Thoughts From NFL Week 6: Chicago Bears and Beyond

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 18, 2010 3:00 PM CDT in Notes

Week 6 and I'm still not sure with the majority of teams if they are good, bad, or meh... Parity is evident. There are only three 1 loss teams left (all in the AFC) and only 6 teams with 1 win or less.

I'll get my Bears thought out of the way:

1) Al Davis, owner of the Raiders, has his entire team on the trading block. Paging Mr. Angelo, Mr. Jerry Angelo. Can the Raider offensive line be any worse than that of the Bears? Not only are the Bears giving up the most sacks (27), but they are giving up the most QB hits (45). In contrast the Raider O-Line has given up 18 sacks and 28 QB hits. So the answer is no.

After the jump I'll hit on some other random NFL thoughts...

2) I've been waiting for Brandon Lloyd to revert to form (i.e. bad), but with another solid game under his belt, maybe the talented receiver is finally reaching his potential.

3) The Saints offense sure looks like the Saints offense when they get their running game going. 212 yards rushing as a team, including 158 by Chris Ivory. Ivory's long was only 33 yards, but he had a 10.5 average per carry. He was getting yards in bunches.

4) Are the Rams for real, or are the Chargers really not that good?

5) Did Deion Branch really just step into the Patriot offense and have his best game since 2007?

6) Now what does Eagles head coach Andy Reid do at QB? Kevin Kolb has been getting it done. Michael Vick is still an electric player. Any way they both get reps at QB?

7) Staying with the Eagles, I was surprised with the way they handled the Falcons.

8) I don't like when a referee's call effectively decides the outcome of a game, but it is what it is. Good teams can overcome those breaks or take advantage of them, and bad teams are haunted by them. Jets pick up their 5th win in a row after a so-so call sets them up.

9) Fitting that after firing their special teams coach that the Dolphins win a game in OT on a field goal.

10) Vikings with a big win against Dallas. I think for their long term playoff hopes they'll need to sit Brett Favre at some point to rest his elbow.

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you know how i feel

about oakland, still havent given up on them winning that division.
Too my surprise looking over previous seasons in oakland they have the talent but im not set on the coaching. I think we have the reverse issue. I think we dont have the talent of oaklands roster but we have a better coaching staff.
Im starting to think they are relying too much on past glory and dont have the personnel to make it work. Some places yes we do.

Blloyd…. was one of my favorite receivers him and curtis conway

Deion Branch didnt surprise me. He went back home. Back to a system he produced in what made his name… and he did what he did when he was there before.

Philly is the one team in the nfl i hate and it has nothing to do with them(blame my cousin and joe montana sports talk footbal) they have an interesting situation that could help the browns possibly, the panthers maybe, and the CARDINAL for sure. Two decent qb’s better than what they already have. If you keep vick he better produce or philly will have andy reids head…. if they keep kolb he better do better than vick does on his new team or they will have his and andy’s head.

Vikings sitting Brett Farve, would be the worst thing for the vikings, have you seen Tarvaris Jackson Qb… its like watching our offensive unit block/pickup blitzes its not a good look.

good post Mr. Lester

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by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Oct 18, 2010 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

Jason Campbell is about as medicore as it gets, though.

I wouldn’t bet on Oakland winning the AFC West unless Bruce Gradkowski shows his ability to magically lead the Raiders to wins again somehow.

Should have drafted Sanchez.

by Fearless Frog on Oct 18, 2010 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions

forgot to add the link witht he oakland winning comment

http://www.windycitygridiron.com/2010/9/10/1680415/surprise-teams

by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Oct 18, 2010 3:21 PM CDT reply actions

send a few conditional draft picks for a tackle and a guard from Oakland

Who cares who they are as long as they are NFL bodies. Then threaten the current group with outright release if they give up 5 or more sacks again. This whole group with maybe the exception of Kruetz is or should be on the bubble. Also I am tired of hearing about how the Martz system causes sacks, the guards outright ignored blitzing LBs and DBs consistently Sunday and I dont beleive that is a Martz directive, or threaten these guys with a trade to Oakland man for man, what could be worse than working for Al Davis, not much I can think off. Anyway drastic action is needed NOW or forget the season, no QB will be alive to take snaps by the end of the season with this current group playing the way they are. Sorry to be pessimistic, the jig is up and the whole league knows our dirty little secret which isn’t so secret at this point.

White Sox fans need not apply.

by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Oct 18, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions

Going down the list...

1. They’re probably not worse than the Bears line, but I don’t think they’re significantly better either. I don’t think the Raiders offense runs as many 5 and 7 step drops as the Mad Martz offense, so that might skew the stats a touch.

3. Paging Mad Mike Martz. Mad Mike Martz, please respond. Your running game has been spotted unattended by gate C-13. Please come to Customer Service to pick up your running game. And please remember to take it with you next week. Thank you.

4. Both. The Chargers use Norv Turner, brother of the idiot Ron Turner, and they’ve been looking very Turner-ish for several years. It’s just that the talent pool has degraded since they were decent. The Rams actually have an offensive line, which makes things MUCH easier on a rookie QB. Paging Jerry Angelo. Jerry Angelo, please respond…

5. The Patriots are a very system-oriented team. Branch fits that system. Nothing else needs to be said.

6. TWIN DRAGONS FORMATION!!! :-) Let’s see if that gimmick works as well as the Wildcat has in the last few years.

10. As long as it’s not against the Bears. I’d like to introduce him to Peppers and Izzy, and finally get a nice picture of him in a similar position to Rex Grossman from a few years ago. Man would that be SWEET.

by Doshi on Oct 18, 2010 3:54 PM CDT reply actions

an observation

Probably not significant, but the Chargers started their downhill slide about the time when Merriman was busted for being gooned on the juice.

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by Maelvampyre on Oct 18, 2010 6:38 PM CDT reply actions

Funny,

That’s right about when he severely declined. Weird coinsidence.

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by droppopotamus on Oct 18, 2010 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep.

And no one thinks that Merriman is better than Demarcus Ware now.

Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...

by awfullyquiet on Oct 18, 2010 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I bet Merriman does!

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by Spongie on Oct 18, 2010 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I would be happy if we take Gallery or Asomugha off their hands, preferably Asomugha.

by Dominique Blanton on Oct 18, 2010 8:07 PM CDT reply actions

Seriously.

I wonder how we could pry only one of the best cornerbacks ever away from them.

Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...

by awfullyquiet on Oct 18, 2010 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I would trade them

Tillman, Bowman, Bullocks, Steltz and our 3rd round pic. Straight up for Asomugha. Start Aso and Jennings

13. It's a magic number

by suckmyditka on Oct 18, 2010 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions

And Tommie Harris.

Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...

by awfullyquiet on Oct 18, 2010 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions

tommie harris has negative trade value

not only is he no longer any good (maybe league average…maybe), he also gets paid a reasonable amount of money. double whammy. he’s going nowhere until the offseason, when we release his sorry ass.

by guy incognito on Oct 18, 2010 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions