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When Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams, a feisty 86 years old, gave a double-barreled one-finger salute to the Buffalo fans Sunday, one thought probably crossed many minds:
I know how he feels.
Sometimes you've seen and heard enough, especially after your team started the season 0-6 and you had to tell the coach to change quarterbacks.
That doesn't mean it's acceptable behavior. Just understandable.
Frankly, I'm surprised it hasn't happened before. I kinda figured Raiders owner Al Davis might do it - and direct it at his own team.
Players have given the "We're No. 1" sign plenty of times and been reprimanded and gently fined for it. When Adams fired away, it lightened his bank account by $250,000.
It makes you wonder if it would have been just $125,000 had Adams used just one hand instead of going double birds.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had to punish Adams. You don't do what Adams did in polite society - or an NFL stadium.
But it doesn't mean it wasn't funny.
Who hasn't been there?
As for Week 11:
INDIANAPOLIS at BALTIMORE: Peyton Manning - he's Tiger Woods in shoulder pads. Colts 27, Ravens 24.
WASHINGTON at DALLAS: Three things people used to get excited about:
1. "Desperate Housewives."
2. Airline travel.
3. The Cowboys against the Redskins.
Like a lot of things, it's not what it used to be. Cowboys 32, Redskins 14.
CLEVELAND at DETROIT: Before Monday night, I wondered if the Browns might be so bad as to be unwatchable. I don't wonder anymore. Lions 30, Browns 14.
SAN FRANCISCO at GREEN BAY: A Sunday surprise. 49ers 34, Packers 23.
BUFFALO at JACKSONVILLE: The who cares game of the week.
Jaguars 31, Bills 21.
PITTSBURGH at KANSAS CITY: After two losses to the Bengals this season, the reigning Super Bowl champions are starting to squirm and it's time for a shocker. Maybe this is it. Then again ... Steelers 20, Chiefs 17.
SEATTLE at MINNESOTA: In keeping with the league's "Brett Favre - Old Guys Can Still Be Good At Something" theme, the NFL is rumored to have selected The Who to perform the Super Bowl halftime show in February. Evidently Spinal Tap was busy. Vikings 34, Seahawks 17.
ATLANTA at NEW YORK GIANTS: What do Matt Ryan and Eli Manning have in common? Too many interceptions recently. Giants 27, Falcons 20.
ARIZONA at ST. LOUIS: You just can't get enough of those NFC West matchups. Cardinals 30, Rams 20.
NEW ORLEANS at TAMPA BAY: What can be better than being 9-0? Being 9-0 with a game at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Saints 34, Bucs 10.
SAN DIEGO at DENVER: Just wondering - is Philip Rivers the best college quarterback to come out of North Carolina? Or is it Appalachian State's Armanti Edwards? Chargers 32, Broncos 28.
CINCINNATI at OAKLAND: You know how your mom always told you nothing good ever happens after midnight? In the NFL, nothing good ever happens in Oakland. Bengals 33, Raiders 17.
NEW YORK JETS at NEW ENGLAND: OK, so he messed up Sunday night when he got all bullish about gaining 2 yards and closing out the Colts, but Bill Belichick remains the best in the business. Who would you rather have wearing your sawed-off sweatshirt? Patriots 31, Jets 13.
PHILADELPHIA at CHICAGO: Lovie Smith isn't getting much love in Chicago these days. Eagles 24, Bears 20.
TENNESSEE at HOUSTON: Jon Gruden loves his job on "Monday Night Football" so much he's signed a new contract, taking him off the job market and out of the rumor mill. But this week he had Baltimore against Cleveland, now this. Not exactly the Colts and the Patriots. Maybe Chucky can have a say in scheduling next season. Texans 28, Titans 24.
Last week: 8-6
Season: 104-38
