PLAYOFFS!

Merry Christmas...

Who do you think you're fooling?

...but anyone who frequents this blog will probably receive nothing from Santa.

Pro Bowler, Coy Bacon, Passes at 66

Coy Bacon sacks Ron Jaworski

He started his carrier in LA as a member of the "Fearsome Foursome", replacing Lamar Lundy after he retired.

Along the way he made the Pro Bowl 3 times and played for 4 teams. His biggest impact, as a player, was with Cincinnati where he made his home. His last stop was in Washington where he was a defensive force leading the team in sacks, during his stay.

Pro Football Hall of Fame Inaugural Class Member, Washington Redskin and NFL Legend, "Slingin' Sammy" Baugh Passes Away, at 94

The Greatest All-Around Football Player Ever, Sammy Baugh

"I'll watch it all damn day long," Baugh, who often sprinkled his conversation with mild obscenities, told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. "I like the football they play. They got bigger boys, and they've also got these damn speed merchants that we didn't have in those days. I'd love to be quarterback this day and time."

Happy Thanksgiving

Pardon Me!

One Year Ago

Ravens and Skins Coaches Get Wins Against Their Old Teams

20 Redskins to Pro Bowl if Voting Ended Today

NFL On Fox - November 19, 2008

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Randy Thomas stared in puzzled silence at the numbers for the longest time, then finally starting laughing. If the Pro Bowl voting were to end right now, the veteran right guard would be on his way to Hawaii - along with 19 of his Washington Redskins teammates.

"You've got to be kidding me," Thomas said. "Wow."

So far, it's the Redskins in a burgundy state landslide. Fans have responded in droves to an aggressive get-out-the-vote campaign conducted by one of the most market-savvy teams in the NFL, putting virtually everyone in the lineup - even those who haven't played much or have played well below Pro Bowl caliber - ahead of the pack in the NFC.

"It's a surprise," said Khary Campbell - that's right, Khary Campbell - who has a lead of more than 2-to-1 over his nearest competitor in voting for special teams specialist. "But I'm happy to see our fans showing the overwhelming support they do have for us."

The Redskins' campaign has been so effective that the NFL felt the need to raise the issue in an e-mail sent last week to the digital media departments of all 32 teams by George Scott, the league's general manager, club sites, at NFL Digital Media.

"As it stands right now, the Redskins are leading the NFC ballots in 16 of 19 positions," said the e-mail, a copy of which was provided to The Associated Press. "It's no surprise, given that they have been promoting this all season long. ... This would be a great weekend to promote Pro Bowl voting to your fans. Let me know if you need any ideas or support from the league (or the Redskins) in this important initiative."

Right now, eight of the 11 NFC starters on both offense and defense would be Redskins, plus all four special teams players. Shawn Springs, who has missed six games with injuries, is the leading vote-getter at cornerback. Mike Sellers has one-third of the votes for fullback, giving him a huge margin over his nearest competitor, Madison Hedgecock of the New York Giants. The Giants are 9-1, but their only vote leader is defensive end Justin Tuck.

That's not to say all 20 Redskins are shoo-ins. Fan voting on nfl.com continues through Dec. 9, and it counts for only one-third of the total. Then the coaches and players are polled separately, each counting for one-third.

But some of the leads - including Sellers' - are so large they could be tough to surmount under the complex formula the NFL uses for apportioning votes. The situation is somewhat reminiscent of last season, when the ever-popular Dallas Cowboys sent 13 players to Hawaii.

At least those Cowboys were a 13-3 team. The Redskins' decent but not spectacular record of 6-4 makes the overload of Pro Bowl love almost embarrassing, especially for a candid veteran such as Thomas, who frankly admitted he didn't think he was playing at an all-star level.

"I guess I'm critical of myself," Thomas said, "but I can always play better than what I'm been doing."

The showering of votes represents another coup for Redskins owner Dan Snyder, whose marketing ploys have been far more successful than his football moves. In the spirit of the national presidential campaign, the team launched "Vote the Redskins Ticket" in October, featuring Hall of Fame legends Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff. They were the first two faces greeting anyone who visited the team's Web site, and they graced the cover of the program at a recent home game.

"We encouraged our fans to vote for the Pro Bowl, and they responded in record numbers," team spokesman Zack Bolno said. "Our fans are always enthusiastic and supportive of the Redskins and they demonstrated their passion by voting for their favorite players."

