What could be something special eventually is fast becoming a phenomenon now.  Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin is keeping them in contention in the extremely tough NFC. They are right on the New York Giants heels and put the Dallas Cowboys away early on Thanksgiving.  If the Redskins happen to make the playoffs.  They will be a dangerous team to face.  They seemed to have found a nice balance with their spread offense. Griffin has become more comfortable after every game and their defense, while not among the best has picked up their pace of late. It will be interesting to see if the Redskins do continue this pace and if they can clinch a playoff spot.

Normally you don’t see a team make a conversion on 4th and long. That wasn’t the case in San Diego. Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice caught a pass near the line of scrimmage and promptly converted the 4th and 29 play.  Three Chargers defenders took terrible angles to tackle Rice and he was off to the races.  He also got a key block just before he reached the first down marker.  Now this was probably not the play that propels the Ravens to a Super Bowl. But it certainly was an important step if they get that far. As for the Chargers this defines their season.  They simply can’t do the little things to help you win a ballgame.  If the Chargers don’t win another game, it won’t surprise me one bit.  Baltimore should be able to use this to their advantage from here on out.

I suppose I should give my two cents on the 49ers quarterback situation.  Alex Smith wasn’t able to start against the Chicago Bears because of a concussion.  Their backup, Colin Kaepernick started instead.  He played great and was named the starter again this past week against the New Orleans Saints.  Not an impressive game, but he did enough to help the 49ers beat the Saints.  Now San Francisco’s head coach Jim Harbaugh has a problem.  Do you return to Alex Smith or keep the momentum going with Kaepernick. He has decided to go with the hot hand in Kaepernick, but honestly as long they win, why should it matters who starts?  I would have gone back with Smith, but at least the 49ers know what they have. Not many teams can say they can go with two quarterbacks and be comfortable.