Around The NFL -- Week 12

[Diomedes]

All hail Ron Mexico.

[Quasimoto]

Vick's going to get shot in dowtown ATL with reactions like that.

[Diomedes]

One can only hope.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Vick's going to get shot in dowtown ATL with reactions like that.

Ray Lewis will be there to cover up the murder.

[MDS]

Reggie Wayne clinched a playoff berth for me in a league. I'm pleased.

[Quasimoto]

Joseph Addai had four TDs.  I didn't see the game but thats very good for a rookie.  Nice pick by the Colts.

[phattymatty]

that happened against the eagles by the way.

[Quasimoto]

that happened against the eagles by the way.

Oh.  I thought it was our bye week. 

[Mad-Lad]

Give him a hand
If you ever had any doubt about the strength of the linemen who play in the NFL, you need only to have watched one play in the first half yesterday.

Steelers running back Willie Parker busted up the middle and appeared to be headed for a decent gain, especially because the only guy who could stop him at the line - Ravens rookie Haloti Ngata - was occupied with a blocker.

No problem. Ngata simply reached out with his free arm and slammed Parker in the chest, knocking him flat on his back. And Parker is one of the toughest guys in the league to bring down. Trust me, some of these guys really could crush a Volkswagen with their bare hands.

[Diomedes]

The guy's name isn't really Schmuck, right?

[Mad-Lad]

The guy's name isn't really Schmuck, right?

It is Peter Schmuck.  I wanted to give the schmuck props considering i didn't see the game. 

[MURP]

lost in the Eagles crap....

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There was only one downside to this whole thing -- well, two, if you count the injuries to Dallas Clark, Ryan Diem and Antoine Bethea.
It involved Harrison.
There is no bigger Harrison fan than the guy who rents this corner of the sports page. It doesn't matter to me whether he talks to the media or blows us off. When he is done, he will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer and will have records that only Jerry Rice will exceed.
On Sunday night, though, he was selfish and small, not a whole lot different than the players -- Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson and others -- to whom he is often favorably compared.
Maybe it wasn't apparent to those who watched the game on TV -- NBC dropped the ball on Harrison's pre-halftime disappearing act -- but Harrison put on a display that was as embarrassing as it was out of character.
As the Colts lined up to try an Adam Vinatieri field goal just before halftime, Harrison casually made a beeline for the locker room, a move reminiscent of LeBron James. He hadn't been a big part of the offense, catching just one pass, but why fret? The Colts were poised to take a 24-7 lead. Who cares who's getting the love? But Harrison wasn't interested in staying involved.
As the field-goal team lined up for the attempt, and the Colts' teammates stood on the sideline awaiting that final play, Harrison was disappearing into the tunnel, his back to the field of play.
Then came the fourth quarter, the Colts leading comfortably, when Manning threw a rare pass to Harrison, who caught it, then had it stripped easily by Philadelphia's Lito Sheppard.
That wasn't the issue, though. The issue was, Harrison just stood there, making no effort to chase down Sheppard as he returned the ball.
When Dungy was asked later about Harrison's apparent hissy fit, he shrugged and said, "Once we saw how the game was going to go (with the Eagles consistently double-teaming the wide receivers), we knew we'd be running. He and I talked before the game and we were hoping to get him to 1,000 career catches (he came into the game with 987), but it'll happen.''

[Diomedes]

His name is Schmuck.  And he just lives with that.  Wow. 

[Quasimoto]

That's funny about Harrison.  There are a lot of babies in the NFL aren't there?  Oh well.  farg him.

[MDS]

His mom lives in my dad's development. Next time I'm there I'll find her house and tell her that her son is a bitch.