Calling All Fans

Attention College Football fans, we're asking for a little bit of help here. We want to hear from you and see you and your friends tailgating, BBQ-ing and going to football games. We've all seen The Hoff videos by now (posted by 4Real on the 5th, posted on Deadspin and other sites on the 7th, 8th, and 9th) and that got us thinking about you, the fans in the stands going to games. Send us all of your favorite pictures and videos (old or new) of your College Football games. Whether it's at a friends BBQ watching the game or live in the stands, it doesn't matter to us. We want to put together the Ultimate Fan Album. Submissions can be sent to thebeardown@gmail.com.

We will post the best pics and videos in the future so send us your submissions. Obviously if you've got baseball, basketball, or any other College Sport under the sun go ahead and send them in.

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Brady's Injury: Bookmark and Send to Your Favorite Patriots Fan

If you hate Tom Brady, and we know you do, then you will definitely enjoy this video. This was sent to us by the guys over at Rotohog who are probably loving the fact that fantasy football owners (hopefully from New England) are in absolute panic mode. It makes me smile just thinking about it.


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WANTED: Christopher Mintz-Plasse a.k.a McLovin

According to my reputable sources (message boards, ESPN Pac-10 Blog, IMDB.com to name a few) there are rumors circulating that The Hoff isn't the only celeb hanging around the U of A campus down here in Tucson. Many rumors, including Randle's Sister on Campus, can attest to possible Christopher Mintz-Plasse a.k.a McLovin sightings around the University of Arizona Campus.

I have yet to been able to get a definitive answer to whether or not these rumors are substantiated and implore the Wildcat general public to be my eyes around campus. Above is an artist's rendering of what the rumored UA Student's official ID card (CatCard) would look like. To any and all UA students please be on the lookout for CMP a.k.a McLovin. Whether it be in class, on the mall, in the Union, or the 4 AM ventures to the open all night grease-trap on campus formerly known as "The Cellar", please get whatever photographic evidence you can find on the subject. If you can send me proof whether it is through Facebook, the bookstore, or Arizona Stadium of the aforementioned McLovin it would be greatly appreciated. Especially if you can grab him in UA gear. Again, any and all information would be appreciated. And to any of the bouncers around town, be very weary of potential Hawaii IDs with a name that sounds like a sexy hamburger. Whatever happened to Trident's doorman of the century?

Is McLovin following in the footsteps of celebs before him?

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Urlacher's Post Game Interview (2 Videos)

This is by far one of the funniest moments I have ever seen recorded on TV. Below is the post game interview from Sunday Night's "Upset" of the Indianapolis Colts. Fast forward to about the 53 second mark and watch Urlacher's face at Kremer's Question:


(Analysis and another video to follow after the Jump)

Immediately following Andrea Kremer's statment of, "This is an upset", Urlacher's face contorts and he looks like he is about to spear the poor lady in the middle of "The Luke". He spends about 6 full seconds digesting the statement and blinking trying to hold in the rage. If the face wasn't good enough the simple, "We thought we'd win". His face while saying that is second only to the original facial contortions.

In related news I officially vote for Rookie Matt Forte's nickname to be Meat based on his straight from Crash Davis response of, "First, I gotta Thank my Lord, Savior Jesus Christ" and he proceeds to ramble off catch phrases from Bull Durham.

I'm just glad that Urlacher had both of the funniest moments of Sunday Night's broadcast. Between the face he makes as he maintains his Bruce Banner status quo and the attempted chuckle in the Old Spice Swagger Commercial, I think we may have found this year's Peyton Manning.



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2008 NFL Draft Comparisons

So the Season is officially under way and I thought why not look at some of this past spring's draft picks (sans Offensive Lineman without comparable stats) and see what (if any) affect they had in their team's games this past weekend.

