10 Things From Sunday Funday: Week 15

1. In an incredible come from behind last second Steeler victory, superstar QB Ben Roethlisberger threw for 4 pounds more than his playing weight.

2. I just heard the “Bears should lose out so they can get a better draft pick” conversation again, and I’m about to blow my lid.  Please, if you ever hear anyone making this comment about a team, ball up your fist, ask him one more time if he knows what he’s talking about, and when he says, yes, hit him in the mouth. Then as he’s trying to get back up, say this. “You ignorant fool, do you know what the F@#$ your talking about? No, you don’t know what the F$#@ you’re talking about. No grown-up, professional athlete, who is supporting a family, who is fighting for a job each week in a game that has an average shelf life of 2-3 years would EVER think about tanking a season so the head honchos can select some hot shot prima donna who will immediately get paid more money than half of the team combined.  Have you ever been a rookie, or a freshman? The rest of the players don’t care about you. They haze you. And if your making triple their salary, you can expect to be tied naked to a goal post more than a few times. Rookies have to earn respect. No veteran who’s been working his tail off each off season trying to make a living in as a football player is going to intentionally stop blocking, purposely throw interceptions, or deliberately let a ball carrier run by them so the GM can draft a new star player a few places higher next year. Half of this team is auditioning for a role next season, whether it be for the their team or another, and everyone is watching. They want nothing to do with some 20 year trying to take their position. Really, are you that stupid, man? Are you that selfish? If you truly believe that giving up the season is the answer, if you are really are rooting for “your” team to lose, if you truly think these players are gonna dog it so you can get your shiny new David Terrell, you sir can get the hell out of here.”

Say all of that…  And then take his beer and his chicken fingers.

3. 286 yards rushing by Jerome Harrison. Amazing! but the Chiefs defense was probably just giving up to get a better draft pick. Also, Josh Cribbs would’ve rushed for 350. Get him in the backfield, Eric the Genius, kid moves like an Avatar.

4. If your thinking about a joint account with your wife or your girlfriend make sure you watch this Chase Sapphire commercial. I’m sure you’ve seen it played 30 times a game. The one where the Husband explains to his wife how they can cash in their points and do something extraordinary together. Like speed boating in Europe, or dining in a New York penthouse restaurant, or dancing to live music somewhere warm on the boardwalk, and the wife says, “We can’t,” and then proceeds to showcase the dress she’s wearing that she already spent the all of points on. Whaaaat!! That’s ridiculous. How can she do that to him? The card is probably in his name, he probably does most of the work, and pays most of the bills, and yet, he’s still willing to share the points on a great vacation with his wife. But oh no! She’s gone behind his back and wasted the money on some overpriced wrinkled piece of garment that you know and I know she’s only going to wear once. I don’t care that she’s Tasha Dexter from from Pam Anderson’s hilarious action comedy crime drama (V.I.P.) that you used to love at night in the late 90′s. This is terrible. This is why you don’t share your credit card with your wife or your girlfriend.

5. Gary Kubiak’s zero tolerance policy certainly has some fantasy owners up in arms. If you’re trying to showcase a player for next year, sitting him for the entire game after one mistake is a questionable call, especially when Ryan Moats and Chris Brown are your only other options. Also Schaub fumbled on a series right after Foster did, so Rex definitely should have gotten a chance. Thankfully, Drill Sergeant Lieutenant Commander Kubiak had the best receiver in football on his team to bail him out against the mighty Rams. He should start updating his resume.

6. Which one of these isn’t true. Jamarcus threw a game winning TD. The Tampa Bay Bucs blew someone out. The NFC leading Vikings handled Carolina.

7. For anyone that’s not living in Philly, this team has 10 wins, explosive playmakers, and good ol’ Donny McNabb still leading the way. With the Vikings looking vulnerable, and Brad Childress trying to pull Favre in a 7-6 game with home field advantage is still on the line, and the Saints playing uninspiring football the last few weeks, the Eagles could very well find themselves in South Beach in February.

8. A friend of mine ran into Jay Cutler at a Club during the week. The girl friend of my buddy, who doesn’t follow football, walked up to him and put her hand in the air, and said, “Great job this year Jay!” Jay reportedly stared blankly at her for a good 10 seconds, said nothing, and walked away. After my buddy explained to her why she struck a nerve, she was devastated. She then went back over to apologize, and he said to her “Don’t worry, I’ll pay you and your fans back this weekend.” And he threw 3 more picks.

Ok, only the first part of that actually happened, and we know he’s not the real problem with the Bears right now, but his “gets his feelings hurt easily” attitude is really hard to get on board with.

9. Phil Rivers and his Chargers are unstoppable right now. The kid refuses to lose. He’s fiery and competitive and makes interesting facial expressions. With 9 wins in a row, this team believes they can go all the way. It’s time to start teaching all the young quarterbacks out there how to throw short arm.

10. If your a sucker for epic adventure flicks like LOTR, Star Wars, and Pirates of the Carribean, run, don’t walk to see AVATAR, and do it in 3D. Save for Michelle Rodriguez’s irritating smirk and unnecessary pompous attitude, and the casting of the guy from Dodgeball, and a few cheesy lines from the square-jawed villain, this “Dances With Wolves On Another Planet” film is amazing.