Week 1 reaction

While Adrian Peterson was busy dismantling the Browns defense (and crushing my soul while scoring 40 fantasy points against me) for over 150 yards and 3 scores, the media seemed to be giving Brett Favre a disproportionate amount of credit. It is true he didn't turn the ball over, but Minnesota did not sign him to be Trent Dilfer or Kyle Orton, they signed him to put another legitimate offensive threat on the field to compliment their running back duo. He was also sacked four times and seemed to be uncomfortable with contact. This said....we will use the wait and see method because it is only week one and he has only been in purple for a short time. This should squash the locker room conflicts about quarterbacks for now, even though all three probably would have gotten wins on this day.

Percy Harvin had an impressive day doing a little bit of everything for the Vikings. The coaching staff was especially creative with how they got both him and Peterson the ball in different positions, but the their outside threats where mostly nonexistent throughout the day. The defense was their normal dominate selves against a flaky Brady Quinn.

The Lions.....well.....you can't expect Matthew Stafford to succeed when trialing by 20 points and if this continues to happen get used to a stat line that includes 3 ints and a bloated number of attempts and passing yards. Mark Sanchez, like Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco last season, was successful because of the almost maddening commitment to the run and protection of their quarterbacks. Although this leaves holes in their offense it emphasized their strengths as a team.....unfortunately for the Lions nobody seems to know what their strengths are.

Bears/Packers coming tomorrow