Some observations after three NFL weekends

1. There is absolutely no debate on this: The NFC East is the best division in the NFL. The only losses by teams in this division have been to other teams in this division. And, after last night's convincing win at Green Bay, there should be no question that the Cowboys are the best team in the NFL's best division.

2. Without Tom Brady, the New England Patriots are an ordinary football team. Brady's short passing game was effective because opposing defenses knew he also had the ability to throw downfield. Substitute quarterback Matt Cassel doesn't possess the same wide-open capabilities of his predecessor. And if an other ordinary team like Miami can defeat the Patriots on their own field by 25 points, things don't look good for the Pats. First place in the AFC East right now belongs to the Buffalo Bills, 3-0, and it's the first time the Pats haven't been in or shared first place since fourth week of the 2005 season.

3. The state of Ohio is 0-6 so far this season, but the winless streak ends this week. I guarantee either Cleveland or Cincinnati will win a game next week. I absolutely guarantee it. The only question is who is going to be quarterbacking Cleveland, ineffective Derek Anderson or untested Brady Quinn.

4. Mike Martz got the last laugh. Detroit's Matt Millen, the most inept general manager in the NFL, fired offensive coordinator Martz last year because Millen didn't like Martz's pass-oriented style. This year Martz is the offensive coordinator for San Francisco and yesterday, when the 49ers whipped the hapless Lions 31-13, Martz got a level of revenge by calling 39 running plays.