Tuesday Morning Quarterback

Week Two is in the books, and what a week it was. 

The Cowboys opened up their brand new stadium, the Jets and Patriots squared off and Chad Ochocinco did the Lambeau Leap! What else can you ask for?

After another week, we start to draw some more conclusions and see that Week One doesn’t mean everything (Bears), but we still have to wait another week or two before we’re sure of what we see. With that said, here are my thoughts and ramblings on Week Two of the NFL.

Giants ruin Cowboys' Stadium Opening

A last-second field goal spoiled the opening of the Cowboys' new stadium, giving the Giants a 33-31 win. The Cowboys have now closed Texas Stadium with a loss and opened Cowboys Stadium with one.

Eli is worth the Contract

We saw Sunday night why the Giants payed Eli Manning all that money. He looked phenomenal as he shredded the Cowboys secondary all night. By the way, who needs Plaxico? Steve Smith and Mario Manningham each caught 10 passes and looked like go-to receivers for Manning.

Can Romo in the big one?

Last night’s game was just another one of many disappointing performances by Tony Romo in a big game. Granted it was only Week Two, but it was a statement game for Romo. He looked dreadful and those interceptions were terrible. It does say a lot about the Cowboys that they did manage to almost win the game despite of his performance. I still like Romo as a quarterback, I'm just not sure if he’s ever gonna win a Super Bowl. 

What a difference a week makes in Chicago

After everyone was calling for Jay Cutler's head after last week’s performance, they are now singing his praises. Cutler was great as the Bears took down the world champs, with Cutler leading a late drive to win it. So all is well in Chicago, but Matt Forte struggled again, making it two straight games for him.

The Saints are the class of the NFC

My predicted NFC champions are looking great so far. The offense looks unstoppable. It doesn’t matter who is running the ball or who Brees throws it to, they can all get it done. But the real story is the defense. They look much improved, but they will face tougher foes soon.

Shootout in Tennessee

The Titans and Texans were engaged in a shootout on Sunday and the Texans came from behind to win 34-31. So much for the Matt Schaub haters. Schaub looked like a completely different player this week than he did against he Jets. 

Andre Johnson looked like the beast he is and made some spectacular catches, including a juggling catch in the end zone.

Chris Johnson was electric, scoring three touchdowns of more than 50 yards and gaining 284 total yards. Adrian Peterson may be the only better home run hitter in the league right now.

But for the Texans, what's up with Steve Slaton? He looks nothing like he did last year.  Perhaps he’s fallen victim to the dreaded sophomore slump. He isn’t showing any of the explosiveness he showed last year, so will the real Steve Slaton please stand up?

Tennessee now falls to 0-2 and it has to sting, because they should be 2-0. It doesn't get any easier for the Titans as they visit the Jets next week.  

The main concern for the Titans has been the secondary. They have been repeatedly burned the first two weeks, giving up more than 350 yards passing in both games. They have some good payers back there in Cortland Finnegan and Michael Griffin, but they need to improve fast if this team wants to play in January.

So much for the vaunted Green Bay D

A tale of two weeks for the Green Bay defense. They looked terrific in Week One, bottling up Jay Cutler and the Bears, only to get trounced by the Bengals. This goes to show you that you can’t be making judgments after Week One. 

But the real problem for the Packers in this game was the offensive line. They gave up six sacks on Sunday, bringing the season total to 10, and Chad Clifton went down. This could be a big problem for the Packers all season long.

Is Denver for Real?

I wasn’t a believer in Denver before the season but they’ve proved me wrong so far. Granted, the Browns and Bengals aren’t the class of the AFC, but they won both games. 

The offense hasn’t really been there yet, but what has really surprised me is the defense. The switch to the 3-4 has gone over very well under Mike Nolan's tutelage and Elvis Dumervil is tearing it up at outside linebacker.

Jason Campbell is bad

Now we know why the Redskins desperately wanted Jay Cutler and Mark Sanchez in the offseason. He doesn’t make many mistakes, but the guy makes no plays whatsoever. He couldn’t even lead to 'Skins to a touchdown against the Rams, who were abused by Matt Hasselbeck the week before.

…but not as bad as JaMarcus Russell

I think it may be time to officially label this guy as a bust. This is his third year and he has shown absolutely nothing to prove he can be an NFL-caliber quarterback. He has a 35 percent completion percentage and is averaging 5.9 yards per attempt. The scary thing is that the Raiders are 1-1 and easily could be 2-0.

Other Quick Notes

• Darren Sproles looked great, but the Chargers do not think he is a feature back and won’t play him like one.
• The demise of Jake Delhomme for one week looks like it was exaggerated.
• Kurt Warner was extremely sharp in the Cardinal's win, but didn’t go down field again.
• Watch out for the 2-0 49ers behind Frank Gore.