The Good
Arizona - Well, that’s certainly a great way to bounce back from last week. Kurt Warner set a new record for accuracy, completing 24 of his 26 pass attempts for 243 yards and 2 TDs. Anquan Boldin showed up with 8 catches after being invisible in Week 1. Most importantly, the Arizona O-line kept Warner untouched all day long, and for those of you familiar with the Cardinals, that’s not always the case. And if you keep Warner safe, he’ll almost always do good things. In fact, the only non-bright spot for Arizona’s offense today was a rash of fumbles (2 by Wells, 1 by Boldin), but they only lost one. On the flip side, the Arizona D played well, forcing a few of fumbles of their own, two of which they recovered. They gave David Garrard fits all day, and thanks to the offense putting the Jags in a deep hole and thus essentially nullifying Maurice Jones-Drew, were able to focus on the pass rush. The special teams were good, as well. Even though Arizona returners put the ball on the ground a couple of times (one of which they lost), you have to give them credit for the blocked FG returned for a TD by Antrel Rolle. All in all, it was an outstanding effort for a team not well-known for having success in the Eastern time zone. Kudos to Ken Whisenhunt for having his players ready to dominate after last week’s disappointing loss. If Arizona can play like that consistently, the alleged “SB loser curse” won’t be a worry.
Cincinnati – Whodey woulda thunk that in week two, the normally hapless Bengals would Lambeau Leap their way to victory at Green Bay? Did you know that Bengals are a fluke play away from being 2-0 right now and finally have a running game? Cedric Benson rushed for 141 yds, while Ocho Cinko had 91 yds and a TD. Despite nearly blowing this game late, the Bengals earned their spot on the Good list for winning a game that few expected them to.
Denver – Wow, first Cincy now Denver in the same week, let alone the same month. OK, we take a little creative license with usage of the term “Good” here in the AFCW. Denver won their 10th straight home opener by beating the dismal Browns. The good for Denver is heavily weighted in their surprise 2-0 start. If it weren’t for the alleged coach on coach crime over in Oakland, Denver would have been presented with the NFL off-season Drama Queen tiara. Expectations fell, leaving San Diego the clear front runner, with Denver, Oakland and KC fighting for 4th place. Yet the Bronco stumble towards week 1 has given way to a much more cohesive march. Leadership is emerging in the unlikely form of Kyle Orton who threw for 263 yards and 1 TD. His passing was accurate in the red zone as well as downfield, with eight different targets recording receptions. The Browns have one of the worst rushing D’s in the league, and Denver took them for 186 yards on the ground and 1 TD. Not spectacular, but there’s promise in the Knowshon Moreno/Correll Buckhalter tandem. The Denver D shut down the Browns run game and stole back possession three times with 2 fumble recoveries and a pick. Next week a confident Denver squad heads to Oakland to face the Raiders in a fierce divisional rivalry.
Game Highlights
Houston – We’ll shish kebab the Titans later. But when you put up 420 yards of offense and 357 in the air against a normally strong defense, you had to do something right. Add to that no turnovers and you have the recipe for a win. Schaub, Andre Johnson had monster games, including a terrific one-handed touchdown hookup early. The Texans had an opportunity to fold, falling behind by 14 early in the second quarter. But brushing off their early difficulties after last week’s debacle earns the Texans a place here.
New Orleans Saints – The Saints were close to Good last week but got sloppy in the second half. This week, against a much better opponent with an exponentially better defense, the Saints did not skip a beat and was on the better end of the slop. The first 28 minutes were played at an Eagle-friendly pace and led to a 10-10 game. From that point forward, the Saints took advantage of a bad Eagle punt return decision (why the hell would anyone try to return a punt from their own 3), a fumble of the second half opening kickoff and an interception all in Eagle territory to post 21 easy points. The rushing attack even contributed 133 yard and a 4.6 per carry average. Sure, the defense gave up over 460 yards, but almost 150 yards of that were on two late drives that ultimately resulted in 2 Eagle points and 7 Saints defensive points. Perhaps the only bad for the Saints was Brees had a rather blasé performance….a paltry 311 yards passing (tsk, tsk). Ultimately, while the game was fairly even statistically, the Saints managed to move the ball against a normally upper-crust defense, turned three golden opportunities into 21 points and forced the Eagles to rely more on the pass than they would have liked.
