Monday Memo v4.1

We've reached the first Monday in the season and it has been all that we expected. The Lions still can't win, Jake Delhomme still can't hold onto the ball, and trading your crummy quarterback for another quarterback doesn't help you if the guy you got in return is bad, too (see the Cutler for Orton deal).

It was also time for another year of Football Night in America, the weekly cavalcade of semi-stars trotted out by NBC. It was great this week to see Bob Costas on location at Lambeau, interviewing Roger Goodell. The Commissioner, reputed to be a man of better than average build, no doubt was asked to sit on a stool similar to those used by the Ball Dudes at AT&T Park. This is so he would be able to look Costas in the eye during the interview and not have to look straight down to see the diminutive one.

Current Standings:
Gnomies 122.68
Cyclones 120.37
Team STY 114.31
The Dragons 95.68
The Maestro 95.43
The Outlaws 71.26
The Dominator 60.40
The Big Ragu 44.65

There will be a lot of action in the PPFFL tonight, as our teams jockey for position. Team STY will be looking for Terrell Owens to have a big opening week for the Bills. If he does, they should vault into the lead at the 1/17th point of the season. The Maestro will be hoping for a score resembling 45-12 in Oakland, where Sebastian Janikowski kicks 4 fifty yarders while the Charger defense is busy turning Oakland giveaways into touchdowns. The Outlaws are hoping the Raider defense will be as pourous as usual, as they send Darren Sproles and Antonio Gates out onto the gridiron. The Dominator will be hoping that Oakland keeps it close for awhile so that Phillip Rivers can continue throwing the ball into the second half. And, the guy looking to make the biggest move will be The Big Ragu. If things go the way they did on 2007, he'll shoot up the leaderboard as Tom Brady and Randy Moss team up on many TDs. He'll also have Nate Kaeding, who will likely be kicking a lot of PATs tonight.

A full recap of Week 1 tomorrow.....