NFL Week 16 - What We Learned

1. God was apparently busy preparing for Christmas the last two weeks because Tebow played awful again. 4 interceptions today. I wonder how much longer this nonsense will last. The Broncos can lose to anyone in the league. And seriously - isn't it the job of a reporter to question Tebow - if God is responsible for your good luck, isn't he also responsible for your bad luck? I don't think this is being anti-religious, just a decent reporter. Religious people can't seriously think God would spend one ounce of energy on football of all things.

2. I doubt we will see Adrian Peterson play football again. A torn ACL and MCL in mid-career for a running back. It takes a year to recover from an ACL and this was a particularly bad one judging by the replay and the fact that both the ACL and MCL are torn. I always thought AP was going to get a nasty injury, just by the way he runs. Tom Brady returned after a year off from an ACL, but he's an immobile QB, whereas AP is a violent runner. Also, remember, AP tore an ACL in college. I just don't see him playing again, even though he is a young man. Turning out to be just like Gayle Sayers.

3. Marshawn Lynch is one of the best running backs in the league. The man is a beast. The Seahawks are a QB away from having a legitimate playoff team.

4. Alex Smith is actually a good quarterback. I'm riding this guy. He isn't flashy, he isn't getting on ESPN, but he simply does not make mistakes. All of a sudden, I have confidence in the guy. And I think the Niners are better off so long as the rest of the football world snickers about Alex Smith. Let all the degenerate gamblers outthink themselves and bet against him in the playoffs. He is legit, especially if you consider the Niners are depleted at receiver and Gore isn't running the way he was early in the year.

5. Mark Sanchez and Rex Ryan are in a really strange place. I assume the Jets aren't making the playoffs this year. Where does this leave the team? Their aging defense is no longer dominant and their running game is no longer strong. Sanchez is unmasked as the lousy QB he's always been and clearly cannot carry the team. They are in a tough spot. Rex deserves it for being such a blowhard.

6. What is Colin Cowherd going to say when the Jets and Cowboys don't make the playoffs? I think the Giants are beating the Cowboys this week and Cowherd is always fellating Sanchez and Romo for being good when it counts. So what happens when both teams don't make the playoffs? I wonder if he eats his words.

Playoffs are going to be fun this year.