Week 3 is coming up and it's already been quite a season for the NFL:
- The Colts, minus Andrew Luck, squeaked out a win in week 2. Can they do it again vs Atlanta? QB Brissett doesn't scare anybody, so the Colts are focused on rushing yards (ranked #2 so far).
- Where will Antonio Brown land next? He drove Pittsburgh batty, blew off an easy $5M from Oakland by not showing up for only one more day before he forced a cut, then the Patriots had all the joy of being embarrassed by a slew of lawsuits against him. Such a great talent; such a terrible waste.
- QB Mahomes of KC isn't missing a beat in picking up where he left off last year. Watching him throw four - FOUR! - TDs in a single quarter vs the Raiders in week 2 should be terrifying to every opponent they have scheduled this year, and every team who might meet them in the playoffs. I've been watching football for over 50 years and I tape every game of his that comes up on national TV. This kid makes fireworks happen on the field!
- Injuries every week knock out teams that were projected to be playoff-bond. Steelers QB Roethlisberger is out for the season. Saints QB Brees is out for at least 6-8 weeks, although the team itself continues to be hexed by an evil fairy godmother when it comes to NFL officiating. Somebody needs to make some kind of NOLA burnt offering to the gods. Maybe two dozen beignets on a sacrificial altar would help?
- Steelers lost a heartbreaker to Seattle in week 2 - can they recover vs the Niners in week 3? Rookie QB Mason Rudolph did very well in Roethlisberger's absence, and Niner QB Garoppolo is finally showing some rookie weaknesses as he struggles to put Mike Shanahan's complex playbook into real-life field action. He'll be a good QB someday, but the Niners just don't have a complete team yet.
- Cleveland fans finally can take the paper bags off their heads, with a much-improved Browns team. Not that beating the Jets was hard for week 2, but QB Baker Mayfield and WR Odell Beckham Jr may be a match made in Heaven for fans who had to suffer through a 1-31 record in 2016-17.
- Nope, back come the paper bags - week 3 opponent is the LA Rams. They might stomp all over Cleveland's fragile happiness. But hey, nothing lasts forever.
- Bears play the Redskins in week 3. Should be an interesting game! Bears need to win this one. The only way the Packers will lose to the Broncos is if QB Rodgers gets hurt. The Broncs are a mess, and General Mgr John Elway is proving one can be a really great player but a very bad GM.
- Yeah, NE won. Again. And the Patriots will win this week 3, as well. What do you expect with a schedule rated the easiest 2019 schedule out of 32 teams? Sheesh.
Play ball!