Browns/Cards rundown = awesome!

I'm pretty sure those are Dolphins (not sharks) swimming around Harrison in the Manning's Mind commercial. I think he is supposed to be playing the Dolphins (that's why a giant Jason Taylor is running after him).

Colts-Jags:

I agree with the write up. And, it looks like Harrison is going to be out again (did not practice Wednesday). Jags should not really be an underdog here.

Mike, they're dolphins, not sharks...

Man, those Fox comments. Ugh.

I love how you write 4!, explain for those who have forgotten it is four factorial, write out "four times three times two", but STILL need to write out 5!--you really know your (FOX) audience!

Sometimes I really want go through and hit the "report inappropriate content" link next to anyone who posts in all caps.

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I believe the factorial question will be used in an upcoming episode of Fox's "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?"

Looks like the Pats will be down another running back this weekend. Kevin Faulk (thigh) apparently still hasn't practiced.

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Patsfan, I'm not sure the Patriots were planning on running at all this week. If ever there was a time for Inanimate Carbon Rod to get the start at RB, this is that week. Running against the Ravens is a bad idea to start with. Brady and Co. should torch the Ravens secondary without difficulty anyway. Don't get me wrong, I am pulling for the upset (not just the cover) but it would TRULY be an epic upset.

"Vikings might finish 8-8, maybe higher. That's not bad for a team so committed to a long-range plan that they refused to load their roster with costly veteran role players. Childress deserves some props."

I couldn't agree more and have been saying so for a while now. I flip flopped on Jackson - arguing originally that Lewin's forecast ignored his great improvement in his last year of college, then I watched for half a season and decided Lewin was right. However, In the last two games Jackson has thrown the ball extremely well. He's 27-34, but he's had to throw into some pretty tight coverage and of the 7 incompletions I don't think more than 2 were actually inaccurate passes.

I'm flipping back, I think Jackson will make a good NFL starter.

Mike, it doesn't look like Jacobs will be back this week. Ward will be, and he's certainly a lot better than Droughns, but the Giants won't be out of the water until Jacobs comes back. A lot of other injuries are piling up too.

Opiegrey (#10 )--

Faulk is also their best pass-blocking and receiving back.

Maroney does okay on screens, and (obviously) can run the ball, but blocks like a matador in blitz pickup. Evans isn't much better, and Eckel is pretty much the poster-boy for "replacement level." I forsee a lot of five-wides from the Patriots this week, possibly 4WR/1TE and 3WR/2TE.

Of course, being coached by Belichick, they may roll out their 1WR/3TE/1FB offense, just to make other teams study crazy film.

Re:Browns/Cardinals
In that situation I'm pretty sure that would be a touchback resulting in an end of the game tie because the pylon is considered out of bounds. But I could see that happening and any result from it (Browns win, Cards win, Refs get drunk on the field crying)

Mad love for the continuing mathematics humor. If you can work something about imaginary geometry into next weeks installment, I would be much obliged.

13: Don't underestimate the power of Eckel. He was so good at Navy that we cheered for him when the mids were on defense.