The general concept was hardly a new one. Teams from all the major sports have been encouraging their fans to stuff all-star ballot boxes for decades, resulting in some absurd selections.

While flattered by the support from their fans, many Redskins agreed the votes from the coaches and players carry more credence. Ryan Plackemeier, the leading vote-getter among punters despite ranking 18th in average yards per kick, knows there's a good chance he's not going to stay at the top.

"I think having a big marketing thing can make a big difference if you're second or third and they (the fans) get you into first," Plackemeier said. "I don't know if you're in the middle-of-the-pack kind of thing they can bump you all the way up to first, but we'll see."

Besides, now that word is out the Redskins are dominating the voting, jealous fans across the country will take notice.

"Once other teams catch on," Plackemeier said, "they'll get some more votes for their guys."

Terrapin Football Takes Care of 6th Ranked Team in a Row

Maryland Basketball Tips Off Season with Win Over Bucknell

Dallas Week II

This Guy is Pretty Smart

LaVar Arrington is an Idiot

Lavar Arrington showed his ass in this recent interview, below. He was a stupid player that couldn't figure out a game plan and so he 'freelanced'. In doing so, he shortened his career because he threw himself around with reckless abandon. Now he takes shots at a legendary coach, in the Hall of Fame and the owner that treated him like a brother.

I don't care for Dan Snyder for, more than anything, taking too good a care of pre-Madonna players like Arrington and not watching out for the team's better interests, as a whole. But he never betrayed Arrington. If anything, it was the other way around. He's an idiot for even thinking anyone gives a rat's ass about his overpaid ass and his opinion.

Report: Arrington calls Gibbs 'coward', rips Snyder

by FOXSports.com

LaVar Arrington clearly still holds some ill feelings toward the Washington Redskins. And now he's speaking his mind.

In a recent interview with The Washington Times, Arrington took some serious shots at former Redskins coach Joe Gibbs as well as owner Daniel Snyder.

"I called Joe Gibbs a coward for leaving," Arrington said, according to a report on the Web site of The Washington Times. "You came in, you made some money for your NASCAR team. No one else is going to say that. I'm sure more people thought I was a (jerk) for saying that. Joe wouldn't call me because he knows. There are a lot of people who know the truth about what went down with me and the Redskins."

After that powerful diatribe against his one-time coach, who left the Redskins with one year left on his five-year contract, Arrington turned his attention to Snyder.

"I think Dan Snyder is scared to death of me," Arrington said. "He won't look at me. I tried to shake his hand at that luncheon. He shook my hand and was like, 'How you doing, LaVar?' and kept moving. I'm probably the only person that's ever stood up to him and never backed down. I actually humbled myself to call Dan after Sean (Taylor) passed away to try to bury whatever me and him had going on between us. He called me back, and it was almost like he was reading a script. I root for the Redskins because how I feel about the fans outweighs how the organization treated me. I always take pleasure in taking jabs at Dan because people like him need that. There's got to be a person out there who's not afraid to do it."

Neither Gibbs nor Snyder returned comment for the Times' piece.

Offense Figurs In As Ravens Heap It On...

...And there's Still Defense

When the Skins are on a bye, they still stick together

Chris Cooley and Jason Campbell at Disney World

Matt Jones Responds To Joey Porter

From Gene Frenette of The Florida Times Union:

In another bizarre development, wide receiver Matt Jones fired back at Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, who was critical of the NFL for not yet taking any action against Jones for his cocaine arrest this summer, saying it was unfair that he incurred a fine for being critical of game officials while Jones has gone unpunished. However, Jones is reportedly appealing a suspension, which may be why no action has been taken yet.

Still, Jones couldn’t resist taking a dig at Porter after the Dolphins linebacker publicly called him out.“I don’t know why [Porter] is even thinking about me,” Jones said. “I mean, maybe he likes other men and sits up and thinks about stuff, so I don’t know. Nothing. . . . I ain’t got nothing to say.”
When someone tried to ask Jones another question, he responded: “Is Joey Porter the commissioner [of the NFL]?” After a no response, he added: “Then why would I even worry about that?”

