I have to admit, my little pick of the Bills (which I expect to be repped further for, Wadeb) had me a little nervous when they were stifled by the Raiders even with a very good Raiders defense. When Higgins scored that touchdown on that slant, Buffalo had all the momentum going their way had a sack earlier and the crowd was rawkus and then that quieted them I honestly thought they were done there. Then Trent Edwards turned into Steve Young. Really, he has a lot of Steve Young like qualities, he doesn't make many mistakes, keeps his eyes down feild, improvises but not to much and he recognizes the hot reciever. I always liked Losman and still think a lot of teams could build around him but Trent is the man especially in clutch. Oakland Tech Marshawn Lynch is a beast, one of my favorite players in the NFL and not just because of my Bay Area bias.
Speaking of Bay Area bias, how funny is this situation the Raiders are in? What's even more funny is that it has blown up in there face as Kiffin has come out looking like a guy who deserves to be a head coach in the NFL and not just an Al Davis whipping boy like most thought when he was first brought in. Al introduced him as Lance Kiffin repeatedly when he joined the team and Kiffin didn't say anything, I remember the press out here was all over that. But he has some teeth meanwhile Al Davis' brain trust Herrera or whatever looks like a complete idiot right about now. That's Al's right hand man, ha.
OK, it was only a matter of time, how bout the 9ers? I know I know, they have the Saints which is why I remain cautious. Last year they were 2-0 but got a reality check against the Steelers in a game they got trounced in and that game pretty much defined their season. This is another gut check versus New Orleans and then the Patriots, Giants and Eagles. Murderers row essentially and wierd how the least potent offense of that bunch might be the ones who had the best offense in the history of history last year.
But they are so much better then they were last year. Losing Shawntae Spencer for the year was a big blow but nothing compared to the blow they got losing Manny Lawson last year. And JT Osullivan can play, it's pretty obvious he is going to be a very, very good quarterback in the league this year and I imagine will garner some Warner-like pro bowl notoriety. Really, he is griseled beyond his years. Whether they go 4-0 or 0-4 in this stretch, O'Sullivan is going to prove he's the guy for the job because it's simple, he is. I dare to say he's the best quarterback in the best system we've had since Steve Young retired and Mariucci was running that Pac 10 west coast/stretch the field offense. That's pretty big because Garcia was pretty successful here even when he was throwing screen passes to Garrisson Hearst and Kevan Barlow every other down.
It's a good team and Gore is Gore again now that we have competence back in the playcalling and defenses can't get by putting 10 in the box every time. Vernon Davis is a bit disappointing in the passing game because he has all the attributes to be such a weapon but he is one hell of a blocker and I think that's why it's unfair that he's recieving some harsh treatment from the fans. Any guy who gets in there and blocks is much more of a weapon then say a guy like Jeremy Shockey who is a terrible blocker but catches a few balls now and again.
And how bout that old ass Isaac Bruce?
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