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The Ball of the Foot

Some random babblings ’bout football: :: Wow, the Steelers really have this suck-good-suck thing going on, don’t they? They’re awesome and win the Super Bowl, then they suck, then they get better, then they win the Super Bowl again, and … Continue reading

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Not even the Bills do that….

So I just hopped over to the FOX Sports website to look at the current football scores, and something struck me as a bit…improbable. Here’s a screengrab: Somehow the Saints have posted a negative score at halftime! There’s got to … Continue reading

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Ahhh, screw the Gipper. What did he ever do for us, anyway?

Adam Schein of FOX Sports spends part of a regular column opining on the Buffalo Bills — specifically, just who is to blame for the fact that the team is a giant mess right now. Here’s the entirety of his … Continue reading

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Yay.

The Bills have fired coach Dick Jauron, and there was much rejoicing. Yay. Now, to eat Sir Robin’s minstrel.

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You got to know when to hold ’em….

The football world is abuzz — abuzz! — with talk about a big gamble Patriots coach (and all around Incarnation of All Things Evil) Bill Belichick made in the game yesterday against the Indianapolis Colts. With the Pats leading 34-28 … Continue reading

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Punt, pass, uh…what’s the other thing?

A few random football notes: :: Wow, the Saints are apparently now officially awesome. They were behind 24-3 at one point in the second quarter, pulled to being down 34-24 as they headed to the fourth — and then they … Continue reading

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Sucking is a state of mind

The Bills have just finished losing to the Dolphins by a score of…well geez, I don’t know, but it was a lot. It is now official: the Bills are terrible. Sure, they have a roster with some talent on it, … Continue reading

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The tarnished edifice

I always like reading sportswriters when they take a negative view on the New England Patriots, so here’s Mark Kriegel: For a while now there has been this feeling, accepted with little question, that the Patriots would pick up where … Continue reading

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Darker sides of “fandom”

The other night, on Monday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills very nearly beat the hated New England Patriots. They were leading, and were in very good shape with a little over two minutes left: New England had just scored to … Continue reading

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But what about Brett Fah-vruh?

So, Brett Favre has made up his mind now. Really. He’s gonna play. His mind’s made up. He’s now a Minnesota Viking. Well…maybe I get surprised, but I can’t see how this works out well at all for Minnesota. Favre … Continue reading

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