Observations from a long football weekend.

The Monday after a four-day weekend is always tough. There is a lot about which to talk, so let’s ramble.

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Isn’t it funny that Frank Caliendo is supposed to look like John Madden in that picture, but he actually looks exactly like Ted Kennedy?

His sketch comedy show, by the way, was a lot of sketch and not much comedy. He’s amazing at impressions, but for whatever reason it doesn’t seem to work over the course of a half hour sketch show.

He has three more shows to get it right – and that’s it for the year. The writer’s strike is shutting down Frank TV after only four shows. No doubt TBS will still air all four shows every day of the week in between the same 10 episodes of “King of Queens” and the same 6 episodes of “Yes Dear.”

Speaking of impersonations, Eli Manning did a spot-on Joey Harrington yesterday, didn’t he?

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I actually liked the Vikings chances against the Giants. It’s the kind of game they had no business winning, but for whatever reason they always seem to play well in that kind of situation. Everyone needs to stop talking about the playoffs; this is still the same team who got destroyed three weeks ago in Green Bay 34-0. The only thing the Vikings did yesterday was make their draft position weaker.

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However, I was impressed with Brad Childress yesterday. It was the first time this year he didn’t call a timeout in order to challenge a play that wasn’t challengeable. He’s really improving as a coach.

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I am pretty excited about having the NFL Network. The Packers play the Cowboys on Thursday night and it should be a pretty good game. The only downside has to be listening to Bryant Gumbel doing play-by-play. He’s terrible. I would rather listen to Greg Gumbel take a dump than Brant Gumble call a sporting event.

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I was really enjoying the “Brett Favre is washed up” era – what happened to that anyway?

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The best part about Thanksgiving Day? Stuffing. The worst part about the Sunday after Thanksgiving? Stuffing.

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Do you think the Vikings defense is going to tell Eli Manning he can have a “safe word” the next time they play?

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I don’t mind watching Sunday Night Football in America and I don’t mind Faith Hill. But, I don’t like when those two things are combined.
Speaking of SNF – whenever Andrea Kramer appears on our TV, the gal calls her a “poor man’s Edie Falco” and it makes me laugh every time.