Week 2 Things I'll Be Watching
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:39 am
Here are some of the things I'm going to be paying close attention to this week:
Let's start close to (my) home. I'm going to be watching Brandon Jackson and not just because I spent 80% of my free-agent budget on him in my main league. Well OK maybe a little cuz of that. Mostly because he may hold the key to the Packers' Super Bowl chances. If he can be an effective replacement for Ryan Grant, the Packers can keep rolling. If he can't, they'll be in huge trouble. Fortunately, he gets a cake matchup against the Bills in his first start.
Revis vs. Moss. Arguably the biggest storyline of the week. Revis shut Moss (and everyone else) out in what was an amazing 2009 season, one that should have easily snared him the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Moss is understandably testy about being taken out and wants revenge. Revis is gimpy with a hamstring injury. Tom Brady has insisted he won't challenge Revis. Who's going to win? And how confident are Moss owners this week?
If the Jets lose this game, they'll begin the season 0-2 with both losses coming at home. Not exactly the way a Super Bowl contender is supposed to begin the season.
What's the over/under on how many receptions Wes Welker will have in this game? 15?
Will the Vikings' offense look more in sync at home than they were on the road against the Super Bowl champs? It won't help matters if Percy Harvin sits. Brett Favre needs his full complement of receivers.
Word out of Dallas is the Cowboys need to get Felix Jones more touches. Will that happen or will the backfield continue to be a three-headed mess against the Bears?
How badly is Calvin Johnson's value going to be impacted by Shaun Hill? Curiously, Megatron's production in Week 1 came with Hill, not Matthew Stafford. But far too often we've seen stud WRs go in the tank when their starting QB gets hurt. Will Megatron follow suit?
Speaking of the Lions, they present Michael Vick with an easy matchup in his start this week. If Vick plays well, the cries in Philly will become even louder for him to start ahead of Kevin Kolb. Personally, I think it would be incredibly stupid to trade Donovan McNabb in favor of Kolb and then bench Kolb after one (admittedly poor) half against a Super Bowl contender. I doubt Andy Reid will be that short-sighted but I've seen plenty of strange things in the NFL over the years.
Eli vs. Peyton. Nuff said.
Sam Bradford looked extremely impressive in his first start against the Cardinals. This week he travels to the Black Hole in Oakland, usually a difficult place to play for young QBs. If he has another impressive performance it's going to be time to view him as a rock-solid QB2.
What's Week 2 going to be like for Arian Foster?
Will Cedric Benson run all over the Ravens again?
And lastly, will the 49ers show more spunk against the Saints than they did against the Seahawks or will they get rolled again?
Let's start close to (my) home. I'm going to be watching Brandon Jackson and not just because I spent 80% of my free-agent budget on him in my main league. Well OK maybe a little cuz of that. Mostly because he may hold the key to the Packers' Super Bowl chances. If he can be an effective replacement for Ryan Grant, the Packers can keep rolling. If he can't, they'll be in huge trouble. Fortunately, he gets a cake matchup against the Bills in his first start.
Revis vs. Moss. Arguably the biggest storyline of the week. Revis shut Moss (and everyone else) out in what was an amazing 2009 season, one that should have easily snared him the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Moss is understandably testy about being taken out and wants revenge. Revis is gimpy with a hamstring injury. Tom Brady has insisted he won't challenge Revis. Who's going to win? And how confident are Moss owners this week?
If the Jets lose this game, they'll begin the season 0-2 with both losses coming at home. Not exactly the way a Super Bowl contender is supposed to begin the season.
What's the over/under on how many receptions Wes Welker will have in this game? 15?
Will the Vikings' offense look more in sync at home than they were on the road against the Super Bowl champs? It won't help matters if Percy Harvin sits. Brett Favre needs his full complement of receivers.
Word out of Dallas is the Cowboys need to get Felix Jones more touches. Will that happen or will the backfield continue to be a three-headed mess against the Bears?
How badly is Calvin Johnson's value going to be impacted by Shaun Hill? Curiously, Megatron's production in Week 1 came with Hill, not Matthew Stafford. But far too often we've seen stud WRs go in the tank when their starting QB gets hurt. Will Megatron follow suit?
Speaking of the Lions, they present Michael Vick with an easy matchup in his start this week. If Vick plays well, the cries in Philly will become even louder for him to start ahead of Kevin Kolb. Personally, I think it would be incredibly stupid to trade Donovan McNabb in favor of Kolb and then bench Kolb after one (admittedly poor) half against a Super Bowl contender. I doubt Andy Reid will be that short-sighted but I've seen plenty of strange things in the NFL over the years.
Eli vs. Peyton. Nuff said.
Sam Bradford looked extremely impressive in his first start against the Cardinals. This week he travels to the Black Hole in Oakland, usually a difficult place to play for young QBs. If he has another impressive performance it's going to be time to view him as a rock-solid QB2.
What's Week 2 going to be like for Arian Foster?
Will Cedric Benson run all over the Ravens again?
And lastly, will the 49ers show more spunk against the Saints than they did against the Seahawks or will they get rolled again?