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Week two in the NFL has come and gone with few big stories to share. Although Patriots’ fans may disagree, Matt Cassel’s first career NFL start wasn’t the beginning of a great year in New England. Let’s face it-they played the Jets. Don’t expect this trend of winning to continue. With their weak schedule, they’ll probably still end the season with a decent number of wins.
No, if there was one thing you could take away from week two, it would be the dominance of the NFC East, hands down the best division in football. On Monday night, the Cowboys and Eagles showed us why.
With 18.6 million viewers, the largest audience ever for a program on cable television, my ‘Boys and the Eagles lit up the scoreboard and notched a combined total of 78 points. What? 78 points? Well maybe this wasn’t the best defensive showcase for both teams, but the offense sure gave us something worth watching. This game had everything from a kickoff return for a touchdown, to fumbled snaps in the end zone, seven lead changes and – surprisingly enough – few comments about Jessica Simpson. The audience wasn’t disappointed. I know I wasn’t.
The Cowboys and the Eagles weren’t the only two NFC East teams shining this week. The Giants and Redskins made it clear that they were here to play, too. The New York Giants smoked the St. Louis Rams, while the Washington Redskins came back to steal a victory from the New Orleans Saints. Simply put, the NFC East is 6-2. Yes, 6-2. Its only two losses came from playing each other. So outside its division it is 6-0. Kind of impressive.
Now that we’ve established that the NFC East wrecks every other division right now in the NFL, it’s only fair to say that the best team in football after week two is the Dallas Cowboys. If you can convince me that there is a better combination of quarterback, wide receiver, running back and tight end anywhere else in the NFL, I will laugh in your face. With Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Marion Barber and Jason Witten, the Cowboys have what it takes to roll into the Super Bowl in February and become the second consecutive NFC East team to win the big dance.
The only problem I foresee the Cowboys having this season is with some of their highly publicized superstars. Not only did Dallas sign Adam “Pac-Man” Jones this offseason, who probably was arrested about every other week in the past year, defensive tackle Tank Johnson also had legal problems of his own. T.O. is just, T.O. Not to worry, Dallas fans, this isn’t anything new to the organization. They are America’s Team – they don’t let this bother them. Although, I will say that there is one major problem that stares me in the face, and it’s Jessica Simpson.
If there is one name that makes me cringe, it is the over-the-top pop star gone country dud. The mere sight of her face plastered on every magazine is enough to make anyone want to gag, or at least write nasty hate mail to “People” magazine for giving her the opportunity to talk about “the love of her life.” Although I haven’t fine-tuned the details of my plan to rid her from the Cowboys organization, it’s a work in progress. Let’s just say, when you search on Facebook for “Danielle Romo” you’ll know my plan was executed perfectly.
So what have we learned after week two? The Cowboys and Eagles have killer offensive power, the Giants can beat up on a very bad Rams team, the Redskins have a pretty decent quarterback, and furthermore, the NFC East kicks major butt this week. Expect that trend to continue in week three and beyond.
Bangor Daily News