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Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Cedric Benson blog.

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial John Riggins blog.

We're six weeks into the 2009 season and Brad Childress looks like a bald, bearded genius. When Brett Favre chose to announce his annual unretirement plans (conveniently after training camp had started), Childress was the guy who picked him up at the airport. Not typically part of the job description for a head coach, but he probably wanted to stress that his future with the organization would be directly tied to Favre's performance. Obviously the actions of a man clinging to his job.

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial John Riggins blog.

We're six weeks into the 2009 season and Brad Childress looks like a bald, bearded genius. When Brett Favre chose to announce his annual unretirement plans (conveniently after training camp had started), Childress was the guy who picked him up at the airport. Not typically part of the job description for a head coach, but he probably wanted to stress that his future with the organization would be directly tied to Favre's performance. Obviously the actions of a man clinging to his job.

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Jim Zorn blog.

Maybe Browns owner Randy Lerner was a tad premature to hire Eric Mangini 15 minutes after giving Romeo Crennel the boot. That seemed to be the consensus at the time and the sentiment was reinforced after watching Mangini lead the Browns to three losses, none of which were close.

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Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Jim Zorn blog.

Maybe Browns owner Randy Lerner was a tad premature to hire Eric Mangini 15 minutes after giving Romeo Crennel the boot. That seemed to be the consensus at the time and the sentiment was reinforced after watching Mangini lead the Browns to three losses, none of which were close.

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Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Mike Tomlin blog.

And suddenly, Bill Belichick is just another NFL coach. Apparently, it's a lot easier to be a genius when Tom Brady isn't coming back from a serious knee injury.

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Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Mike Tomlin blog.

And suddenly, Bill Belichick is just another NFL coach. Apparently, it's a lot easier to be a genius when Tom Brady isn't coming back from a serious knee injury.

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Brady Quinn blog.

A year ago, Matt Cassel got his chance to be an NFL starting quarterback when then-Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard blew up Tom Brady's knee. Cassel led the Patriots to 11 wins, and played well enough for the Chiefs to trade for him in the offseason.

Smash cut to Cassel tweaking his knee during Kansas City's third preseason game (God's sense of humor is underrated), which forced him to miss the first Sunday of the 2009 season. Any chances the Chiefs -- an outfit that won six times in their last 32 games -- had against the Ravens were out the window with Cassel on the bench.

Sorting the Sunday Pile looks back at the NFL weekend that was. It's also an unofficial Brady Quinn blog.

A year ago, Matt Cassel got his chance to be an NFL starting quarterback when then-Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard blew up Tom Brady's knee. Cassel led the Patriots to 11 wins, and played well enough for the Chiefs to trade for him in the offseason.

Smash cut to Cassel tweaking his knee during Kansas City's third preseason game (God's sense of humor is underrated), which forced him to miss the first Sunday of the 2009 season. Any chances the Chiefs -- an outfit that won six times in their last 32 games -- had against the Ravens were out the window with Cassel on the bench.