Dave Richard

11:04 p.m.: Final thoughts from the first night of preseason games not in Detroit:

-- LaMont Jordan still has it. Sort of. Jordan had 76 rush yards on 19 carries with a touchdown against the Ravens, but he was playing with second-stringers. What's important is that he posted some nice stats against defenders he should be dominating. I can't shake the feeling that he'll be a significant part of the Pats' offense.

-- Kyle Boller won Round 1 of the QB derby in Baltimore. 'Who cares?,' says the amateur Fantasy owner. Anyone who drafts Derrick Mason or Todd Heap cares. Boller should be able to get them the ball better than Troy Smith, though it's not exactly an overwhelming difference.

-- Mike Freeman sarcastically said he fell asleep during the Chiefs-Bears game. Was there even one good quarterback in the game? Freeman thinks Croyle has improved, but Damon Huard has a much better command of the offense. Here we go again with the Chiefs' QB-go-round, but they're ahead of the Bears, who couldn't string too much together.

-- Luckily, the Bears have found a runner in Matt Forte. It looks like he's way ahead in the race for the starting job in Chicago. Second-year speedster Garrett Wolfe also had a nice run and a good showing. By the way, 14 Bears caught passes in this game; Forte was the only one with a game-high three receptions until RB P.J. Pope topped him very late in the fourth quarter.

-- From Jeff Lippman's player update on Robert Meachem: Saints WR Robert Meachem, who has been impressing in camp after not dressing in his first season in the league, impressed in a game situation Thursday against the Cardinals. Meachem caught four passes for 129 yards and a touchdown including a 49-yard bomb from Mark Brunell in which he outran the defender to catch the ball in stride. He then later took a pass over the middle to the house for a 60-yard highlight-reel catch and run. Meachem was on our radar earlier this offseason but dropped off. Could you imagine the New Orleans' offense if Meachem could put games like this together? Even games half this good? Drew Brees might have three 400-yard games this season.

-- Our preseason hero of the night is David Clowney of the Jets, who scored on touchdown catches of 70 and 71 yards against the Browns'second- and third-string defense. Based on my notes, Clowney is a pure speed receiver with little bulk or physicality. And get this -- Clowney was originally drafted by ... the Packers. Hmm, wonder if Brett Favre remembers him (Green Bay cut him and put him on its practice squad after last preseason). This performance should get him a second look from the coaching staff.

-- Honorable