King Kunta

Have heard Caddy to the Blues for pick 11 and Ellard seems a lot to give up, hope Melbourne don't try and outbid it

It will be on One HD

Although I don't think we are playoff bound, due to offensive inefficiencies, if we are to keep the dream alive we must defeat Arizona this week which based on last weeks form is achievable. If Long and Quinn, our defensive ends, can get to Kolb early he will revert back to his scared old self looking over his shoulder rather than down the field.

Bears defence looked nasty and even the whiner managed to throw the ball well. NFC North is shaping up to be a great contest with seemingly 3 quality teams and 1 with the ability to be one. It has worked out well, from a viewer's point, that NFC West and North teams all play each other as there are 8 quality sides which have already given us some tough smash mouth games, although hopefully the Rams can fair a little better against the two other NFC north sides. I'm guessing the wildcards will go to probably Cards (Niners win division) and Bears (Packers win division) but it will be close as all teams have difficult schedules.

Rams special teams getting the job done, punter throws a TD and Greg "The leg" kicks a 58 and 60 yard field goal. Vikings continue their good form and now are the form team in the NFC North.

Also read Goodell was able to reach a deal with the referees union and they will be back in action tomorrow.

Got the rough end of the stick there Macca hopefully it doesn't come back later to bite you. Not only did Tate not have possession of the ball (until he wrestled it away) he seemed to clearly extend his arms and push out the defender before he went up for it, a penalty they have been calling all week! Packers defence looked pretty tight all game, the offensive line got beat down think they had 8 or 9 sacks on A Rod and he was under pressure for the majority of time I was watching.

Wow what a crazy finish, seen the replay 3 or 4 times still can't see how its a Seattle catch looks like jennings is all over it.

Jeez some of these games have been officiated poorly, hopefully Goodell can pull his finger out and work at a deal with the NFLRA as these replacement referees. Rams returned to their underwhelming selves, don't think the offensive line even turned up today with no holes for the backs to penetrate and Bradford getting sacked 6 times. Good to see Ponder produce against the 49ers defense, thought he was a good talent out of Florida state and has the ability to be the best QB in the draft (didn't think Newton or Dalton would perform as well as they have). Cardinals' defence also did its reputation no harm as they move to 3-0

The uni break has come at a good, looking forward to the AFC conference final replay. Also hoping we can see Rodgers silence all the Seattle natives. Upset of the week, I'm going with the Browns opening up their win column with Richardson exploding for 120 yards at home against Buffalo.

Yeah it is certainly tough, yeah I'm a big Stafford fan I just wonder where he would be without Megatron, against the rams he was getting triple coverage, creating 1 on 1s for all.other receivers and making catches himself. When he has a big game, which I'm sure he will soon, I'll move him up. I've never been a big Vick fan, he always seems to be banged up which is part of the problem and last year he was really disappointing in a pretty stacked team. I think the Pats desperately need the win, while Flacco needs to show something for the Ravens

Yeah wasn't it it 5 or something, the lowest in 10 years? Couldn't believe at the time they used a first round pick on a 28 soon to be 29 year old, but yeah he needs to play well and quickly to justify his selection because he doesnt have the same amount of time obviously as the other rookies. That list was hard I didn't realise how many good quarterbacks out there

Love a list, since you've done teams I'll have a go at a QB power ranking. Note this is not based on solely this season alone but also expectations for the rest of the season. 1. Tom Brady, after a solid week 1 opening Brady was outscored by an offence lead by Kevin Kolb, yet we know how good he is (QB Rating: 94.7 Touchdowns: 3 Interceptions: 1 Yards: 552 Completion rate: 66.2% 2. Aaron Rodgers, preseason everybody would have told you he is undoubtedly the best but has yet to dominate, although has had two top defence and will face another strong secondary this week. (QBR: 89.9 TD: 3 INT: 2 YDS: 522 CR: 68.4%) 3. Ben Roethlisberger, his pocket presence seems as strong as he tore open a widely acclaimed defence in the Jets (QBR: 99.5 TD: 4 INT: 1 YDS: 520 CR: 64.8%) 4. Matt Ryan, has been the best quarterback to date and he looks to have taken the next step up to the elite level. Ultimately his test will be in the Postseason, as it has been a sticking point for the widely talented Falcons of late. (QBR: 117.6 TD: 5 INT: 0 YDS: 518 CR: 70.1%) plus a rushing TD 5. Eli Manning, Eli's ability to produce in the 4th quarter, usually when down is quite remarkable last year he had a 4th Quarter rating of 110, and on Sunday he seemed to be back to his best going 9-11 243 yards and 2 touchdowns in the final quarter, continuing to come up big when Giants need it most. (QBR: 91.6 TD: 4 INT: 3 YDS: 723 CR: 62.7%) 6. Cam Newton, the rookie of the year is showing no signs of a Sophomore slump as he continues to get it down on the ground and in the air. (QBR: 100.8 TD: 2 INT: 2 YDS: 556 CR: 69.8%) plus 72 yards and a TD on the ground 7. Phillip Rivers, after having a season riddled by interceptions Rivers is minimising his turnovers while maintaining his red zone efficiency. (QBR: 110.7 TD: 4 INT: 1 YDS: 515 CR: 73.8%) 8. Drew Brees, the Saints have been ugly. The signs were there following a shocking offseason whereby the coaching department has had a massive turnover and not to be forgotten Drew Brees contract holdout which lead to missing part training camp. I'm sure we will see him, back to his gunslinging ways in the not too distant future though. (QBR: 71.6 TD: 4 INT: 4 YDS: 664 CR: 54.5%) 9. Tony Romo After a huge where he destroyed the Superbowl champions secondary (although a beat up one), Romo came back to earth with a disappointing show at CenturyLink Field. Yet not all the offences troubles can be bestowed upon him as he was consistently pressured or sacked behind his woeful O/line. (QBR: 97.4 TD: 4 INT: 2 YDS: 558 CR: 65.2%) 10. Alex Smith, the former no.1 pick has copped large amounts of scrutiny throughout his career but when Jim Harbaugh walked through those doors something clicked for the Utah graduate. Given the title of the "game manager" last year, not putting up big numbers and throwing short passes as the 49ers ran a predominately run-based offence. Smith has managed to develop even further as he out shown Rodgers on Lambeau Field in week 1, certainly no easy task. (QBR: 115.9 TD: 4 INT: 0 YDS: 437 CR: 70.2%) 11. Matt Stafford 12. Sam Bradford 13. Robert Griffin III 14. Matt Schuab 15. Peyton Manning 16. Joe Flacco 17. Michael Vick 18. Andrew Luck 19. Christian Ponder 20. Andy Dalton 21. Jay Cutler 22. Mark Sanchez 23. Josh Freeman 24. Kevin Kolb 25. Ryan Fitzpatrick 26. Carson Palmer 27. Jake Locker 28. Matt Cassell 29. Russell Wilson 30. Blaine Gabbert 31. Ryan Tannehill 32. Brandon Weedon

