Week 2 Thoughts / Rankings / News Snippets

[Newz]

MVP

1. Donovan McNabb, QB, Eagles (rank last week: 1): He put on an impressive showing against the Cowboys, throwing for 281 yards and showing he is fully recovered from the injuries that plagued him. Although the Eagles came up short in the shootout, McNabb was at the top of his game for the second consecutive week.

2. Tony Romo, QB, Cowboys (2): Romo bounced back from two early turnovers to lead the Cowboys to a stunning come-from-behind victory. While his 312 passing yards were impressive, his willingness to spread the ball around to seven receivers makes the Cowboys nearly impossible to stop.

3. Jay Cutler, QB, Broncos (NR): The third-year pro has been magnificent through the first two weeks of the season. Not only has he completed over 70 percent of his throws, but also he has thrown for a league-leading 650 yards and six touchdowns. Though he benefited from a questionable call against the Chargers, his clutch touchdown pass and two-point conversion proved he has the moxie to become the league's next great quarterback.

4. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers (NR): The long-time understudy has shocked the league with his magnificent performance under pressure. He has completed 70 percent of his throws, with four touchdown passes and another score on the ground.

5. Peyton Manning, QB, Colts (NR): The two-time league MVP deserves to be mentioned as a candidate after leading his team to victory against the Vikings. Though his numbers are not up to his normal standards due to numerous injuries to the offensive unit, he has shown impressive grit and determination in leading his banged up team to a 1-1 record.

From CNNSI

[mbucks22]

Where is that from?

Some guy posted it on the General NFL Discussion board.

[trwi7]

Nobody wants the Vikings to have a good quarterback. They know we’re just a competent signal-caller away from being a Super Bowl team and they’d rather have us suffer with Tarvaris Jackson than smoke all their asses and claim the Lombardi Trophy. In fact, there appears to be a flat-out league-wide conspiracy to keep the Vikes from getting their hands on a decent QB. We all know the Packers were dead-set against letting Brett Favre come here - hence the trade to the Jets, and the proviso that New York would have to give up 200 draft picks if Favre were then dealt to Minnesota. And now there’s a new culprit in this game of Viking offensive suppression, and his name is Jon Gruden. According to PFT’s Mike Florio, Gruden has offered disgruntled QB Jeff Garcia to a couple of teams in a trade, but not the Vikings - presumably because, if Garcia got on the Vikings, he would instantaneously pick up Brad Childress’s intricate and ingenious offense and lead us on a 14-game winning streak and thence onto glory. And that would make Gruden look bad especially if his anointed QB Brian Griese played like Brian Griese. Is this devious or what?

Frankly, I think there needs to be an investigation. Columbo needs to be brought in or maybe Kojak or Kolchak the Night Stalker. Or maybe O.J. - he’s good at looking for the real perpetrators of things. Oh, that’s right - O.J.’s kind of busy right now. Well, one of those other guys then. They need to start turning over rocks and tapping phones and hiring whoever Bill Belichick uses to spy on other teams, so the truth of this conspiracy can be exposed. So far, we know Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson are in on it, and Jon Gruden as well. What we don’t know is how deep this really goes. If there might be other measures being taken against us. Do we know the full story on how Bernard Berrian’s toe got messed up? Are we sure Visanthe Shiancoe isn’t being slipped some kind of drug that’s causing him to lose strength in his hands at critical moments in games? And what about Tarvaris Jackson himself? Is some kind of chicanery to blame for his utter ineptitude? Is the playbook he’s studying actually the Vikings playbook or a different one someone swapped in for it without him noticing? Someone may have snuck into his bedroom at night, tiptoed around his stuffed animals and snatched the real playbook from under his Jonas Brothers pillow. This would explain a lot of mysterious stuff: Like why T-Jack is handing off to Chester Taylor on 3rd and 5. It was actually supposed to be a 10-yard out to Bobby Wade. You know, a play that had a chance of netting the 5 yards necessary to get a 1st down.

The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that the Vikings are victims of a massive plot. Until we uncover the truth of this scheme, and rid the league of those responsible, the Vikings will never have a fair shot at putting the Kick-Ass in the Kick-Ass Offense.

http://thevikingage.com/2008/09/16/another-conspiracy/

[LUKE23]

That Vikings blog is hilariously delusional.

[Newz]

Obviously we (just like any other team in the NFC) don't want the Vikings to have a good QB... Why the hell would you want a team you are playing against to have any good players? Yes they wanted to trade Favre to the AFC so we didn't have to play against him, why would you want to give a division rival with an awful QB a good QB?

They would be a much more dangerous team if they had a reasonable QB rather than a total piece of trash. But I don't see them lighting the league on fire and taking over... Especially with Jeff Garcia.

That Vikings fan is a giant tool.

[El Duderino]

Obviously we (just like any other team in the NFC) don't want the Vikings to have a good QB... Why the hell would you want a team you are playing against to have any good players? Yes they wanted to trade Favre to the AFC so we didn't have to play against him, why would you want to give a division rival with an awful QB a good QB?

They would be a much more dangerous team if they had a reasonable QB rather than a total piece of trash. But I don't see them lighting the league on fire and taking over... Especially with Jeff Garcia.

That Vikings fan is a giant tool.

Wow Luke, how could you possibly miss that what the Viking fan wrote in that blog was purely sarcastic and trying to be funny?

I mean come on, the dude even threw in references to Columbo, Kojak, the Night Stalker, and O.J. for extra measure.

[eagle13]

Obviously we (just like any other team in the NFC) don't want the Vikings to have a good QB... Why the hell would you want a team you are playing against to have any good players? Yes they wanted to trade Favre to the AFC so we didn't have to play against him, why would you want to give a division rival with an awful QB a good QB?

They would be a much more dangerous team if they had a reasonable QB rather than a total piece of trash. But I don't see them lighting the league on fire and taking over... Especially with Jeff Garcia.

That Vikings fan is a giant tool.

Wow Luke, how could you possibly miss that what the Viking fan wrote in that blog was purely sarcastic and trying to be funny?

I mean come on, the dude even threw in references to Columbo, Kojak, the Night Stalker, and O.J. for extra measure.

Yeah. Pretty obvious. But even Journal Blog writer responded to that article as if it were serious. http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archi ... -woes.aspx

original web - http://thevikingage.com/2008/09/16/anot ... onspiracy/

He writes like he's making fun of someone else who said that?'

[crkone]

Interesting Stumble:

http://nflpowerranks.com/?p=100