If you don't think so, you're an idiot. The Eagles started the season lacksidaisically (yes it's a word) but have turned up the heat, winning their last 5 games and are now one game back behind the Vikes. McNabb has found his form. Westbrook is coming back. DeSean Jackson is unbelievable. Andy Reid is fat. These guys are going places. The Chargers are also in great shape to upset the Colts (they have done so in the past three seasons). Rivers is having his best NFL season yet. LT has found new life. Norv Turner is in contention for Coach of the Year. Not to be outdone by Philly, these guys have won nine in a row and are easily looking at a first round bye.
Now on to Colts and Saints. First off, a very lucky win over Jacksonville hurts the Colts. The Colts are set. They have homefield, a bye, and clinched their division. But they are not perfect. By winning a game that they should have lost, the Colts lose the opportunity to learn from what they did wrong. The more they win, the less likely they succeed in the post season against teams they've never played. The Saints on the other hand are now in a better spot than they were before the loss. The party is over. It's time to work. You don't think that Sean Payton is yelling at his offensive line to protect Brees? Or yelling at Brees to learn to hang on to the ball when sacked? Think again. Now they can fix what was wrong just in time for the postseason. Turns out a loss is sometimes a lucky break.
Now on to the playoff race. First off, in order to keep his job, Wade Phillips must: 1. Make the playoffs. 2. Do well in the playoffs. 3. Get a Christmas miracle comparable to the ending of It's a Wonderful Life. Nuff said about that. A guilty pleasure of mine: The Packers snagging the Wild Card slot and then beating the Vikings in the postseason. LOL. Stuff that will happen: Vince Young send a "You're Welcome" card to Jeff Fischer for saving his job and the Titans' season. Chad Ochocinco changing his name to 85 in Japanese then later to what he truly wants: Chad Twitterific. Mark Sanchez going colorblind with all of Rex Ryan's bullshit.
And now on to the biggest news of the week: the Vikings drama. In case you didn't hear, Childress wanted to bench Farve in the third quarter to keep him from getting hurt. Favre wanted to stay in because they were only up 7-6. They had a little sidelines tuffle and Farve stayed in, only to lose the game 26-7. So who was in the right, Childress or Farve? Both. Childress wanted to protect Farve from getting hurt and wearing himself out before the postseason. Farve wanted to win to stay in contention for homefield and not to let the Eagles come close to the No. 2 seed. Fair opinions on both, given Farve's december collapse last year and the current situation with the Eagles. But who is in the wrong? Farve. Sorry Brett, but if coach wants you out, you go out. A united team in the playoffs is better than one with a first round bye. Remember you came to play, not coach.
So that's my take on things at present. As always, I love comments about how you feel. I will be writing a Broncos blog later in the week, but right now for some reason whenever I see or hear the word "Broncos", I mysteriously throw up (yes I have vomited twice since writing this paragraph). I hope you have a wonderful Holiday season and enjoy your gifts and time with family. Thanks for reading. :D
Wow. You really know how to push the right buttons, don't you? First off, I know plenty of people who don't think the Eagles are the best team, so you just called all of them idiots. Nice. Just kidding.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the Colts may have not lost, but do they really need to learn much? They have escaped losses, and although many victories are due to luck, many victories are due to last quarter pushes and of course, Manning's amazing play-calling skills.
I disagree with you on the Favre thing. With a situation like taking out somebody because the coach doesn't want them hurt, the person that should know this the most is the quarterback. In many cases the coach's word is solid. But in a situation with Brett Favre, who knows what he is doing on the field, the coach's word is not always solid. At the skill level and knowledge and experience that Favre has, he is almost as much a field coach as the coach himself. If he feels he can handle it, the coach should take that into account. I don't think Favre had any wrong actions. It just was a shitty situation all around. And they were gonna lose anyway.