2009 Game Reviews
NFL Week 10
by Jody Jamieson
13/11/2009
 
Bears 6 49ers 10
 
This was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen and if it wasn’t for a fairly exciting final drive by the Bears then this may have been the worst game of all time. I love a defensive struggle, but when it’s a defensive struggle because both offensive lines are completely inept, then it’s pretty infuriating. Jay Cutler threw an amazing five interceptions and the game was riddled with miscues and stupid penalties. It seemed that any time there was a decent offensive play it was negated by an illegal formation or an ineligible receiver down field. Let’s take a look at some of the crazy things that happened in this one in no particular order.
 
- Devin Hester had an interesting series in this second quarter. On first down he was flagged for a false start. Then on the replayed first down he was called for holding. Then to complete his miserable couple of minutes he fell down on his route allowing Cutler’s pass to be intercepted by Terrelle Brown. This pick set up the only touchdown of the game when Frank Gore walked into the endzone on the next play.
 
- The Bears not only took a delay of game penalty while running the two minute offense (after an incomplete pass) but also somehow managed to cost themselves 5 yards on another delay of game on the field goal attempt at the end of the half.
 
- Adewale Ogunleye negated a Lance Briggs interception by lining up in the neutral zone at the snap. Later on the same possession the Niners turned the ball over on downs around midfield. - A 40 yard Cutler pass to Earl Bennett down the sideline was wiped out by an ineligible receiver downfield. Why is there a lineman downfield on a bomb down the sidelines?
 
- On the final drive for Chicago there was a span of 6 plays where 5 ended in penalties. We had an Illegal formation, Illegal Contact, Offensive holding, Unnecessary roughness, a clean play, and then an offside call.
 
- Overall there were 19 accepted penalties in the game which totalled 152 penalty yards and a boatload of declined penalties.
 
It was just terrible. Only the running backs did anything on the offensive side of the ball. Frank Gore took 25 carries for 104 yards and a score, while Matt Forte did nothing on the ground (20 carries, 41 yards), but caught a whopping 8 balls for 120 yards.
 
No more about this game. I’m too depressed.
 
Falcons 19 Panthers 28
 
Jake Delhomme looked reincarnated on Sunday. The Panthers took an early 7-3 lead on an 80 yard drive finished off with a one yard run by Jonathan Stewart. Delhomme was 4/4 for 75 yards on the drive and never looked back, finishing 15/24 for 195 yards and two touchdowns and was throwing bullets to the sideline and over the middle for good gains in easily his best performance of the year. Carolina held a 21-10 half time lead on two 4 yard TD passes to Steve Smith in the second quarter. Jason Snelling ran in from a yard for Atlanta’s lone first half touchdown.
 
Atlanta were down by 2 points in the fourth quarter on a Jason Elam field goal and a Justin Peele TD reception. The Falcons went for two to tie the game but couldn’t convert. Jonathan Stewart ended the game by rushing for a 45 yard touchdown to make it a two score game and got redemption for a Week 2 defeat in the Georgia Dome.
 
Turner left the game with a high ankle strain in the second quarter but had already tallied 111 yards on just 9 carries. Jason Snelling gained 61 yards on 18 carries but Turner was such a factor early on that the offense couldn’t recover. Matt Ryan (22/41, 224 yds, TD, 2INT) is also struggling big time right now and had another pedestrian day. Both interceptions were ugly tosses over the head of his receivers in the middle of the field. Ryan needs to snap out of this slump soon or the Falcons won’t be making the playoffs.
 
Buccaneers 23 Dolphins 25
 
This ended up a surprisingly marvellous game. Tampa Bay continues to look better with Josh Freeman at quarterback, and came so close to upsetting the Dolphins. Freeman isn’t lighting up the scoreboard, but is showing flashes of being a pretty good quarterback. You can tell he’s a rookie when you’re watching him, but I really like what I’m seeing and have been pleasantly surprised that he’s producing well at such an early stage of his career. He did fumble 4 times (one lost) which is a major concern though. He looks confident in the pocket, but he’s got to be more aware of the pressure coming.
 
Miami had control of this game after a Ronnie Brown touchdown run and a Kory Sperry TD reception from Chad Henne had the Dolphins up 19-6. Connor Barth hit his 3rd field goal of over 50 yards to make it a 10 point game, and in the 4th quarter it was 19-16 when John Freeman hit Maurice Stovall for a 33 yard touchdown. Tampa then took a one point lead after a Dan Carpenter field goal when Cadillac Williams scored on a one yard rush with less than 2 minutes to play. There was enough time for the Dolphins to rally, and they drove down the field and won it on a Carpenter kick from 25 yards.
 
