The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

ESPN Philadelphia Eagles reporter Phil Sheridan obviously hates quarterback Michael Vick more than vegetarians hate KFC, but he needs to get with the times. In an article he released the other day, entitled, "Reality check on Eagles' QB situation," he wrote this: " The Eagles' running game relies on Vick to make it go (what he's heard others say). Let's get real here. If a running game relies on the quarterback, it isn't a very good running game. Period. The Eagles have a good running game with LeSean McCoy seeking space behind an extremely good run-blocking offensive line. 'When Nick was in there playing in the preseason, we were very effective running the football,' offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. The Giants were able to shut McCoy down after Foles came into Sunday's game. But that had more to do with matchup problems along the line than with the identity of the quarterback. Foles doesn't scare anyone as a runner, ...

For the third consecutive week, the Denver Broncos lost. Luckily for them, they play in the AFC West and found a way to win the division with an 8-8 record. The Broncos, being division winners, have the 4th seed in the playoffs and will play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round this upcoming weekend. It seems that just 2-3 weeks ago, ESPN "analysts" and sportwriters couldn't think of enough good things to say about Tim Tebow. He was magical in the 4th quarter. He was a winner. He motivated his teammates to play harder and never give up. Blah. Blah. Blah. Throughout all of this, I remained firm on my belief that the Denver Broncos recent successes were more due to the defense, running game, special teams and lack of turnovers than Tim Tebow's play. Granted, he had a lot to do with not turning the ball over much, but there's a big difference between leading a team to victory and not losing a game for a team. Tebow was more the latter than the forme...