Ah, NFL, Week I

NFL football is back. And none too soon.

There are two games tonight. I may have to add to this, but I don’t think tonight is going to be a ‘game changer.’

First off, the Giants won. Their offense came out looking great, but the more lead they built the more conservative they became. The Redskins have a great defense and I think that the Giants were overly cautious.

On defense it is difficult to tell how good the Giants are and how bad, offensively, the Redskins are. The Giants defense pretty much stopped them cold----helped by miserable play calling and game management by the Redskins’ staff.

A win, however, is a win.

The Bengals are a bad football team. They are highly undisciplined, bad defense, and not a very good offense. It makes me wonder if Marvin Lewis, who is a great defensive coordinator, has a clue on being the Head Coach.

The AFC East is a different world with no Tom Brady at the helm for the Patriots. I do believe that they need to sign someone better than what they have. They barely beat the Chiefs and the Chiefs are not, at least as of now, a powerhouse. This leaves it open to the Bills who had a fantastic game on Sunday and the Jets who suddenly look like geniuses in signing Brett Favre. (We will see how smart the Packers were...)

Pittsburgh was, wow. Awesome.

The Cowboys played a great game against the Browns. Hard to tell if the Browns’ defense is that bad or the Cowboy’s offense is that good.

The Bears played a great game against the Colts. Manning was rusty. They also lacked blocking and their defense made Kyle Orton look All-Pro. The Bears embarrassed the Colts in the Colts first game in their new home. What an ugly game. Ugh.

Two other big surprises. Atlanta looked really good against a Lions’ team that people said was going to challenge for a playoff shot this year. It didn’t look that way. And the Panthers defeated the Chargers. Wow.

Great week of football!!!