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05 Jan 2005, 03:44pm by Michael David Smith
Is Colts Stadium a Good Deal for Indy?
The new Colts' stadium has fans feeling good right now, but will that last if the team stops winning? Some bad signs: Immediately after the mayor announced his plan, the often-quoted price tag of $500 million grew to $687.5 million. Radley Balko writes, "In order for the city of Indianapolis to build a new stadium for the Colts, it will need to tear down the RCA Dome. That will require the city to break the lease it signed with the Colts on the dome.
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05 Jan 2005, 12:52pm by Aaron Schatz
The 10 Ugliest Uniforms in the NFL
Blogger "3martini" proves that in the NFL, there's no accounting for lack of taste. Too bad he didn't also include "alternate" uniforms, or else this list could have been 25 teams long. The Bengals, of course, are number one. My god, their new uniforms this season are hideous. (Hat tip: Off Wing Opinion)
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05 Jan 2005, 10:00am by P. Ryan Wilson
Free Agents Lurk, Texans Prefer Draft
Here's a novel idea, instead of chasing free agents every offseason, the Texans instead choose to build their team through the draft. Of course Redskins owner Dan Snyder immediately comes to mind as someone who looks to rebuild his team every year through free agency, but he might be wise to heed the words of Texans GM Charley Casserly, "You can't continually spend in free agency every year. If you're doing that, it's a sign that you haven't been drafting or signing the right guys." Exhibit A: Mark Brunell.
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04 Jan 2005, 06:58pm by P. Ryan Wilson
"Wheel of Fortune" Meets the NFL
If your team didn't make the playoffs, take heart because it's NFL Players Week on "Wheel of Fortune" and your favorite player (or at least the player you'd most like to see standing next to Pat Sajak trying to solve a puzzle) just might be one of the contestants. I had the great pleasure of watching Hines Ward, Jevon Kearse and Torry Holt (each partnered with a hometown fan) battle it out yesterday, and things look to get really exciting later in the week.
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04 Jan 2005, 02:21pm by Michael David Smith
Dierdorf and Enberg Fumbled Jets-Rams Game
Richard Sandomir of the New York Times criticizes the CBS No. 2 announcing team of Dick Enberg and Dan Dierdorf, and I'm with him all the way. I cringe at the thought of these guys doing a divisional playoff game. Sandomir writes:
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04 Jan 2005, 02:18pm by Aaron Schatz
TMQ: Survival of the Fittest
TMQ is here with his regular season wrap-up, featuring the usual look at great plays and bad plays, and maybe the all-time worst Buffalo chicken-out punt. Gregg also shares my bad feeling about Philadelphia's recent slide, backups or no backups.
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03 Jan 2005, 06:47pm by P. Ryan Wilson
Cavanaugh Out as Ravens' O-Coordinator
Well, this certainly isn't a surprise, especially when you consider that the Ravens never finished higher than 14th in total offense and have finished in the bottom half of the league five times (this year they were 31st). Adding insult to injury, Billick took over the play-calling duties the last few weeks, but the head coach wants to make it clear to anyone who'll listen that Cavanaugh wasn't fired -- apparently it was "mutual." Whatever the case, Jim Fassel, Ron Turner and Scott Linehan are already being mentioned as potential candidates to replace Cavanaugh.
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03 Jan 2005, 03:12pm by Aaron Schatz
Snap Judgment: Wheel of (Playoff) Fortune
This week's ESPN Page 2 Snap Judgment looks at quarterback matchups in the playoffs and features the final 2004 Football Outsiders quarterback ratings. (If you are looking for the rest of the final FO ratings, I'm running a bit behind on getting the DVOA rankings done, so hold on a bit longer...)
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30 Dec 2004, 11:24am by P. Ryan Wilson
Donahue Unlikely to Draft QB With Top Pick
With a depth chart that reads Tim Rattay, Ken Dorsey and Cody Pickett, GM Terry Donahue still doesn't plan on taking a QB with the first overall pick in next April's NFL draft. Donahue says there's no Michael Vick or Petyon Manning coming out of college, so if Rattay is healthy in '05, the 49ers will look to address other areas (of which there are many). If San Francisco is looking for a quick fix to their offensive woes, rumors are swirling that the Ravens' offensive coordinator, Matt Cavanaugh will be fired at seasons' end and should be available.
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28 Dec 2004, 03:41pm by Aaron Schatz
TMQ: Nick Saban Undecided
TMQ is back this week with his usual sweet plays and sour plays, good blocks, chickening out, complaints about bad NFC teams in the playoffs, commentary on the instructions inside every NFL helmet, and get ready -- you've all been waiting for this since TMQ moved to NFL.com -- a whole section complaining about Direct TV's Sunday Ticket.
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