1st rounders? QB's not living up to expectations

Looking back on the the 1st round QB selections since 2002, it is hard to find many that are worthy of their big paychecks. The qb's draft go as follows:

2002: David Carr, Joey Harrington, Patrick Ramsey

2003: Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman

2004: Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman

2005: Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Jason Campbell

2006:Vince Young, Matt Leinart, Jay Cutler

2007: JaMarcus Russel, Brady Quinn

Ok Well here is my sad but true breakdown... I don't like it; not many of these guys are first round calliber QBs. The only person out of the 19 QBs that has established himself as an elite player is Carson Palmer. Big Ben has been very productive, put up decent numbers, and has won games, but is not a statistical monster in the passing game (Doing a little better this year). Other than those 2 I think there are 3 decent QBs: Jay Cutler, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers. These 3 guys have had their ups and downs but are truly inconsistant, but these three could possibly develop into something like Palmer (just taking to long). Some may try and make an arguement for Campbell or Young, but im sorry I havn't seen anything yet, and I do not think I will. We know nothing about Russel or Quinn as an NFL QB so I can't say anything on that topic. As for the rest of these misfortunites, have fun with the clipboard.

The Boys cut the Cheese

The Dallas Cowboys advance to 11-1 and top the NFC after beating the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night. It was a very close game and a good one as well, but here is what I think and got out of the game:

1) Packers would have done better if Favre played the whole game. Yes I know he threw 2 picks and Rodgers played well, but I still think Favre could have made some big plays that Rodgers cannot.

2) I still do not like T.O. Why? Well... yes he is a phyical monster, and yes he can run after the catch, but he still has no hands after all his years in the league. Did you see him "drop" the pass in the endzone and it get picked? I mean come on now, that was right in his lap.

3) The boys still cannot beat the Pats. Yes they have gotten much better, but they still have a questionable defense at times, and the Pats are to damn good. Im sorry, good run.. go to the superbowl, but it won't happen....

Thursday Night Showdown

Anyone that enjoys watching the NFL is aware of the game going on tonight. We have the Green Bay Packers (10-1) vs. the Dallas Cowboys (10-1). Who will win? Hard to tell because both of these teams are red hot right now, but if I had to pick a winner I would say the Packers. This choice is not a definite one because anything could happen in a game with two high powered offensive teams. What sets the Packers ahead in this game for me is Favre's experience. He knows what it takes to win big games. Romo is still a little raw, and you can see that in his performance vs. Buffalo earlier this season. Another huge reason I think Cowboys will fall is their inconsistancy on defense. Most games they have played great, but others have been horrible. Their secondary has been the main area of the defense that has fallen victim to high powered passing attacks. So I would be wary about betting much money on this game, or especially placing all your faith on Dallas. Who do you think can win and why? please comment

A new age of running backs?

Comming into this season almost all fantasy football football owners had high hopes for the top running backs of 06', but names like Lt, Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, LG, Shaun Alexander, Rudi Johnson have all been dissapointments. Lt is the only consistant productive point producer, but has fallen short in the shadow of his previous record breaking season. All the others have been unproductive or plauged with injuries. New emerging stars such as Adrian Peterson, and Marshawn Lynch have paved the way of a new era of stars in the Nfl. Is it time for the new era of playmakers, or will the old stars come back to form in 08'?

Ricky Williams- Out Again

Ricky Williams returned from a 22 month absence from the league last week vs. the Steelers. He brought hope to the winless Dolphins in need of a running back. Although he got a few carries his season was ended when he was step on by Timmons after he fumbled the ball. Will this man ever catch a break and play football again?

More likely to make history?

Who is more likely to make history? The Pats going undeafeated and becoming the team with an undeafted team and the first with 19 wins, or is it the Dolphins disregarding a honorable past and finishing the season with a big ole goose-egg in the win department? I myself believe neither may happen but if i had to pick one I would say the Pats will not loose a game. They have to much going for them and they seem to good to loose a single game this year. I mean even after beating the Eagles today, they felt like they lost because it was a close game. That shows you that this team only "looses" when it's a close game. I believe it is much easier for the Fins to win a game because they still have some talent and they will catch some poor team off gaurd and pull off a victory... These are just my thoughts feel free to comment.

The season thus far

It is already week 11 and this has been a memorable season thus far. The Patriots undeafeated (my least favorite team) and the Dolphins deafeated (my favorite team :( ).... We have new stars and fading stars... And teams who have have not lived up to their expectations, and teams who have surpassed... in the next few blogs I wish to discuss some more specific topics.