Random NFL Notes, Or Gag Me With A Favre

> In the pregame brayathon on ESPN, the mouth jobbers closed their inevitable Favre session with the assessment that, if healthy, there weren't more than "5 or 6" quarterbacks that they would rather have.

At moments like this, I can't help but think of the Iraq War.

You see, nearly 70% of the country opposes that thing. Even from the start, 40% of the population opposes that thing. And yet that viewpoint is never heard, never given voice, or more or less dismissed as just something that stupid hippies think.

Now, here's a thought. Brett Favre is no better than the 25th best starting quarterback in the NFL. He might not even be the best starting quarterback on his team, given that Sage Rosenfels is the exact same guy as Favre, only with a whole lot more tread on the tires. And yet, who says this, outside of the fantasy sports community?

In the first half of today's game against Cleveland, His Favreness was 8 of 12 for 57 yards, no picks, no touchdowns. Brady Quinn was 7 of 11 for 47 yards, no picks, no touchdowns, against what everyone thinks as a better defense, and without Adrian Peterson behind him at running back. Favre wound up 14 of 21 for 110 and a touchdown. In the immortal words of Derrick Coleman, Whoop De Damn Doo.

So, um, really. Just how good is an old turnover machine who doesn't work hard in the off-season? You can have him, Vikings Fans and mouth jobbers...

Oh, and in the post-game brayathon on Fox? They apologized for Favre's numbers by talking about how, since the Vikings run the ball so much, he can't get into a rhythm. CAN'T. TAKE. TEH. STUPID...

> Drew Brees decided to make me eat my words of how spent Jeremy Shockey is by hitting him for two first half touchdowns. The Saints, as advertised, are a pinball machine, and I'm really not looking forward to the Eagles getting them with a questionable Donovan McNabb next week.

> Boy, that Texans bandwagon didn't get very good mileage, did it? I didn't see a ton of this game, but Matt Sanchez looked fine to me, and when you control the ball for just 20 minutes of time of possession, you're not going to look good. At all.

> I'd like to make a special shout-out to Colts WR Anthony Gonzalez, well onto his second straight year of boning me with the tease of production that never actually arrives. Screw you, Anthony. At least I only have you in one of three leagues this year, so that your first-quarter, nobody touched you injury, only bones me in one league. Go bite yourself.

> Gosh, Tony Romo sure looked like he's missing Terrible Owens, eh? All he did was have a career high in yardage in a road win over the Bucs.

> Honestly, Kyle Orton with a tipped ball fluke 87-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokely to snatch defeat from victory against the Bengals? If I were gambling real money on such things, I'd be drunk now, rather than when I made the pick. And if I were a Bengals Fan, I'd pretend I wasn't. Hard.

> This just in: Jason Campbell is really not very good. It's one thing to throw the ball on a scramble when you are over the line of scrimmage. It's another to be five yards past the line and throw a pick. The Skins are toast. And while I'd like to advise Skins coach Jim Zorn to rent, not buy.

> Let's just say that I'm not real thrilled with my investment in Steven Jackson right about now. Marc Bulger could not be any more done.

> Well, so much for that contrarian pick of thinking that the Cardinals weren't going to roll over and die in their post-Super Bowl loss year. Losing at home to the Niners is just sad, and there's no way that Kurt Warner is going to end the year healthy with the amount of abuse he's taking from that offensive line. Maybe they'll be better if and when Anquan Boldin gets healthy or Steve Breaston is back, but, um, yeesh. It's criminal to have Tim Hightower lead you in receiving yards, with Larry Fitzgerald on the roster...