Due to life’s demands, I was not able to complete and entire Crackback this week, so I only recapped the most compelling games.  You’ll get a full extended Crackback next week, I promise with my fingers crossed.

 

Miami Dolphins 17, San Diego Chargers 10

 

That Wildcat formation is awfully tough to stop.  He not going to throw it, there was no fake to Ricky and yet Ronnie Brown with his 75% ACL is just so nifty under center. 

 

What is it with the Chargers’ defense?  Supposedly one of the best defenses in the league, they have been getting killed on the ground and in the air quite frequently recently.  (if you recall Adrian Peterson broke the rushing record against them)  Pass defense woes can probably be somewhat attributed to Merriman’s absence in the result on the pass rush, but he is not that big of a force against the run. 

 

New York Giants 44, Seattle Seahawks 6

 

The Giants suspend their best WR, Plaxico Burress for insubordination and turn in their best offensive performance in years, putting up 44 points against a Seahawks defense that is supposed to be pretty good.

 

Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 17

 

No comment.

 

I guess I have to say something.  I should know by now to stop sending text messages when the Eagles take the lead in a tough divisional game.  We were up 10 against Dallas and I sent a text to a couple of my buddies who were Cowboys fans because they were talking trash.  We blew the lead and lost the game. 

 

I have a raging feud with a Cowboys fan about who the rookie of the year is between Felix Jones and Desean Jackson.  I sent a text to him after Jackson returned a punt for a TD in the first quarter of this game putting us up 14-0.  We went three-and-out for the next three quarters, blew the lead and lost.  No text messages for me next week.

 

Our receivers were unreliable (what’s new), our offensive line couldn’t run block, and we couldn’t stop the run.  Sounds like the same old sad Eagles love song.  I can’t really blame the D though, as its hard to stop anything when your offense isn’t keeping you off the field. 

 

If only the Panthers would stop playing so well, we could have two great first round picks next year instead of one.

 

Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 27

 

Once I saw Schaab was out, I knew I was in for a treat.  One of Blickees’ favorite backup QBs, the ever-fallible Sage Rosenfels would be at the helm of the Texans offense.  History has shown that this means two things; 1) Rosenfels is good for at least 3 turnovers and 2) the Colts should win in a romp.  You could imagine how surprised I was to see the Texans up 27-10 in the 4th quarter.

 

You can also imagine how unsurprised I was when I saw the Colts came back and won this game 31-27 off of two late 4th quarter fumbles by Sage Rosenfels.  The first fumble was probably the stupidest most idiotic fumble in NFL history, which was amplified exponentially by the fact that the Colts recovered it and returned it for a TD to cut the Texans lead to 27-24.

 

The Colts are struggling, but somehow they are .500.  I’m sure they’ll take that, but don’t be surprised if they are fighting for their playoff lives in the last weeks of these season.

 

Arizona Cardinals 41, Buffalo Bills 17

 

Finally the Cards win a statement game, without Anquan Boldin.  How long have we been waiting for this?  Every year pundits say the Cards should break out and every year they come up short.  Could this finally be the year?

 

The ultimate statement game comes this week.  If the Cards beat the Cowgirls this week, they are for real and they’ve got a real shot.

 

The Kurt Warner, “Too Hot to Handle, Too Cold to Hold” Award

(Given to the player who turned the ball over so much, he was probably point shaving)

 

Sage Rosenfels, QB, Houston Texans (2 fumbles, both in the 4th quarter, 1 INT)

 

Close your eyes and imagine.   You’re a backup quarterback in the meanest football league the world has ever seen playing against one of the most prestigious franchises in the NFL.  Your team hasn’t won a game, you’re up 27-17 with the ball in Colts territory and you’re forced out of the pocket.  You’ve already picked up a good chunk of yardage and there are multiple Colt defenders in front of you.  The last thing you can do right now is turn the ball over, so what do you do? 

 

1)      QB slide, move on to the next play.

2)      Protect the ball and brace for a hard hit.

3)      Lower your shoulder and try to run all three of them over because the Colts defense is trash without Bob Sanders.

4)      Do your best “Soulja Boy” imitation and “Superman” the Colts defense.

 

If you picked option 4, you are Sage Rosenfels and you are a f*!+ing idiot. 

 

 

The Brandon Marshall, “Beastly Physicality Performance of the Week” Award

(Given to the player with a performance so physically dominating, you’d think he was on the juice)

 

Brandon Jacobs, RB, New York Giants

 

Is it something about the name Brandon that makes you uniquely qualified to contend for this award?  Jacobs is in the running for this award every week, but 15 carries for 136 yards and 2 TDs in a blowout win by a back this week will get it done.