On the eve of one of our favorite American holidays, I figured I’d make a quick post for all to read before we begin stuffing our face. It’s going to be a sad Thanksgiving without getting to hear John Madden talk about grabbing a turkey leg while drawing circles on a grill about how he’d eat it.

I know this is actually the second year (maybe the third, I can’t remember) that Madden hasn’t done a Thanksgiving game, but this is the one holiday of the year that I actually liked listening to him call games. Anyways, onto the point of this article.

Every year SI usually names it’s top turkeys of the year, although I have not seen this year’s version of the list. In the NFL it’s not hard to choose 5 turkeys, or basically 5 failures of laughingstocks of the year so far. Here’s my top 5:

1. Detroit Lions: You can’t get any lower than the Lions are right now. If they lose their next five games then they are the second team ever to complete the “defeated” season. I would say, well there are a few guys that have played well…..but there aren’t. I’m sorry Detroit fans but it’s pitiful that the Lions are this bad.

2. NFL Protecting Quarterbacks: I’m sick of it. I love my favorite quarterback as much as the next fan but I am tired of the NFL coming up with new ways to protect them. Justin Tuck’s hit on Brooks Bollinger a few weeks ago is what finally made me decide something has to change. Roger Goodell has been a decent NFL commissioner but he’s went overboard in this regard.

3. Al Davis: He’s run his football team into the dirt. The Raiders are just terrible and he keeps firing coaches, thinking that is going to fix all the problems in one swoop. It’s not Al. It’s time for you to quit trying in Oakland.

4. Donovan McNabb: I respect McNabb and I believe he is underrated. Still, shouldn’t he know the overtime rules? And as a guy that took his team to a Super Bowl a few years back he shouldn’t be turning the ball over 7 times in 2 weeks. He will still be the starter against Arizona on Thursday night, although he may not have many starts in Philadelphia left.

5. Chad Johnson: His name change has confused us all, but that’s besides the point. Johnson has done absolutely nothing on the field and was just suspsended for the Bengals last game.

Have a happy thanksgiving everyone!

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Tags: Al Davis, Chad Johnson, Detroit Lions, Thanksgiving