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Good for Vic Ketchman that he doesn't have to suit up.

Because the Patriots are going to be completely fired up for this week's game thanks to him.

Why?

On the jaguars.com Power Rankings, the Patriots are listed with an asterisk.

No. Really.

Is that the stupidest thing you've ever seen? Giving a team that thrives on playing the disrespect card a whopper like that in the week leading up to the game? Is that completely and utterly insane? Yes it is. The Pats should be out of their heads come kickoff time.

And yes, it was published after the regular season and not just for this week- but still. He had to know it was possible (likely?) that th Jags would play the Pats in the first round. maybe he wants to get on Gregg Easterbrook's good side. Or maybe he's been doing it all year? Either way, it's come out now, so things should be interesting this weekend.

[updated]
They pulled the asterisk. What's up with that? Why bother? It's not like the controversy (such as it is) is going to go away because the asterisk is gone. We all saw it. We can't unsee it just because it's gone from the Internet lol

RuinRomo.com…

Ruin Romo

Here's hoping people actually follow through with this. I'd love to see a nice collection of Jessica Simpson heads in the stands this weekend.

Help your team to victory by letting
Tony Romo know the love of his life
is in the stands!!!

Follow these simple steps:

1) Buy Tickets to the next
Dallas Game.
2) Print out this picture in
Full Color.
3) Cut out eyes and head.
4) Paste or tape to a heavy piece of paper or cardboard.
5) Paste popsicle stick to bottom for easy handling.
6) Bring it to the game and let Tony know Jessica is there for him!
7) Celebrate after your team wins!

Apparently Shawne Merriman really misses his steroids.

Because he gets knocked on his ass by five foot seven Maurice Jones Drew in this clip:

LIGHTS OUT!

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It's talk like this that will drive me nuts between now and February.

Part of me loves it since it's an exciting possibility, but the other part- the part that's deathly afraid of seeing the first loss, just wants all the 19-0 talk to go away. Each mention makes me that much more nervous.

I hate to say it, but even if they go 18-1 and win the Super Bowl… as good as they've looked so far, I would be a slight bit disappointed if they didn't run the table.

I know how crazy that sounds!

100% crazy.

But it's also true. I want to see them make history.

And this quote from Sal Paolantonio gets to the heart of why…

So, let's jump in. If the Pats hoist Vince on Feb. 3 in Arizona — and go undefeated in the process — let's make no mistake about it: They will be the best Super Bowl team ever. And it won't even be close.

ESPN - Paolantonio: Perfect Pats would rank as best-ever team - NFL

Good Vs. Evil? Colts pumping in crowd noise?

I thought the Colts were supposed to be paragons of virtue, defending the League, America and the World against the evil Patriots?

So what's up with their "crowd noise" CD skipping during the game?

What will Dungy and Polian say about that? Holier than who?

Another great article on the Patriots:

The Patriots, who prepare for Sunday's midseason Super Bowl against the 7-0 Colts, have redefined pissed off. No one thought better of poking the bear earlier in the season, when the media and other NFL players took shots at the Patriots for Videogate, questioning their championships and calling them cheaters — even though New England engaged in a practice as common as corsages at the prom.

But like a man once told my trash-talking momma after he whipped her in a game of pool: "Ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun."

The NFL world is considerably brighter since the Patriots assumed the role of the strapped rabbit.

The piece is FULL of great writing and a lot of "yup!" points* on top of the humor. Check it out:

Hill: Just call him Suge Belichick

*at least from the perspective of a Patriots fan.

Maybe the best antidote for "The Patriots are running up the score" stories…

The whole post is great, but the opening is especially funny to me:

How's this for a four-game stretch of NFL greatness?
W, 49-14

W, 41-10

W, 41-9

W, 51-24

That quartet of one-sided scores comes to you courtesy of the 2004 Indianapolis Colts from a November-December period during which Peyton Manning and Co. annihilated the Texans, Bears, Lions, and Titans, respectively. And, you know it's funny, I don't remember one person whining about them running up the score.

Read the rest:

Four score and several more

Oklahoma State Football Coach Mike Gundy Had Himself a Funny Little Meltdown

See what I missed while I was away?

Priceless.

To Tide You Over- "Leave Belicheck Alone!"

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What a day of losses…

The news started with with Bergman, mentioned previously, then went through this amazing cast of characters: