Peter King: Vol. 12

A pretty exciting NFL weekend. I have high hopes for Pete this morning.

No wonder Tennessee wins every year. The Titans have the best defensive depth in recent NFL history.

[A couple of things wrong with this absurdly exaggerated couplet. One, while the Titans received impressive contributions from backup players yesterday, one game does not lend itself to a "best (anything) in recent NFL history" statement. One game. Settle down. And two, Tennessee wins every year? Really? Unless Pete is referring to Univ. of Tennessee women's basketball, I'm pretty sure he just made that up. Let's check:

2008: 13-2
2007: 10-6
2006: 8-8
2005: 4-12
2004: 5-11

I will skip the subsequent five pages that Pete wastes talking about coffee, Leon Washinton's eyes, Holmgren's last home game (until he starts coaching again in 2010), etc. I'm glad he didn't spend more than a sentence talking about that Giants-Panthers game. That game was pretty boring anyways.]

Penn State is insane.... Can anyone who bleeds Nittany blue honestly tell me Paterno has the energy to out-recruit coaches 40 years his junior for the best football players in the country?

[I know, right? Paterno has been piecing together embarrassing teams for years now. The dude can't get ANY talent. I mean, just look at the last few seasons:

2008: 11-1
2007: 9-4
2006: 9-4
2005: 11-1

If only Penn State were more like the Titans, who win *every* year.]

Drew Brees needs 402 yards to break Dan Marino's career record of 5,084 passing yards in a season.... Here's the interesting thing about that game: Sean Payton has that record in his hands, and in his play-calling. Almost literally.

[Almost. Literally.]

Good for Boston.... In this economy, should a baseball player be paid more than $20 million a year?

[John Henry needs every extra million that he can hang on to!]

Almost. Literally.