NFL WEEK 5

First off, it was a good weekend to be from Louisiana. It was awesome to be a Saints fan. It was painful to be an LSU fan. And it's always good to be a Southern U. fan. But first, are you tired of getting robbed by NFL officials? I mean the zebras are dictating the games more than the players these days. If you think like I do, sign the petition to make NFL referees' statistics public.


Notable quotes from the League of Extraordinary Gentleman:

"Once I turned that corner I was just trying to turn on the jets."
Reggie Bush, after his electrifying 65-yard punt return to give New Orleans a 24-21 lead and win the game.

"This is not a lot of fun. Losing is not a lot of fun. Not that it ever has been, but more so now."
Brett Favre, after a demoralizing 23-20 defeat by the Rams. Favre led the Pack to the St. Louis 11-yard line before fumbling with 44 seconds left.

"I'm not going to sit up here and point a finger, so you guys can create a story. It's not about that."
Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, after losing to the Eagles 38-24. Owens finished with 3 catches for 45 yards.

"It's disappointing. Some of it was just overrunning things. We were a little too anxious, not tackling well, fundamental things."
Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy, after his team escaped with a 14-13 win over Tennessee. Titans QB Vince Young made his first NFL start.

"We really didn't have any answer for them in the second half. He [Philip Rivers] was throwing the ball very accurately. We couldn't get off the field."
Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher, after his team is shellacked by the Chargers 23-13.

"He'll put his career on the line for this team. You have to admire that in the guy. So when he says he wanted to play, I know he did. I made that decision. I don't know if it was right or not, but it was a decision we had to make."
Miami coach Nick Saban, explaining his decision not to play Duante Culpepper. The Dolphins lost 20-10 to the Patriots, after Dolphins QB Joey Harrington was picked off twice.

"All anybody cares about is that we are 0-5. Right now, we have to suck it up. We have to find a way to win and find a way to break free from this mess that we are under right now."
Lions quarterback Kurt Kitna, after building a 17-3 lead over Minnesota only to lose 26-17.

"I don't see any improvement with what we're doing. We don't make a play, we don't make an adjustment to get momentum back on our side."
Oakland defensive tackle Warren Sapp, after the Raiders lose 34-20 to the 49ers.

"I think we can take it as a positive. I think we moved up a little bit as an offense. That was my first start. Now we can just go from there," Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart, after his first NFL start, a 23-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Leinart was 22-of-35 for 253 yards.

"I don't have any explanation to what happened out there. I know we prepared very hard this week, had a good game plan and everybody was confident — including myself. The bottom fell out of it somehow."
Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, after his team was blanked 41-0 by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"That's why he's in Hawaii every year. He plays with that motor. I thought we really focused on him and he still made plays. That shows you how good he is."
Cleveland quarterback Charlie Frye said about 2-time Pro Bowler Julius Peppers, after the Browns' loss to Carolina 20-12.

"We know that we have great talent on this football team, and what I told the guys before the start of the game was that we are not entitled to be successful because we have good talent. I think that is how we played today. We did not wait for someone else to make the big play."
Giants running back Tiki Barber, who rushed for 123 yards in his team's 19-3 win over Washington.

"It's one of those good problems to have — you give up seven points and guys are going mad," "Hopefully, it won't happen again."
Chicago lineman Tommie Harris, after the Bears almost shut out Buffalo save for a touchdown with 1:07 left in the game. Chicago is the NFC's only unbeaten team.
"I'm not going to sit up here and point a finger, so you guys can create a story," "It's not about that."
Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens , after losing to the Eagles 38-24. Owens finished with 3 catches for 45 yards.

"It's disappointing. Some of it was just overrunning things. We were a little too anxious, not tackling well, fundamental things."
Indianapolis coach Tony Dungy, after his team escaped with a 14-13 win over Tennessee. Titans QB Vince Young made his first NFL start.

"We really didn't have any answer for them in the second half. He [Philip Rivers] was throwing the ball very accurately. We couldn't get off the field."
Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher, after his team is shellacked by the Chargers 23-13.

"He'll put his career on the line for this team. You have to admire that in the guy. So when he says he wanted to play, I know he did. I made that decision. I don't know if it was right or not, but it was a decision we had to make."
Miami coach Nick Saban, explaining his decision not to play Duante Culpepper. The Dolphins lost 20-10 to the Patriots, after Dolphins QB Joey Harrington was picked off twice.

"All anybody cares about is that we are 0-5. Right now, we have to suck it up. We have to find a way to win and find a way to break free from this mess that we are under right now."
Lions quarterback Kurt Kitna, after building a 17-3 lead over Minnesota only to lose 26-17.

"I don't see any improvement with what we're doing. We don't make a play, we don't make an adjustment to get momentum back on our side."
Oakland defensive tackle Warren Sapp, after the Raiders lose 34-20 to the 49ers.

"I think we can take it as a positive. I think we moved up a little bit as an offense. That was my first start. Now we can just go from there," Arizona quarterback Matt Leinart, after his first NFL start, a 23-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Leinart was 22-of-35 for 253 yards.

"I don't have any explanation to what happened out there. I know we prepared very hard this week, had a good game plan and everybody was confident — including myself. The bottom fell out of it somehow."
Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, after his team was blanked 41-0 by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"That's why he's in Hawaii every year. He plays with that motor. I thought we really focused on him and he still made plays. That shows you how good he is."
Cleveland quarterback Charlie Frye said about 2-time Pro Bowler Julius Peppers, after the Browns' loss to Carolina 20-12.

"We know that we have great talent on this football team, and what I told the guys before the start of the game was that we are not entitled to be successful because we have good talent. I think that is how we played today. We did not wait for someone else to make the big play."
Giants running back Tiki Barber, who rushed for 123 yards in his team's 19-3 win over Washington.

"It's one of those good problems to have — you give up seven points and guys are going mad," "Hopefully, it won't happen again."
Chicago lineman Tommie Harris, after the Bears almost shut out Buffalo save for a touchdown with 1:07 left in the game. Chicago is the NFC's only unbeaten team.