It’s rare that Jim (a Colts fan) and I (a Patriots fan) agree on anything either team does. But we agree on this: The Colts really stunk up the joint by pulling their starters with the ball, up 5 in the third quarter against the Jets. Some people seize the opportunity for greatness; others turn [...]
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Fox shows Howie Long naked pic
There was a weird segment on Fox’s pregame show (video below) where the panel was discussing a picture of Howie Long naked when he was a player for the Raiders. The context was comic Frank Caliendo’s NFL picks. He was doing a lame impersonation of George W. Bush doing a standup routine and mentioned a [...]
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Brett Favre, the ultimate diva
I am enjoying the reports out of Minnesota about how quarterback Brett Favre has no problem letting Coach Brad Childress who is running the team, and that it’s not Chilly. On Sunday, Favre refused to leave the game when asked by Childress, with the quarterback airing the dispute publicly after, and not keeping it in-house.
Now [...]
Saints lose to Cowboys, unbeaten no more
So much for two unbeaten teams meeting the Super Bowl. The Dallas Cowboys spoiled the New Orleans Saints’ perfect season, going into the Big Easy to win, 24-17, Saturday night. The Cowboys never trailed and were the better team. The Saints had a last-gasp chance to play for the tie, but Drew Brees lost a [...]
Colts pull out another one to go to 14-0
For the first time this year, I think the Colts will go 16-0. They made it 14 straight this season after a wild, 35-31 win at Jacksonville that saw nine lead changes. It was an NFL-record seventh time this season the Colts have won despite trailing in the fourth quarter, and it was their 23rd [...]
Sports Tweet: Jay Feely on Chris Henry
The subject of today’s Twitter lesson: when to keep your mouth shut.
New York Jets’ kicker Jay Feely describes himself, on his Twitter page, as “Christian, with political aspirations.” In a profile for the online Sporting News Today, the number one item on his Bucket List: “Be elected president.” None of this stopped him from the [...]
Would you trade three rings for 19-0?
On his ESPN radio show yesterday, former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin said he’d trade in his three Super Bowl rings and his Hall of Fame jacket to go 19-0 one season.
I’d give them all back for perfection. Being the best for a season (Super Bowl champ) is great but being one of the greatest of [...]
Petty Don Shula roots against Colts, Saints
One of the more annoying “traditions” in the NFL is the 1972 Miami Dolphins popping champagne corks as soon as the last team loses each year. This way, the Dolphins can keep their distinction of being the only team to have gone through a season unbeaten (17-0).
The coach of that team, Don Shula, admits he [...]
Man gets TV shot after Saints win
A man in New Orleans bet against the Saints before their game against the Washington Redskins. He was sitting pretty until the Redskins choked. What did the man bet? His very large television. And the sun hadn’t set before his friends showed up in very large trucks and with guns to collect on the bet. [...]
Dallas Cowboys and a long December
When asked at Monday’s press conference about the team’s routine December decline, coach Wade Philips lost his cool a bit, of course blaming the perception on the media.
No, I don’t think it’s a mental block. I think it’s something you made up.
Made up? Hmmmm. Since Tony Romo became the starting quarterback of the team, they [...]
It’s still the No Fun League
Here’s a clever idea: teams from two different sports in the same city doing funny commercials together. Done right, they’d be good publicity for both teams. An executive with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks came up with the idea to pair up with the NFL’s Chicago Bears during a meeting of NHL honchos in which it [...]
Saints embarrass Patriots to stay unbeaten
How badly did the New Orleans Saints manhandle the New England Patriots on Monday night? So badly that Patriots Coach Bill Belichick threw in the towel with 5:22 to play down 38-17. He benched quarterback Tom Brady and the offensive stars even though the game was theoretically winnable (we’ve seen stranger things on Monday night [...]
Oops! Josh McDaniels utters ‘m-fer’ on live TV
Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels was not happy that his offense committed three false start penalties on one series in their 26-6 win Thanksgiving night against the New York Giants. So he let them have it and the NFL Network ran it for some reason, since it appeared to be a segment recorded during a [...]