The W.W.W. - Week 4

Wow!

Brett Favre - Favre has been in the league for 16 years now, has started, like, a thousand consecutive games, and owns just about every passing record in the history of the NFL. Yet he did something on Sunday he had never done in his illustrious career. Favre threw six touchdown passes against the Cardinals in a 56-35 Jets win. Granted, the guys in the Wrangler commercial play better defense that Arizona. Still, it's a pretty remarkable achievement, especially for a 38 year old who was retired a few weeks ago.

WTF?

Andy Reid - I've had a little bit of time to cool off since Sunday, so I'll spare you the profanity-laced tirade I unleashed on my brother over the phone yesterday (sorry, Joe). I've defended Reid's questionable decision-making in the past, but the goal-line play calling against the Bears was absolutely incomprehensible.

With Brian Westbrook standing on the sideline in street clothes, Donovan McNabb is their best offensive player. So when you have to have a touchdown, why would you take the ball out of his hands? Not once, not twice, not three times, but on all four downs, they handed the ball off to either their second-string running back or fullback. How about rolling McNabb out and giving him a run-pass option? How about a play action pass? Or a QB sneak? And didn't we hear about McNabb throwing fade passes to Hank Baskett (a former NCAA high-jumper, if you need him) in training camp? Guess they left that page of the playbook in a dorm at Lehigh.

It would be hypocritical for me to call someone else too stubborn for their own good, but this one is on Reid and Reid alone. In a division as good as the NFC East, nobody can afford to give away winnable games against inferior opponents. If the Birds miss the playoffs by a game this year, which is a distinct possibility, this could be the one that sealed their fate.

Wait & See...

Brian Westbrook - His injured ankle had not progressed well enough to play Sunday, and his absence was clearly noticeable. There's a possibility he'll miss the weekend's all-important division battle against Washington. Uh-oh.

David Akers - Still automatic from inside 40 yards, Akers has struggled mightily with long field goals. The two he missed on Sunday in Chicago might have bailed out his coach's ridiculous play-calling. So is Akers in a funk, or has he jumped the shark? What's your comfort level with Akers having to bang home a 46-yard field goal with the game on the line? On second thought, I don't want to think about it.

Boom...Outta Here

A day after the Rams parted ways with head coach Scott Linehan, the Raiders followed suit by running off Lane Kiffin.

Quotable

"Everybody recognized I wasn’t getting the ball in the first half. People in the stands recognized it. I think my team recognized it...I got more involved. There is no secret, when I get the ball, things move, we move the chains. If not, you see the stagnant in our offense." - Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens following a 26-24 home loss to the Washington Redskins

I thought T.O. had matured and suddenly morphed into a good teammate in Dallas. Guess not. The funny part is, he was then intended target on approximately one third of his quarterback's throws, and he got the ball on two or three sweeps. His quarterback threw to him eight times in the first half. At intermission, T.O., had two catches for 11 yards. Seems as though the problem is with the receiver, no? Maybe the Cowboys should start T.O. at center so he can touch the ball on every play. If it looks like a piece of crap, and smells like a piece of crap...well, you know the rest.