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Would it be too much to ask for if this could end in a 3-3 tie? Those are the things you wonder during weekday football, especially on a weekday after that Seahawks and Cardinals game in which I actually got a contact bore. And so, while I didn’t get my wish, last night’s game was full of intrigue, excitement, and none of those things. Don’t get me wrong, the game didn’t turn out as bad as the first quarter had me thinking. I mean, it was still pretty bad, but not historically bad, which Monday Night and Thursday Night Football are potentially capable of. That being said, the game was still over before the half, and I’m sure we’re not the better for it in any way. Add into the fact that Jon Gruden went full tool mode and put forth an interesting observation that with all the injuries this year in the NFL, perhaps the reduction in physical contact practice was to blame…. Yeah, that makes about as much sense as me getting sleepy because I got plenty of rest. Beyond that, well, I’d love to tell you about a football game, but I’m not entirely sure I saw one…

A great article in my local paper that all football fans should read…

“Goodell will go down as a figure of historical ineptitude. Of this he is blissfully unaware.”

Just draws you in, doesn’t it?

C.J. Anderson – 16 CAR, 107 YDS, 6.7 AVG, 1 TD, 19 LONG. Tackling: How Does it Work? An essay by the Texans run defense. I like what I saw from Devontae Booker (17 CAR, 83 YDS, 4.9 AVG, 1 TD, 12 LONG and 1 REC, 4 YDS, 4.0 AVG, 4 LONG, 2 TGTS), and while the snap count doesn’t reflect any huge role change, it’s obvious that he’s getting slightly longer looks as the season goes on and he’s showing results. That being said, I’m not nervous with Anderson quite yet, as he’s been preforming the last few weeks as well, and Rudy’s Pigskinator still has a pretty good projection setup for him…

Alfred Blue11 CAR, 63 YDS, 5.7 AVG, 17 LONG. Wow, the graphics in the latest Madden game is terrific! It almost looked like Blue had as many carries as Lamar Miller  (11 CAR, 61 YDS, 5.5 AVG, 25 LONG and 3 REC, 6 YDS, 2.0 AVG, 4 LONG, 4 TGTS) in real life. What a crazy thing that could only happen in a video game!

DeAndre Hopkins5 REC, 36 YDS, 7.2 AVG, 12 LONG, 12 TGTS. DO SOMETHING CONGRESS.

Brock Osweiler22/41, 131 YDS, 3.2 AVG, 60.1 RTG and 3 CAR, 16 YDS, 5.3 AVG, 10 LONG. Money well spent, Houston. And it was interesting that they were booing Osweiler in Denver last night. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I understand why, but listen, did you want to see Brandon Weeden out there instead? We dodged a bullet here folks.

Trevor Siemian14/25, 157 YDS, 6.3 AVG, 1 TD, 88.2 RTG and 1 CAR, -1 YDS, -1.0 AVG, -1 LONG. Trevor Siemian alternates between Alex Smith and Rick Mirer, with no rhyme nor reason as to why. You know… there is a former Bronco quarterback available who has actually won a playoff game. Just saying…

 

Final Thought

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Vince Wilfork looks like he will fork anything into his mouth, including children and small pets. Like cows.