It was a treacherous, topsy turvy week in the NFL. The 49ers beat Seattle. The Redskins beat Philly. New Orleans was sacked by the Buccaneers. But the most painful of all, was the stunning defeat of my beloved Bengals by the Cleveland Browns.
Derek Anderson, just days ago voted most likely to be replaced in the second half is now on the verge of being voted AFC Player of the week. Our defense which shut down the Ravens in that delightful Monday night game, had more holes than a donut factory 6 days later. Our Special Teams for the second week in a row, was decidedly un-special. Our Special Teams Coach, Darrin Simmons, still has Joshua Cribb’s cleat prints on his forehead.
Marvin Lewis, never chatty with the media, was even more terse and dismissive during this week’s press conference. He basically boiled down the loss to 5 plays. I could put 5 plays on rookie Leon Hall’s tab alone. Our Defense looked so ugly, it was like watching Romeo Crennel at a Golden Corral. Oh…the carnage! Missed assignments, un-plugged gaps, failure to execute the… list goes on and on.
To make matters worse, this week we head to Seattle. Home of the 12th man, and one of the NFC’s leading offenses. Carson and company showed they can keep the pace with 6 touchdown passes in a losing effort, but will the defense even get off the plane??? My wish list for Defensive Coordinator Chuck Breshnehan and the girl scout troop posing as an NFL defense:
1) Show Up. (first things first…)
2) Put the Cookies away, ( No Shaun Alexander doesn’t want a Thin Mint)
3) In fact, Hit Alexander in the mouth
4) Hit Hasselbeck in the mouth
5) Hit Deion Branch in the mouth
6) Hit anyone with a blue helmet….in the mouth.
Moreen is in 1st place for the week. No Thursday game so get your picks in by Saturday….Tyrell!
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