The teacher must be doing something right. Look how she got the kids to work together!  This reminds of the old debate:  how many 9 year olds would it take to kill a grizzly bear?  The answer? 79

“I have grown as much as I can at ESPN and decided to expand my horizons. I have created a brand and it’s time to expand into other opportunities in TV, radio, Internet, publishing, movies and public speaking, among others. My resume speaks for itself as a football analyst, and I believe I can talk all sports with the best of them.”

If Tynes had missed again, Coughlin may have committed the first in-game homicide since The Last Boy Scout. At least this Patriots-Giants matchup won’t have Bryant Gumbel calling the action. The good news for the Packers, this all but guarantees Favre will be back next season. However, the myth that he’s a great cold-weather quarterback is busted … at least this year. He was great in frigid temps when he was young, but old people freeze quicker. Someone knit him a shaw. I just hope Coughlin doesn’t have to lose his nose before the Super Bowl. He looked like he had a severe case of frost bite and Eli still looks perpetually confused even after a win.

As for the Pats-Bolts game, all I have to say is Norm should be fired for punting with less than 8 minutes to play, down two scores and on the Pats 36 yard line. Gutless. Another case of a coach trying to keep the score close rather than trying to win the game. My gambling tip of the week: run and grab the Giants and the Over before the New York money brings the spread down. The only thing that scares me is that with two weeks off, Belichick might get the Death Star operational by kickoff.

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Report: McNabb says black QBs get more criticism

… because Charlie Frye, Joey Harrington, Rex Grossman and Chad Pennington all get a free pass from fans and the media. When will some athletes learn to think before they speak? If this is the excuse for his early season lackluster play and an 0-2 start, he needs a new one. I will concede that Philly fans are brutal, having famously booed Mike Schmidt AND Santa Claus (last time I checked both non-African Americans), but this clearly looks like Donovan launching the opening salvo in a war of words prior to his inevitable release from the Eagles this offseason.

I sure hope this isn’t just some trying to stab Orenthal in the back.  But seriously, just keep Mark Fuhrman away from the scene this time.