Me talking Football (American)

Well, first of all, how bout those Redskins? They beat the Cowboys TWICE this year! That is unbelievable. I am quite pleased however, that things seem to be clicking in place a bit more. There is still a long road to the playoffs which involves us exacting revenge on the Giants for the 36-0 pasting we took earlier this season. That will be tough, with Tiki Barber running all willy-nilly for over 1500 yards this season. But if we can somehow create the same sort of pressure that we did against Dallas, we might have a chance.

And on a Redskins-related note, I found this to be terrific.

In other football news, the Colts lost. The Chargers never let up on defense and forced Peyton out of any rhythm he might have had. So now the Colts have something to work on this week. Because the Colts lost, yesterday was the first Monday that the Colts had to work on all year (a win means Mondays an off-day). And while the Colts shouldn't have as many problems with Seattle this weekend, they still have Shaun Alexander to deal with.

As the Colts kept on winning, there was a lot of attention on their quest to finish the regular season undefeated. The Miami Dolphins did it in '72 and the Colts had a chance to do it this year. What really bugged me is that in conversations with most of the Dolphins, they did not want to see the Colts succeed. Those guys seem to cling to their piece of history like it's the only accomplishment that they can take pride in. I find that kind of sad. But I suppose we humans like to cling to our accomplishments, however trivial they may be.

And Brett Favre has had a good run. But he needs to get out. Now. I can't watch him play anymore. It's like watching your dog go blind. It hurts. But he too, has a lot pride. So he'll probably play through the rest of the season. For better or for worse...