Week 10 Tuesday Afternoon Reserve Punter

Got drawn in to watching a few hours of the History Channel this past weekend. It got me thinking how ridiculously unreliable history is. One special was on the Battle Of Thermopylae. The famous last stand that the movie 300 was based on, where 300 Spartans (Joined by 1000 other Greeks shhhh!) stood up and got slaughtered by a gigantic Persian army. My big issue with the historical account, as was the case with a lot of the real old stories, there was one historian who took account of the battle. One guy. How do we know his credibility? Is it at all possible that the armies were evenly numbered, but the Greeks got slaughtered? The entire account is scribed by a Greek, who could have written anything to make his side look better. Not possible? Forget possible, it's friggin probable.

Yet, we choose to believe what this guy says, but people choose not to believe religious history. Be it Biblical history, Quranic history, people choose not to consider them reliable, but one Greek saying that 300 Spartans fought against hundreds of thousands Persians? Completely credible. They even had a quote from him when he was recounting a meeting before the battle. The Persians sent over an officer telling the Greeks to stand down because they were grossly outnumbered, saying "Our arrows will block out the Sun." A Greek officer replies, "Then we shall fight our battle in the shade!" You're telling me that exchange happened? That doesn't sound a bit like embellishment?

Week 10 Power Rankings

1.) Indy Colts

2._ N.O. Saints

3.) Minny Vikings

4.) Cincy Bengals

5.) N.E. Patriots

6.) S.D. Chargers

7.) Zona Cardinals

8.) Pitt Steelers

9.) Denver Broncos

Week 10 Thoughts I Think I Thought About Thinking

1.) After a football weekend like this past one, I wish I wrote a MARP. Anyway, let's start with the hot topic of the week: BB's decision to go for it on fourth and 2. Not sure if it was the right call, but it was not as horrible a call as its being made out to be.A call should not be judged by its outcome. Peter King does it perfectly, he compares it to Grady Little. Little did not make a terrible call, he stuck with a tiring ace in a must win rather than to turn to a terrible bullpen that lost them many games that year, including that one. They lost, so he got ripped. I hate second guessing.

2.) Now, as for the call itself, let's think of it this way. If they converted, the Pats win. If they don't they all but guarantee that the Colts win. So basically, it's like going for two down by one with no time left, something I've always backed. Now I realize it's not a perfect parallel, when down by two the team is down, but it is comparable in that you decide to try to win with the ball in your hands. When a coach goes for two and the win and succeeds, the media loves him. So why rip the coach in this situation?

3.) I heard people talking about MJD's kneel down. Down by one with about a minute left, the Jags had the ball around the Jets 10. The Jets decide to let the Jags score so they could get the ball back with time left. MJD took a knee at the one. He not only ran more clock, but also picked up a first down so the Jags could run out the clock and kick an extra point to win. I heard people questioning if it was the right move citing the fact that something could've gone terribly wrong on the kick. Yes, that is true, but you can't play that way. With that argument, something could go horribly wrong when the Jets get the ball. If you can't convert an extra point with no time left, you didn't deserve to win. Also, if it was such a terrible decision, why did it upset the Jets? The J-E-T-S JetsJetsJets wanted him to score. It seems fairly obvious that what the opposition wants is usually directly in conflict with what's good for you.

4.) The NFL needs to step in when it comes to concussions. A concussed player needs to be put on IR. Don't mess around. There are whispers that Westbrook's career might be over because he came back too fast. Forget his career, think about his life! You don't want your players to have serious head problems after they retire. Then when you consider the fact that Westbrook's a running back, it makes zero sense. The defense knows he's coming back from a concussion, they're going to pound his head as much as possible. The NFL needs to step in, hire all the medical staff, and decide that a concussed player is not eligible to play for the remainder of the year.

5.) It has to be said, the assuming Orton's healthy, as of now the Broncos made out tremendously from their preseason trade with Chicago.

6.) Can we just put the Browns, Chiefs, Raiders, and Lions in one division and just have them play each other every week?Nobody wants to see Ravens - Browns, so let's do it. It doesn't have to be permanent. This division would not get a playoff spot and the teams will be like the England Premiership, where if a team is crappy for a couple of year and a member of the division is showing signs of life, the flip flop. Why not?

7.) One last thing about BB's decision. He did make a huge mistake in that last drive. He burned all his timeouts, uselessly, and was unable to challenge the fourth down play. That was inexcusable.

8.) Okay, Mangini needs to step away from the quarterbacks. Let Quinn play out the rest of the year. You're not going anywhere, so find out what you have.

9.) Memo to the Jets defense: Make one, just one, late game stand then you could talk.

10.) There will not be an undefeated team this year..

Limerick of the Week

There's waddles Rex Ryan

Stating how his defense be flyin'

They talk real tough

This month's been rough

And now the coah has started cryin'

Peace