Football thoughts

10-2. 10-2. 11-1. 12-0. Indianapolis. Green Bay. Dallas. New England. They're pretty.... pretty good. I think Indy is the worst of these four teams. They're 10-2, but I don't think they're that good. Peyton has looked very human this year, and if Joseph Addai wasn't having such a good year, they wouldn't be leading their own division.

Green Bay looked bad against the 'Boys. Mike McCarthy said they had something like 22 mental errors in that game. They hadn't had more than 9 in any other games. So they played poorly. I'm not even going to use Brett Favre getting hurt as an excuse because Aaron Rogers looked really good when he came in. There's only one problem. Every time Favre gets hurt, and Rogers comes in for him, he ends up getting hurt too. He's supposed to be out this week with a hamstring injury. Poor guy. If Favre goes down again this week, I think Oakland could sneak out of Green Bay with a win and Dallas can coast to home field.

I didn't think Dallas was that good all year. I didn't think Tony Romo was that good. I think I've been wrong. I still think the Packers are going to beat them in the playoffs, but Dallas is good. Great passing game, probably second only to the Patriots. I'd put the Packers up there too, but Dallas has more vertical threats, and uses them more. Green Bay is a great passing team, but they're less aggressive, therefore less dangerous. Dallas can also run the ball. Although every time I see Julius Jones in the backfield, I question what Wade Phillips is doing. Barber is a great runner.

The New England Patriots. They're good. They should have lost to Baltimore, but you can't go undefeated without a little luck. That was one of the best football games I have ever seen, right down to the last second Hail Mary that fell two yards short. If this was in the Super Bowl (AFC teams, so don't start) it might have been the greatest Super Bowl ever. It was that exciting. If you missed it, go jump off a cliff. And since Pittsburgh is kind of like Baltimore but better, I'm sure people think they have a legitimate chance to win. I'm predicting Pats win by 30. Don't get all excited. This game will be over at the 8:37 mark in the second quarter.

Pats Packers Super Bowl? I hope so.
Undefeated Patriots? I Think so.
18-1 Patriots only loss comes in Super Bowl? No. 19-0, and shut up Dolphins, because this season is going to be ten times more impressive than your weak, shorter schedule. Not only are they on your block, but you're being evicted and they're tearing down your house and building a bigger one.