Obviously the less said about this game, the better. In any of the big losses during the Ty reign, I never felt as disappointed as I did Saturday. It was just a beat down in every sense of the phrase. When your punter is the best player on the field at the end of the day, you know it hasn't been a good one.
Can the Irish still get to the BCS? Absolutely. They need to play really well against a very good Michigan State team who always play the Irish tough. After that, the schedule eases up until the end of the season showdown out here in SoCal with the very impressive Trojans. But that's a long time from now and many games need to be won before then.
The Bears were the total opposite of the Irish. Their defense continues to shut people down and their offense is moving the play amazingly well. Rex Grossman is finally showing why he was their number 1 pick a few years ago. If he can stay healthy all year, they will be legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
Up next is the Vikings who are also 2-0. If the Bears can win, they'll be 3-0 in the division already.
Going into last night's game, I needed 10 points to win. I had two players still to play while my opponent's team was done for the week. I was fairly confident. I was definitely wrong since my players were Willie Parker and Hines Ward. Since the Steelers were dominated by the Jags defense, the usual point totals for either player were way, way down. Oh well, now I'm 0-2. I guess starting off this way will make my title that much sweeter.
On the plus side, Eli Manning was my big performer. Hopefully those numbers can keep going because my usual bread-and-butter player, Shaun Alexander, hasn't put the numbers up yet.
Posted by Josh at September 19, 2006 08:05 AM