New York Jets – Ok so they weren’t extremely flashy on offense themselves, but for the second week in a row, the jets completely shut down a potent offense.
The Bad
Dallas – The Cowboys defense presented a decent gambit of bend but don’t break, stalling out the Giants’ flagging red zone offense several times to keep it close enough to win…further Marion Barber was running pretty freely, it was all on Romo’s shoulders to cross the finish line and instead, he downshifted to reverse.
Green Bay – Losing at home to the Cincy Bengals is never a good thing. However, the Packers found a way to give up 31 points and when that happens, you normally lose. The only thing keeping the Pack off the ugly list is that they nearly came back to tie the game late. The Pack only ran the ball for 89 yards and had the only turnover in the game. At least the Packers faithful were privileged enough to witness the great Chad Ocho Cinko do his lame ass version of the Lambeau Leap, which he totally fucked up making a spectacle of himself.
New England – Specifically, the playcalling. With the exception of 5 minutes and 30 seconds, in the first two games of the 2009 season, the Patriots offense seems like a 426 Hemi with a governor slapped on it. Lacking the dynamic play-calling of Charlie Weis or even Josh McDaniel, the formerly high-flying offense has turned into something that incites yawns from all those that gaze upon it. Yes, it’s only two games, but in 2007, with a unit with similar talents, Tom Brady at this point already had led the Pats offense to 76 points with six TD passes – and the defenses of the Jets and Bills, while respectable, will not confuse anyone with that of the 1985 Chicago Bears.
Philadelphia – They get a pass out of the ugly category for pitching a decent first half and for Kolb looking respectable for coming in cold, (at least in the first half). Maybe if this continues the Saint’s opponents will get a free pass but for now, anytime you surrender 48 points this is the best seat you’ll get on this list.
San Diego – No RedZone channel needed during this game, nope! This is a battle of two strong defenses. We know these teams can score, but this is the defensive matchup of the week! Ok, maybe I was the only one thinking that? But I doubt anyone thought this game would put up one of the largest point totals of week 2. The bad sits squarely on the shoulders of the San Diego Defense. Merriman, only one tackle before you (of all people) decided to ‘play it safe’ with a tight groin? I can’t make this stuff up. Jammer, Flacco was throwing to your side of the field all day, they don’t fear you. Guys, you can’t depend on Rivers and the O to pad the scoreboard enough to compensate for when you decide not to play. We might have already crowned your ass, but it’s still just an AFCW crown and only counts for 1/3rd the value in other divisions. If your goal is to represent and make a legitimate run at the AFC title, you need to step up your game, and soon.
Game Highlights
Tennessee – The Titans did enough on offense to avoid Ugly, racking up almost 450 yards of and nearly 210 on the ground. If someone had leaked those numbers to us before the game, we would have assumed a spot on the Good and a major Titan victory. So how did they wind up here? Despite the gaudy offensive numbers they got out-possessioned by over 8 minutes. They turned the ball over once inside their own 30 that led to 7 uncharacteristically easy points and fumbled away their final drive. Their normally stingy defense allowed Schaub to look like Drew Brees, logging 357 yards and 4 TDs. This did not look like the Titans defense. About the only thing they did right was hold the Texans rushing attack to a meager 2.2 per carry average. The end result was a Bad home divisional loss.
The Ugly
Jacksonville – Ugly is the only word that can describe the day for the Jags. Don’t be fooled by the box score that pretends this game was more competitive than it really was. While they nearly matched the Cardinals yard-for-yard on offense, nearly half of the Jags total yards came after the issue was no longer in doubt. Garrard had a day he’d probably rather forget, completing barely over half of his passes (23/43)…Jones-Drew had one long run and averaged 2.5 ypc on his other 12 carries, they were plagued by miscues, from drive killing penalties some of the few times they did seem to gain a little momentum to 4 turnovers (plus another 2 fumbles they managed to get back). But the culmination of the ugliness came on a blocked Scobee FG attempt, which Arizona returned for a TD. Now granted the FG team is not generally of the immediate mindset to tackle a runner, but some of the Jacksonville pursuit looked as though they were swimming through mud. This team suddenly looks like they are grasping for a life preserver in a division full of hungry sharks.
