NFC South

QB Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Freeman better savor the moment because he’ll be going up against a formidable Pittsburgh D this week. Still, the sophomore QB has progressed faster than expected. He has thrown only one interception so far. He’s got the basic rule of football down: protect the ball at all times. We’ll see just how far he has progressed in the Steelers game.

QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. Brees continues to impress and is the best QB in the NFL right now (sorry Manning fans). He has no interceptions and led the charge to set-up his kicker for the game winner in San Francisco. His O-line looked pretty iffy though. The Niners sacked him twice. Brees is fifth in the league in QB rating.

RB Jason Snelling, Atlanta Falcons. The third string running back had his breakout game against the helpless Cardinals. He rushed for 129 yards and had five catches for 57 yards. He scored three touchdowns; Two rushing and one receiving.

QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons. After a lackluster Week 1, Ryan bounced back nicely and ripped the Cardinals for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

Sorry Panthers fans. Maybe when Jimmy Clausen isn’t that cocky and arrogant.

NFC West

RB Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers. The Niners fell short but Gore was a stud. He had 168 total yards and scored a touchdown each for rushing and receiving. He scored the last score that supposedly was going to send the game into overtime.

WR Tim Hightower, Arizona Cardinals. Boy, the Cards sure miss Kurt Warner. Luckily for them they have a healthy Tim Hightower. He averaged an astonishing 10.5 yards against the Falcons and finished with 115 yards and a touchdown.

Sorry Seahawks fans. Maybe when Matt Haselbeck realizes he’s a back-up at this stage in his career.

Sorry Rams fans. Maybe when Sam Bradford starts showing progress week in and week out.

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NFC South – Top Performers

New Orleans’ D. Drew Brees and the Saints’ offense produced “only” two touchdowns. Good thing that their defense came to play. Minnesota failed to score a point in the second half and made Brett Favre look more than his 40-year-old age.

WR Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers. Carolina lost despite Smith’s 5-reception, 75 yards and one touchdown game. He looked like a stud out there. What makes Smith a winner? Smith just came back from a broken arm injury and instantly produced.

QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. He was not his Super Bowl MVP self. Brees completed 75 percent of his passes and threw a touchdown. Its a little too much to ask but only 237 passing yards? Get it together, Drew.

QB Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He outplayed a veteran QB and wasn’t scared to throw risky passes. You gotta admire that kind of confidence in a young QB.

NFC West – Top Performers

St. Louis Rams Coaching Staff. Questionable playcalling and a loss. So why are the Rams winners? They sped up rookie QB Sam Bradford’s learning curve by giving him the confidence to throw. Bradford summed it up nicely, “But I threw it a lot in college, so I’m used to it.”

Bradford was picked off three times and yet the Rams only lost by three.

QB Derek Anderson, Arizona Cardinals. Anderson is known as being wildly inconsistent. Good thing for the Cardinals Anderson chose the perfect time to have a great game. He threw for 297 yards and one touchdown.

Head Coach Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks. Carroll has not found success in his previous coaching jobs in the NFL. Before returning to his first NFL game since 1999, he was hounded with distractions involving Reggie Bush and USC. The stacks were against him but Carroll won in his first game back. He beat a solid team in the Denver Broncos.

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The Cowboys are hoping to post their first win in their new stadium and will be looking for Tony Romo to redeem himself after last week’s sloppy game.  They may find themselves without the help of running back Marion Barber who injured himself late in last week’s loss to the Giants.

The Panthers are 0-2 and desperately need their defense and quarterback Jake Delhomme to step it up and help this team get their first win of the season.

David and I (both 3-0) are picking the Panthers for the upset win tonight.  Chase and Spencer (both 3-0) are saying the Cowboys will play a great game and get a big win.

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