Jones sarcastically questioning Porter’s manhood, which came with one Jacksonville television station camera rolling, will likely not be given the silent treatment from Porter. It could also make for a prickly confrontation next year if the Jaguars and Dolphins play against each other, as they usually do in the preseason.

I guess Matt Jones would have voted for Prop 8 in California.

One Last Dance...

Yes He Could

I Think...

Rookies Roll

Ravens Rookies Pick Apart Browns

All Undergarments are Non-Refundable

Enjoy Your

HALLOWEEN

Distractions, Distractions

Thursday, October 30, 2008 - By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Among Ben Roethlisberger's stated concerns about playing the Washington Redskins is their cheerleaders.

That's what he said, anyway.

"I'm not a big fan of playing there because it is loud, they're really good at home and they try to make their cheerleaders stretch in our tunnel before we come out of the locker room. That's just not good," Roethlisberger said yesterday.

The practice by the Redskins cheerleaders was so legendary around the league that when commissioner Roger Goodell sent out a memo to all teams last year banning the practice some dubbed the "Redskins Rule."

"The couple of preseason games I've played down there, we've seen it," Roethlisberger said.
And it's a distraction?

"It can be, let's be truthful. They've done it before. I've heard a rumor that they're not allowed to do it anymore."

Philadelphia Gets a Championship

Conversations Over?

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Two In a Row

Maryland Wins Homecoming in a Monsoon, Nail Biter

A Look at this Weeks Opposing Field General in Detroit

Go Skins!

Harrison Ford Voted Best Movie President: Poll

The top 10 movie Presidents who Americans would vote into office in real life according to the poll are;

1. Harrison Ford - "Air Force One" (1997)
2. Morgan Freeman - "Deep Impact" (1998)
3. Michael Douglas - "The American President (1995)
4. Bill Pullman - "Independence Day" (1996)
5. Kevin Kline - "Dave" (1993)
6. Dennis Quaid - "American Dreamz" (2006)
7. Bruce Greenwood - "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" (2003).
8. James Cromwell - "The Sum of All Fears (2002).
9. Jack Nicholson - "Mars Attacks" (1996)
10. Jeff Bridges - "The Contender" (2000).


I think they all forgot about one special actor. What do you think?

Remembering the 90's

Weekend Update: How You Feel Eskimos?

ICE COLD

Live from that Blue State it's

Sarah Night Live

In the Great State of Maryland We Had...

Yeah Terps!

What the hell happened against VA?

You can beat 3 top 25 ranked teams in one season and come up with a goose egg against UVA!

What are Cleveland Sports Writers Writing About?

Browns returner/receiver/running back/quarterback Josh Cribbs doesn't care if runs for a TD, passes for a TD or just has a good game -- as long as shows the Redskins what they missed when they didn't draft him.

Redskins' snub has Josh Cribbs jacked up for the game

by mcabot@plaind.com
Friday October 17, 2008, 11:43 PM

Josh Cribbs heads home to Washington, D.C., Sunday with an axe to grind against his beloved Redskins.
"I have a huge chip on my shoulder because they didn't draft me coming out of college," said Cribbs. "It's an honor for me to go back and show what I can do and basically put it in their face."


On Chris Cooley's site - Braylon Edwards said:
“We didn’t deserve it, but the Titans in the playoffs?” “Tampa Bay? The Redskins! You can’t tell me we couldn’t beat the damn Redskins.”

Get well soon...

...Nancy Reagan

Your Seattle Washington Redskins...

The Redskins are moving away from the New York Jets Human Resources system brought in several years ago by, then coach Steve Spurrier, and are now going forward with the West Coast Seattle Seahawks Human Resources system.

The new plan was really introduced early in the year when team owner, Dan Snyder, hired Seattle Quarterbacks Coach Jim Zorn. The plan was then tried on a trial basis to see how Washington would like it.

Proving the new system to be successful, so far, the Redskins hired 3 former Seahawks yesterday; RB, Shaun Alexander, S, Mike Green and K, Ryan Plackemeier.

The St. Louis Rams Biggest Threat

Punter; Donnie James

On STLtoday.com:

Redskins big favorite as Haslett makes Rams debut

LANDOVER, Md. (AP)

The St. Louis Rams roll into the nation's capital Sunday with a winless record, a new coach and a team that is struggling in every statistical category - except punting.
Donnie Jones is booming away, probably because he's getting so many chances. He's leading the NFL with an impressive 52.7 average.
And the Washington Redskins? Sure, they're one of the hottest teams in the league, but their rookie punter, Durant Brooks, is at the absolute bottom of the pile with a mere average of 39.3.

