Having never been a fan of bye weeks happening as early as the fourth week, I am accentuating my distaste for this premature halting of activity by kindly scribbling out a midseason recap. Since the weeks following the bye week are routinely referred to as the second half of the season, then it is only natural for me to recap the first have of the season. Follow along as I illustrate what the first three weeks of the season have taught us.

What We Know…Or Think We Know

NFC

Arizona – That Edgerrin James still has something left in the tank.

Seattle – Even Matty can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t, Courtney Taylor

St. Louis – A coach without the ear of his team is a fired coach.

San Francisco –Mike Martz can make chicken salad out of chicken Sh%@t… Ask J.T.

Dallas – That their secondary is full of big names, not big plays.

Philadelphia – That DeSean Jackson was a draft day steal.

Washington – That Dan Snyder didn’t need a big name for a coach, just big effort.

N.Y. Giants – This is the real Eli. Amazing what a Super Bowl does for one’s psyche

Green Bay – That it never should’ve been about Rodger’s talent, but his health.

Minnesota – That a guy can lose his job, without ever really having it to begin with.

Detroit – That Jon Kitna must be color blind.

Chicago – That defense can and still does win games.

Carolina – That speculation that John Fox was on the hot seat was extremely premature.

Atlanta – That a solid career back-up can become a successful starting RB.

New Orleans – That Drew Brees is the best QB in football.

Tampa Bay – That leading a team to the playoffs last year, means nothing this year.

AFC

Denver – People who doubted Cutler’s ability have no idea how debilitating diabetes is

Kansas City – That Carl Peterson is now officially the worst GM in football.

San Diego – That LT is only human, and that A.J. Smith knows his RB’s.

Oakland – That old ass Al Davis is a crazy old ass.

Jacksonville – That not even athletes are immune to random and unfortunate violence.

Tennessee – That slow and steady can still win the race.

Indianapolis – That even Peyton Manning needs some tune-ups before the real thing.

Houston – That they still have a problem…winning games.

New York Jets – That Brett still has it.

New England – That Randy needs a QB more than a QB needs Randy.

Miami – That if you want the chef to cook the food, let him buy the groceries.

Buffalo – That Special Teams is definitely one third of the game.

Cleveland – That Anderson was a fluke, and Edwards is starting to look like one too.

Pittsburgh – That you can never have enough running backs

Baltimore – That Willis McGahee will have the longest season of his career.

Cincinnati – That some teams are just destined to fail. Really, Cedric over Shaun?

And That Football is The Greatest Sport on Earth