NFL Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous NFL thoughts and observations.

- The "Are you really dumb enough to put that in print?" Award for the weekend goes to Phil Mushnick of the New York Post who yesterday wrote:

Heck, if you compare 1960s videotape to 2000s videotape, Bart Starr and [Chad] Pennington are the same QB.

Phil - I think if you compare 1980s videotape to 2000s videotape, Tony Eason and Chad Pennington are the same QB.

- Did you catch Sean Merriman being interviewed at half-time of the Patriots game? He was wearing a black "wife beater" T-shirt. You would think a convicted steroids user would have better fashion sense. Guess not. You have to wonder if Merriman consulted Jose Canseco about what to wear on national TV. If Merriman can somehow develop that facial tick of Canseco - then it will be complete. Jason Taylor meanwhile was in ESPN's studios in a suit and tie. I think it is clear which player will be better prepared for life after football.

- The Pats were 11-16 in third down conversions - the Jets were 3-11. That was the real story of the game.

- Probably the person happiest that Bobby Petrino took the Atlanta Falcons head coaching job has to be Rick Pitino. The football program was about to eclipse the basketball program at Louisville and if people were paying attention they would have noticed that besides that fast start the first year - the basketball program is regressing under Pitino.

- Here are the early lines for next weekend's games:

Indy at Baltimore (-4) 41 o/u
Philly at New Orleans (-5.5) 48 o/u
Seattle at Chicago (-8.5) 37 o/u
New England at San Diego (-4.5) 47 o/u

First impressions - I like the under in the Pats / Chargers game. I also think 8.5 points is too much for Chicago to be giving in the playoffs. Take those points early and pray for snow.

- Heh heh - this is classic:



HT Sports Frog