Dallas Tri-fecta Watch

With dumb ass Cowboys Terrell Owens and Adam "Pacman" Jones reverting back to their old ways for the last two weeks in a row, It's just a matter of time before Tank Johnson closes the tri-fecta.

One of Adam Scheins 5 Goats in week 5 of the NFL

Refs in Ravens-Titans Game

A roughing the passer call on Terrell Suggs keeping Tennessee's game-winning drive alive? Have we all gone soft? Let's play ball. That was awful.

Donovan McNabb's thoughts, after the game

I'm Embarrassed

submitted by Donovan McNabb to Yard Barker

I made a comment after the game [Sunday] that's worth repeating - I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed with the way we played the past two weeks. I believe that we lost to teams we should have beaten. Not because I think they are not good - they are. But I still believe we are better; we just didn't show it.

I'm embarrassed with the way I played. I didn't do enough to win the game for my team. I take that to heart. I want the ball in my hand when the game is on the line and, if I have it, I have to make a play. I'll take that responsibility. All three of our losses were within a score so one play could have made a difference - a fumble, an interception, calling an audible, not calling an audible.

I am a proud person and I work hard to prepare to win each and every week. Certainly there have been times where we have been beaten. Take nothing away from other teams who also prepare hard and have a high-skill level. You can't win every week. But losing in the fashion that we have just doesn't sit well with me.

I've made mistakes and I've owned up to them. I'm sure that some of my teammates and coaches might feel that they also could have done better. But a play here and a play there is costing us precious division and conference games that can bite us down the stretch. We didn't start playing well last year until it was too late. It's not too late to turn it around now. But to do so, we have to be embarrassed enough as a team to do something about it.

I'm better than this and I'll prove it. I know my team is too. Now we have to prove it.

Hunting Party Bags a Bird

What are Philadelphia Writers Writing About This Week?

Similar Paths for Jim Zorn, Andy Reid

By Ray Parrillo - Staff Writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
October 2, 2008

The career path for an NFL head coach usually includes one of three stops: You've either been an offensive or defensive coordinator for a successful team, a successful college coach, or you've been fired as a head coach by another team but look good enough to recycle.

Andy Reid traveled none of those routes.

Neither did Jim Zorn.

Both graduated from the Mike Holmgren School of Coaching after majoring in the West Coast offense. It's a crowded class, but only Reid and Zorn assumed top jobs directly after serving under Holmgren as quarterbacks coach - Reid with Green Bay and Zorn with Seattle.

Reid and Zorn will match wits Sunday when the Eagles play Washington in an important division game at Lincoln Financial Field. Zorn and the Redskins made their presence felt in the NFC East on Sunday by defeating the Cowboys in Dallas, 26-24. It was their third consecutive win after an opening-day loss to the Giants.

After his news conference yesterday, Reid said he thought he was well-prepared to become a head coach in 1999 even though he hadn't been a college head coach or coordinator in the league, because you can learn most of what you need to know as a quarterbacks coach.

"It [being a QB coach] gives you an opportunity to see everything and evaluate everything," Reid said. "You've got to know every phase of the offensive game and then at the same time, you have to be very well-schooled on what defenses are doing. The part that gets left out is the special teams. I was lucky enough to coach special teams.

"And then Jim played in the NFL for a number of years, so he got to see a few different people do their thing and he learned from that."

Unlike Reid, an offensive lineman in college, Zorn, 55, was a successful NFL quarterback during nine seasons (1976-84) with the Seahawks. But like Reid and most other Holmgren disciples, Zorn has an obsession with details, a passion for play-calling, and an instinct for developing quarterbacks. The difference, aside from experience, is that Reid and Donovan McNabb have been together for a decade. Zorn is in his first season with Jason Campbell.

In his fourth year, Campbell is learning a new offensive system for the fourth straight season. Yet his transformation into an accurate, reliable passer is apparent.

Campbell is second in the NFC with a 102.2 passer rating and is the only quarterback in the NFL who has started a game without throwing an interception. He had a career 77.3 rating coming into the season. Campbell has completed 65.3 percent of his throws, nearly 8 percentage points higher than what he had entering the season.

