Random Thoughts around the NFL

What rattles around in my head, a place you just don’t want to go…

* The Safety-conscious NFL, the entity that will fine you for breezing by someone too fast because it might hurt them, doesn’t suspend Matt Light for repeatedly punching a guy in the head (without a helmet on)??? Yeah…real consistent NFL.

* Willie Parker may play despite his injuries against New England. This is a case where Willie might do more harm than good by trying to gut it out. If New England knows he’s slower, they’ll capitalize. Better to just run Moore from the outset, and not to give Bill Belichick that advantage.

* The jumbled mess of the AFC will continue to stay that way right through the end of the season. Everyone’s schedule is tough it seems.

* Keep repeating this to yourself…Joe Flacco wasn’t good enough to start at Pitt.

* There was a lot of turkey at thanksgiving…or was that Lions, Seahawks and Cardinals?

* The New York Giants will be tested this week without Plaxico Burress. And while I think they might lose this week, they are clearly the team to beat in the entire NFL.

* I think it would be really really fun if Bill Cowher ended up as Browns coach. Talk about reigniting a stale rivalry!

* Can you believe that there are THREE divisions in footbal where all the teams have a winning record? All three of those LAST PLACE teams would be at the top of the NFC South and AFC West.

* In the 1990s, the Steelers needed to beat the Buffalo Bills to take the step of becoming an elite team. Now they have to beat the New England Patriots…and I mean THIS Sunday.

* I’ve been waiting for the Titans and Ravens to collapse all season long. I’m still waiting. Still.

* The AFC West is so bad, that Oakland is just 3 games out of first place.