The Week That Was

Brett Favre is the MVP of the NFL right now. That isn't a popular belief to have but the season he has had through 10 games has been ridiculous. 21 TDs, 3 INTs, 2, 482 yards passing, and a 69.7 completion percentage. Those numbers are video game worthy and a 40 year old, supposedly broken down man, is performing at that level. He has taken the entire Minnesota franchise to another level. The Vikings are Super Bowl contenders and finally found the one piece they had been missing, a true quarterback.

The Washington Redskins suffered a heart breaking loss to Dallas yesterday, 7-6. The Skins defense played very well but couldn't hold the Cowboys scoreless. The Redskins offense performed at its usualy mediocre level, but were mostly killed by 2 missed field goals by the previously perfect, Shaun Suisham. The Skins had plenty of time to try to come back, but I had no confidence that Jason Campbell would be able to lead them. He then proved me right by throwing an interception. Jason Campbell can get you in a position to win games, but he can't win you a game. It is time to move on and draft a quarterback in this April's draft.

The 49ers lost to the Packers and at 4-6 are looking like a non-playoff team. They are now 3 games behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West, and 2 games out of a wild card berth. They played terribly in the first half, much like the Houston game, rallied in the second half but fell short. Maybe they are just a team that is a year away.

The Eagles came from behind to beat the Bears and get a crucial victory. The offense made some plays when they needed to and Bears QB Jay Cutler looked awful pretty much the entire game.

In college football, Notre Dame lost another close game to fall to 6-5. Charlie Weis is done and the team will have a huge decision to make on the next coach. My choice would be current Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly. I would make a call to Florida and Urban Meyer but I don't expect him to take the job. The team has offense but no defense, and while the offense has played well, they have blown way too many chances. Nebraska has recovered from their mid-season swoon to win 4 in a row. They defeated Kansas State on Saturday night to win the Big 12 North. They still have Colorado this Friday, but the big game will be December 5th when they take on Texas in the Big 12 Championship game.

Due to it being Thanksgiving this week I will be posting both Cram Session and The Hail Mary tomorrow. It won't be my typical column, just predicted scores this week. Things will get back to normal next week.

College basketball is in full swing. I don't really get into college basketball too much until February but have been following Mason and North Carolina pretty closely. Mason went 1-2 in the Puerto Rico shootout. They nearly shocked #6 Villanova, were dominated by Georgia Tech, and beat Indiana yesterday. This is a very young group but they showed some encouraging signs in this tournament. The Tar Heels are also very young, and got demolished by Syracuse on Friday. I think Carolina can compete for the ACC Championship this season but will have some growing pains. Larry Drew III is quite a step down from Ty Lawson. The Tar Heels will shine with their big men, Deon Thompson, Ed Davis, and Tyler Zeller. But in a couple of years, watch out.