Tuesday, November 22, 2011

NFL, Week 11

It was a busy weekend, so I was able to watch even less of the NFL than has become the norm in this new baby-filled frontier. So here are some quick hits:

- While Thursday's game will certainly add to the legend of Tebow, my biggest takeaway was how terribly Mark Sanchez played, and how little he needed to do for the Jets to win that game, and he still couldn't do it. Sanchez has made a habit of defying expectations (be those high or low ones), so we'll see how he bounces back from this low point.

- Oklahoma State sent the college football world into chaos thanks to their inexplicable loss to Iowa State (they of the 6-4 overall record). This loss put us one step closer to a thoroughly unappealing rematch option of LSU-Alabama. Luckily, both Oregon and Oklahoma had a chance to a) keep us from having to watch those two atrocious offenses go up against NFL-quality defenses again, and b) keep us from having a team who not only didn't even win their conference, they wouldn't even get the chance to play for their conference title, play in the national title game.

Unluckily, both failed. At this point, I don't see a way for us to avoid an SEC-West rematch for the national title.

- Granted they don't have to be great, but Green Bay's defense giving up 26 points to maddeningly inconsistent Tampa Bay (including LeGarrett Blount's Beast Mode impersonation) is a huge concern going forward.

- So Detroit's offense is capable of coming back from almost any deficit, and Green Bay's defense has been less than impressive all season. How big of a lead do the Packers need to get for me to feel safe turning off the TV at halftime. 50 points?

- Buyer's remorse much, Buffalo? Ryan Fitzpatrick seems like a good guy from afar, so maybe this will work out, but the immediate returns have been terrible. 0 touchdowns against Miami?

- Is it just me, or does Dan Patrick narrate a highlight of Redskins kicker Graham Gano missing a high leverage field goal every other week on Sunday Night Football's pregame show? Maybe an upgrade is in order?

- In the last 13 games between the two teams, Seattle has beaten St. Louis 12 times. The lone exception? Last year in St. Louis, also known as the only one of these 13 games that I attended. Screw you St. Louis, I'm glad you're a total train-wreck.

- I'd make a comment about the Chicago-San Diego game, but my friend Steveo summarized that game perfectly: "Is Phillip Rivers trying to get Norv Turner fired?" I'll let you guess which Rivers throw prompted this question.

- Of course, if that were the case, could you blame Rivers?

- Andy Reid finally allowed the Eagles to run almost as much as they threw the ball on Sunday, and somehow Philly beat the Giants behind Vince Young. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the two are related.

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