Cleveland – Utterly humiliated by a Denver team which very possibly just saw its last 2 game win streak of the season. This team is who we thought they were. Er, well, at least for the first two games of the season. This week, the Brownies only mustered a total of 11 first downs and 200 yards of total offense. Are we ready to hear the cries for Derek Anderson or does Brady Quinn just need more time? Conversely, Cleveland’s defense gave up a whopping 449 yards of offense and the Brownies lost the turnover battle 1-3. All of this after recovering a Bronco fumble of the opening kickoff and parlaying that into a 3-0 lead. The Brown secondary was about as effective as the guy with a 25 foot bungee cord jumping off a 20 foot bridge. It’s not looking good for the Cleve Brahns as they travel to Baltimore to face the division leading Ravens.
Oakland – Sometimes it’s a shame there has to be a winner. Winning is positive reinforcement. It lets you know that your actions and accomplishments were effective and encourages you to repeat the pattern. If the Raiders take this to heart, the Lions will get a new roommate in the basement. Neither team played well and nothing means excitement like field goals. The downright ugly comes in the massive form of JaMarcus Russell. Through the corners of our cringing eyes we expect to see the Raider sidelines wave white flags of surrender on this failure. He completed less than 30% of his passes for just 109 yards. No touchdowns, and he rushed for -3 yards. Luckily for the Raiders they have a stable of RBs to set lose on the field. Between McFadden and Bush, they ran for 37 yards. OK, so maybe half the ugly goes to the Oakland OC. Oh wait, the Raiders don’t have one.
Game Highlights
St. Louis – The Rams found a way to waste a solid effort from Steven Jackson, who carried 17 times for 104 yards. Marc Bulger completed just over half of his passes, going 15 of 28 for a meager 125 yards, with one lone TD strike to Laurent Robinson (who is the lone bright spot in the Rams’ passing game). The inexperience of the Rams receivers will likely be a sore spot for this team all season. The Rams defense notched their first (and only) sack of the season, and managed to keep the Redskins out of the end zone (including stiffening for a nice goal line stand late in the fourth quarter), but it was not enough, as three Shaun Suisham FGs were enough to sink the Rams’ hopes of getting their first win of the season.
Honorable Mention
Washington Redskins – Not a lot needs to be said here. Playing St. Louis, scoring only 9 points and no TDs puts you on the edge of being bad. They even put up decent offensive numbers. This looks all too familiar for Redskins fans. If this were against the Giants, Eagles, Steelers, Ravens, etc, perhaps only the win would matter. But the Rams??? The defensive effort and the fact that the Redskins are normally not a factor of offense keeps them off the Bad….for now.
Individual Honors ….
Mark Sanchez – In spite of a few start of the game jitters, the Jets rookie QB looked like anything but a first-year signal caller in leading the Jets to a 2-0 start to their season. He didn’t set the world on fire statistically (other than completing about 2/3 of his throws,) but he made every throw he needed to make. The Jets have themselves a bona fide NFL quarterback.
Julian Edelman – With Wes Welker out due to injury, Patriots rookie kick returner Edelman was thrust into the slot in his place, and put in a Welkerian performance, with 8 receptions for 98 yards. There were a lot of reasons for Patriot fans to feel frustrated after the Jets/Pats contest, but they could take some small amount of solace from the efforts of Edelman.
Frank Gore – If only Gore could play the Seahawks 16 games a season, he’d set a new single-season rushing record. Both of Gore’s career 200-yard games have come at Seattle’s expense, and he took advantage of the absence of Brandon Mebane and Lofa Tatupu to abuse the Seahawks run defense. Gore is only the second player in NFL history to record two 79+ yard runs in a single game (the other being Barry Sanders), and Jordan Babineaux will have nightmares about Gore for weeks. Gore’s 2 TDs provided the margin of victory in the NFC West showdown, and gave the 49ers the early lead in the division.
And Dishonors
Tony Romo – Nice way to christen the new stadium there, Tony. The Cowboys gave you a chance to lead them to a win in the new digs, and you respond with what would have been an absolute zero quarterback rating, except you spelled your name correctly. 13 of 29 for 127 yards with a touchdown sounds subpar. Add three interceptions and you wind up here.
