Whitney Bugg Checks In From Texas, Finau Pours A Drink For Paulina & Lions Fans Suffer An All-Timer

That's about how I would dial up a dream weekend, minus the Browns winning

Let me draw up dreams that run through my head around 3:30 a.m. after I get to bed after falling asleep on the couch while watching SportsCenter at midnight.

It goes something like this:

Then it all came true Sunday as I sat there mesmerized by what I was watching. It was all such a dream come true. The Steelers offensive line is finally trash. Big Ben is a huge liability who has zero time to throw and has the mobility of a tree...see below.

And I finally saw a Bengals team that doesn't resemble anything like what Marvin Lewis put on the field on the defensive side of the ball. It's simply shocking to see this team play disciplined against the Steelers.

Needless to say, Sunday was an incredibly pleasing day to be a Bengals fan.

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• Now, contrast that feeling with what the Lions fans had to endure after Justin Tucker's 66-yard field goal hit the crossbar and was good. Imagine that drive down I-96 and the number of F-bombs coming out of blue-collar Jeff's mouth. Or the pain coming out of Chuck's pores as he drove north on I-75 thinking about how he just wants to go hide at his Up North® hunting cabin.

From a content standpoint, Lions fans are better when they're not experiencing success, but they didn't deserve what happened Sunday. That's over the top from the football gods.

• Oh, and then Lions fans had to watch Matthew Stafford have a four-touchdown performance against the Bucs.

OUCH!

• The report last week was that Al Michaels will be going to Amazon to become the official voice of that company's future endeavors with Thursday Night Football. Then, last night, I see rumblings from blue checkmarks that Cris Collinsworth, 62, isn't getting the job done. I wouldn't be shocked if NBC executives are dropping hints to the blue checkmarks that it's time for Mike Tirico and Drew Brees to assume the Sunday Night Football duties. Typically when the blue checkmarks are circling, that means someone is starting to drop nuggets on the media news guys.

That said, it's not a secret that NBC has bigger things planned for Brees. They didn't hire the guy to call Notre Dame games and work in a studio.

• It's not time to panic in Kansas City, but you have to start thinking that the Chiefs officially have their hands full with a division featuring 3-0 Vegas and 3-0 Denver, plus the Chargers with the one-game advantage on KC. The Chiefs are tied with the Lions for most points allowed (95) this season. It's clearly not a good thing to be tied with the Lions on any NFL stat.

• And then Clemson was No. 25! I addressed this in Sunday's Screencaps -- Clemson's offense, if you haven't been paying attention, is flat out atrocious. Unless Dabo makes some sort of change, that might not be a New Year's Day bowl team. The ACC is officially out of the College Football Playoff (no way one of these typical middle-of-the-pack schools runs the table) and the SEC can start to think about a third team in the mix. Florida-Alabama rematch?

• The other thing I noticed was how much credit AP voters gave Michigan for its win over Rutgers. The Wolverines moved from No. 19 to No. 14. Again, I'm not sure AP voters watched the Wolverines on offense in the second half, but this will all work itself out in the end. It's just humorous to see voters move a team up five spots after it gains 47 yards on 22 plays in the second half and had four straight three and outs.

• Dana B. writes:

Joe, This hamstring injury epidemic is driving us crazy. These are PROFESSIONAL athletes that can't seem to do the one very basic thing most athletes need to do...RUN. Almost every game Sunday had WR go down with hammie issues. Some teams lost more than 1 player. Then, there's Baseball. Oh my gosh, every other time a player hustles to beat out a ground ball, or tries to stretch that single into a double...Hammie blowout!! Seriously, what gives? Our general theory is over-training, especially in the weight room. You think Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Jerry Rice, heck, even O.J., pulled hammies?  Ty Cobb, Cal Ripken, Rickey Henderson? They just kept playing. I admit, we notice it more than ever because we follow so many teams and players because of fantasy.
But, WOW this problem is real, and rears it's ugly head constantly now. Thoughts?







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