St. Louis Rams 2(2) - Chris Long, DE:
2 Tackles, 2 Solo

Atlanta Falcons 3(3) - Matt Ryan, QB:
9/13, 161 yds, 1 TD, 137 QB Rating

Oakland Raiders 4(4) - Darren McFadden, RB:
9 Rushes, 46 yds, 1 Reception, 11 yds

Kansas City Chiefs 5(5) - Glenn Dorsey, DT:
2 Tackles

New York Jets 6(6) - Vernon Gholston, DE:
Did Not Play or No Stats Accumulated

New Orleans Saints 7(7) - Sedrick Ellis, DT:
2 Tackles, 1 Solo, 1 Pass Defended

Jacksonville Jaguars 8(8) - Derrick Harvey, DE:
1 Pass Defended, 1 INT

Cincinnati Bengals 9(9) - Keith Rivers, LB:
10 Tackles, 9 Solo

New England Patriots 10(10) - Jerod Mayo, LB:
6 Tackles, 6 Solo

Buffalo Bills 11(11) - Leodis McKelvin, DB:
DNP/NSA

Carolina Panthers 13(13) - Jonathan Stewart, RB:
10 Rushes, 53 yds, 4 KR, 84 yds

Arizona Cardinals 16(16) - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DB:
1 Tackle, 1 Solo

Baltimore Ravens 18(18) - Joe Flacco, QB:
15/29, 129 yds, 63.7 QB Rating, 4 Rushes, 37 yds, 1 TD

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20(20) - Aqib Talib, DB:
1 Tackle, 1 Solo

Dallas Cowboys 22(22) - Felix Jones, RB:
9 Rushes, 62 yds, 1 TD, 1 KR, 20 yds

Pittsburgh Steelers 23(23) - Rashard Mendenhall, RB:
10 Rushes, 28 yds, 2 KR, 46 yds

Tennesse Titans 24(24) - Chris Johnson, RB:
15 Rushes, 93 yds, 3 Receptions, 34 yds, 1 TD

Dallas Cowboys 25(25) - Mike Jenkins, DB:
DNP/NSA

San Diego Chargers 27(27) - Antoine Cason, DB:
6 Tackles, 5 Solo, 1 Pass Defended, 1 Forced Fumble

Seattle Seahawks 28(28) - Lawrence Jackson, DE:
2 Tackles, 1 Solo

San Francisco 49ers 29(29) - Kentwan Balmer, DT:
DNP/NSA

New York Jets 30(30) - Dustin Keller, TE:
DNP/NSA

New York Giants 31(31) - Kenny Phillips, DB:
4 Tackles, 4 Solo

Miami Dolphins 1(32) - Phillip Merling, DE:
2 Tackles, 2 Solo

St. Louis Rams 2(33) - Donnie Avery, WR:
DNP/NSA

Washington Redskins 3(34) - Devin Thomas, WR:
1 Reception, 5 yds

Kansas City Chiefs 4(35) - Brandon Flowers, DB:
6 Tackles, 5 Solo

Green Bay Packers 5(36) - Jordy Nelson, WR:
DNP/NSA

Atlanta Falcons 6(37) - Curtis Lofton, LB:
4 Tackles, 2 Solo

Seattle Seahwaks 7(38) - John Carlson, TE:
4 Receptions, 52 yds

New Orleans Saints 9(40) - Tracy Porter, DE:
3 Tackles, 2 Solo, 2 Passes Defended

Buffalo Bills 10(41) - James Hardy, WR:
DNP/NSA

Denver Broncos 11(42) - Eddie Royal, WR:
9 Receptions, 146 yds, 1 TD, 2 Rushes, 9 yds, 2 PR, 19 yds, 1 KR, 11 yds

Minnesota Vikings 12(43) - Tyrell Johnson, DB:
2 Tackles, 2 Solo

Chicago Bears 13(44) - Matt Forte, RB:
23 Rushes, 123 yds, 1 TD, 3 Receptions, 18 yds

Detroit Lions 14(45) - Jordon Dizon, LB:
6 Tackles, 4 Solo

Cincinnati Bengals 15(46) - Jerome Simpson, WR:
DNP/NSA

Philadelphia Eagles 16(47) - Trevor Laws, DT:
DNP/NSA

Washington Redskins 17(48) - Fred Davis, TE:
DNP/NSA

Philadelphia Eagles 18(49) - DeSean Jackson, WR:
6 Receptions, 106 yds, 8 PR, 97 yds

