The new season started off looking a lot like last season. The Patriots dominated, the Raiders folded, and Madden was irritating. Not fingers-on-a-chalkboard irritating, but loud-crying-baby irritating.
New England came out looking a little out of synch, but took control by the 2nd quarter and never gave it up. They surrendered 2 TDs to the Raiders in the first half; one when the defender fell down trying to cover Moss, and the other when the defender went for a pick on a quick out to Lamont Jordan. He whiffed, and Jordan got a big gainer that resulted in a TD soon thereafter.
But then, the patriots really got it going, and it didn't look like they were missing their lost coordinators from last year. A message was sent that the Patriots are just as strong as last year.
The Raiders also looked the same as last year. Decent offense, Hoover-style defense (it sucked), lots of foolish penalties, and a loss. Moss looked is a great talent, but Collins began staring at Moss and missing him badly. Especially in the 2nd half. Lamont Jordan started strong, but was shut down in the 2nd half. Completely.
And Madden, although looking less old than last year, was his same old irritating self. Can't ABC find anyone else? Anyone at all? Anyone but Boomer?
Madden at one point said he didn't see how the Vikings could trade Moss away and get better. Huh? You don't see it? And ABC is paying him millions o' dollars? The Vikings got better by getting rid of a bad apple, a locker room cancer, a chemical imbalance, and a constant distraction all at once. They transformed the draft picks into talent at 2 positions and shored up their horrible defense. The Vikings are better today than last year and if he can't see how, he shouldn't be doing football analysis for a major network.
The game itself was fun to watch (especially since the hated Raiders lost) and was a great start to the season. Hopefully, all the MNF games will be this good.
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