Quote of the day
"Somebody told me Coach Coughlin ran on the field and tried to get his kicker, ’cause he was just so pissed that his kicker punted the ball to me." -- Eagles WR DeSean Jackson, whose punt return TD on the final play won the game for PhillyDaily blurb
It looks like the NFL MVP ballot is down to two names - Tom Brady and Michael Vick. From a fantasy perspective, Vick gets the clear nod, based on his running yardage and scoring. But both brought their teams back to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Vick’s exploits may have been more spectacular, but Brady’s were no less effective. And the two could be on a collision course for the Super Bowl, in addition to the MVP race.
There were several consequential trades in the NBA over the weekend. The Wizards shed Gilbert Arenas, who now takes his talents to the Magic Kingdom, while Rashard Lewis moves to a jumbled team situation in the nation’s capital, where it’s now clearly John Wall’s team – except that John Wall can’t seem to overcome various injuries to get on the court.
Orlando also completed a multi-player deal with Phoenix. Arenas will be sharing his Magic minutes with Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu, but it will take awhile to assess how that all plays out. Vince Carter and Marcin Gortat move to Phoenix. Gortat gets out from under Dwight Howard’s immense shadow, and now only has to battle Robin Lopez, Channing Frye, and Hakim Warrick for time – although the departure of Turkoglu opens up the 4 slot for additional time as well, and the early speculation seems to have Lopez and Gortat primarily manning the center spot. Stay tuned.