Arizona Cardinals 19(50) - Calais Campbell, DE:
1 Tackle

Washington Redskins 20(51) - Malcolm Kelly, WR:
DNP/NSA

Jacksonville Jaguars 21(52) - Quentin Groves, DB:
1 Tackle, 1 Solo

Pittsburgh Steelers 22(53) - Limas Sweed, WR:
DNP/NSA

Tennessee Titans 23(54) - Jason Jones, DE:
2 Tackles, 1 Solo, .5 Sack

Baltimore Ravens 24(55) - Ray Rice, RB:
22 Rushes, 64 yds, 3 Receptions, 19 yds, 1 Fumble, 1 Lost

Green Bay Packers 25(56) - Brian Brohm, QB:
DNP/NSA

Miami Dolphins 26(57) - Chad Henne, QB:
DNP/NSA

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27(58) - Dexter Jackson, WR:
3 KR, 84 yds, 5 PR, 29 yds

Green Bay Packers 29(60) - Patrick Lee, DB:
DNP/NSA

Dallas Cowboys 30(61) - Martellus Bennett, TE:
DNP/NSA

New England Patriots 31(62) - Terrence Wheatley, DB:
DNP/NSA

New York Giants 32(63) - Terrell Thomas, DB:
DNP/NSA


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Wildcats already getting some hardware

True Freshman RB Keola Antolin is starting his Wildcat Career off with a bang. In only his 2nd collegiate football game he was named the PAC-10 Special Teams Player of the Week. Keola's lightning quick feet have elevated the Wildcats return game to another level. The field position advantage you get from averaging 32.7 yards per return is huge.

In other news it seems as though the coaches around the league agree with Mr. 4Real and named Cal's RB Jahvid Best the Offensive Player of the Week award. I should point out the Wildcat Sophomore RB Nic Grigsby was a finalist for this week's award.

Wildcat Junior LB Sterling Lewis who filled in for Xavier Kelly when he tweaked his ankle was a runner up for the Defensive Player of the Week award.

It's exciting times in Wildcat country as we are starting our journey to the florist......

BEAR DOWN



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Week 2 Heisman Hopefuls

If you haven't figured it out by now, we love college football here we've done loads of Top 25, Game Analysis, Heisman Talk, Predictions, Pick 'Ems, etc. Face it we are YOUR College Football Home, and if we're not we damn well should be. So last week I gave you a follow up to my Heisman Hopefuls looking for the Bronze Stiff Arm. I've been working on it since January so as always you can Refer to Part 1 Part 2 and Week 1 for the past rankings and guesses. We're going to start knocking some names off of the list each week. We started with 25 in January, were at 23 by last time and after Saturday that list has remained the same. But only because 1 mediocre/subpar game isn't enough to get taken out of contention. Next week we should see at least 3 names come off the board.

Todd Boeckman, QB - Ohio State
16/26 - 110 yds - 0 TDs/0 INTs - 71 QB Rating - 8 Rushes - 26 yds
On the verge of being done in the race with more weeks sub 80 QB Ratings and no TDs.

Sam Bradford, QB - Oklahoma
29/38 - 395 yds - 5 TDs/2 INTs - 126.6 QB Rating
Staying true to the Sam Bradford we've watched almost every time he has taken a snap since he started as a True Freshman.

Jimmy Clausen, QB - Notre Dame
21/34 - 237 yds - 3 TDs/2 INTs - 87.5 QB Rating
San Diego State? Jimmy was almost taken off this week, I actually deleted the Strike Tags that were there eliminating him. 1 game isn't enough to make a judgment. But 1 more performance like Saturday and he won't be in contention any longer.

Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech
7 Receptions - 158 yds - 1 TD
Slightly better performance than last week's, especially considering Harrell's struggles.

Chase Daniel, QB - Missouri
16/17 - 245 yds - 3 TDs/0 INTs - 158.3 QB Rating
Chase Daniel being Chase Daniel.

