Week 15 Teusday Afternoon Reserve Punter

I know I promised an extra post last week. I'm such a failure.

In other news, it snowed on Saturday. A lot. Meaning the weathermen were right. Let's all applaud the weathermen. Does any other profession get a worse deal than weathermen? I mean, when it all boils down, they're asked to predict the future, and they're usually right. But whenever they're wrong, everyone gets on them. Look, just because what they said was going to happen, didn't, does not mean they were wrong. They look at patterns and tell us what's most likely to happen based on previous evidence. For example, if I tell someone that a trip is going to take three hours and we hit traffic and end up arriving in four hours. Does that mean I'm wrong? No, the trip will usually take three hours. Something different happened to change the outcome.

Anyway, on to the TARP

Week 15 Power Rankings

1.) Indy Colts

2.) N.O. Saints

3.) S.D. Chargers

4.) Philly Eagles

5.) Minny Vikings

6.) Arizona Cardinals

7.) N.E. Patriots

8.) G.B. Packers

9.) Cincy Bengals

10.) Dallas Cowboys

Week 15 Thoughts I Think I Thought About Thinking

1.) For a defense and coach that talked so much this year, the Jets sure don't get big stops.

2.) DeSean Jackson is not an elite reciever in the NFL. He will be. He isn't yet. The one thing missing from his game is being a big threat in the red zone. His short yardage game game needs improvement. On Sunday he scored his first red zone TD of the year, but it was on a broken play. The thing is, speed becomes less of a weapon the closer you get to the endzone. I don't get to see too much of Jackson, but this trend points to improvement needed in route running. An improvement that'll likely come with experience. When that comes, he's going to be scary. Well, scarier.

3.) The one thing I learned from the Saints- Cowboys game? Mark Brunell is still in the NFL. Am I the only one who was floored by this?I do love how suddenly the Saints aren't definately the best team in the NFC. Really? One loss? It happens. By the way, I love that the Cowboys brought Shaun Suisham in to challange Nick Folk who Suishamed a kick on Sunday.

4.) Josh Cribbs reminds me of Vince Papale in Invincible when he plays with his buddies. They don't really have a shot unless Cribbs goes off. They just want to get the ball in his hands and stand around and watch. Of course, Jerome Harrison ruins the comparison this past week, but overall it applies.

5.) I don't think the Colts are going to want to see the Chargers in the playoffs. I know, the Chargers have a history of falling short in the playoffs, but that's bound to end. They'll win it all soon.

6.) The Giants need to make the playoffs if for no other reason than to give Fox the chance of doing cross promotions with the upcoming movie The Book of Eli. Can't you see the promos already?

7.) Proof positive that the result of a game decides whether a coach gets ripped is in the Steelers-Packers game. Mike Tomlins's decision to onside kick up by two late in the fourth quarter was infinitely than BB's. An onside kick has a much lower probability of working than a fourth and two. But since the Steelers won, it's all forgotten.

8.) The Redskins ran the worst trick play in the history of the NFL last night. Down 24-0 near the end of the half, they lined up for a FG. They then shifted into the Swinging Gaate. If you don't know what the Swinging Gate is, that's understandable since it's so rarely run anymore. Almost everyone on the offense shifts to one side of the field, outside the numbers, leaving two or three people in the middle; a center, a QB, and maybe an extra blocker. On the far side of the field, almost everyone is lined up in a bunch with one reciever lined up behind the line. Usually, you'll throw a quick screen to the wideout who has a convoy ahead of him.

So they shift into the swinging gate and the Giants, confused, call timeout. So Washington lines up for a FG again and again shifts into the Swinging Gate. The Giants are ready for it this time. They snap the ball to the punter, who lines up as holder on FGs, and he gets rushed badly. There's one guy for the Skins there to block four Giants rushers. Not good. So the play isn't even to throw the quick scree, but rather have a receiver sneak past his convoy and streak down the field, rendering the whole formation obsolete. The punter, under diress, flings the ball downfield where five Giants are waiting. It gets batted around, intercepted, and nearly returned for a TD. Somebody needed to be fired right there.

9.)The COlts should just go for it. You're two wins away. Winning a SUper Bowl is the ultimate goal, but going 19-0 would make you immortal.

10) One note on college football. I'm not a big follower of the collegiate game, but even I could tell how messed up the BCS is. The system claims that over 100 teams have a chance at the national title. Yet, some of those teams go on to win every game they play and still don't get a chance. How's that right? I heard how there were provabilities, had things broken different, that a one loss team would get in over an undefeated. The less traditional schools get absolutely no respect in the system. Boise State and Oregon were deserving of consideration, as was Cincinnati, but not only did Boise and Oregon not get in, they have to play each other in a bowl game.

That reeks. It reeks of the BCS people discrediting those schools. Not wanting them to beat one of the traditional schools on national TV and earning validity, they force them to play each other. This way, the team that loses, loses credibillity because they lost to a smaller name school, and the team that wins doesn't get that much credit because they beat a smaller name school. It's terrible.

The BCS was created in the late 90s to avoid split national titles like those that had happened beforehand. Fine. Now, however, the BCS people won't even hear criticisms of their clearly flawed system. Like they work for it, not the other way around. Now, I learn, the BCS games aren't even sanctioned by the NCAA, they're just glorified exhibitions put on by the BCS. The BCS is like the Sentinels on X-Men. It was created by people who thought they were doing something good for their peole, but eventually, the computer develops a mind of its own and now it's creators are scared to even speak out against it.

Limerick of the Week

In sweat his body was drenched

His thirst for pub was yet to be quenched

So he threw a fit

When told to sit

as Brett Favre refused to be benched.

Peace