Something has been recurring in my mind the past few weeks with all the firings, resignations and speculation about these firings and resignations in the coaching ranks.

Not just in the NFL, but all over the coaching world, whether its college or wherever.

Do you remember when this coronavirus pandemic began, all the “wise” people commented that these upcoming seasons would be rather unusual, maybe unique, for everyone in sports.

That whatever odd and mysterious things happened would be extraordinary and we shouldn’t measure our sports the same way while this pandemic is playing out.

Well, I think we’ve certainly gotten away from that, and I count myself among the guilty — kind of — with being excited about the Matt Patricia firing from the Detroit Lions.

I don’t actually feel guilty, as the Lions’ challenges don’t seem in any way related to the pandemic.

But then, maybe they do, as no one got in organized off-season training, only limited August training camps and no preseason games.

I wonder if we should step back a bit and re-examine our judgment on these coaches who have been put through extraordinary circumstances trying to navigate this mess we’re in now.

Just a thought before I jump back in both feet first like it’s … eh, maybe Prince had it right … like it’s 1999?

By the way, because of the pushed-back Baltimore-at- Pittsburgh game, there was no game Thursday, the Baltimore-Dallas game being pushed ahead five days to Tuesday, and Washington at Pittsburgh the same, pushed ahead about 28 hours from early Sunday afternoon to late Monday afternoon.

Onto the picks:

Sunday, 1 p.m.