Noel Devine, RB - West Virginia
12 Rushes - 94 yds - 3 Receptions - 9 yds
He could be gone next week too. 2 games 0 TDs. Those aren't Heisman Numbers.

Graham Harrell, QB - Texas Tech
19/46 - 297 yds - 1 TD/2 INTs - 52.5 Rating
A sub 60 Rating in a Hi-Octane Spread? No more weeks like this if he wants any kind of chance at striking the pose.

P.J. Hill, RB - Wisconsin
18 Rushes - 57 yds - 2 TDs
Looking a lot like a Jerome Bettis line. Bettis was a great player but not a Heisman Winner.

Ian Johnson, RB - Boise State
-Off-

Kellen Lewis, QB - Indiana
15/21 - 170 yds - 0 TDs/0 INTs - 95.3 QB Rating
Slightly different than last week's performance, still good, but not the same QB.

Jeremy Maclin, WR - Missouri
2 Receptions - 20 yds - 1 TD - 1 Rush - 11 yds - 3 PR - 34 yds
Someone's got Maclin's Number he might not belong here too much longer. It's hard enough for a receiver not named Tim Brown.

Ryan Mallet, QB - Michigan
NO LONGER AT MICHIGAN, AT ARKANSAS SITTING OUT 2008, NO LONGER 2008 BSA CANDIDATE

Colt McCoy, QB - Texas
20/29 - 282 yds - 4 TDs/1 INT - 125.3 QB Rating
Last week's Week 1 Heisman Winner in my College Football Awards Column, McCoy is looking sharp.

LeSean "Shady" McCoy, RB - Pittsburgh
20 Rushes - 93 yds - 3 TDs - 1 Reception - 24 yds
3 TDs will keep you in contention, but I need to see a 100 yd game out of him. Especially against the Bowling Greens and Buffalos of the world.

Joe McKnight, RB - Southern California
-Off-

Knowshon Moreno, RB - Georgia
18 Rushes - 168 yds - 3 TDs - 3 Receptions
Nearly Tripling his yardage Knowshon is back in the picture.

Ryan Perrilloux, QB - Lousiana State
NO LONGER AT LSU, AT D-1 FCS JACKSONVILLE STATE, NO LONGER IN BSA CONTENTION

Mark Sanchez, QB - Southern California
-Off-

Matthew Stafford, QB - Georgia
18/28 - 213 yds - 2 TDs/0 INTs - 111.2 QB Rating - 2 Rushes - 25 yds
Inflated numbers, we'll have to see if he can perform as well facing a little bit more pressure come SEC play.

Tim Tebow, QB - Florida
21/35 - 256 yds - 2 TDs/0 INT - 101.6 QB Rating - 13 Rushes - 55 yds
2nd straight week sans Rushing TD...Archie Griffin safe?

Mike Thomas, WR - Arizona
9 Receptions - 138 yds - 1 TD - 3 PR - 21 yds
After spending the entire 2nd half of Week 1's blowout on the bench, Thomas put up some serious numbers in Week 2.

Willie Tuitama, QB - Arizona
25/33 - 292 yds - 2 TDs/0 INTs - 170.08 QB Rating
Same as Thomas, he got more PT in the slightly closer game this week, but still stepped aside in the 4th Quarter to give Freshman Matt Scott some reps.

Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB - Ohio State
-DNP (FOOT)-

Pat White, QB - West Virginia
11/18 - 72 yds - 0 TDs/0 INTs - 69.7 QB Rating - 20 Rushes - 97 yds
A little different from the Week 1 (Bear Down College Football) Davey O'Brien Award Winning Quarterback White. The Mountaineers need their QB to have less than 20 rushes in a game and more than 0 TDs for him to stay in contention.

Isiah "Juice" Williams, QB - Illinois
16/25 - 124 yds - 1 TD/2 INTs - 56.1 QB Rating - 16 Rushes - 174 yds - 2 TDs
Juice saved his BSA Status with his feet Saturday rushing for 174 yds in the Illini win.

