The decision to bench Peyton Manning: Right or wrong?
In light of Colts coach Jim Caldwell’s decision to bench Peyton Manning and a few other key starters in the third quarter of yesterday’s Jets/Colts game, a decision that many would argue directly led to the Colts’ first loss of the season, sports pundits and average Joe sports fans are debating as to whether or not the decision was the right one or wrong one to make. I can see both sides of the argument; on one hand, you’ve already locked in home field advantage for the playoffs and you want to protect your star starters from injury in the last couple of games of the regular season, but on the other hand, you are desirous of maintaining your undefeated season all the way until the end. I’d give the edge to the playoffs argument, as freak accidents happen all the time in the NFL – and the last thing you want to happen is to have any of your starters injured seriously enough that they can’t join the team on the field for the playoffs.
The AP’s nauseating puff piece on Jimmy Carter
From the Department of “You Cannot Be Serious”:
Napolitano backtracks, says system “failed”
Just one day after her laughable remark about how the system “worked” in the passenger/crew-thwarted terror attack attempt on a Detroit-bound airplane on Friday, Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano has admitted that the system indeed failed:
Panthers at the Giants (UPDATE: PANTHERS WIN 41-9)
After last week’s impressive home victory against the Vikings, the Panthers have the potential to play spoiler role again today as they take on the NY Giants on the Giants’ turf in NJ. This could the last Giants’ game that will be played at Giants Stadium unless the Giants win today and thus keep their playoff hopes alive.