Keep in mind that if a coaching staff offers a player a full scholarship and at the last minute (or 1 day before school starts) the coach takes a job at another school, the new coach might not like that player and the free education the player thought he was getting is now gone. So, it's ok for an adult (Kiffin is 34) not to honor his contract. It is ok for an adult to change his mind without getting penalized but not a 17 or 18 year old kid. After his first day in class the player is stuck for the next year. If he decides to change schools he has to sit out of football for a complete year. So what are we really teaching these recruits? That they have to honor their signatures on a document? That when they say they are committing to something they have to stick with it no matter what?

I guess it is the old saying "Do as I say.... Not as I do". I believe we have some major challenges in college sports that need to be dealt with NOW. If a coach or a School signs a contract they should be held to that contract. All of the OUT clauses should be taken with the exception of health issues arising. When a School signs a 6 year contract with a coach they should not be able to fire the coach without cause for the term of the contract. Not winning enough games is not a just cause either and vice versa with the coaching staff. Then and only then it is fair to tell our kids that they have to be held accountable for their decisions.

A recap of what went down and what you should take away from the week in college football.

We made it. We have successfully made it through the first full week without a college football game this offseason. But it wasn't dull by any means. With the NFL Playoffs dominating headlines and airtime, coaching changes and underclassmen declarations were still given their fair share of exposure. In fact, it was the college football world that delivered one of the biggest and most surprising headlines of the week.

Recapping the week in 500 words or less, this is what we learned:

• Bam! Lane Kiffin says goodbye to Tennessee! Out of nowhere, reports began surfacing that Kiffin had taken the USC job. We were even denied a lead up or any rumors (I didn't hear any) that would have softened the initial shock. I was in the middle of writing about Pete Carroll's new job in Seattle when I got the news. It about floored me.

• Should we blame the guy for taking a 'better job'? And remember, Kiffin was the Trojans' offensive coordinator up until 2006. This is like an executive going from CEO of Kohl's to CEO of Wal-Mart, especially if the executive had been a vice president at Wal-Mart not too long ago. But then again, doesn't loyalty mean anything anymore?

• Surprise! Kiffin's first Pac-10 feud may already be brewing. UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel declared Los Angeles up for grabs after the Trojans dominated the city for the past decade. "Until the new regime proves itself, we believe we have every right to claim this city," said Neuheisel. No telling where this could lead.

• After we accepted that Kiffin was headed back to La-La Land, the focus shifted to his replacement in Rocky Top. The answer, after a rollercoaster of reports, sources and rumors, turned out to be Derek Dooley, the now former head coach at Louisiana Tech. Dooley comes from good coaching blood (his dad was Georgia head coach Vince Dooley), but will receive his first shot at coaching a major program.

• More coaching moves came with the firing of (former) South Florida head coach Jim Leavitt. Leavitt had been accused of slapping a player in the locker room at halftime of a game against Louisville on November 21. After their investigation, USF officials decided Leavitt had to go. I won't get into the whole player abuse debate because I've already done that, but will report what most of you already know: East Carolina head coach Skip Holtz is now USF head coach Skip Holtz. This is big news for the Bulls, who get an experienced head coach who is coming off two consecutive Conference USA championships with ECU.

• Von Miller, the nation's sack leader, announced via Facebook on Wednesday that he is staying at Texas A&M for his senior season. Miller recorded 17 sacks in 2009 and was one of the only, if not the only, bright spots on an Aggies defense that failed to keep par with their explosive offense.

• Aggies fans are thrilled to have Miller returning, but fans of other programs have not been so lucky. Toby Gerhart had the option of returning for a second senior season because of an injury suffered his sophomore season, but elected to enter the draft. Arizona tight end Rob Gronkowski sat out all of 2009 with a back injury, but has decided to leave early. The champs are losing both Rolando McClain and Kareem Jackson, while only one Pouncey twin is leaving Gainesville a season early (Maurkice).
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This is the classic David vs. Goliath game. The underdog Jets are really not given any chance to win this one, but they will play the game anyway. While this could very well be a blowout, sometimes, these games make for very interesting drama filled games.

When the Jets have the ball

Clearly the Jets want to run the ball. They will be certain to mix in some Wildcat plays with WR Brad Smith taking the snaps. The interesting thing is when Smith is in the game at QB and the Chargers creep up in the box, will Brad Smith throw the ball? If there was ever a time for the Jets to pull a play out of their tricks, now is it.

