{"id":21472,"date":"2012-01-02T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T20:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=21472"},"modified":"2012-01-02T13:33:34","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T20:33:34","slug":"the-ten-122012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=21472","title":{"rendered":"The TEN 1\/2\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17594\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/The-TEN-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>(\u201cThe Ten\u201d is not a top ten, but ten items worth being included in The TEN)<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->1.) Tampa Bay fires Coach Raheem Morris. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2.) St. Louis fires Coach Steve Spagnuolo and GM Billy Devaney. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.) GM Bill Polian is reportedly out at Indianapolis. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4.) Cincinnati makes the playoffs for just the third time in 21 years. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5.) Green Bay\u2019s Matt Flynn. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>6.) Oakland set the record for most penalties and yards in a season. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>7.) In Green Bay\u2019s 45-41 win over Detroit, it was the first time opposing NFL quarterbacks each threw for 400 plus yards and five or more touchdowns in a game. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>8.) Miami\u2019s Jason Taylor, the active sacks leader, retires after a 15 year career. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>9.) Denver backs into the playoffs and wins the AFC West after three straight losses. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>10.) \u201cI know one thing. This team needs an attitude adjustment. 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