"It looks like he and Jim have a good relationship," Reid said. "He has great command of that offense right now."

It sounds as if Zorn, in developing Campbell, has more emotion than than Reid, which is not difficult. Laughing, Campbell called Zorn "a wild man" yesterday during a teleconference.

"It's a great relationship," Campbell said. "He's a pretty emotional guy. I call him the wild man. You never know what you're going to get out of him during quarterback drills."

Zorn understands Campbell's reference to him as a wild man.

"I'm very competitive. I love to win and I demand a lot," he said. "I'm very hands-on. I try to pay attention to the details. I don't miss much with Jason. Partly because I played and partly because I care and I know what I'm looking for - I'm just trying to get him to play freed up and play with the same kind of intensity."

As they study the videotape of one another's offense, Reid and Zorn see a lot of similarities. They have built their offenses on the principles they learned from Holmgren.

"In this system, everybody's got the basics, the foundations that made this offensive system so difficult to defend," Zorn said. "So I'm sure we have the basics. We may have a little bit different terminology, but the concepts are the same. Then we branch out a little bit. We try different things. This offense is quite flexible. It allows for some creativeness."

Zorn originally was hired to be the Redskins' offensive coordinator. Two weeks after his interview, they offered him the head coaching job, succeeding Joe Gibbs. The step up in positions was fine with him, as long as he maintained control of the offense and the play-calling.

"I didn't want to give that up," Zorn said. "I felt very strongly about what Mike did in Seattle and even what Andy's doing in Philadelphia, and it can be done. Yeah, I definitely wanted to stay with that tack, if you will, and it's working so far."

Reid and Zorn may have taken similar paths to their first NFL head coaching jobs, but Reid had to build the Eagles from the bottom up, while Zorn inherited a team that made the playoffs last season.

"He took over a team that I think was very well-coached," Reid said. "It's very easy for a new head coach to come in and goof it up. I think the thing Jim has done is come in and challenge the players to take it to another level. They've responded. I'm not in his locker room or his meetings, but however he is delivering it, they're listening and performing."

Go Chicago!

You may have read or if you gander at the art work on either column of this blog that I am a Baltimore Orioles fan. If you follow this Blog you may have also notice that I did not write much, with the exception of 'Opening Day', about my beloved Orioles. That's because I am a frustrated Orioles fan.

The Orioles are owned by an attorney, Peter Angelos, who made his fortune as an ambulance chaser who scooped up every victim of asbestos related illnesses and earned them money in a class action lawsuit. He, of course, made out like bandit financially; typical of most attorneys in his type of practice lucky enough to find a cluster of unfortunate victims of some man made epidemic.

I often wonder which attorney will pick up the baton and run with a class action case for Oriole fans who want to sue Peter Angelos for making us sick year in and year out about the downward spiral of a once great franchise. There has to be some kind of mental health related illness we all have. We can call it it Baseball Stress Disorder or BSD, for short. Maybe we could persuade John Grisham to take up our cause or at least write about us in one of his novels so everyone could be aware of the symptoms.

All that being said there couldn't be a place with more victims of BSD than the city of Chicago. The White Sox had gone a stretch of 88 years without a World Series win until they won it all in 2005. The Cubs, however, have gone a complete 100 years since their last title. I don't give a rat's ass about Boston and their situation so I won't give you their experience with the cursed BSD.

Being a baseball fan in the 21st century isn't at all what it was like in 20th century. I miss those non-steroids days. Or at least not knowing about it.

If I can't rout for the O's, for yet another post season, let me just say:

GO CUBS!

A Democrats Understanding of Bipartisan

Reid Speaks with Forked Tongue

The Examiner - September 28, 2008

The Details: Early last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid demanded that John McCain get involved in bailout negotiations. But as soon as McCain announced he would return to Washington to help the negotiations, Reid accused McCain of Grandstanding.

Here is a little Republican understanding:

T.O. Demands “I Want The Ball”

By DAVE GOLDBERG, AP Football Writer

(AP) — Terrell Owens’ love affair with Tony Romo and the rest of his Dallas teammates may be turning down the rocky path that his relationships with Donovan McNabb and Jeff Garcia followed. At least it seemed that way after the Cowboys lost Sunday for the first time this season.