Jamarcus Russell – Last week, he completed only 40% of his throws. This week, less than 30%. So far in 2009, Russell is going from bad to worse. Unless he stages a remarkable turnaround soon, he won’t merely be called a bust, but may well be considered the standard by which all busts are measured, leaving the likes of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich so far behind, they’ll be mere specks in his rear view mirror.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Week 2 Edition
September 23, 2009 - 1:35 pm · 0 comments
by Zack Kelberman
in Community Commentary, Weekly Segments
The Good
Arizona - Well, that’s certainly a great way to bounce back from last week. Kurt Warner set a new record for accuracy, completing 24 of his 26 pass attempts for 243 yards and 2 TDs. Anquan Boldin showed up with 8 catches after being invisible in Week 1. Most importantly, the Arizona O-line kept Warner untouched all day long, and for those of you familiar with the Cardinals, that’s not always the case. And if you keep Warner safe, he’ll almost always do good things. In fact, the only non-bright spot for Arizona’s offense today was a rash of fumbles (2 by Wells, 1 by Boldin), but they only lost one. On the flip side, the Arizona D played well, forcing a few of fumbles of their own, two of which they recovered. They gave David Garrard fits all day, and thanks to the offense putting the Jags in a deep hole and thus essentially nullifying Maurice Jones-Drew, were able to focus on the pass rush. The special teams were good, as well. Even though Arizona returners put the ball on the ground a couple of times (one of which they lost), you have to give them credit for the blocked FG returned for a TD by Antrel Rolle. All in all, it was an outstanding effort for a team not well-known for having success in the Eastern time zone. Kudos to Ken Whisenhunt for having his players ready to dominate after last week’s disappointing loss. If Arizona can play like that consistently, the alleged “SB loser curse” won’t be a worry.
Cincinnati – Whodey woulda thunk that in week two, the normally hapless Bengals would Lambeau Leap their way to victory at Green Bay? Did you know that Bengals are a fluke play away from being 2-0 right now and finally have a running game? Cedric Benson rushed for 141 yds, while Ocho Cinko had 91 yds and a TD. Despite nearly blowing this game late, the Bengals earned their spot on the Good list for winning a game that few expected them to.
Denver – Wow, first Cincy now Denver in the same week, let alone the same month. OK, we take a little creative license with usage of the term “Good” here in the AFCW. Denver won their 10th straight home opener by beating the dismal Browns. The good for Denver is heavily weighted in their surprise 2-0 start. If it weren’t for the alleged coach on coach crime over in Oakland, Denver would have been presented with the NFL off-season Drama Queen tiara. Expectations fell, leaving San Diego the clear front runner, with Denver, Oakland and KC fighting for 4th place. Yet the Bronco stumble towards week 1 has given way to a much more cohesive march. Leadership is emerging in the unlikely form of Kyle Orton who threw for 263 yards and 1 TD. His passing was accurate in the red zone as well as downfield, with eight different targets recording receptions. The Browns have one of the worst rushing D’s in the league, and Denver took them for 186 yards on the ground and 1 TD. Not spectacular, but there’s promise in the Knowshon Moreno/Correll Buckhalter tandem. The Denver D shut down the Browns run game and stole back possession three times with 2 fumble recoveries and a pick. Next week a confident Denver squad heads to Oakland to face the Raiders in a fierce divisional rivalry.
Game Highlights
Houston – We’ll shish kebab the Titans later. But when you put up 420 yards of offense and 357 in the air against a normally strong defense, you had to do something right. Add to that no turnovers and you have the recipe for a win. Schaub, Andre Johnson had monster games, including a terrific one-handed touchdown hookup early. The Texans had an opportunity to fold, falling behind by 14 early in the second quarter. But brushing off their early difficulties after last week’s debacle earns the Texans a place here.
New Orleans Saints – The Saints were close to Good last week but got sloppy in the second half. This week, against a much better opponent with an exponentially better defense, the Saints did not skip a beat and was on the better end of the slop. The first 28 minutes were played at an Eagle-friendly pace and led to a 10-10 game. From that point forward, the Saints took advantage of a bad Eagle punt return decision (why the hell would anyone try to return a punt from their own 3), a fumble of the second half opening kickoff and an interception all in Eagle territory to post 21 easy points. The rushing attack even contributed 133 yard and a 4.6 per carry average. Sure, the defense gave up over 460 yards, but almost 150 yards of that were on two late drives that ultimately resulted in 2 Eagle points and 7 Saints defensive points. Perhaps the only bad for the Saints was Brees had a rather blasé performance….a paltry 311 yards passing (tsk, tsk). Ultimately, while the game was fairly even statistically, the Saints managed to move the ball against a normally upper-crust defense, turned three golden opportunities into 21 points and forced the Eagles to rely more on the pass than they would have liked.
