A major winter storm is expected to pass through Pennsylvania this weekend, possibly dropping a foot of snow on both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, the sites for this year’s conference championships. Of course, such a storm won’t make much difference to the New England Patriots, who are accustomed to harsh outdoor weather in January. The Atlanta Falcons, however, […]Read More

From those wackos at AP: New England defensive lineman Richard Seymour will not start in Sunday’s AFC title game against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a left knee injury, though he might play as a substitute. “We’ll see where he is,” coach Bill Belichick said Friday before the team’s flight to Pittsburgh. “Maybe he can give […]Read More

Ben Roethlisberger plays for Jesus, yo. So it’s only natural that the gospel of Ben is starting to convert those possessed Browns fans…Read More

The Steelers know better than anyone that coaching “genius” is still very dependent on the quality of your players. Nobody was calling a Bill Belichek a genius while he was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns… No matter how exotic the Patriots become in their blitzing or pass coverage schemes to confuse the rookie QB, […]Read More

Read what Greg Garber has to say in this article and judge for yourself. He covers the Peloponnesian War, the Declaration of Independence, American economic expansion in the 19th century, Pennsylvania’s relaxing of Blue Laws in 1933, and yes, even the “Steagles.” I suppose we should all be thankful he didn’t sing that Sting song along the […]Read More

You must be a real football star if you’ve got your own beef jerky. I have to admit, though, that I would prefer some Chad Pennington beef jerky, because it’s 50% jerkier…Read More

Bills RB Travis Henry is exploring a trade. So is Broncos RB Reuben Droughns. Bears RB Anthony Thomas will be a free agent this offseason, as will Derrick Blaylock of the Chiefs and Shaun “I was stabbed in the back” Alexander of the Seahawks. Bengals RB Rudi Johnson may become a free agent as well, though I suspect […]Read More

Len Pasquarelli waxes poetic on linebackers, at least one of whom will be the star of the show this Sunday. James Farrior, perhaps? One All-Pro seems to think it’s possible: “I always thought,” said Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb early this week, recalling the game of two months ago, “that (Farrior) was an excellent player. But in […]Read More

AP is reporting that Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun was arrested and charged with DWI last night in Charlotte. Gee, you’d think all that meatloaf would soak up the alcohol a little better…Read More

Okay, so now that the move is done, lets get back to looking around the web for interesting stuff — like David Fleming’s attempt to turn the Carolina Panthers into the NFL version of It’s a Wonderful Life on ESPN.com. It doesn’t quite work, but hey, it’s Christmas time, Vince Guaraldi songs are on my MP3 player, and […]Read More