The drives highlighted the brilliance of Saints QB Drew Brees and the potential of 49ers QB Alex Smith. The confidence of both offenses was also striking. New Orleans' attack has shown it can pick teams apart, and San Francisco's, at its best, may be capable of that. The 49ers have weapons in the passing game and a strong running game. They also have an improved offensive line. Most importantly, they have a quarterback who may be finding his way.

The Browns have tried to find a young quarterback to lead the offense for years, a la Smith and have struggled to do so; no need to go over that again. Perhaps Colt McCoy can be that player, but he's the third-string quarterback right now. At present, the Browns will go with Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace, who have each had their moments in these first two games but have each thrown terrible interceptions.

And this is an attack with little margin for error. Blaming just the quarterbacks for this is a mistake. The Browns have multiple contributors at wide receiver, tight end and running back but no stars. Perhaps WR Joshua Cribbs can become that sort of player on offense; he had a 65-yard TD catch in Week Two. He had just one carry out of the "Wildcat," a package head coach Eric Mangini said the team should have used more against the Chiefs.