- So, so great to have football back. Here's how I spent my Sunday on the couch: Watching Eagles-Panthers on TV while following both the Vikings game and my two fantasy teams on ESPN, reading TweetDeck to follow Twitter and Facebook commentary on the games, while also reading RSS feeds and occasionally doing work. I also talked to my wife a few times throughout the day. Ah, a perfect Sunday.
- Slow start for the Vikings, but they ended up crushing Cleveland, of course. So great to have Adrian Peterson, even if I didn't manage to get him on either fantasy team. He needed an IV at halftime, and STILL scored three touchdowns. Brett Favre didn't seem so bad either.
- Pretty much a perfect Sunday for the Eagles, except for the part about Donovan McNabb's cracked rib. Brian Westbrook played great, the offensive line- even Winston Justice- held up, and the defense that everyone was worried about for the past three months scored seven turnovers and looked dominant throughout. Of course, the career meltdown by Jake Delhomme helped too.
- Really prescient column by Reuben Frank Sunday morning, pointing out that no, there's no reason to doubt the Eagles.
- Still, Kevin Kolb looked pretty shaky, and it's not good news for the Eagles that he has to start next week. It would be better if he had a 28-point cushion next time he came into a game, like he did Sunday. Lucky for them, McNabb is out 2-4 weeks, Michael Vick is back in Week 3, and their bye week is Week 4. Still, they're talking about bringing back A.J. Feeley for next week, and maybe even Jeff Garcia.
- Speaking of KK Philly athletes, bad day for Kyle Kendrick. He simultaneously pitched the best game of his career, and not a single person in Philadelphia watched it.
- When asked in the press conference how many ribs McNabb cracked, Reid replied, "one rib." Who knew he was an "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" fan?
- If I were an Eagles fan, I'd be worried about the Giants, a little less so about the Cowboys, and not at all about the Redskins.
- Who knew Bears-Packers would be such a defensive battle? It was almost 3-2 at halftime.
- I've got a feeling this Wildcat thing is a passing fad that will be totally gone by next year.
- Horrible, horrible commercials all around. Come to think of it, I don't know who had a worse Sunday- Jake Delhomme, or Tom Arnold.
- Sean Salisbury apparently got fired again. It's so great not to have to see him on TV anymore.
Posted by Stephen Silver at September 13, 2009 10:17 PM