Buckeyes and Falcons

Wisconsin has got Ohio State in Madison Saturday night. According to The Daily Cardinal, the defense is...ready? Forgive my skepticism, but not only do I remember Wisconsin's struggles against spread attacks and mobile quarterbacks last year (UNLV, Illinois), I remember Steven Threet's 40+ yard scamper last week. And from the looks of things, Tyrelle Pryor can throw better than Juice Williams and run better than Threet. Basically, I'm going to keep my expectations really low for this week and, hopefully, won't come away disappointed. Say what you will about Wisconsin's defense, Ohio State's going to get their points. The critical aspect in this ballgame is Wisconsin's offense getting something going. Three-and-outs last week prevented Wisconsin's defense from getting any rest in the second half, and I shudder to think what Pryor and Beanie Wells would do against a tired Wisconsin d this week.

Green Bay is home against the Falcons Sunday. Not only is Rodgers's status still up in the air, it's looking increasingly like he won't start. If Rodgers is out, Matt Flynn will probably get the start. Now, it's distinctly possible that Flynn could take the world by storm with a limited playbook. After all, the Falcons' staff has very little film on him. However, you'd think that, even if Rodgers plays, it's going to be imperative that the Packers get their running game going. For what it's worth, I had a dream last night in which Grant had a monster game; I mean, like 160 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries. So here's hoping I prove to be some kind of football psychic. (I almost nail the number of points South Florida put up on NC State over at Action Football! last week....)