Here are some notes from Week 1:
- Kevin Everett's life changed in a split second. The Buffalo Bills TE ducked his head trying to tackle the Broncos Domenik Hixon and suffered a spinal cord injury leaving him motionless on field. Initially, it was believed that he would never walk again if he survived at all. Now, it appears that he will pull out and might even walk again after performing voluntary movement of his arms and legs! The human body and spirit is stupefying.
- A New England Patriots video assistant, Matt Estrella, had his video camera confiscated by NFL officials after they suspected that he was stealing signals from the NY Jets defensive coaches. The league is also looking at the number of radio frequencies that the Pats used during Sunday's game. This is not the first time that this team has been a suspect of conducting these kind of illegal activities. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not a bit happy and has called coach Bill Belichick into his office this week for what is rumored to be more than a scolding and getting his wrist slapped with a ruler. I expect there to be suspensions, fines, and draft picks lost...or a combination of all three. If this proves to be accurate and true, imagine the fall out.
- I think the identities of the Green Bay, Indianapolis, and Houston defensive players need to be investigated too. Whenever you stop cold the offenses of Philly, New Orleans, and Kansas City's Larry Johnson, then there is going to be suspicions. Very impressive.
- Miami and Washington's offense weren't expected to come out of the gates blazing hot, but last Sunday's sloppy performances is enough to give the fans of these cities some intense intestinal pain.
- Wouldn't you think that if Cleveland started Charlie Frye the last two pre-season games and then named him the starter for opening day, that they had pretty much decided to let this be Frye's team until Brady Quinn was NFL-ready? Frye was 4 of 10 for 34 yards, one INT, and sacked five times by the second quarter so coach Romeo Crennel yanked him and put in Derek Anderson. What kind of message does that send to the other players who are craving some kind of chemistry and consistency for a change? Oh, and Frye was traded to Seattle today.
- And, just when you thought Cleveland might possess the dumbest upper management in the NFL, there is a new candidate. Number one draft pick JaMarcus Russell held out of training camp, pre-season, and the first game of the season because he, his agent, and the Raiders couldn't come to an agreement on a contract. In four and a half months, an athlete (who has never even sniffed NFL action and is very unproven) and a professional organization (who has been around long before Russell was even conceived) took this long to come to terms. And, what terms am I referring to? How does 6 years for 61 million dollars (29 million GUARANTEED) sound?
- Speaking of rookies...Adrian Peterson of Minnesota is the real thing, football fans.
- Ravens QB Steve McNair needs to retire. The man just doesn't seem to have it anymore. He has proven season after season that he is one of the toughest players in the league....I mean Brett Favre-tough. In watching him last night vs. Cincy, it looked like that he didn't have the fire in his eyes and his body was begging him to pack his bags.
- The Detroit Lions demonstrated that they just might have the tools and attitude to be the Cinderella team of 2007, but they still have the Matt Millen curse and that makes me leery to start showering them with accolades.
- Atlanta appears to be in real trouble. I get the impression that they collectively have a "deer-in-the-headlights" look and being led by Joey Harrington doesn't help.
GAMES TO KEEP AN EYE ON IN WEEK 2
San Diego at New England, Minnesota at Detroit, San Francisco at St. Louis, Indianapolis at Tennessee
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