With the 49ers  enjoying their 5-1 record and commanding lead in the NFC West most are off on a mini vacation after coach Jim Harbaugh gave them 6 full days off. While the 49ers  took a break, they still increased their lead in the NFC West as all 3 teams lost today they now lead the Seahawks by 3 games and they are the closest “contender” in the division.  Elsewhere the NFL lives on, here are some of my thoughts from around the NFL.

Quarterback changes in Minnesota-Christian Ponder over Donovan McNabb, Donvoan benched yet AGAIN. Ponder looked ok today, probably as good or better than DM would have done looks like D Mc need’s to make a decision, become a backup for a few years or cut your losses and retire now.

Tim Tebow getting the nod over Kyle Orton, did Denver give in to fan bases demand for Tebow? Maybe, but Tebow lead a nice comeback today I still think Tim would be better as a 3rd string QB that plays H-Back and tight end. He would probably be pretty good on special teams also but he may just prove all of us wrong. There’s one thing this guy’s got moxy and you can’t measure that in a throwing motion or 40 time.  While 5 QBs made their 1st start ouaf the season today everybody’s going to be talking about Tebow who played awful until the 4th quarter and overtime where Tebow magic lite up Florida once again. 

Eagles have dream team skill players but lack an offensive line and the linebackers necessary to stop the run that they will need to earn a playoff birth the Eagles. I think they will sneak in to the playoffs in the end, just too many explosive players not too but they will lose in the 1st round. This teams holes on the offensive line and linebacker groups are too big to hide and the biggest worry has to be QB Michael Vick’s health. He seems to get a minor injury every week, it might be only a matter of time before he suffers a long term injury behind this OL.

Ryan Fitzpatrick  gets extension from Bills- Questionable call by the Bills if you ask me. It’s early and it’s not like a bidding war for Ryan was going to happen in the offseason. The Bills must be really confident in this guy, if he’s not the next Jim Kelly this move could come back to haunt them.

Carson Palmer  trade to Raiders- I don’t care how well this guy plays, giving up a 1st round pick one year and a 1st or 2nd the next is ridiculous. Palmer has been awful ever since that injury he suffered the playoff’s several years back. He’s an upgrade over Kyle Boller but the Raiders just invested their entire future for him. With this trade the Raiders won’t have a pick until the 5th round in the 2012 draft, the legend of Al Davis lives on.
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