Week 6 NFL thoughts

Some random thoughts from the week that was:

- Nobody wants to hear fantasy football stories, but it's my blog so too bad, if you don't like it, skip to the next point. I was down by a half point with less than 2 minutes to play in the Monday nighter and I have Chris Johnson on my team. I need 4 yards to get the extra point for yardage and the win, Titans have the ball and its 2nd and 5. Two runs later by Johnson for no yards and I'm done. But wait! Since they are at the Jacksonville 35 (the classic don't punt and don't run up the score with a field goal spot) and up 20 points late in the game, Jeff Fisher decides to run the ball again. Johnson goes 35 yards for the TD and the easy fantasy win. Sometimes it's good to be lucky.

- The entire AFC West lost. This division is bad, but it's Kansas City's for the taking with their easy schedule. They've been in every game they've played and should be 4-1 if not for some bad refereeing at the end of their game with Houston. Gamblers who took Houston were thrilled as the late Houston victory also covered the spread, but that's of no consolation to the Chiefs or their fans. But with their cupcake schedule, they could conceivably be 12-4 at the end of the season.

- While the entire AFC West lost, the entire NFC West (sans Arizona on a bye week) won their games. Wouldn't it be something if they managed to sneak 2 teams into the playoffs? In the wide open NFC, anything is possible. At the very least, it makes the Rams-Seahawks games we're subjected to in the Pacific Northwest tolerable.

- Speaking of the wide open NFC, the Giants appear to be the best team right now, but that's not really saying much right now. Expect that team to change almost weekly. You could make a case for the following teams being the top team in the conference and you wouldn't necessarily be wrong: Giants, Eagles, Saints, Falcons, Bears or Packers. And the Vikings, Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, Bucs and Redskins are still in the mix for the playoffs.

- Who do I like most this week in the AFC? I think the Steelers deserve the top spot right now but the Jets are right there, and the Ravens are right behind them. Those are your 3 top teams in the NFL right now, and they're head and shoulders above everyone right now. And then there is still the Patriots, Dolphins, Colts, Texans and Titans. Sad thing is, I think almost any of those 8 teams would be the top team in the NFC. The difference right now is huge.

- Last, the NFL had a slew of helmet-to-helmet hits this weekend. Rodney Harrison of NBC made a decent observation in that he used to put aside money for fines he knew he'd get in the name of preserving his image, and that the only way to curb the behavior is to suspend these players, knowing they will disappoint their teams by sitting out games. Today, the NFL announces they are going to actually suspend these players.

Now, I agree these offense are suspension-worthy. However, you can't change the rules and suspend these players now for something that last week would have netted them a fine. You have to fine the players for this week and then announce no further hits will be tolerated and THEN start suspending guys in the future. Either way, we're heading towards a glorified game of flag football in the not-too-distant future. The players are too fast and too big to maintain the game in its current form without somebody dying on the field.