1st and 10 (Week 11)

thoughts from last week:
- teh Jets? playoffs? huzzaaaaah!!
- be a sport, Mr. Belichick. c'mon now.
- can't find any rip of the Chargers-Bengals shootout - help!!
- the Giants were just caught off guard for that kick return - sad
- Jeremy Shockey, quiet thereafter? Shocking!
- the Pack is back! (ok, i may have just jinxed them)
- Jay Cutler, Jay Cutler
- OSU vs Michigan 3pm today!
- good news! NFL finally allows coaches to wear suits! about time!!!!
- which then leads me to my 10 favorite NFL coaches

Jets coach Eric Mangini (fresh craftiness) and his predecessor, now Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards (dogged old school)


Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears (classy)


Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars (born leader) and Gary Kubiak, Houston Texans (quiet confidence and nice spiky hair)


John Fox, Carolina Panthers (defensive genius) and Mike Nolan, San Francisco 49ers (dignified and hard-working - was at the forefront of the suiting-up campaign)


Scott Linehan, St Louis Rams (calming presence)


two SuperBowl champs: Brian Billick, Baltimore Ravens (tech-savvy) and the Jaw, Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh Steelers (he-man and spit cannon)


Week 11 Prognostications
St. Louis at Carolina ... should be close
Washington at Tampa Bay ... it'd be amazing if anyone showed up
Cincinnati at New Orleans ... desperate Bengals need a win
Tennessee at Philadelphia ... Philly needs to catch up
Chicago at NY Jets ... make sure the play is dead before leaving the field
Minnesota at Miami ... where art thou, Daunte Culpepper?
Oakland at Kansas City ... Green returns, but Huard should play
New England at Green Bay ... the Genius must've been sick all week
Pittsburgh at Cleveland ... animosity renewed
Atlanta at Baltimore ... where art thou, o Michael Vick?
Buffalo at Houston ... keep chopping wood, both o' ya
Detroit at Arizona ... it'd be amazing if anyone showed up, part 2
Seattle at San Francisco ... will Shaun and Matt show up? J-Pete returns!
Indianapolis at Dallas ... ah! first big chance to defeat the undefeated
San Diego at Denver ... even without Merriman, Bolts are playing well
NY Giants at Jacksonville ... slugfest of 2 battered teams

last week: 8-8
overall: 80-64