Heisman rankings week 6

1. Tony Pike-QB Cincinnati, Tim Tebow-QB Florida..Tebow didn't do much to help UF beat LSU, but they did win, Pike was off last week
2. Colt McCoy-QB Texas..Texas' defense is why they struggled against Colorado, McCoy is still a very strong Heisman hopeful
3. Jacory Harris-QB Miami..He keeps winning with the toughest schedule in the country
4. Jimmy Clausen-QB Notre Dame..Keeps throwing touchdowns, he's doing all he can to stay in the discussion

Not much has changed, Cincy was off last week so I'm thinking next week Pike has a big week and will be back to number one by himself.

NFL Power Rankings Week 4

1.(1)      New Orleans Saints      (4-0)
New Orleans solidified itself as the NFL's best team by defeating the   previously unbeaten New York Jets.


  2.(8)      Indianapolis Colts      (4-0)
Indy had looked unstoppable after the first four weeks of the season. Pierre Garcon is emerging as a go to target for Peyton.




 3.(4)      New England Patriots      (3-1)
New England probably shouldn't have won against Baltimore, but a win is a win and they have bounced back from that emotional loss to the New York Jets beautifully.


 4.(7)     Minnesota Vikings      (4-0)
Obviously Favre was going to beat his former team on Monday night, but in the process they showed they can win a game where AP is shut down, was Favre just that good because it was against the Packers or are the Vikings for real?    


5.(3)      Baltimore Ravens      (3-1)
Besides Drew Brees the other early MVP candidate has been Joe Flacco. He's looked phenomenal and if his receivers could catch his passes they may be undefeated.


6.(6)      New York Giants      (4-0)
Undefeated but they have the easiest schedule in the NFL. They just don't have to body of work the teams in front of them do.


7.(2)      New York Jets      (3-1)
Tough loss last week for New York and that makes them slide. depending on if Sanchez can bounce back I still think they are the most talented team in the AFC East.


8.(5)      Atlanta Falcons      (2-1)
 Corey's favorite team (R.I.P. my man) The bye week hurt them because so many other teams did well around them, look for them to make a statement next weekend though.


9.(10)      Philadelphia Eagles      (2-1)
Philly also had a bye week but next weekend McNabb and Westbrook return and I'm predicting Mike Vick's first touchdown as an Eagle.


11.(14)      Denver Broncos      (4-0)
They are undefeated, Josh McDaniels apparently knows what he's doing getting rid of Jay Cutler. Still another team however I'm not yet sold on as a contender.


11.(11)      Cincinnati Bengals      (3-1)
Fluke play is what kept them from being 4-0, however im still not  convinced for some reason.


12.(13)      Pittsburgh Steelers      (2-2)
Rashard Mendenhall looked great for the defending champs last week, but they're still 2-2 with the tie-breaking game going to the Bengals.


13.(15)      San Francisco 49'ers      (3-1)
Best team in their divison and they finally signed Crabtree. He won't be a factor for a few weeks but he could cause some match-up problems late in the season.


14.(12)      Green Bay Packers      (2-2)
They lost an unwinnable game against Favre and the Vike's on Monday night in Minnesota. The offensive line was atrocious but Rodgers threw for almost 400 yards. They got great news the day after the game when they signed 9 year pro-bowl vet Mark Tauscher and pro-bowl tackle Chad Clifton was cleared to play after the bye.


15.(17)      Chicago Bears      (3-1)
The only good defense they've faced, Cutler threw 3 int's to them. They play Atlanta this week and if they win they'll jump a few spots.


16.(9)      San Diego Chargers      (2-2)
This weeks biggest drop, the Chargers look great on paper, but do not look good in games, especially with LT being hampered by that ankle.



17.(21)      Houston Texans      (2-2)
 Houston is showing improvements in almost all areas. The offense is explosive and they could upset a lot of teams that overlook them late in the season.


18.(18)      Arizona Cardinals      (1-2)
Not much to say, they were off last week so they stay in the same spot as las week. As I said last week, they will not go anywhere unless they protect Warner better, as of right now they are no where near a playoff team.


19.(19)      Seattle Seahawks      (1-3)
Can't tell if this team is decent or if they are a joke again, they need Hasselbeck back in the worst way.


20.(23)      Miami Dolphins      (1-3)
They got their first win against the lowly Bills last week, Chad Henne looked good but they have to play the Jets this week, a much bigger test for the second year QB.

21.(16)      Dallas Cowboys      (1-3)
Romo looks bad and so does everything about this team except the running game. They are no where near the Eagles or Giants in the NFC East.


22.(24)      Jacksonville Jaguars      (2-2)
They killed Tennessee last week, but Tennessee is very bad this year so I'm not sure if they team is really improving or just played a team that was a lot worse than them.


23.(29)      Cleveland Browns      (0-4)
 Moved up because everyone around them lost badly while they put up a good fight against Cincinnati, also getting rid of a distraction in Edwards will help.



24.(22)      Carolina Panthers      (0-3)
They were off last week and hopefully John Fox was able to change some things around to get this ship turned the right way. I still think they're a good team, it hurts that they play in the same division as New Orleans and Atlanta.


25.(28)      Washington Redskins      (2-2)
They won against the worst team in the NFL in my opinion, and they didn't win pretty, but they do have two wins.



26.(20)      Tennessee Titans      (0-4)
Pre-season Superbowl contender, now 0-4. Something needs to change but I don't think it's benching Kerry Collins for Vince Young, the problem is on defense.


27.(26)      Oakland Raiders      (1-3)
For some reason. even though Jamarcus Russel can't hit a receiver in stride to save his life, I think this team should be a lot better than they are, I don't know why, I just thought they'd be competing better.


