NFL Regular Season Wrap-Up

Here are my thoughts on the 2008 NFL Season for every single team in no particular order either.
Buffalo Bills

What happened guys? I mean you started 4-0. Was Trent Edward's injury literally take the fight out of the team? Nope, because he was only out 2 games. Bills, learn to finish the season.
Miami Dolphins

All I have to say is Bill Parcels. Maybe if Parcells was a marriage counselor he could save marriages too because he certainly knows how to fix things. Parcells is the NFL's greatest handy man of all time. Let's also give credit to Chad Pennington who out played Brett Favre. One man's team's trash is another team's treasure.

New England Patriots

Bill Belichick should win coach of the year. Why not? I know Harbaugh in Baltimore and Mike Smith in Atlanta will probably win it, but look at the job B-Chick did. Lose the best quarteback in the game. Start of rocky with essentially a high school quarterback. Lose your top two running backs. Turn the season around and go 11-5 and get robbed of the playoffs by the 8-8 San Diego Chargers. Matt Cassel should be the rookie of the year, or freshman of the year or high school player of the year, hell he should get one of those.
New York Jets

Before Christmas, the possibility of both Conference Championship games being played in the Meadowlands and an all New York Superbowl. The defense wasn't too hot down the stretch nor was Mangini's coaching. Thank goodness he is gone, I never liked the guy and Herm Edwards should have never been fired. But all those things aside, Brett Favre was brought in to overcome all of those afore mentioned things. He started out hot and ended cold. Live by the Favre and die by the Favre.

Baltimore Ravens

Rookie QB and rookie head coach, no problem. John Harbaugh and Joe Flacco exceeded expectations this season. You knew what you were getting out of the defense (I don't think I'll be alive to see this defense be horrible, and I am 26 and don't plan on dying anytime soon). I've said it all season long, I have a man crush on Ed Reed. He had 9 picks this year leading the NFL. Ray Lewis is still the leader and intimidator. Don't forget that Chris McAlister was injured much of the season and the defense still balled out. That's very scary. Look for the Ravens to go all the way to the conference championship. Mark my words.

Cincinnati Bengals

I am Bengals management. Marvin Lewis is not coaching very well. Carson Palmer only played 4 games. We as management have signed/drafted a team of misfits. Let's blame it on Chad Johnson, yep that's what we will do. It's all his fault. Big ups to Ocho Cinco for closing his mouth so that they can't use him as a scapegoat. This is a great team with bad leaders in upper management bottom line.

Cleveland Browns

What is in the water in Ohio? Great teams with bad upper management. Derek Anderson goes to a Pro Bowl last season. His offensive line was injured beyond repair, receivers are dropping balls left and right, and the defense isn't giving you much help either. What does management do, find a reason to start Brady Quinn who didn't perform much better. The idiots actually admitted that they changed quarterbacks to appease the fans. Wow. Idiots, plain and simple. Call Parcells, hell fix you up right.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Defense, defense, and more defense. I don't think the Steelers would have it any other way. They lost their star rookie tailback, Willie Parker was oft injured, B Roth was robbed of a Pro Bowl spot, and the Steelers stil clinched the #2 seed in the AFC with a 12-4 record. Haven't heard Mike Tomlin's name in the coach of the year talks. Not gonna take it to the race issue, but his name needs to be mentioned.

Houston Texans

We already know Andre Johnson is a star. Steve Slaton has proved to be a great find. Mario Williams, DeMeco Ryans, and Dunta Robinson are all studs at every level of the defense. All they need is a quarterback. We've been saying that for the past 8 years too.

Indianapolis Colts

Yes the team did get off to a slow start, but as of now they are the hottest team in the NFL hands down. Peyton, Marvin, and Reggie are all on the same page. Bob Sanders in the the defense, which changes everything. Dallas needs to take a page out of the Colts book to see how a "team" operates.

Jacksonville Jaguars

I don't know what to say about this team. Maybe they were reading too much of their press clippings. David Garrad last year threw 18TDs and only 3 picks. This year, 15Tds and 13 picks. The defense wasn't near as good. Fred Taylor made his first ever pro bowl last season, but was slowly phased out of the offense this season. All that sound confusing, because that's exactly what the Jags were this year.

Tennessee Titans

If I told you that Vince Young was not the starting QB and this team still went 13-3 and clinched the #1 seed in the playoffs, you wouldn't believe me. Kerry Collins showed he is more than a backup and Chris Johnson proved he should have been the first running back selected in last year's draft. Albert Haynesworth staked his claim as the league's best defensive tackle. Cortland Finnegan earned his spot to the Pro Bowl at corner. Let's give the WR some love too, all preseason you heard that the QBs had no one to throw to, but Brandon Jones and Justin Gage had stellar years.

