Week 10 Thursday Afternoon Punter

Vack from holidays!

Week 10 Thoughts I Think I Thought About Thinking

1.) What a crazy ending in the Jags - Texans game. Man, every Gus Johnsons game! Good job by the NKnicks for distancing themselves from the Law of Gus Johnson. Now they just play boring games.

2.) Tie game. Overtime. About a minute and half left. Both teams with one timeout left. Ball within your own three. You got a choice. Run the ball and get a tie. Or go for a loss. What do you do? Well, if you're Eric Mangini, you go for the loss. He coached scared. You could get ripped for settling for a tie, but not for going for the win. Well, if you so badly want to go for the win, you should have gone for two at the end of regulation down by one. The Jets were desperate for the Browns to not run out the clock. Call me crazy, but I subscribe to the theory that what the other team wants you to do is generally not good for you. Horrible job there.

3.) That said, Jericho Cothery clearly injuring himself during a play, seeing his QB in trouble and sprinting to make a diving catch was one of the most remarkable things I've seen on a football field. More than the Hail Mary. The only thing that really beats it is....

4.) Michael Vick. It's not everyday you see a pro athlete look like he's on an entirely different level than his peers. That said, let's all calm down. It's been a couple of games. He might continue to perform fantastically, but let's see it first. I love the way he's playing, but now he's being talked about as if he's unstoppable. He's not the greatest QB ever, and even the greatest QBs ever have been stopped. I really hate saying this before he plays the Giants, though.

5.) I did love how people were talking about how the Cowboys offense is different now that Wade Phillips is gone. Jason Garrett had autonomy oer the offense anyway. The difference this week was that Jon Kitna looked like Peyton Manning.

6.) Mario Manningham's very talented. Home run threat. Reliable hands. Is going to put up big numbers while Steve Smith is out with injury. Giants should shop him after the season. Manningham's not a smart WR. Not nearly as much as Smith. Too many times I've seen him catch a pass near the sideline and bring his second foot out of bound when he had room to shorten his stride and get in, or run a thrid down route short of the marker (just pass the yellow line!), or, worst of all, catch a thrid down pass for a first down and then retreat behind the marker to try to break his guy and get tackled short. Don't get me wrong, he's a great number three WR and would be a really good number two, but I would like to see what they could get for him.

7.) I seriously reccomend going to NFL.com videos and watching the Anatomy of The Plays segments. Mike Mayock does a brilliant job breaking down every asoect of the play and shows you all that goes into a success. A must watch.

Limerick of the Week

The Knicks I continue to support
Though they're sucking on the court
Giants get torched by Vick
It all makes me sick
How long till pitchers and catchers report?

Peace