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Week 5 Recap – Water Cooler Wednesday
Okay, did I tell you this was going to be the best week of football so far, or what!? I mean, talk about parody pandemonium! Man, I love this game!
So let me guess, your male co-workers who conveniently moonlight...

Week 5 Recap – Water Cooler Wednesday      

Okay, did I tell you this was going to be the best week of football so far, or what!? I mean, talk about parody pandemonium! Man, I love this game!

So let me guess, your male co-workers who conveniently moonlight as NFL experts are having a hay day recounting this wild weekend of football around the water cooler. Am I right? Well I have an idea. 

You’ve been studying up on the big games each week, right? If you’re reading this, you already know more than most women in your office. So why don’t you join in on the chatter and add a couple of cents of your own. I mean, it’s better than rolling your eyes and hustling back to your cubicle, right?

I’m going to take an educated guess at the football topics floating around your office this week and give you a tidbit or two that will really blow the guys’ hair back. Enjoy!

Seahawks Lose

It is really hard to go undefeated in the 16-game, NFL regular season. So hard, in fact, that the last team to do it was the 1973 Miami Dolphins. We knew going into this game that facing Indy and Andrew Luck on the road was going to be a battle for Seattle. But I’m not sure anyone, especially the Hawks, saw Andrew Luck playing THAT well. Now don’t go overreacting.  There is nothing to say that one loss squanders the Hawks chances at a Super Bowl. In fact, an early loss like this might do Seattle some good. If anything, the questionable calls by the refs and superior play by Andrew Luck should light a fire under Russell Wilson and his crew. Statistically, the Seahawks were right there with the Colts (if not outplaying them for the majority of the game).  A few calls don’t go their way, and boom, Seahawks are 4-1. Let’s not start with the “overrated” banter quite yet. I believe that if that Hawks had just one more quarter to play, they would still be perfect. 

Peyton and Romo – Tale of Two Quarterbacks

Okay, let’s not go losing our minds over this unexpectedly tight game in Dallas. After all, things turned out just as we had suspected, didn’t they? Peyton Manning was clutch and Tony Romo was, well, not. I mean, this isn’t a new storyline. Romo is solid for three quarters of football then throws an interception at the worst possible time. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones called this a “moral victory” for Dallas. Last time I checked, there aren’t trophies for participation in the NFL. I’ll tell you what would be better than a “moral victory,” a REAL victory! Against Denver! And mother effing Peyton Manning! Who, by the way, was really, really good on Sunday. Through five games this season Manning has thrown 20 touchdowns, an NFL record. Manning is outplaying his opponents, but what is more impressive is how he prepares each week. Manning is a professor of the game of football. Romo should take notes.

Geno Smith Soars

Jets fans are hilarious. Hilariously fickle. After last week’s loss to the Titans, they were calling for rookie QB Geno Smith’s head on a pike. Fast forward to Monday Night, and he’s the NFL player of the week and the franchise savior. Smith’s performance in the Jets win over the Falcons was steady, all the way down to the last drive that led to a 43-yard Nick Foles field goal and a Jets victory. His poise is impressive for a rookie. But let’s not go all Gang Green on this one just yet. Give Smith some time to develop before you start guaranteeing a playoff berth. Remember what happened to Mark Sanchez.

Matt Schaub Stinks

Things have gone from bad to worse for Matt Schaub in Houston. Not only did he throw his fourth consecutive pick six on Sunday against the 49ers, but after the game a Texans fans showed up on the doorstep of quarterback Matt Schaub “and told him off.” The promising Texans now sit 2-3.  Star defensive end J.J. Watt has asked fans to “stick with us” through the Texas-sized turmoil. As for Matt Schaub, he is set to start on Sunday against the St. Louis Rams. It is important to note that he was replaced at the end of the 3rd quarter against San Francisco by back-up QB T.J. Yates. Head Coach Gary Kubiak said after the game, “I just told [Schaub] I was going to put T.J. in the game and we’re going to go from there and talk about it after the game or throughout the course of the week and see where we’re at.“ Should be interesting to “see where they’re at” on Sunday.