Another slate of games took place on Saturday but before I take a look at the local rags reactions and offer up some my own there was other news made on Saturday that may have fantasy football importance. Eddie Royal was taken from Charger practice field by ambulance and EJ Manuel will undergo surgery that will prevent him from playing anymore in the preseason.Now to the games.
Denver Broncos ventured into Seattle and took on the Seahawks. The Seahawks trounced the Broncos 40-10. While Manning should well moving the ball around, it was the running game that floundered against the stingy Seahawk D. After the game Peyton Manning quipped, "I don't know who makes those predicitions {retort to Vegas making Broncos odds on favorite to win Super Bowl} and what weight those really carry, but we have a lot of things we need to fix and correct. I do think there are things that are correctable. But we have to do it. We can't keep saying we're going to correct it. we've got to go out and do it." (http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_23886384/wolfe-injury-adds-list-worries). The D did take a hit with the Derek Wolfe getting hurt in the first quarter - early reports it was neck and spine injury - more to come. Russell Wilson and company moved the ball at will and the Seahawks D forced turnover and pressured Manning to no end. Jermaine Kearse saw a lot of action and could provide Wilson with another weapon in the passing game.
Houston Texans beat the Miami Dolphins 24-17. Wallace and Tannenhill used the game to work on their timing and looked to start clicking. That is good for Dolphin fans as Wallace does have a good compliment with Hartline. The Dolphin passing game did take a blow as tight end Dustin Keller looked to injury his knee and could be out for the year. The Texans started off rough, but Schaub did end up finding his groove. Nothing really to worry about there as Foster will carry this team. Texans are still looking for a compliment WR to AJ.
Green Bay out dueled the St Louis Rams 19-7. Rodgers moved the ball around fairly well despite not having his top WR's. Main target was TE Finley. Nelson and Cobb are both expected to be back though for the season opener. The question for the Packers is the RB and it appears that but rookie RB Lacy played exclusively with the first team and didn't disappoint. On the other side of the field, the Rams are looking to see who will replace Steven Jackson and Isaiah Pead got a chance last night to show off his talents. Unfortunately for Pead 11 carries for 21 yards will not be enough to secure the starting job.
The New York Jets trounced Jacksonville Jaguars 37-13 mainly due to the extended period of time that Sanchez played. Due to injuries to Geno Smith and only have three QB's on the roster Sanchez played into the third quarter. Sanchez showed signs of brilliance then displayed actions that led Ryan to drafting Smith. While everyone is focused on the QB challenge a RB challenge is going on too. Powell looked to put his name at the top of the heap but Ivory is not far behind. The Jets D is not the same without Revis and Gabbert showed that as he moved the ball very well. MJD looked a little rusty but still should carry the load.
Cincinnati Bengals beat the Tennessee Titans 27-19. The Law Firm didn't play with allowed rookie RB Bernard an opportunity to shine - Bernard didn't disappoint. Dalton looked in regular season form as well. Locker and company looked horrible and could have lost Kendall Wright who tweaked his knee - as of this morning no local paper is reporting a MRI report result yet.
Finally we have Arizona Cardinals and the Dallas Cowboys. The game was more of a baseball game with the Cardinals kicker getting the most work out of the deal. Turnover marred the Cowboys all game long while the Cardinals couldn't finish drives. Unfortunately there wasn't anything really to speak of from the either O as they both sputtered along.
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