Belichick: To go or not to go?

Obviously, everyone and their brother are talking about Bill Belichick's decision to go for a 4th and 2 on his own 28 yardline. But, was it really that bad of a decision? Was he really saying he thought his offense had a better chance of gaining 2 yards in one play than his defense had of stopping the Colts from going 70 yards (roughly)? No and No. Bill Belicheck actually was looking at it completely different then that. He gave his team 2 chances to win in this instance instead of 1. If he elects to kick the ball, either his defense stops them or they don't, that's 1 chance to win. If he goes for it, he gives his offense 1 more chance to ice the game. If the offense cannot ice the game, he is also giving his defense a chance to win the game as well, thus giving his team 2 chances to win. Besides, so many people are looking at it as if it was Bill deciding whether or not his odds were better by going for it, or not giving up 70 yards to the Colts. The decision was actually, do I give my team one more chance to win it right here and now, or do I take the risk of whatever my special teams can do for field position? Seriously, if you would've told Belichick that the punter would've boomed one and pinned them deep inside the 20 yardline I'm sure he would've taken it. That's not the case however. The fact is that the punt would've been a middle of the field punt and many times the opposing team gets the ball at roughly mid-field. That's not much of a gain in field posistion, and certainly not worth giving up a chance to have already won the game. All of that being said, I STILL would've punted the ball. We should not bash Belichick, we should praise him, praise him for wanting to do whatever it takes to win!

Wow, I'm an Idiot

In the play 'em or don't post for week 10, I couldn't have been more of an idiot. I was absolutely wrong about Charles (KC). He ran up and down the field against Oakland, it almost ended up looking like more of a disappointment he didn't score twice (yes, you Bowe owners even were tossed a bone). Tony Romo for how many TD's? And how many yards? Really? I just do not see how Dallas could play so badly. They will never win in the playoffs with consistant hickups like that during every season. Thomas Jones also had a pretty good day for his owners, which was not what I had suggested would happen. However, he had a ton of carries, while not breaking 100 yards. Shonn Greene once again looked like a solid young RB, he nearly scored a TD which would've taken away T.J.'s TD. I suppose I'll hang my hat on my "DON'T" pick for Knox, but you'll tell me it was all Jay Cutler's fault, and at this point, I'm not about to argue.

Injuries

If you play fantasy football, there's a good chance you saw an injury to one of your stars. Just to name a few; Michael Turner, Ronnie Brown, Brian Westbrook, and Cedric Benson all suffered injuried in their week 10 matchups. Try to stay on top of the injuries so you can get a better feel for how your player will perform. I disagree with the people who suggest that it's just better to wait until Friday or even some say Sunday morning! Ridiculous, then you have absolutely no feel for how your player will play. Stay on top of injuries, how there backups are playing, and stay on top of potential FA/W pickups before, during, and after your injuries occur. If you can keep up with the game, you can avoid being caught unprepared when injuries develop, you can move along and continue to build your team.