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Originally Posted by tyke1doe

- Percy Harvin is that one player who can score every way imaginable at any time.

I think Harvin is a rare player. In the right offense he would be a nightmare for defenses. Can you imagine a player like that working in New England?

I like to watch him play, he's a serious threat in a number of areas.

- Michael Vick has become a turnover waiting to happen.

I haven't heard the quote myself but someone I was talking to told me that he replied to a question about one of his fumbles with, "it was meant to happen" or something to that extent.

- I just don’t know what to make of Joe Flacco.

I think the Ravens are trying to force their way into being a respected and feared passing offense for some reason. I dunno why but I've never seen a team just air it out over and over in the face of piss poor results when they have one of the best RBs in the NFL in the backfield.

- Andrew was out of Luck when Rick Perry trucked him.

I know it was penalized but that was the type of hit that people would be looking at 20 years from now on highlight reels of big hits if this were a few years back.

- Luck just moved past RGIII as leader for Rookie of Year

I would disagree. He'll need a few more games and hope that RG3 has some stinkers to take it, IMO.

- RGIII is going to be running a little less when he comes back from his mild-concussion.

I dunno if he should. He made a dumb decision in staying in bounds when the sideline was all his. I think he'll definitely be a little more reserved with taking unnecessary shots but I don't think he'll be any more timid in taking off if he has to or if it's open.

- The refs may have served up some Cajun style home cooking with a few of those iffy calls against the Chargers.

I thought the push off call on Gates was too much. It only looked bad because the guy fell but that's regular contact.

I've never seen a 3 & 37 turn into a 1st down by a penalty. That's crazy.

- J.J. Watts is playing lights out.

Yeah he is. And I don't know if it was said before but Gruden dropped the play on his name in reference to electricity and this is probably gonna be a continuing thing.

I can just see it now. "You're gonna need a surge protector to play against JJ Watt. Simply too much power".

Top 5
1. Houston Texans – The record speaks for itself.
2. Atlanta Falcons – Ditto.
3. Chicago Bears – Comparisons to the 1985 are a little premature but when you’ve scored 24 points in two games, you deserve this spot more than the …
4. San Francisco 49ers – Their defense is scary too minus the points.
5. Baltimore Ravens – Almost dropped because of a pathetic offensive showing, but defense saves the day.

I'd probably drop the Ravens and add the Patriots. Baltimore has put up two rather ugly games in the past 2 weeks, both against teams in your bottom 5. They could have lost either of them.

Bottom 5
28. New Orleans Saints – Their defense is offensive.
29. Kansas City Chiefs - We’ll be asking after the season ‘Romeo, oh Romeo, where art thou oh Romeo.’
30. Jacksonville Jaguars – We can see now why even Tebow rejected them.
31. Tennessee Titans – Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere will put up a better fight in “Nashville.”
32. Cleveland Browns – Winless and powerless.

I think the Browns are better than the 3 teams above them and I think New Orleans is probably better than a good number above them.

New Orleans can still score and there are plenty of teams who struggle more often than that. They'll be in shoot outs every game and probably a last possession type of thing but I don't consider them to be that bad.

The Browns have played some tough games against Baltimore, Philly, Cincinnati and last week they came out on fire against the Giants. They're tougher than your run of the mill 0-5 team. I think they'll probably get a few wins. Odd that they play Cincy 2 times in the first 6 weeks.

As always, all comments, criticisms, corrections, clarifications, thoughts and additions are welcomed.

Good stuff. I like these recaps. Keep em up.