Chris Padgett: Jason Bacashihua has had some decent moments with the Blues in limited opportunties. However, the front office and coaching staff always seem to be looking for an upgrade. Why the skepticism, and what are his chances of making the team this year full-time?

Jeff Gordon: Good question. The coaching staff believed his work ethic improved last season, but the group wasn't ready to hand him the No. 2 job after Sanford left. So Riksman got a look. When he wasn't great this summer, the Toivonen deal occured. And I sense that the staff is STILL waiting for somebody to take charge behind Legace.

Kurt: As part of the punishment for the Bill Belichick cheating scandal will the NFL also require the Patriots to trade names with the Steelers? Am I really the first to think of this hilarious joke?

Jeff Gordon: The prevailing joke out there is to call Belichick "Beli-Cheat" -- but he doesn't care. He got his lucrative contract extension and he has the team to beat again, as we saw Sunday night.

Tim Tierney: Gordo What's Up. We have been told that Bill Belichick has been heavily fined and disgraced. Is that true ? Poor Bill did have to suffer through a standing ovations on national TV last night during pre-game warm ups, leaving for half time, returning from half time and the end of the game and had to sign a new contract from his very disappointed boss. My guess is his salary probably dropped from $4.7M to $6.0M plus a $500,000 signing bonus payable immediately after Bill's fine to the NFL.

How much torment can one man endure ? Good thing Mr. Kraft offered poor Bill a contract, no other team would have, not after this humiliating disgrace.

One question I've got for you. Has any other sports crime of this scale ever been Detected, Accused, Processed, Defended, Judicated, Penalties handed out, Appealed and Accepted in 5 days ! All without an investigation into what was really going on and for how long. This was the fastest railroading of a scandal I have ever seen. I have no doubt both sides had things they did want the public to know.

Jeff Gordon: Yeah, Bill didn't exactly get the Michael Vick Treatment did he? Now, if some lesser coach had pulled that stuff, the NFL could have come much harder. Goodell showed his colors with this one.

Ram1380: Gordo,
Lets open up with a huge round of applause for Ryan Clifton and Ron Bartell.These two kids played the best game of their young pro careers.Now to the ugly,do you think the o-line can jell before Bulger goes out on a stretcher?Don't you think this unit is made to pound the rock not pick up exotic blitzes all afternoon. I expected Steve Jackson to handle the ball 25-30 times and Hall to handle it everytime he touched it.I guess I was wrong on both accounts.Ram1380

Jeff Gordon: This game wasn't all bad. Like you say, Ryan and Bartell had stellar games. The "D' was strong, but for one play. And even with that, it was a "plus" game for the unit. As for Bulger, he can't last another game getting beat up like that.

Eric: Why did Ch 5 have to show the hopeless Cardinals instead of a historic beatdown by Tiger Woods yesterday? They did the same thing two weeks ago with the Labor Day telethon. Actually, I guess it was good yesterday because it got me off of the couch to finish remodeling the family room. So at least my wife thanks Ch 5.

Jeff Gordon: Booking all those Sunday games at the expense of golf seemed like a good idea at the time, but now . . . well, not so much. But even a bad Cards team draws ratings and revenues.