NFL Sunday a Tough Nut to Crack for Rookie QB's

Chances are, if you caught some football yesterday, you probably witnessed history being made, as there were five teams starting rookie QB's to kick off their 2012 campaign. Yes, five. For most football fans, it served as a source of intrigue, and a chance to watch much ballyhooed signal callers such as Rober Griffin III and Andrew Luck get a taste of the NFL action. It is rumored that Kim Kardashian left her car in busy L.A traffic upon hearing about the "fresh meat" and ran home to update her OkCupid and eHarmony accounts. Subway fired its director of marketing after realizing he had only signed one of the five to make borderline inappropriate comments about footlong sandwiches, and Roger Goodell was seen DVRing the Browns game "just in case" it was worth watching. Chances are, if you tuned in to one of those five games, you are very disappointed that you did, as the five star children combined to throw eleven picks to just 4 touchdown passes. RGIII ended up impressing the most, as he led the upset of the Saints by being very close to flawless in the Redskins 40-32 victory.

I personally ended up watching Luck the most. Deemed the most advanced QB of the five, it was widely believed, and probably still is, that he will flourish in the NFL very quickly. Yesterday, he struggled against the Bears, turning the ball over four times in a losing effort. Yes, he did turn the ball over, but three of the turnovers were caused not by inadequacies on his part but by superb defensive positioning by the Bears. Luck looked like a young Peyton Manning on the field, struggling in his first game but still possessing the framework of a good quarterback. 

Tannehill and Weeden are the cut and dry college QB busts this year. Every year we have quarterbacks who excelled in the college game but struggle to make the transition to the pros. I guess I'd have to give the nod to Tannehill over Weeden, but its honestly six of one, half dozen of the other. Gonna be another long season, Cleveland. 

Russell Wilson had a pretty subpar outing, doing nothing special and getting out-dueled by the two headed monster that is Arizona's quarterback situation. However, Wilson has a strong defense and run game that will be a very important crutch for him as he looks to build on his first start, and alot of people expect big things from him this season. 

Additionally, more history was made when the first female referee to officiate and NFL game was on crew for the Lions-Rams game. Shannon Eastin worked her first game largely without incident and many people didn't even notice the milestone. In related news,Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was fined an undisclosed amount by the league for a comment involving football not being played in kitchens. Jones was unavailable for comment on the matter. 

Word from the Jets camp is that Tim Tebow has started a public feud against Rex Ryan, as he was told he was still the backup QB after a strong game from Mark Sanchez. Tebow threw a tantrum for more than 10 minutes before his mother arrived to take him home for some pizza rolls and some milk. 

And finally, The Ravens host the Bengals on MNF, however half of the Bengals team could not make the trip, since their electronic probation tethers only allow them 100 feet of travel outside the stadium. To combat the short handed situation, members of the teams personal security staff will suit up on the O Line.