But Tell Me, How Do You Really Feel?

The Patriots signing Tim Tebow was an act of desperate arrogance. Or was it arrogant desperation?

In case you forgot (yeah, that’s right) haters gonna hate.

I think it’s good everyone has decided to take a wait and see approach.

I’m glad everyone is willing to give a future HOF coach the benefit of the doubt.

And they said there would be a media circus.

Tim the Enchanter

At times like this, it’s easy to get ahead of yourself. I’ve already pictured the Patriots crushing the Jets in the Meadowlands with Tim Tebow scoring three touchdowns as Rex Ryan can only stand helplessly by, the boos swelling up, filling the stadium and spilling out over the swamps of Jersey. I really should wait to see if Tebow makes the final 53 man roster before indulging in such fantasies.

Thinking Out Loud

The NFL season is, in and of itself, a small data sample. Just sixteen games over seventeen weeks. A key injury in week three can destroy a team’s chances to make the playoffs; a blown call in the 4^th quarter, a pass slips through a receiver’s hands into the waiting arms of a defensive back who takes it in for the winning score, a potential game-winning field goal hits the upright and falls harmlessly to the ground. All of a sudden, 10-6-0 is 7-9-0 and your fans are reenacting Act III of Oedipus Rex. That’s right; a tie is like kissing your sister and finishing out of the playoffs is like having sex with your mother.

Sorry, Bills’ fans.

Almost There

So much to play for, so little time.

Tragedy and Farce

We saw “Argo” last Saturday. It was terrific. You should definitely go see it. What does “Argo” have to do with football? Well, it’s about teamwork, in game adjustments. It’s about stepping up when all looks lost. And Ben Affleck was like the Tom Brady of that movie. Omaha! Hut-hut!

Game of the Beast

When I predicted in the preseason that this Houston vs. New York game would be the game that Tim Tebow came off the bench and led the Jets to a comeback win that would send Mark Sanchez to the bench, I had no idea that it would be the 666th Monday Night Football game. Let's face it, if there was ever a football team that needed Jesus to save them, it's the 2012 New York Jets. So, who you got? Yahweh or Mr. Scratch?

Redemption Songs

Does a first ballot Hall of Fame quarterback need redemption? Apparently so. And he’s not the only one.