28.(25)      Buffalo Bills      (1-3)
The first three quarters of this season looked promising, since then they have looked like..well..the Buffalo Bills, which does not bode well for loud mouth TO and company, expect a four or five win season.


29.(27)      Detroit Lions      (1-3)
They beat the Redskins to end the streak and they looked good against Chicago until Stafford was injured, and he looks like he may miss some time.


30.(31)      Kansas City Chiefs      (0-4)
They are paying Cassell a lot of money and they shouldn't be, the guy is not an NFL quarterback, let alone a franchise quarterback worth the money they are paying him.


31.(30)      St. Louis Rams      (0-4)
They have no hope for this season in St. Louis, they have lost 15 straight games dating back to last year, the record is 21, they could get there.


32.(32)      Tampa Bay Buccaneers      (0-4)
They showed some promise against the Redskins, but not much. They will not be the worst team in the NFL when the seasons over but for right now, they are in last place.


Player of the week: Vikings Quarterback Brett Favre
Most impressive win: Vikings over Packers
Game of the week: Cincinnati Vs. Cleveland
Worst Performance: Tennesse Vs. Jacksonville

Predictions:
Week Four game of the week: New England Vs. Denver(Interesting to see if Denver is for real.)
Player of the week: Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson

  

Packers coaching

MIke McCarthy is a bad coach, I have never liked him. He spreads the field, which is fine, but when your QB is laying on the ground on every play its time to change things up. A lot of people in the country think Aaron Rodgers is the best QB talent wise in the NFL right now. He has all the tools to be an MVP type player except he has no protection. They gave up 5 sacks to the Bengals, that should have been a wake up call. They need to keep Finley and Lee in tight in their formations, I'm baffled that hasn't happened already. This could be the most explosive offense in the NFL next to NO if they had some time to get the ball down the field. Rodgers has no time to get it to Jennings and Driver, let alone the tight ends, so stay in and protect him, and if you're in the gun, they have a package where the tight end lines up off center in front of Rodgers.

Now on to the defense. We have 3 pro-bowlers in our secondary, Nick Collins, Al Harris, and Charles Woodsen who was the NFL's defensive player of the month in September. They are arguably the best secondary in the NFL, so tell me why they keep getting burned?

• The line backers are terrible, Nick Barnett has lost a step and AJ Hawk is overrated. Brandon Chillar is our best LB
• Aaron F*****g Kampman is playing OLB, the guy has had double digit sacks the last 4 years and is a perennial pro-bowl pass rusher and you have him dropping 20 yards into coverage.
• The DT's are huge, and by huge I mean the biggest in the NFL, Jenkins, Jolly, and Raji are all 370+. This is great for clogging holes and stopping the run, but against the pass, they are just too slow to get to QB's. They play a 3-4, meaning 3 down lineman and 4 line backers. If they don't blitz, which they rarely do, they only rush three people and they have to go against 5 offensive linemen plus running backs and tight ends who may stay in. They are not fast enough to get anywhere. What's the answer? Hmmm I don't know maybe put one of the best speed pass rushers in the NFL back on the line and let him do what he was drafted for, sack the QB.

Mike McCarthy had better figure this thing out in the bye week because with good coaching this team is a playoff team no doubt. They have so many weapons, they just need to get their scheme right and get better play from the line backers.

People will think I'm disappointed with the Vikings winning last night, but in reality, in happy with how the team fought. They had no pass rush all and the offensive line is so hurt, that the backup center was playing LT and blocking Jared Allen, that's never gonna go well and they should have lost by 30. Rodgers was sacked 8 times and still managed to throw for almost 400 yards and 2 TD's (should have been 3 but Lee dropped a TD on fourth down) This team is so close to breaking out and being a contender, they have to change things around this week though, or they will lose a lot of the locker room, Rodgers will end up in the hospital after being sacked 700 times, and we will end up with 6 wins again.

Heisman rankings week 5

Everyone was off this week so not much movement except for the top spot

1. Tony Pike,-QB Cincinnati..Don't know how people could argue he's been amazing.
2. Tim Tebow-QB Florida, Colt McCoy-QB Texas..Both off this week, both less than stellar this season.
3. Jimmy Clauson-QB Notre Dame..Keeps throwing touchdown after touchdown, one more loss and he's gone though.
4. Jacory Harris-QB Miami..Back in the running after beating Oklahoma.

T.O.

I have a real problem with Terrell Owens saying the media has always twisted his comments into things to make headlines and make him look bad. That is the most outrageous thing Owens has ever said. Was it the media that called Jeff Garcia gay? Was it the media that made him stand on the cowboys star? Was it the media that made him say he'd rather have Brett Favre as quarterback than Donovan McNabb? How about when he was banned from the Eagles facility and did crunches in his drive-way in front of a hundred reporters for "practice"? Or maybe it was when he overdosed on pills? Was it the medias fault when he cried at a press conference because the media was too hard on Romo then told the same media that he believed Romo and Jason Witten were conspiring against him and making sure he wouldn't get the ball? Or more recently, was it the medias fault when he called out Rodney Harrison for his 'steroid' use. HGH is not a steroid and while Harrison is wrong for taking it, TO of all people is in no position to question his, or anyones character.

TO, you're an idiot, you can never admit you're wrong and what those reporters did in Buffalo wasn't wrong, they were asking fair questions that they asked to the coach and to Trent Edwards and Lee Evans. Just because you've been stupid enough to say those things over the years does not mean the media is out to get you, you do that all on your own. You love the attention and now you realize you're washed up and that why Dallas got rid of you and this is your new way of trying to take the blame off yourself.