I would like to point out that I am fighting not adding more players to this list who have impressed thusfar. 4Real has posted some names that I badly want to add, but I'm staying true to my way too early predictions. I had no idea Nic Grigsby was going to rush for 304 yds in 2 games, especially when he rushed for 704 in 10 games last year. I also had no idea who Shun White was or his 476 yards through 2 games would be featured on this list right now.

If I were to give the Award today, based on 2 games, my recipient would be Texas QB Colt McCoy - 2 Games - 44/58 - 504 yds - 7 TDs/1 INT - 185.24 QB Rating - 17 Rushes - 111 yds - 1 TD

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Heisman Busters: Week 2

NCAA Football: Hesiman Busters: Week 2

Last week I started a new weekly segment about those who will be breaking into the Heisman Race with big performances. After this week’s action lets take a look at the performances that made week one’s list and see if their stock continues to rise:

QB Mark Sanchez: USC
Week 2: Idle
Stock: Even
Next Game: The Ohio State University September 13th

QB Max Hall: BYU:
Week 2: 30/41 338 YDs 73.9% Completion 3 TDs 1 INT 111.6 Rating
Stock: Even: Posted good numbers once again in a win against Pac-10 opponent Washington. The numbers are there, but BYU will have to win against UCLA in order to solidify BYU’s presence and subsequently Hall’s Heisman legitimacy. Here is hoping for no more controversial endings.

Next Game: UCLA September 13th

RB: Jahvid Best: CAL
Week 2: 14 Car 200 YDs 3 TD
Stock: Rising: Another huge game for Cal’s running back and another convincing win. The Golden Bears go on the road and beat up on Pac-10 opponent Washington State for a 66-3 romping. Jahvid’s squad finds themselves in the Top 25 for the first time this season while making a statement about the strength of the conference. Jahvid needs to keep up his game and the media attention will surely follow.

Next Game: @ Maryland Septmeber 13th



Week 2 Performances:

RB Evan Royster: Penn State
Week 2: 17 Car 141 YDs 3 TD
Why?: Penn State appears to be a power in the Big Ten this year. They have won convincingly in their last two games; 66-10 over Coastal Carolina and 45-14 over Oregon State. If Penn State stays hot and Royster is still in the mix then there could be some shake ups in the Big Ten and the Heisman.

Next Game: @ Syracuse September 13th

QB Rudy Carpenter: Arizona State:
Week 2: 27/36 75% 345 YDs 3 TD 1INT 120.7 Rating
Why?: Carpenter has been able to put up huge numbers. I wasn’t big on him after a 30-13 win over Northern Arizona, but putting up big numbers against Stanford is a different story. The problem for Carpenter remains his protection. If he gets the time he has an outstanding WR core that can get the job done. I’ll be looking ahead to Georgia, but for now his squad’s national ranking as well as his numbers put him on the Heisman bubble.

Next Game: UNLV September 13th

QB: Juice Williams: Illinois
Week 2: 16/25 124 YDs 64% 1 TD 2 INT 16 Car 174 YDs 2 TD
Why?: Despite playing down to Eastern Illinois’ level this Saturday, Juice still got the job done. With Pat White falling and Tebow not grabbing a lot of attention, it is quickly becoming evident that Juice is the most electrifying duel threat in the nation. Stayed tuned to see if last week was a fluke and that he will put up numbers like he did against Missouri all season.

Next Game: Louisiana-Lafayette September 13th

These two are admittedly homer picks, but stick with me. What these two are doing maybe doesn’t deserve Heisman attention, but at least warrants some national attention.

QB Willie Tuitama: Arizona:
Week 2: 25/32 75.8% 292 Yds 2 TD

RB Nic Grigsby: Arizona:
Week 2: 20 Car 135 YDs 3 TD

Why?: Tuitama is probably one of the most underrated QBs not only in Pac-10 but the Nation. In Dykes offense he is going to shatter Arizona as well Pac-10 passing records. Arizona beat Idaho 70-0 and then followed it up with a 41-16 thrashing of Toledo. One of these guys needs to get attention, and admittedly it probably won’t be for the Heisman, but if they keep winning and climbing the ladder once conference play starts they deserve national exposure.