Lions 10 Vikings 27
 
Detroit kept this close for a while, but Minnesota were just too strong on both sides of the ball for the plucky Lions. Matt Stafford was in real danger of getting splattered all over the turf in this one, but only took 3 sacks on a whopping 54 drop backs. However, he did take a lot of punishment in this one and was hurried into most of his throws. He has to be praised for going into a tough environment with that offensive line and going 29/51 for 224 yards and a touchdown. He also added 28 rushing yards. Brett Favre (20/29, 344 yds, TD) on the other side shredded the Lions secondary, and Adrian Peterson (18-133-2) predictably trampled the Lions front seven.
 
Minnesota led 10-3 at the half after Adrian Peterson rushed in from 22 yards in the second quarter. Peterson doubled the advantage in the third on a 1 yard run, but Detroit got back into it when Stafford tossed a TD pass to Will Heller. Favre to Dugan in the 4th quarter made it 24-10 and Ryan Longwell finished it off by kicking a late field goal.
 
Jaguars 24 Jets 22
 
The Jags and Jets put on a great show at the Meadowlands with an excellent finish. Maurice Jones-Drew scored early on a 33 yard dash, but the Jets had the lead soon after on a field goal and a Jericho Cotcherry TD reception. David Garrard rushed in himself to give Jacksonville the lead again before tossing a scoring pass to Mike Sims-Walker. Jay Feely kicked a field goal to make it a 21-13 game at half time.
 
In the 4th quarter New York got within 5 with another field goal before taking the lead late on a one yard Thomas Jones run. They couldn’t convert the two point try, and the Jags drove down the field with the chance to win. Jones-Drew was pretty much invited into the endzone in a Jets ploy to get the ball back and win the game, but he wisely took a knee at the one yard line. A couple of Garrard kneel downs later Josh Scobee came on and kicked a 20 yarder to win the game as time expired.
 
Bengals 18 Steelers 12
 
The officiating was a little shady in this one in Pittsburgh’s favour to begin with. First on the Bengals opening drive Troy Polamalu came on the blitz and was miles offside, but the refs let it go and Polamalu met Cedric Benson in the backfield. Then on a Steeler kickoff return I spotted two blatant blocks in the back that the officials didn’t call. Santonio Holmes was then spotted an extra two yards on a 3rd and 14 pass before Marvin Lewis won the challenge. This was all in the first quarter. I started to joke that the game was fixed, but it did settle down after that, so no talk of a conspiracy from me!
 
I had one of those “Thank God no-one was listening to me” moments during this one, but I have to share. When Bernard Scott took the kickoff after a Jeff Reed field goal made it 3-0 Steelers I was screaming “Why are you running sideways?!” Thankfully Scott knew better than me and took it back 95 yards for a touchdown. Cincinnati blew the extra point for the umpteenth time this season.
 
This was a sluggish defensive game overall as the kickoff return was the only touchdown in the game. It was a field goal fest at Heinz Field, and the long KO return was the difference. Cedric Benson and Troy Polamalu both left the game with injuries and will be huge losses if they miss extended time. Carson Palmer (18/30, 178 yds) was economical without a good running game, while Roethlisberger struggled to get anything going, finishing 20/40 for 176 yards and a pick. Ben was sacked 4 times by a Bengals pass rush that hassled him all day and never allowed Pittsburgh to sustain a drive. The Steelers only had 226 yards of offense on the day as the Cincinnati defense had a great game.
 
Saints 28 Rams 23
 
Most had this down as a blowout, but the Rams actually had a shot at winning this game as time expired. Steve Spagnuolo obviously has a lot of work to do, but he’s taking this team in the right direction. New Orleans were very sloppy in this one, but that shouldn’t take away from the fact that Spags had his team ready to go against an undefeated side and on another day he may have got the win. When Bulger heaved one downfield as time ran out, the state of Louisiana held its collective breath, but the ball fell incomplete. New Orleans are showing a worrying trend of being unable to contain the run in recent weeks. Sure Carolina, Atlanta and even St Louis can run the ball really well, but they need to be able to find a way to shut it down to allow their opportunistic defense to take advantage of third and long like they have for most of the season.
 
