The Week That Was Week 5 in the NFL

So the Tennessee Titans don't need Vince Young. The former Houston Oilers are now 5-0 and are the only team in the old American Football League that is undefeated.

But how good are they? Of the five teams Tennessee has faced this year, only two are even close to being legit, Jacksonville and Baltimore (which the Titans defeated today). The other three are a combined 1-12. That is one win, 12 losses. And all three are in the cellars of their respective divisions.

So, are the Titans for real? For now they are. Wins are the only thing that matters in the NFL. No style points are given out, like in college football.

But after Tennessee takes its bye week, it has a tough five-week stretch, playing at Kansas City, home against Peyton and the Colts, home against Aaron Rodgers and the Pack, at soon-to-be frigid Chicago and then at rival Jacksonville.

If the Titans survive that portion of the schedule, we'll know they're for real.

As for now, they have to be the de facto best team in the AFC.

To the rest of the week:

• Rodgers > Brett Favre (Favre did have a bye week, btw).
  
• Now, that's the Trent Edwards that I know.
• I think we've all been saying this for like five years, but this definitely has to be the year for Arizona.
• Speaking of the NFC West, don't we all wish that the Carolina Panthers were still in that division?
• I think Sage Rosenfels has been watching too many Knowshon Moreno Youtube videos.
• The NFC East is just fucking crazy. I mean, Hail to the Redskins?! REALLY?! The Giants aren't a fluke?! Too bad not all four of those teams can sneak into the playoffs.
• That may have been the sorriest second half by the Chargers that I have ever seen. How many chances do you NEED?!

Extra Point:

Back to Tennessee and Vince Young. Maybe he just isn't ready yet. Tonight on Football Night, Peter King suggested that the Titans might open up the quarterback competition next summer and that this should be Kerry Collins' team.

Yeah, Collins should be the guy for now. But to cut Young lose if he loses the starting job to Collins next year is absurd. Isn't Collins a bit younger than Brett Favre?

What I'd do is keep them both. Let Collins play as long as he's playing at this high a level and let Vince Young study Collins. And when age finally catches up with Collins, you insert a wiser, more sage and more mature Young.

It only seems natural.