If you watched the season finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” or even if you’ve just been a member of society for a considerable amount of time, then you know that any clause that starts off in the fashion of “Having said that,” or “I mean no disrespect,” for all intensive purposes, will end in having disrespected the subject of conversation.

Enter Brian Urlacher, who in a recent radio interview (mind you, Urlacher has plenty of time to talk considering he’s not playing this season) said, “I'm not taking a shot at Jay,” and then immediately went on to take a shot at Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.

I'm not taking a shot at Jay. I'm not one bit taking a shot at Jay. He throws it better, right? And we haven't tried to run the ball as much. That's true. But Kyle has won games. His formula works. So I'm not taking a shot at Jay or Kyle.

Even though Urlacher began and ended his sentence with “I’m not taking a shot at Jay,” the fact is, he did take a shot at Jay, and it was a hefty one. By saying that Kyle’s “formula” works and that Kyle “won games,” he is essentially saying that Cutler’s “formula” doesn’t work and that Cutler doesn’t win games. Now, if that’s not taking a shot a Jay Cutler, what is?

I expect the New York Knicks to get blown out on many different occasions this season.

The Knicks certainly don’t have any hope against the "New Twin Towers" in Boston, with Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett manning the paint (and the perimeter) with their guard-like shooting in the bodies of 7-footers.

Also, the Knicks are probably going to get pummeled by Kobe Bryant and the Lakers on both occasions. I can already see Ron Artest doing us up in Madison Square Garden in front of his hometown.

And of course, there’s the Cleveland Cavaliers game next weekend. It will be LeBron James’ only visit to New York City this season, which can only mean that he’ll feel the supplementary pressure to score an "official" 50-point triple double on the Knicks. And for added measure, Shaquille O’Neal will probably score 30 and knock both David Lee and Al Harrington out for the season, leaving us with Eddy Curry for the rest of the year.

But to get blown out by Miami?

The Heat?

Seriously?

How on Earth did that happen last night?

Expounding...

The Eagles have a tough game against the New Orleans Saints. While the likley absence of Donovan McNabb may have already determined the outcome of this game, the performance of the Eagles defense this week may determine the Eagles season.

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I really wouldn't be too concerned about Brian Westbrook not being healthy to start the season. They can definitely make it the first 4 games, if not the first 8 games, by just employing a running game by committee.

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