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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Week 2 Recap

1. The Seahawks are mere mortals on the road. Much has been made of the Seattle Seahawks and how talented they are, and rightfully so; they're arguably the best team in the league. With that being said, they're noticeably less intimidating and impressive when they don't have their home fans to crank up the noise. The Chargers beat the Seahawks 30-21, with veteran tight end Antonio Gates (whom I wrongly accused of being on the back end of his career and ready to pass the torch to his backup) lighting up the Seahawks' defense for 96 yards and three touchdowns. If Seattle doesn't clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs, they're chances at a Super Bowl take a dramatic hit.
2. Injury roundup: Another week, another handful of players succumb to injury. The Bears have lost starting cornerback Charles Tillman for the rest of the season, the veteran suffered an injury to his right triceps, while the Giants also lost a cornerback, Walter Thurmond, for the season with a pectoral injury. Other notable players who left the field in Week 2 -- who will miss some time -- due to injury: Jamaal Charles (KC), Mark Ingram (NO), Ryan Mathews (SD), Robert Griffin III (WAS), A.J. Green (CIN), Rod Streater (OAK), Jon Beason (NYG), Arthur Jones (IND), and Knowshon Moreno (MIA).
3. The Giants suck. The G-Men lost at home to an Arizona Cardinals team that started backup quarterback Drew Stanton. Keep in mind this was Stanton's first regular season start since 2010! They've won the Super Bowl after starting 0-2, but it just isn't a possibility this season. Eli Manning, and the Giants' offense as a whole, looks atrocious. The defense and special teams units are playing like crap. But hey, at least they'll get a high draft pick next year. As Bleacher Report's Matt Miller tweeted, "Giants fans are going to LOVE Leonard Williams next season. #Top5Pick." 
4. Two talented Patriots need to step up. Wide receiver's Danny Amendola and Brandon LaFell were highly touted free agent acquisitions and both players are vastly underachieving. Amendola is earning $6.8 million this season and LaFell $3 million. The Pats overpaid for Amendola to begin with, but the fact remains that his performance has been underwhelming and considering this is his second year in the offense, he should be making far more of an impact. LaFell is probably still trying to learn the ins and outs of the offense and working on his chemistry with Tom Brady; hopefully that happens soon.
5. The Vikings' brass fails to make a statement. The Vikings deactivated All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson from Sunday's game against the New England Patriots in the wake of his indictment on a charge of reckless or negligent injury to a child. Peterson hit his son with a switch as a form of discipline, leaving marks on the 4-year-old. The Vikings' front office could have made a statement that these types of abusive behaviors will not be tolerated by deactivating Peterson until a verdict was reached -- his day in court will take place October 8th, according to NFL.com Wire Reports. But, yet again, we see that the NFL is no different than any other successful business in that money trumps all else, and decisions aren't made based on what's morally right. UPDATE: The Vikings have placed Peterson the Exempt List/Commissioner's Permission List, meaning he must remain away for all team activities until his current legal situation comes to a close. This means nothing. The team's decision makers made this choice due to the backlash from the public when news broke that Peterson was going to be allowed to play in Week 3. The Vikings organization, and the Nation Football League as a whole, have lost any and all credibility.

*Injury news courtesy of  NFL.com

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