We had Brad Sham (voice of the Cowboys) on the air Tuesday and he talked a great deal about the terrible accident at their practice facility. So many lives were affected it's hard to believe it's not going to somehow impact their season in some way. He made a good point that the national media swooping in and out of Valley Ranch will consistently ask players for perspective on the accident relative to whatever success or failure the team gets.

He also said that 9-7 seems like a reasonable call as far as record goes considering the schedule. And that they are a better team with T.O. playing in western New York.

I keep looking at the Texans schedule with the most optimism I've had heading into a season (and that's saying something). But the finish at Miami and home to New England is brutal. There's a thought that the Pats might not 'need' the game. Or if the game is for a playoff spot the Texans can and will beat anyone in the world on their field. You'd just hate to see a Christmas weekend road game at Miami screw things up.

Houston is third in the league in home wins in the last two years behind Pittsburgh and New England. The Pats and Steelers represented the AFC in the last two Super Bowls as you may recall.

How great was it to have the U.S. Open settled during business hours? Maybe not so much if you couldn't escape to check it out but it gives things an NCAA Tournament feel to watch a major sporting event with your co-workers.

Anyone who thinks Phil choked probably doesn't golf much or even watch that much golf for that matter. Yes, he lacks Tiger's closing ability but finishing second five times is amazing because you have to be good enough to even be that close. Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 majors but finished second 19 times. Phil has to win at least one U.S. Open, right?

The late Dick Harmon's pupil (Lucas Glover) won the event making Sports Radio 610 Golf Hour hosts two for two in majors this year. A story was told at Dick's funeral about him watching Tiger blow away the field at an Open and calling his brothers saying "can you imagine how proud Dad would be of Butch right now." Well, can you imagine the Harmon brothers' reaction to seeing Glover's victory?