Okay, we haven't been to diligent on updating the blog (looking at my fellow bloggers and also in the mirror) but the first few weeks of football have provided much to digest and comment on.

Packers: This could be a season of shoot 'em out football, as the Packers have given up prodigious yardage the first two weeks while still finding ways to win (hint: it helps to have an absurd amount of talent on offense). A week two injury to Ryan Pickett is didn't help, especially since Mike "don't call me Justin" Neal is out for "a significant number of weeks(!)" and the next man up is CJ Wilson and...anybody's guess. Thankfully, the injury was minor, but the creeping anxiety remains.

Bills: Shut down the Bills! 3 and 0! This team reminds me of the 1989 Packers - an unheralded quarterback (Ryan Fitzpatrick starring as Don Majkowski), a talented but underachieving running back showing flashes of brilliance (Fred Jackson as Brent Fullwood), a budding star receiver (Stevie Johnson as Sterling Sharpe), and a fan base with low expectations. The week 3 win over the Patriots got notice for both style and substance. Ride the wave, Bills fans!

Bears: Things necessary to make a Mike Martz offense work: Multiple threats at the receiver position. Solid O-line. The Chicago NFL franchise exhibited none of these in week 3, although that Charlie Brown & Lucy punt play was brilliant. I completely forgot Roy Williams was on the Bears roster for the better part of two quarters, and am completely flummoxed by their offseason personnel decisions. Yes, Roy Williams is an upgrade of some degree, but he was available for a reason and the Bears other receivers aren't exactly stepping up their game either. Sit back, folks, it's going to be a circus in Chicago.

Fantasy update: Glad I didn't draft Jamaal Charles and Arian Foster. Made up for it by drafting Dallas Clark and Frank Gore. Refused to draft Shonn "The Petticoat" Greene (good move) and made fun of Mark for drafting Wes Welker (really bad move, the making-fun-of part), who scored 64 fantasy point by himself last week. Frank Gore scored two, but could have posted three had he made the free throw. Have not started the right QB for the first three weeks. Cam Newton runs into a typhoon (literally) and scores 33% of the points Matt riding-the-bench Schaub does. Blast!

More later!