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8:18pm ET - How sorry are the Donkeys after another year of letting the division title slip away?
Pretty sorry. Chargers could still win the thing running away, like everyone expected before the season.
8:18pm ET - Who will be in trouble should they lose, Bears or Eagles?
Both. Bears would be in bigger trouble.
8:19pm ET - If the play of Cutler does not improve, will the bears address their quarterback postion in free agency or the draft, picking someone for the future?
I think they’re stuck with Cutler for another year or two, at a minimum. Especially after giving up two first-round draft picks and paying him.
8:21pm ET - How could the Bengals choke that one away? It’s the Raiders!
I said the Bengals would lose one of the three games they should win easily -- Raiders, Browns, Lions. Cincy cannot be regarded as an elite team until they are blowing out inferior teams.
8:22pm ET - So does Romo start Thursday against the Raiders (who won today) or do they figure the Raiders still stink so Kitna is OK?
Yeah, I think they should bench their starting quarterback because they’re playing the Raiders.
8:23pm ET - Mike I’ll slip you a twenty if you answer my question.
Deal. Now where’s the $20?
8:23pm ET - Mike, what do the Eagles need to do to win tonight?
Score more points than the Bears.
8:25pm ET - Who do you think has the best chance at beating the Colts prior to the playoffs?
Texans in Houston.
8:29pm ET - Convinced yet Sidney Rice is for real? He finally has a QB capable of getting him the ball.
The leaping catch he made for a touchdown was a thing of beauty. But Rice hadn’t been good enough to be great regardless of who the quarterback is. Then again, few wideouts are. The best ones typically have good quarterbacks.
8:30pm ET - Mike, what’s up from the city of Oceanside, CA! You remember me. ;)
Hello Oceanside. (And here come the requests for shout outs.)
8:30pm ET - Hey Mike, other than Saints and Colts who do you think is the best team in the NFL right now?
Right now, the Vikings. Without question.
8:34pm ET - Who are your picks for the Super Bowl this week?
I’m sticking with Steelers and Redskins until one of them is mathematically eliminated.
8:35pm ET - Vick!!
Finally. After only nine games.
8:38pm ET - How does this work? Are you answering questions in an office or on your couch?
Here’s how it works -- you ask questions and I answer the 2 percent or so that are worth answering. And I do it from wherever I happen to be. Tonight, I’m at the circus.
8:39pm ET - Mike, what are you doing to support green week at NBC?
When riding the elevator at the Empire State Building, I did not press all the buttons like Will Ferrell in Elf.
8:40pm ET - I asked you last week would the Colts go 16-0; do you still think this after the close win in Baltimore?
Well, since they didn’t, you know, lose, then there’s still a chance they go 16-0.
8:42pm ET - Will Michael Vick stay with the Eagles?
Highly unlikely.
8:43pm ET - How clutch was Stafford?
Yes, he really busted up that stone wall known as the Browns defense.
8:45pm ET - How does it feel to know that you’ve answered three of my questions already? I’m going for the record.
You’re now up to four. The record is 28. Good luck.
8:46pm ET - What’s your opinion of Matt Stafford?
I think we all expected too much out of him because of what Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco did last year.
8:51pm ET - Mike, do you think that the Bengals can possibly lose the division lead?
You make it sound like they’re up by four games. They need to learn how not to play down to the level of the competition.
8:53pm ET - Are you surprised to see Chris Chambers playing so well in KC?
Not really. He’s playing for a new contract, and he’s better than anyone they have -- especially with Dwayne Bowe suspended.
8:51pm ET - This game is already boring me. Isn’t it your job to keep us entertained?
Are you not entertained? (Throws sword into stands.) Are you not entertained? Is that not why you are here? (Spits on ground.)
8:54pm ET - Do you believe in Desean Jackson, or is he a fluke?
I think he’s having a hard time getting open against double coverage.
8:55pm ET - With the embarrassing blown lead today against the Lions, what are the chances of Mangini being fired soon?
He won’t be fired until the end of the season.
8:56pm ET - How many games has Brian Urlacher missed because of injury?
Urlacher suffered a nasty wrist dislocation in Week One, on Sunday night against the Packers.
8:57pm ET - Top 5 MVP Candidates?
Brees, Manning, Favre, Chris Johnson, Brady.
8:59pm ET - How much longer will the Bears let Ron Turner coach offense?
However many games are left in the season.
9:00pm ET - Which team is your favorite?
Florida Tuskers.
9:02pm ET - Do you watch the game or no?
Right now I’m watching Family Guy. Please don’t tell NBC.
9:03pm ET - Why is it that Andy Reid doesn’t like to run the football?
