My personal opinion is it should be Zenyatta. I have nothing against Rachel Alexandra as I think she too is a phenomenon, but, she did not compete at the weekend in the Breeders Cup. Zenyatta did and WON!

If Zenyatta does not win the horse of the year title……………………well, I will leave it at that.

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Sources told FOXSports.com that following Sunday’s game, Zorn met with Redskins vice president Vinny Cerrato, who basically told him that the head coach had too much on his plate and that he wanted him to succeed as head coach. They agreed that Zorn would relinquish playcalling duties.

Later Sunday, Redskins spokesman Zack Bolno confirmed that information.

Zorn and Cerrato are to meet again Monday morning to discuss who the playcalling role will be transferred to.

The move comes amid heavy criticism of the beleaguered Zorn all season long, which had grown each week as the Redskins lost four of their first six games against the NFL’s weakest schedule. Zorn’s offense has not scored more than 17 points in any game this season. In Sunday’s loss, Washington earned only seven first downs and failed to score a touchdown.

“This offense is better than six points, 100 percent. And that’s on me,” Zorn said before the change in his duties was announced. “It’s my fault.”

Last week, former NFL asistant coach Sherm Lewis was hired by the Redskins in a consultant role with the underachieving team. Since starting 6-2 in 2008, the Redskins have lost 10 of their last 14 games.

Tennessee went 13 and 3 last season and were favoured in many camps to go all the way this year. That won’t happen! They have yet to win a game this season having been shown how to play football yesterday in New England. Tom Brady was at his best in a 59 to Zero walloping of Tennessee. The Head Coach must be concerned about his position today.

So who is? Or, as they say here in the Bayou, who dat?

Well, we now know it isn’t the New York Giants. Not after the G-Men were handed a lopsided first loss Sunday inside a raucous Louisiana Superdome.

No disrespect to Minnesota, Indianapolis and Denver. But it’s hard to picture a currently perfect squad playing a near-perfect game like the Saints did against another legitimate NFC powerhouse.

A 48-27 Saints thumping was filled with validation of New Orleans’ legitimacy from both a team and individual standpoint. New Orleans (5-0) jumped on the Giants (5-1) faster than Mardi Gras revelers grab beads tossed from a parade float. The offensive display was so obscene that the Saints would have blown the game open earlier than the second half if not for shoddy special-teams coverage.

Quarterback Drew Brees (369 passing yards, four touchdowns) staked his early claim to NFL Most Valuable Player honors. Tight end Jeremy Shockey gleefully extracted revenge against his former team. The Saints proved their revamped defense and rushing attack are no mirage.

Tom Benson even got into the act. The 82-year-old Saints owner cranked out his trademark “Benson Boogie” and led a conga line of cheerleaders around the field once the game ended.

“Everybody showed up,” Brees said after a sack-free, turnover-free performance. “The fans were awesome. The defense played great. The offense did what we had to do.

“To win the way we did says a lot.”

Those who doubted the 2009 Saints are legitimate Super Bowl contenders should have become believers by halftime. The Saints scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions against what was the NFL’s top-ranked defense.

New Orleans opened by punishing New York on the ground, rushing four times from the Giants’ 11-yard line before running back Mike Bell scored on a 2-yard dive. Brees then began an aerial assault that included 15 consecutive completions. Saints wide receiver Marques Colston said New Orleans had targeted New York’s secondary for deep passes because of injuries at cornerback and safeties who “haven’t really been able to cover some of the better receivers. We knew we could explore some weaknesses.”

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Explore and exploit. Brees connected on eight throws of 19-plus yards — seven of which went to Colston as part of his 166-yard effort — and had another attempt that drew a 35-yard pass interference penalty on Giants cornerback Corey Webster.

Shockey, the former Giants star traded to New Orleans in the 2008 preseason, got into the act with a four-catch, 37-yard outing. Afterward, Shockey continued to try to downplay the revenge factor against New York because of the ugly split between both parties. Shockey, though, couldn’t contain his emotion on the field. Shockey regularly led cheers from the sideline and did a self-described “riding-the-horse” celebration dance after catching a one-yard touchdown pass to put New Orleans ahead 14-0.

“All week long he was pretty tame,” Brees said of Shockey. “But you knew the inner fire was burning and just about to explode.”

Giants quarterback Eli Manning, a New Orleans native, also had ample reason to look forward to Sunday’s game. It would be his first inside the Louisiana Superdome, where his father Archie played quarterback from 1975 (when the stadium opened) to 1982.

Simply put, this wasn’t the kind of homecoming the Mannings had hoped for. Eli was harried into a 14-of-31 passing performance that included one sack and one interception before being lifted late in the fourth quarter. Manning couldn’t connect on several shots deep — passes he needed to hit if New York was going to keep pace with the Saints.

New Orleans also held the Giants’ vaunted running game in check by surrendering a modest 84 yards on 19 attempts. In comparison, the Saints dispelled any lingering belief that they field a “finesse” offense by generating 133 yards and three touchdowns on 39 carries.

“We could not stop them,” said Giants coach Tom Coughlin, whose team had entered with an 18-3 road record in its past 21 games. “There are no excuses. We played poorly. We have to regroup.”

