Monday Morning 5-Pack

Here is a spanking new 5-pack for your Monday morning consumption:

1. I am officially done with baseball for the year. I'd like to think I might watch the Rays and Twins, but I just am not into them. I thought last year was bad with the Yanks and Phils in the Series. Now we add the Braves to the playoffs and it's just cliff jumping time for Mets' fans. I wrote the other day that the only thing I was looking forward too was seeing the young Mets get a chance. I have been impressed with Dillon Gee, Luis Hernandez and obviously Josh Thole, but the last 12 games are really all about Wright getting to .300 and 100 RBI on the year. The batting average won't be easy, but the RBI is definitely attainable.
2. I officially hate the Panthers. I can accept the loss on the road last week. But now they're losing to Tampa Bay at home. And Jimmy Claussen was getting some playing time? Ugggh. I hate that kid.
3. Pretty terrible weekend for most of my teams. This goes especially for Georgia and UW, both who had terrible losses. Georgia's was a punch in the gut. Down 24-10 heading into the 4th, they tie it up with under 4 to go. Then they give up a long TD with 50 seconds left to lose. UW, on the other hand, just got plowed. The defense showed no discipline at all and Jake looked terrible. Everyone in the stadium knows it, but I know we are all willing to give him another chance. He gets it next week against USC. I want to ask the faithful what happens if he has another crappy week? Then what?
4. It was a delight to see Notre Dame lose in heartbreaking fashion. For those of you who missed it, down 3 in OT, Michigan St converted a fake FD to win by 3. Most people will be calling the coach gutsy. Most will say what a great call it was. I can't agree. Yes, maybe he knew that every single coach, players, student, professor and alum at Notre Dame was clueless as to what was about to happen. But they don't converted, the entire nation would be KILLING the coach for his decision. He gambled and luckily hit the jackpot. However those are not odds I would ever be willing to take.
5. I'm not a big Vince Young fan, but I think Jeff Fisher is doing a terrible job with the kid. I think Fisher is one of the best coaches in the league, but I'm not sure why he thinks benching Young all the time is a good thing. Here's the thing - Kerry Collins is a fine back-up. He has had some moments and led the team to a 13-3 season two years ago, but he is old. He is not the future of the team. If he continues to bench Young then he basically will be setting the organization back a few years because they will need to search for a new signal caller to hand the ball off to Chris Johnson for the next 5 years. I think most of us would agree that Young might not be mentally tough and that he still needs to grow up, but benching him is not going to help. If you really don't see him as the franchise, then stop playuing the charade. Put Collins and and draft someone knew this year. But stop playing with him like he is a Yo-Yo.