NOTES ON WEEK ONE: Due to the Walk, I didn't see any football yesterday aside from the ESPN game, but much as I love the NFL, I don't think I've ever spent an entire 6 hours in any of the 10 Hoboken bars that have NFL Sunday Ticket, and the alternative is staying home and watching the locally broadcast Giants and/or Jets games, neither of which I care too much about. As long as I get my Chris Berman/Tom Jackson highlights (complete with the best background music of any sports TV show, ever), my Sunday is always complete.
Anyway, based on those highlights, a few notes on the first week of the NFL season:
-Ah, after entering the season with no optimism whatsoever for my Vikings for the third straight year, they go ahead and beat the Packers, at Lambeau Field, in the first game of the season. Way to go, Vikes. Moss looks in top form, and even their defense, which unlike last year actually has some guys that I've heard of, came up with some big plays. If the Packers keep slipping, it could be smooth sailing for the Vikings in the NFC Norris Division, since neither the Lions nor the Bears appear to be going anywhere this year.
-I already defended the honor of Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt, who was called a "waterboy" during the off-season when he dared criticize his teammates for lacking heart. Well, let's just say I told you so, 'cause Vanderjagt kicked three field goals, including a 45-yard game winner, as Indy beat Cleveland.
-Blame it on the concussions, blame it on the Chunky Soup, blame it on his frightening wife- but any way you look at it, it appears there's a good chance Kurt Warner is finished. It's sad how the mighty have fallen, but even sadder that Rams coach Mike Martz left Warner in the game even after he knew KW had suffered a concussion. Like Sports Guy said, it's going to be interesting to see which coordinator job Martz takes after the season.
- Lawyer Milloy kicked ass against the Patriots five days after they cut him; in the future, expect teams to expect much more caution in releasing All-Pro players who may conceivably sign with divisional and/or Week 1 rivals.
-That's all; I already can't wait to read TMQ on Tuesday…