NFL Week 14: Jim Harbaugh's first number

If David Stern were running the NFL, that's probably what we'd get.

Don't see the Seahawks falling out of the picture, they have three home games left (one being the 49ers) and they play three sub-.500 teams.

 

Year in and year out, the Seahawks are the most overlooked team in the NFL. Not in the sense of being underrated, just plain forgotten.

 

Carroll backlash.

I think as bold as Harbaugh's move was this year with Kap, Carroll's move to Wilson over Flynn does not get enough attention after they signed Flynn to $10M/yr before this year. Maybe its because before last week the Hawks were 1-5 on the road, but that was quite a commitment to Wilson to make the highest paid backup in football.

 

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/8709812/brian-urlacher-chicago-bears-expected-miss-3-games-report-says

Not sure how I feel about this. Or if I care.

 

I think the Bears were going to be the No. 5 seed no matter what. This may seal that.

Then again, the Packers are so hobbled that it might not.

 

I have a bet with the wife that the Bears won't win more than 10 games. At this point, I'd just prefer the free lunch.

 

Father of Raiders' coach Dennis Allen passes away, per the Twitters:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-oakland-raiders/raiders-talk/Dennis-Allens-father-passes-away-?blockID=809747&feedID=2539&awid=6955264224448941410-765

 

I think they finish 10-6.

 

Comes with playing in "Southeast Alaska" as Jimmie Johnson once put it.

 

If the Giants somehow blow the NFC East --- and I don't expect they will --- they should still get a wild card. The rest of the field is pretty weak. 9-7 should get you in the field.

 

If the Bears can beat the Packers at Soldier Field --- not unrealistic by any means --- they can win the NFC North.

 

Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports talks to the birth mother who gave Colin Kaepernick up for adoption. She has tried to contact him and has been at some games, but other than a couple of text messages he hasn't participated. He didn't talk for this article either.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--birth-mother-still-trying-to-connect-with-new-49ers-starting-qb-colin-kaepernick-052911423.html

I'm ambivalent. I knew it was coming, because his adoption is an oft-told tale. But it's obvious he wants no part of this, and it's just as obvious that the birth mom wants too much of the story. She has a Twitter feed where she mentions a special connection to Colin Kaepernick (though I don't know if she identifies herself as his birth mother).

This guy is certainly running the gantlet as far as odd off-field stories for an NFL quarterback go. Getting a career's worth in the last few weeks.