It was strange to not have a Minnesota Vikings game yesterday. I missed them. Missed them even more considering how poorly they played Thursday. I was kinda hoping for a do over.
There may not be any more annoying coaches than either Seattle's Pete Carroll or Detroit's Jim Schwartz. Both might be terrific coaches but they are tough to watch on the sidelines.
The Vikings face those two annoying coaches over the next two weeks. Starting next week with Carroll and the Seahawks.
I sure do miss Sidney Rice. He should still be catching passes in Minnesota and not Seattle.
Detroit rookie receiver Ryan Broyles is going to be a very good football player. He's seeing more playing time with the broken leg suffered by Nate Burleson last week. Broyles had a great college career at Oklahoma. If not for a knee injury he would have been one of the first receivers taken in last spring's draft. Still, the Lions took him in the second round for his potential. Two touchdowns in two weeks is only a start.
With Calvin Johnson, Titus Young Sr. and Broyles the Lions have a dangerous receiving group.
It will be a real treat to see running backs Adrian Peterson of the Vikings and Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks playing on the same field next week. They are two of the most physical runners in the league and a blast to watch. Hopefully, the Vikings can control Lynch and keep him out of his "beast mode."
The Green Bay Packers sure seemed to struggle with the Jacksonville Jaguars. A Jaguars team missing running back Maurice Jones-Drew. I wouldn't mind seeing that struggling continue. I just hope struggling leads to a loss.
The Chicago Bears had a similar type of struggle with the Carolina Panthers. Like the Packers, they still won.
The Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants game was interesting little fight. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo played about as bad a first quarter as I've ever seen. He had a couple interceptions that might have been his most accurate throws. The Giants did just enough to lead 23-0. Before the third quarter was over the Cowboys were leading 24-23. The Giants `came back to win 29-24. It was a weird game. Despite the horrible beginning, the Cowboys outplayed the Giants. 22 of the 29 points that the Giants scored were field goals and a defensive touchdown.
It was really sad to see New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma playing football this year.
Next week is bad news for the Seattle Seahawks.
Stay Safe East Coast.
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