In Week 11 of the NFL season I learned that...
- ...nobody circles the wagons like Frank Reich against the Buffalo Bills.
- ..., after the season, Baker Mayfield is scheduled to undergo a full-body transplant.
- ...the soap opera known as the Las Vegas Raiders will soon appear on "The Maury Povich Show," where they will ultimately learn who their father is.
- ...anyone who sat through the entirety of the Dolphins/Jets game was automatically entered into a raffle for a chance to win $100,000. As there were no entries, we'll have to wait until next year for a winner.
- ...it appears the Pete Carroll-Russell Wilson marriage will be coming to an end. While Wilson will fall back to his girl on the side - Ciara, Carroll will start training for the Olympics.
- ..., with his four picks against the lowly Houston Texans on Sunday, Ryan Tannehill is now being rumored to be the Atlanta Falcons quarterback of the future.
- ...it's just the right dose and prescription when Dr. Rodgers gets a taste of his own medicine.
- ...the NFL has become more unpredictable than weather forecasts in never-never land.
- ..., given his play, Jonathan Taylor is set to star in the latest rendition of "Beauty & the Beast." No, he's not the beauty...
- ...Aaron Rodgers' toe hurts. Chances are he'll treat it with a combination of Dimetapp, Imodium, and Pepto Bismol.
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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