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To borrow a line from Frasier Crane in Cheers... "Freddy, what color is the sky in your world?" :laugh:

I think I'd rather watch that "History of the Arizona Cardinals" DVD that Casey mentioned over the Pro Bowl. :) I'm not a big fan of all-star games to begin with, but the NFL's seems even worse than the others. The players want the free trip to Hawaii, but most do not want to play in the game...

I also heard that Alexander was interested in Miami.

I wouldn't be too sure about Walter Jones. Both Matt Hassleback and Shaun Alexander are also free agents in Seattle, and the Seahens can only use the franchise tag on one player.

There was a discussion on the local sports talk radio station yesterday about which non-mainstream sports event people would most like to see come to this area. The overwhelming choice of the callers was the NFL Draft. Personally, I think this would be much more boring in person than on...

I'd rather watch paint dry. :)

Just like we all thought San Diego would be one of the worst AFC teams this year, Casey? :laugh: I'll reserve my predictions until after free agency and the draft. Of course, I'll still be wrong on a few. :) Let's see, this year before the season I thought: Miami would be very bad...

I think Mitchell's been around long enough to go from having potential to being considered a first round bust. I do agree with you on Greg Lewis. When Owens was hurt, I thought Lewis was by far Philly's best receiver on the field.

Actually, McNabb has downplayed the story on his illness, refusing to offer it up as an excuse for the loss. He stated he had a little cold, and was not seriously ill in the fourth quarter. He even disputed Mitchell's claim that Freddy had to call a play for him in the huddle, and since McNabb...

Donavan McNabb blew off Freddy Mitchell's comments, as noted in an article on ESPN.com. From the article:

Now that's funny -- because it's true. :laugh:

Freddy Mitchell should be called "TO Lite". All the mouth of TO, yet none of the talent.

Kevin, I do not get too caught up in the "first ballot HoF" business, so I usually stay out of those discussions. The criteria for "first ballot" consideration seems so arbitrary and is many times a popularity contest. They are interesting, but to me a guy is either Hall of Fame caliber, or he's...

Kevin, did you look at the bio of Young that I posted? He certainly had more than one great season -- he had six or seven. That's 7 Pro Bowls, 4 All-Pro teams, 3 All-NFC, 2 league MVP awards, and a record-tying six NFL passing titles to go along with his Super Bowl MVP award (a record six TD...

Here's Steve Young's Hall of Fame bio from NFL.com: Tied with legendary Sammy Baugh as only quarterbacks to win six NFL passing crownsIn 1994, set then-record 112.8 passer rating, added seven rushing touchdownsPassed for 325 yards and a Super Bowl record six touchdowns in 49-26 win over...

There's a big difference between Young and Vick. As I mentioned earlier, Young is the career leader in NFL passing efficiency (which takes into account most passing stats in its formula). Vick finished 24th in passer rating this year, and I doubt he's ever been in the top half of the league. If...

Philly kept the game closer than I thought they would, and could have won except for two things: (1) too many turnovers, and (2) their horrible mismanagement of the clock in the last 6+ minutes of the game. McNabb looked great at times, but also threw numerous questionable passes -- even...

Riigghhtt. He's only the career leader in NFL passing efficiency, one half of the most productive QB/WR tandem in history (until Manning/Harrison overtake them soon), and was able to overcome the stigma of replacing a legend and lead his team to a Super Bowl win.

The big difference is, with a QB (or RB, receiver, etc.) you can watch a guy play and marvel at his skills in throwing, running, receiving, etc as well as leadership ability (especially at the QB spot). With a kicker, the ball either goes through the uprights or it doesn't. No one ever marvels...

Well, that probably gives him more career tackles than another future HoF candidate -- Deion Sanders. :)

So, who is the only kicker in the HoF? If it's Blanda, I don't think that really counts, since he also played QB earlier in his career.

Definitely two years too late.

Chuck, I agree with you regarding linemen being slighted. However, the difference between RBs, QBs, receivers, etc. and a kicker is that those other positions are on the field for the entire game, helping to drive the team into scoring range and (hopefully) the end zone. Kickers, on the other...

Also, with regards to Vinatieri being a Hall of Famer, I'm not a big proponent of putting kickers in the HoF. While Vinatieri has made several clutch kicks, he is also the beneficiary of playing for a team good enough to put him into all those clutch situations. Had he played for the Lions or...

1. Give the edge to the Pats. Philly's run defense has improved since Trotter became the starting linebacker, and the Eagles did shutdown Atlanta's run game. However, NE has a great passing game, so Philly will not be able to stack the line like they did against the Falcons, since they had no...

I've been out of town for the past couple of weeks (my wife and I were in Hawaii), so I'm playing a little catch-up here. The Pats were very impressive in beating the Steelers. I just do not see the Eagles beating New England, with or without Owens. Speaking of Owens, I am getting tired of...

Not to mention losing at home to that powerhouse Detroit Lions team. :)

Manning will have to listen for another year on how he cannot win the "Big Game". The Patriots played a near-perfect game and completely shutdown the Colts offense. What an impressive performance! The Eagles dominated the Vikings -- the score could have been worse. Moss was a complete...

Rothleisberger looked like a rookie today, but the Steelers survived his interceptions thanks to Doug Brien. The Jets offense did nothing for the entire game. If Big Ben does not play better next weekend, there is no way Pittsburgh will beat the Pats or Colts -- even with that excellent defense...

I do not see the Jets winning, either. The Pats - Colts game should be the best one this weekend. I picked the Colts, but I wouldn't be surprised to see New England win this one at home. This biggest "slam-dunk" this weekend, IMO, is Philly over the Vikings. Moss is not practicing, and...