NFL Week 7 Review

NFL Week 7 Review

Week 7 in the National Football League was dull due to the fact that various popular teams around the league were on their bye week. The Tim Tebow era was the most talked about issue heading into week 7. Usually, a Bronco- Dolphin game would not even create any buzz within the football world. During the majority of the game, Tebow looked confused and lost on the field. The Dolphins defense did an admirable job of creating pressure on Tebow due to the fact that his throwing release is so slow. I turned the channel from that game assuming that The Miami Dolphins have finally won a game this season.


I was mistakenly wrong because I forgot the Dolphins are the laughing stock of the AFC East. Tebow engineered a historic fourth quarter comeback to give the Broncos their second win of the season. Tebow threw 27 passes with only 13 being caught for completions. His quarterback rating was a mediocre 91.7, and he looked more like a fullback than a quarterback during that game. The one part of Tebow’s game you can fault is his will to win. He may not be the prettiest and most accurate quarterback in the world, but all he ever does in win football games. I’m interested in seeing how he will do against a mean and tough Detroit Lions defense this upcoming Sunday.


In the Meadowlands this past Sunday, The New York Jets came back from a 10 point halftime deficit to defeat the San Diego Chargers. The Jets finally incorporated wide out Plaxico Burress into their offensive game plan. Burress finished the game with three huge touchdown receptions. The Jets running game got a much need boost at the hands of starting tailback Shonn Greene. Green carried the ball 20 times for an impressive 120 yards. The Jets are heading into their bye week with a great win against a disappointing San Diego team. The Chargers are so disappointing to the point that I really believe that Norv Turner should be terminated of his head coaching duties. The play calling during the last two minutes were comical, and I have no idea what kind of coaching that was. Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers has digressed to a point where he was been placed outside of the discussion of the best quarter backs in professional football. I just don’t see the fire in Rivers anymore, and I use to be an extremely big fan of Rivers game.


The Baltimore Ravens was horrible against The Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football. The Ravens starting quarterback Joe Flacco is not the answer at that position. When you go 21 for 38 against a one win team, you are not ready to play against the big boys in The NFL. I was never really high on Flacco’s quarterback ability, but Monday’s game downgraded him to the basement of NFL quarterbacks. The Ravens are trying to win a SuperBowl this season for the second time in eleven years. I guarantee they will not win the big game with Joe Flacco at quarterback.