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What I learned in Week 3 of the NFL season

- Greg Schiano may put on a tough-guy look and act, but once he's fired after this season, he'll look as tough as Clint Eastwood singing "I Will Always Love You."

- Houston's new goal for this season is to not trail by two scores heading into the 4th quarter.

- Eli Manning may have thrown 8 interceptions so far this season, but for as much pressure as he's felt and how much he's been hit in the pocket, I'm surprised he's been able to get off eight passes.

- I'm not sure why Josh Freeman isn't the starting waterboy for Tampa Bay at this point.

- Jim Harbaugh is going to request that the team proposes a trade with Kansas City - Colin Kaepernick for Alex Smith straight-up.

- Jacksonville would have trouble beating some college teams.

- Pittsburgh and Philadelphia may be engaged in a Keystone State turnover battle. Whoever wins also loses, which both have done quite well to this point in the season (1-5).

- RGII may soon give a speech that starts like this: "Three score and 21 points ago, we found ourselves in a hole we couldn't get out of - time and time again...."

- Rex Ryan won a bet where he said, "I bet you my team can commit 20 penalties for over 160 yards and still win."

- After his playing days are done, Philip Rivers is bound to star in a film called Anger Management II - F**k You.
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