week 2

From this point going forward I have a feeling that any game where I pick the Cowboys to win, my confidence level will be no higher than 5. Right now I'm not sure the Cowboys offensive line is capable of run blocking. Dallas is out of synch in all phases of the game but what is being overlooked in this game is the outstanding play of Bears Quarterback Jay Cutler. Cutler was pressured early on in the game and instead of getting rattled completed deep passes and when the game was over threw for 277 yards with no interceptions.
I am embarrassed that I picked Pete Carroll's Seahawks to beat Denver. Seattle will struggle winning two games in a row this season. Carroll is not yet use to the fact that it's not just his players getting paid this time (cheap shot but I couldn't resist).
Anyone who saw the roughing the passer penalties againt Baltimore in their loss to the Bengals can see why former Dallas Quarterback Roger Staubach called the NFL, word that proceeds cat and starts with a p football. A text book tackle by Tyrell Suggs on Carson Palmer was called and Ray Lewis being blocked into Palmer causing Lewis's leg to hit Palmer's leg was called as well. Lewis's penalty is ridiculous beyond words. Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL now have far too many rules and have gone too far in trying to protect players. It is understandable to try to protect players from concussions but I would suggest improving the helmets and other equipment players wear would be a better way to go about it. The bigger problem is Goodell seems to be trying to take away any injuries to NFL quarterbacks. No one wants to see Peyton Manning or Tom Brady sustain a knee injury but this is pro football which by nature is a dangerous physical sport where injuries are unavoidable. Penalizing defensive players when they are blocked into a quarterback causing their leg to collide with a quarterback's leg disrespects the game of football. Goodell should look at recent NFL history and realize that one of the players he is trying to protect, Tom Brady, got the New England starting Quarterback job because prior starter Drew Bledsoe got injured. If the NFL keeps going down this path of putting in more rules to "protect" marquee players I may just send to Roger Goodell's office flags for every NFL quarterback because I'm afraid he is slowly turning the NFL into flag football.