In last weekend's first-round playoff win at Cincinnati the Jets got major contributions from rookie QB Mark Sanchez. He connected on 12 of 15 throws for 182 yards and a touchdown. The primary big-play target was TE Dustin Keller, who had three catches for 99 yards and a touchdown. That complemented the running of rookie Shonn Greene, who had 135 rushing yards, and fellow RB Thomas Jones. The question is whether Sanchez can continue to be efficient, productive and mistake-free in the playoffs after a regular season in which he threw 12 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions, and was only the league's 28th-rated passer. Sanchez topped 200 passing yards only once in his last six games of the regular season.

If the Jets are going to be successful, they may have to throw early..... so that they can run late.

When the Chargers have the ball

Philip Rivers was the league's third-rated passer this season behind Drew Brees and Brett Favre. He was one of only four players in the league to receive MVP votes, finishing behind Peyton Manning and Brees in the balloting and ahead of Favre. What's left for him to accomplish is to join his fellow 2004 NFL draft-mates, Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, as Super Bowl winners. The first step toward that comes against the Jets' defense. The Jets led the NFL in passing defense, total defense and scoring defense during the regular season. They performed well on defense again last weekend in Cincinnati, aided by some missed field goals by the Bengals. Coach Rex Ryan lamented during the week that Jets CB Darrelle Revis finished second in the NFL defensive player of the year balloting to the Packers' Charles Woodson, feeling that Revis should have prevailed. The Jets' defensive weakness, relatively speaking, is that they ranked only eighth during the regular season against the run.

Philips leads the league in yards per attempt at 8.8, so when he throws the ball, he does it with a purpose. Watch for him to dump the ball off to Darren Sproles if the Jets linebackers take deep drops.

Jets Mindset

They got new life after Ryan thought they were eliminated from playoff contention when their record dropped to 7-7, and they were fortunate down the stretch when the Colts rested starters in the second-to-last game of the regular season and the Bengals played listlessly in the regular season finale with only playoff seeding at stake for them. But the Jets have demonstrated they belong in the playoffs, and their defense and running game make them a threat against anyone.

Chargers Mindset

They take an 11-game winning streak into the postseason and many regard them, not the top-seeded Colts, as the team to beat in the AFC. They should have plenty of confidence if they play at Indianapolis in the AFC title game, having eliminated the Colts from the playoffs in each of the previous two seasons.

Listening to the feedback I've gotten from both Charges and Jets fans, it seems to me that the concerns of the fans of each team are misplaced.

When I listen to Jets fans, all they talk about is Darren Sproles catching screen passes and circle routes out of the backfield.

Should the Jets be concerned about that? Sure they should be concerned, but let's not go overboard here. On the year Sproles had 45 receptions for 497 yards averaging 11 yards per catch. That 11 yard per catch average is certainly impressive but at least you can let him catch the ball in front of you and tackle him.

The Chargers receivers get down the field and are HUGE. Look at the size of these guys. It's like a basketball team.

• WR Malcom Floyd 6'-5", 225lbs
• WR Vincent Jackson 6'-5", 230lbs
• WR Legedu Naanee 6'-2", 220lb
• TE Antonio Gates 6'-5", 260lbs
• TE Brandon Manumaleuna 6'-2", 295lbs
• TE Kris Wilson 6'-2", 245lbs

Who's going to cover these guys? Ok you stick Darrelle Revis on Vincent Jackson, but what about everyone else? I'm very curious to see how Rex Ryan chooses to play Antonio Gates.

For years I've been hearing "what a great athlete safety Kerry Rhodes is." Well this year he went from Jets fans complaining that he wasn't voted to the Pro-Bowl to benched for blowing coverage's and tackling like a sissy. Kerry, if you want to show the nation how good you are, now is your chance. Holding Gates in check would impress all of us.

Quarterback Philip Rivers is averaging a lead leading 8.8 yards per attempt. That means every time he drops back to pass, he averages 8.8 yards (that includes the passes he doesn't complete.) That's a problem.

As far as Sproles is concerned, more than anything you need to be concerned about him in the return game. To say the Jets have been porous in the return game is an understatement. The K Jay Feely seems to be in on every tackle and often it's on the Jets side of the field.

Punts are more of a crapshoot than and organized blocking scheme and it's on the punter to make certain he provides plenty of hand time enabling the defenders to get down the field or to kick it out of bounds.

As for the Charger fans, most of you seem to be concerned about Thomas Jones.

