The Week That Was

Wow, the Dallas Cowboys aren't very good. Sure they didn't have Tony Romo but to lose at St. Louis by 20? Really? The team appears to be in complete disarray and the next 2 games, at home to 5-2 Tampa and at 5-1 New York, won't provide a respite. Trading for Roy E. Williams was a complete waste as they didn't solve the problems that are plaguing the Cowboys defense. I still think Dallas will recover and make the playoffs but I think it could be another year without a playoff win in Big D.

Attended the Redskins/Browns game at FedEx Field, it was an ugly game if you like offenses. We had a scoreless first half, and then the Redskins offense was able to muster two scoring drives. RB Clinton Portis continues to be a beast and is having his best year as a Redskin. The defense came up huge for the Skins, getting one goal line stand and then being just one play away from another. The defense does eventually need to start getting sacks and creating turnovers but for now it is working. Jason Campbell remains the only starting QB without an interception, which after 7 games is quite the accomplishment. The passing game has some work to do but at 5-2 the Redskins are in good shape and should hopefully not fall to the winless Lions in Detroit.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers ended a three game slide at Iowa State. The defense only gave up 7 points which while against the lousy Cyclones still inspires hope for Husker fans. I also went 3 for 3 in predicting ACC upsets, as Maryland, Virginia and Boston College all won at home against ranked ACC opponents. The first BCS standings were released with Texas at number one. The Longhorns host undefeated Oklahoma State this weekend. #3 Penn State has a huge road test at Ohio State this weekend, if they win this one then Penn State would be well on its way to playing for the national championship.

The Boston Red Sox nearly completed another miraculous comeback. Down 3 games to 1 and down 7-0 in the bottom of the 7th, the Sox miraculously came back to win that game, took Game 6 at Tampa but then had their magic run out in Game 7. People can argue back and forth about if the Sox had had Manny Ramierz than maybe they would have won. Either way I don't think it would have mattered, David Ortiz and Jason Varitek were largely ineffective, and the pitching was too atrocious in Games 2-5.

That means we are left with an uninspiring World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia is looking for their first major sports championship in 25 years, while the Rays and their bandwagon fans think it's cool to be in the World Series. Tampa has been made the favorite but I like the Phillies to win the series in 6.