Yeah good to see NFC West previously the laughing stock of the league (Seahawks made playoffs at 7-9), go 4-0 for the week and shaping up to be pretty tough on the defensive side. Yet to see Houston tested, but they are really strong on both sides of the ball, have a great playmaker (and fantasy player) in Arian Foster a nasty defence lead by Brian Cushing and JJ Watt who both stepped up big time in the playoffs last year. If Matt Schuab stays healthy and in relatively good form I think they will win the AFC, but ultimately I see the Superbowl being won by the NFC for the fourth year in a row.

No good, still shocked the Cardinals got within 14 points let alone won. You should have got on the Rams and Carolina two juicy wins if you had a few on them

Haha yeah it was classic, Cortland Finnegan our nasty cornerback who you love if he's on your team but hate him if he's on the opposition, was in his face and gave him a little shot after the play and then Morgan retaliated which drew the flag also taking them out of field goal range. Probably wasn't there but we had two touchdown's not given so I will take it. Yeah Griffin was impressive his arm was solid threw two lovely long bombs one went for a touchdown the other was dropped, but his mobility and athleticism was incredible especially in the red zone.

RAMS WIN BABYY!!!

Yeah saw his stats looked like he rarely missed 27-35, were there red zone problems? Rams Redskins is coming down to a thriller a Saverio Rocca blocked punt has just helped us get back in front

Oh man these replacement refs are average, two touchdowns robbed off us and its only halftime. Good to see Bradford balling though hopefully defense can bring their game in the second. What about the Cardinals looked horrible in the preseason but man their defense is showing up.

Yep lost both offensive and defensive play callers, obviously Sean Payton as head coach is a big loss. It's hard to tell Stan Kroenke the owner, recently put in a bid to buy LA Dodgers although failed it seemed to send an intent to invest in Los Angeles. Ultimately I think it will come down to State funding and whether they are willing to put in the money to get Edward Jones Dome up to the quality as prescribed in their agreement, otherwise I believe Stan will exercise his clause to move the team. I'm a bit blase about it, on the one hand you have Los Angeles with the attraction of a massive market with roots already establish but they have already had two teams relocate due to financial reasons and have not been as willing to go to football games in comparison to basketball. Whereas St Louis has a solid fan base but they haven't been turning up of recent times and the city is a baseball town first and foremost.

Yeah I don't mind them this week but I never like to bet on games involving teams I support, can never see it clearly. I agree I also think Carolina will win just don't like betting against an angry Drew Brees last year after a shock loss to Tampa he came out and threw 5 touchdowns and a QB rating of 144 while he amassed 62 points, although that being said it was against a side not of Carolina's standard.

Just got a multi on Bengals, Ravens, Oakland, Houston and San Fran all covering the line, Monday night football looks a ripper though. Both teams competent on either side of the ball Peyton showing he can still sling it and Ryan looks deadly with his wideout Julio Jones proving to be a real force.

Yeah I gotta confess I am beginning to prefer watching NFL. Perhaps because it's the end of the season and I've had enough of footy but I rarely watch games of footy on TV where the Dees aren't playing but I would happily sit down and watch just about any NFL game. You just feel like anything can happen on any given play whereas footy can go through dry spells

Yeah they certainly did and still do, and they move their feet well while keeping eyes downfield when the pocket collapses something Bradford needs to learn. Not only on field reasons but we also have their first rounder this year, from essentially trading away RGIII, so by winning we will also improve our first round pick. Yeah not sure but I'm guessing it would only part of American television deals. I have a question for you though, what do you prefer watching a game of NFL where your side isn't playing or a game of AFL where the Dees aren't playing?

Yeah I'm sure you will certainly be there at the pointy end of the season as you are a fair ways ahead of any of your division rivals. As do I! He reminds me a little bit of Jack Watts (in fact the whole Rams organisation reminds me of the Dees), number 1 pick, really likeable talented kid as was showed in his first year. But he hasn't been able to settle into a familiar offensive scheme and hasn't had a lot of talent around him which has halted his growth.