The Week That Was Week 4 in the NFL

Let the debate begin...again.

Brett Favre looked like the Brett Favre of old, throwing 6 (SIX!) touchdown passes.

Aaron Rodgers. Well, he's had better days.

Hopefully, by now, people know where I stand (and if you need a reminder, I'm standing behind the Packers and their decision to play Rodgers).

It's only one week and yes, if you look at the stats after four games, Favre numbers do look better. But I still think that Rodgers has played with more poise and has handled himself very well.

This debate will never end. Even if Rodgers takes Green Bay to a Super Bowl and even when Favre (finally) retires from the League. People will talk about this for ages (at least in Green Bay they will).

As of right now, Favre > Rodgers.

To the rest of the week:

• I was right about Denver, as the Broncos get pounded by Kansas City.
• Tennessee or Buffalo? Both are 4-0. What?!
• Goodbye Scott Linehan and (soon-to-be?) Lane Kiffin.
• Speaking of Favre's performance, don't forget about Kurt Warner's in the same game. It was like AARP Day at the Meadowlands.
• Too bad only three teams from the NFC East can make the playoffs.
• Sometimes, I still wish that Drew Brees was wearing lightning bolts.

Extra Point:

Back to Tennessee and Buffalo being undefeated. It's really hard to say which of these teams will continue their pace.

But, I'd argue that the Bills might have a better shot at winning the division and that taking the top spot in the AFC East is Buffalo's only way of getting into the playoffs.

The Titans are good and are probably better than the Bills, but the AFC South is still the best division in the AFC. If the Titans finished third in the South, they probably still make the playoffs.

Whereas, for the Bills, they have the Dolphins, the Jets and the Pats. Granted, the Bills are helped by the loss of Tom Brady. In any other year, I wouldn't expect the Bills to even contend. But no Brady gives Trent Edwards and Marshawn Lynch to taste the playoffs in their second year in the League.

Sure the Jets have Favre, but that team still makes me feel uneasy. And the Dolphins are light-years away from being a factor.

And remember, no one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills.

The Week That Was Week 3 in the NFL

I really don't care of Lane Kiffin gets fired or not. Good for him that he doesn't want to quit. A lot of people want to see him go. I think that Al Davis should give him a shot.

But then again, I don't care if he's on the sidelines in Oakland or not.

It's not on Kiffin if the Raiders suck for eternity. It's on Al Davis. It's time for him to go. Davis isn't like Jerry Jones, who still pushes the buttons and shoves his team to the cutting edge (that new stadium is going to be fucking awesome).

Davis is the opposite. His team plays in an ugly stadium (which was actually all Davis' fault). He gets in the way of the coaches. And Davis doesn't live larger than life like the other uber-owners in professional sport (like Jones or Mark Cuban or Roman Abramovich).

He does thing detrimental to the club's well-being (on the field). Sure he'll make money, but no one likes the Clippers, so why should Raider Nation stay loyal to an inferior product?

Davis is totally out of touch. Like Matt Millen, it's time for the old man to go.

To the rest of the week:

• No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills. Trent Edwards and Marshawn Lynch...together. Who would of thought? And after the meltdown the Pats had against the Fish, then the 3-0 Bills look mighty good.
• Did everyone really think the Browns were going to win the division?
• Can Tom Brady play on one leg?
• Matt Cassel = Brett Favre, as of week 3.
  
• The Cowboys are the best team in the League.
• Aaron Rodgers still > Favre, as of week 3.
• Who's the most overrated 3-0 team? Denver? Tennessee? Buffalo? My vote goes to the Broncos.

Extra point:

Unless the Colts get their act together, this might be a totally different AFC this year. We'll see how the Pats do after their bye week, but with the top three teams for the old AFL struggling in the first couple of weeks, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a crap shoot for the top spot in the conference.

But what else does this mean? It means that the NFC is looking fucking strong.