Con Air Grounded

Photo edit by me.

Everyone knows Cincy's D can't stop anyone. So it's no surprise KC put up 27 on them. What is a bit of a surprise is that coming off a bye week, Cincy couldn't do anything on offense, which was supposed to be their forte.



The Bungles get to play the lowly Jets next week in a game that might have high draft pick implications before coming to Pittsburgh. We can only hope that the feud between Johnson and Palmer gets worse next week. Then we might only have to worry about stopping Housh.

Other Divisional News

The Ravens beat the winless Rams on the strength of 5 field goals. Not being able to get the ball in the end zone will hurt Baltimore down the line.

The Browns beat the winless Dolphins. Derek Anderson and Cleo Lemon put up some numbers. Who? Yeah, these guys are starting in front of Brady Quinn and John Beck, both top 50 draft picks last year.

Debate Central

Who is the worst team in football?

Miami (0-6)--As bad as they are, they could finish 2nd in the division. Buffalo and the Jets are just as bad. The season is over. Beck needs to play.

St. Louis (0-6)--With Bulger going down, they're in the market for a QB, WR and an O-line in the off-season. Another Orlando Pace-esque pick at the top of the draft is likely. However, as bad as they are, they're only 3 games out of 1st place. With Leinart and Warner hurt in Arizona and Seattle's struggles, the winner of this division might not be above .500 this year. But it won't be St. Louis.

Atlanta (1-4)--They finally got a solid, go-to reciever but they lost their QB. Losing doesn't hurt Bobby Petrino, it just brings Brian Brohm closer to wearing red and black again in the pros. Will be picking in the Top 5 in April.

New Orleans (1-4)--They lost their running game, which was the heart of the team. Without the run support, the passing game hasn't been as prolific. In a division with Atlanta and where Vinny Interceptaverde is starting in Carolina, they could turn things around and end up around or over .500.

Buffalo (1-4)--They're not as bad as their record shows. They could have beaten the Broncos and should have beaten Dallas. They'll probably end up finishing 2nd in the worst division in football (minus New England).

NY Jets (1-5)--Another bad team from the AFC East with QB issues. They have solid recievers and a decent pair of running backs. The O-line needs some help and they need a QB. They have the 29th ranked offense and 28th ranked defense. Not a winning combination.

Cincinnati (1-4)--Of the seven teams with 0 or 1 win, the Bungles have the most internal turmoil. Chad Johnson causes havoc, players get arrested and the team lacks discipline. They're heading for another selection at the top of the draft unless they turn things around quickly. And a win against the Jets next week doesn't count.

Survey says....St. Louis is the worst team in football, followed closely by Miami, Atlanta and the Jets.

Personal News

GREs went well this weekend, so now I have to start working on grad school applications. My Senior Comprehensive Project is due in 1 month.

Bungles lose again

In a Preseason Monday Night Football game that matched up two teams battling for which will have players that spend more time in jail this year, the Atlanta Falcons beat the Cincinnati Bungles 24-19.

The game was close at halftime, but a breakout 3rd quarter allowed the Falcons to build up a seemingly insurmountable 11-point lead.

But the Bengals scored on the first play of the 4th quarter on a touchdown pass to Chris Henry.

A group of Bengals fans watches Henry's touchdown intently.

The Bungles followed that up by botching a 2-point conversion and not scoring for the rest of the game.

And since the Steelers are on a short week here and there's two days until the Carolina game...

Google Image Search is awesome.

All he has to do is lose

With everyone making a big deal about Michael Vick's guilty plea, is there any positive news for anyone?


Yes. Brian Brohm. His decision to stay at Louisville for his senior season now looks genius. With his former coach Bobby Petrino in need of a quarterback and Brohm coming out next year, the formula seems set for the two to be reunited in Atlanta.


The only thing that could prevent this from happening would be if the Falcons win. A lot. Brohm is a likely top 5 pick, which means that the Falcons will have to finish worse than their 7-9 finish last season.

So now the only thing left to do for the Falcons, to secure a franchise QB like Brohm, is to lose. A lot. Or they could hope that the teams that lose more games than them would either be willing to trade down in the draft or already have a franchise QB on their roster (Houston, Cleveland, maybe Oakland, etc).

Preseason Game 3 Tonight

So here's the deal: There are two more preseason games before the first cuts have to be made. Here's the NFL's preseason deadline schedule:

Aug 28: Roster cut to 75 players by 4 pm EST
Sept 1: Roster cut to 53 players by 4pm EST
Sept 2: After 12:00 noon, teams can sign 8 players to a Practice Squad

Other notes:

BSP and Walter Young can not be signed to the Practice Squad this year. Which means they either make the team or get cut. Quick prediction: Young makes the team, BSP gets cut. He may get picked up by someone who needs a QB...like Atlanta.

Buddy is glad the Falcons didn't have a first round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft

Speaking of the 2000 Draft, it was really the last time that I wasn't 100% sold on the Steelers first round selection. I'm happy with Timmons, but as you may remember, I was really pulling for the Steelers to draft Paul Posluszny. In 2000 I was really high on this certain running back from Alabama named Shaun Alexander. Did the Steelers pick him with the #8 pick? Nope. They drafted a wide reciever out of Michigan State named No-catch-ico

Burress. Oops. Alexander fell to Seattle with the 19th pick. 

If we had drafted Alexander, maybe we wouldn't have tried to throw the ball on 2nd and Goal from the 2 in the 2005 AFC Championship game.

So far this preseason, Timmons has played 0 games. Posluszny has played 2 games with 9 tackles and 1 sack in his first game and 3.5 tackles, including a HUGE one on 4th and Goal last night.  Prediction: Posluszny will be a Pro Bowler within 2 seasons (assuming no injuries).

Back to the matter at hand, the starters should see some more playing time tonight. Parker should get a few reps too. Timmons practiced this week but no guarantees on whether or not he plays.

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Pomp and Nelson take 2: they're still the worst.
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