Quarterbacks get too much blame and too much credit. I've endured many years of turbulent quarterback play - at one point throwing a full laundry basket of clothes at the television after I couldn't take it any more, breaking down in tears over the play of a QB who shall remain nameless. Needless to say my Dad wasn't happy about the flat screen and my mom wasn't happy about the folded laundry.
Here are my notables for the last few weeks:
- Tim Tebow - although there was a come from behind victory in Week 7, there were 55 minutes of terrible play before that, which showed itself again this Sunday. We're getting exactly what we thought we would get with Tebow - to no fault of his own. He's not an NFL quarterback - at least not now.
- Kyle Boller / Carson Palmer / Terrelle Prior / Oakland Raiders - who even knows... Here's to hoping Carson Palmer can make up for time lost.
- "Matt the King of our Cassle" (as my mother in law says) - have to give it to the Kansas City Chiefs who have somehow figured out a way to come back to be a 4-3 team tied for the Division.
- Joe Flacco - as wildly inconsistent as the flight pattern of a Raven.
- Peyton Manning - is it possible that Peyton Manning could win MVP and not even take a snap this year? When Tom Brady went down, the Patriots still figured out a way to go 11-5. The Colts have yet to win a game.
It's also this time of year that teams go off to find themselves like kids in high school, and it's usually at this time that I have a tough time staying committed. Now that I am a casual fan (kind of), I get to turn it off when I want to and pick it back up in December when it gets interesting.
In the meantime, Halloween has come to a close. The costumes come off, November play starts, and the real teams and players emerge.
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