I am kind of busy, and still trying to pick up the pieces after betting my entire 401(k) on the Steelers to cover yesterday (seriously, since when did the NFL hire Tim Donaghy?), but Pete had a few gems today per usual.
No, I don't believe the final play in the Steelers-Chargers game is scandalous.... The problem is the Steelers were very heavy betting favorites in this game. One Vegas bookie said last night that $100 million was bet on this game alone, with $66 million of that bet on the Steelers. The Steelers were four-point favorites. Instead of winning 17-10 or 18-10, the Steelers won 11-10. Thus they didn't cover, much to the angst of gamblers around the United States.
[I am actually going to give a tip o' the hat to Pete here for making this his lead item. I was pretty amazed that this wasn't bigger news on the TV post-game shows yesterday. Anyone who had the Steelers covering in their totally-legal picks pool (like me)... I know, deep breathes. After that final play, I promptly took a nap out of sheer rage.]
Tony Romo's a hero.
[Aaaaaaaaand we're back.]
Marion Barber's the truth. Barber, down the stretch in Washington, continually found the burst and the stamina to make it to the first-down marker and bleed the clock further; he had 83 rushing-receiving yards in the fourth quarter against a defense that knew he was coming.
[Valid point. Barber was a beast last night.]
Romo? His hand hurt, and he wasn't perfect. But he saved the Dallas' season. The numbers don't matter. His leadership and presence do.
[I will give SOME credence to this notion of "leadership and presence" being important in this instance, largely because QB is a crucial position and because TO would have actually boycotted the game if Brad Johnson was under center again. But to say that numbers don't matter?? Hey, Pete, remember when you cited Barber's 83 fourth-quarter rushing-receiving yards to prove that he had a big impact on the game? Yeah, those were good times. The bottom-line is that if Romo's numbers (198 yards and 2 INTs) were better, the 'Boys would have won that game going away.]
If I were him, I'd take a DVD of this game, put it away and take it out one day next spring while throwing the ball into the couch at home (which he actually does when he doesn't have anyone to throw with). It's the kind of game you want to remember for the rest of your life.
[?????? Like I said, I am busy today, so let's just move on before I'm forced to take another nap.]
By the way, the Elias Sports Bureau confirms that an 11-0 team has never faced an 0-11 team in NFL history. That's what Tennessee and Detroit are headed for on Thanksgiving Day.
[This is an analog to the talent vs. experience debate. A "tradition" in and of itself possesses little value. Just doing something over and over again because that's what people have ALWAYS done is idiotic. You know what a cool tradition would be? For me to NOT have to watch the Lions play every Thanksgiving.]
Tony Romo's presence, I'm convinced, helped the Dallas defense in Washington last night, too.
[Have you ever seen one of those "Footprints in the Sand" posters? Well did you know that, originally, those posters had nothing to do with Jesus at all? No, in fact, it's been Tony Romo carrying you this whole time....]
And let's not forget Terrence Newman's return from a groin injury.
[Oh, yeah, that probably helped their defense too.]
The numbers don't matter. They never matter in classic Favre games. The Jets needed a classic Favre game to slay the Patriots in Foxboro, and they got something better...
[I bet it's something that's totally NOT numbers....]
-- a classic, no-mistake game, 26-of-33 (79 percent) with two TDs and no picks.
[It's nap time.]
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