MMBSD: Unknowable Unknowables

Due to time constraints I have hired Donald Rumsfeld to pen part of my usual Monday Morning Back Seat Drivers. Thanks for taking the time out to help Don.


New England over Pittsburgh
There has been a great deal of discussion over predictions and outcomes surrounding this game. However it sports prognastication you don't make predictions with the information you want, you make predictions with the information you have. Did New England look beatable in the run up to the Pittsburgh? Absolutely. Did they commit turnovers, have uncharacteristic penalties and soft goal line defense? Sure. Do I stand by my prediction that New England wins the AFC East? Always have. After Sunday's win over Pittsburgh do I still think New England won't win the Superbowl this year? You betcha. Next question.

Colts D
There's also been a lot of finger pointing at the Colts defense, specifically the defensiveline, centering around them trying to hurt quarterbacks. Now I just don't get how people are coming up with these crazy accousations. So what if Colts have made low tackles and hurt the opposing QB's ankle three straight game. So what the defensiveline coach makes a throat slash directed towards Byron Leftwhich. So what that Trent Dilfer, a man so quiet that he uses sign language during press conferences, refused to refute than the Colts purposefully hurt him. The key is that there are just some unknowable unknowables and just because every shred of evidence points towards malice just doesn't amount to anything.

Thanks Don, I can take the quick hits from here...
Quick Hits
Those that jumped on the Arizona Cardinals bandwagon at the start of the season are probably bludgeoning themselves. And should. Since Baltimore was off this weekend, Kyle Orton dedicated his performance to Kyle Boller. Way to throw 5 picks there buddy. Baltimore West (better known as the Bank One Bears) need a better offense or their good defense is going to be wasted. Cadillac Williams is the real deal. I heard Dikta praising him and thats good enough for me. Chad Johnson should now be in the same category as Terrell Owens and Randy Moss as best wide receivers who happen to be jerk-offs. Mike Sherman is not going to make it out of Green Bay alive if this keeps up. He will be impaled on pike to show future coaches the price of failure if this team can't right itself. Can't we fast foward to the weekend for baseball?