My observations while watching the Week 1 games occured in the following sequence:
The Redskins are gawful; I wish I had ESPN; You mean the Colts are going to play defense this year; The Patriots are so annoying; Week 1 means very little; Oh no, am I going to have to hear about the Jets being good; Wow, every announcer and pundit on television seems to think Week 1 means everything; Wait, it's okay-the Jets won't have 12 wins a season anytime before 2525; The Chargers are overhyped, what a strangely familiar feeling...
Aside: Of course we live in a society where people desperately want Kanye West's career to fall apart because he had an opinion at a stupid, tool-fest of an awards show, but not because he's made millions from several songs that suck. "Home" was good, though. The remixed one. But seriously, anyone who gets that heated because Taylor Swift beat Beyonce in anything that doesn't have "skinniest corporate puppet" engraved on the trophy should find other things to care about.
Like this. If I had enough of my soul left, I probably would have cried. I want to be this guy's friend, and as for the Ukranian who purposely dropped his title in an effort towards self-preservation, holy shit, you are so much more mature than me. I'm sad just thinking about it.
Here's some popcorn:
Worst Week 1 performance- Really, really, hard to name anyone besides St. Louis here. The only victim of a shutout, I should note they had an injured quarterback and had to play in what I believe to be the most difficult stadium in the league. The Bengals and Broncos are very close to winning this one though, as both teams should be ashamed to lose to the other. Kinda like an Orioles vs Nationals interleague baseball game. That week 1 Arizona-San Francisco game is often quite close and wasn't too surprising, but I'm gonna have to give worst performace to Troy Aikman. Don't bet against a repeat next Sunday. Crap, I forgot about the Panthers. They are the blurst.
Best performance-Falcons. Maybe the Jets or Packers. Atlanta beat a division winner, but the Jets were on the road. It could easily go to a comeback fueled victory by the 49'ers who not only defeated a division rival and Super Bowl runner up on the road, but did it on the back of oft-maligned quarterback Shawn Hill, a University of Maryland graduate who is now 8-3 as a starter in the NFL.
Coolest play-Not this. That was dumb. This is what's up. I'm biased. Still, the Wayne catch could only be considered unimpressive compared to the others in a career of ridiculous grabs.
Week 2 Picks:
New England (-4)
Green Bay (-9)
Detroit (+10)
Indianapolis (-3.5)
New York Giants (+3)
Lock of the Week:
Atlanta (-6)
Shoe-in of the Week:
Seattle (+1.5)
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