“I’m a competitor and I want the ball,” T.O. said after the 26-24 loss to the Redskins, ending the speculation that Dallas might emulate New England and go 16-0 this season, finishing the deal in the Super Bowl, which the Patriots didn’t.

That was a silly dream. What the Patriots did was a once-in-35 years kind of thing. Moreover, as Washington demonstrated, this season’s NFC East is not last year’s AFC East, through which New England breezed.

But beyond that, we all know that the Cowboys’ worst enemy is not the opposition, nor their slightly overrated talent level - not all 13 Pro Bowlers last year deserved it. The enemy is themselves: an owner who is also general manager who thinks of himself as a coach; a head coach laid back enough to accept input from above; and an offensive coordinator who has been effectively designated by said owner as the current coach’s successor.

Plus a locker room with at least three players who were run off other teams for reasons unrelated to their talent.

So here was the most prominent and skilled of those three after Sunday’s game, whining that he should have been involved in more than 20 of the 58 offensive plays the Cowboys ran against the Redskins.

Yes, he was implicating the coaching staff for not recognizing that he must be the focal point of the offense. He also was implicating Romo, the same “friend” he defended with tears after the unexpected playoff loss to the Giants last January, saying from behind dark glasses: “You can point the finger at him …. and if you do that, it’s really unfair. That’s my teammate. My quarterback. We lost as a team.”

Funny he didn’t utter the “T as in team” word on Sunday. The only “T” involved was the first initial of his first name.

First of all, give some credit to the Redskins.

Then blame Jerry Jones (”Coach Jones” for long periods during his 20 years of ownership); coach Wade Phillips; and Jason Garrett, the offensive coordinator and head coach in waiting.
For the most obvious stat to come out of the loss was not Owens’ seven catches for 71 yards; 11 yards rushing on two reverses; and 11 other plays designed for him.

It was that Marion Barber got just eight carries for 26 yards and that Felix Jones did not touch the ball from scrimmage.

Barber came in with 285 yards rushing for a 4.6 average and four touchdowns in three games. Jones, the explosive rookie, had scored in all three games and had 148 yards on 18 carries, an 8.2 average. One of the touchdowns was a 60-yard run, another a 98-yard kickoff return.
Were Jones, Phillips, Garrett and Romo catering to T.O at the expense of the running game? Were they scared of the Redskins’ run defense? Washington ranked 16th in a 32-team league against the run, allowing 108 yards per game. Although to be fair, almost half those yards, 154, came in their opener against the Giants, their only loss. They improved markedly against the Saints (55 yards) and Cardinals (116).

But does that mean the Cowboys had to stop trying to run? Barber is a punishing runner who can wear down opponents in the second half and it wasn’t as if they got way behind and had to throw on every play. They trailed 17-10 at the half and it was 17-17 in the third quarter.
None of this might matter in the long run. The Cowboys might finish 15-1. Or, more likely, 13-3 or 12-4 because they play in the NFL’s best division.

But what happened Sunday demonstrates anarchy of a sort that doesn’t afflict other good teams. Randy Moss, even more notorious as a “me first” receiver for his first nine NFL seasons, discovered when he got to New England last year that playing a team game can be liberating and good for your stats. His stats - a record 23 TD catches - speak to that.

T.O. seemed to have gotten that message during his first two seasons in Dallas. But Sunday’s outburst is more suggestive of the kind he had weekly in San Francisco and in his second year in Philadelphia.

“Everybody recognized that I wasn’t really getting the ball in the first half,” Owens said. “I’m pretty sure everybody watching the game recognized it, people in the stands recognized it. I think my team recognized it.”

That’s the “I” word three times in three sentences.

Bill Belichick or Tom Coughlin or Andy Reid or Bill Parcells would end that immediately. Reid, in fact, suspended Owens in Philadelphia in 2005, and Coughlin suspended the Giants’ star receiver, Plaxico Burress, when he declined to show up for practice last Monday.

Phillips doesn’t have that power.

Jones brought Owens to Dallas and he also gave Phillips a third head coaching job when Parcells left after the 2006 season. By several accounts, the Tuna was tired of dealing with the distractions.

The biggest distraction is T.O.

