Peyton Manning's successful return to the NFL was the pinnacle highlight of opening week. Watching Peyton touch his shoulders to signal a huddle up was quite awkward, like botched foreplay on a first date. It just wasn't going to light the candle. Then it was on.
The no-huddle was unleashed and the Peyton-lead Broncos romped down the field with laser-like precision passing and near perfect execution. Peyton's game, his mastery of the no-huddle is comparative to say, Magic Johnson's court wizardry—a once-in-a-lifetime, graceful work of art.
It is pure football entertainment. Peyton got great support from his offensive line and blocking down field was textbook. He was able to take a hit without incident. It is hard not to be a Broncos fan this season.
Raider Hater
At the opposite end of the spectrum, we have the Oakland Raiders. This team begs for retraction. What an eyesore to bring to the national spotlight on Monday Night Football. It is hard to believe my mother was a die-hard Raiders' fan. Of course, that was back in the days of John Madden, George Blanda and Fred Biletnikoff.
There is absolutely nothing artful or graceful about the Raiders of today. They still play their games on a made-over baseball field, the last NFL team stuck in the 70s to do so. The Halloween-like culture of death that Raiders' fans bring to the game is apropos to the Raider nightmare.
The 2011 Raiders squad established new NFL marks for penalties and penalty yardage, finishing with 163 for 1,358 yards and breaking the standards established by the 1998 Chiefs, who were flagged 158 times for 1,304 yards.Defensive end Tommy Kelly has contracted the Howie Long Jumpoffsides condition.
Backup long snapper Travis Goethel, who hadn't long-snapped in a game since high school, demonstrated the Raide...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
