- From the ‘Don’t You Think That’s a Slight Overstatement?’ File: Not quite halfway through the Vikes-Bears game, Adrian Peterson was on his way to a huge game (finishing with 224 yards and 3 TDs) – a monster performance to be sure, but in the second quarter, TV color guy (and John Madden wannabe) Brian Baldinger said, “I’d have to say Adrian Peterson is the best back in the NFL right now.” (He also said the same thing on TV three days *before* the game). Listen, I know putting up two bills and three scores on the Bears is noteworthy, but the best RB in the NFL?! Baldinger is borderline mentally-challenged, if he seriously believes that. In related news, Brian Baldinger and a ripe turnip were each hooked up to an EEG simultaneously, and the turnip was judged to have, by far, the superior brain waves.
- Listen, far be it for me to be Captain Bitterman, because I'm not trying to tinkle in anyone's Corn Flakes, but University of South Florida, the #2 team in the country? Can a brutha get some perspective over here? I know they are a good team, sure, and yes, they beat Auburn and West Virginia, but does *anyone* seriously believe that if USF met LSU (or USC) on a neutral field, the Bulls would prevail? C’mon…
- Lord, that barn-burner between the Pats and Cowboys was an entertaining game to watch – and I don’t care a whit about either of those teams. That one game just about justified the $250 it cost for the DirecTV ‘NFL Sunday Ticket™’ all by itself.
- Speaking of Dallas-New England, you wouldn’t have seen this play if you only saw highlights of the game, but in the 4th quarter, Randy Moss caught a second TD pass that was called back because of Offensive Pass Interference. I swear, I watched that play 15-20 times on replay, and I still can’t see any pushing off by Moss. The back judge who made that call should be more ashamed of himself than the TV genius who created ‘Desperate Housewives’ (The only thing that would be shameful than creating the show would be naming your fantasy football team after it.)
- OK, I’ll ask: Is it possible that Chad Johnson is only the 2nd-best wide receiver on the Bengals?
- At various times on Sunday, we saw Tim Rattay, Cleo Lemon and Vinny Testaverde running NFL offenses. Zoinks, Scooby. “Paging Jeff George and Craig Whelihan to the Cardinals front office – please report for your uniform fitting and playbook distribution.” (And someone get Dan McGwire on the phone)
- New Mathematical Formula: Wes Welker 2007 equals Brandon Stokley 2004 which equals Ricky Proehl 1999. Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
- From the “I Just Need to Know” File: At this point, why would any coach kick the ball to Devin Hester?
- Move Over, Jerome Bettis: Did you see LenDale White had 25 carries and his LONGEST was 5 yds?! I’m not even sure how that’s possible. Wouldn’t you at some point just fall forward, or get pushed by your offensive lineman and end up with a longer run than that?
On the opposite side of that same coin, Adrian Peterson had TWO runs of more than 55 yards on Sunday. I got this fact from Peter King’s MMQB column – the Bears had not allowed a single run of 55 yards or more since the start of the 2006 season. (Maybe A-Pete really *IS* the best RB in the NFL.)
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