In Week 4 of the NFL season, I learned that...
- ...the Tennessee Titans are likely on their way to Walter Reed to ask for another Music City Miracle.
- ...the Dallas Cowboys defense is so bad, it's now being nicknamed Congress.
- ..., with the Houston Texans giving up points like 1% coupons and canning head coach Bill O'Brien as a result, it's being speculated he could get hired as Donald Trump's new Secretary of Defense.
- ..., if there were an NFC Least, it would be better than the NFC East.
- ..., if the Winnipeg Jets hockey team were to square off against the New York Jets on the gridiron, while wearing ice skates, Vegas odds would have them at even.
- ...with Cam Newton coming down with Coronavirus, we will finally be able to answer the question, "Can Bill Belichick defeat COVID?"
- ...rookie Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert nearly going score for score with 43-year-old Tom Brady was the most exciting thing to watch since a college punk nicknamed Shrinkage challenged George Foreman to a bout at a nursing home.
- ...Mike McCarthy coaches like he hasn't coached in a couple years. Oh, I'm being told that's actually the case. Carry on.
- ..., when asked about the smartest decision he ever made, Tom Coughlin likely said, "'Resigning' as head coach of the New York Giants."
- ...Ryan Fitzpatrick is proof gnomes know three things: beards, Ivy League education, and football.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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