FOOTBALL THOUGHTS

--Brett Favre started tonight?  Really?  Wow, Favre is widely criticized as much as he is praised; but even his biggest detractors have to admit that was an act of courage and toughness tonight.  He gets full marks from me.

--Austin Collie should think very seriously about whether or not playing football again is really worth it.  Collie has missed five games to two or three different concussions this year.  You can't put a price on health.

--Colin Cowherd made a great point today about Tom Brady.  He says Brady may be the best ever when you consider he's won three Super Bowls and done so without other stud players on offense, for the most part.  Dallas had Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin.  The 49ers had Jerry Rice.  If Brady and the Patriots win again this year, who made up Brady's supporting cast?  Remember, this is a team that chucked Randy Moss overboard and many experts figured they were nuts for doing so.

--My pick for NFL Most Valuable Player is Tom Brady.  Runner-up is Philip Rivers and honorable mention to Michael Vick; although Vick maybe wins this if he plays all sixteen games.

--I never figured Scott Milanovich would leave Montreal for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.  I pegged Milanovich as being a guy that would wait out Mark Trestman's tenure and simply take over the Alouettes.  If Milanovich ends up being the next Rider head coach, then full marks to the Rider management team for luring him to Rider Nation.