Phil Sheridan's Latest Column Is Slightly Mis-Informed

There are some people that absolutely despite Phil Sheridan.  Personally, I think there are worse columnists in the Philadelphia sports media than him (*cough*cough*Jack McCaffery *cough*cough*), but the column he wrote after the Eagles loss to the Cardinals is by far and away one of the most ridiculous pieces of writing I have ever written.  Not that I am intentionally getting away from directly talking about the Eagles, okay, never mind, I am, I am intentionally getting away from directly talking about the Eagles second real all-round poor performance of the season, but as poor as the Eagles were today, this column from Phil Sheridan is worse.  After the jump, a FJM style breakdown (Sheridan's words in italics).

NFL Week 10 Live Blog

Week 10 already?  Wow.  Season flies when your team struggles.  Or something.

NFL Week 10 Schedule

So I guess I should have gotten this up before Thursday Night Football started, eh? (games I get are in bold; all times ET)

Thursday Night Football

Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers  8:20 (NFL Network - Brad Nessler and Mike Mayock, SR: Alex Flanagan)

Map of who gets what Sunday afternoon games

CBS games

Buffalo Bills vs. Dallas Cowboys  1:00 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals  1:00 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts)
Houston Texans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers  1:00 (CBS  - Marv Albert and Rich Gannon)
Tennessee Titans vs. Carolina Panthers  1:00 (CBS - Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots)
Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs  1:00 (CBS - Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker)
Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts  1:00 (CBS - Spero Dedes and Steve Beuerlein)

Baltimore Ravens vs. Seattle Seahawks  4:05 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)

Fox early games

New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons  1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert and Darly Johnston, SA: Tony Siragusa)
Arizona Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles  1:00 (Fox - Dick Stockton and John Lynch)
Washington Redskins vs. Miami Dolphins  1:00 (Fox - Chris Myers and Tim Ryan)
St. Louis Rams vs. Cleveland Browns  1:00 (Fox - Ron Pitts and Jim Mora, Jr.)

America's Game Of The Week and Fox late games

New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers  4:15 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, SR: Pam Oliver)
Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears  4:15 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick, SA: Laura Okmin)

Sunday Night Football

New England Patriots vs. New York Jets  8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, SR: Michele Tafoya)

Monday Night Football

Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers  8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden, SR: Suzy Kolber)

Eagles Week 10 Recap: One For The Record Books

Onto the bullet points.

• I was born in 1989.  I have not watched every single NFL football game.  No one has.  But, what we just witnessed may have just been the best NFL quarterbacking performance in the history of the league.  Before you scoff and label me a blind homer who doesn't know shit, listen to some of the facts here.  Michael Vick became the 1st quarterback in NFL history history to have 300+ passing yards, 50+ rushing yards, 4+ passing TDs, and 2+ rushing TDs in a single football game.  In addition, Michael Vick compiled more fantasy points in one game than any quarterback has ever had post NFL/AFL merger.  Yes, people keep track of this.  Yes, this is a legitimate broken record.  Adam Caplan called it the best he has ever seen.  Steve Young claimed in the ESPN post game show it was "one of the most defining games at quarterback I've ever seen.".  Again, you can say I am blinded by homerism, but there is a reasonable argument to be made that this was the best single-game QB performance of all time.
• The pre-game featured the Eagles and the Redskins getting in a skirmish reportedly because Laron Landry and DeAngelo Hall mocked DeSean Jackson getting concussed and knocked out cold.  Landry reportedly made "pillow gestures" saying "night, night" to DeSean before the game, again referencing him getting knocked out by Dunta Robinson's hit.  How did the Eagles respond?  First play from scrimmage, Vick throws a deep bomb to DeSean Jackson who was 1-on-1 with Landry.  Caught.  Touchdown.  (VIDEO).  That would certainly explain why DeSean Jackson turned around and waltzed into the endzone the way he did.  When he turned around, he was staring  right at Landry.  DeSean Jackson 1, Laron Landry 0.
• Laron Landry's less than respectful behavior did not end with that.  Reportedly he spit in the face of Eagles center Mike McGlynn twice during the game.  Just remember Laron:  Eagles 59, Redskins 28.
• As much as I want to list every record that was broken in this game, I can't.  Go read the live blog.  As they kept coming in, I made a note of it there.  I will highlight though that 59 ties an MNF record and 59 is the 2nd most in Eagles history, behind the 63 they put up against the Cincinnati Reds  in 1934.  The Reds folded the following the day.
• The Redskins signed Donovan McNabb to a ridiculous 5-year extension worth $78M with $40M being guaranteed.  Donovan McNabb will play quarterback while 39-years old.  I hold no beef with McNabb (outside of the fact he did not fit the Eagles direction anymore and his drama was becoming tiresome), but I just don't see how this is possible.  He is not Peyton Manning.  McNabb is injury prone and McNabb seems to be well past his prime as it is.  He is evidently not the same QB he was 5 years ago and if he ages like most normal human beings, he will not reach that level again.  Without a doubt this is a mind-boggling move that screws the Redskins, screws McNabb, and screws the Vikings or Cardinals who may have signed McNabb this off-season, presumably to a shorter contract.
• If that's the contract McNabb got, I now have to wonder what contract Vick will get.  At this point, I am just hoping he signs it with the Eagles.
• A lot was made about whether or not Wisconsin "ran up the score" against Indiana.  In this game, I don't think such an argument can be made.  Sure it was an ugly blow out, but 42 of the Eagles 59 points came in the first half.  The first of the Eagles 2 2nd half TDs came on the drive immediately following a Redskins TD while the other was a pick 6 by Dimitri Patterson.  The 2nd half offensive play-calling was a bunch of running plays to back-up running back Jerome Harrison mixed with some short passes.  Then again, I don't whine about teams running up the score.  But even still, I am having trouble finding arguments that the Eagles "ran up the score" in this game.  The final margin of victory was 31-points, for what it's worth.
• I think it is safe to say that Dimitri Patterson has taken Ellis Hobbs's as starting CB opposite Asante Samuel.  Hobbs has been injured the past couple weeks and Patterson has come in and played better than Hobbs ever has.  To check out some of Ellis Hobbs' best work, check out the Tennessee game earlier this year.  Remember all those Kenny Britt plays?  Yep.  He made a complete mockery out of Ellis Hobbs that game.  While Hobbs has not played a snap since then because of injury, I don't think he has many to look forward to after injury, unless he wants to be a kick returner because......
• Jorrick Calvin is all sorts of awful as a returner.  End of story.  I now trust Nick Cole more with that job more than I trust Calvin at this point.
• The Washington Redskins did not convert a 3rd down this game.
• I admit, I was a tad worried when the Redskins cut the 35-0 lead to a 35-14 one early in the 3rd quarter.  Just a tad.  
• As historic as it was, a win is just a win.  The result of the standings would be just the same if the Eagles won 3-0.  They are now tied for 1st with the Giants, and will face them in a huge showdown on Sunday Night Football in their next game.
• On a more personal note, massive changes are coming to the blog later this week.  And by massive, I mean hugely incredibly massive that goes beyond just changing the design.
• Lastly, here is a right angle the win probability graph. (advancednflstats.com)