Reggie Bush finally came to play on Sunday and scored two touchdowns on a 3 yard rush and a 15 yard reception. He finished with 83 yards on just 6 carries. Robert Meachem caught the other touchdown pass from Drew Brees (18/26, 223 yds 2TD, 2INT) who was a little off the mark at times but did enough to win the game. Courtney Roby returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 97 yard touchdown to help put the Saints over the top. Marc Bulger was an impressive 26/40 for 298 yards with 2 touchdowns and a pick, but was far too casual on the final drive, dinking and dunking his way down the field. If he’d been a little hastier, he wouldn’t have had to chuck a Hail Mary into the endzone as time expired. His scoring passes went to Donnie Avery who had 4 catches for 67 yards to go with the two TD’s. Rookie Brandon Gibson had an impressive game, gaining 93 yards on 7 catches, and figures to start from here on out with Keenan Burton going on IR. Steven Jackson was his usual destructive self, gaining 130 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.
 
Bills 17 Titans 41
 
Tennessee have an interesting offseason conundrum. The team that was 0-6 with Kerry Collins starting is now 3-0 with VY. The problem is that Young is going to be one of the highest paid quarterbacks in the league if they pick up his option. While it’s all about winning, Young isn’t going to pass his team to victory when the run gets shut down and quite simply isn’t worth the money. Hopefully he will realise how lucky he is to be getting a second chance and will re-negotiate a more sensible contract, but I never have faith in professional athletes to see common sense over dollars. Young finished an encouraging 17/25 for 210 yards with a TD and an INT on Sunday against Buffalo.
 
Terrell Owens went postal on the sideline in this one. I’m amazed it’s taken so long. I think TO really wants to be a model citizen this late in his career, but the Bills are so dreadful offensively I can almost give him a pass on this one. It must be pretty soul destroying right now to be stuck on that team. Expect this little Bills-Owens relationship to be no more than a fling. Tennessee were up 14-7 in the first quarter after answering a Lee Evans trick play TD catch from Fred Jackson with a Chris Johnson 28 yard scamper and a Nate Washington 14 yard TD catch. Evans had a more conventional receiving TD from Trent Edwards and when Ryan Lindell added a field goal to make it 17-17 going into the 4th quarter, it looked like Buffalo had a great chance to pull off what would be considered an upset. Chris Johnson scored from a yard out after being stuffed at the line but bounced off the tackle and scored. Buffalo, desperate for the comeback, hooked Edwards after he threw a pick six to Vincent Fuller and replaced him with Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick himself ended up throwing a pick six of his own to Rod Hood to give Tennessee a rather flattering 24 point victory.
 
Broncos 17 Redskins 27
 
The Redskins have finally found their best quarterbacking option. Hunter Smith! Hunter The Punter was involved in one of the funniest trick plays ever in this one. Smith is the regular holder on field goal attempts (you may remember a fake field goal he ran in Week 1 against the Giants) but an audible sent kicker Shaun Suisham into blocking duties on what looked almost like a punt. Hunter The Punter took the snap, rolled right, and then through a bomb back across the field to Mike Sellers for the touchdown to tie the scores at 14. Rumours are unconfirmed that Matt Cassel wept uncontrollably when he saw a deep pass he could only dream of making. It was pretty obvious that the Redskins were up to something fishy, but Denver couldn’t do anything about it amid the confusion.
 
Denver are finally the team we all thought they were going to be. Despite having leads of 7-0 and 14-7 on two long Brandon Marshall touchdown catches, their defense is looking as vulnerable as we thought it would be. It also didn’t help that the mediocre Kyle Orton was injured in the second quarter and replaced by the dreadful Chris Simms. Simms was 3/13 for 13 yards and a pick in relief. It was 17-14 Denver going into the 4th quarter when Washington started to do something useful offensively, scoring 13 unanswered points for the win. Two Shaun Suisham field goals sandwiched a Ladell Betts 1 yard touchdown run and down 10 points, but Simms had no chance of leading a comeback.
 
Chiefs 16 Raiders 10
 
'ZZZZZZzzzzzz... Chiefs win 16-10'
 
That’s not my report. That was my prediction. Go me! It might as well be my report though as this was pretty much how it was. It was slightly better than Bears-Niners, but that’s not saying much. KC won a snoozefest on the road to move to 2-7 in the battle to avoid complete futility in the AFC West. It’s quite funny how people have speculated all season long that Jamaal Charles and Michael Bush are the best running backs on their respective teams. They both finally got a chance to be the feature backs in this contest and both went over 100 yards.
 
