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Observations on Thursday's Game

Has Sean Payton Lost His Mind? Payton just punted on 4th and inches from his own 30 down 17 to Indy with 13 minutes left. Why not just hand the headset to an assistant and beat the traffic? Of course, the Colts struck two seconds later for a game-sealing touchdown. What an idiot!

Also what's up with Andrea Kramer comparing Tony Dungy to Martin Luther King? Dungy's a successful NFL football coach, not someone putting his life on the line for social justice. Did she and Payton take a hit from the same pipe?

And how about John Madden's Bob Sanders analogy - "when the cat's away, the mice will play?" Is that the best he can come up with? I know he's a former Super Bowl winning coach, a broadcasting legend and has his name on a best-selling video game, but do we just give him a free pass for that kind of drivel?

Anybody else who owns Addai in half their leagues feel like vomiting after the first play? Speaking of which, he looks every bit the top-five pick. And so far it looks like we screwed up ranking Reggie Wayne No. 2 overall - should have been No. 1.

Can't be too happy if you own Brees right now. He'll bounce back, but you're up against it in Week 1.

Eric Johnson's sure getting a lot of looks. Worth an immediate pickup I'd think.