Did anyone else have the Saints in Survivor and feel cheated? Usually, you get to enjoy at least |STAR|some|STAR| drama early in the game as your heavy favorite overcomes its opponent. But the Saints rolled so easily I stopped watching in the second quarter.
Tim Tebow transcends scouting reports and statistical data. The joke is on us, and God really does want his team to win. But if you ask Tony Sparano why he went for two, he'll say the devil made him do it.
I loved Corey Williams getting a personal foul penalty for throwing a forearm to Matt Ryan's head from the Lions' half-yard line. It resulted in half the distance to the goal, i.e., a penalty of one-quarter yard. That's a pretty good tradeoff. If I were the Lions I'd put 12 men on the field, interfere in the end zone, jump off sides and smack Ryan again. That said, if you made an infinite number of penalties it would in fact be a touchdown.
The Chargers are beyond horrendous. From four neutral-zone infractions in the first half to Philip Rivers throwing checkdowns in bounds with no timeouts in the one-minute drill, to throwing a fourth-down pass out of bounds to end the game. If there's a way to give away a game, the Chargers will find it. If Norv Turner coached the '85 Bears, they'd have gone 10-6 and lost in the divisional round.
Christian Ponder passes the eye test.
How does Matthew Stafford average 5.7 YPA at home against the Falcons in a game where Calvin Johnson catches a 57-yard TD pass?
The Rams did their best to establish themselves as the worst team in the league in the afternoon games, but the Colts would have none of it. It's important to have the proper credentials to get 2012's highly valuable No. 1 pick and not be accused of tanking.
For those of you who like me drafted Jamaal Charles and Darren McFadden in multiple leagues (both in the NFFC), does it not infuriate you that they not only got hurt, but did so in the first quarter? In Charles' case, I had Fred Jackson on my bench. At least in this case, the byes made it so that I had nothing on the bench, either.
Darrius Heyward-Bey had five catches for 89 yards in Sunday's blowout. At some point he might even be taken seriously.
Who else reverse teased the CLE-SEA under down to 10? Colt McCoy simply cannot decide on a regular target. If he threw for 500 yards, I'm convinced no one wideout would break 100. Montario Hardesty could be a 100-yard rusher if he's able to handle a 40-carry workload.
I would try to buy low on Chris Johnson, but you probably won't be able to. A player who so recently had a monster season, is still in his prime, is completely healthy and in no danger of losing his role will almost never be significantly discounted.
Say what you like about the Ravens-Jaguars game, but it was a thing of beauty that brought me joy. The Jags covered, people lost in my survivor pools, and my NFFC team held on to win. And yes I chose that over Game 5 of the World Series.