The W.W.W. - Week 2

Wow!

Kurt Warner - Matt Leinart prioritizing funneling beers with college chicks over playing football has certainly been to the Cardinals' benefit. Warner completed 19 of 24 passes for 361 yards and 3 touchdowns in Arizona's rout of the Dolphins on Sunday. Warner is the biggest reason the Cards are 2-0 and looking more and more like the favorite to unseat Seattle atop the NFC West.

Aaron Rodgers - Under tremendous pressure following in the footsteps of a legend, Rodgers has been Warner-esque through two games this season, connecting on 70% of his passes, and accounting for five touchdowns (four passing, one running) for the undefeated Packers.

Brandon Marshall - If you don't think Brandon Marshall is one of the best young receivers in football, you're crazy. Marshall caught 18 balls for 166 yards and a score in Denver's gift-wrapped win over San Diego. Only Terrell Owens had more catches in a game (20) as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.

WTF?

Ed Hochuli - Hochuli cost the Chargers a victory when, on a clear fumble by Denver's Jay Cutler that was recovered by San Diego, he blew his whistle and signaled incomplete pass giving the ball back to the Broncos. Denver scored a touchdown and two point conversion to secure the win. Was it a stones call by Mike Shanahan to go for two and the win? Sure. Did San Diego have chances to stop the Broncos? Of course. But they shouldn't have been in that position. Plain and simple, the blame is on Hochuli and nobody else.

Donovan McNabb - It pains me to write this, because if such a huge McNabb fan. With the Eagles driving towards a potential game-winning score, McNabb was sacked on consecutive plays and was forced to burn his final timeout. He could have tucked it and ran on the 2nd down and thrown the ball away on the 3rd down. Doing neither put the Eagles in a 4th and long situation that resulted in the curious hook-and-ladder play that came up, I don't know, ten yards shy? But that wasn't the most head-scratching play of the night. That one belongs to...

DeSean Jackson - ...who dropped the ball at the one yard line while cruising towards his first NFL touchdown. The shame is that Jackson became only the second rookie receiver in league history to amass 100+ yards in his first two games. The milestone will be overshadowed by his premature celebration. If Jackson hasn't realized it yet, all the talent, bravado, and flamboyance in the world is worthless if you're a knucklehead. Wouldn't you agree, Freddie Mitchell?

Wait & See

2-0 Teams - You expect to see teams with Super Bowl aspirations (Dallas, Green Bay, New England, New York Giants, Pittsburgh) winning their first two. Then there are the surprise teams, like Buffalo, Carolina, and Tennessee. Are they for real?

0-2 Teams - Again, there are teams that are winless for a reason (Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, St. Louis), but there are those we were led to believe would challenge for playoff berths and contend for championships that have yet to crack the win column this season. Browns fans were chanting "Super Bowl" during training camp. They're 0-2. The Vikings were supposed to ride Adrian Peterson and their defense to the promised land. Problem is, Tavaris Jackson is their quarterback. Jacksonville? Seattle? Both 0-2. They're not dead yet, as there have been 0-2 teams that have reached and won the Super Bowl. But the pressure builds a little more each game.