THE COVETED Quote of the Week Award goes to Randy Moss. Said the Pats receiver, when asked what makes Tom Brady, well, Tom Brady: "Poise. Patience. And the determination to go out and kill you at any given time."
By the way, have you wondered what's written on the wristband Brady often consults before he takes the snap? Gene Wojciechow-ski of ESPN.com has a pretty good idea: It's Tom's to-do list. For last week's game against Pittsburgh, Wojo thinks it said, "Toy with Steelers.... Throw to No. 81.... Make Anthony Smith cry."
Good question
As the Dolphins continue their march to a perfectly winless season, Jerry Greene of the Orlando Sentinel has a question. As he surveys the landscape of the Fins' 0-13 year, including last week's hammering at the hands of Buffalo in which the Dolphins coughed the ball up eight times, he asks, "How are they going to put together a highlight film?"
This could take awhile
So Victor Conte is going to sing to the World Anti-Doping Agency and name names of all the elite athletes who he says have taken performance-enhancing drugs. Man, by the time he gets finished, that list could make the Manhattan phone directory look skinny.
He was well rested
It took Todd Collins a couple of plays to knock off the rust Thursday before leading the Redskins to victory in relief of the injured Jason Campbell. But, hey, give the guy a break. It had been awhile. According to SI's Peter King, his previous completion came three years ago. His last touchdown pass was five years ago. The last time he played a half in any game was 10 years ago.
Jersey guy
What's with Greg Schiano of Rutgers? Last year, the guy turns down the Miami job. Then, he tells mighty Michigan to take a hike. He isn't interested in coaching the Wolverines. He's staying at the Exit 9 school instead.
We thought people try to get out of Joisey.
Snow Fun League
The NFL was at it again when it slapped Brandon Marshall, the Denver receiver, with an excessive celebration penalty. Marshall's crime? After scoring his first NFL touchdown, he scooped up several handfuls of snow from the sideline. That was a no-no, the league said, calling the snow "a prop."
"This is like playing Pop Warner football and drinking Kool-Aid and eating Pop Tarts,"' he told The Associated Press. "That's what you have to do in the NFL."
Fireproof
Every day, it gets harder and harder to understand why Isiah hasn't been canned by the Knicks. Given that Thomas spent a zillion dollars putting together a team that gets hammered every night, embroiled the team in an embarrassing, multimillion dollar sexual harassment suit and can't coach a grammar school team, Pete McEntegart of SI.com asks just what it would take to get Thomas fired.
Here are a few ideas:
- He orders the Knicks City Dancers to put on more clothes.
- He reveals that he has been misspelling his first name all these years.
- He confesses that he thinks MSG chairman James Dolan's rock band stinks.
- He demands ownership of the team, citing his success when he owned the CBA.
- He loses the incriminating photos.
Oregon Trail to the NFL
The Buzz isn't ready just yet to proclaim Oregon the state of QBs. But the state has produced four current NFL QBs: A.J. Feeley of the Eagles, the Falcons' Joey Harrington, Pro Bowl candidate Derek Anderson of the Browns and Kellen Clemens, who has taken over the Jets' starting job.
Not bad for a state with five representatives in the House.
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