first diversity to be at the pro level.
7. Pittsburgh got lucky last year.  Yeah it sounds bad.  The way they won every game last year was very similar.  Get a small lead, play conservative and be in the game at the end.  Hopefully a gamewinning drive in the last 2 minutes will help them win.  Well that's great, but it's risky too.  Letting teams hang around all 4 quarters is very dangerous.  They need to close opponents out or they'll be watching the Ravens in January.
8. The Patriots are getting better every week.  Brady is shaking the rust off, they are getting over the loss of Josh McDaniels, but they beat the Ravens last week, and will roll through November and December.
9. Mike Vick's return was the most overrated signing in the offseason.  He plays 10 plays a game on a good day.  He should have gone to the UFL to get the rust off and prove he could still play, then come back next year and sign a massive contract.
10. The two western divisions are awful.  Raiders, Chiefs, Seahawks, and Rams are bringing the rest of the league down.

That's it for now.  Talk to you next week.