Do you want to be entertained? Watch the ball. Want to know who wins? Watch the line.

While watching highlights and and live feed of a number of football games this year, was able to pick up on a handful of things.
First off, Wisconsin is going to be a beast to stop. Russell Wilson has the easiest deep throw I have ever seen. He hardly steps into the throw, and his arm doesn't go back at all. His release goes from his chest immediately into a flick that sends the ball sailing 50 yards in the hands of Nick and Jared. He has benefited from a year in the minors and playing for a team that has an offensive line bigger than many NFL teams, and a two headed monster at the running back position that limits coverage down field. Montee Ball plays stronger than he looks, and fights for extra yardage the way we all hoped John Clay would have last year. Abbrederis needs to put on some weight and may become the next Jordy Nelson, and Nick Toon as developed into a good deep threat.
For BYU, they need to find an offense. Last year they worked on a Quarterback by committee, and it didn't turn out too well. This year, Jake Heaps has not gotten the offense going (topping out at 24 points in a game and and average of 16 a game). Riley Nelson performed well in place of Heaps, but must cut his hair. When I applied to BYU, hair could not touch the collar of a button up shirt, or cover your ears. Receivers got lucky getting to the ball at the right time, and Utah lost the game after BYU gave it to them. They are averaging barely over 300 yards a game, allowed over 350 per game, seem to be lacking speed all around, and have not had a consistent performance for four quarters on either side of the ball.
Then there is Green Bay. Rodgers stands tall in the pocket, and always has his eyes down field, his feet are moving, and he is willing to take a hit to make a run or wait for a play in the secondary. The performance of the interior line was good today, but both Clifton and Newhouse allowed pressure to reach Rodgers and Starks (though they were up against an elite pass rushing duo). Starks showed flashes of playmaking ability that we saw in the post season, but at other times seems hesitant. Once he creates space, he becomes a different player than when he is bottled up. Cobb once again showed his ability to find an opening, but also demonstrated his lack of home-run speed. Jordy caught another big touchdown, and never even needed to hit top gear. He didn't start sprinting until he angled to the sideline, turning Brian Dawkins' hips out, and then cut back in, but actually had to slow down to a jog in order to allow Rodgers' pass to hit him in stride. No qualms here. Untouched, TD, and then a recovered onside kick for good measure. Jennings continues to run great routes and find openings, Driver goes to work every game, and Jones continues to be hit or miss (a great TD catch and then off his hands high for an INT [btw, not a catch. the nose of the ball hits the ground before his hands even touch the ball]).
On the defense, we have a number of players in the secondary that can make plays on the ball, and that leads to big plays... for both teams. Woodson undercut a route for a pick six, Morgan Burnett bites on a play fake for a deep pass that leads to a touchdown, Decker is left in one-on-one coverage deep for a beautifully thrown ball outside of coverage, then Bishop cases down the play from behind for a forced fumble, Shields uses his speed to catch up to an underthrown ball after biting on the double move that Lloyd had used to carve them up underneath, and the defensive line was left alone a great number of times. However, the underneath routes to tight ends and running backs were mostly eliminated, allowing better rushing lanes to McGahee ( who is very difficult to bring down), but overall a good performance. Matthews, though once again without a sack, ate up blockers all day, and pressured Orton into a number of hasty throws. It's like when Aaron Kampman was moved to a 3-4 OLB, and people said it wasn't working. It was. Kampman drew blockers and cut off running lanes and pressured the QB, allowing everyone else a chance to make the big plays. I like the turnovers, but the coverage needs to tighten up and play the man before playing the ball, eliminating the explosive plays (Green Bay had allowed 21 in the first four games, meaning 5 plays of 20 or more yards a game).
Other NFL teams are surprising. Darren McFadden, who I thought was a jacked behemoth coming out of college, was unimpressive as a rookie, a proven starter last year, and has already been titled as an up and comer in the the ranks of the best back in the NFL. Tom Brady continues to throw the ball around, and his running game does just enough to take up and extra defender in run spy, allowing Brady an open receiver. Stafford to Johnson is a combination that scares me, and I do NOT look forward to trying to cover that come Thanksgiving. I am glad that Houston has forgotten how to lose in the fourth, and Arian Foster combining with Ben Tate will be a dangerous duo, especially when paired with Schaub-Johnson, and Johnathon Joseph taking advantage of pressure created by JJ Watt and Mario Williams.
Now to talk about my least favorite topic; Cam Newton. Though I don't like him, he plays well, and is quick, big, and strong. He can make all the throws (if he has time he can even make them accurately), and he is a beast trying to take down. He shows determination and guts... but I just can't cheer for him... or the Eagles. Keep on losing, just for me. And Vick; the next time you think you are treated unfairly, watch Rodgers get knocked around, or Sanchez get walloped, or Andy Dalton getting his head knocked in. Which reminds me; stop calling Suh for roughing the passer. The ball barely got out of there when Romo got hit (And Romo takes a lot of hits, too).
To sum up, I am so darned happy that it is football season, the Vikings are 0-4, and Ohio State can't even seem to find the endzone with a map.
(And then there are the Brewers... I know they have won a lot lately (included the NL Central title), but I am not a baseball fan... sorry. But it looks like they should advance in the playoffs for the first time in 29 years!)