NFL Week 6 Interview - Multigenerational Edition

Welcome back to the Internet's favorite football blog. Our special guest star this week is the 11-year-old pundit's grandfather Lenny, who will intermittently chime in with the pointed questions and fabulous fabrications for which he is so justly renowned.

Q. from Lenny: Here's my question. In England, one of their favorite sports is called football. In the U.S., a favorite sport... also called football. What is the difference between these two footballs?

One is round, and one is a strange diamond shape.

Q. from Jeff: What exactly does it prove when a team racks up 35 points in one quarter? Was it bad sportsmanship? Do you think the Patriots should have let up on the hapless Titans?

They couldn't help themselves -- it was too hard to let up against the Titans, who are suddenly looking terrible.

Q. from Lenny: Who invented football in the United States?

I don't know, actually.

Lenny says: Amos Alonzo Stagg.

Q. from Jeff: Obviously my dad's questions are going to be decidedly different from my own. Here's my next one: How overwhelmingly dominant are the New Orleans Saints? Is it offense or defense which is the key to their undefeated season so far?

Offense, definitely. 27 points isn't that great -- it's just scoring 48 points that makes you win.

Q. from Lenny: If Rush Limbaugh were allowed to buy the St. Louis Rams, in your opinion, would this be good, bad, or indifferent for the team?

It would be bad for their image, and I don't understand how it would help the team itself, because he would be a minority owner in the group.

Lenny: That's a good answer.

Q. from Jeff: Who's the NFL MVP at this point? I know I ask this every couple of weeks, but the answer changes as the season wears on.

As of now, it seems like Drew Brees.

Lenny: You think?

Henry: No one's doing better.

Q. from Lenny: What's your opinion of the Atlanta Falcons?

They're okay, but they could be doing a lot better. They're somewhat of a disappointment.

Q. from Jeff: Vultures are circling Jim Zorn. Would you fire him? And if so, whom would you replace him with?

After losing to the winless Chiefs, it does seem like something needs to be changed with the Redskins -- and it has. Zorn has given up the play-calling duties. If he were to be fired, then I'd expect the Redskins to hire a defensive coach.

Q. from Lenny: Why doesn't the NFL play teams from other countries?

Well, they used to in the preseason -- they played against the Canadian Football League -- but alternating sets of rules became too much of a hassle.

Q. from Jeff: Your fantasy team came in for a bit of a pounding this week. I'm starting to see an essential unfairness built into fantasy football, 'cause if you don't carry the right players, there's simply no way you can win. Thoughts?

Well, that's somewhat the point of fantasy football -- you have to choose the right players.

Q. from Lenny: What is a safety, and how many points do you get?

A safety is when the ball goes out the back of the end zone, or a penalty occurs in the end zone. You get two points.

Q. written by the analyst himself! Are the Raiders any good? They somehow beat Philadelphia.

I wouldn't get my hopes up. Two wins and four losses isn't something to be proud of.

Last Q. from Lenny: Who would you like to buy control of the St. Louis Rams?

Someone who knows what they're doing. It seems like Dave Checketts, who owns a hockey team, would have some experience.

Q.: Why, oh why, did the Ravens' kicker miss that final field goal? I do not know how much more of this Favrvrvrvrvre saga I can stand.

Steven Hauschka is a second-year, inexperienced kicker. Still, he needs to make those kicks.

Q.: My favorite moment of the weekend was the insipid, childish pout on the face of Jay and His Cutlery after he failed to steer the Bears to victory against the Falcons. Name your three favorite moments of the weekend.

1. Raiders run out the clock on Philadelphia.

2. Bills upset the Jets.

3. Dante Wesley gets suspended for his hit on Clifton Smith.

Q.: Finally, after an uncharacteristically chaotic blogging session, we come to America's favorite part, where Hen gets to type whatever he wants.

Six overtime games in six weeks... at this rate, there will be seventeen when the regular season ends. There were fifteen last year.