NFL 2006-2007 season

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We already saw one quarterback controversy result in not only a QB switch for one team, but a rise in momentum for said team.

Of course, we also saw the Broncos bench Jake Plummer in favor of Jay Cutler, but it failed to produce the Tony Romo results on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Now, the Chicago Bears have a QB Controversy.

However, I question the Bears' coach's decision to keep Rex Grossman as his starting QB. A QB rating of 1.3 in a single game is unacceptable. The Bears are clearly gambling with their decision to keep Grossman as their starting Quarterback. They may have clinched the NFC North, and they may have an easy-enough schedule to clinch a first-round bye, or even home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Their defense and special teams are good enough to pick up the offensive slack that Rex Grossman has created, but the Bears' decision to keep Rex Grossman at starting QB may come back to bite them in the ass come playoff time. They were VERY lucky to have won that game yesterday!

In the NFC right now, there is a 4-way tie for the two wild card spots between the New York Football Giants (aka, the "Gee-Men"), the Atlanta Falcons, the Carolina Panthers, and the Philadelphia Eagles, the result of an Eagles win over the Panthers on Monday Night Football. Personally, I think the Falcons and Panthers have a better chance than the Eagles and Giants.

And talk about a momentum change in the NFC East; the team known for over 2 and a half decades as "America's Team" has been on fire since their Monday Night Football loss to the Giants, while the Giants, on the other hand, have been struggling since then (of course, the injury bug greatly factors into this, too). Sunday's game between the two made it all but made Dallas' lead over the NFC East official (the Giants can still grab the NFC East, but it's unlikely); Dallas can clinch the NFC East as early as Week 15. All I have to say about that is this; HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS?!

And while I'm on the subject of the Giants, I have one simple question; why the HELL did the Giants draft Mathias Kiwanuka to begin with?! He made two costly mistakes on two consecutive games. First, he tries to sack Vince Young on 4th and 10 (obviously with the Titans going for it on 4th and 10, taking a huge risk), then he just lets him go, and allows him to run, all because he's scared of that infamous "roughing the passer" penalty. HELLO?! This isn't flag football! This isn't touch football! This is the National friggin' Football League. That means you're not supposed to be playing like a wuss. Tom Coughlin yelling at Kiwanuka for that botched sack was obviously warranted. Lawrence Taylor would've sacked the hell out of Vince Young, maybe even sent him to the emergency room, if he was still playing! Guess what the result of that aborted sack is? 1st Down! Had Kiwanuka not been such a dumbass, the Giants would've not only gotten the ball by virtue of turnover on downs, they also would've protected the 7-point lead they had. One week later, Mathias Kiwanuka picks off Tony Romo...only to fumble the damn ball and give possession right back to the Cowboys immediately afterward. The sad part about that? Like the game before, the Giants were up by a touchdown when he screwed up, only it happened in the 1st quarter. Of course, Kiwanuka was just one of many Giants to have cost that team the game; another factor that sealed their fate was PENALTIES! That also includes FOUR PERSONAL FOULS. And if I'm not mistaken, you get fined for a personal foul penalty in the NFL. This ain't the NBA, where personal fouls are tame in comparison. Like, over 900 yards, as well as the game, down the drain for the Giants, all because of stupid penalties. If they continue to play like this, the Giants certainly won't win the NFC East, let alone make the playoffs.

And yes, I know the Giants have injury problems. I can understand how that can affect a team in the long-run if they start piling up, like they have in the Giants' case. That's one thing. But when the players who are healthy start playing sloppy, that's something else. And put those two together, and you've got yourself a horrible combination. Such is the case with the Giants. The injuries, obviously, are beyond the Giants' control. The Giants just have to suck it up and wait for guys like Michael Strahan to get healthy and back in the line-up. Some players, such as LaVar Arrington, are out for the season. But sloppy play from the likes of Eli Manning and Mathias Kiwanuka, along with *cough*costly penalties*cough*...that is NOT beyond the Giants' control. And I'm beginning to question how disciplined the Giants are, which, in turn, leads me to question Tom Coughlin's ability to coach the team.

And I thought the legal troubles for the Cincinnati Bengals were over. Apparently not. Rookie wide receiver Reggie McNeal was arrested in Houston for resisting arrest after being denied entrance to a night club. In a nutshell, he was refused entrance because the club was closing, and he got unruly with the cops. He allegedly elbowed one of the cops in the chest. Thus, McNeal proved that the Bengals are STILL the Jail Blazers of the NFL. Something tells me that it's only a matter of time before Chad Johnson and Carson Palmer fall into that trap...