Flying off the handle

Another terrible day of picks! It seems I've completely lost the feel of the NFL season, but who hasn't? Here's a few observations on the day:

*U WHAT?! In another genius move by Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, Cincy decided to throw a one-on-one fade pass to Ben Utecht on a two point conversion attempt. The two pointer would have tied the game. The Bengals have so many great weapons at the wide receiver position! Why would they throw a fade pattern to Utecht on a game deciding play??

*Green Bay allowed Aaron Rodgers to play and then stay in the game despite being obviously hurt in a home loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Rodgers was shaking his throwing arm in pain in the fourth quarter and the Packers still refused to pull him from the game. I understand Rodgers trying to stay in the game, but the Packers should have pulled the plug. It's a long season and now Rodgers will probably have to sit out a week or two to heal or risk playing with a sore arm the whole season. I don't believe he would have thrown that late interception if he had been 100 percent. Stupid move to risk your season for a home game against Atlanta that probably could have been won by Matt Flynn or Brian Brohm. What is Green Bay thinking?

*Houston backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels led the Texans in a monstrous collapse against the Colts. Leading by 17 in the fourth quarter, Rosenfels fumbled twice in four plays when all Houston needed to do was take time off the clock. Rosenfels played a pretty good game until the last few minutes and could have been the permanent starter if he hadn't completely choked. That would have been a huge home win against Indy.

*Meanwhile, the Colts do it again and now sit at 2-2. 

*The Dolphins eased by the Chargers in their second big upset in a row. Rivers and Tomlinson played terrible for San Diego. Darren Sproles is looking like the best running back in San Diego this season. Yes, I AM saying that LT looks bad.

*In a shocking development, Denver's defence put together a half decent game at home and led Denver to a win against the Bucs.

* New England beat San Francisco on the road by a score of 30-21. The Pats only won this game because the 49ers stunk. New England does not look good. Matt Cassel is not the second coming of Tom Brady. His movement in the pocket is beyond bad. He has no idea how to avoid pressure and instead of stepping up when the pocket breaks down, he usually stumbles into a lineman and falls down. The Patriots defence looks pretty bad too and they are definitely missing defensive backs Randall Gay and Asante Samuel, who both left in the offseason.

*Ben Roethlisberger continues to amaze me by winning games, despite taking more hits than any other quarterback in the NFL. Any other QB would be out for the season by now, but Roethlisberger has somehow survived thus far without any serious injuries. If the Steelers can stay in games, Roethlisberger will lead them to victory every time. Ben may be the best playmaker in the NFL. 

Stay tuned for more this week...