First of all, the Patriots apparently plan to franchise Matt Cassel.
Not a fan of this at all. Cassel is a good guy and Quaterbacks are important, but unless one of them goes, it's no good tying that much money to two players. It's not as bad as signing them both to huge long term contracts (see Browns, Cleveland) but it's not much better. It's awkward having a guy on your bench making $10 million (see Jones, Andruw). But I guess you kind of have to as the Patriots since the hot rumor is that Brady either won't be healed or won't ever be the same again or both. Either way, lots of money down the tubes.
Second, Jamal Williams channeled Matt Hasslebeck in the Chargers OT win over the Colts. Only unlike Hasslebeck, the Chargers actually pulled it off. I'm a huge fan of athletes calling their team's shots. They either look awesome when they win big or hilariously dumb when they don't. It's only bad when they overdo it like Joey Porter. Everyone's allowed a few predictions, especially if they're right sometimes. But guys like Porter or Jon Kitna (who predicted 10 wins this year from the 0-16 Lions) really lose their right to speak sometimes. Even if it is entertaining.
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