The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

An absolute mess is the only way to describe it. The NFL has but one storyline. Going 0-3 in my fantasy leagues, the inexact science of picking worse than my three-year-old son in my picks column, having to live with seeing Jets fans happy...all swept under the rug by the boneheaded “regulation” of the replacement refs and their impact from week to week.

Ten games decided by one score or less, three decided in overtime, means the refs had more control over the outcome of this weekend more than any other. They saved their best work (because this has to be intentional somehow) for Monday Night’s fiasco, now known forever as the “Great Tate Debate.” Nobody’s happy that this is getting all this attention this week...nobody other than myself, the Packers O-line, Saints front seven and Colts secondary.

Week Three Awards

• The “This Already Stupid Idea Seems 1,000 Times Stupider Because Everyone Is Watching” presented by the botched Atlantis Casino robbery - Roger Goodell as he watched the crew working the Packers-Seahawks game award Russell Wilson the first game winning interception in football history.

• The “Modern Medicine Defeats Hard Work Ingenuity and All the Crap Our Parents Taught Us Award” presented by the Ivan Drago Workout Plan - Jamaal Charles, just about a year removed from ACL surgery, 233 yards rushing including a 91 yard TD run against the Saints.

• The “Its OK If You Let Loose and Be The Angry Black Guy Right Now” presented by Barack Obama everytime Republicans refer to him as “an elitist that’s out of touch” - MG Jennings in every interview until the Packers win another SuperBowl.

• The “Closest Thing We Have To a Dictator One Mistep Away From a Coup” presented by Game of Thrones’ King Joffrey Baratheon/Lannister - Roger Goodell...you just get the sense this won’t end well.

• The “Every So Often The Intersection Between Life and Sports Lends Us a Moment of Greatness” Award presented by the life and career of Steve Sabol - Torrey Smith’s six catch, 127 yard, two touchdown performance just hours after learning of the death of his younger brother, Tevin Jones, in a motorcycle accident.

Week 3

Fisher: 8-8

Sannie: 6-10

Ramblings: 5-11

Season Standings:

Fisher: 27-21

Ramblings: 24-24

Sannie: 23-25