The Hodgepodge 11-12-07

• One of the great debates in football for the last 5 years or so in the NFL has been who would you rather have has your quarterback, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? Up to this year even being one of the biggest homers of all time, I would have said Peyton Manning is a better quarterback. I know, I know all of the people in Boston probably hate me for even writing that. But let me tell you this, I have changed. Manning's stats in the past used to be just gaudy to look at. He would have a season of 49 TD passes with just a handle of interceptions. Brady would have a season of 28 TD passes and 14 interceptions but his team would win. Brady was the better winner but Peyton was the better Quarterback. Take away Marvin Harrison, Dallas Clark and LT Tony Ugoh and Peyton Manning is struggling, and I mean struggling bad. Peyton threw 6 interceptions last night and didn't play well in the Colts Pats game either. No one is expected to play as well as normal with all of their options out but he still had Reggie Wayne and Joseph Addai. That is better then what Tom Brady had three years ago when he had Troy Brown and David Patten as his primary receivers and whoever they would stick in at Tailback. Even with that crap offense Tom Brady still didn't lose or throw 6 interception. Tom Brady won three championships and played at a Pro Bowl level. For this reason and for that reason alone, I now choose Tom Brady as the best quarterback of our generation.
• Thank God, Ohio State lost to Illinois this past weekend. If I had to watch Ohio State play in another National Championship and get blown out by a superior SEC team I would have just driven my car into on coming traffic. I get it, the play unbelievable defense but offensively they are just boring as shit. I mean honestly. They bore the living shit out of me.
  
• The Celtics are 5-0. Based on this they are projected to go 82-0. I know it doesn't sound too logical but the numbers don't lie. If they keep at this pace they will win every game and end up going 82-0. Personally I think they can do it. Lets hope so because Boston could really use a super dominant team right now.
  
• Dustin Pedroia just won the AL Rookie of the Year award. Congratulations Dustin you are now a cult hero in Boston. Your performance throughout the entire year and especially in the playoffs and World Series was absolutely amazing. We found out last week that Pedroia actually played the last two months of the season with a fractured bone in his wrist. In 2004 there was Schilling's bloody sock and for 2007 we have Pedroia's broken wrist.
• If you ever want to hear about the Best but most awkward dinner of all time involving Eric Wright and Ed Steinman, just ask. I'll be happy to share the story.