Tuesday sports update

So for those who know me, you know I'm a fanatical fan of 2 sports - football and tennis. On more than one occasion I've had male friends ask me questions about the game or the match. Freakish I know, but there it is...I love this stuff.

So, I think it is only appropriate for me to blog on one of my favorite topics - and for you my readers (I realize most are my family and my mom's friends, but that's OK), hopefully it will give you something to talk about at parties when the subject of sport comes up.

At this point in the football season, most of the pundits are talking about the teams on the margins - and here I'm speaking NFL - only 4 weeks in and you have a few unbeaten teams left. On the flip side you have a few with a dismal 0-4 start.

Let's start on the bright side. At 4-0 you've got one expected, the defending champion Green Bay Packers, and one surprise, the Detroit Lions! Now the Lions haven't started 4-0 since the mid-80s and over the past few decades their play is more to be reviled that revered. But clearly after taking Matthew Stafford with the #1 pick 2 years ago (good GA boy - go SEC!) they have been rebuilding. One of my friends today told me that he's picking them to win it all this year. Who knows, at 4 games in, I'm with Lee Corso - "not so fast..." Then again after several impressive comebacks to get to that 4-0 (including a 24 point comeback last Sunday against the Cowboys) they are going to be fun to watch.

As for the downside, there are 4 teams at 0-4: Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, St. Louis Rams and Minnesota Vikings. What can I say - ouch, ouch, ouch and ouch! The discussion here is always about who's in the most trouble. Now I'm not saying any of these are going to end up play-off bound, but IMHO the Vikings and the Dolphins (and their coaches / QBs?) have the most to worry about. The Vikings have given up significant leads every week to collapse and lose in the 4th quarter - that is just not good. As for the Dolphins, the coach is reportedly just happy that he isn't going to be fired in this their bye week. Again, who knows, we'll see. My prediction, even without Peyton, Indy's about ready for a win - maybe this week against an equally hapless KC?

As for college FB - let's just say, go SEC! 3 of the top 10 in the latest AP poll - including LSU and Alabama at #1 & 2 respectively. Woohoo!

So there's your party sports chit-chat for the week. Perhaps I'll give you an update heading into the weekend!