2010 NFL Season Week 10 Monday Night Football Live Blog

Jags Win On Amazing Last Second Hail Mary; Gus Johnson Loses His Mind Screaming.

Remember when Gus got the amazing hail mary finish last year? Yeah. Good times. If I'm a Bills or a Bengals fan, I'm buying a defibrillator for next week.

2010 NFL Season Week 10 Live Blog

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NFL Week 10 Schedule

Odds that a team will actually try this on Sunday? I'll give it 1 in 5.



(all times ET; games I get are in bold)

Thursday Night Football

Baltimore Ravens vs. Atlanta Falcons 8:20 (NFL Network - Bob Papa, Matt Millen, and Joe Theismann)

Map of who gets what CBS game.

New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns 1:00 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts 1:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)
Tennessee Titans vs. Miami Dolphins 1:00 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts)
Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 1:00 (CBS - Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker)

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos 4:05 (CBS - Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots)

Map of who gets what Fox early game.

Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears 1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa)
Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 (Fox - Dick Stockton, Charles Davis, and Jim Mora, Jr.)
Detroit Lions vs. Buffalo Bills 1:00 (Fox - Ron Pitts and John Lynch)

Map of who gets America's Game Of The Week or the other Fox late games.

Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants 4:15 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)
Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals 4:15 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)
St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers 4:15 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan)

Sunday Night Football (a.k.a. America's (other) Game Of The Week)

New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth)

Monday Night Football (a.k.a. Not an America's Game Of The Week)

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins 8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden)

NFL Week 10 Live Blog

Your Week 10 NFL Schedule

Holy Hell, it's week 10 already. Pretty soon we'll be analyzing 50,000 playoff scenarios like there is no tomorrow. That's always one of my favorite parts of the year. Anyway, here is what your Week 10 schedule looks like. (all times eastern; games I get are in bold)

Thursday Night Football
Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers 8:20 (NFL-Network - Bob Papa and Matt Millen)

Map of who gets what CBS game

Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Phil Simms)
Denver Broncos @ Washington Redskins 1:00 (CBS - Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf)
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Jets 1:00 (CBS - Dick Enberg and Dan Fouts)
Buffalo Bills @ Tennessee Titans 1:00 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Rich Gannon)

Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders 4:05 (CBS - Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker)

Map of who gets what Fox early game.

Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers 1:00 (Fox - Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa)
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings 1:00 (Fox - Sam Rosen and Tim Ryan)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Miami Dolphins 1:00 (Fox - Ron Pitts and John Lynch)
New Orleans Saints @ St. Louis Rams 1:00 (Fox - Chirs Rose and Trent Green)

Map of who gets what Fox late game.

Dallas Cowboys @ Green Bay Packers 4:15 (Fox - Joe Buck and Troy Aikman)
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals 4:15 (Fox - Dick Stockton and Charles Davis)
Philadelphia Eagles @ San Diego Chargers 4:15 (Fox - Thom Brennaman and Brian Billick)

Sunday Night Football
New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts 8:20 (NBC - Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth)

Monday Night Football
Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns 8:30 (ESPN - Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, and Jon Gruden)

Dick and Mangina again for Seattle? That's 5 out of 9 games! Surely that's some sort of record or something. And Mookie, if you're still alive, I really do feel sorry for you. Maybe you're on to something after all when you say that Seattle sports are cursed.

Oh, and whose idea was it to give the Cleveland Browns a home Monday Night game? Wow. Nothing like one of the worst teams in the league hosting a Monday Night game Week 10 of the season.