First off, Columbus was an asshole who landed on Hispaniola, not the present day United States. He also enslaved all the people there and led to the eventual exploitation of this land and destruction of its native people. That's for you philistines who believe he discovered America or some shit. Enough of my liberal revisionist propaganda, on with what I learned.
The NFC East is Overrated.
Yeah, I said it. The NFC East, which was touted only a week ago as the best conference in the NFL, is overrated. Now, this isn't based solely on the fact that the Browns beat the Giants last night. It is based on my independent review of the first quarter of the season. Sure B-Rad's opinion is the one that actually matters, but remember, I picked the (Devil) Rays to win the east!
Anyway, where to start? The Giants. The Giants were a big 4 - 0verrated so far. Ok, they had a point differential of +74 or something ridiculous to start the season. But then again, they played 4 teams that had a combined record of 6-16 coming into this week. Now, that point differential is pretty impressive, but considering the opposition it really means nothing. The Giants BARELY beat the Bengals! They needed overtime to beat the winless Bengals! The other wins came over the Seahawks, Rams, and Redskins (when the Redskins were shitty).
The Cowboys also had a sort of gilded success. They dominated the Browns on opening day and beat the Packers, Bengals, and Eagles. The only problem with those latter wins was that they gave up a ton of yardage to each of those offenses. The Cowboys were prone to get into shootouts and their defense looks like it might not be able to handle the higher octane offenses of the league. Now with Romo out for about a month, life is going to get a little more difficult for the boys.
The Eagles and the Redskins are enigmas to me right now. I still don't understand how the Redskins could have looked like total shit in the first week and then come back to be 4-2. They did it by beating the Cowboys, Saints, and Eagles but lost to the Rams. What the hell is going on? The Eagles are the same way. I'm not sold on the NFC East being the best division in football. They are the best in the NFC but they've struggled against AFC opponents.
The Browns are Alright.
This comes with a huge caveat: the Browns are alright if they play the way they did last night for the rest of the season. The offense was finally unleashed and they did some good things. They had a balanced attack and some trick plays there that really kept the Giants defense on its toes. However, the Browns' defense looked mediocre at best. They contained the Giants offense on some big third downs, but some pressure on Eli, and had some huge picks to take momentum away.
However, there aren't going to be many games where the defense is going to get stops with 3 interceptions. And there aren't going to be many wins when you give up 170 yards rushing. However, the pass defense was pretty good. The corners and safties read Eli perfectly and defended some passes well. They were physical with the receivers and didn't let them get any separation.
I'm going to wait until the Redskins game to make my final judgment on any Browns renaissance this season. However, I am encouraged by what I saw last night.
The Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays are Beasts.
The Rays are beasts. That is all I can say after watching them play the Red Sox over the weekend and catching last night's beatdown. BJ Upton and Evan Longoria just hit bombs. The Rays lineup is relentless in its approach to Red Sox pitching. They sat back and took hack at anything Lester put over the plate that they could drive. It was like watching batting practice. In all honesty, it was only a matter of time before the Rays broke out. They had about 10 years of top 10 picks to cultivate into major leaguers. Look at the roster: Kazmir, Garza, Shields, Longoria, Upton, Crawford, and it just keeps going all the way down to the minors. They made some smart deals (like the ones to get Garza and Kazmir) to help them along the way. And all they have to show for it was a 9-1 smackdown of the fucking Red Sox last night. I like it. Keep on truckin', Rays.
The NFC East is Overrated.
Yeah, I said it. The NFC East, which was touted only a week ago as the best conference in the NFL, is overrated. Now, this isn't based solely on the fact that the Browns beat the Giants last night. It is based on my independent review of the first quarter of the season. Sure B-Rad's opinion is the one that actually matters, but remember, I picked the (Devil) Rays to win the east!
Anyway, where to start? The Giants. The Giants were a big 4 - 0verrated so far. Ok, they had a point differential of +74 or something ridiculous to start the season. But then again, they played 4 teams that had a combined record of 6-16 coming into this week. Now, that point differential is pretty impressive, but considering the opposition it really means nothing. The Giants BARELY beat the Bengals! They needed overtime to beat the winless Bengals! The other wins came over the Seahawks, Rams, and Redskins (when the Redskins were shitty).
The Cowboys also had a sort of gilded success. They dominated the Browns on opening day and beat the Packers, Bengals, and Eagles. The only problem with those latter wins was that they gave up a ton of yardage to each of those offenses. The Cowboys were prone to get into shootouts and their defense looks like it might not be able to handle the higher octane offenses of the league. Now with Romo out for about a month, life is going to get a little more difficult for the boys.
The Eagles and the Redskins are enigmas to me right now. I still don't understand how the Redskins could have looked like total shit in the first week and then come back to be 4-2. They did it by beating the Cowboys, Saints, and Eagles but lost to the Rams. What the hell is going on? The Eagles are the same way. I'm not sold on the NFC East being the best division in football. They are the best in the NFC but they've struggled against AFC opponents.
The Browns are Alright.
This comes with a huge caveat: the Browns are alright if they play the way they did last night for the rest of the season. The offense was finally unleashed and they did some good things. They had a balanced attack and some trick plays there that really kept the Giants defense on its toes. However, the Browns' defense looked mediocre at best. They contained the Giants offense on some big third downs, but some pressure on Eli, and had some huge picks to take momentum away.
However, there aren't going to be many games where the defense is going to get stops with 3 interceptions. And there aren't going to be many wins when you give up 170 yards rushing. However, the pass defense was pretty good. The corners and safties read Eli perfectly and defended some passes well. They were physical with the receivers and didn't let them get any separation.
I'm going to wait until the Redskins game to make my final judgment on any Browns renaissance this season. However, I am encouraged by what I saw last night.
The Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays are Beasts.
The Rays are beasts. That is all I can say after watching them play the Red Sox over the weekend and catching last night's beatdown. BJ Upton and Evan Longoria just hit bombs. The Rays lineup is relentless in its approach to Red Sox pitching. They sat back and took hack at anything Lester put over the plate that they could drive. It was like watching batting practice. In all honesty, it was only a matter of time before the Rays broke out. They had about 10 years of top 10 picks to cultivate into major leaguers. Look at the roster: Kazmir, Garza, Shields, Longoria, Upton, Crawford, and it just keeps going all the way down to the minors. They made some smart deals (like the ones to get Garza and Kazmir) to help them along the way. And all they have to show for it was a 9-1 smackdown of the fucking Red Sox last night. I like it. Keep on truckin', Rays.
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