Well, whatever you feel about Tony Romo and Terrell Owens, they are definitely good players and the Cowboys are a really good team. To my Giants credit, they played with them for the first half, but the Cowboys were just too much.
Eli Manning is an enigma to me. He has a great arm and has the capacity to make some great throws. He also is inclined towards some boneheaded mistakes and some incredibly inaccurate throws. They say that he is 'laid back' but three delay of game penalties is downright criminal. This young man needs to have a fire lit under him or a size 12 shoe inserted some place. It is often unfair that he is compared to his brother, but he's just not getting the job done at the moment. At least not consistently.
What do you call it when the best quarterback in the NFL throws three interceptions and the best kicker misses a chip shot? You ultimately call it a loss. Funny, however, the Colts had a mid-season swoon last year and everyone decreed that they were done. You don't win the Super Bowl until you actually show up and win the Super Bowl.
What is with the Saints?
Rememer the Titans? (Sorry, I couldn't resist.) They look good at times and at other times. Vince Young is learning the harsh lesson that being a great quarterback in the NFL is about throwing, not running. He got away with it last year, taking NFL defenses by surprise. You don't surprise NFL defenses for two years in a row. This young man has great talent, but he's going to need to learn how to be a more productive passer.
Last week I was about to say that Donovan McNabb looks finished. He seemed to have lost a step and not have the ability to plant and throw down field like he used to. So much for my prognostication of last week... (And no, I was not on the band wagon that he was over-rated. I've watched him pick apart the Giants for too long to believe he's anything other than a really fine NFL quarterback.)
Last year I felt that Ben Roethlisberger was overrated and his overrating had finally caught up to him. Again, so much for my prognostication of last year. He looks like he's going to be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL for many years to come. And, the Steelers sure look smart by hiring Mike Tomlin. Wow. He's done a great job.
The Falcons are 3-6 and have won two games in a row. Bobby Petrino inherited a mess and he doesn't have a quarterback or many of the key players he needs to win a great deal. The Falcons, however, are turning into a disciplined team that is going to play hard against their competition and win some games.
Last year I kept reading about Charlie Weis (head coach of Notre Dame) being a genius and how he was a great pick for their program and was going to be one of the best college coaches of all time. Sean Peyton (head coach Saints) was the anointed one of the NFL. The genius talk has died down a lot. So much for other people's prognostications of last year.
It just goes to show you, you can't make predictions. As Chris Berman says over and over again: You have to play the game.
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