Week 9 Comments and Complaints

JP Losman throwing the ball a measily 15 times? What is going on with that? Green Bay owned the TOP in this game. I'm just confused as to why he only attempted 15 tosses? Anthony Thomas was extremely impressive after Willis McGahee got injured. Hit up the free agent pool ASAP.

Chicago throwing the ball 42 times? Obsurd! This is a RUN team, not a pass on first and second down type of team. If Lovie wanted a passing team, he should have hired Mike Martz and gotten some backs who are a little shiftier out of the backfield.

Bernard Berrian is out 2-4 weeks which sucks, because he’s on my FF team! In all fairness, this leaves the Bears with a huge hole. Rashied Davis isn’t the deep threat Berrian is. Moose is a purely possession receiver. Mark Bradley needs to get in and get some time for this Chicago passing game to be effective. Speaking of which, the Bears should definitely start running more and get Cedric Benson a lot more playing time…it doesn’t help that Thomas Jones is dancing around in the backfield like Emmit Smith on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Why is Ben Roethlisberger passing 54 times in a game? Come on Bill Cowher, that’s not what your team is about, you run the ball, like Chicago. Stop hanging out with Lovie.

Steve McNair is the only QB in the league who could throw for 245 yards on 31 attempts without scoring and still manage to be the winning QB. His stats are about what you’d expect from him. As I said at the beginning of the season, he’s a fantasy bust.

Chris Cooley is coming back! The guy is a very good TE, but Brunell seemed to completely ignore him at the beginning of the season. Now, Cooley’s getting open and he’s tearing it up when he actually gets a catch.

Aren’t you glad the Reggie Bush loved has pretty much ceased to exist? 11 rushes for -5 yards? Give me a break. 4 catches for 22 yards? Again, give me a break. For a guy that was so hyped and considered “the next Gayle Sayers,” I haven’t seen a glimpse, outside of a punt return.

Owen Daniels is a nice FA/Waiver pickup, as he’s seeing a lot more action than usual.

Jake Plummer is NOT GOOD! Yeah, he’s had a one 3 TD game, but he’s stunk in the 7 games prior. No, he’s not turning the corner. I’ve heard so much talk about Plummer’s “new found connection” with Javon Walker that I’m going to be sick. Walker’s talented and can make things happen, but with the best running game in the league, Plummer still is struggling to pass well.

Tiki Barber – You’re an idiot for retiring at the end of the season. Somehow, this has to be an attention ploy or something stupid, because he sure doesn’t show any effects of excessive wear-and-tear.

Amani Toomer – Looks my “time to cut bait” with Amani Toomer came at the perfect time. He wasn’t producing and now he’s done for the season.

David Garrard; I’ve always liked this cat, but he’s sure made a believer out of me that he’s possibly the best backup QB in the league. Yeah, he was playing the Titans, but he still produced well. His passing stats 12/22 aren’t much to gawk at, but he’s going to start week 10 and he should do equally well (okay, maybe not 3 TDs, but he should still do well).

I would like nothing more than to say that Detroit's defense is for real, but it's not. I have faith in the team and the coaching staff and I honestly believe they're starting to gel more and more each week...but they've got too many injuries, especially up front. The news now is that James Hall is done for the year. With Shaun Rogers still out two more games, this leaves the starting front four at: Kalimba Edwards, Marcus Bell, Cory Redding, and Jared DeVries. That's an awful DL. Marinelli better be working his magic, because they're going to need all they can get, considering they were awful for most of the 8 games of the season.

Yes, Roy Williams talks a lot of crap, but he can talk all he wants if he keeps putting up 138 yard games on shutdown CBs like DeAngelo Hall. By the way, why isn't Hall getting a humongous fine for that ultra-cheap shot on Jon Kitna?