NFL
The Good
If there were any doubts if the Saints were for real they answered it this week with a spell binding victory over the Eagles. What has led New Orleans to nearly double last year's win total? It could be the addition of Sean Payton who seems to utilize his talent so as to maximize it. Or maybe the return of hard running Deuce. Or maybe Reggie (Texans as KC Royals dumb) Bush opens everything up for everyone. Or maybe best free agent acquisition of the year Drew Brees is the real deal. Or that their homefield isn't underwater or worse in Texas. I'll settle for a great defensive line that hits the QB in the mouth.
Bill Cowher (pictured below) does not allow his teams to fall apart. If they had lost to KC that would have meant implosion. As such Sgt. Slaughter and his team got tough. The AFC North is back up for grabs boys and girls. Just be wary Cobra Commander, Cowher is working out again. 
The Bad
The Washington defense. Greg Williams was supposed to be using this year to finish polishing his resume before a return to head coachdom. Instead Washington has been sliced and diced by every QB including first year Vince Young. I'm sure (and deservedly so) a lot of blame goes to Brunnell (didn't I see him on the Today Show with Willard Scott for his 100th b-day?) but a 28th ranked pass defense isn't getting the job done.
The Other goes to the Rams impersonation of Martz offense. I suppose this goes into the good and bad. The good is the 28 points and three Holt TDs (did you see the last one...wow). The bad was the turnovers. You can't win with turnovers. Bulger threw his first INT and the fumble on the punt return really killed the Rams.
The Ugly
If your a betting man, the Giants are about as ugly as you can get. I'd have a better chance at dunking a basketball or figuring out the secret of frozen pizza (I still can't get it right as you can see with the picutre on the right of my last attempt) then
guessing if the Giants will lay a goose egg or put up 21 in any given quarter. I don't think there is any rhyme or reason for the inconsistent play.The Bengals were a preseason choice for making it to the Super Bowl but the latest lost to Tampa should bring that into question. Well for one it should bring the officiating back under the microscope (the roughing the passer call on Tampa's last drive was as bad as I've seen) but the Bengals offense hasn't been nearly as effective as it was last year. A lot of the problems comes from the offensive line which is banged up. The most recent injury is to left tackle Levi Jones (possibly by Colonel Mustard with the leadpipe in the kitchen but the police are still investigating). The injuries have hurt both the pass blocking and run blocking and if you have neither you're not winning.
Injuries for QBs seem to be piling up with McNair being the latest organ damage (concussion) case. Here's a quick list from kisssing Suzy Kolber on other probable NFL injuries
Quick Thoughts I think before bed that can be legally shared....
The SEC continued practice of ritual suicide continued with the last of the unbeatens from the South fell before the Auburn Tigers (is it just my imagination or does like 4 different SEC teams claim the Tiger as its mascot. This is just weird. There has never been a tiger in North America. There were lions, cougars, pumas, jaugars and bobcats but no Tigers. Pick something that actually belongs to your state. Jeez!) There are now 6 undefeated teams left (OSU, Michigan, USC, Rutgers, W.V., and Louisville). At max there will be 3 at the end of the season. USC has struggled the past few weeks but they continue to win. Bet that game against Cal is looking pretty big these days. As much as I've bad mouthed the Big East its probably better than at least the ACC, maybe the Big 12 this year so I'm fairl intrigued how the 3 undefeated Big East teams do come Bowl season.
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