Rupert
The Long Wind
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Okay, ladies and gentlemen, now that we all "know" how every team is doing. Let's see what we have learned from week 1. More importantly, we'll have to see what they have learned from week 1.
San Diego jumped up 7 slots in the power rankings to 9th from 16th on a pretty solid performance against Oakland. If all they had to do was run all game and throw 11 passes, they'd be pretty darned good. Of course the defense has to be willing to give it up like Oakland did in the 1st quarter.
San Diego had a willing dance partner in Oakland's offensive line. Nine sacks kept Oakland from developing any semblance of offensive rhythm. With a couple QB scrambles and garbage-time runs, Oakland put up decent rushing stats. The bottom line was San Diego was able to keep Oakland out of the end zone for 4 quarters.
Tennessee dropped from a mediocre 26th to 29th in the power rankings. They were able to punch the ball into the end zone a couple times on the ground, but were self-destructive through the air. Yielding only 2 sacks should help them against San Diego where Oakland was helpless. It's unlikely they'll throw 3 inteceptions against San Diego's secondary, but Kerry Collins and Vince Young will still be the QB's, so it's unlikely to change that much.
On defense Tennessee only gave up 91 rushing yards to the Jets on 34 carries. If they can impose similar restriction on San Diego the game could wind up in Rivers' hands, something Oakland was unable to do. However, the defense gave up 302 yards to Chad Pennington, and that doesn't bode too well for their chances of rattling Rivers.
So where do you stand? Which these teams makes the most of their week 2 adjustments? San Diego will have a tough time duplicating their week 1 performance, but it won't be surprising if Tennessee turns in a similar performance to their week 1 outcome. Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?
San Diego jumped up 7 slots in the power rankings to 9th from 16th on a pretty solid performance against Oakland. If all they had to do was run all game and throw 11 passes, they'd be pretty darned good. Of course the defense has to be willing to give it up like Oakland did in the 1st quarter.
San Diego had a willing dance partner in Oakland's offensive line. Nine sacks kept Oakland from developing any semblance of offensive rhythm. With a couple QB scrambles and garbage-time runs, Oakland put up decent rushing stats. The bottom line was San Diego was able to keep Oakland out of the end zone for 4 quarters.
Tennessee dropped from a mediocre 26th to 29th in the power rankings. They were able to punch the ball into the end zone a couple times on the ground, but were self-destructive through the air. Yielding only 2 sacks should help them against San Diego where Oakland was helpless. It's unlikely they'll throw 3 inteceptions against San Diego's secondary, but Kerry Collins and Vince Young will still be the QB's, so it's unlikely to change that much.
On defense Tennessee only gave up 91 rushing yards to the Jets on 34 carries. If they can impose similar restriction on San Diego the game could wind up in Rivers' hands, something Oakland was unable to do. However, the defense gave up 302 yards to Chad Pennington, and that doesn't bode too well for their chances of rattling Rivers.
So where do you stand? Which these teams makes the most of their week 2 adjustments? San Diego will have a tough time duplicating their week 1 performance, but it won't be surprising if Tennessee turns in a similar performance to their week 1 outcome. Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya?
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