MONDAY THOUGHTS by Tannen

Having that East Coast, part Italian in me, I just can't let go of certain things and firmly believe in the theraputic value of revenge. As Donovan McNabb carved up the Vikings in leading the Eagles to the NFL's version of the Elite 8, I rejoiced in his cramming it down the throat of that fat pig, hypocrite lying dirt bag Rush Limbaugh! Remember his remark about the only reason Donovan was successful was because the media painted him that way because he's black? What a moron. McNabb has never had a strong receiving corps except for one year with that little baby Terrell Owens, yet he's on the brink of reaching his 5th Conference championship game. For the record, Peyton Manning has been in just two. The biggest joke is anyone who has lived in Philly or is familiar with sports in that town realize no City of Brotherly Love athlete catches a break from fans or the local media. They booed Santa Claus & the greatest 3rd baseman ever, Mike Schmidt. McNabb is a stud and the Eagles would be nuts not to resign him for another 3 years once this season wraps.
If you don't believe timing is everything, check out the Ravens smoking the Dolphins. All season long the Miami m/o was no mistakes from Chad Pennington, a solid defense, along with a balanced running game meant wins. Chad throws 7 interceptions in 64 quarters this season, then 4 in less than 2 in their round one playoff defeat against the Ravens. Granted, the Baltimore defense is special with a couple of Hall of Famers in Ray Lewis and the remarkable Ed Reed. Reed will go down as one of the all time elite ball hawking safeties. In the past 7 games he has 10 interceptions including the incredible grab and return for a TD yesterday(Sun). Ravens at Titans is not going to be for the faint of heart. Aside from the Steelers, these are the two best defenses in the league and it's all on the line.
The 2008 San Diego Chargers are already an astonishing story. Think about it! They lost heartbreakers to the Colts and Falcons the final two weekends of November, seeing their record fall to 4 & 8. Season over right? Wrong. The DVD will be titled "From 4 and 8 to the Elite 8". Of course it helped the Broncos had no heart, no defense and crumbled like the French Army. A .500 team with a chance to make the Super Bowl. This is why the NFL sets the standard for parity and is by far our most popular team sport organization.
By the way, the Pac 10 goes 5 & 0 in bowl games. The supposedly Big Bad Big 12 has seen the Ducks take out Oklahoma State and Mississippi tear up Texas Tech. We'll see how Texas does as a substantial favorite against Ohio State tonight(Mon) and the Sooners try to avoid another big game tank job against Florida. Those weak out of league schedules most of the Big 12 took on turns out to be quite misleading. Much more on this when we rally for SportsTalk later this afternoon from 3-6pm.