NFL Week 17: All it takes is one big quarter, just ask Doug Williams

I would venture to say this -- beating the Colts on the road with Peyton Manning playing a half is stilll a much tougher task than beating the Browns at home.

In other words, you could make a strong argument that the Steelers had two victories "handed" to them because they get to play the Browns twice -- yet unlike the Jets, who took care of their business when they had something handed to them, the Steelers fucked up and lost one of those gift games.

 

There is a difference between having bad teams on the schedule and having teams sit their key players and hand over the game. I have always been uncomfortable with teams not trying to win every single game on the schedule.

If the Steelers and Jets both get in, I would still think it was a shitty way for things to go.

 

No shit. I thought Fletcher would finally make it this year. Plus, he has one of the coolest names ever.

 

But be honest with yourself - the Colts with their starters playing half a game and some of their key back-ups finishing the game are still at least as good, and probably better than the Browns.

 

The Jets are not winning Sunday night.

 

I never said differently. Doesn't mean that there isn't something troublesome with one team not putting in a full effort in a game that has an impact on the playoffs.

 

Does Fletcher still play in the middle? If he's on the outside, he belongs before Lance Briggs, who was the Bears' best defender this year. But that ain't saying much.

 

Tell that to Bill Walsh who also sat players years ago when in similar situations.

 

Yes, but Bill Walsh was a genius.

 

I would, but the guy is kinda hard to reach these days. I understand why it is done. Doesn't mean I have to like it.

 

Fletcher is in the middle.

An absolute joke that he missed the Pro Bowl again. The Redskins are awful, but they'd be in another dimension of shitty for the last two years if Fletcher wasn't there to make plays all over the field.