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Here is the basic stat line for the Jets on Saturday: 12-15. (80%)  182 Yards.  I TD.  No INT's.  171 yards rushing on 41 carries (4.17 average). Compare that to the shootout in Arizona...

Kurt Warner put on a clinic yesterday.  More TD's (5) than incompletions (4). Great QB play in the NFL is actually very simple.  It involves three things: 1.  Leadership.  There are two men...

The NY Jets defense was ranked #18 last season under Eric Mangini (based on points allowed).  In comes Rex Ryan with his new system and the Jets are now #1 (8th in rushing, 1st in passing). The P...

and makes one of the dumbest comments I've ever seen: Defensive end Adewale Ogunleye said he is confident Smith and his staff can get the Chicago Bears back to the Super Bowl "In this league,...

Here's why: McDaniels announced Friday he's benching Marshall, his Pro Bowl wide receiver, for the team's pivotal season finale against Kansas City on Sunday. "Our word for the week has been...

There seems to be some confusion regarding Jay Cutler's audible to DA to end Monday nights game against the Vikings.  Ron Turner called a running play and Cutler audibled to a pass.  Some saw...

Your Chicago Bears met the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl after the 2006 season. The Bears lost.  No shame in that.  One team always has to lose that game.  It doesn't mean they suck. ...

There are two types of owners in professional sports. 1.  Those that want to win it all. 2.  Those that desperately want to win it all (and will do everything humanly possible to make that...

for us . . . that we HATED to lose. That is one of the greatest comments ever heard by me from a player about his head coach.. Who said it?  Michael Irvin once said that about his former head...

If the McCaskey’s really liked and cared about Lovie Smith (and I believe that they do) they would do the only humane thing possible January 4th, 2010: They’d FIRE his ASS!   Why? Actually...

    1. All 32 NFL teams split all TV revenue equally. It doesn’t matter who plays on Prime Time games. It doesn’t matter if you are in NY or Chicago (large TV markets) or in KC, GB, or...

  The QB as Team Leader.  (Not just leader of the offense). The head coach leads everybody (players, coaches, trainers, etc) with his vision for the team and with his ability to prepare his...

I like Jay. I hope he becomes a an all-time great in the Windy City. I really do. But here’s the problem: (one of them). After the ‘85 Bears demolished the NFL, no assistant coach was...

If you’re just going to screw up when you hire his replacement? If that’s the case you might as well just leave him there. Eventually he might figure it out (and win it all).  I  mean the...

A cursory look at last season's passing leaders will show guys like Cutler, Brees and Warner in the top ten in most catagories. For example,regarding passes completed and passing yardage they are...

A mother has to remove a Band-Aid from her young child. She says “Close your eyes. I’m going to rip this Band-Aid off really fast. It will hurt less that way than if I remove it slowly.” D...