NFL Week 5

A relatively dull week in pro football. Packers were on their BYE week so I didn't have much to cheer about and the televised games in my area were either dull no-brainers or complete blowouts. Wow, I can't believe Minnesota blew out the lowly Rams. So surprised to find out that Peyton Manning is still a great passer. Definitely lost a lot of sleep this week wondering if Detroit would beat Pittsburgh. I'm being sarcastic of course, although the Lions did put up a fight. Currently I'm taking in the 4th quarter of Dolphins/Jets on MNF. Pretty good showing of young teams with developing quarterbacks. Rookie Mark Sanchez just completed a couple of impressively accurate long balls during a drive ending with a goal line TD run by Thomas Jones. Miami came right back as new starting QB Chad Henne hit Ted Ginn Jr. with a 53-yard touchdown bomb. This is turning out to be the best game I've seen this week. Ooh I'll be seeing this all day tomorrow on SportsCenter if Miami loses --- the officials just called pass interference on Miami inside their own red zone for coverage that did not appear to be illegal at all. Now NY scored again with Thomas Jones. This comes amid a weekend of questionable calls in the MLB playoffs that have been getting a lot of media attention. Chad Henne looking pretty clutch in the 2-minute-drill at home in Miami. Looking like a goal-line-stand will decide the course of this game with Miami knocking on the door at NY's 2-yard-line. Ronnie Brown runs out of the wildcat for an easy score leaving the Jets 6 seconds to score a touchdown. Barring a miracle it looks like this one is over. MIAMI 31 - JETS 27  This game was, to me, another example of how this season is developing into some strange bizarro-world where Cincinnati is knocking off SuperBowl contenders and Kyle Orton looks like a Pro-Bowl passer. I enjoy rooting for the underdog but, who cares about Denver or Cinci? Yes, they have both started the year undefeated in the face of ridicule and low-expectations but how can anyone think either are for real? These aren't playoff teams. Consider that The Bengals have won all of their games in narrow, 4th quarter comebacks during weeks where their opponents under-performed and Carson Palmer carried them down the field. A clutch franchise quarterback will get you wins but he's all they've got. Their defense is overrated and their star wide-out is more bark than bite. Cedric Benson may be displaying a resurgence of sorts but I'm not sold. He showed a spark in Chicago too but I expect him to remain average or, again, sink down the depth chart. Same with Denver. Congrats on keeping Brandon Marshall happy, he's your only star player so make it work, but Kyle Orton has consistently shown he is mediocre and leaves plays on the field more weeks than not. He lacks the experience and skill set to lead a team in the playoffs. Period. Don't make me laugh.