In Week 9 of the NFL season, I learned that...
- ..., when his football career is completed, Philip Rivers' next job will inevitably be a martial arts instructor, where he specializes in the move "the fall-back air-slap."
- ...the once unstoppable Legion of Doom in Seattle will now be nicknamed the Legion of Who's Covering Who?
- ...the 2-7 Giants have a better shot at making the playoffs than Donald Trump, with his likely 232 electoral votes, has at being re-elected. Too soon?
- ...last-second losses are to the Los Angeles Chargers what herpes is to latex-allergic nymphomaniacs. It just comes naturally to them.
- ...the only thing more prevalent than MVP Awards and Super Bowl rings when Tom Brady and Drew Brees match up is the number of times they check their bingo cards on the sideline.
- ..., for some strange reason, when Dalvin Cook is on the opposing side, the Detroit Lions defense practices social-distancing to an incredibly exaggerated level.
- ..., after seeing new Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback Tom Brady toss 3 interceptions, Jameis Winston reportedly said, "Hey, I can do that, and at least with me, you get free crab legs!"
- ..., if I ever give the online-dating thing another go, I'll be certain to write, "Looking for someone to love me as much as Tony Romo loves an oval brown ball, with laces, made out of pigskin."
- ...the only thing worse than COVID in the Tampa area right now is the curse of AB (Antonio Brown). Fortunately, it's not contagious, so you won't need a shot. If your Buccs fans, however, you may need Xanax.
- ...Christian McCaffrey's new nickname is CMC. Given that, it's going to only be a matter of time before "Walk This Way" plays on the speakers after he runs the ball, as the fans chant, "Run CMC."
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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