Preseason Games- Enough already with the preseason games, is it me or does it seem this year’s fake games will never be finished? Let’s not get carried away with them either, I mean do you really think the Jets will beat the Giants or the Lions will beat the Colts when the real bullets fly?
Tiger isn’t Tiger – Did you see Tiger miss a 6 footer on the 18th hole yesterday that would’ve put him in a playoff? These are the kind of big-moment putts that Tiger made in his sleep and made Tiger Tiger. He’s still the best, but he’s looked more and more mortal these past few weeks. Then again, when you’ve accomplished what he has, how do you stay hungry?
Cutler/Orton – Call last night’s game a win for Jay Cutler. If you watched the game, it was an even match until Devin Hester had his big punt return. (Why you even punt it to Hester is another story). Cutler also had a good drive for a TD before the half to pull away before the second stringers came in but it wasn’t like he was going against the Ravens or Steelers out there.
Tedy Bruschi Retires – Probably best known to NFL fans as the guy who came back after suffering a stroke, but Patriot fans remember him as one of the leaders of the defense during their superbowl winning years. It seems the Patriots title drought over the past 4 years coincides with Bruschi’s decline. It was apparent that his productivity was gone last year and he wasn’t going to start this year. It points out to me that for all the offensive pyrotechnics that Brady, Moss and company puts up, its the defensive side that will dictate how far NE goes this year. When NE won superbowls, they did it with a dominant defense and an efficient offense. High powered offenses are nice, but they get stopped or slowed down by top defenses in the playoffs. In the history of the league, the road to the superbowl is littered with the carcasses of teams with high-octane offenses and average defenses. Think NE of 2 years ago, Minnesota with Culpepper/Moss, San Diego with Dan Fouts and the St. Louis Ram’s greatest show on turf.