5th Quarter (Pro)

1. Mike Singletary-Will lose his job because of the play of Alex Smith. The Niners franchise is being held hostage by this guy and its really sad to see. He is not a good quarterback and Singletary's loyalty to him will cost him in the end. The Niners could have Vick as a quarterback or even the recently released Trent Edwards, who was a star at Stanford. But the Niners forge forward with all the talent on offense and defense but at the most critical position they lack a game manager. If he managed the game instead of costing them the game it would be differently. With the amount of good starters out there, the Niners have choose not to ct their losses but spend money on the one of the worse quarterbacks in the league.

2. Speaking of Bad Quarterbacks-Is Matt Cassel the worst qb in the league? He's completing just under 55% of his passes and has thrown 4 touchdowns in 4 games. Cassel looks like a quarterback who hasn't played since high school. Why the Chiefs think this guy will take them to the promise land is beyond me. Its amazing how the Patriots line can earn guys millions, just ask Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady. The thing is those guys at least started on the college teams and led teams to winning seasons unlike Cassel, who fell into his one winning season when Brady got hurt.

3. Don't Call Reggie Bush A Bust-The Saints are struggling without Reggie in the lineup. Their point per game drops 12 points without him. What you notice is how teams actually game plan for Reggie and how he helps the passing game and field position for the Saints. Although Bush is not a punishing runner, lining him up all over the field helps Drew Brees find other people. So far without Reggie, Drew looks average. Reggie may not do all the flashy runs that he did at USC, but he is very important to what the Saints do. People undervalue him because he doesn't put up pro-bowl numbers, but I still see him as a game changer.

4. Dallas and San Diego, Not A Super Bowl Matchup-Jerry Jones you can rent out your box for the Super Bowl because your team will not be there. Dallas is bad, real bad. I just don't see a team leader with them and that has been missing for a while. The Chargers are in the same position as the Cowboys except they have a leader but the coaching and GM harpoon this team. The Chargers start slow and now have lost three games to lesser opponents, and that shows lack of focus, which is the coach.

5. Baltimore-Is the best team in the league right now and Pittsburgh is a close second. The scary thing is the Ravens will get better with the addition of Ed Reed. These two teams matching up in the AFC championship game would be a treat.