Next Game: @ New Mexico September 13th

Those the Media might try to get on my list:

QB Patrick Pinkney: East Carolina:
Why?: Put East Carolina on the map with a win over VTech, then launched the Pirates to #14 in the nation by embarrassing an 8th ranked West Viriginia Squad.
Why Not?: The numbers are not overwhelmingly impressive, not as far as a Non-BCS quarterback making a run for the Heisman are concerned. With the rest of the Pirate’s schedule looking manageable he will need to put up some huge numbers to get any kind of attention.

Next Game: @ Tulane September 13th



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The Boys are Back

Sorry Tony Dungy but the first win in Lucas Oil Stadium goes to Lovie Smith, thanks to a rookie out of Tulane who on his first opening game in the NFL scored a touchdown, sacked a Superbowl MVP and got compared to Walter Payton, not a bad night for Matt Forte. Forte was amazing last night, he proved himself in training camp and last night showed why he deserved to start. I'm calling it early that he is the breakout star of the Chicago Bears.

It seems as though everyone had the Colts favored to win last night, ......except Brian Urlacher ( see his post game interview- his facial features are priceless). Who seemed to be in quite the mood last night ( no doubt that it had nothing to do with his glorious Old Spice commercial). Two minutes in Urlacher and Manning are going at it, apparently Urlacher doesn't like to be accused of hitting too hard. Urlacher not one to shy away from blunt honesty had said in recent weeks that the defense of the Bears was shaky at best. Well you wouldn't have known it last night. Last night the Bears accomplished what they failed to do in the Super Bowl, they got physical. They controlled the clock and they played smart.

It also worked to the Bears advantage that Peyton Manning was completely off his game. Granted his knee and lack of training camp preparation didn't help, but I'm not sure that even at his best he could have held off the Bears last night, they were on a mission to prove something whether it was redemption for two years ago or just an opening statement to the league I'm not sure.

Kyle Orton was the wild card of the game, he was either going to make it work or give Bears fans an ulcer. While he did nothing impressive last night, only had 130 passing yards and no touchdowns he also had no interceptions and made no major mistakes. He played safe but safe play is better than Rex play. It was also painful to see NBC pan to the sidelines and show Rex Grossman standing up like he was getting ready to go in, sit down Rex, it's over.

Overall, the Bears had a great opening first game. As a fan, I was no longer nervous or angry- I've left that in my Rex era. If the defense can sustain all season and Kyle Orton gain more confidence in his play..... I'm calling that the Monster's of the Midway have returned.



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NFL Week 1 Thoughts

A quick rundown of the weekend that was in the NFL.

Congrats to Antoine Cason, making some noise in his first NFL game. The Arizona Thorpe Award winner filled up his stat cart with 5 Solo Tackles, 6 Total, a Pass Defended, and a Forced Fumble. The 4 DBs drafted before him totaled 2 Tackles and 2 solo. Whoops. Another Kitty Kat alum, Syndric Steptoe hauled in a 12 yard first down pass as well as 84 yards on 5 returns for the Browns in his first regular season PT. Other former Cats in action this past weekend, Antonio Pierce made a few tackles in Thursday Night's opener, Dennis Northcutt, in his 8th year, hauled in a couple passes for the Jags, Chris McAlister had 4 Tackles (3 solo) and an INT for the Black Birds in Baltimore. San Diego Bolt TE Brandon Manumaleuna had a couple catches, and might be looking at a breakout year with the recent injury bug that Antonio Gates has had. 2nd year G-Men DB Michael Johnson added a couple more solo tackles, and 4 Total Tackles and DE Copeland Bryan put up 2 more Solo Tackles to the Kitty Kat Alum totals, Place Kicker and former UA Heart Breaker Nick Folk did what was needed and connected on all 4 Extra Points, the Cowboys offense didn't feel the need for any FGs in Sundays contest. And of course the All-Pro Wildcat Linebackers Bruschi tacked on 12 Tackles, 2 Solo and the MVP of former UA Studs, LB Lance Briggs accounted for 8 Tackles, 5 Solo, and a Fumble Return for a TD that put the Bears up big.