Thomas Jones had a fantastic year running for 1,402 yards and 14 touchdowns, but his success has come mainly because of veteran experience exhibiting patience in the hole. The NY Jets have five first round draft picks on their offensive line and veteran Brandon Moore and that more than anything else is the reason for the Jets leading the league in rushing.

If you've followed the Jets at all you'll notice that rookie RB Shonn Greene out of Iowa is getting the bulk of the carries of late. Last week Greene had 21 rushes for 135 yards. Greene is a 5'-11" 226lbs fire plug with a low center of gravity that delivers a blow every time he touches the ball. I would suggest that that Chargers will spend at least an equal amount of time chasing Greene as they will Jones.

The thing with the Jets is that the Chargers know they are going to try to run the ball, and unless the Jets are down two or more scores in the fourth quarter, they are going to try to run it anyway and impose their will upon the opposition.

It appears as their will be some rain in the forecast for Sunday's game. How about that, rain in sunny San Diego? The wetter it is the more it favors the Jets, so the Jets are probably hoping for another "mud bowl" except this time it would work in their favor.

Peyton Manning

On Wednesday's wonderful Revisiting Super Bowl III piece, Xtra Point Football's founder Mike Cardano spoke about the changes in the game of football between then and now. (Btw- If you've never seen the entire game we've you are in for a treat as you can see the entire thing in the article above on our site.) One of the things Mike mentioned was that the quarterbacks called all their own plays.

If you've really paid attention to what Peyton Manning does at the line of scrimmage you are witnessing something that you might never see again. Sure the game plan is in. Yes he has earphones in his helmet and the coach can talk to him up until the play clock hits :15 seconds. But when Peyton gets up to the line of scrimmage, he sees what he sees and calls a play based on down, distance, time, and how the defense is aligned.

It's truly a thing of beauty to watch. The defensive line shifts, he audibles; an outside linebacker shades the wide side, he audibles again; a cornerback presses, another audible; the safety rotates toward the middle, again he makes a change.

And he throws the ball with such confidence. He expects every ball to end up exactly where he wants it and do what it's supposed to along the way. He puts the ball in the tightest spots imaginable dropping the ball over linebackers and under safety's, under lineman's arms, through narrow throwing lanes created by line blocking, to back shoulders and to the sidelines where only his player can get it.

If you try to substitute defensive player packages, he quick snaps you. If there is a potential challenge that might go against him, he quick snaps again. If there is a long play and you try to get your nickel defense off the field and first down package on, he rushes his players down the field and quick snaps again.

If he needs a quick score, he does that. If he needs to run clock, he does that. He probably hands out the damn oranges to the players at half time.

The entire game is a two minute drill with Peyton. In fact if you ask him about it, that's what he will tell you.

"The way I look at it is it's a 60 minute drill. The game needs to be managed all the time from the kick-off to the final gun" (Peyton...... they don't shoot the gun anymore when time runs out, it sends the wrong message.....)

It will be interesting to see how Peyton Manning operates against the ravens on Saturday. When the Colts met the Ravens in Baltimore in week 11 they beat the Ravens 17-15, certainly a low scoring game for the Colts.

The Colts, despite committing three turnovers and being held to three second-half points, forced two late turnovers of their own. Combined with a few clutch plays, that was enough for a 17-15, come-from-behind victory.

The Colts defense not Peyton Manning and the offense was the story that day. The Ravens, who finished with 354 total yards, drove inside the Colts 30 on seven of nine possessions, but the first six such possessions ended in field goal attempts.

The Ravens' seventh trip inside the Colts' 30 ended when Gary Brackett intercepted a short 3rd-and-7 pass from Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco on the Indianapolis 13 with 2:42 remaining.

But when it mattered most, Peyton and the Colts offense came through. The Colts converted a key third down on the ensuing possession when a pass from Manning to Wayne converted 3rd-and-1 with 2:19 remaining.

"We scored touchdowns, they scored field goals," Manning said. "That was kind of the difference."

This Sunday the Dallas Cowboys will try to win their first playoff game in 13 years. Their last playoff win was Super Bowl XXX. Dallas won that game 27-17.

To get to that Super Bowl the Cowboys had to beat the Vikings (40-15) in an NFC Wild Card game, the Eagles (30-11) in the NFC Divisional Round, the Packers (38-27) in the NFC Championship game.

