--As I've been saying for several weeks now, Brian Billick was fired this morning as the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. Billick seemed to have worn out his welcome a couple of years ago and then with the acquisition two years ago of QB Steve McNair the team seemed somewhat revitalized. But McNair's injury-prone status and a 9 game losing streak sealed the deal. Billick will undoubtedly resurface somewhere in the NFL, maybe.........Miami?
--Speaking of which, the bloodbath has begun. Bill Parcells fired GM Randy Mueller today and the assistant of player personnel and college scouting coordinator also went bye-bye. Parcells will be meeting with head coach Cam Cameron later this week but the rats have already begun to desert the ship. Both players and coaches have been saying Cameron's holier-than-thou religious routine has already worn out in the locker room and even with some of his coaches. Look for the hook here as well. As Parcells said several years ago, "If you want me to cook, at least let me shop for the groceries". He is going to rebuild this team from the top down and it looks as though it has started.
--Congrats to the Redskins and Titans for making the playoffs. Washington has played inspired football the last month and will be very dangerous in the playoffs. Tennessee got by a self-depleted Indy team, but who knows what will happen now? More on that later this week.
--Speaking of the Colts, I know that Tom Brady is going to win the MVP award, but after watching the Colts last night with Jim Sorgi in at QB, is there any question about what this team would look like without Peyton Manning?
--Pittsburgh better get it together and fast. I know they sit their starters in a meaningless game against the Ravens but there is this thing called "momentum" going into the playoffs and right now the Steelers have none. They have to play a very, very tough Jacksonville team next week without their star running back Willie Parker. They better move and move fast.
--Kudos to Tom Coughlin and the NY Giants. It would have been the easiest thing to get his starters out of that game Saturday night and go into the playoffs but instead Couglin did the right thing. I gained a lot of respect for both him and the Giants the way they played New England right up to the end. The are now battle-tested and are going to make some noise in the playoffs. And for all the Eli haters out there, he put up 35 points against the Patriots. Anybody else done that this year?
--Being an old St. Louis Cardinals fan, I know how the Baltimore fans feel when they watch the Colts. But I'm going to say this about the Arizona Cardinals: Get a defensive player or two and this team could be in the playoffs next year. Kurt Warner looked rejuvenated the last part of the year and is there a better pass-catching combo than Fitzgerald-Boldin?
--Rams, please help us. Fire Scott Linahan, PLEASE!! At least find a coach that will get this team to play with some fire.
--Bengals fans might want to get ready for some changes as well next season because I have a feeling Marvin Lewis is gone. No word yet and everything that has been said would seem to point to him being back but I say he is as good as gone.
Everyone have a great New Year, enjoy all the football and we will see you later this week with playoff picks for Wild Card Weekend!!
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