NFL Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous NFL thoughts and observations.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers rested their starters the last game of the season and now they are out of the playoffs. The Giants played the last game as good as they could with all top players playing and they will be in the NFC Championship. The Colts rested their players the last game of the season and now they are making tee times. The Patriots played all of their starters in the last game of the season and now they will be hosting the AFC Championship game. Yet next year some "experts" will be suggesting teams rest their players the final game of the year instead of staying sharp... Don Banks says that Sunday's biggest winner was the Patriots. Now the Pats get the banged up Chargers instead of the Colts. Sunday's biggest winner is actually the Packers since now they get to host the NFC Championship game instead of having to go to Dallas - a place where Brett Favre never wins. I don't even know how you could argue otherwise... Tony Romo now has two postseason strikes against him. One more first-round loss next season and he automatically becomes the NFL's Alex Rodriguez - a player who puts up great regular season stats but who comes up short in the playoffs and who fans have turned against because he's got a big contract and is just too perfect. Dallas fans will give him one more strike otherwise Romo's new nickname will be Mr. October... In my head I heard Suzy Waldman screeching at the the end of the Dallas / Giants game; "Of all the dramatic things that I've seen. Tony Romo's just thrown an interception."...