Perhaps some of our old and grayer BSD followers would care to correct the record but after sitting in a bar watching the 1 o'clock games I think I can avoid using hyperbole and still safely say I don't ever remember this number of truly horrific teams. Oakland has a coach that's about to be arrested and a QB that's about to be one of the all time busts. The Browns passed for 22 yards against Buffalo and WON. I can't particular remember a defense that turned putrid faster than Tampa's and I'm not certain the Rams can beat most college team (and I'm not even touching the Redskins). At the rate things are going 3 wins might only get you the number 6 pick in next year's draft.
Bengals on The Rise - Don't look now but the Bengals are in first in the AFC North. Cinci's defense made Joe Flacco and the Ravens offense sputter and Carson Palmer seems to have rediscovered his Pro Bowl form. Add that to the surprising play of Cedric Benson and the Bengals are slowly establishing themselves as AFC elite.
Bronco's Too - Well with this win over New England its time to put the over-rated monikor to rest for Denver. It wasn't a dominating win by any stretch and Denver still has a number of tough games to go but in the very weak AFC West...Denver might be able to pad their record and skate on into the playoffs..
Disgusting - As bad as the Browns have been this incident is worse . While the details are unclear it is being reported that for the 2nd time a Browns player was lost for the season during tackling without pads fun under That Fat Fuck II (the first being Charlie Weis). It's refreshing that the Browns will avoid being penalized for injurying an employee by potentially firing him if he reports their illegal activities. Bravo NFL. Its nice when an organization's labor standards are on par with a Chinese coal mine.
College Football
It's nice - That the Florida defense got a little cred during the Gator's victory over LSU. While the Tebow Child had a pretty ordinary game (perhaps because we didn't believe in him enough) it was more than enough. The Gators returned all 22 of their two deep on defense. I'm pretty sure the total points for a potential Gators v. Bama game won't exceed 15.
Still Open - At least that's how I'm interpreting the Big 10. Iowa has to go to Madison and Columbus, OSU still has Iowa, Penn State and Michigan, Penn State has to travel to Columbus and Ann Arbor while Wisconsin has Iowa and travels to Michigan. That said I haven't been particularly wowed by anyone which is partially why I consider it wide open. The elites struggles coupled with Indiana recent 47-7 loss to ACCC bottom dweller Virginia seems to point that for this year the Big 10 is in fact the worst conference in the BCS.
NBA
One of the seemingly perennial questions is about Andrew Bynum - the often hyped and often injured player. While Artest might be a large question mark (i.e. can he transition from being a ball hogger to an effecient player) so is Bynum's growth. Recently Hollinger estimated that this year Bynum will blossom to being one of the top 3 centers in the league - which would all be assure the Lakers another championship. I'm a little skeptical but it does bare watching....
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