When it comes to NFL coverage, the first half of the week is set – Sports Illustrated’s Peter King writes Monday Morning Quarterback and Gregg Easterbrook at ESPN writes Tuesday Morning Quarterback. So, the sports team here at The Quad would like to present a new parlance in the world of football columns – “Wednesday Morning Quarterback.” Because some of us can’t stay up for Monday Night Football and Wednesday deserves better than “Hump Day.”
In this fast paced, sound-bite-dependent, Twitter-sized-attention-span era we live in, WMQ will deliver quick hits on major developments and notable storylines from the week’s games. On the field highlights, off the field drama, and even on the Internet fantasy – we’ve got it all covered. Without further ado, here’s a few hits from Week 1 – in 140 characters or less:
— New Orleans 14, Minnesota 9: There was football on Thursday? Oh right. The Saints started their Lombardi trophy defense, but Reggie Bush couldn’t even keep his Heisman.
—Houston 34, Indianapolis 24: Anyone start Arian Foster in fantasy? I did. 🙂 Colts in trouble: 7 of last 9 Super Bowl losers missed playoffs the following year.
—New England 38, Cincinnati 24: Tom Brady wasn’t the only victim of a crash: Randy Moss was off like a runaway train about his contract. Isn’t it still only week one?
— Seattle 31, San Francisco 6: Former USC coach Pete Carroll had better luck with the ‘Hawks. SF coach Singletary put it best: “Thank you very much for kicking our tails.”
—Jacksonville 24, Denver 17: Think they miss Mike Shanahan in Denver? The Broncos lost their opener after winning their last 3. Blame it on the 33 minute t-storm delay.
–Washington 13, Dallas 7: Now in DC, Shanahan can thank Dallas guard Alex Barron for his 3 holding penalties in the game’s last 31 mins, including on the last-second TD.
–Green Bay 27, Philadelphia 20: Who’s bribing the Eagles’ doctors? Two concussions and two season-ending injuries on offense in Philly. Expect howls if Vick starts next week.
–Kansas City 21, San Diego 14: Kudos to those who stayed up for this one. Even more kudos to those who can pronounce the name of Chargers WR Legedu Naanee on the first try.
