- New England used an uptempo offense in their bitch-slapping of the Colts Sunday night, and two things were notable about it: 1, the fact that they were that in sync after a bye week impressed me because they didn't display any of the rust that I feared would build up, and 2, it was a much more in-control uptempo than what Mark Sanchez and Chip Kelly attempted in Green Bay. Going uptempo is perfectly fine, unless you don't have a great grasp of or that much experience in the offense. Then it looks sloppy and primitive, like you have no business doing that, like what Philly displayed. I'll always point out when a team screws the pooch not running the ball on a short-yardage situation, though, and Tom Brady checked out of a run on 3rd-and-1 before the half and promptly threw a pick to Mike Adams, setting up an Indy TD and drawing them to within four points. If the Colts didn't get gashed by RB Jonas Gray all night (and splashed in a 39-yard wide-open pass for Shane Vereen on a play where three fucking defenders followed Julian Edelman underneath on a crossing route), that Brady decision could have been costly. Oh, and Rob Gronkowski is not human.
- Anyone who doesn't agree with me on my "Eli Manning is no longer a starting NFL QB" stance, please go watch the film of his five INTs and see how far they were from their intended receiver (like five yards on at least three of them), and then look at his declining numbers over the past several years, and then go eat a dick. Thank you.
- Yes, Mike Evans and Josh McCown get credit for shredding the Washington D, but can someone explain to me why LB Perry Riley was trying to run 40 yards downfield as apparently the assigned defender for Evans on one of his TD catches? I've never liked Jim Haslett, so I'm biased, but on the other hand, how many times this year have you seen a team's #1 WR being covered 40 yards downfield by a linebacker? I can't remember any besides this one. And it may have been rust or the Tampa-2 or he's not the player he used to be, but Robert Griffin III looked like he never played football before. That locker room seems to be getting more restless by the day, including the coach.
- Even that sad Atlanta defense couldn't cough the game all the way up to Carolina. They gave it the old college try, though. They let a hobbled Cam Newton fling bombs into the end zone until someone caught a couple of them, and then the Panthers had a game-winning FG lined up, but Graham Gano missed from 46. And the Falcons survive, and they take 1st place. Yay.
- Had to chuckle at the Seahawks down 24-20 in the 4th at Kansas City electing to go for it on 4th-and-goal at the 1 and...throwing it??? As terrible as they've been throwing lately? As effective running as Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson have been lately? Darrell Bevell has built a sterling reputation, but that play call stunk out loud, even if it would have worked. Sometimes people get too clever for their own good.
- Jason and I missed the subject of Adrian Peterson being suspended for the rest of the year by Roger "Fidel" Goodell, but I don't have much to say on the topic. It very well may be unfair, there very well may be a strong case that Peterson can make for being harshly punished. I don't care. I have a blind spot having been beaten by my father for years, so if you want to dismiss my opinion as partisan bullshit, fine, but I have no objection to any punishment given to a guy who would do that to his child or any child. Put a tire around his neck and douse him with gasoline and do the whole world a favor, as far as I'm concerned. Besides, as Dan Le Batard smartly pointed out in a Tweet: "Abuse of power by authority? Making up own too-harsh discipline rules? Punishing the helpless? Seeking contrition? Who am I? AP or Goodell?"
Week 12 Records--Dre & Jay 5-9, .357
YTD Records--Dre 78-78-5, .500; Jay 79-77-5, .506
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