>>>The Season begins. No more kick ball or bicycles or big little league ...
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>>>Oh god am I ready for some football ...
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>>As long as the season is nothing like the preseason (for the Panthers).... :o)
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>Yeah, but that was some serious football last night. I like Mike Tomlin's comment before the game "The team that is the most violent will win." Perhaps a good lesson for today, of all days. <s>
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>I may live in Cleveland, but Pittsburgh has always been my idea of football.
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>( and they could not have had a more worthy opponent last night that the Titans. That's pretty serious stuff too. This is going to be a good year, with Chicago and Green Bay back into being real teams though I admit Collingsworth had it right when he joked that if you want to see a lot of points watch the Bears-Packers game <g> )
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>The Browns won't embarrass themselves on the same level this year they did last year, but they just aren't in the same league as Steelers, Ravens, NE, Giants,Tenn or Philly. If we go 6-10 that will be considered a good year.
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>I hope Polamau's knee is ok. He is awesome to watch.

He is. That was funny when they showed the replay from last season when a Titan taunted him with the ball as he went into the end zone. He seems like about the last guy anyone should want to taunt, at least if they ever plan to run a route over the middle against the Steelers again.

I saw parts of the game last night. A great kickoff game for the NFL. Close, two tough defenses. And I bet Hines Ward is the most grateful man alive that the Steelers pulled it out in OT <g>.

John Madden was terrific but Collinsworth is going to be a good replacement. Very different styles. One thing he brings is an ex-player's perspective, which is something Madden couldn't do. Unlike some ex-players, he seems willing to criticize players without jumping up and down on their heads about it. (That was one of the things I liked most about Madden).

IMO Chicago is once again going through irrational enthusiasm. You wouldn't believe how many people here think the Bears are going to the Super Bowl. Yes, Jay Cutler has a very strong arm. That's great. Expectations are so high, though, you would think he had won four or five Super Bowls. In fact he has not even been to the playoffs. And he isn't going to have the offensive line or receivers he had in Denver. And the defense has more holes than you can count on one hand.