Week 10 Recap and Mid-Week Headlines

     After going 9-3 and 8-4 the past two weeks, Week 10 was definitely a bump in the road for my predictions, going 5-8. However in my defense, how many people really predicted the last two winless teams to notch their first wins of the season? Also no way anybody saw the Rams demolishing the Colts. But that is why the NFL is so much fun, you just never really know. Now for the headlines!

Disappointing Teams:

     Coming off of last years playoffs, there were some key veteran additions made to the already playoff-caliber squads in Houston and Atlanta. For the Falcons, the addition of Steven Jackson was going to make the offense unstoppable along with the star wideouts in Julio Jones and Roddy White and returning tight end Tony Gonzalez. Instead each of those three players has had trouble staying on the field, with Jones being out for the year. They have a 2-7 record with their two wins coming against the Rams and the Bucs. Not good.

     In Houston, the Texans got torched in their playoff defeat to Tom Brady and the Patriots so went and acquired the guy who beat Brady in the next round in Ed Reed. It was a disaster from the start. Ed Reed could not get healthy in time for the season and then when he was on the field he either was not fully recovered or Father Time had finally caught up to him because his performance was lacking. The icing on the cake for his Texans stint was calling out the coaches and scheme after a frustrating loss to the Cardinals, in which he only played 13 snaps because of the coaches deciding to bench him. He was released 2 days later. Potential landing spots include the Jets, Patriots, and Cowboys.

Incognito-Martin Situation:

     If you asked who was tired of hearing of this situation, I would probably be the first to raise my hand. However, the impact of this situation can’t be diminished. I don’t think it proved to be too much of a distraction for the players but what people failed to realize is that they were 2 of the Dolphins 5 starting offensive lineman. Without them this week, the Dolphins ran for a grand total of 2 yards, the lowest in franchise history and the 5^th lowest all-time.

Dallas Debacle:

     If their was one positive for the fans that came from Sunday night’s thumping by the New Orleans Saints, it was that the Cowboys didn’t break your heart. They just let you know they never had a chance. Dallas started the game running Demarco Murray and running well, grabbing an early lead. Throughout the game, the offense just struggled and didn’t even get to 200 yards of offense even though they were trailing big-time. The Cowboys offense was so bad, they couldn’t even get garbage time yardage. Part of that has to do with Dez Bryant only being targeted two times in the whole game. Yes, he is a great receiver but other teams have great receivers yet still manage to feed them the ball through a double team by using them all over the field. Just ask Dallas (cough cough Calvin Johnson). An offense that ran strong to start the game, ended the game with Romo just falling on the ground taking sacks. Things have to change in Dallas. And before it gets to Monte Kiffin or Bill Calahan or Jason Garrett, the wrath has to start with the General Manager.

 Quarterback Central

Week 10:

5- Kellen Clemens

4- Nick Foles

3- Peyton Manning

2- Russell Wilson

1- Drew Brees

Season:

5- Tom Brady

4- Philip Rivers

3- Russell Wilson

2- Drew Brees
1- Peyton Manning