Deshaun Watson did not travel with the team to Jacksonville last week. Oh he was there, he played and threw 12/24 or 139 yards with a touchdown (the Texans living off the run game), but he didn’t travel with the team.
The state of Oklahoma let out a combined sigh of relief as Russell Westbrook was cleared to play in the first home game of the season. It had been said closer to the time of his surgery that he might miss a couple weeks of the season but in the end it was only two games.
If you think they should’ve drafted Sam Darnold then that means not drafting Saquon Barkley and then you’d have Darnold struggling in an offence that, for the millionth time in a row, didn’t have a decent running back. They needed Barkley more.
Yes, the old foes. A somewhat unfortunate way to begin the new campaign - having to sit in the locker room for ages trying to avoid seeing, hearing or knowing anything while the Warriors had their ring/banner ceremony pregame for the latest championship within the dynasty.
Can anyone possibly stop the Golden State Warriors? Do the Lakers play the kids or the grizzled vets around LeBron James? Who’s even got a chance of taking the Rookie of the Year trophy away from Luka Doncic?
Losing to Brisbane was a bugger of a way to start but it wouldn’t matter if the Breakers could bounce back against Melbourne a few days later… and boy did they.
What if I were to tell you that DeAndre Hopkins is the best wide receiver in the NFL? Would you argue the point? Would you suffocate me with your Odell Beckham/Julio Jones/Antonio Brown/Michael Thomas/Adam Thielen/AJ Green jersey?
Mate, the Breakers nearly beat the Phoenix Suns. It was only preseason against a Suns team that was missing their best scorer in Devin Booker, not to mention a Phoenix Suns team that only won 21 games last season for the worst record in the NBA…
You’re not allowed to write off the Patriots this early in the season. Every year they have these hiccups but they always figure it out by the time it matters. I know this. I knew this last week too. But I just, honestly, not a word of a lie, could not help myself.