Interestingly the Cowboys had to get through the Eagles again this year, the will have to get through the Vikings again this year, and they will have to get through Brett Favre again this year (last time in '96 he was the QB of the Packers.)

In 1996 the legend of Brett Favre was in full swing as every game was history in the making. Brett Favre was smack in the middle of a three year stretch where he went 37-11 in the regular reason, passing for 12,179 yards with 112 touchdowns and winning three consecutive NFL MVP's '95, '96, 97.

Favre led the Packers to two Super Bowls winning Super Bowl XXXI (35-21) against the Patriots and losing Super Bowl XXXII to the Broncos (24-31).

Favre has played a lot of football since then but let's face it; Sunday's game is the reason that the Minnesota Vikings signed Brett Favre. This is the reason he's here, to win these playoff games.

Favre has now been a starter in the NFL for 18-years and the first ballot Hall of Famer to-be is having arguably his best season, passing for 33 touchdowns with a career-low seven interceptions. Favre had a passer rating of 107.2 which is the first time he's cracked the 100 mark.

I don't think anyone, even Favre detractors, would suggest that the Vikings would be better off in Sunday's playoff game with Tarvaris Jackson under center. Jackson had a rating of 45.4 in the loss to Philadelphia last year. But Favre hasn't had the same playoff success he did during his MVP years. Since the end of the 1997 season, Favre is 3-7 in the playoffs with 16 touchdowns and also 16 interceptions so you will have to excuse me if I'm not convinced in advanced that he can get this done.

The Vikings played well in their last game against the Giants but that's not saying much. The Giants laid down and totally collapsed at the end of the year resulting in the firing of their defensive coordinator basically on the plane ride back to NY. In the Giants last four games they gave 175 points (45, 45, 41, 44), ouch!

Prior to the Giants 44-7 sacrificing, the Vikings lost 3 of 4 games to the Cardinals, Panthers and Bears with their lone win coming against the Bengals.

Arizona kept alive its quest to become the NFC's first repeat Super Bowl representative in 12 years by outlasting the Green Bay Packers in an epic 51-45 overtime classic during last Sunday's Wild Card round. Ironically, a game which produced a combined 1,024 yards of offense and 62 first downs was decided on a defensive play.

Yes Packers fans, it was definitely a face mask. While no one wants to see a playoff game outcome decided by a referee call, you can't pick and choose when it's a penalty and when it's not. He grabbed the face mask, the flag needed to be thrown. The rules of the game are not conditional depending on down and distance, time in the game or any other circumstances. A face mask is a face mask.

So here's the deal, the Cardinals will need to shore up that area in order to advance again this week, as New Orleans topped the NFL in both points (510) and total offense (403.8 points per game) en route to a sensational 13-3 record that established a franchise best for wins in a season and earned the Saints their first-ever No. 1 seed in the NFC's postseason tournament right?

Well sure, how the heck can you expect to win a playoff game giving up 45 points? By scoring 51 that's how!

Let's face it, by year's end, the Packers offense was every bit as good as the Saints offense. The Saints are fresh off a three game losing streak that couldn't have possibly come at a worse time. In fact, this bye week they had has probably done more harm than good as these past three games have been eating at them leaving them wondering what the heck has just happened?

The Saints have scored 17, 17, 10 points in their last three games, not exactly what you would expect from the NFL's best offense. Don't let the 13-3 record fool you. The Saints are truly lucky to have not lost their last 5 games. In game 12 they barely sneaked by the Falcons 26-23 (Without Matt Ryan and Michael Turner). In game 13 they squeaked by the Redskins on perhaps the biggest gift win in the NFL since the 1978 Giants vs. Eagles "Miracle in the Meadowlands" with the famous ‘Joe Pisarchik fumble.'

In the Redskins game Shaun Suisham missed 23 yard field goal to put the game away (this is really funny if you're not a Redskins fan). - Btw, Suisham was cut after the game and is now the kicker for the Cowboys.

The Arizona Cardinals offense put up 45 points and racked up 493 yards in a playoff game against the Defensive Player of the Year (Charles Woodson) led Packers 2nd ranked defense in the league (in yards given up) who had only given up and average of 284.4 yards per game during the season. This mind you was done without All-Pro receiver Anquan Boldin who is currently listed as a game time decision but you would have to believe will be in the line-up this week after two weeks rest. (Btw- how is Derrelle Revis NOT the Defensive player of the year?)

The Saints defense ranks 25th in the league in yardage given up and the Cardinals rank 20th, so none is going to stop anyone here. If you thought you saw a track meet last week and enjoyed the offense, tune into this one as you will likely see more of the same.

