Fourth-and-five

December 9, 2012 at 12:25AM

Three observations ... • One of these days, reports that Norv Turner will be fired in San Diego will be accurate. This appears to be those days.

• Eliminating the kickoff in football is a ridiculous idea. Touchdown returns are as exciting as any play there is.

• Watching the Jets fumble through their quarterback situation brings three words to mind: "Told you so!"

... and two bold predictions • Cam Newton will step from the shadows of RG3 and Andrew Luck and lead the disappointing Panthers to an upset of Atlanta.

• Further proving that the NFL makes no sense, the Vikings will upset a Bears team that dominated them 28-10 only 14 days earlier.

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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