CAUTION!

I have to talk about the AFC West, because they are apart of the league. To paraphrase the words of Jay-Z, "yall only get half a bar...."

Denver Broncos

Even though you lost virtually all our running backs, Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall both made the Pro Bowl, and Champ Bailey was hurt much of the year, an 8-8 record is pathetic with the amount of talent this team has.

San Diego Chargers

I think the fact that an AFC West team is allowed into the playoffs is more of a crock that the BCS as a whole and the Big 12 shunning Texas of the chance to play for a conference title. This team under performed all season long, and I think USC should be representing the AFC West in the playoffs.

Oakland Raiders

Dante Hall and Lane Kiffin are the happiest people in the world. I feel your pain JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden. I also pray that Nmandi Asomugha doesn't get franchised. Al Davis is senile, plain and simple. This organization is NFL Hell, and unfortunatley I am l
loyal to a fault because I love the Raiders, but if the losing consists I won't live very long.

NFC

Dallas Cowboys

The ghost of Bill Parcells shall forever haunt you Jerry Jones. Tony Romo is not even Danny White.

New York Giants

Thank you for not robbing the Patriots of the Super Bowl but beating them fair and square. Most teams that win a Super Bowl come back and don't even make the playoffs. Not you NYG, not you, you simply deal with Plaxico and Brandon Jacobs injuries and clinch the #1 seed in the NFC. I love NYG.

Philadelphia Eagles

Can Donovan McNabb get some love. Geez. The guy gets benched after a bad stretch, the whole overtime scandal and still leads his team to the playoffs. Let's give some love to Brian Dawkins for leading the defense in their route of the Cowboys on the last week of the season.

Washington Redskins

First 8 games of the year, 6-2. Last 8 games 2-6. Funny how when Portis rushes for over 90 yards the Skins win. Give the man the rock, and stop getting fancy and throwing the ball. Setup the pass by running the ball, and be who you are, which is a running football team.

Chicago Bears

The Bears defense wasn't the same Bears defense we have come to know and love, and injuries played a major role in that. If anyone would have said that Devin Hester would have not had a kickoff or punt return touchdown all year, I would have told them that George Bush was going to lead our nation for a 3rd presential term. Well thankfully Bush isn't leading us for a 3rd term, but Hester didn't run anything back either. Draft a QB Chicago and quit being cheap. Let Devin play safety since Mike Brown is old and can't stay healthy, and that way Devin will be the old Devin.

Green Bay Packers

The best secondary in the league hands down. Aaron Rodgers proved he could play and be the long term answer at QB. However, he was not the short term answer, because the Pack didn't even sniff the playoffs. Who knows what would have happened if Brett had been allowed to compete for his QB job.

Minnesota Vikings

Tavaris Jackson got the boot a little to fast, but how sweet it is that he is now leading the Vikings into playoffs and their first division title since 2003. Adrian Peterson led the NFL in rushing and the defense led by the Williams' in the middle are on their way to the playoffs.

Detroit Lions

0-16. Charles Johson might as well be Michael Jordan on Jupiter.

Atlanta Falcons

Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Mike Smith, and consistency from the wide receivers makes for the bad season last year a distant memory. Congrats ATL.

Carolina Panthers

Two headed monster at running back. Steve Smith at reciever. A defense that doesn't get near as much respect as they deserve. Sound like the New York Giants from last year. 2008 NFL Super Bowl Champions, mark my words.
Tampa Bay Buccanners

Too inconsistent all season long. Antonio Bryant revived his career. D-Brooks and Ronde Barber performed well as expected. You know exactly what you are going to get in Jeff Garcia also, maybe they aren't the problem, but Coach Gruden is.
New Orleans Saints

As much as ESPN rips Reggie Bush, he was playing very well and hitting the whole very hard this year. I gurantee you the Saints would have been in the playoffs if Reggie was not hurt. Drew Brees was the best quarterback of the 2008 NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Kurt Warner is the NFL MVP. I still don't understand how you can have Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald, which means you don't have 8 in the box to stop the run and their run game is so ineffective. I wish Edge woudl have stayed in Indy, he could have got a Super Bowl ring.

San Francisco 49ers

About time Nolan was let go. As long as Singletary can control Mike Martz and run the ball with Frank Gore, this time will reclaim its prestige.

Seattle Seahawks

Way to send Mike Holmgreen off graciously. Morons! Only thing good that happened was the play of Seneca Wallace who showed scouts that you can be an extremely athletic short black quarterback from a running/spread offense in college and succeed in the NFL. Pat White, thank Seneca.

St. Louis Rams

2-14 is what happens when you hire an accountant as your General Manager. Call Parcells.


Thats all I got. Peace,


Riverboat Ricky