NFL Sunday

Now watching Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN...

Mike Ditka: "I think it's Brett Favre's time."
Keyshawn Johnson: "You mean time to go?"
Tom Jones: "It's a proving ground for Romy Tomo."

What is with this 10-year-old-kid talking about wide receivers? This is stupid. Is it me or is Rachel Nichols missing one of her top two front teeth??? Shawne Merriman looks like a dangerous, dangerous man. Straight up intimidating. I think he and Ray Lewis strike the most fear in NFL offenses. I know I'd be running for my life if I saw them.


Now watching Dolphins @ Redskins on CBS...

Interesting...Ronnie Brown and Jason Campbell were college roommates. Didn't know that. I'm looking for Trent Green to have a decently good game today. Former Redskins always play well against the Redskins. I wonder how many carries Clinton Portis will get today.

[10:30, 1st quarter] INTERCEPTION. There you go Jason Campbell. Now hopefully the announcers will stop talking about how loud the crowd is there.

End of the first quarter. 0-0. What an exciting game...Jon Jansen has a dislocated right ankle. Ouch.

[0:00, 2nd quarter] TOUCHDOWN. Trent Green throws a touchdown right at the end of the first half. Awesome. Quiet the crowd even more. End of first half, Dolphins 7, Skins 3.

[Halftime Show] Who's harder to understand? Shannon Sharpe or Scottie Pippen??

[14:48, 4th quarter] INTERCEPTION, Jason Campbell. 2nd today. Tidbit: Miami defense had 8 INTs all last season and so far have 2 today. Nice.

[0:21, 4th quarter] Fred Smoot misses a sure-fire interception that could have ended the game. Nice.

[0:00, 4th quarter] HAIL MARY. DEFLECTED TO RANDLE-EL TACKLED AT THE 2!!! Wow what a play. Why didn't he run to his left? We're going to overtime. Redskins win the toss and elect to receive.

[9:27, OT] Suisham is brought on for a 39-yard field goal. Skins take the last timeout. Why are they kicking it now instead of trying to further advance the ball? FIELD GOAL IS GOOD. Redskins win in overtime 16-13.


Dan Dierdorf:

• "Said Portis: I don't think the game has changed since last year. I'm pretty sure it's still football."
• "Maybe he [Santana Moss] should have put it in an extra gear and gotten an extra hand."
• "Miami is starting to throw the ball down field instead of just dink and dunk."
• "When I talked to Joe Gibbs about Mike Sellers all he had to say was: He's a man."
• "I think Trent Green made a conscious decision on that one and said I'll just eat the football."
• "There's an old adage for QB's that when your drive ends in a kick its not necessarily a bad thing."
• "Cam Cameron said he calls the game by feel, so if he felt like they could get a touchdown in this situation then I think they would have gone for it."
  
• "We'll see, but Randy Moss can still run."
• "I think the NFL is doing a good job of minimizing the incidents by separating guys before they can take a swing."
• "Illegal contact is illegal contact."
• "If you don't like to watch Zach Thomas play linebacker, then you don't like to watch football."
• "For a big guy Chatman is a big man."
• "Rogers is getting some feel good love from the sidelines."
• "You certainly don't want to make your offensive team a defensive one."
• "Al Saunders knows that you don't have to win the game on one play."
• "If I'm Capers then I'm concerned with the total lack of defense."
• "Boy is it tough to rush the passer when you're tired."

Greg Gumbel:

• "Coming up the Sprint Halftime Report, strangely enough, at halftime."
• "He [Roger Federer] is pretty good."
• "Well speaking of feeling here is Jay Feely on the field to kick the field goal. What a good feeling."
• "If you are wondering if Campbell can throw far he has a sturdy right arm."
  

List of dumb commercials seen this afternoon:

• The Reebok-NFL one with the women, NY Giants and Jet fans.
  
• Sprint / Peyton Manning commercial where he opens the doors in the hallway.
  
• That MNF commercial with Reggie Bush and Chad Johnson is dumb. The first one was decent but now they're just overdoing it.
  
• Mike Ditka / John Elway and Circuit City.
  
• NFL Shop commercial with the kids on the runway and Deion Sanders in the audience. Where the hell did Deion come from???