As for the Saints, the only obstacles to continued success may be injuries and overconfidence. New Orleans had failed to capitalize on the momentum generated by an NFC Championship Game appearance during the 2006 season. But this seems a different squad than the ones in 2007 and 2008 that never strung together more than two consecutive victories in a 24-game span.

Said Brees: “The past two seasons, we didn’t achieve the goals we set being one of those playoff teams fighting for the No. 1 or 2 seed, knowing the formula of how to win, following it and being disciplined. We lacked consistency. I feel like we’ve learned from that.”

Just like the NFL is learning these Saints are for real.

Rush Limbaugh as NFL owner is an unfunny joke. But the kingpin of talk radio counted on the sarcasm to fly over most of our heads and for television executives to ignore the absurdity and milk the controversy for ratings.

Did he get what he wanted? Increased ratings? Controversy? Shake up the other NFL owners?

Whatever he wanted to do, he did bring controversy and probably increased his ratings and most certainly is the talk of the country.

That was just in the first quarter. The knockout came much later, again with the wildcat.

Running back Ronnie Brown took the snap with 10 seconds left and scored on a 2-yard keeper for the fifth lead change of the final period, giving Miami a wild 31-27 victory over the New York Jets on Monday night.

Newcomer Braylon Edwards provided a big boost for the Jets, and two fake punts fooled the Dolphins. But Miami gained 110 yards with the wildcat, which was instrumental in three touchdown drives, including the last one.

“Like anything else, if you execute, good things will happen,” Brown said.

Jets coach Rex Ryan was annoyed the wildcat kept working.

“I used to see all those gimmicks when I was coaching back in college,” Ryan said. “I’ve been a part of some bad performances before on defense, just not this bad.”

The Dolphins started from their own 30-yard line with 5:05 left, trailing 27-24, and mounted a 13-play drive for the winning score. The march included four wildcat plays for 25 yards, the last on third down at the 2.

“We were in the huddle and said, ‘We’ve got to score a touchdown. No settling for field goals. We’ve got to finish the game,”‘ Brown said.

He ran up the middle, found a seam and crossed the goal line with 6 seconds to go. Even Brown’s teammates on the sideline were surprised by the call.

“That’s why we are players and not coaches,” Miami defensive tackle Jason Ferguson said. “All of us were talking about, ‘Why won’t you pass it?’ Because we got a touchdown, that’s why.”

The resilient Dolphins (2-3) came from behind three times in the fourth quarter, and they’re back in the AFC East race after losing their first three games. The Jets (3-2) have lost two straight and fell into a tie with New England for first place.

The game became a shootout reminiscent of the Dolphins‘ Dan Marino days, and filling that role just fine was Chad Henne.

In only his second NFL start, Henne completed 20 of 26 for 241 yards and two touchdowns. He threw deep to Ted Ginn Jr. for a 53-yard score to give Miami a 24-20 lead with 10:10 left.

“We made him look like Dan Marino,” Jets linebacker Calvin Pace said. “They did what they want, and they did it at will.”

The Jets kept answering with Edwards, acquired in a trade with Cleveland a week ago. He caught one scoring pass and set up New York’s other two touchdowns. The Jets‘ fake punts set up a TD and a field goal.

The Dolphins‘ trickery came via the wildcat, which they ran 16 times. On the game’s opening drive, Miami threw out of the formation for the first time this season, and Brown connected with tight end Anthony Fasano for a 21-yard gain. Ricky Williams then ran for 18 yards from the wildcat, and Brown scored on a 1-yard plunge on third down to cap a 7 1/2-minute drive.

The Dolphins used the wildcat five times in a TD drive that consumed nearly 9 minutes of the second half. But while they relied on ball control for much of the game, they also showed a newfound ability to strike quickly.

Ginn beat Darrelle Revis and two other Jets deep, catching Henne’s long pass just before crossing the goal line. It was a rare long gain by the Dolphins, who came into the game with only two completions of 20 yards or more to wide receivers.

“Teddy ran a great route, and they gave us the coverage we wanted,” Henne said.

Williams set up a field goal when he gained 59 yards on a reception, with all the yards coming after the catch. He finished with 68 yards rushing on 11 carries, and Brown ran for 74 yards in 21 attempts.

The Dolphins totaled 413 yards, converting nine of 14 third-down chances and controlling the ball for 33 1/2 minutes.

“We were definitely in a dog fight for 60 minutes,” Henne said. “It shows a lot of character in our team.”

Jets rookie Mark Sanchez was 12 of 24 for 172 yards and benefited immediately from the addition of Edwards, who caught a 3-yard scoring pass to cap his first series with the Jets. Edwards made a leaping 34-yard catch on third-and-21 to set up another TD.

“Everyone saw it – he’s a big-time receiver,” Ryan said. “That’s one thing we did right last week was make that trade for him.”

NOTES: Dolphins third-string RB Patrick Cobbs came out of the game in the fourth quarter with a knee injury. … Jets WR David Clowney also hobbled out of the game in the fourth quarter. … The Jets‘ Steve Weatherford ran 26 yards with a fake punt. It was only the second carry of his four-year career.