That noise Mercury Morris hears is the sound of the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints clearing land for their new homes in Perfectville.
With both teams at 11-0, the chances are increasing that the '72 Dolphins won't be popping the bubbly this year, but instead will be making room in the record books.
Since the Dolphins are all but eliminated from playoff contention, it's time to start rooting for whoever plays against the Colts or Saints.
That means Dol-Fans should put on a Vince Young or Chris Johnson jersey this week and a whatever throwback Redskins jersey you can find (because no one currently on that team is worth spending a dime on).
We've heard this kind of perfection talk before and when it's all said and done, Don Shula and the rest of the surviving 72 'Phins, get to toast to the good life. At this point, it's probably prune juice and not Moet, but we digress.
The champagne was plenty chilled in 2007 after it took the entire season for the New England Patriots to lose.
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During that season, Morris found his way back into the public conscious by uttering the immortal words, "Don't call me when you're in my town. Call me when you're on my block, and I see you moving you're furniture in next door."
Expect a Morris sighting soon.
Realistically, this might be the only week Peyton and Co. are stopped in the regular season and with homefield advantage in the playoffs a virtual lock, the Colts are the odds-on favorite to make it to Miami for the Super Bowl.
As for the Saints, who are fresh off a nationally-televised dismantling of the Patriots, their biggest obstacle to perfection comes on Dec. 19 versus the Dallas Cowboys. But they would also likely have to face the Minnesota Vikings and Old Man River Brett Favre for a Super Bowl berth.
No easy task for Drew Brees and the Bayou Boys, but their high-octane attack makes it hard to bet against New Orleans.
Ironically, the team that gave the Colts and Saints their biggest scares this season were this year's Dolphins. Miami had Indianapolis down late in the fourth on Monday Night Football before succumbing to the will of Manning and the Saints were down by 21 before coming back to win.
So the 2009 version won't be able to bail out the '72 team like the '85 team did (we just like throwing out dates).
Morris' phone isn't ringing yet, but we felt it our duty to let him know the Saints and Colts have just crossed over into city limits. And we hear they are calling the movers for an appointment.
