Ok, not really, but these are pretty funny. ESPN has redone some of the NFL logos to reflect their week one performance.
Some of them are quite clever, like the crying Patriot and the Falcon trying to crack out of its shell.
Which was your favorite?
Filed under: Humor
Tags: atlanta falcons, logos, new england patriots
Here’s a surprise: Shawn Merriman’s out for the season.
He should have had surgery several weeks ago, but instead, he foolishly decided to play through the pain and likely worsened the damage to his knee. For his sake and the Charger’s sake, lets hope he recover’s quickly and completely from surgery.
Filed under: Injuries, Player News
Tags: san diego chargers, shawn merriman
Tom Brady is out for the season.
It’ll be interesting to see how Matt Cassel handles this new role, having only thrown 33 passes in college and having only attempted 39 passes in the NFL prior to this season. My guess is that he won’t be given much of a chance, since the Pats have Chris Simms and Tim Rattay set up for tryouts this week. Really though, this just means that the Patriots won’t be near the juggernaut that they were last year.
But on the upside, Brady now gets to spend more time with Gisele Bundchen.
Filed under: Injuries, Player News
Tags: chirs simms, matt cassel, new england patriots, tim rattay, tom brady
The Falcons put a beating on the Detroit Lions to open the 200 season.
Rookie QB Matt Ryan threw a TD with his first NFL pass and the route was on. Michael Turner set a franchise single-game rushing record, with 220 yards and scored 2 TDs. Jerious Norwood added 93 yards and TD.
The Good
The offensive line opened huge holes for Norwood and Turner and allowed Ryan plenty of time to look down field and find his receivers (allowed 1 sack). Ryan looked good but still showed signs of inexperience, forcing some throws into coverage. But overall, he looked poised and managed the game very well. If Turner and Norwood can continue to put up yards like they did today, then Ryan won’t be asked to win many games this year. And that’s a good thing.
The Bad
As I mentioned above, Ryan still made some poor decisions, but that should improve with more reps. The Falcons still had too many penalties (7 for 68 yards) and most were stupid penalties.
The Ugly
Pass coverage. John Kitna was 24/33 for 262 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. John Kitna. The Lions had receivers wide open all game long and the only time the Falcons got any significant pressure on Kitna was late in the game, when the Lions had basically stopped running the ball. The Falcons need to work on improving their pass rush and their coverage in the secondary. They’ve still got Delhomme (twice), McNabb, Brees (twice) and Rivers, all of whom could torch the Falcons secondary if they don’t improve.
Interesting Stat
Attendance was 62,310. Not a full house, but a good start, considering the bad taste left in most Atlantan’s mouth after the Michael Vick/Bobby Petrino mess of last season.
Overall it was a good job by Falcons. Their offensive line played well enough to allow the running game to flourish and that took the pressure off Ryan. As long as they can continue to play like they did today, then Ryan has a real opportunity to develop into the franchise QB the Falcons badly need.
Filed under: Game Summary, League News
Tags: atlanta falcons, bobby petrino, defensive line, detroit lions, donovan mcnabb, drew brees, jake delhomme, jerious norwood, john kitna, matt ryan, michael turner, michael vick, offensive line, phillip rivers, secondary
About a week after legally changing his name from Chad Javon Johnson to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco, the Bengals have announced that they have started “the process of listing the former Chad Johnson as Chad Ocho Cinco for all club business, per the legal change of his surname effected in Florida. The list of appropriate changes will include Ocho Cinco wearing his new surname on the back of his jersey for Sunday’s season opener at Baltimore.”
I still think it’s all very funny…
Filed under: Player News
Tom Brady says he’s ready to go for this Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact, Brady said he “could have played in all four exhibition games”, but apparently decided to rest instead. Probably a wise decision.
This is obviously good news for the Patriots. As I heard on PTI last night: The Patriots without Tom Brady are like… the Kansas City Chiefs. Since he’s started 127 straight games, it’s hard to know for sure if that’s accurate, but it sounds about right to me.
Filed under: Player News
The Browns are an interesting team heading into this season. I’ve heard a lot of people say they think the Browns will make the playoffs, while others have said they’ll be among the worst teams in football.
Either way, they finally got some good news — Braylon Edwards and Derek Anderson both returned to the practice field. They could be a lethal combination this season, so it’s great to see them playing together again.
Filed under: Player News
Tags: braylon edwards, cleveland browns, derek anderson, practice
