Words of Wisdom

If you are anything like me, you spend much of your weekend glued to the television watching grown men ram into each other with bone-crunching ferocity while trying to grab a piece of inflated pig epidermis. Here are a few of my observations on the pro and college games from the past weekend:

My apologies to friends who are fans, but the Tennessee Titans are overrated. Does anybody really, truly think that 35 year old perpetual underachiever Kerry Collins can lead them to a Super Bowl victory? With the Jets, Steelers, and Colts still on the schedule, I expect them to finish with at least one and most likely two marks in the “L” column by the end of the season.

Forget about the possibility of Tennessee going undefeated, the real accolades should go to Detroit if they can keep the streak alive and end the season winless, joining the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the top of the “Worst NFL Team Ever” list.

I may be a lifetime Dallas fan, but I have to give some real credit to the 2007 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. Besides an inexplicable three touchdown loss to Cleveland early in the season, they have looked outstanding and are definitely the team to beat.

Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner, at 37 years old, should be the MVP as of right now. Despite his age and the fact that he plays for a longtime laughingstock franchise, it’s like 1999 all over again. His numbers: 3155 yards, 20 TDs vs. 7 Ints, over 70% completion percentage, and a league leading QB rating of 105.8, have placed the Cardinals atop the NFC West and should help cement once-savior Matt Leinart firmly on the bench.

I don’t care if they are number one, undefeated, and have Nick Saban, Alabama will not finish this season undefeated. If they can get by an underachieving Auburn team in the Iron Bowl, the big “L” will almost certainly come from Florida, who are possibly the best team in America.

Though I had my doubts for most of the season, Texas Tech is for real. Even so, they have to win Saturday’s matchup with Oklahoma to really prove it.

Arkansas just completed one of their best weeks of the season, even though for a time I doubted they would come out on top against Open. This week we will be treated to the battle for the bottom of the SEC West between Arkansas and the truly terrible Mississippi State Bulldogs. With a 4-6 record, they will have to win that and defeat LSU to become bowl eligible and earn the golden ticket to beautiful Shreveport.

And of course, congratulations to Ole Miss on becoming bowl eligible. You can look forward to lopsided losses to inferior opponents in second-rate bowl games for years to come. But, then again, I guess anything is preferable to the years under Ed Orgeron.