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Glauber's Monday morning memo: Pats roll, Jints stink

It’s Week 2, and already the NFL is full of dramatic twists and turns. Here’s a look at the best and worst ... btw, if you scroll down a couple of posts, you'll see the "VOTE: Greatest invention of all time." There's still time to vote.

Giant of the week: RB Derrick Ward. We’re tempted to withhold the award after that dismal 35-13 loss to Green Bay, but we’ll give it to Ward, the lone bright spot with 15 carries for 90 yards.belichicksuper.jpg

Jet of the week: WR Jerricho Cotchery. Had seven catches for 165 yards, including a 50-yard catch-and-run on a drive that should have ended up with the tying touchdown. Instead, the Jets dropped three would-be scoring passes from Kellen Clemens.

Team in trouble. Giants. At 0-2 and with no defense to speak of, it’s a stretch to seem them turning it around any time soon.

Dominating performance award: Patriots. With the controversy over Bill Belichick’s cheating scandal swirling throughout the week, the Pats took it out on the Chargers in a 38-14 demolition at Gillette Stadium. Don’t know if we’ve seen a Week 2 performance so impressive.

Player of the week: Derek Anderson, QB, Browns. Was simply awful in a preseason competition with Charlie Frye. But after Frye was traded last week to the Seawhawks, Anderson made the most of his chances with five – count ‘em, five – touchdown passes against the Bengals. (For those of you who still don't quite remember the Browns' QB, we included a picture of Derek Sanderson, former Bruins star, as a guide. When we're not consumed with the NFL, we love tuning in to NHL hockey, even though the league has virtually disappeared off the pro sports map. Back in the day, Sanderson was one of our faves. Too bad he drank himself out of the league.)

Comeback player of the week: Jamal Lewis, RB, Browns. After being given up on by the Ravens, who traded for Willis McGahee, Lewis looked like he did during his 2,000-yard season with 215 yards and a touchdown against the Bengals. dereksanderson.jpg

Coach on the hot seat: Tom Coughlin, Giants. He came into the season on top of our coaches-on-the-hot-seat list, and he’s still No. 1. By a mile. You give up 80 points in two weeks, you’re in trouble.

Best play: Pats LB Adalius Thomas’ interception return for touchdown against the Chargers. He read Philip Rivers perfectly on a short pass to Rivers’ right, and took it home in the midst of New England’s thumping of their playoff rivals last year.

Worst play: Dante Hall’s dropped punt. All he had to do was catch the darn thing and St. Louis beats San Francisco in a huge NFC West matchup. Instead, he drops it, the 49ers recover and go on to kick the winning field goal in St. Loo.

Surprising performance: Cardinals beating the Seahawks, 23-20. After a miserable loss in San Fran in Week 1, Matt Leinart and Edgerrin James combine forces to upset the Seahawks. Leinart threw for 299 yards and a touchdown, and Edge rushed for 128 yards and a TD.

Disappointing performance: The Bengals. If you put up 45 points, you should expect to win the game, no? Not if you’re the Bengals. The defense was atrocious in giving up 51 to Cleveland.

Rookie of the week: Amobi Okoye, DT, Texans. He’s still only 20 years old, but the former Louisville standout was awesome against the Panthers, producing two sacks and spearheading a vastly improved defense.

Best coaching move: Mike Shanahan icing Raiders K Sebastian Janikowski just a split second before the snap on what would have been the game-winning kick. Janikowski nailed the 52-yarder, but the officials ruled the play had been whistled dead. Seabass clanked his next attempt off the left upright, and the Broncos went on to win the OT thriller.

Worst coaching move: Rod Marinelli of the Lions putting Jon Kitna back in the game against Minnesota. Look, we weren’t there and we don’t know all the medical details. But when the quarterback says he suffered the worst concussion of his career, and when receiver Roy Williams suggests Kitna had no idea where he was, it’s not good. Yes, the Lions won the game, but at what cost?

Deal of the week: The Texans trade for QB Matt Schaub. How much does one player make a difference? Try everything. Schaub has settled things down on offense after the failed David Carr era, and the Texans are off to the first 2-0 start in franchise history. Where’s Carr? Standing on the sidelines in Carolina watching his old team look like a playoff contender in Houston’s 34-21 win over the Panthers.

Coming tomorrow: Week 2 power rankings

Comments (6)

Hmmmm... ready to soften the "Philly the class of the division, but Giants second best." comment yet Bob?

And last week you called the Browns the JV and said Pittsburghs win wasn't impressive because the Browns weren't impressive... yet now you're giving them not one, but two awards!

Bob, Bob, Bob, when are you going to come around?

Looks like I won't be wearing that Charlie Frye, or any Browns jersey, next to the naked cowboy in Times Square, anytime soon, but I'm not sure you shouldn't be :-)

Hey, don't be putting words in my mouth!

:)

Tune in tomorrow B N G, have a special shoutout in Power rankings.

BG

You do that I just may have to come out to Melville in person Wednesday night and shake your hand! :)

By the way, the them in my prior post referred to the Browns.

I don't know if I'm prepared to see you pull off the mask, Black N Gold.

Trust me, I'm not Brad Pitt, but I'm not Eleanore Rigby either!

Great post! I think Shanahan single handedly won that game for the team. I'm just hoping the Broncos finally move up a bit on your power rankings. They are right behind the AFC's elite.

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