New York Jets – Ok so they weren’t extremely flashy on offense themselves, but for the second week in a row, the jets completely shut down a potent offense.
The Bad
Dallas – The Cowboys defense presented a decent gambit of bend but don’t break, stalling out the Giants’ flagging red zone offense several times to keep it close enough to win…further Marion Barber was running pretty freely, it was all on Romo’s shoulders to cross the finish line and instead, he downshifted to reverse.
Green Bay – Losing at home to the Cincy Bengals is never a good thing. However, the Packers found a way to give up 31 points and when that happens, you normally lose. The only thing keeping the Pack off the ugly list is that they nearly came back to tie the game late. The Pack only ran the ball for 89 yards and had the only turnover in the game. At least the Packers faithful were privileged enough to witness the great Chad Ocho Cinko do his lame ass version of the Lambeau Leap, which he totally fucked up making a spectacle of himself.
New England – Specifically, the playcalling. With the exception of 5 minutes and 30 seconds, in the first two games of the 2009 season, the Patriots offense seems like a 426 Hemi with a governor slapped on it. Lacking the dynamic play-calling of Charlie Weis or even Josh McDaniel, the formerly high-flying offense has turned into something that incites yawns from all those that gaze upon it. Yes, it’s only two games, but in 2007, with a unit with similar talents, Tom Brady at this point already had led the Pats offense to 76 points with six TD passes – and the defenses of the Jets and Bills, while respectable, will not confuse anyone with that of the 1985 Chicago Bears.
Philadelphia – They get a pass out of the ugly category for pitching a decent first half and for Kolb looking respectable for coming in cold, (at least in the first half). Maybe if this continues the Saint’s opponents will get a free pass but for now, anytime you surrender 48 points this is the best seat you’ll get on this list.
San Diego – No RedZone channel needed during this game, nope! This is a battle of two strong defenses. We know these teams can score, but this is the defensive matchup of the week! Ok, maybe I was the only one thinking that? But I doubt anyone thought this game would put up one of the largest point totals of week 2. The bad sits squarely on the shoulders of the San Diego Defense. Merriman, only one tackle before you (of all people) decided to ‘play it safe’ with a tight groin? I can’t make this stuff up. Jammer, Flacco was throwing to your side of the field all day, they don’t fear you. Guys, you can’t depend on Rivers and the O to pad the scoreboard enough to compensate for when you decide not to play. We might have already crowned your ass, but it’s still just an AFCW crown and only counts for 1/3rd the value in other divisions. If your goal is to represent and make a legitimate run at the AFC title, you need to step up your game, and soon.
Game Highlights
Tennessee – The Titans did enough on offense to avoid Ugly, racking up almost 450 yards of and nearly 210 on the ground. If someone had leaked those numbers to us before the game, we would have assumed a spot on the Good and a major Titan victory. So how did they wind up here? Despite the gaudy offensive numbers they got out-possessioned by over 8 minutes. They turned the ball over once inside their own 30 that led to 7 uncharacteristically easy points and fumbled away their final drive. Their normally stingy defense allowed Schaub to look like Drew Brees, logging 357 yards and 4 TDs. This did not look like the Titans defense. About the only thing they did right was hold the Texans rushing attack to a meager 2.2 per carry average. The end result was a Bad home divisional loss.
The Ugly
Jacksonville – Ugly is the only word that can describe the day for the Jags. Don’t be fooled by the box score that pretends this game was more competitive than it really was. While they nearly matched the Cardinals yard-for-yard on offense, nearly half of the Jags total yards came after the issue was no longer in doubt. Garrard had a day he’d probably rather forget, completing barely over half of his passes (23/43)…Jones-Drew had one long run and averaged 2.5 ypc on his other 12 carries, they were plagued by miscues, from drive killing penalties some of the few times they did seem to gain a little momentum to 4 turnovers (plus another 2 fumbles they managed to get back). But the culmination of the ugliness came on a blocked Scobee FG attempt, which Arizona returned for a TD. Now granted the FG team is not generally of the immediate mindset to tackle a runner, but some of the Jacksonville pursuit looked as though they were swimming through mud. This team suddenly looks like they are grasping for a life preserver in a division full of hungry sharks.
