Tuesday Moring Running Back, Week 13: Plaxico Burress Faces the Music

Thank God the Giants aren't missing a beat, despite Plaxico Burress continually veering off track.

Just what is this guy doing at a Manhattan night club at two in the morning, two days before an important divisional matchup, carrying a gun?

While it may be true that Burress sought revenge on a person for robbing fellow WR Steve Smith, it doesn't explain why he chose to brandish a firearm without a permit at a nightclub and risk a suspension for violating the league's code of conduct.

Forget the fact that he shot himself, what he did was illegal, and he should be punished not only to the full extent of the law, but also by the NFL for violating the league's code of conduct.

It isn't merely enough to just fine him and forget about it, the guy's a loaded weapon who's got a lot of money in the bank. No fine, no matter how much it is, is going to teach him a lesson.

And don't think that Antonio Pierce will get off scott free, either. Granted, helping Burress escape the scene and allegedly concealing the weapon may be a lesser offense, but it still should not go unpunished.

Burress should not play for the rest of the season and should be docked the pay he would have received for his participation.

As Sammy Davis Jr. once said, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."

Lots of good happened in the NFL this week though, and now we will move on to the bullet points and be done with Mr. Burress, at lest for this week

• I'm not going to even bother to comment on the three Thanksgiving games; they were all turkeys. Unless you were a fan of the Titans, Cowboys, or Eagles, your Uncle Harry's video of his visit to the biggest ball of twine in Minnesota was probably more entertaining then those games.
• Bills fans, I'll be blunt, that loss to the 'Niners probably killed your playoff hopes.
• Coming into Sunday, the Bengals were the only team mathematically eliminated from the AFC playoff picture, and they proved they didn't belong by mustering only 155 yards of total offense.
• Add the Dolphins-Rams game to the list of klunker games this weekend. Seven field goals and only one touchdown leaves little to comment on, except maybe you folks in St Louis are desperately waiting for the Cardinals to start playing.
• From the "there's a first time for everything department," the Colts failed to score an offensive touchdown for the first time in the Peyton Manning era. Thankfully, the defense was able to contain the lowly and overrated Browns.
• Ken Dorsey is still around? That's the biggest shock about the NFL I've heard since I found out Detroit still has a football team.
• One game that was certainly worth watch was the Packers-Panthers. Although the sight of DeAngelo Williams getting four garbage one-yard touchdowns kind of tarnishes a thrilling back-and-forth game.
• In the tale of two teams department, Tampa Bay is now a perfect 6-0 at home while the Saints are 1-5 on the road. I tend to think that the comfortable climate of the dome has a positive effect on Drew Brees passing game, so much that he's nothing on the road.
• What more can I say about the Giants: They spread the field, they're loaded with offensive talent, and they fear no one.
• Even NBC doesn't want to waste their time showing highlights of the Raiders or Chiefs. They're both too easy to make fun of, and there's not a lot of positive things to highlight.
• Five turnovers against a tough defense and a top AFC team is no way to make an impression that you deserve to be a playoff team. The Pats must win out to keep their playoff hopes alive.
• I tell you I had a feeling about the Falcons before the season, I should have gone to Vegas and bet that they'd make the playoffs.
• The Jets defense leaves much to be desired, but an easy remaining schedule and the inability of the Patriots to put away the Steelers in Foxborough should allow them to coast to the division crown.
• What a pick-me-up by the Vikings Sunday, first their defense makes a great goal-line stand, then Gus Ferrote throws a 99-yard bomb to Bernard Berrian for a touchdown that took the wind out of the Bears' sails.
• Well folks, that's the column and I am outta here.