In a season when the Cowboys remain a solid favorite to win the Super Bowl, Owens may be the reason they won’t. If one loss sets him off this way, imagine what happens when Dallas inevitably loses another game or two.

In other words, the Cowboys may be the team that has the best shot of depriving the Cowboys of an NFL title.

Illegal Immigrants Beware

Thanks for Coming

Hail Victory!

Hey Coach; I think I'm getting the hang of it.

Big Game Today

Hail to the Redskins!
Beat Dallas' Ass Today!

Maryland Gets a Tiger by it's Tail

Terrapins show up to play in Happy Valley for 2nd 1/2 of game yesterday and show the nation who's for real

What do you mean it wasn't a first down?

The Terps must have received one big ass chewing at half time, by Coach Ralph Friedgen, yesterday. When they came out to play, they were a different team than in the 1st half, proving that they can come from behind and be competitive with the nations best teams. This win should place them in the top 25 and knock Clemson out.

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and now we're here

You were here

and now we're here...

Academy Award Winning Screen Legend, Paul Newman Passes Away at 83

Paul Newman

There is very sad news today about 'Hollywood great', Paul Newman, passing away. Paul Newman is arguably one of the best actors in movie history. He is certainly one of my favorite. He transcended multiple generations of film making and was never out of place in any film he did.

I had the pleasure of meeting Paul Newman and his wife of 50 years (something you never see in Hollywood), Joanne Woodward, 20 years ago. Working for Budget Rent a Car, I had the good fortune to be on shift the day Paul Newman reserved a vehicle. I was 21 years old and already a big fan of Newman's. Needless to say, I was very excited about meeting him.

I cleaned up the newest and best looking Lincoln Town Car we had, the night before. The next day I showed up for work and was surprised to see everyone who worked for our office also showed up; most of them weren't even on the clock. I was a little ticked off and embarrassed that Newman would have to walk in and see all of the people gawking at them.

About a week before, I watched a Barbara Walters special in which she interviewed Newman. He indicated that he was uncomfortable with a lot of attention and stated, after being asked weather it was true that he never signed autographs, that he never does. I told everyone this and they all just shrugged it off and some made fun of me for watching a Barbara Walters special. No kidding, it is probably one of two maybe three I've watched.

When he was schedule to arrive, I was to pick him up from the train station. I parked the Town Car in an area where there were not a lot of other vehicles. After about 10 minutes after the train had arrived and departed, I noticed that Newman had not walked out. I decided to walk into the station to see if I could find him. I walked all the way up to the platform and sure enough, he was standing there with Joanne Woodward, all alone. Until this point, it had not occurred to me that Woodward would be accompanying Newman but they are married to each other.

It was obvious, to me, that they were waiting for the people to dissipate. Newman was wearing a low brimmed hat and aviator sun glasses. He also had a mustache. I walked up to them and introduced myself and they were grateful to have help, when I grabbed their bags.

We walked to the car and I let them know that the Town Car would be their rental. He immediately bristled and said he had never driven a car that big.

I was shocked!

I thought to my self, 'you drove a car this big in the 'Color of Money' but I didn't say anything. I suggested that he drive it back to our office, where he had to sign it out anyway and he agreed. 'What could happen', I thought. It was only 2 miles away and he probably could afford the car.

Well...; Newman has a bit of a lead foot, probably from all of the racing he's done, and he took off out of the station pretty quickly. That was surprising but it got scary when he almost t-boned a little Asian woman in an intersection when he sped up to make the light. I'll never forget the look on that woman's face as I starred at her over the shoulders of two Hollywood greats.

As we arrived at the rental car office, I let them know about all of the people who showed up to get a look at them. Newman told his wife to wait in the car and walked in with me. There they were. Fifteen smiling morons huddled behind the 15' wide and 4' 3/4" high counter.

Newman signed the car out and sure enough one of the idiots asked him for his autograph. He looked at her for a few seconds and graciously said... "sure". Then we walked outside and gave the car a final inspection.

I apologized to him for the scene inside and thanked him for his business. I then said, "I wasn't going to ask you but since the embarrassing woman inside, who's not even supposed to be here, did; can I have your autograph too." He said no problem, thanked me for all of my help and drove off.

They were both genuine and warm and seemed as if they were someones grand parents. I always wished I had asked for Joanne Woodward's autograph too. True story.