Sunday thoughts: HOU/NYJ, GB/CHI

I paid most attention to the two games mentioned, so here are a couple thoughts:


TEXANS/JETS:
-The Houston o-line and offense downright sucked, which is evident by the boxscore and statistics. Slaton got nowhere, AJ was shut down, Schaub looked uncomfortable alot, and you could tell they missed Kevin Walter taking some of the coverage off of AJ.
-Coupled with the above, the Jets D looked amazing, and that was without 2 starters. The LBs (especially Harris and Scott) were flying around, pressure was good, coverage was good. This team will be the #2 in the AFC East barring another bomb dropping on my dear Pats.
-The Houston D wasn't terrible. They shut down the run game almost all day, except for two big plays by Thomas Jones. Leon Washington looked like the better back, though the stats don't show it.
-Dustin Keller is more WR than TE.
-Mark Sanchez looked great as the game went on. Initially, he threw a few balls that should have been picks. But once the jitters were gone, he looked poised, and was an animal on 3rd down. He also looked enthusiastic as heck too, which is something Jets fans need. This team might finally show signs of life and energy on the field and the sidelines. And all this was on the road.
-Chansi Stuckey's stat line was way overrated. A 30 yard TD reception came on a blown coverage that Freddie Mitchell could have scored on.
-Jerricho Cotchery's line was not overrated. Sanchez looked to him often, and these two could be a solid tandem for years.

BEARS/PACKERS:
-It's obviously too early to judge, but Jay Cutler's 4 picks could have easily been 6. A night to forget in Chicago.
-Both defenses looked really good, but Urlacher's loss could really hurt.
-Nathan Vasher got plain destroyed by Greg Jennings on the TD catch. This guy should never be in a 1 on 1 situation against cream of the crop wideouts.
-Ryan Grant only had 3.8 ypc, but looked alot better than last year
-On the other hand, Matt Forte totally lacked explosiveness when he had the ball, and Cutler rarely looked his way on passing situations. The Bears must find a way to use Forte effectively again if they're going to win, because if Cutler is flinging stuff around randomly like yesterday trying to win games, the Bears season will be done by Week 10.
-Same goes for Greg Olsen. Cutler needs to look his way more.
-Earl Bennett's stuff was mostly dinky dunky or screen passes. I didn't see anything really gamebreaking or explosive from him.
-Allen Barbre shouldn't be in the NFL. One of the worst performances by an OL in recent memory, and a big part of why Rodgers's #s looked so pedestrian.
-Rodgers had at least 3 or 4 passes that should have been caught that were dropped by Jordy Nelson and Donald Driver. Can't have that happen when they play a team who isn't giving them gifts once a quarter.
-Cullen Jenkins looked like a beast in the 3-4. The Green Bay D as a whole looks much improved, and some questions about the front 7 were answered yesterday.
-Brandon Chillar's sack was pretty fun to watch.



Thoughts from NE/BUF and SD/OAK will come tomorrow.