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Emmitt’s retirement party

If there’s anything hope for respite from the vast wave of disrespecteveryone in Jacksonville is feeling, it’s a man who has earned nothing but respect throughout his career. I learned to hate the Dallas Cowboys at a very early age, and that served me well in the 90s when they started winning Super Bowls again. The one guy […]Read More

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Reboot

Okay, here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going to forget the last three days ever happened. We’re going to chalk it up to the strange delerium that comes with catching a cold and eating bad eggs. Then we’re going to get back to looking at what’s happening down in Jacksonville. As the placards on […]Read More

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I’m NOT going to Disneyworld

Neither will anyone else in the foreseeable future. Disney has officially given up on their “I’m going to Disneyworld” ad campaign, which has been around since Phil Simms made the declaration after Super Bowl XXI. You can see the full list of people who said they were going to a Disney theme park here. Joe Montana, John […]Read More

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Fuller charges don’t stick

Baltimore Ravens CB Corey Fuller has been acquitted of those gambling and firearm charges against him. Seems the prosecution could not convince the jury that Fuller was a “pit boss” taking a huge rake from the pot. I still can’t get past the 10% rake myself. How do you possibly beat the house with a rake like […]Read More

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Google Super Bowl zeitgeist

Toss “Super Bowl” into Google News this morning, and here’s what you get: 1. Terrell Owens hijacks the media. (747) 2. Janet Jackson’s in Jacksonville. (321) 3. The Patriots are a dynasty, dammit. (316) 4. Freddie Mitchell has a big mouth. (315) 5. Everyone loves this Jeff Thomason guy. (113)Read More

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You’re no Joe Montana

You gotta love Skip Bayless. That man’s caffeine-addled brain is responsible for some of the best rants in sports journalism today — like this little screed on Tom Brady… Let’s start with the 2001 playoffs, when New England got nothing but breaks. Fate lifted a second-year, sixth-round pick named Brady from fourth string into Drew Bledsoe’s […]Read More

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As the Ankle Turns

The doc says no. The man himself says yes. The trainer says probably. What’s the status of Terrell Owens? Michael Bradley of CNN/SI takes the piss out of the whole story and leaves me strangely entertained by the image of a sleep-deprived Sal Paolantonio… The worst part about all of this is that fans — particularly those […]Read More

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They’re still the Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals unveiled a new team logo today — an attempt to make that red parakeet on their helmets leaner and meaner. And? How about giving the team a makeover? No amount of window dressing is going to change the fact that they’re still the Arizona Cardinals, a team with one of the worst owners in football. Oooh, […]Read More

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Steelers got a big ol’ “but”

While Pittsburgh fans continue to insist that the Steelers were the best team in the NFL this season, head coach Bill Cowher has already moved on. So says our man in Pittsburgh, Alan Robinson of AP: On Wednesday, a defiant Cowher said the Steelers’ 41-27 loss to New England on Sunday will be a springboard to more […]Read More