Bears in the NFL: Week 2 - Desean's Blunder

It was a tough week for most Bears fans, having to stomach the inner contents of Jahvid Best’s stomach (what he eat by the way?) and Cal’s disappointing loss to Maryland. On the pro level though, a number of former Golden Bear players were having lighting it up in the NFL.

This morning, the biggest talk surrounds Desean Jackson’s performance on Monday night. The rookie Eagles receiver again led the team in receiving yards with 110 yards on 6 catches. The most notable play however, involved Jackson’s first NFL touchdown being taken away when he prematurely flipped the ball as he was going into the end zone on a 60 yard TD strike from Donovan McNabb.

You can watch the play here:


Describe the play in one word? Idiotic. This is the same Desean Jackson who decided to flip into the endzone in his High School All-American game—only to land on the one yard line. Yesterday’s play highlights the best and worst sides of Desean—an incredible talent with a streak of cockiness. I know Desean was probably just excited to have his first NFL TD catch come in a game on Monday Night Football, but he intrinsically thought first to begin celebrating before securing the ball going into the end zone. I love Desean, but he's got to knock that stuff out-especially as a rookie-if he wants to avoid being strapped with the label of being the next T.O. or Ocho Cinco. At least those guys make sure they get into the endzone before getting ridiculous.

And what was with that Urkel dance?

Desean is lucky that the Cowboys didn’t notice the blunder and run after the ball. He’s also lucky that Westbrook was able to score on the subsequent play. And he is super lucky that I didn’t end up losing my fantasy game this week by 4 points. I am starting him after all. *Shakes fist.


The most impressive performance was probably the one that QB Aaron Rodgers churned out in Green Bay’s thrashing of Detroit. Rodgers was 24-38 passing for 328 yards, 3 TDs and no INTs. Rodgers also showed off his mobility, rushing 4 times for 25 yards and scrambling to create numerous plays with his feet.

It’s still way too early to say, but as for now, Green Bay fans have to be feeling a lot better about Brett Favre’s replacement. Even if Rodgers struggles down the line, they at least know they have someone who has all the ability.

3 days after being cut by Seattle, Justin Forsett was already in uniform for his new team, the Indianapolis Colts. Forsett handled kickoff return duties, with 4 returns for 84 yards including a long of 27. He also contributed 30 yards on 2 punt returns including a long of 25. Pretty impressive for a guy who has only been on the team for 3 days.

I promise you, if the Colts decide to hang on to Forsett, Seattle will be kicking themselves.

Brandon Mebane had another solid outing for the Seahawks with 3 tackles including one sack. Mebane has established himself as a solid starter on the defensive line for Seattle. This guy has the potential to be great.

Oh, and Money Lynch rushed 19 times for 59 yards and another score. While Lynch’s YPC is down a bit from last year (4.0 to 3.6 YPC), he’s on pace to exceed his TD total from last year (2 so far, versus 7 in 2007).