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Monday, October 1, 2007
Monday QB Club: A win, at last
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After three tortuous games to open the season, the Falcons can breathe easier following their first win, over the Texans: Full AJC coverage here.
As is the case here at the Monday Quarterback Club, we’ll treat you to some other views of what transpired at the Dome, and its aftermath, as well as related and sundry links.
Down in Houston, the once-lofty Texans (okay, for the first two weeks anyway) are finally getting some scrutiny. But a grade of F minus? As depleted as they were? There seems to be some natural-born piling on built into the equation with that team, as burned as those fans have felt since the franchise’s inception. Just to rub it in: Did that botched Schaub-to-Dayne pitchout really take place, or was it Houston’s worst kind of hallucination?
For two weeks in a row, Atlanta’s No. 13 is trying to make Falcons fans forget about No. 7 and No. 8 (for a while, anyway). But is this supreme efficiency really the bizarro Joey Harrington? Give the guy a break!
Wonder if the Bears are kicking themselves about not having an adequate backup-turned-starter.
“Kyle Orton, anyone?” Now that’s cold.
DeAngelo Hall didn’t stick around after the game to talk, but Falcons whose roles are to catch the ball tossed from the now-riflelike arm of No. 13 are loving Petrinoball.
And what’s not to love after Roddy White and Michael Jenkins both turned in sterling performances against Houston? (Pause, take a deep breath and shake your head. That actually did happen. That’s not a dream.)
“It’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” White said. “It’s turned around my career.”
Can the turnaround continue at Tennessee Sunday? While the Titans were idle over the weekend, QB Vince Young was the subject of what’s being called an unusual take by “60 Minutes.” Didn’t see the segment, but numbers freaks raving about Harrington’s output the last few weeks should know that Young isn’t doing too badly himself.
Which reminds MQC of a colleague who’s been fretting about taking Harrington in his fantasy league draft. Well guess what? No. 13 has been declared worth a look in one roto guru’s estimation.
That may be the biggest surprise of the weekend.
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