Speaking of The Bears, they aren't going to the Super Bowl this year but they did EXACTLY what they did in '05 with Orton running things. Controlled the game, controlled the clock, controlled the ball, ran a lot, stopped the Colts on D, scored on D (8 points, TD and Safety) and Orton kept the ball in the hands of the Bears and managed 150 yards in the air using quick outs to get first downs. He finished with a QB Rating of 83.4. Matt Forte was the first Bears Rookie Running Back to start the game since Walter Payton. Payton finished with 8 carries and 0 yards. Forte finished with 18 yards receiving and 123 yards on 23 carries, including a break through, up the middle 50 yard TD with Defensive MVP, Bob Sanders, in his wake. Like I said, Bears aren't going to the Super Bowl, but 8-8 isn't out of the question. The Defense looked really good last night. Then again they have the '06 Defense back, plus have Dusty Dvoracek

Matt Cassel is running the Patriots, my quick thoughts about this subject.

Karma. If the Cassel led Patriots wind up out of the playoffs people will question just how much of a genius Belichick really is. With Tom Brady as the starter, Belichick is 101-27. When Belichick has started anyone but Brady he is 42-68 as a Head Coach. This is Karmic, and I laugh at the fact that the hits just keep on coming for Belichick ever since this time last year when he was busted for video-taping.

That hit was clean, I'm sick of Randy Moss and others saying it was dirty. Watch the play Bernard Pollard was blocked into Brady. Brady sat out the preseason. I've gotta think if he had been in the preseason he would have seen the mass of bodies at his knees and been able to move. He wasn't light enough on his feet and he paid dearly.

Irony. Matt Cassel sat behind Matt Leinart for 3 years at USC as Leinart went on to be famous and win the Heisman. Next week Matt Cassel will start his first Professional Football game at Quarterback. His first regular season start since he was in High School. Matt Leinart, in his 3rd season in the NFL, will be on the bench...yet again.

Irony - Part II. I will say that I hate the Patriots and want nothing less than to watch them falter and fail this season. With that said I was not excited to see Brady get injured. The point is, a sick part of me wants the Pats to go 19-0 and win the Super Bowl this year and have Matt Cassel replace Tom Brady. Just so Tom Brady can get Tom Brady'd by his back up. I have nothing against Tom Brady but I know somewhere Drew Bledsoe will laugh heartily, wherever he is.

Irony - Part III. For the first time since the 2005 Super Bowl, Tom Brady was not listed on the Injury Report for the Patriots. Tom Brady will be on the Injury Report for the rest of this season.

Am I the only one wondering, were the Cowboys really that good yesterday or is the Browns offense one and done under Franchise QB Derek Anderson. The Boys shut down the Browns big time yesterday. The only TD coming as the result of a Pacman penalty.

In all the Brady madness, did anyone else notice that Vince Young will be outlined with a knee injury for 2-4 weeks. What does this mean for the Titans who looked to have a good shot at it this year.

Where was Chad Ocho Cinco on Sunday, the only 85 I saw for the Bengals was C. Johnson who had 1 22 yd reception. He can't throw the 85 on the jersey because he missed the deadline and Reebok already produced hundreds and thousands of C. Johnson jerseys. Whoops.

Speaking of patches, I'm all for memorial patches, but did they really need the GU patches to be that big. Why not a helmet sticker or a minor sleeve patch. Gene Upshaw made the NFL what it is for players today, like it or not when you buy your tickets. Memorializing is great and nice but that patch is just an eyesore. Even the most minor of helmet stickers or smaller patches or black arm bands would have been showed and discussed many times in each game. There was no need for a 6 inch diameter circle on the players chests.

McNabb looked great, I'm still upset the Bears weren't able to make any kind of run at him.

Michael Turner, wow, way to step out of LdT's Shadow. 220 yards on 22 carries and 2 TDs. Also, Matt Ryan, 1st pass for a TD, that'll shut up some of the doubters...for the time being.

Is Buffalo really that good? Maybe the Brady injury didn't matter, Buffalo looks like they're the class of the AFC East.

Good Weekend for Football.

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