Cleveland – Utterly humiliated by a Denver team which very possibly just saw its last 2 game win streak of the season. This team is who we thought they were. Er, well, at least for the first two games of the season. This week, the Brownies only mustered a total of 11 first downs and 200 yards of total offense. Are we ready to hear the cries for Derek Anderson or does Brady Quinn just need more time? Conversely, Cleveland’s defense gave up a whopping 449 yards of offense and the Brownies lost the turnover battle 1-3. All of this after recovering a Bronco fumble of the opening kickoff and parlaying that into a 3-0 lead. The Brown secondary was about as effective as the guy with a 25 foot bungee cord jumping off a 20 foot bridge. It’s not looking good for the Cleve Brahns as they travel to Baltimore to face the division leading Ravens.
Oakland – Sometimes it’s a shame there has to be a winner. Winning is positive reinforcement. It lets you know that your actions and accomplishments were effective and encourages you to repeat the pattern. If the Raiders take this to heart, the Lions will get a new roommate in the basement. Neither team played well and nothing means excitement like field goals. The downright ugly comes in the massive form of JaMarcus Russell. Through the corners of our cringing eyes we expect to see the Raider sidelines wave white flags of surrender on this failure. He completed less than 30% of his passes for just 109 yards. No touchdowns, and he rushed for -3 yards. Luckily for the Raiders they have a stable of RBs to set lose on the field. Between McFadden and Bush, they ran for 37 yards. OK, so maybe half the ugly goes to the Oakland OC. Oh wait, the Raiders don’t have one.
Game Highlights
St. Louis – The Rams found a way to waste a solid effort from Steven Jackson, who carried 17 times for 104 yards. Marc Bulger completed just over half of his passes, going 15 of 28 for a meager 125 yards, with one lone TD strike to Laurent Robinson (who is the lone bright spot in the Rams’ passing game). The inexperience of the Rams receivers will likely be a sore spot for this team all season. The Rams defense notched their first (and only) sack of the season, and managed to keep the Redskins out of the end zone (including stiffening for a nice goal line stand late in the fourth quarter), but it was not enough, as three Shaun Suisham FGs were enough to sink the Rams’ hopes of getting their first win of the season.
Honorable Mention
Washington Redskins – Not a lot needs to be said here. Playing St. Louis, scoring only 9 points and no TDs puts you on the edge of being bad. They even put up decent offensive numbers. This looks all too familiar for Redskins fans. If this were against the Giants, Eagles, Steelers, Ravens, etc, perhaps only the win would matter. But the Rams??? The defensive effort and the fact that the Redskins are normally not a factor of offense keeps them off the Bad….for now.
Individual Honors ….
Mark Sanchez – In spite of a few start of the game jitters, the Jets rookie QB looked like anything but a first-year signal caller in leading the Jets to a 2-0 start to their season. He didn’t set the world on fire statistically (other than completing about 2/3 of his throws,) but he made every throw he needed to make. The Jets have themselves a bona fide NFL quarterback.
Julian Edelman – With Wes Welker out due to injury, Patriots rookie kick returner Edelman was thrust into the slot in his place, and put in a Welkerian performance, with 8 receptions for 98 yards. There were a lot of reasons for Patriot fans to feel frustrated after the Jets/Pats contest, but they could take some small amount of solace from the efforts of Edelman.
Frank Gore – If only Gore could play the Seahawks 16 games a season, he’d set a new single-season rushing record. Both of Gore’s career 200-yard games have come at Seattle’s expense, and he took advantage of the absence of Brandon Mebane and Lofa Tatupu to abuse the Seahawks run defense. Gore is only the second player in NFL history to record two 79+ yard runs in a single game (the other being Barry Sanders), and Jordan Babineaux will have nightmares about Gore for weeks. Gore’s 2 TDs provided the margin of victory in the NFC West showdown, and gave the 49ers the early lead in the division.
And Dishonors
Tony Romo – Nice way to christen the new stadium there, Tony. The Cowboys gave you a chance to lead them to a win in the new digs, and you respond with what would have been an absolute zero quarterback rating, except you spelled your name correctly. 13 of 29 for 127 yards with a touchdown sounds subpar. Add three interceptions and you wind up here.
Jamarcus Russell – Last week, he completed only 40% of his throws. This week, less than 30%. So far in 2009, Russell is going from bad to worse. Unless he stages a remarkable turnaround soon, he won’t merely be called a bust, but may well be considered the standard by which all busts are measured, leaving the likes of Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich so far behind, they’ll be mere specks in his rear view mirror.
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