1. Didn't Know Romo Was On The Bears-I seriously thought Tony Romo was playing for the Bears last night. 5 interceptions, with two for scores I'm sure Cowboy fans thought the same thing. Two of the picks were not Romo's fault (more on that in a second) but after 7 years in the league and being a starter in Dallas isn't it time for the Cowboys to start looking elsewhere at that position. Romo has led just two scoring drives in the last three weeks. How much longer can Jones and co. keep making excuses for him?
2. In Dez They Trust?-There was a reason why Bryant would have dropped in the draft. His off-field problems in Stillwater and Dallas are well chronicled. From a football standpoint I don't understand why the Cowboys would play Bryant in the spot the Miles Austin was in and move Austin who is just as explosive and more reliable receiver. This just shows you how dysfunctional and poorly coached the Cowboys are. All their hopes are placed in a player who stops short on routes, runs the wrong route and is very immature.
3. Cutler Is Talented But...-Jay Cutler is uber-talented. Cutler has replaced Favre and the modern day gunslinger in the NFL. Like Favre, Cutler throws the ball off the wrong foot, into double coverage just like Favre would do. There is one difference between Jay and Brett. Cutler is not coachable. Jay has utter disdain for his Offensive Coordinators from Mike Martz, whom he cursed out, now to Mike Tice, whom Cutler walked away from while he was talking to him. Favre was coachable and although he would change the play, he still respected his coaches. Cutler on the other hand, believes he is smarter than all of his coaches and changes the play and if it doesn't work he blames his teammates and not his decision. Cutler needs to win more so that everyone buys into his genius. Otherwise he comes off as smug and a bad teammate and I'm not sure how long people will continue to tolerate that attitude when you can't win.
4. Purple Shout-Out-If you had the Vikings at 3-1 to start the season with wins over the 49ers and Lions, then go out and buy me a couple of lottery tickets. Christian Ponder is the only quarterback in the NFL that doesn't have and interception, which is saying a lot after four weeks of play. My only concern with the Vikes is the carries they are giving Adrian Peterson, who is coming off a serious knee injury. Most teams would err on the side of caution but the Vikes are working Peterson like normal and making their run at a playoff now. The NFL is better when the Vikes are competitive.
5. Refs are Refs-Everyone is so happy that the regular refs are back. Fans are giving them standing ovation, players are hugging the refs, all seems happy in NFL-ville. Except when you look at the numbers, the replacement refs actually called the same amount of penalties as the regular refs (14.9 to 15.3) and the game times were slightly longer (3.5 to 3.7 hours). The biggest difference is supposed to be the confidence in major calls. Well the Packers nearly got hosed again in their game against the Saints, when the officials missed a fumble that would have given the Packers fantastic field position. What everyone has to realize is the refs are human and they are going to make mistakes whether they are replacements or not.
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