The Cardinals have the benefit of the playoff run from last year to fall back on. While they lost last year's fantastic Super Bowl in agonizing fashion, they have now been able to pull a thriller playoff game out. This group of players is now playoff battle tested and is confident that they can pull these close games out.

The college football season is over; withdrawals, depression, misery. Before you slip into an apathetic stupor for eight months, remember that the NFL Draft is just around the corner! From now until April's NFL Draft, I will be profiling some of the more interesting prospects. I can't promise that I'll get to your favorite player, but if you'd like to see a certain player profiled, shoot us an email and let us know.

Terrence Cody is a behemoth of a man. He stands at 6'5, 365 pounds and has been the anchor on the Crimson Tide defensive line since transferring from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for the 2008 season. His 28 tackles in 2009 don't jump off the page, but the big guy commands a lot of attention at the nose tackle position. Expect him to be taken by a team using a 3-4 scheme; a massive nose tackle is one of the key ingredients to its success.

For the longest time I had considered Cody a perfect candidate to take over for Jason Ferguson on the Miami Dolphins defensive line. Ferguson suffered a season-ending knee injury on November 19 and is approaching the end of his career. Bill Parcels loves SEC guys and understands the value of the guys up front. But when Miami landed the 12th pick of the draft, I began to question my 'Cody-to-Miami' prediction. If Rolando McClain is available, look for Miami to go in that direction, but don't be surprised to see the 'Phins take a defensive lineman to plug their interior if McClain is off the board, and don't be surprised if that's Cody.

Cody is widely thought to be the 3rd, 4th or 5th best defensive tackle in the draft. Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh is clearly the top choice at the position (and in the entire draft pool if you ask me), with Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy a pretty clear second. After that personal preference takes over. UCLA's Brian Price and Tennessee's Dan Williams are other defensive tackles that could go in the first round. And don't forget about UNC's Marvin Austin, who just recently threw his name into the hat.

In my book Cody has an edge on Price and Williams because of the rare combination of size and athleticism he brings to the table. Most fans, especially in Tennessee, will remember his two blocked field goals against the Volunteers and his post-block celebratory run that gave a whole new meaning to the term 'rammer jammer'.

We're still pre-combine here, but Cody's conditioning has been questioned by some. The combine and his pro day will be an important proving ground for Cody who hopes to slip into the first half of the first round. At this point, I see the second half of round one as a more likely landing spot. If Cody is taken #12 by Miami, it will probably be considered a reach by most unless he kills the pre-draft workouts.

George Aiken from Atlanta, GA e-mails in, "Isn't it interesting that USC is about to be bitch-slapped with all kinds of NCAA violations (serious ones) and all of a sudden Pete Carroll and his coaches appear sipping Starbucks coffee in Seattle?"

This has been one of the most controversial topics in sports since it was first reported that Pete Carroll was in talks to become the next Seahawks coach. Carroll is counting his lucky stars that Mark McGwire picked yesterday to come clean about his use of steroids and HGH (surprise!). The revelation has taken a significant chunk out of the coverage of the Carroll/USC/Seattle saga.

With the NCAA likely to "bitch-slap" the Trojans with some sort of probation, whoever eventually takes over head coaching duties will have a mess on his hands from the get-go. It will be vitally important to the Trojans' next few seasons that they keep their current 2010 recruiting class together. It's likely going to be one of their last classes before the sanctions come.

Dillon Baxter, D.J. Morgan and Kyle Prater have already reneged on their commitment. But don't worry Trojans fans, Randall Telfer, a four star USC tight end recruit, created a Facebook page aimed at keeping the currently 8th ranked class together.

Ok, back to Carroll. There's no question that the timing of his trek up the coast is a bit fishy, but the coach does bring up a valid point when he says, "There was never going to be a good time [to leave]." Carroll also denies leaving the post because of the imminent controversy that will surround the school for the next few months as the Reggie Bush saga unfolds, but of course that's coming from Carroll who like any good coach is looking to avoid controversy and drama as best he can. I don't know if it'll work.

Carroll has said that he had long ago given up hope of returning the NFL, and the Seattle offer "came out of nowhere." It's hard to blame the guy for leaving for the pros when he hasn't really made a secret of his desire to one day return.

