Why the Bye?

If the NFL has 32 teams, why bother with a bye week? Just to make the season longer? Seems kinda lame to me.

And It Makes Me Wonder...

Weird... but he DOES have a point...

"Do we even know for sure that this is LaDainian Tomlinson?"

From HERE.

Just For Shane!

Great Commentary!

"The Ravens hate Indianapolis, but Cleveland hates Baltimore. But Joannie Loves Chachi and we love Paris in the springtime." - Al Michaels just now on Sunday Night Football.

As I just said over at Vox's, Al Michaels doesn't SOUND tanked...

Nice Pass, TO!

Nuff said.

Great Idea!

I WOULD Echo This Sentiment...

but I'd be lying. I'm too cheap!

Bounty On Tom Brady's Knees!

(Hat tip to Jeanne over at Vox's blog for the link!)

This one goes out to Dave & Jay!

For the record, I'm really worried about this next game. I hope the Colts pull it off, but the Patsies are looking f'in tough.

Brilliant Analysis!

"I did figure out why Belicheat thought it was ok to tape the defensive signals. He thought that the Patriot Act applied to them and he labeled his opponents as enemy combatants." ---- equus pallidus over at Vox's blog.

Really, Is It Really THAT Much Of A Surprise?

The Patriots' camera "scandal", that is. The more I thought about it, two things came to mind:

1 - I bet every team does it to one degree or another. I've always wondered why you wouldn't have 3 lip readers w/ binoculars fixed on the coach and coordinators every game. Is that legal? I mean, if they only ban cameras....

2 - it can't make much of a difference anyway

A great third point from this SALON COLUMN. The heading alone sums it up pretty well:

"Pats sneak camera into super-secret location: The field"

more:
"What the Pats are accused of doing is "spying" on the Jets coaches as they sent signals to the defense. My understanding of spying must be different from the NFL's. Watching a guy flapping his arms while standing in the middle of 70,000 people and in front of a national TV audience doesn't qualify. Even if you point a camera at him."

Fun read w/ some Pats homers HERE.