After a hiatus, I am backing to blogging. Let's get started.
1. Why did Jim Harbaugh switch to Colin Kaepernick?-It's simple as this Kaepernick is a better passer and a faster runner than Alex Smith. As much as announcers and former players bemoaned the moved because Smith loss his job due to injury, in the end its the right move. Alex Smith was having trouble getting the ball down field. I don't care about passing efficiency or passer ratings. The Niners went out and got weapons at the receiver position (Randy Moss and Mario Mannigham) and they needed a quarterback with a strong arm to get the ball down field. If you noticed none of the vets complained because as much as they love Alex, in their hearts they knew its the right move. To have an opportunity to win a Super Bowl, the window is very short, sometimes you have to do an unpopular thing to get your team that title.
2. St. Louis Rams Experiment-Are the Rams playing better under Jeff Fisher? YES!! However the experiment with Sam Bradford could comeback and haunt this team in the future. Not bashing Bradford but the one thing you notice and OU fans can tell you this as well, his ball just hangs in the air for an eternity. Db's sit back and wait for it to come down and its an easy pick. Bradford doesn't have any zip on the ball. Not taking Robert Griffith III with that pick could cost the team a shot at some deep playoff runs.
3. End of an Era? Part 1-After watching the Broncos dismantle the Ravens, I was struck by one of the sidelines shots of Ray Lewis staring at the Jumbo tron. He just looked defeated. My thoughts were this: Baltimore missed a ton of opportunities to get back to the Super Bowl and when they look back at it, it will always be a dropped pass here, a misssed block there, or a missed field goal in the case of last year. Two of the greatest defenders (Lewis and Reed) will most likely not get the opportunity to play on that stage (for Lewis it would be his second trip). Their teams always seem to come up short some way or somehow. Really puzzling.
4. End of an Era? Part 2-The same can be said with the Steelers only its a little different because they have won a Super Bowl within the last 4 years. When you look at the Steelers, you just see an old team. The extra battle have worn them down and there is very little fight left in the old warriors. You can see their bodies are in the right position to make the plays but the younger, faster players just shoot right by them.Father time has caught up to the AFC North.
5.Teams Your Favorite squad does not want to see in the playoffs-Indianapolis, Washington and Seattle, the funny thing about that is all three of these teams all have rookie quarterbacks. Luck, RGIII and Russell Wilson strike fear into the hearts of defenses, especially having to prepare for them on a short week.
Thanks for reading.....
