Here’s what the local columnist are saying the wake of their team losing on Sunday:
– Jim Mashek of the Sun Herald recounts Sean Payton’s inexplicable decision to call a double reverse with three minutes left in the Saints’ 27-23 loss to the Bucs, instead of playing it safe and just running out the clock. The play led to a fumble, which Tampa recovered and eventually turned into the winning touchdown.
– Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times rips everyone in the Bears’ organization from Lovie Smith on down to the players.
– Bud Shaw of the Cleveland Plain Dealer writes that the Browns need to be smarter on Sundays if they want to make the postseason.
– Woody Paige of the Denver Post notes that the Broncos’ 34-20 loss to the Raiders was an obscene mess.
– Michael Rosenberg of the Detroit Free Press tries to figure out what happed to the Lions, who were once 6-2 this season.
– Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald says that at this point, this is the lowest point in Miami Dolphin history.
– Mike Wise of the Washington Post says that with a blown timeout call at the end of the Redskins’ 17-16 loss to the Bills, Joe Gibbs added to a long, tragic week.