I would say it’s because he has an impulsive and indulgent personality, but he’s far too svelte to fit that profile.
9:04pm ET - Who do you think will take the AFC North?
Winner of next Sunday night’s Steelers-Ravens game. On NBC.
9:05pm ET - At this point, which is the best division in football? AFC South?
Probably. AFC North was looking good but all four teams lost today.
9:08pm ET - Will PFT be posting on turkey day?
“I don’t take vacations. And I recognize no major holidays.”
9:11pm ET - Is Percy Harvin NFL rookie of the year?
I thought we already gave that to Sanchez in September.
9:13pm ET - What’s your day job?
Contrary to everyone who told me, “Don’t quit your day job,” I have quit my day job.
9:16pm ET - Mike you said the Bengals have to learn not to play down, but the Steelers look great against the Vikings and then lose to the Chiefs today and Ravens cant even make a field goal.
I said if the Bengals want to be an elite team they can’t consistently play down to the level of the opposition. The Steelers won a Super Bowl last year. They get a pass for doing it once.
9:16pm ET - Is your hair fake?
It is real hair. Does that count?
9:17pm ET - Which NFL team is the most disappointing this season?
Even with three straight wins, I’d say the Titans.
9:18pm ET - Which game is on NBC this Thursday?
There’s a dog show. Which is sort of like having the Lions game.
9:18pm ET - What are you doing for Thanksgiving?
Coming to your house. What time is dinner? And do you have a plunger?
9:20pm ET - What team do you see Michael Vick with next year?
Not sure. He wants to start. Even with his great run tonight, I don’t think he’s ready.
9:20pm ET - Whatever happened to Taco Bill?
Polio.
9:21pm ET - Do you recognize minor holidays?
Arbor Day.
9:23pm ET - Do you think the Jets need to sit Sanchez?
If they sit Sanchez, Mike Tannenbaum’s chances of getting fired increase.
9:24pm ET - The consensus seems to be that there will be a team in Los Angeles in the near future. When is the earliest this happens?
2011, but that’s the absolute earliest.
9:26pm ET - Has your opinion of the Vikings changed at all these past weeks?
Yes. I now think they’ll break the hearts of their fans a week or two later than they did in the 2008 season.
9:27pm ET - Why do the Lions get to play every thanksgiving Thursday?
Because they agreed to do it when no one else wanted to do it. And because we’ll watch any NFL game on Thanksgiving so why waste a good one?
9:28pm ET - Do you think the NFL and NFLPA will have a new CBA in place prior to the start of the next league year?
No.
9:30pm ET - Is that your ’68 VW bus parked facing the Hudson? Are you currently living in a van down by the river?
Define “currently.”
9:30pm ET - Do you think the new labor deal will have an 18-game season?
I think it will be 17. I think they’re asking for 18 so that they can compromise to 17.
9:32pm ET - Does Favre play one more year?
I wouldn’t rule it out. But he surely won’t commit until August.
9:33pm ET - Who do you think will knock off the Colts in the playoffs this year? San Diego or New England again.
I think they beat the Colts and lose to the Pats.
9:34pm ET - Super Bowl prediction?
I predict it will be played in Miami.
9:37pm ET - In your opinion, who’s throwbacks are the ugliest?
Those sky blue and yellow things from the Eagles are pretty bad. I don’t like the Steelers’ yellow helmets much, either.
9:37pm ET - This Sunday Night Football Extra is awesome!
Ladies and gentlemen ... Chris Farley!
9:38pm ET - Which fan base do you think is the most passionate?
Steelers.
9:44pm ET - OK, so then whose throwbacks are the best?
Vikings throwbacks are much better than their current uniforms. I like Pats, too.
9:46pm ET - Who do you think will be the next head coach of the Bills?
Gut feeling? Leslie Frazier.
9:47pm ET - Will Manning break Favre’s records?
Yes.
9:48pm ET - Will Bill Cowher coach again? If so, where?
Carolina maybe.
9:50pm ET - Who do you blame most for the Bears’ miserable start, Jay Cutler or Lovie Smith?
Jerry Angelo.
9:52pm ET - Who is your favorite player?
All time? Walter Payton. Currently playing? Drew Brees.
9:53pm ET - What is your favorite radio show to appear on?
Any of ‘em. All of ‘em.
9:53pm ET - Where does Shanahan end up next year?
In the city with the best spray-tanning facility.
9:56pm ET - Will you write my essay for me.
Sure. What’s the topic?
9:57pm ET - What happened to the Bengals today, and do you think they’ll fix it?
I think they let their foot off the gas once up by 14 and then couldn’t find the pedal again.
10:00pm ET - What’s better SNF or SNL?
