Weekend Wrap-Up

Ah, the first week that all four major sports are going at full steam. A sports junkie's wet dream. To be top it all off, it was bad weather around here. Rained all week, so there was no interruptions in my sports frenzy except for sleep.

-I watched the Bucks 1st round pick Brandon Jennings go one rebound and assist short of a Triple-Double in his debut. Then followed that game up with 24 points the next night. This is the same fast, up-tempo point guard that the Knicks passed up in the draft? This kid would of been perfect for Mikey D ball. Knicks figure they could grab John Wall in the next draft. Wait, they cannot? Ouch!

- Carmelo Anthony finally "gets" it. He gets the idea that if he is in top shape, no one can guard him in this league. Small Fowards are too small in frame and Power Fowards are just way too slow. The first three games were very interesting to watch.

-I watched the New York football teams meltdown this weekend, and I am not just talking about the Jets and Giants. Syracuse proved that they are completely inane as well. Jets give up 30 points, on 105 total yards of offense by the Dolphins, which is horrific, but not as bad Giants.

The Giants have shown that they can hammer the creampuffs, but when faced against a real team? They get smacked around like these teams were The Zohan. Eli Manning is throwing wounded ducks like Chad Pennington in the Meadowlands circa 2007. The defense cannot generate a pass rush, forget about trying to stop the pass. CC Brown is putrid! How did this clown even get a job as a Special Teamer, let alone a backup spot?

-Speaking of teams that have beaten the Giants recently, the Cardinals follow up that huge win on the East Coast by getting thumped by the Panthers? What the hell happened here? Cardinals are #1 in the NFL against the run, and the Panthers run roughshot all over them. Kurt Warner channeled his inner Jake Delhomme and tossed around a handful of Int's.

I am sorry, but serious contenders do not get pimpsmacked at home by a team that is incompetent as the Panthers after a road win like that the week before. I do not care if this was a revenge game for the Panthers or not. Zero excuse there.

-Memo to TJ Houshmanzadeh: You are NOT an elite WR that can go to the sidelines and trash your teammates in that fashion. You got that contract based on reaping the benefits of Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco double teams for years. You have zero speed, and you have a warrior QB that is getting hammered to the ground with broken ribs. Be happy you got rich, and pardon my french, shut the f*ck up! You are getting paid like a top WR, but you have never been near a top WR.

-We all agree that Adrian Peterson is the best RB in the world. Yesterday we saw the battle for #2 in Maurice Jones Drew and Chris Johnson. They combined to run for roughly nine holes of a golf course. Johnson leads the league in rushing, and Jones Drew leads the league in Rush TDs. Fun game to watch. It felt like the US 4x100 relay race.

-Congrats to the Green Bay Packers for what it actually looked like bending over for Brett Favre. This is the guy that basically bitchslapped your franchise, employers, and most important, your teammates over the course of a two year saga to get to a divison rival to stomp on your heads.

The defense did not touch him. Some of the players are hugging him like two old lovers having one last one night stand for closure. It made me sick. Only one guy in green last night did not bend over. Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers played like a guy that was dissed by Favre. He did everything humanly possible to mount a comeback, eventhough he was getting creamed by a Vikings defense that was plowing through a lazy, weak Packers OLine. Rodgers got up everytime and tried again. After getting sacked 15 times in 2 games against the Vikes, would any of us flinch or critique Rodgers if he ran into his Left Tackle with his car in the parking garage? I know I would not care.

-Speaking of getting ran over, I told everyone a couple of months ago that USC had no shot in hell in making the Title Game with a Frosh QB at the helm. Now, I know it was not Matt Barkley's fault in this, but what a blowout that game was in the 2nd half. Oregon just crippled a Trojan defense for over 600 yards! BCS has no choice but to drop USC now.

-Now, all of my predictions do not come to fruition. Oklahoma St. took the gaspipe as well. Texas went into Stillwater and clobbered the Cowboys, although at least they were missing Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter. I will hold onto that excuse if questioned!

-The media will never kill the Gators huh? In a day where Tim Tebow finally put it all together and had a Tebow-like game, it really should not be the headlight of that game. Neither should the fact that Florida has a stranglehold on the BCS #1 ranking.

It should be all about how much of a cheap shot LB Brandon Spikes was pulling, when he was literally trying to eye gouge a Bulldog player at the bottom of a pile. This was ten times worse than LeGarrette Blount. At least the Bryon Hout was not pinned down. I am glad that Urban Meyer is going to be strict with his punishment....

Wait a second, ONE HALF!!! Spikes gets to sit for one half of a football game when he tried to rip a player's eyes out? I am begging the NCAA to get involved in this one, and while you are at it, suspend Meyer for a bad joke.

- There are seven undefeated teams left in college. I do not know which Doomsday scenario I want more. All of the teams to somehow lose, or for all the teams to somehow stay undefeated as long as possible. I do know one thing...

Iowa will not remain in this group. After watching Indiana carve up their defense, there is not a snowballs chance in hell that the Hawkeyes go into Columbus and beat Ohio St.

- I have not written much about baseball eventhough it is by far my favorite sport. It is alot easier and more smooth to write about football and basketball, but I have to comment on the greatness of Johnny Damon last night.

First, he is the one that derailed Brad Lidge with a brutally laboring nine pitch at bat, then singling on a good outside corner fastball. Damon just flicked it into Left Field.

Then, he realizes how slow Lidge is to the plate and takes off for 2nd. This I knew was going to be a play before it went off. Now, I take pride in knowing baseball situations, but I had no idea what Damon was doing when he went off for third. I have no idea that teams played Big Tex in the infield like that played Jason Giambi. Damon did not hesitate.

Lidge now could not throw his slider in the dirt, and it cost him when he had to come fat with a fastball to ARod. The rest is history. Yankees up 3-1.

I think the Phillies though bring it back to Yankee Stadium, but the Yankees still win in 6.

Monday Night Game:

Just expect fireworks tonight. Alot of fireworks from both offenses. There will be more less punts in this game than wins by the Detroit Lions.

Saints do not lose at home though.

New Orleans Saints 45, Atlanta Falcons 38.