JaMarcus Russell meanwhile was a woeful 9/24 for 67 yards with a pathetic 2.8 YPA. Russell was eventually benched for Bruce Gradkowski, who was somehow worse. Gradkowski was 4/8 for 46 yards, but threw two picks. Tom Cable is apparently considering starting Charlie Frye next week. Meanwhile, Darrius Heyward-Bey had one catch for 22 yards. Isn’t it great to be a Raider fan? Matt Cassel had an average day going 19/34 for 216 yards and a pick. I’ll continue to slag off Cassel’s arm, but he had some really good touch passes in this one and wasn’t terrible against a team who can actually rush the passer and play reasonable coverage.
 
As for the scoring, Justin Fargas went in from a yard on the opening possession after a 60 yard Bush run set up Oakland on the one yard line. It was 10-3 when Charles tied it up on a 44 yard scamper on 4th and 1. KC added two field goals to finish off the hapless Raiders. Sebastian Janikowski had been 13/13 on the season, but with a chance to tie the game at 13, he pushed a 45 yarder wide left. The Raiders had a chance to win the game late, but Heyward-Bey somehow managed to scoop a pass in the air that hit him in the numbers, and Mike Brown picked it out of the air. It’s bad enough when DHB isn’t contributing, but when he’s actually hurting you with his horrible hands then it’s a disaster.
 
Seahawks 20 Cardinals 31
 
When Seattle raced out to a 14-0 lead, I just put this one down to the Cardinals yet again disappointing in a game they should be winning comfortably. But just when it seemed it would be the same old story for Arizona, they came storming back to win a game they needed to keep the 49ers at arm’s length. What also impressed me was that they were willing to stick with the run despite falling behind early. Their pass/run ratio of 38/26 may still seem a little high, but Arizona are normally more unbalanced in games they win comfortably. Both Beanie Wells (16-85-2) and Tim Hightower (10-37-0) contributed well in the running game, and it allowed Warner to batter the Seahawks secondary for the tune of 340 yards. Warner was 29/38 and threw 2 touchdown passes.
 
Justin Forsett on the ground and John Carlson through the air established the early lead but Warner replied by hitting Steve Breaston for a 28 yard touchdown. It was 17-10 in the third when Wells tied the game on a 10 yard rush. Olindo Mare gave Seattle a 3 point lead on a 20 yard field goal, but Wells gave Arizona their first lead with a 13 yard TD run before Larry Fitzgerald finished off the game with an 18 yard touchdown grab. Seattle had the ball down near the goalline desperately trying to get back into it, but Matt Hasselbeck threw a pick to Adrian Wilson to end their hopes.
 
Cowboys 7 Packers 17
 
Reason #127437 as to why stats are nice but don’t come close to telling the whole story. Roy Williams had 5 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Nice line, right? Well Williams had two of the biggest gaffes in this one that helped kill the Cowboys. His first was on a nice catch over the middle for 42 yards to change field position in a defensive struggle, but he didn’t bother to secure the football and Charles Woodson stripped it free for Clay Matthews to recover. Then when the Cowboys looked to have something going, Williams dropped an easy pass on 2nd and 11 and Dallas found themselves bogged down at midfield yet again. Williams was standing still completely wide open on the sidelines but somehow allowed the ball to go through his hands and hit him in the facemask. It was embarrassing.
 
I thought Dallas would win this game because their pass rush would completely bludgeon Aaron Rodgers. He was sacked 4 times in this one, but that’s actually an improvement for the Packers. On the other side however Tony Romo was sacked 5 times as the Cowboys could get absolutely nothing going till the garbage time TD to Williams. Green Bay completely dominated time of possession (35:58-24:02) and they made their possessions count. While the yardage stats were similar (283-278 in favour of the Pack) it seemed Dallas were bogging down around the Packer 40 on almost every possession.
 