We went to SNL last night, and it is incredible to be there in person. It gives you a new appreciation of how hard it is to put that show on and to get everything timed just right.
10:00pm ET - What is your favorite beer?
Root.
10:04pm ET - Why are people still complaining about the overtime rules?
Because it’s unfair. Bob Costas just nailed it during halftime. A game should not be determined based on a random outcome like a coin flip.
10:05pm ET - No Florio Jr. questions tonight?
He’s actually watching the game -- he has no choice. We’re in hotel room with one TV.
10:22pm ET - The game is NOT determined by a random flip of a coin in OT. You still have to score. Just ask the Steelers.
Right but one team gets the exclusive first crack at scoring based on the result of a coin flip. Why not base it on net yards or first downs or something that relates to what happened in the game?
10:26pm ET - Is anyone relevant to the NFL complaining about the overtime rules? Or just stupid fans?
I think there are plenty of people other than “stupid fans” who recognize the unfairness of the current rule.
10:26pm ET - Who hosted SNL last night?
John Gordon-Lightfoot. I think.
10:27pm ET - Hey, wait a minute. Doesn’t Florio Jr. have school tomorrow?
No school all week. Thanksgiving break.
10:28pm ET - Mike, Chargers are the best team in the NFL right now, agree or disagree?
Disagree. Until Colts and Saints lose a game it’s one of them.
10:29pm ET - What’s the deal, did you leave to go get food?
You’re getting warm.
10:30pm ET - Watching the game online is great! I have no TV access at the moment (at work) just found this website!
Thanks, but make sure the boss doesn’t catch you.
10:32pm ET - I thought you were at the circus tonight.
Florio Jr. is doing a fine impersonation of an elephant. From the olfactory perspective.
10:34pm ET - Think the Bears should sign T.O. next year?
No. They need a younger guy who’ll be around.
10:36pm ET - It’s all good, the boss asked me for the web site.
Yeah and now that you told him you’re expendable.
10:36pm ET - Where do you see T.O. ending up next year?
Not sure anyone will want him.
10:38pm ET - Mike, is L.T. done for good or is he good for two more seasons? I would really like your take on this, please.
I think he’s done after this year.
10:41pm ET - Where do you foresee Tebow playing next year? Draft status and position?
Quarterback. Jags in round one.
10:46pm ET - Why am I posting inane comments you won’t respond to?
Because you otherwise would have to interact with your family.
10:50pm ET - Hey Mike, who is the QB in Denver next year? Orton? Brandstater? Bradford? Locker?
Jake Plummer?
10:54pm ET - Florio, give me the odds of Big Red saying ‘screw it’ and going with Kolb this offseason and flipping McNabb for draft picks/any linebacker that can cover a TE?
I think chances of it happening are significant if Big Red thinks he needs to sacrifice McNabb to save himself.
10:57pm ET - All I want for Christmas is for Florio to answer one of my questions.
Man do you need to start aiming higher.
11:00pm ET - What about the officiating at the end of the Browns game? Why is no one talking about that disaster?
They actually got it right. Peter King will elaborate, I assume, in MMQB at SI.com.
11:01pm ET - After today is the AFC North the most overrated division in football?
I think the NFC East still holds that title.
11:01pm ET - Favorite Seinfeld episode?
Kenny Rogers Roasters.
11:05pm ET - How did you and Mrs. Florio first meet?
Actually it was in gym class. I was trying to climb the ropes and she was spotting me. I kept slipping and burning my thighs and then finally I slipped and fell on her head. We’ve been close ever since.
11:06pm ET - If you had the first pick to start an expansion team, and you decided it was going to be a quarterback, would you pick Tim Tebow or Jimmy Clausen?
Faced with those options, I’d buy a roller coaster instead.
11:07pm ET - Does Charlie Weis end up in the NFL as an OC next year?
Possibly. And, coincidentally, the Pats have no offensive coordinator.
11:09pm ET - Do you dread these Sunday nights sifting through brainless questions?
You mean like this one?
11:12pm ET - Where will Wade Phillips be coaching next season?
The MAC?
11:14pm ET - Who’s your top five best teams right now?
Saints, Colts, Vikings, Chargers, Patriots.
11:17pm ET - Will Mangini be jobless next year?
Someone recently said he looks like a UPS driver. So he could try that.
11:17pm ET - Are you in favor of helmets for officials?
Yes, but only if they’re shaped like dunce caps.
11:25pm ET - Do you think Andy Reid will get renewed?
Maybe. Win tonight helps.
11:35pm ET - Happy Thanksgiving, Mike.
Thanks -- same to all of you. Get back here Sunday night for Steelers-Ravens.
11:36pm ET - Goodnight Mikey!
Goodnight John-Boy.
