In Week 6 of the NFL season, I learned that...
- ...you will never hear Hank Williams, Jr. sing, "Are you ready for some football, here on Tuesday night?" It just doesn't sound right.
- ..., when 100 people were surveyed with the question, "What's the deadliest thing in America?," the top three answers were: 3) firearms, 2) COVID, and 1) A Derrick Henry stiff-arm.
- ...apparently nothing triggers Tom Brady more than forgetting how to count to 4.
- ..., after his performance on Sunday, Aaron Rodgers is scheduled to do a Discount Double-Pick commercial.
- ...the only way D'Andre Swift's name could be any more apt would be if he were named D'Andre Fastasf*ck.
- ...A-Aron Rod-grrs watches "Key & Peele."
- ...the only time Chuck Norris has checked under his bed was to see if Derrick Henry was under it.
- ..., when facing the black and gold, the Browns turn black and blue.
- ...the only three things which can defeat Bill Belichick are: Bill Belichick, Eli Manning, and COVID.
- ..., when NFC East teams receive coal on Christmas, it'll be the highlight of their seasons.
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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