It was 3-0 at half time as Mason Crosby nailed a 48 yard field goal as time ran out on the first half. Aaron Rodgers scored on a QB keeper at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and Dallas then turned it over as for the second time in the game Woodson forced a fumble (on a Romo strip sack this time) and Matthews recovered it. Rodgers hit Spencer Havner to make it 17-0 and finish the game off. Dallas had a chance to make it 17-7 with 7 minutes to go but Romo threw a pick to Woodson in the redzone. Woodson was the star of the game and finished with 9 tackles, a pick, a sack and two forced fumbles. The late Romo to Williams connection ruined the shutout bid, but the Packers needed a win and they came up big when it counted.
 
Eagles 23 Chargers 31
 
Andy Reid infuriates me. Down 14-0 in the second quarter, it’s not always important to go for it on 4th and goal. But when the ball is on the one inch line, why not go for it? If you don’t make it, they have to play off their goalline. Reid sent out David Akers for a field goal. Remind me why Leonard Weaver was signed again? Reid was again wasting timeouts and making curious decisions. After the Eagles cut the lead to 13 on a touchdown in the 4th quarter, he should have went for 2. If you make it, then another TD with a conversion makes it a 3 point game. Instead, Reid went for one to ensure the Eagles needed another two touchdowns which would have been the situation anyway if they’d failed to convert the two point try. As it was it ended up fine as Nate Kaeding kicked a field goal and it was an 8 point game when the Eagles had the ball for the final time, but even with hindsight, I think it was a bad decision.
 
San Diego raced out to a 14-0 lead on the back of a 20 yard Phillip Rivers pass to Mike Tolbert and then a 3 yard rush by LaDanian Tomlinson. David Akers kicked three field goals but San Diego found themselves up 28-9 in the third quarter when Tomlinson went in again on the ground from 20 yards and Legudu Naanee caught a 20 yarder from Rivers. The Eagles were so lackadaisical through three quarters, but actually looked quite useful when they finally picked up the pace in the 4th quarter. McNabb hit Maclin for 6 yards and Brent Celek for 5 to make it a one score game. San Diego then went on a 12 play 66 yard drive to essentially kill the game. They finished off with a 42 yard Nate Kaeding field goal. McNabb (33/55, 450 yds, 2TD, INT) did a great job taking Philly down the field with just 24 seconds remaining, but his heave into the endzone as time expired was intercepted by Antonio Cromartie to wrap up a win San Diego thoroughly deserved.
 
Brian Westbrook returned from a concussion, but unfortunately left the game with another concussion. Westbrook is obviously a huge loss, but the Eagles simply have to put him on IR for his own health. There’s no sense running him out there anymore this year if he’s had two head injuries and it would be completely irresponsible of Philadelphia to put him back out there.
 
Patriots 34 Colts 35
 
I’d say this was redemption for the neutrals for having to suffer the Bears-Niners game. This was an absolute classic and the Colts have gone a long way to securing Dome Field Advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The sad thing is it may be remembered for a questionable call towards the end of the game. In my opinion, the Patriots won this game if not for a bad call by the officials on a 4th down spot to end it. New England went for it on 4th and 2 from their own 28 knowing a first down ends the game and Faulk bobbled the pass before being driven back over the first down line. In my opinion it should have been a first down as Faulk gained possession beyond the first down marker, but Bill Belichick had wasted his timeouts so couldn’t challenge. I was actually more concerned with his bizarre burning of timeouts than the actual decision as his defense was getting hammered and he should have been able to convert two yards. Personally I loved the decision to go for it, but the play call surprised me a little. I know Kevin Faulk has been a rock in New England for many years, but why not find Wes Welker on a crossing route or something similar to that? A short hitch inside was a little too risky.
 
Joseph Addai gave Indianapolis a 7 point lead early, but the Patriots replied with 24 unanswered points of their own. First Brady hit Randy Moss for 55 yards to set up a one yard Laurence Maroney TD run and they made it 10-7 at the start of the second quarter on a Matt Stover field goal. Randy Moss then caught a 63 yard bomb off a play action fake to make it 17-7 and they kept piling on when Brady hit Julian Edelman for a 7 yard score. The Colts finally answered with a Peyton Manning 20 yard strike to Reggie Wayne to make it 24-14 at the half.
 
