By: Brian Waterkotte
Week 9
Hello, Im Brian, I’m 40 years old, and I’m an addict. It’s Week 9 of the 2011-12 NFL season.
The scene: I’m in my basement, I have three TVs on (AFC game on the right, NFC on the left, and the Red Zone in the middle). I’ve got my laptop on my desk with the dual monitor going so I have all 4 fantasy games at a glance. I’ve got my ice cold Heineken bottle on my right, and my cheese dip to my left. I’m ready baby! LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Each week, I’ll watch all the games and hopefully have an interesting take on the things going on. I’ll let you be the judge of that. And I’m going to try to keep it to 1200 words. Without further ado...
Another week without a Bears game. This is not as much fun as I’m used to. When the Bears do play tomorrow night, I’m not very confident against Philly. Hopefully Martz won’t call 50 pass plays for Cutler, when Philly’s rush defense is as bad as it is….it wouldn’t shock me though.
Not sure if I’m an Atlanta fan, but I’m quickly becoming a Julio Jones fan. That’s his second “bonus” TD today. I believe that was Matt Ryan’s third completion, and his WR has 32 points (50+ yard TDs are worth 9). It’s another Rookie Breakout day. Remember Tory Smith?
Dwayne Bowe doesn’t even look like he cares. Maybe you could TRY to catch the ball when you’re out there Dwayne? That’s the third pass that he didn’t even reach for it let alone jump. He’s tired I guess.
If Buffalo doesn’t have four TOs in that game, I believe they have a real good shot at winning. Just looking at the score, you’d think they got crushed by The Jets, but it wasn’t that bad. I will give NYJ’s defense some serious props though. They were all over the place.
Aaron Rogers has looked pretty pedestrian today. One TD in the first half? Thinking San Diego’s def is doing alright. Phillip Rivers is doing his defense no favors though. Rivers has give GB 14 points. I’m thinking a pick 6 should be penalized more than one point in fantasy football. Call it a 3 point mistake. Oh look, as soon as I question Rogers, he throws a TD pass with time running out in the first half. Jordy Nelson is Tom Waddle’s doppleganger.
The NE / NYG game was the first game of the SEASON to be tied at ZERO at the half. That’s surprising. I may just be a NE hater, but I’d love to see them lose today. They haven’t lost a regular season home game since 2007!
What the heck happened to Miles Austin? He’s hurt, then he’s fine but missing in action, then he’s hurt again. He’s killing Dez Bryant’s production. With a healthy, productive Austin, Dez isn’t double teamed every play. Although, Dez had a 25 yard TD ripped out of his hands when he fumbled it at the goal line. So Romo and Dez should have at least 7 more points apiece.
OH ELI! How do you throw a pick in the End ZOne trying to take a 17 - 3 lead?!!? That’s enough to get Tom Coughlin REALLY mad! And two plays later, Welker has 58 more yards...unreal. It’s gonna be 10-10 instead of 17-3. Talking about giving NE life!
Is anyone else as surprised about Cincinnati as I am? They’re doing very very well with a rookie QB and a rookie WR. They’re 6-2, and have 4 tough games left. They’ve won 5 in a row, and have Clev, Ariz, and St. Louis on the schedule.
Wow, I guess all I have to do is comment on Rogers and he explodes! So much for San Diego Defense doing well. He’s got 4 TDs now and a 140+ passer rating. Jeez!
Who the heck did Eli Manning pull that out? What a fantastic pass to Ballard at the end of the game. I had written them off already.
I think it’s safe to say the Eagles are done. 3-5 and 4 division games remaining...forget it.
With that Bears win, we may be looking at a potential “win out” situation for the Bears. With the exception of the Packers, there’s not a scary game on the Bears remaining schedule: Vikings, Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Chargers (maybe a tough game), Lions (at Chicago), Seattle. If the Bears lose to the Packers and the Chargers, they’ll end the season 11-5. I’ll take 11-5 and a home playoff game any day of the week!
