Monday's Tip Drill

God's middle initials are L.T.
His game is off the charts right now. Tying Lenny Moore's consecutive game scoring record (18) is pretty incredible, but this triple crown thing is outta control. Kudos to an old dog like Schottenheimer who typically has the creativity of a dentist, to open his mind and playbook and find innovative ways to maximize Tomlinson's abilities. What's next? They could use some help in the secondary?

One expensive evening.
With each touchdown Alexander scored against those poor Texans, you could just hear the ringing in Tim Ruskell's office getting louder and louder. At least Andy Reid is inventing ways to keep his stud runner's stats from getting too expensive, but how the Seahawks figured waiting to sign Alexander would be a prudent move, ranks right up there with Enron accounting.

Simms like now is the time.
This kid is so much like his father, it's downright scary. Even down to the 'underrated' label that Chris Simms seems to exude. It's not often a young QB inherits a 5-1 team with this much upside. If Simms can play steady ball like his Dad, he could cement himself as an NFL starter right now. Griese was ok, but Gruden already had his finger on the trigger. No definitive word on the extent of Griese's injury, but 'torn ACL' is the word on the street. Simms' time is now.

Time has caught up with the Patriots.
I'd say the Rodney Harrison loss was the biggest, but overall, it's time to state the obvious: the New England Patriots today are a team struggling to keep their heads above water. I'm not saying Bruschi's return wouldn't help, but it's more than just having a porous defense. That lustre is gone, that air of confidence and jedi mastery mystique is gone. The Patriots aren't a bad football team, they're just not a great one anymore. Dillon's odometer has peaked, and teams are better prepared to play Brady. They'll still win some games, maybe even squeek into the playoffs, but if they make the Super Bowl, I'll eat a medium Boston Pizza, naked, in two minutes, while saying Bridget Moynahan with a Spanish accent.

Chris Henry does his best Donte Stallworth impersonation.
Oh the message boards were heating up with no shortage of Chris Henry hype after his 85 yard, 1 TD effort last Sunday night against the Jags. Sharks were foaming at the mouth suggesting Henry could steal away T.J. Houshmandzadeh's spot as Chad Johnson's ball boy. Many (including some editor of some fantasy football blog that looks a lot like this one) decided to pick up this Henry cat and put him in the starting lineup over Donte Stallworth because you know, Stallworth sucks and only performs when he's on your bench. Thanks Chris. Thanks for nothing.

Coughlin needs to take the pickle out of his ass.
Look, we all know Coughlin is a hard-ass. We all know Coughlin doesn't just want success on short yardage plays, he wants it run a certain kind of way with a certain kind of running back: namely the African American version of the Incredible Hulk. He tried Ron Dayne, but he was too 'Meryl Streep' for Coughlin, so he literally does go and draft the Incredible Hulk for this one-yard chore. Note to Tom: there's a reason why they call rookies, rookies. There's a reason why 250-pound rookies get wedgies in training camp. Because they don't. know. anything! Next time the game is on the line, and you need a yard, Tom. Give it to Tiki Barber.

Donte Stallworth does his best Donte Stallworth impersonation.
7 catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. I'm more convinced than ever that Prozac was invented by a Donte Stallworth owner.

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