Carroll, though, had the opportunity to join the ranks of Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno as beloved head coaches at their respective universities. Carroll, like Bowden and Paterno with their Seminoles and Nittany Lions, built the Trojans into what they are today. Sure USC had been considered among the blue bloods of the sport, but as I've touched upon, when he took over they were bottom scrapers. He blew that chance; let's see how he does in his next go-around in the big leagues.

Some in Trojan nation may feel animosity towards Carroll at this point, but as time goes by emotions will settle and fans as well as those within the program will once again hold the coach in high regard. After all, he rescued what was then a once proud program stuck scouring the depths of the Pac-10, and resurrected it into its former position as one of the nation's perennial college football powerhouses.

Carroll tweeted his goodbyes to Trojan nation: "thanks to everyone for your love and support over the years... its been a blast... appreciate everything". Isn't social networking great?

How the heck did that happen?

The New York Jets are in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. I'll say it again; the New York Jets are in the AFC Divisional Playoffs. How many of you, even the most dedicated of Jets fans honestly can say that they thought that would happen before this year started?

They have a rookie head coach who coaches only one aspect of the game, defense. They have a rookie quarterback in Mark Sanchez who has thrown for fewer yards at USC and with the NY Jets combined than Brad Smith (the teams wildcat QB) threw for at Missouri.

Even after a 3-0 start if you were dreaming big, did you really think the Jets would be here today? Certainly after watching an astonishing 30 turnovers by the QB (20 INT's and 10 Fumbles), giving away game after game in the middle of the season, you couldn't have thought that.

Statistically Speaking

Regardless of the game results, all year Rex Ryan and the Jets PR department have been pounding the table telling anyone who would listen (and even those who wouldn't) that they have the best defense in the NFL and the best running game in the NFL.

Statistically they are 100% correct. They have given up the least yards, the least amount of points and rushed for the most yards. But Jets fans are conditioned to look at the negatives.

The Jets were tied for second in the league with 36 attempted field goals. Sure Jay Feely has had a good year hitting on 30 of them (if you take out the 3 missed opportunities in a row he would have been a remarkable 33 for 36.) More than anything though, the fact that the Jets attempted so many field goals means that in the Red Zone, they couldn't convert on third down. Many of those opportunities to convert were from 3rd and short and the run got stuffed when it counted most. So how good really is the running game?

And what about the Monday night game against the Dolphins or the two home games against the Jaguars and Falcons when "the best defense in the league" allowed the opposition put on 'two-minute-drill' clinics on national TV? Does anyone remember the 85-86' Chicago Bears Championship winning ‘46-defense' doing that?

Sanchez on a leash.....

When I profiled Rex Ryan and the Jets before the Wild Card game against the Bengals I jokingly spoke about the color code method that he gave Mark Sanchez.

"Rex has instituted a color code system for his rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez so that he would know when to be more conservative and not take chances with the ball. I hope Sanchez isn't color blind. At the rate he throws passes to the other team you would think they would check!

Ryan got the color code idea from that Brazilian restaurant in NYC where you turn the card to green if you want more meat and leave it on red if you don't want another portion as they come by with the servings. Guess what color Rex usually has his on?"

The point was, if you are at the stage where you have to whisper in your QB's headset what to do / what not to do with the ball before every series of plays, how can you expect the guy to act instinctively and take advantage of a given opportunity that occurs on the field? When an NFL QB sees an opportunity pre-snap he calls an audible and takes advantage of it, that's what a good NFL QB does.

When Peyton Manning sees something he can capitalize on when he is at the line of scrimmage, he winks at a receiver, gives a hand signal or calls out an audible and then bam, the ball appears in the hands of Reggie Wayne or Dallas Clark who are standing in the end zone........

When a play breaks down and Ben Roethlisberger looks like he's a calf trying to avoid getting roped, he looks up the field, processes the situation and fires a bullet to Santonio Holmes and 15 minutes later he and the Steelers are standing on a podium accepting the Lombardi Trophy.

Did anyone yell out "Green" to Dan Marino before he faked a spike and threw the ball into the end zone for a game winning TD?

In the month preceding the Wild Card game against the Bengals, Mark Sanchez looked like Hellen Keller trying to find TE Dustin Keller in the middle of the field. For the past few weeks Jets Offensive Coordinator Brain Schottenheimer has taken away the middle of the field from Sanchez. Other than a quick slant to WR's Jerricho Cotchery and Braylon Edwards, Sanchez has avoided the middle of the field like the plague. He clearly had been told to not even look at the congestion between the hash marks.