NFL Week 14: 10 Things to Watch For As The Playoffs Start To Take Shape

December 11, 2010   ·   NFL Guru   ·   Jump to comments

As the playoffs begin to take shape, so do the players who will decide them. For us to get a clearer picture of Sunday's games, we must analyze and predict the players and game-changers who will be likely factors.
Here are my ten things to watch for in Week 14.
 
1. Matt Cassel to take a seat in San Diego
Sanity, please. An NFL team medic told me Thursday "it would be sheer negligence'' for Matt Cassel to play a football game four days after undergoing surgery for appendicitis. This doc told me he'd clear an appendicitis patient two weeks after the procedure if all went well with the recovery. I understand it was an [laparoscopic] procedure, and I understand Cassel [apparently] is chomping at the bit to play in this big game, but unless there's some miracle healing that occurs in 48 hours, I don't see how it's worth it.
 
2. Percy Harvin's head
The Minnesota wide-out missed last week's game with a migraine headache, and he missed Wednes...

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