In the third quarter New England had two chances to re-establish the 17 point lead, but first Tom Brady was picked in the endzone by Antoine Bethea, and then Laurence Maroney fumbled on the goalline Gary Brackett recovered for a touchback. They finally did go 31-14 up when Wes Welker returned a punt to the Colts 7 yard line and Brady to Moss for the second time two plays later looked to have put the game out of reach. Manning to Garcon for 29 yards made it 31-21 but the Pats stretched the lead to 13 on a Gostkowski field goal. Joseph Addai finally made it a one score game with a 3 yard TD run and then the Pats tried to ice the game on 4th and 2. When it “didn’t work” Indianapolis went 29 yards for the game winning score, punching it in with just 13 seconds remaining when Manning hit Wayne. Interestingly the Pats had a chance to let Addai score on a running play to give themselves 65 seconds to set up a game winning field goal, but they nailed him and allowed the clock to keep running.
 
The future Hall of Fame quarterbacks had excellent days in this mega matchup with Brady (29/42, 375 yds, 3TD, INT) having a slightly better line than Manning (28/44, 327 yds, 4TD, 2INT) but Peyton took the win. Both looked often to their number one receivers as Randy Moss (9-179-2) and Reggie Wayne (10-126-2) both had colossal days. Manning did throw two bad picks in this game in the third quarter when he badly overthrew his receiver, and then had a strange breakdown in communication with Wayne and threw the wrong route (Wayne looked to be running a deep post while Manning thought he’d continue to run a go), but it was a momentary blip as Manning came back and drubbed the Patriots secondary in the 4th quarter.
 
The Colts kept Manning fairly clean for the most part, but the matchups on the other side of the ball were very interesting. Nick Kazcur had a tough day blocking Robert Mathis who had two sacks, including a strip sack of Brady. However it was rookie left tackle Sebastian Vollmer who had the big day. New England occasionally gave him a little help with some chip blocks on Dwight Freeney, but when left alone, he did a stellar job. Freeney had his number once or twice but didn’t get to Brady and didn’t even record a single tackle. Freeney is going to have his victories in the game, but Vollmer did a great job of making sure they were not only few and far between, but also that they didn’t result in any negative plays whatsoever.
 
Ravens 16 Browns 0
 
This game completely sucked, so rather than writing a proper report, I just thought it would be better to note down a bunch of random thoughts. For the record, it was 0-0 at the half before a Ray Rice TD run, a Dawan Landry pick six (with a blocked PAT) and a Hauschka field goal.
 
- Wide receiver screen, bootleg, three yard out route, run, wildcat. You could get the Cleveland Browns offensive playbook written down on a stamp. I’ve never been so underwhelmed watching an offense play predictable football. Just awful.
 
- Brady Quinn is completely done in Cleveland. The fact that he hardly threw a pass longer than 10 yards was bad enough, but he actually fell down on a sack when Ray Lewis was blitzing up the middle before he was touched. You’ve all seen the Jim Everett/Jim Rome beat down from a few years back, and Rome basically made his name by calling Everett “Chris Evert” after the tennis player as a dig and got walloped for his cheek. What would Rome call Brady Quinn after seeing that? Sally Quinn? Alexandra Quinn (Google it)? Dr Quinn: Medicine Woman? - It was rather appropriate that after the first game of the week was an absolute stinker, the last game would be almost as awful. If only the Browns would try this hard against teams outside the division, they might actually be relevant. Their defense had a pretty good game on Monday Night Football, but their offense was so utterly pathetic that they couldn’t do anything of note. - I’ve been wondering why I haven’t seen a lot of LeRon McClain this year, but I realised that when I saw him I was seeing a LOT of him. He looks about 350 lbs. He could probably fill in at nose tackle if injuries dictate a need.
 
- I have no idea what the referees were thinking, but at the end of the second quarter they reviewed a punt to see if Lardarius Webb stepped into the endzone when flipping the ball back to try and avoid a touchback. The ball was downed at the 7. It was completely obvious that Webb stepped on the goalline, but after spending about 3 minutes reviewing it, they decided not to change the call. Why have replay if you can’t use it correctly?
 
- The complete and utter Cleveland breakdown on the Ravens touchdown run was laughable. Cleveland had no idea what they were doing and actually had 10 players on the field. What was even funnier was they had three wide receivers lined up to the right opposed by ONE cornerback. Rob Ryan, Eric Mangini and the entire Browns defense could see the problem, but didn’t any of them think of calling time out? It was very funny seeing Mangini and the Hobo Ryan arguing on the sideline over who was the most futile.
 
- And this must be the first time I’ve ever completely finished the NFL review before the last game ended. What am I meant to wait for? Cleveland to score? I may be waiting till the preseason next August.